Chapter 483: The Kingdom of Brujoa
Zhang Da also jumped over the railing and jumped out, followed closely by Altria. Rui Mengmeng ran to the bow of the boat to turn the rudder, ignoring everything else and trying to get Tom back first.
However, while Zhang Daye was still in the air, Tom whizzed past him, fell on the deck, rolled a few times, sat up and waved to Zhang Daye.
Zhang Daye turned his head 180 degrees, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Tom clearly, and fell into the sea with a splash.
Altria landed lightly on the sea, avoiding the splashes caused by Zhang Daye, then ran over the sea, picked up Zhang Daye and jumped back onto the boat.
Zhang Da also wiped his face and asked, "Why didn't you just catch me?"
"If I get any closer, I feel like you'll throw me into the sea."
Altria said as a matter of course: "And don't you know how to moonwalk?"
“…I forgot.”
Zhang Da also went back to the cabin to take a shower, and the Amber, which had just turned around, turned back again.
Zefa on the warship saw them doing this and that, and he almost had a heart attack. What were these people doing there? Diving?
He slapped the innocent railing and ordered, "Start the oars and outer wheels together, and go full speed ahead!"
Aiyin asked: "Teacher Zefa, but they..."
"They're going very fast, let's get out of here first!"
…
For some unknown reason, the warship suddenly increased its speed and, rarely, even used oars. The Amber easily caught up, and the Perfume Serpent gradually disappeared from sight.
The naval lookout felt lost.
Zhang Da also looked at the big oars and thought that Zefa must be doing this to punish those marines who couldn't control themselves when they saw the empress. It was really a good intention.
Due to the increased speed, the voyage originally planned to take more than five days was shortened to three days. On the evening of the third day of the voyage, everyone arrived at the Kingdom of Brujoa.
The warship and the Amber approached the port. Zefa showed the headquarters' certification documents to the soldiers at the port. After the soldiers contacted their superiors for confirmation, they were guided to dock.
Gathering everyone, Zephyr said, "Rest here tonight and begin patrolling the area tomorrow. It's said that the Amigo pirate group from the North Sea has appeared nearby. You'll need to ask the soldiers or residents here for specific information. The same goes for news about other pirates. How much useful information you can find will depend on you. That's all."
Marines can't just fight . The ability to communicate with civilians and to exchange and cooperate with soldiers from allied countries is very important. They can't just catch pirates and then get into conflicts with the armies of allied countries.
However, this time it has little to do with Zhang Daye. He doesn't need to practice this. He just lets Vivi Karu go with the navy. After thinking about it, he also sends Perona to keep Vivi company.
As for the others, Uncle Long and Shark Chili went together to find the library and art gallery, Ye Yan went out alone to look for inspiration and clothing stores, Wendy said that she was about to learn a magic spell, so she stayed on the boat, and Xia Lulu naturally had to accompany her.
As usual, Zhang Da took Tom Altria and Rui Mengmeng out shopping.
The Kingdom of Brujoa seems to be much more prosperous than the Kingdom of Lulucia. The buildings here look like European style.
"Why does the word Brujoie seem so familiar to me?" Zhang Da asked after walking around the street for a while. "Have you heard of this word?"
Altria held a bag of French fries in her left hand and an ice cream in her right hand. After thinking about it carefully, she felt that she had no impression of them. It seemed that this was definitely not a country famous for its delicious food.
Rui Mengmeng shook her head and said, "That sounds like a powerful word."
Tom looked even more confused, there was no hope.
"Did I remember it wrong?" Zhang Daye frowned. It wasn't until he saw a few people in aristocratic clothing passing by that he suddenly realized, "Bruchia means bourgeoisie. This is the kingdom of the bourgeoisie!"
"Is... is that so?" Rui Mengmeng replied reluctantly. In fact, she didn't understand much about this.
Altria and Tom were even more confused. What was the bourgeoisie? Could they be eaten?
Along the way, Zhang Da and his companions attracted a lot of attention, but they were used to it when they were in Shampoo Land, so they just ignored it. Although the way people looked at them here was different from those in Shampoo Land, since they didn't feel any malice, they didn't care.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter. That restaurant looks good, let's go try it." Wang Guo's name had nothing to do with him, Zhang. He was prepared to bleed heavily for the first time in a long time.
Adams Henry Restaurant has the same name as Tatsuya's tavern, and everyone can tell the owner's name just by looking at the sign.
This is a Western restaurant, but the quiet atmosphere is a little different from what Zhang Daye imagined.
After they found a place to sit down, two men two tables apart clinked their glasses, drank the red wine in the glasses, and then began to hug each other and cry bitterly.
Judging from their clothes, the two people should be aristocrats, but for some reason they were crying with snot and tears everywhere, and it seemed that all the etiquette of aristocrats was thrown to the wind.
What was strange was that the guests in the restaurant just looked at them, shook their heads and continued to eat, and the waiters in the restaurant ignored their behavior and served them food and wine as if nothing had happened.
A waiter came over and looked at Zhang Daye with envy in his eyes. He handed over the menu and asked, "What can you do for me?"
Zhang Da also flipped through the menu and said casually, "This one... remove the ingredients like squid and octopus. I want four portions of each of the other ingredients."
"Ah...yes!" The waiter had obviously never seen this way of ordering food.
When he was about to leave, Zhang Da stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, what's going on with those two people? Why are they crying like that?"
"Are you talking about those two guests? They failed to propose to the woman they liked today, so they came here to get drunk." Normally, guests' privacy is not allowed to be disclosed, but this matter is not a secret in the eyes of the waiter.
Crying like this over a failed proposal...it's understandable, Zhang Da nodded, and then asked curiously, "What a coincidence that they both proposed today? Could they be proposing to the same person?"
"Of course not, it just happened that they all chose today as the date."
"Oh, then why is there no reaction to their performance?"
“Because everyone is used to it.”
"Used to it? Do they often fail in their marriage proposals?" While this was a bit ridiculous, it wasn't impossible. Vice Admiral Kake of the Naval Headquarters had been rejected dozens of times by Vice Admiral Gion. Zhang Da also remembered that his aunt had a daughter who had proposed to different men hundreds of times but was rejected every time.
This kind of weirdness doesn't seem to be surprising in this world.
However, the waiter showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "As expected, you are foreigners, right? And you haven't been to this country in at least a few years."
"Hmm...that's true. Any problem?"
"No, it's nothing. It's just common knowledge in the Kingdom of Brujoa," the waiter said. "In recent years, starting about three years ago, there have been failed marriage proposals every day. No, I should say there haven't been any successful marriage proposals in the entire country, because all the girls don't want to get married anymore!"
"Huh?" Rui Mengmeng showed a surprised expression. "Doesn't that mean no one has gotten married in three years? That's too weird, right?"
Zhang Da also fell silent. He seemed to know where this unlucky place was.
