Chapter 534: Picking Chestnuts from the Sea
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's better to have multiple preparations when investigating intelligence. So the Amber Tour Group was divided into four teams:
One team is the diving team, consisting of Shark Chili, Rui Mengmeng and the flag monster Tidecaller. The three of them go directly to the bottom of the sea to investigate the surging ocean current.
Chili Shark and Tidecaller are both good at water, no need to say much. Rui Mengmeng accidentally discovered that she seemed to be very good at diving last time on Fishman Island, so she joined them.
The second team is the flying group, which consists of Xia Lulu, Wendy, Perona and the flag demon Jin Erpeng. The four of them are responsible for observing the movements of Ji Diyun in the air.
The third team is the staying group. Ye Yan will stay on the boat to take a nap, and the other flag monsters will be responsible for playing cards on the boat and taking a look at the boat.
The others formed the fourth team, who went to visit the descendants of the Big Liar and try to obtain direct information.
After this, everyone realized that Ye Yan's flag monster was really useful. It could operate on land, sea and air, and its functionality was very powerful. If these guys could fight a little better, Ye Yan could walk sideways.
Zhang Daye, Tom, Altria, Jackie Chan, Misaka, Vivi and Kalu, the seven of them walked along the U-shaped bay from the west peninsula of Gaya Island to the east peninsula.
Part of the bay has become a naval training ground, where soldiers practice skills necessary for naval warfare, including sailing and swimming.
Some fishermen were casting their nets to catch fish far away from the training ground, and both sides had a tacit understanding not to disturb each other.
The group took a walk around Magic Valley Town. The town was much cleaner than the last time they came, and children could run and play freely in the streets.
"It seems that the navy manages this place pretty well." Putting aside the technological factors, Jackie Chan feels that the living environment and public security here are much better than those in Xinxiang where he used to live.
Zhang Da also said: "After all, Vice Admiral Gion is here to watch, and Tina and Smoker are helping."
Three of the most capable generals in the navy are here. If they can't even handle a small town, then the navy has no business.
Weiwei carefully observed the changes in the town, comparing it with the Magic Valley Town in her memory, and thought about going back to ask those navy aunts and uncles how to govern a small town.
Misaka sister curiously observes the appearance of different worlds, and is often attracted by the insects flying in front of her. Her eyes unconsciously follow the movement of the insects, making people worry that she will suddenly open her mouth and swallow some strange flying insects.
When passing by several stalls, Zhang Da also took out a few banknotes and gave them to Tom and Altria to use as they pleased. Although he did not have the ability to observe, this kind of thing did not require perception.
The few of them ate and walked together, passing by a wilderness, a cemetery, and a forest, and finally arrived at the place they were looking for - half a house on the east coast of the northern part of the Eastern Peninsula.
They had seen this half of the house the last time they came, so it was nothing new.
Zhang Da also used his Observation Haki to take a look and found out that no one was at home. Kulikai was probably diving.
"We'll have to wait a little. Why don't you go down and look for him, Tom?"
Tom shook his head, indicating that he didn't want to swim today. Coincidentally, Zhang Da didn't want to go either, as he felt it would be troublesome to change clothes.
So he took out a deck of cards and planned to play for a while.
Vivi remembered the fear of being dominated by Altria's luck and Misaka's calculation ability, and decisively refused, pulling Misaka to explore the forest in the south.
Zhang Da suddenly remembered something and reminded him, "If you see a 'Nannanjian bird' (a compass bird or south-facing bird), remember to catch one."
Weiwei asked, "What is that?"
Zhang Da also explained, "It's a bird whose head can only point south. Since we can't use a compass or anything like that to determine direction in the Grand Line, we have to rely on this miraculous bird for help. The area where the turbulent currents are most common is quite far from Gaya Island. Without the South-Seeing Bird, we'd easily get lost."
"So that's how it is." Weiwei nodded, but soon discovered a blind spot. "But when everyone went out to investigate, no one brought Nannan to see the bird. Will they get lost?"
Zhang Da's expression changed: "Oh no, I forgot about this!"
Jackie Chan was horrified. "What? Doesn't that mean the diving team and the flying team have gotten separated from us?"
Zhang Da also waved his hand: "That's not the case. They all carry the pointer of Gaya Island and our life cards. They can still come back if they want. There's no need to worry about getting separated. But this time we go out to investigate and it might be a wasted trip. We won't be able to find the place we want to investigate at all."
"It's good that we didn't get separated." Uncle Long breathed a sigh of relief. "Anyway, investigating the patterns of ocean currents won't be completed in a day or two, so just wait patiently."
Zhang Da felt a little guilty about having let everyone down due to his negligence, and then he played Landlord with Uncle Long and Altria with a guilty conscience.
Tom watched the battle beside Zhang Daye, giving Zhang Daye advice and suggestions from time to time.
Vivi and Misaka took Kalu to explore the forest. Kalu originally refused, but Vivi insisted that he carry Misaka on his back so that they could escape when there was danger.
Zhang Da also told them that there were many strange animals in the forest . Weiwei was a nature-type, so it was no problem, but she was more worried about Misaka's safety. Even though she knew Misaka was good in combat and had quick reactions, she still wanted to pair her with Kalu, a skilled runner.
Misaka gladly accepted Vivi's kindness. Kalu was very cute and she liked him very much.
Although Kalu didn't like to get close to Misaka before because of the electromagnetic waves she unconsciously released, he got used to it over time.
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Zhang Da also lost miserably, his forehead nearly swollen from being hit by Uncle Long and Altria. He found that if he didn't actively use defensive tactics like Haki, then when playing with others, he would often become like an ordinary person, which was unscientific.
What's even more unscientific is that, not only did Altria lose with great difficulty, but Uncle Long's card skills today were also a bit abnormal.
Zhang Da also looked at Uncle Long with suspicion, as if to say 'you are cheating'.
Uncle Long felt a little embarrassed by his gaze. After thinking for a moment, he decided to confess: "Well, please don't be angry if I tell you..."
"...Actually, I can see your cards through Tom's eyes. It's like two monitors, very clear. Ha...haha..."
Although he didn't cheat on his own initiative, it was still a bit of bullying, and Uncle Long smiled a little awkwardly.
Tom pointed at himself and spread his hands out in innocence.
"It's you, kid! " Zhang Da also threw the cards away and grabbed Tom's shoulders and shook him around. He was cheated again without paying attention!
Tom was dizzy and dazzled by his shaking. He vaguely saw a chestnut floating on the sea. He broke free from Zhang Daye's hands and ran to the beach to pick up the chestnut.
