Chapter 574: The Correct Use of Talismans
The construction is progressing smoothly and is expected to be completed in two or three days.
This is because Zhang Da was reluctant to exploit Tom's labor, so he only let him be a designer and technical instructor. Otherwise, he would let Tom do everything himself, and it would be done in the time it takes to eat a meal.
That night, Cobra called Vivi to the study.
Weiwei thought her father was going to continue criticizing her, but she didn't expect him to talk about a completely different topic.
"Today, Mr. Tatsuya and I discussed our next action plan. He said our next destination is the New World," Cobra said. "Do you still want to continue your journey?"
Weiwei answered without hesitation: "New World? Of course I'll go!"
"But I heard it's very dangerous there. If something happens, it would be difficult to help even if we contact the navy."
The Navy's control over the New World is very weak now. In the first half of the Grand Line, you can still ask the Navy for help, but when you arrive in the New World, you have to rely on your face. If Alabasta is under the jurisdiction of the Navy, you still have some face, but if it is not, then you can basically not count on it.
"It doesn't matter. Apart from occasionally getting free meals, we have never relied on the navy." Weiwei learned the term "free meals" from Zhang Daye. Her understanding of it is eating and drinking for free.
"And I know we're going to the New World for Misaka. If I play with everyone when there's no danger, and then immediately quit when we're about to go somewhere dangerous, can I still be considered a companion?"
Cobra was silent for a moment: "But what if you cause trouble to everyone? Like today."
Weiwei said, "Then try not to cause any trouble. Uncle Long will teach us. And I will also work hard to train so as not to hold everyone back."
"Since you have thought it through, it's up to you."
Weiwei is still young, and the inheritance to the throne will have to wait at least seven or eight years. It would be a good thing to let her have more experience before that.
As for danger... Cobra felt it was safest to travel with this group of people.
But I should ask Binz about the New World tomorrow. An elite navy like him should know something about it.
"Yeah!" Weiwei nodded happily. She thought her father would just hold her captive.
"Then there's one more thing, concerning the desert transformation plan," Cobra said. "I'd like you to detect underground water veins and assist Mr. Binz in his work. Are you up to the task?"
"No problem!" Weiwei patted her chest, "I'm already very proficient in that ability!"
"Okay, I'll leave it to you. But Mr. Tatsuya said he won't stay here for too long, so we need to finish it as soon as possible." Cobra said, "I've thought . If time is running out, we can focus on these areas first. These are the focus of our preliminary work..."
He placed a map of Alabasta on his desk, with the key locations marked with pen in advance. It was obvious that Cobra was not idle before calling Vivi over.
Vivi stood on tiptoe and listened carefully to her father's plan to transform Alabasta.
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The next morning, the Amber Construction Team started work as usual. Weiwei finished polishing the stones as quickly as possible and rode away on Kalu.
She also told everyone the reason, which was to catch up and continue traveling with everyone.
Zhang Da also expressed his understanding. There wasn't much left to do anyway. Even if he needed to process the stone, Zhang Da could just cut it with his sword.
Although he always uses a folding stool when fighting, he is still a swordsman after all, the kind who has fought with Hawkeye.
It's a waste of material to use it to cut stones.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Da was also unloading a cart of bricks and stacking them up, and happened to see Tom's sad face.
Tom was wearing a safety helmet that came from nowhere. He gestured with the blueprint and made some pressing movements.
Zhang Da also saw a device painted on it that looked like a jack and a crane.
"Since this area collapsed along with the ground above, we need to use crane equipment to prop up the entire wall, or clear all the buildings above it and repair the upper part after the construction is completed. Beep~ Misaka explained the situation on Tom's behalf."
Misaka also wore a helmet on her head, and seemed to have completely adapted to the role of assistant.
Zhang Da also said, "There's no place to find any lifting equipment. Can't you just lift it up?"
Tom shook his head. As an ordinary house cat, how could he possibly lift a wall or a house?
"Okay, I'll do it then." Zhang Da also shouted, "Uncle Long, let me use the Bull Talisman!"
Although Zhang Da also felt that he could go ahead and challenge himself, he was worried that it would be troublesome if he messed up, so safer to use the bull talisman.
But Jackie Chan didn't think this was safe: "Isn't this dangerous?"
" Yeah, if it's not dangerous, I'll let you go." Zhang Da also nodded. "Stay away for a while to avoid getting hurt by mistake. I definitely can't kill him by myself anyway."
Jackie Chan took a second to sort out Zhang Daye's logic, then handed him the bull talisman and stepped back worriedly.
"Misaka and Xia Lulu should hide too?" Jackie Chan didn't call Wendy and Tom because Wendy was outside and Tom couldn't die.
"Misaka already has the ability to transform into lightning at any time, so there's no need to dodge. Beep~ Misaka reminded."
"That's right, I almost forgot."
Zhang Da also held the Ox Talisman, searching for a long time without knowing where to place it. This thing at least needs contact with the body to work, right? Wait, both hands will be free. Should I put it on my collarbone?
Tom saw Zhang Daye's troubles and made him a wristband on the spot, embedding the bull talisman on the inside of the wristband.
Zhang Da also put on the wrist guard and moved his fingers, feeling the strength in his body: "Okay, let's start!"
He inserted his hands into the gap under a stone slab, and the stone slab was quickly covered with armed color and turned black.
"Get up!" Zhang Daye exerted force with both hands, and the blue bull head on the bull talisman on the inside of the wristband flashed, and the stone slab and the wall above it were lifted up by Zhang Daye.
The ground trembled slightly, and the wall of the funeral hall above rose up.
Sand and gravel fell through the cracks, landing on Tom and Misaka's helmets and on the basement floor.
"It feels easier than I thought. This talisman is really effective." Zhang Da also maintained the posture of supporting the heaven and earth after Pangu created the sky, and even wanted to pick his nose.
"So strong!" Xia Lulu silently estimated how much strength it would take to do something like this. If she were asked to lift it, she would definitely be crushed into a cat pancake.
Zhang Da also looked up. "This feels so unrealistic. With such a powerful force, even if I use my domineering aura to protect one slab of stone, the ones next to it would probably break, right? Does the Bull Talisman also have some kind of biological force field?"
Jackie Chan fell into deep thought: "What exactly are talismans used for? I remember they were used for fighting, right? Why have they become tools for production and life in our hands?"
