Chapter 82: Hearing about the Dark Forces for the First Time
"Plu pulu pulu... Kacha."
Zhang Tatsuya answered the phone: "Hello, this is Tatsuya's pub, who is this?"
"Ah! It really spoke!" The Den Den Mushi's eyes bulged out, its mouth opened wide, its tongue curved into a wavy line, and the voice that came out of its mouth was Kimi's.
Zhang Da was helpless. The girl was still so startled: "Is it Kemi?"
"Yes, yes! I'm Kami!" Den Den Mushi dutifully imitated Kami's appearance and tone, "You scared me. From just now on, Den Den Mushi turned into Mr. Tatsuya's appearance!"
"This is really your first time using Den Den Mushi. By the way, what would the Den Den Mushi look like when it turns into me?" Zhang Da also asked. He was very curious about what characteristics the Den Den Mushi would choose.
"Hmm...how should I put it better?" Kemi thought for a moment and replied, "The hairstyle and eyes are exactly the same, and it seems like he's holding a folding stool in his hand?"
"Pfft... What the hell is a folding stool? And does a Den Den Mushi have hands?" Zhang Da also took a look and it seemed that there were short little arms on both sides of the body. It was over and his image might be completely ruined.
"Forget it, this is not important. Since you called me, have you returned to Fishman Island?"
"Well! I have returned to Fishman Island safely and was not eaten by sea monsters!" Kami said this with a very proud look on his face.
The latter part of this sentence sounded so sad. Zhang Da also said, "It's good that we've arrived. It's quite fast."
"It's only 10,000 meters, and it's a dive, so it's very close to me."
"It seems to be true." Ten thousand meters is only ten kilometers. When mermaids dive, they don't seem to have to consider changes in water pressure or anything like that. It really doesn't take long.
"That's it, if I hadn't been locked up at home recently, I would come to play with you guys in a few days."
Little Kimi seemed to have a lot of experience in sneaking out to play, and she was very clear about the consequences of sneaking out to play. She was even prepared to be beaten.
"Okay." Zhang Da said helplessly, "But it's better to tell your family before going out to play."
Kami happily agreed and hung up the phone, but kids in their teens often remember to eat but not to be punished, so he might run away again next time he goes out.
After hanging up, Zhang Da also called the owner of the seafood restaurant and asked him to go and see if he could take in the sea beast when he was free.
After all, Zhang Daye and his friends only ate less than 100 kilograms of meat, and before returning, they cut off a refrigerator full of meat and stored it. It would be a pity to throw away the rest.
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"Boss, we're done showering." Rui Mengmeng wrapped herself tightly in a bathrobe, looked down from upstairs and shouted, then went back to the room to change clothes.
"I understand." Zhang Da also responded. To be honest, from his perspective , Rui Mengmeng looked like a tomboy with her hair not tied up.
Tom also wrapped himself in a bath towel and a towel on his head like an Indian, and slowly walked down the stairs.
He doesn't need to change his clothes, just wait for his fur to dry.
"Tom? Didn't the water on your body dry up as soon as you wiped it?" Zhang Da also wondered.
Tom took off the towel on his head, showed Zhang Daye his wet "hair", and then put the towel back on.
"..." There was really no way to deal with this idealistic guy. Zhang Da went to take a shower speechlessly. "Just open the door when they come down. No need to wait for me."
The opening time has arrived, and Zhang Da estimated that it would take him more than ten minutes to take a shower, so it would be better not to let the guests wait too long.
By the time Zhang Da finished his shower, changed his clothes and went downstairs, there were already two tables of people sitting in the pub.
Tom's towel and bath towel were thrown somewhere. I guess he felt that the hair on his body was almost dry, so he dried it.
After serving wine to the two tables of guests, Rui Mengmeng got together with Tom to read a book about the geography of this world.
Altria was sitting quietly at the bar as usual, but today her hair was loose instead of tied up behind her head as usual, making her look much weaker.
The guests in the tavern also thought so, but immediately shook their heads. It was an illusion, it must be an illusion. Miss Altria could easily knock down several big men with a broom. How could she be weak? We must have drunk too much.
There were also some brave ones who came forward to tease her - not to tease Altria, but to tease Zhang Daye.
"Little boss, why are you taking a shower before it gets dark? It's not good to do that during the day, right?"
The man who came up to talk to me was called Hulse, and he liked to spread all kinds of gossip. Although he always came to drink alone, he seemed to be a social expert. He could easily get along with unfamiliar people, and he could often use his "exclusive news" to get others to buy him a drink.
Zhang Da also glanced at him, feeling that this man would definitely have something bad to say next: "Is there anything wrong with taking a shower during the day?"
Hulse laughed wickedly: "Hehehe, I see that besides you and Miss Altria, the waitress's hair is not dry yet. Which of these two is yours?"
Zhang Da also sighed: "I think you can get a 12% discount on your purchase today."
"Ha, spare me, there's not much left from this month's salary." Hulse still smiled playfully, "Hey, little boss, I'll tell you an interesting piece of information, how about giving me a 20% discount?"
Zhang Da also thought that he really had bad intentions and actually wanted me to give him a discount. He said perfunctorily, "It depends on whether it's worth it. Tell me first."
"It's definitely worth it. Let me tell you, the tavern business might be very good in the next few days." Hulse said mysteriously, as if you had made a good deal.
"Oh? Why?" Zhang Da was also very interested in the news that could affect him. "If it's true, I'll give you a discount next time."
"Then it's settled." Hulse drank the rest of the wine, put the glass on the bar, put one hand to his mouth and lowered his voice: "A few days ago, the great pirate Don Quixote Doflamingo from the North Sea quietly came to this island."
"I also know that the one who came to hunt him down was Lieutenant General He." Zhang Da also looked at him as if he was a funny guy. The atmosphere was so mysterious, but this is the result?
"Don't be impatient, let me finish." Hulse continued, "Doflamingo has killed many leaders of criminal gangs in the past few days, causing chaos in the lawless area."
This sounds strange. A big pirate went to an illegal area and killed many bosses of criminal gangs. How could he feel like a superhero?
"Go on."
"Of course, he definitely didn't do this for the sake of doing good things, but for other purposes. Maybe he wanted to use this method to contact the dark forces behind those gangs. This has little to do with us ordinary people.
But what is certain is that because of his disturbance, many gangs will take advantage of the moment when their rivals' leaders are killed to come and fight over territory, and the illegal areas will then be in chaos for a while.
Then there will definitely be a lot of people who don't want to cause trouble and run out to hide. Places like 5 9GR, which are close to the naval base, are simply golden areas. What do you think, little boss, will business be very good by then?"
Zhang Da also nodded. This guy must be a business talent. He can analyze business opportunities from such a small amount of information and make people believe it with reason and evidence. But he actually used such a good talent to cheat for food and drink...
"If that's the case, then maybe." Zhang Da also opened a bottle of wine and poured it for him. "Here, this drink is on me. What is the dark force you just mentioned?"
