Chapter 269: First meeting with Yixiao
It seems that Golden Lion's treasure is not as much as Moria's. On the one hand, it is because Golden Lion wants to keep a low profile. On the other hand, it is because he has a group of subordinates to support, and... doing scientific research is really expensive.
Zhang Da also picked up Mu Ku and Ying Shi to try the feel, but he was not a genius swordsman and had no special feeling about the quality of swords. Even for the black knife Qiu Shui, he only knew that it was very hard and sharp, and he couldn't tell any details.
Zhang Da gladly accepted the treasure chest and the sword, and said, "Thank you for making this special trip."
"It's just my job." Stoloberi said, "Also, Admiral Borsalino told me to tell you that the things you want will be compiled into a book and sent along with the rewards later. However, some things written down on paper are far less effective than the instructor's personal guidance. If you are willing, you can visit the Navy Headquarters at your convenience."
"So good?" Zhang Da originally thought that he would have to bargain, such as reducing the six moves to three or two moves or something, as long as he could get the Moon Step in the end. He didn't expect them to be so generous. In addition to giving the teaching materials, they also assigned a teacher, and they almost said that they would teach him until he learned it.
"That's because you not only rescued hundreds of villagers in Melviyu, but also stopped the Golden Lion's plan in advance and rescued countless people in the East China Sea. We are just offering a tiny reward." Stoloberi said gratefully.
They arrived late last night, arrested Golden Lion's men overnight, and began interrogating them.
Then it was natural for them to learn about the Golden Lion's plan to train ferocious beasts in the past ten years in an attempt to destroy the East China Sea. Although they believed that the Navy would be able to stop the Golden Lion in the end, many towns would surely have been destroyed by that time.
By then, countless civilians will be killed or injured, and the navy's reputation will suffer a huge blow.
But the appearance of the Amber Travel Group prevented the Golden Lion's plan from failing ahead of schedule and helped the navy a lot. It was totally worth giving them these things.
In addition, Marshal Kong also does not want the Amber Tour Group to have any dissatisfaction with the Navy because of the bounty issue.
The reason they were allowed to visit the headquarters and learn some moves was that they thought that people with a sense of justice like them might be infected by the atmosphere of the headquarters and decide to join the navy.
Even if not, it's still good to make a friend.
"We just happened to be there. Even without us, the navy will definitely be able to handle it." Anyway, the reward was confirmed, so Zhang Da felt that he could be appropriately humble.
After exchanging a few meaningless polite words, Zhang Da also asked about the current situation.
"Our fleet is one nautical mile away from the glacier area. My team was sent up by Vice Admiral Kuzan to assist Admiral Borsalino in pacifying the civilians." Vice Admiral Stoloberi said, "After the key figure arrives and releases these islands, we will escort the body of the Golden Lion and the remnants back."
This Lieutenant General Stoloberi gave Zhang Daye an impression of being shrewd and capable. It is said that he was originally a major general directly under Kizaru. After Kizaru was promoted to admiral, he was also promoted to a higher level. It turns out that a superior who likes to slack off must at least cultivate a few powerful subordinates.
After chatting for a while, everyone noticed two people flying in the sky. To be precise, a large rock was flying in with two people standing on it.
"Here I come." Stoloberry took out the Den Den Mushi and tried to contact Kizaru, but as expected, the call didn't go through.
However, Kizaru probably also noticed these two people. A golden light shot up into the sky from Melvyu and exploded like a flash bomb, apparently sending a signal to Vice Admiral Kake.
Stoloberry suspected that he came up with this idea after failing to contact Vice Admiral Kake using the black Den Den Mushi.
Altria asked, "Is that the same ability as the Golden Lion?"
"No, that's the Gravity Fruit, which is different from the Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit, but it's also a very powerful ability." Stoloberry explained. He heard about it from Lieutenant General Kake when he was formulating the action plan.
"Well, excuse me. There might be more panic when the island lands later. We need to go to Melviu's village to take care of it."
Stoloberg took his soldiers and left.
"Come, come, let's divide the loot!" Zhang Da also called on everyone to open the treasure chest and divide it up.
There is no standard for distribution, just give it as much as you think is appropriate. Anyway, if the ship is short of money, everyone will give it generously.
Perona looked at the small pile of gold coins, gold jewelry, and gold ornaments in front of her and asked in surprise, "Do I have one too?"
Brooke was similar: "Yohohoho~ Can I have it too?"
Zhang Da also said: "Whoever sees it gets a share. If you are worried about losing it, you can keep it with me. I will return it to you when you grow up."
Perona looked at him suspiciously: "I always feel like you're trying to deceive us."
Zhang Da also denied it, "How is that possible? Look, Altria, Mengmeng, and Shark Chili all like to keep their money with me."
Altria doesn't care about these things. In the end, most of them will become her food expenses anyway, and it is still unclear whether it will be enough in the future.
Rui Mengmeng thinks it is safer to leave it with Zhang Daye. However, when she sees him taking things out of the inventory and throwing them at people during the battle, she worries that he will throw out the cabinet containing gold. So Rui Mengmeng decides to work harder and become stronger so that the boss can participate less in the battle.
Shark Chili had never been short of money so she didn't care. She only picked out a few nice pieces of jewelry to leave for Tian Delina, and gave the rest to Zhang Daye.
As for Ye Yan and Tom, both of them are now greedy for money. They will probably sleep with the gold in their arms for the next few days.
So Perona picked out a princess crown and some beautiful ornaments to put in her room, and gave the rest to Zhang Daye.
Brook also handed all the gold directly to Zhang Daye.
When Zhang Daye put away the gold, he felt like he had cheated a little girl out of her New Year's money and an old man out of his coffin money.
After dividing the loot, Qilin Lion and Zeole brought a group of small animals to the vicinity of the Amber. Each animal carried some fruits and vegetables on its back. If you look closely, many of them were the ingredients that Zhang Daye and Altria had encountered on the way to find Tom.
It was Yazhu who acted as Kirinshi's spoken translation: "My benefactor, these are just a small token of our gratitude. Thank you for your help."
Zhang Da also asked , "Again? Didn't you deliver it once yesterday?"
"Yesterday that was a reward for everyone's efforts, today these are to express our heartfelt gratitude."
"Then we won't be polite." Anyway, they would never complain about having too much food. Besides, Zhang Da also felt an expectant gaze on his back and he had no way to refuse.
"By the way, have you decided whether to stay here or not?" Zhang Da also asked.
Yasuke said: "If possible, we hope to return to the familiar environment."
Zeole asked, "Excuse me, are the two people who just flew over the island the ones you mentioned yesterday who can move the island?"
"Yeah, you just need to go over and ask him for help." Zhang Da also looked at the hesitant expressions on Zeole and the animals' faces and probably knew why they came. "I just happen to want to go and see what's going on. How about joining us?"
Zeole was pleasantly surprised and asked, “Is it possible?”
"It's on our way anyway." Zhang Da also turned to his companions and said, "Anyone want to go and watch the fun?"
In the end, only Altria wanted to go, and the others stayed to prevent any accidents from happening when the Amber landed on the island.
Zhang Da also grabbed Tom, who was lying in the cat's nest counting gold coins.
The little animals looked confused, as if they were dazzled. How did this man reach out from the shore and grab the cat out of the cabin?
The Qilin lion lay on the ground with one wing spread out on the ground, motioning everyone to sit on it.
Tom was not polite at all. He threw down the two gold coins in his hand and jumped onto the back of the Kirin lion, even climbing onto its horns.
Not only was the Qilin Lion not angry, but he also looked at Tom lovingly. It would be great if this cat was willing to stay and become the king of animals.
"This prodigal cat." Zhang Da also caught the gold coin and climbed onto the back of the Qilin Lion with Altria.
After getting the Kirin Lion's permission, Zeole followed.
After everyone was seated, the Kirin Lion flapped its huge wings and took off into the sky. The small animals that could fly followed behind, while those that could not fly put down their fruits and vegetables and stayed where they were waiting.
Rui Mengmeng, Ye Yan and Brooke worked together to carry the fruits and vegetables brought by the animals onto the boat.
"Yo hoo hoo~ I suddenly regret staying here. I also want the Qilin Lion to carry me flying once."
"It's not easy to fly. I can let Jin Erpeng take you flying. It only costs two gold coins for one hour of flight. Boss, would you consider it?" Ye Yan found a way to make money. While rubbing Brook's shoulders, he showed the face of a profiteer.
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As for the experience of flying on the back of the Qilin lion, Zhang Da also wanted to give a bad review. The wind was too strong, and the weather here was made so cold by Aokiji that Tom was so cold that he huddled into the Qilin lion's mane.
Fortunately, the journey was not far, and we soon arrived above Melville.
When landing, many naval soldiers raised their guns in panic and aimed at the huge Kirin Lion, which was considered a monster in people's eyes.
Fortunately, Kizaru was reliable for once and asked the soldiers to put down their guns in time.
The most conspicuous among the navy are the four in the middle. Kizaru and Stoloberg Zhangda also know them. The other two are Kake and Issho.
(Although the name is a transliteration, "一笑" should be considered a wrong translation. The correct translation is "一生", because the two big characters "一生" are written on the sail of Fujitora's warship. However, the Tokushima arc has been serialized for almost two years. When this warship appeared, the name "一笑" had already been deeply rooted in people's hearts, so I will )
He was wearing a light purple Japanese-style outfit, wooden clogs, holding a cane sword in his hand, and two crossed scars on the left side of his forehead extended to his tightly closed eyes. He looked a bit fierce in appearance, but he looked very kind when he smiled. This person was just smiling.
As for the other Vice Admiral Kake, he was wearing a brown suit and a top hat, a navy cloak of justice, a belly band around his waist, and wooden clogs on his feet. This combination of clothes seemed a bit out of place.
In addition, the image and temperament of Lieutenant General Kake seem to be very compatible with Kizaru. In this way, Zhang Da also somewhat understands why Lieutenant General Gion refused the proposal.
Kizaru still spoke in a leisurely tone: "Brother Tatsuya, it's easy to cause misunderstanding if you come here without saying hello on such a scary monster."
"Ah, sorry, sorry, I didn't think it through." Zhang Da also laughed, "But this is not a monster. He is the animal king of Crown Island or Rare Beast Island. He was a zoologist who was taken to the sky along with the island by the golden lion during an investigation on Rare Beast Island. They came with me this time to ask for help."
"Animal King and zoologist? What a strange combination. What's the matter?" Kizaru asked.
"Excuse me, how does the Navy plan to deal with these islands and the animals on the islands?" Zeole asked courageously. It was still very stressful for ordinary people to face a big figure like the Navy Admiral.
Stoloberry was a good subordinate who would share his boss's worries. He helped explain, "The beasts on these islands are too dangerous for the East China Sea, so we would like to ask Mr. Yixiao to help send these islands back to the Grand Line. However, the villagers of Melviu do not want to return to that dangerous place, so Melviu will stay in the peaceful East China Sea. As for the mutant beasts on that island, our navy will hunt them down."
"I see." Zeole had nothing to say about the hunting of wild animals. Although he was a zoologist, he was not the kind of person who mindlessly demanded the protection of all animals. It was already good enough to get most of the islands and animals back.
"Roar~" The Qilin Lion lowered its head and roared softly.
Yazhu quickly translated. To be honest, he was a crow standing in the crowd and was quite panicked: "The king said that the animals on our Crown Island hope to return to their original environment. I beg for your help. Thank you very much."
Everyone present was well-informed, so neither the Qilin Lion nor the talking crow would surprise them too much.
Kizaru did not express his opinion. In fact, his task was only to settle the inhabited island. It didn't matter what happened to the other islands as long as they didn't cause disasters. Anyway, he didn't have to do anything about moving the islands.
"Issou, what do you think?" asked Vice Admiral Kake. Although his image and temperament are similar to Kizaru, he actually has a better relationship with the faction of Vice Admirals Garp and Tsuru, and is considered to be an easy-to-talk-to type of person.
"Since you have agreed to help, I will keep my promise. It's just a piece of cake to send an island back to its original place." Yixiao's speaking style is very similar to Jinbei, a bit like a samurai or knight.
Zeole and Qilinshi were about to be happy, but Yixiao changed the subject: "However, it is very rude to keep testing my eyes."
"Tom!" Zhang Da also hugged Tom and apologized hurriedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my cat is just too curious, it doesn't mean any harm."
Just now Tom was hiding in the Kirin Lion's mane. Without noticing, he ran to Yixiao, waved his hands and made faces to test whether he could see him.
"Cat...huh?" He smiled and opened his eyes, revealing a little white of his eyes, but unfortunately he still couldn't see anything. Although he couldn't distinguish each person's appearance with his observation Haki, it was not difficult for him to roughly judge the type of animal.
Just now he clearly felt that it was a person doing various actions in front of him, how could it be a cat?
