Chapter 284: There is no one who can fight!
Altria did not dwell on this issue for too long. She knew that Zhang Da just wanted to make the journey less troublesome. As for whether the soldiers of this kingdom were corrupt or honest, she did not need to worry about it.
The most worried person in the team right now is Zhang Da Ye:
"Tom, remember to pay for what you take from others!"
"Pervert Skull, stay away from us after teasing a pretty girl! People are looking at us weirdly!"
"Perona, why are you scaring him... Huh? 8,000 Baileys for a marshmallow? Beat him up!"
There was no physical fight, but Brook cooperated with Perona's little ghost to pretend to be an evil spirit, which scared the profiteer into trembling and he quoted a normal price.
It is impossible to quote the cost price. People can be killed by evil spirits, but the money that should be earned cannot be missed.
The profiteer collected the money tremblingly and received admiring looks from his neighbors.
Altria licked the marshmallow in small sips, and the sweet taste on her tongue made her feel much better.
Ignoring Shark Chili's reminder to "remember to rinse your mouth after eating the candy", Altria enjoyed the delicious food while observing the surrounding shops. As the number of marshmallows gradually decreased, her green eyes gradually brightened.
Then, Altria grabbed the corner of Zhang Tatsuya's clothes and said, "Tatsuya, that store looks good."
Zhang Da looked up at the restaurant sign and felt like his wallet was about to bleed again, but wasn't that what he made money for? Zhang Da called his companions to the restaurant and said, "Dinner is ready, dinner is ready!"
As people poured into the restaurant, Zhang Da also used the classic method of elimination to order food, which made the restaurant owner smile from ear to ear.
His generous look when paying the bill made him look even more brilliant in the eyes of the boss. The last time people ate so much at his place was three little kids who sneaked in pretending to be adults, and in the end... they didn't pay.
The boss felt heartbroken for half a month before he recovered. Fortunately, the customer this time was not so shameless.
Facts have proved that the cooking skills of a chef will not be affected by the sea area he is in. Judging from Zhang Da's experience of eating all over Champagne, the level of chefs here is also very high - of course, so are the prices of the dishes.
Before leaving, Zhang Da also asked, "Boss, is there a bookstore here, or other places where I can buy nautical charts?"
The boss replied, "Yes, there is a bookstore less than a kilometer away, turn left after you go out. However, the bookstore on Central Street is a bit smaller. If you want detailed nautical charts, you can go to the one in Gaozhen."
After all, Gaozhen is the territory of the nobles, and things like books are in higher demand there.
Zhang Da also asked: "Can tourists like us enter and leave Gaozhen?"
"It's okay, as long as you don't approach the palace casually."
"Thank you very much."
"Come again next time~" the restaurant owner was reluctant to leave.
After leaving the restaurant, everyone did not rush to Gao Town, but split into two groups. Rui Mengmeng took Perona, Wendy and Xia Lulu to buy clothes. There were still too few choices in Shimotsuki Village.
At Zhang Daye's suggestion, Ye Yan also followed. If you ask why, it's because he knows more about women's clothing than many girls... Mainly because he thinks Rui Mengmeng and the others are too naive and weak, so let Ye Yan take care of them.
Zhang Daye and Shark Chili were going to the bookstore to buy nautical charts, and they habitually brought Tom with them. Zhang Daye also turned Tom's head back when he was following Xia Lulu.
Altria was eager to uncover the secret of the treasure map, so they decided to look for information together.
Brook wanted to follow to the other side but was forced back by Zhang Daye because he was afraid that this lecherous skeleton would peek into the fitting room.
After walking along the street for a while, Altria suddenly stopped and said, "Tatsuya, there are a few people who have been following us since the port. They were waiting outside the restaurant even when we were eating. This can't be a coincidence."
"Following us? Want to rob us?" Zhang Da also stopped and turned around to look. Sure enough, there were a few people following behind them stealthily. One of them was skinny, and the other four were ordinary and had no special features.
Brooke held the cane sword: "Yohohoho~ What are you going to rob, panties?"
Zhang Da also said with disdain: "Only a pervert like you would rob something like that."
The thin man and Zhang Da also met each other's eyes. He pretended to look away casually, raised his head and whistled.
After a few seconds, he took a sneak peek and found that Zhang Da was still staring at him, so he walked out awkwardly: "Hello, I'm Lyle, I run a small business here in the capital, nice to meet you all."
Four other people also came out and stood behind Lyle, looking like his followers.
Zhang Da was also unhappy to meet him and asked directly, "Why are you following us?"
Lyle rubbed his hands expectantly . "Well, actually, when I was at the port, I happened to hear that you were from the Grand Line, so I wanted to come and discuss cooperation. But seeing that you were all in a good mood to have fun, I didn't dare to disturb you."
Then we should thank you for not bothering us? Zhang Da also felt that this man was probably another profiteer, and asked in confusion: "Cooperation?"
"Yes, you may not understand that the Grand Line is like a legend to the East China Sea. If we can get the specialties there..." Bailey symbols almost appeared in Lyle's eyes. If he could get the goods from the Grand Line, he would make a fortune.
"I wonder if you have anything from the Grand Line on your ship? It doesn't matter what it is. Just give it to me and I'll be able to sell it to you at a price that satisfies you!"
It turned out that he wanted to take advantage of the rare goods. This guy was quite keen on business opportunities. Zhang Da also understood his purpose and refused, "Sorry, we don't have any goods worth selling."
If I must say, there was actually a lot of wine on the ship that was brought from the Champagne area. The people on the ship were either underage or didn't like to drink. They said they wanted to open a tavern on the sea, but they only invited the old judge of the judicial ship to drink wine once, and the rest have been kept until now.
But now he is not short of money, so Zhang Da did not think about selling wine. Besides, even if he wanted to sell wine, he could not sell it to this guy who was obviously a profiteer.
"No, no, no, you don't understand what I mean." Lyle explained hurriedly, "You don't need to take out anything precious, ordinary daily necessities will do. To be rude, even if it's clothes you've worn, as long as you give them to me, they are clothes from the Grand Line!"
"Hiss~" Zhang Da also took a breath of cold air. This guy is a talented person. He understands gimmicks.
Zhang Da also said seriously: "Brook!"
Brook stroked his cane sword and prepared to chase him away: "Do you need my help?"
Zhang Da also said: "Sell your panties to him!"
"Really... huh?" Brooke said in horror, "No, Mr. Tatsuya! This is disgusting!"
Zhang Da was also surprised and asked, "Huh? You actually feel disgusted? Don't you always talk about looking at fat?"
Brooke argued: "I just want to see the beauty, I don't want to give my body to others! And it's a man!"
Lyle and his four men waved their hands and said, "No, no, even if you want to give it to us, we don't want it."
Zhang Da also said to Lyle: "You heard it too. Even the most perverted one among us doesn't want to sell his belongings to you. Forget it. We are also very busy. Goodbye."
As Zhang Daye and the others were about to turn around and leave, but two of Lyle's men trotted around and blocked their way.
"It may not be so easy to leave like this." Lyle said with a smile.
Zhang Da also turned around and pointed at the pedestrians on the street who were talking and preparing to watch the excitement: "Is it okay to do it in front of so many people?"
"As long as there are enough Baileys or we don't get seen by the law enforcement team, there will be no problem." Lyle was confident.
He didn't follow this journey for nothing. According to his observation, the most capable fighter in this group was the woman carrying a black sword. It happened that she left with her child. As for these people in front of him - skinny boys and girls, cats, skeletons and robots, what kind of fighting power could they have?
The robot looks very docile, maybe it is a real person.
The skeleton man only looks scary and can scare people, but after scaring people, he even asks for money to take the cotton candy! He must have no real skills.
So Lyle came to the conclusion that none of these people were capable of fighting, and since they couldn't reach an agreement through negotiation, they might as well resort to violence!
Zhang Da also suddenly realized: "It turns out that as long as we don't get seen by the law enforcement team, it will be fine. Thank you for your advice."
"Are they scared silly? Teach them a lesson for me!" Lyle waved his hand, and his four men rushed forward.
Three seconds later.
"Sorry! Please forgive our offense!" *5
Five men with bruised faces and noses knelt in a row and prostrated themselves to apologize.
To be honest, they themselves didn't even see how they lost. They just felt that as soon as they stretched out their hands, they were pinned to the ground and beaten. No, it might even be that they were beaten by a cat. It must have been an hallucination.
What Lyle couldn't understand was, you are so powerful, why are you still so law-abiding! Why are you still so polite? Is the patrol captain at the port worthy of accepting your bribes?
"What happened just now?" The onlookers were also dumbfounded. I just took out the melon seeds and you guys finished? Where's the fierce battle we agreed on?
"Get lost." Zhang Da didn't want to waste any more time talking to these people, so he gave them a lesson and left with his companions. The onlookers made way for them.
"Boss Lyle, what should we do next?" asked one of his subordinates.
"What else can I do? Go to the hospital!" Lyle touched his swollen face and grimaced in pain.
…
The little episode did not affect Zhang Daye and the others' mood. While eating and drinking, they found the first bookstore that the restaurant owner mentioned.
The bookstore was not very big, and the bookshelves inside were neatly arranged. The space between the bookshelves was so wide that it was difficult for two people to sit side by side. Fortunately, there were not many people in the store, only a few children flipping through some illustrated books in the corner.
The boss was a middle-aged man wearing glasses. He was probably in a good mood and had no intention of driving the children away. He just sat quietly at the front desk reading today's newspaper.
When Zhang Daye and his friends approached the store, the bookstore owner just looked up briefly and then lowered his head to read the newspaper again.
A few seconds later, the boss rubbed his eyes and looked back. Was he dazzled? A moving skeleton was reading a book in his store? What should he do? Should he call the law enforcement team or find a ghost exorcist?
Zhang Daye and the others ignored the boss's gaze and searched the geographical categories for the books they wanted.
An atlas of the East China Sea islands? It should be useful. Take it.
Sea legend? Maybe there are clues. Take it.
Common knowledge about the East China Sea climate? It should be useful. Take it away.
…
I selected more than twenty books of various kinds and took them to the front desk to check out.
The boss mechanically took the money, put the book into a bag and handed it to Zhang Daye, then hesitantly said, "Excuse me..."
His eyes darted between Brooke and Shark Pepper.
"I am a robot and he is a skeleton man from the Grand Line." Shark Chili said this. He felt it would be easier to blame everything on the Grand Line.
"The Grand Line..." The boss showed an expression of astonishment, probably because he had made up something in his mind without permission.
However, the children who were originally in the bookstore rushed over excitedly after hearing what Shark Chili said: "Robot! It's really a robot!"
Shark Chili smiled and posed for the children. When asked to transform, he refused by saying that he would only shout the slogan "Super Transformation" and transform into a superhero to protect the people when he met bad guys.
Such a handsome setting easily won him the admiration of children. In fact, he wanted to save his precious transformation time to practice fish-man karate.
Several children put down their books and discussed playing a game of transforming into superheroes, arguing fiercely about who would play the hero.
Although the royal family and nobles are not that good, there are many civilians and children who are pretty good? Zhang Da also thought of Zefa. It seems that he wanted to be a hero Z since he was a child. I don’t know how he is doing now.
"Tatsuya-san, are we going to another bookstore next?"
Zhang Da also nodded and said, "Let's go and take a look. It's still early. It's a good opportunity to go and see what the noble area is like. We can meet up with them later."
Gaozhen is really high, and one has to climb several floors of stairs to get up. After strolling around for so long, Tom no longer wants to walk, let alone climb the stairs. He simply lies on Zhang Daye's shoulder like a pendant.
Everyone arrived at Gao Town smoothly. There was no one guarding the entrance. There were only occasional patrols passing by on the street. Seeing that Altria's temperament was not like that of an ordinary person, they did not question her.
As for Zhang Da, he was holding a book in his hand and carrying a cat on his shoulder. Although this weight was no problem for him, he couldn't control his temperament. Most people passing by would think he was a follower of Altria.
Most of the buildings in Gaozhen are dome-shaped castles, which are very different in style from the ordinary residential buildings on the central street. Perhaps being different is also a manifestation of nobility.
Everyone looked at it curiously. This place was obviously not as lively as the central street below. The styles of the various shops were also tending to be luxurious. The people who opened shops here might not be ordinary people.
Tom looked at the passers-by listlessly. He had seen the clothes worn by those nobles when he was a guard for the king. There was nothing new about them. And why did these people look so ugly?
A young man who was classified as ugly by Tom adjusted his collar and asked Altria, "Hello, beautiful lady. I am Ansetli Fuo, the eldest son of the Ansetli family. May I ask your name?"
Tom on Zhang Daye's shoulder looked up at the person blocking Altria. This person was not only ugly, but also had no self-awareness.
