Chapter 303 Ding Ding Dong Ding Ding Dong
"Fish-man?" Tetsuo recalled for a while, "The last time I heard about fish-man was in the newspaper, a few months ago, when Fish-man Jinbe became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. I haven't heard about anything else since."
Zhang Da also calculated that a few months would be enough for Aaron to escape from the Great Route, right? However, it might take some time to gather partners and prepare ships. Besides, he might have to venture into the Great Route, and his initial goal might not be the East China Sea.
Sanji suddenly got excited again: "Mish-man? Are the fish-men you are talking about mermaids? Have you ever seen mermaids?"
"The kind you're talking about are mermaids, and they usually don't leave Fish-Man Island easily." Zhang Daye understood what Sanji was thinking at a glance, and casually explained to him the difference between fish-men and mermaids. "We'll probably have to pass by Fish-Man Island on our next journey. How about you go with us?"
Sanji, who had a determined look on his face when facing ALL-BLUE, was now in a dilemma. Sometimes he looked infatuated, and sometimes he looked determined.
Zhang Da also found it interesting, so he simply added fuel to the fire: "We are very familiar with the king and his family of Fishman Island. Their mermaid princess is about the same age as you. If you go and get to know her now, you will be her childhood sweetheart. When you grow up..."
"The mermaid princess's...childhood sweetheart?!" Sanji began to daydream, swaying like a piece of seaweed.
"A brat like you who can't even make a bowl of soup, stop daydreaming!" Zeff raised his leg and hit Sanji on the head.
"You old jerk, I will definitely surpass you!" Sanji was woken up by him and ran back to the kitchen angrily. He was afraid that he would not be able to bear it any longer if he continued chatting with these people.
Zeff brought the topic back on track: "Are you going to the East China Sea to look for the fish-man pirate group? "
Zhang Da also waved his hand: "We are just looking for him while traveling. He is a small character who has never offended me. He is not a big enough person for us to travel all the way from the Grand Line to the East China Sea to find him."
Does that mean if someone offended you, even if he was a minor character, you would go all the way from the Grand Line to the East China Sea to hunt him down? Zhefu suddenly felt a little sympathetic towards those who had offended Zhang Daye.
Since Zhefu didn't have any useful information, Zhang Daye and his companions didn't stay long. After saying goodbye, they set out on their journey again.
It is worth mentioning that when they said goodbye, the exhausted chefs crawled out of the restaurant, saying that they would become stronger and would definitely defeat Altria next time.
"I'm looking forward to it. I'll come again in the future and we'll compete against each other then!" Altria always ignites fighting spirit in strange ways.
And Zhang Da just wanted to know if Barati could not take the money if Altria won.
It's easy to imagine that this is unlikely, so their next goal is to find the Golden Island and hunt for the treasure of the 'Golden Pirate' Wu Nan.
Originally, Zhang Da had no hope for this treasure, but now he sincerely hoped to find some gold.
Otherwise, Boss Zhang would be in danger of bankruptcy at any time!
Sailed for a few days full of hope.
Today is December 24, 1510 in the Haiyuan calendar. The weather is cloudy. According to Wendy, the ship's doctor and meteorologist, there will be snowfall in the evening.
"Is the route okay?" Zhang Daye confirms the route with Shark Chili on a daily basis.
Shark Chili looked at the nautical chart and compass and said, "No problem, we'll arrive in two to three days."
"Where is the food stock?" Zhang Daye asked again.
"With normal consumption, it can last about 20 days." Rui Mengmeng has been helping Tom in the kitchen, and by the way, she has taken over the task of warehouse keeper. She has a clear plan for the remaining supplies - if Tom didn't sneak away with Altria every now and then.
"That's good. Tonight is Christmas Eve. It's time to decorate the Amber." After confirming that there were no worries, Zhang Da also called on his companions to prepare for the holiday.
The Christmas tree had already been prepared in the Kingdom of Goa. It had been planted in a large flowerpot for several days and it still remained green. Tom took out a pair of large scissors and used a stepladder to trim the tree to make it more neat and beautiful.
The cut branches and leaves were not wasted. Tom pieced them together to make several green wreaths to hang on the walls of the restaurant as decoration.
Rui Mengmeng took out various decorations bought in the Kingdom of Goa and distributed them to everyone.
Xia Lulu spread her wings, hung a golden star on the top of the tree, and then pulled a string of colorful lights and flew around the tree several times before wrapping it up.
Wendy and Perona used small stools and stepladders to hang candies such as lollipops and candy canes on the trees.
Zhang Da also unwrapped a lollipop, stuffed it into Altria's mouth, and then pulled her away from the Christmas tree.
Altria was reluctantly dragged away by Zhang Daye, and her eyes seemed to say, "The tree full of candies looks delicious."
Ye Yan directed the flag monsters to float up and down and hang light strips, bells, snowflake ornaments and other things on the masts and sides of the ship.
Brooke sat at the piano and played the classic melody of "Jingle Bells". The music score was provided by Tom, otherwise he would have to slowly compose the music based on Zhang Daye's humming.
Everyone was busy changing the Amber's limited Christmas skin, and even the Tom statue on the bow was dressed in a Santa Claus costume.
When night falls, all the colored lights light up at the same time, outlining the outline of a ship with colorful lights on the dark sea.
The Christmas tree was placed on the deck, in front of the main mast, and the lights on the tree were lit. Everyone stood in two rows in front of the tree:
Altria stood in the middle, Wendy held Xia Lulu, Perona held Tom, Zhang Daye, Rui Mengmeng, Ye Yan, and Brook stood behind them.
The flag demon Jin Erpeng flew in the air with a camera in hand, looking for various angles to take photos for everyone.
Shark Chili is quite special. Sometimes he stands in the front row in normal form, and sometimes he stands in the back row in super transformed form, participating in photo taking in various ways.
He originally planned to summon a shark giant to participate, but after thinking it over, he decided not to challenge the carrying capacity of the Amber's deck.
On an unknown pirate ship in the distance, the lookout suddenly shouted, "Captain, an unknown ship has been spotted!"
"What? How did you see it at this time?"
"The ship was brightly lit, and there was no moonlight today, so it was too conspicuous."
"Haha, guys, turn off all the lights on the boat, and we'll sneak over and attack them! With so many lights, it must be a rich man's yacht!"
"oh!"
The pirate ship that had already dropped anchor to rest quickly took action and headed towards the Amber.
However, before they could go far, a huge golden slash cut along the keel and split the entire ship in two.
The pirates didn't feel anything when the slash flew by, and only when the ship was split in half and tilted to both sides and sank did they scream in fear: "What happened?!"
On the Amber, after taking the pictures, Altria looked around to make sure no one noticed her actions, and quietly picked a candy cane from the Christmas tree.
Although he didn't know who those pirates were, Tatsuya had spent so much time preparing the holiday celebration for Tom, and he couldn't let irrelevant people ruin it.
Altria stuck out her tongue and licked the candy cane, and Aho-Mao moved happily. Mm, so sweet, I'll reward myself with another piece of lollipop later.
A light breeze blew by, and the bells hanging on the boat made a tinkling sound. Wendy stretched out her little hand, and a snowflake fell on her palm. The beautiful hexagonal snowflake began to collapse inward from the edge little by little, and finally turned into round water droplets.
Wendy looked up, and the scattered snowflakes in the air were stained with a faint glow by the lights on the ship: "So beautiful..."
Brooke's piano music sounded again, and Tom took out a flute, clarinet, violin, trumpet and other instruments from somewhere to respond to the music. Even a simple nursery rhyme was given the atmosphere of a formal symphony performance by him.
"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the bells..." Zhang Da couldn't help but hum along.
Strictly speaking, his singing and voice, which were not very pleasant, were a bit unfair to the two masters of the instrument.
But no one paid attention to this. Soon, Wendy and Xia Lulu, who were the most susceptible to the virus, joined in and sang the simple and memorable lyrics: "How happy we are skiing, we are sitting on the sled..."
Perona was about to complain about Zhang Daye, but when she heard the nice voice of her sister Wendy, she joined in awkwardly: "We broke through the blizzard and sat on the sled..."
Rui Mengmeng had no confidence in her singing voice, but she felt that it would be okay to sing along, so she sang along quietly: "Running through the fields, we laughed and sang..."
"Hey, singing this kind of song is childish, okay?" Ye Yan looked disdainful on the surface, but he sang the lyrics more clearly than anyone else: "The sound of horse bells makes people feel so happy..."
Altria finished eating the candy cane and picked a lollipop that was bigger than her face. She swayed her body slightly to the singing of everyone while thinking about where to start eating.
The moment Shark Chili heard Zhang Daye speak, he raised his legs and wanted to jump into the sea, but Brook's long-term treatment had some effect, allowing Shark Chili to restrain his impulse.
After listening to a few sentences, Shark Pepper did not feel uncomfortable as usual, but instead felt the same warm feeling as when he first listened to the recording of the Rumba Pirates' final chorus.
This feeling is similar but different. In the last chorus of the Rumba Pirates, as the singing progressed, fewer and fewer people came. They tried to stay optimistic, but sadness was everywhere in the chorus. They wanted to leave happy memories for Lab, but after everyone fell, what was left was still loneliness and solitude.
At this moment, as the Amber Travel Group's chorus progressed, more and more people joined in. Maybe some of them couldn't sing well, and some of them forgot the lyrics, but Shark Chili could hear everyone's heartfelt happiness in the singing, and everyone was enjoying the time together.
For the first time, Shark Chili listened to the not-so-beautiful song so attentively. It was also the first time that Shark Chili had the desire to sing, so he tried hard to open his mouth: "Ding ding dong, ding ding dong..."
With his clumsy and awkward singing style and the sense of disharmony of singing for the first time, Shark Chili's singing is definitely not pleasant to the ear. In the past, he would have run away after hearing a single line of his voice.
But at this time, with the encouraging eyes of his companions and Zhang Da's surprised look, Shark Chili smiled and sang with everyone: "Jingle Bells..."
Brooke was playing the piano, tears hanging beside his dark eyes, but that skull face looked like he was smiling, and as he smiled he joined the singing.
Although Tom did not sing along, his mouth was always busy, switching flexibly between various instruments. Unlike the busyness of that concert, Tom was obviously enjoying it this time.
"Singing seems to be a great experience as well." In the end, Altria did not bite the lollipop, but quietly hung it up. After listening for a while, she also tried to join the chorus.
"Jingle bells , jingle bells, jingle all the way~"
"We are so happy skiing, we are sitting on the sled~"
The increasingly cheerful singing, accompanied by the sounds of musical instruments, bells and waves, echoed in the night sky, and together with the falling snowflakes, witnessed the first Christmas Eve of the Amber Travel Group.
Needless to say, there was a sumptuous dinner in the evening. Afterwards, everyone took a rare break from their exercises and sat together, eating snacks, chatting, telling stories and playing cards.
They played until the two little girls were so sleepy that they started yawning and then went back to their rooms to rest.
As usual, Zhang Da took Tom back to the room. Tom was going to sleep in his own nest today. His nest was also beautifully decorated. Tom also hung a small sock next to the nest to hold Santa Claus's gift.
Zhang Da also covered himself with the quilt and put his hand on the bedside light switch: "Good night, Tom."
Tom waved and closed his eyes. Although he had a lot of fun, he was also a little tired.
The bedside lamp went out and the room fell into darkness. Zhang Da lay down for a while, tilted his ear and heard Tom snoring, then he took out the Santa Claus costume hidden under the quilt.
Zhang Da also picked up his clothes and got out of bed quietly, but when he passed Tom's nest, his fake beard accidentally fell to the ground, making a plucking sound.
The sound was not loud, but Tom raised his head drowsily from his sleep, smacking his lips and was about to wake up.
Zhang Da also quickly leaned over to pick up the beard, and whispered a lullaby in Tom's ear: "The insects are flying, the insects are flying..."
After singing a lullaby, Tom lay down in his nest again with snot bubbles hanging on his nose, and curled up.
Zhang Da also tucked in the quilt for Tom and put on a pair of earmuffs for him just in case.
[Tom's noise-isolating earmuffs: Wearing these earmuffs, you will not be able to hear any sound, whether it is a gong being struck next to your ear or firecrackers being set off. Spike said it was good after using it - you will never wake up a person wearing earmuffs.]
After leaving the room, Zhang Da breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was a little discouraged. After practicing hypnosis with Zangao's hypnosis ring for so long, the emotional effect was not as good as a lullaby.
"Are you too slow? It's almost twelve o'clock." Ye Yan had already put on his reindeer costume and was waiting, with a cloth bag on his back.
"We encountered a small accident." Zhang Daye changed his clothes while speaking and took the cloth bag from Ye Yan. Inside the bag were the gifts he had prepared for everyone in advance, which he had only to give out tonight.
Although I don’t know how many people believe in the existence of Santa Claus, this is the atmosphere and sense of ritual that we want.
