The sky was getting dark, and a bonfire was lit in the center of the village. The fire illuminated the village and made the new leaves... Bah!
More than twenty people gathered around the bonfire, putting their arms on the shoulders of the people next to them, singing and dancing unknown dances.
Among them, Ye Yan, who was wearing a red apple suit, was the most eye-catching. This guy seemed to like this kind of occasion very much, and he blended in faster than Brooke, a native of this world.
Brooke was not idle either. She played a piece of music on the violin and performed her own 45-degree stunt. Then she ran to a corner where her companions could not see and made a strange request to a beautiful young lady.
"Who wants to show it to you! Pervert!" The young lady was very good at raising her legs and gave Brooke a set of the powerful Chunli Thousand Cracked Kicks.
"Yoho...Yohohoho~" Brooke fell to the ground with a happy expression on his face, "Many...thank you for the hospitality..."
This old gentleman is completely hopeless.
"Transform! Transform! Transform!" More than a dozen young boys and men whose faces were red from drinking gathered around Shark Pepper and cheered loudly.
They originally thought that Shark Pepper, like Ye Yan, was an ordinary person wearing strange clothes, but only now did they realize that he was really a robot.
Shark Chili showed off his super transformation form very cooperatively. After doing a few poses, he started drinking with several adults.
Thanks to the golden lion, there are almost no children under the age of ten in the village now. The teenage boys are gathering around the shark chili, and the little girls are dragging Wendy and Perona around to find desserts. Xia Lulu has no choice but to 'Follow them.
In this type of bonfire party, the food is not placed in the same place, but with the bonfire as the center, several rows of tables are placed from near to far. The little girls hold hands and look around each table like a treasure hunt. I ran by, specifically looking for good-looking dim sum to share and taste.
To be fair, all the little girls in the village combined are not as cute as the two little lolita from Amber Group.
Zhang Da was also a little proud for no reason.
Arturia and Rui Mengmeng walked around with Tom, eating a little at each table and changing places. As long as they changed frequently enough, no one would know how much they could eat.
Although the chefs and those in charge of passing the dishes felt that the food was running out a bit quickly, everyone agreed that it must be because there were too many people.
This time, there is no need to worry about the chef collapsing from exhaustion. This is partly because Zhang Da also specifically warned not to be too harsh, and partly because all the housewives in the village can take turns to work this time.
Zhang Da had just sent away the village chief who wanted to come over for a toast no matter what, and was chatting with the Paul brothers.
Paul has an older brother named Artem, who works in a blacksmith shop in Shieldstown. He is so muscular that if they didn't tell each other, it would be impossible to tell that they were brothers.
"Everyone is so enthusiastic." Zhang Da was also a little distressed. Everyone insisted on coming over to toast. Who can stand this? Even if the wine is replaced by juice, they can't stand it. He almost wanted to pull Tom over to stop him from drinking. At least when Tom drank when he was broken up, the bottles alone could pile up a hill.
"Because everyone is really grateful to you!" Paul's face turned a little red. He also drank a lot today.
When he first got out of trouble, he didn't have time to celebrate because there were too many things to do. Later, after he settled down, no one mentioned it. Now Paul is thinking of taking advantage of the opportunity to propose that today be designated as a day of celebration for the whole village every year. , in order to thank the benefactors, it is called Thanksgiving Day.
"Then have you ever thanked the navy?" Zhang Da was also a little curious about what Kizaru would be like in front of ordinary people, whether he would be friendly or cold.
"Well... Lieutenant General Stoloberg left in a hurry last time, saying that he still had missions and could not stay for a long time, and his credit could not be attributed to the navy in the town... so he never had a chance."
Zhang Da also asked: "How does the navy in this town treat you?"
"It's okay." Artem answered this time. He worked in the town and was familiar with it. "They will patrol diligently. When I pass by the branch base on my way to and from work, I can always hear the sound of their training. It feels very reliable. , especially when I heard that there is a captain named Mengka who fights bravely against pirates. Sometimes I wonder whether to become a navy man."
"Sounds like a very good branch." Zhang Da also nodded. He thought that if this branch was overbearing, he would probably have to make a small report or something. He didn't know if the Gion General would find him troublesome. .
And Captain Mengka... he probably hasn't had his hand cut off or been hypnotized yet. Naturally, he is not the axe-man Mengka who can kill naval heroes with one move in one move. He is just a righteous and brave sailor.
Crowe and Zangao, who caused Mengka's transformation, have now been sent to the Deep Sea Prison. So Mengka should be able to level up step by step with real merit and not lose himself, right?
Another good deed was done invisibly, and Zhang Da also gained today's happiness.
The firewood arranged in a tic-tac-shape was dyed black little by little by the flames. Some of the wood may not have been completely dried. Occasionally, it would make a crackling sound, and small sparks would float upward with the heat, like tiny fireflies. .
Shark Pepper had long since returned to his original form, and was pestered by a group of little boys to change him again. Shark Pepper had no choice but to use his shark head storage function to perform magic tricks for the children. In the end, each child got one Toothpaste, and Shark Pepper told me to brush my teeth on time.
Wendy, Perona and a group of little girls couldn't eat anymore. They sat around and played some game. It looked like throwing a handkerchief. Before the game started, Xia Lulu spoke arrogantly and childishly, but after the game started, she sang better than anyone else. All serious.
Wendy sat obediently, but Perona took advantage of everyone not paying attention and let the spirit body spin in circles in her body to stare behind her. If they were playing Werewolf, this child would definitely take advantage of everyone's eyes being closed. The person who secretly opens his eyes when the time comes.
Arturia and Rui Mengmeng were no longer able to hide their appetite. They were the only two who could continue to eat from the beginning of the party until now. Rui Mengmeng blushed a little when she felt the gazes around her, and stopped when she felt she had almost eaten.
But Arturia was unmoved and still asked her to accompany her from one table to another - no one was eating, wouldn't the food on the table be wasted?
Tom had already filled his stomach with food. He rolled over to Zhang Daye and leaned against him. After rubbing his back twice, he snored comfortably.
Brooke and Ye Yan were still mixed in with the singing and dancing team, and the people's shadows were stretched long by the bonfire.
Zhang Da also drank all the unpalatable wine in the glass in one gulp, raised the glass, and observed the starry sky through the glass. The light and shadow on the glass were mottled, and he couldn't tell whether it was the light of fire or the light of stars.
He looked at Paul who was drunk and being carried by Artem, and suddenly he had the idea that it would be good if he could catch all the pirates.
The Age of Great Pirates? Pooh.
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Early the next morning, the Amber Group went for a morning jog after a long absence. Ten people lined up and ran around the coast of Merviu. Even Tom was forced to put on a sports suit by Zhang Daye, and Xia Lulu also stepped forward. He followed Wendy on his short legs, not slow at all.
In addition to running, it was also sightseeing and free patrol. I checked whether there were any mutant animals on the island that had slipped through the net. I wanted to express my gratitude to the villagers for their hospitality yesterday.
Da Ye, who was running wildly, was rarely online for once. Facing the rising sun, Zhang Da also had the urge to return from target practice, but after thinking about it, it seemed that it was not the right time.
After the exercise, no one bothered the Paul family anymore, but prepared to go to Shields Town for a walk to purchase ingredients.
Zhang Da also distributed pocket money to everyone as usual. True to his word, Wendy and Perona's pocket money really increased.
Tom was already paralyzed from exhaustion. Even if he was going to buy food, he didn't want to take another step. He had to stay in his backpack and let Zhang Daye carry him, with only his head exposed and looking around.
Wendy's physical strength is pretty good and she can carry Xia Lulu away. Perona originally wanted to go back to the boat to rest, but when it came to shopping, her pocket money rarely increased. She felt that she could hold on for a while. Maybe girls consumed another hidden stamina gauge when they went shopping.
The most conspicuous building on the coast of Shields Town is the gray building with the seagull flag, Navy Branch 153.
From outside, you can hear the sound of navy soldiers shouting slogans in training, which seems quite reliable.
However, when Zhang Daye and the others passed by the entrance of the base, the sound of training stopped suddenly and was replaced by a piercing siren.
Zhang Daye and the others were startled, and Perona muttered dissatisfied: "What? The sudden loud noise is so scary!"
Shark Chili said: "Something must have happened. This sound sounds like an air raid siren."
Brooke also knew a little bit about the navy's sirens, and explained: "This probably means that pirates have been discovered and ready to meet the enemy. It has not changed at all after so many years."
Ye Yan asked: "Why do you know so well? Did you attack a naval base when you were a pirate?"
"How is it possible to do something like that?" Brooke said. "The sound of the siren is also music, a kind of music that can make people nervous."
Rui Mengmeng had been observing for a while and said: "You can see the shadow of the boat in the distance, and the people on the street have already started running, as if they are running away from the coast."
The residents in the town seemed to be very experienced, and they immediately began to evacuate spontaneously when they heard the sirens. However, Zhang Daye and others stood motionless in the middle of the road, looking very dazed.
Artoria stretched out a hand, as if she wanted to retain something, but it was too late. The ice cream seller had already run away, and the dull hair on Artoria's head suddenly lost its strength and softened.
When the soldiers standing guard at the entrance of the naval base saw them standing still, they ran over and saluted, and reminded: "Hello, pirates were found not far away. Our warships will be dispatched immediately. Please stay away from the coast to avoid being fired upon. And stray bullets!"
He didn't say please don't be nervous, because the group of people in front of him really lacked tension. He wanted to yell at them loudly, they were pirates, pirates! Cutting from the East China Sea to the Grand Route without blinking an eye! Run for me, bastard!
Zhang Daye had just breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the entrance of the naval base when the alarm rang. He thought something had happened.
It turned out that it was just pirates who came, and everything was fine. Zhang Daye asked: "Do you need help?"
"Thank you for your kindness, but we can leave this matter to our navy. Please take refuge as soon as possible..." the soldier replied subconsciously, but soon realized that something was wrong. These people looked familiar.
Cats, skeletons, robots, little girls... The soldier was stunned for a moment and asked excitedly: "You... are you the Amber Tour Group?"
"Yeah." Zhang Da also took off a backpack strap and showed Tom to him. He recently discovered that showing off Tom in the East China Sea was equivalent to showing off his ID card. He was depressed that his handsome face was not as recognizable as his. Tom.
"Do you need help?" Zhang Daye asked again. He had a good impression of this sailor. Anyway, it only takes a few minutes for an ordinary pirate group to solve the problem.
"No, no need, this is the responsibility of our navy." The soldier said firmly. Although he knew that this was a group of very powerful people, being a navy also has its own pride.
But then he said, "If we accidentally make a mistake, please help protect the civilians."
"Okay, then you guys come on." Zhang Da also agreed readily. Although they could quickly solve the problem with zero casualties, at the same time, the sailors would not get training. It was unclear which one was good and which one was bad. It would be enough to help them suppress the formation. good.
Seeing the soldier running away quickly with his gun on his back, Zhang Da also regretted not asking his name. He always felt that such words were not something that an ordinary soldier could say. He had his own persistence and was willing to put down his persistence for the sake of civilians. This person might be a talent.
Amidst the piercing sirens, two small warships sailed out of the port. Since the pirates were discovered in advance, what the navy had to do was to defeat the pirates before they landed.
Branch 153 is not large in scale, and it is good to have two warships. Normally, one is used to patrol the nearby waters, and the other is parked in the port as a backup. Now that we have to fight, naturally the two warships will act together and go all out.
Zhang Daye and the others stood quietly on the shore and watched the battle. The pirate ship was also a strong opponent. Not only did it not run away from the two warships, it also took the lead in firing. Probably thinking about becoming famous in a battle or something.
The warships quickly began to fight back, and the artillery fire from the two warships easily suppressed the pirate ship's firepower.
The pirate ship tried to dodge, but obviously it did not have a helmsman as good as Artoria. Two rounds of cannon fire came down, and the ship was hit by two shells. One of them made a hole in the side of the ship, but the position was relatively high and no water entered. Another exploded on the deck and started a fire, but it was quickly extinguished.
When the bombardment battle was unfavorable, the pirates chose to give up their position and rushed straight towards the warship, intending to use a boarding battle to solve the problem - according to Artoria's perception, the number of pirates was greater than that of the navy. These 153 branches were It's really small.
The navy had an insight into the pirates' thoughts. Of course, they could not easily give up their advantage. They adjusted their course and planned to go around them. They continued to use cannons to try to reduce the number and morale of the pirates. Of course, the best case scenario was to sink them directly. .
After the ship was hit by a few more shells, the pirates seemed to realize this and decisively used pirate methods - turning the rudder no longer deliberately approaching the warship, but driving towards the shore and began firing cannons on the shore. , forcing the navy to come to a decisive battle with them.
Although Zhang Daye and the others were ready to help defend the shells, the navy did not know and would not casually pass on the responsibility of protecting the town to them. They were forced to have no choice but to continue the shelling while moving forward to intercept and do Ready for the boarding battle.
Zhang Da also watched the confrontation between the two sides on the shore, lamenting that this was a normal naval battle, and that these pirates really needed to be dealt with.
(End of chapter)
