What's new once is familiar again. It's not the first time that we have a meal in the palace. It's time for everyone to eat and drink.
Tiragoda, who is in charge of the kitchen, is Ikarem's wife who looks like a married woman. She is full of confidence today - because she has temporarily hired twenty more chefs today.
In addition to the banana crocodile, the special dishes on the table also include the cheating bird that Uncle Long shot down when he was bored. The others are some common high-quality ingredients and some Alabasta-specific vegetables and fruits.
For example - edible cactus. There are all kinds of cacti in the desert, and some of them are edible. They taste good whether they are made into vegetables or squeezed into juice.
At this time, Wendy and Perona were grabbing the table with both hands, their eyes level with a glass of cactus juice, staring at the crystal 'juice' in the glass without daring to try it.
"Can you really drink cactus juice?" Perona asked suspiciously, "Will it be as bitter as bitter melon?"
"Maybe it will be as sour as prunes." Wendy had a frightened expression on her face. She was most afraid of sourness. She even couldn't help but want to run away when she saw someone eating prunes.
"Things that can be used to entertain guests won't taste so weird." Xia Lulu comforted her, "Although the color is a bit fishy."
"Is it really okay, Weiwei? What does it taste like?" Wendy and Perona turned back to Weiwei for confirmation.
"Don't worry, this cactus juice is delicious. I'll drink it for you to see!" Weiwei picked up the cup and drank it down, without being ladylike.
And it disappeared after she finished drinking. Weiwei's smile suddenly froze, and the glass fell to the ground and broke into pieces. She covered her mouth in disbelief, and after a few seconds, she started to hold on to the table and retched. : "It's so... it tastes terrible!"
"Your Highness, please be careful!" The maid on the side gently pulled Wei Wei away and hurriedly cleaned up the glass shards on the ground.
After confirming that Weiwei was not injured, Ikarem tried his best to keep a straight face and preached: "Princess Weiwei, this is too rude, just... cough, well~, even if the juice does not taste good, you can't throw the cup casually."
"But, this cup tastes really bad. It didn't taste like this before!" Weiwei felt a little aggrieved. She wanted to prove to her friends that cactus juice is delicious, but now it's like this. Will she be disliked?
However, their focus was obviously not here. Wendy asked fearfully: "Is it really sour?"
"No, it must be painful!" Perona stretched out her hand to help Weiwei.
Then, Weiwei's arm was broken.
"ha?"
"Weiwei!"
"Princess Weiwei!"
Kobra, Icarim, and the maids opened their mouths in horror, and then became a mess.
Weiwei herself was also stunned. Although she didn't feel any pain, it was scary to watch her arm fall down like this.
"Hey~~~~!" Perona was even more frightened, her eyes almost bulging out, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Wendy! Wendy! Quick, save Weiwei!"
Before Wendy could answer, Weiwei's arm in Perona's hand shattered into yellow sand and fell to the ground.
Perona burst into tears. She knelt on the ground and tried hard to gather the sand into a pile; "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Zhang Da also looked at the pile of sand on the ground and the completely uninjured fracture on Weiwei's shoulder, and thought of a possibility.
Weiwei herself seemed to have felt something. Her whole body was scattered into a small pile of yellow sand, and then gathered into a human form again, and the arm naturally returned to her body.
Facing the shocked expressions of everyone, Weiwei raised a hand, which first turned into sand and then immediately recovered, and said with some curiosity: "Everyone, I seem to be fine, and I have gained strange powers."
"This is..." Kobra, Bell and others were shocked. This ability looked familiar to them.
Now Zhang Da also confirmed: "This is the ability of the natural type, Shasha Fruit!"
Perona stopped crying. After learning that it was a Devil Fruit ability, she poked Weiwei curiously: "It's so powerful. Isn't this Crocodile's ability?"
"Krokdal?" Weiwei was stunned for a moment, and then said unhappily, "Why did I gain the ability of that kind of person?"
"I heard that after a person with an ability dies, the Devil Fruit will be reborn in a corner of the sea." Bell, who is an ability user, said, "Did Crocodile's fruit happen to be reborn here and be squeezed into juice? ? That’s why Princess Weiwei finds that glass of juice unpleasant to drink..."
Everyone heard what Weiwei said just now, and Bell still remembers the indescribable taste of the devil fruit. He felt a little sympathy for Weiwei, because he drank a glass of juice directly.
A devil fruit, only the first person to take the first bite will gain the ability. Before that, it doesn't matter whether it is peeled or sliced. Now it seems that it can be squeezed into juice, but no one eats the residue left after the juice is squeezed in advance.
But there was something Bell couldn't figure out: "Why are devil fruits mixed into cactus? And they are also squeezed into juice together?"
"Maybe it's because the Shasha fruit itself looks like a cactus." Zhang Da also remembered that the official pictures of the Shasha fruit were released, looking like an earthy yellow cactus with small thorns growing on it.
At that time, I was still complaining about how Crocodile was so mouth-watering, but now it seems that he probably peeled or squeezed the juice.
"Weiwei is very lucky, and so is Perona." Zhang Da was also subconsciously envious after knowing the truth, but thinking about it carefully, it seemed unnecessary.
If there was a Devil Fruit in front of him when he first traveled through time, he would definitely eat it, but now, there is no need for it at all. There are still a lot of abilities waiting for him to learn and master among his companions, none of them are worse than Devil Fruits, and there is no need to worry about extra weaknesses, so Devil Fruits can just be fun to watch.
Perona asked curiously: "What does it have to do with me?"
"Because if Weiwei hadn't drank the juice first, then you and Wendy would have tasted it out of curiosity." Zhang Da also said, "If Wendy takes the first sip, it will be easy, but you will …Bang!”
"Eh~" Perona took a breath. She seemed to have heard that if a person with abilities eats a second Devil Fruit, it will explode.
"Thank you, Weiwei!" Perona gave Weiwei a bear hug, but Weiwei didn't seem to be in high spirits.
"But..." Weiwei's little face wrinkled up, with disgust almost written on her face, "But he uses this ability to create sandstorms, hurt everyone, and hurt his father. I don't want this ability!"
"The same ability will be used differently in the hands of different people. Crocodile uses it to harm the people, but you can use it to protect the people." Zhang Da also advised:
"In addition, Crocodile can use his ability to detect underground water veins, and then manipulate the underground water veins to create quicksand. And with this ability, you can easily understand the water veins in Alabasta, which can be as small as digging pits and wells, or as big as planning a new city. , opening up oases, can all play a huge role.”
The Shasha Fruit is a very suitable ability for the desert country of Alabasta, whether it is to destroy this country or to build this country.
The fruit of the future navy general's green cattle herding may not be bad. He can raise his hand to create a large forest by creating a tree world. However, if he opens an oasis in that way, all the responsibilities will be placed on one person, which will hinder the cohesion of the people. On the contrary, it is not good.
As Zhang Da also talked about the advantages of the Shasha Fruit, Weiwei's eyes became brighter and brighter. She was not very interested in improving her combat power, but she felt a little motivated when she talked about being able to protect everyone. When it comes to making people's lives better, they immediately become enthusiastic.
Looking at her like this, she will be a good queen in the future.
Cobra looked on with great satisfaction. It didn't matter whether he had Devil Fruit abilities or not. What was important was that Weiwei had always thought about the people since she was a child. This is the most valuable thing.
So Weiwei didn't have any intention to continue participating in the next party, and hurriedly ran to the garden to study her abilities.
Wendy, Xia Lulu and Perona naturally followed, especially Perona, who looked like a senior and wanted to guide Weiwei on how to develop the fruit's abilities.
After they left, Ikarem, Bell and others were a little restless, looking like they wanted to follow but were worried about being rude.
Zhang Da also smiled and said: "If you are worried, just go and have a look. We are so familiar with each other, so don't worry about it."
"That's rude!" Ikarem and Bell hurriedly followed. Crocodile's ability felt very dangerous, and the princess had no experience. She was really worried if she didn't watch.
Zhang Da also looked at Jackie Chan who was extraordinarily calm: "Uncle Long, don't you go and have a look?"
"No need, Ikarim and Bell are both very reliable people. It's rare for me to have some peace and quiet." Jackie Chan said that occasionally he didn't want to take care of his children. He picked up a piece of banana crocodile's meat bones and chewed them very hard. Xiang, "Isn't it said that you can become stronger by eating more? I think I need to exercise my appetite."
Jackie Chan felt that he was not strong enough, and he actually needed Perona's help to deal with a shemale. Although the Dragon Talisman gave him powerful attack capabilities, Jackie Chan always felt that making himself stronger was the right way, and he could not always rely on the talisman.
Set a small goal and first surpass Tom in terms of appetite.
Tom casually put a fish into his mouth, chewed it a few times and took it out by the tail. There was a complete fish bone on the table.
Jackie Chan thought for a while, maybe he should change his goal.
A banquet was over, except for the small episode where Weiwei suddenly turned into an esper. It was a great time for the guests and the host.
Only Tiragoda in the kitchen was a little depressed. This time, there were twenty more chefs, so why was she the only one left standing in the end?
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The next day, everyone got up as usual for morning exercises. The current morning exercise program consisted of simply running around Albana, and then doing two sets of boxing with Uncle Long.
Although kung fu may not be useful to everyone, it is regarded as a group activity. Even Tom, who does not like running, is interested in doing a few gestures, probably as a broadcast gymnastics.
Because of the relationship between Wendy and Perona, Weiwei has been running with her these days. However, her physical fitness is obviously not very good. She usually has to let her good partner Karu carry her before she is halfway through the run.
This little running duck is quite cute. Sometimes when Weiwei asks it to sprint, it will sit down, making Weiwei angry and laughing.
If Weiwei hadn't been there to compare, Zhang Da wouldn't have known that Perona had improved so much. Although she usually likes to be lazy, she hasn't completely fallen behind on exercise.
Perona's physical fitness is much better than that of an ordinary little girl, so at least she won't have much pressure to follow everyone throughout the entire race. Of course, you will still complain when you should.
Weiwei is different from her. She is a very strong and tenacious child. After realizing that she was much worse than Wendy Perona, she worked hard to break through her limits every day. But today seems to be particularly hard.
Perona said: "Weiwei, if you can't hold on anymore, let Karu carry you?"
"Quack!" Karu raised his wings in agreement. Although he was still small, his talent was there and long-distance running was not a problem.
Weiwei breathed hard: "No... I can still... Huh... I can still hold on..."
"Why are you working so hard today?" Perona asked in confusion. If it were her, she would roll around and beg for rest when she was tired. Although I was inspired by Wendy's diligence for a while, it only lasted a few days.
"Because... Bell said that if you want to use your abilities at will... phew... you need a lot of physical support..."
Everyone understood, because she was eager to develop her abilities and help everyone, so she wanted to improve her physical fitness as soon as possible.
But if Ikarem knew about this, Bell might be blown off his head. Is it you who made Princess Vivi work so hard?
"Okay, stop talking, pay attention to your breathing, pay attention to the amplitude of your arm swings..." Zhang Da also interrupted her and shared his experience. Strong children are always lovable. If she wants to persevere, just persevere. Anyway, she is exhausted and Wendy is here. Before leaving, just tell her not to increase the amount randomly in the future.
This time Weiwei gritted her teeth and forced herself to run the entire distance. She felt that her legs were almost no longer hers, and she almost fell to the ground when she stopped.
But Wendy immediately supported her, used magic to help relieve her discomfort, and also helped her regain some strength.
"It's amazing!" Weiwei jumped in surprise, but after recovering her strength, she couldn't rest anymore, so she just studied the power of the Shasha Fruit in the desert outside Albana City.
Everyone watched with great interest for a while. You and I told Weiwei about Crocodile's abilities. It would be useless if he didn't learn from the existing moves and experience. Even if he might not use the same moves in the future, It's perfect for practicing when you first get your abilities.
In addition, everyone also put forward some suggestions for training their abilities based on their own ideas and insights, and then each went about their own practice. Even Perona was stimulated again and decided to work hard again. This time she expected to be able to persist for several days.
Only Tom, who was idle and bored, found it amusing to see Weiwei's ability, and made suggestions to Weiwei through gestures. Weiwei thought it made sense and nodded in agreement.
"Quack!" Karu Duck gave the order, and Tom and Weiwei took action at the same time.
Well, Weiwei used her abilities to quickly build a simple little sand castle.
And Tom made a sandcastle of about the same size with his bare hands, which almost perfectly replicated the appearance of the main hall of the palace.
"So...so amazing..." Even with Weiwei's familiarity with the palace, she couldn't fault it at all.
Obviously the time of use is almost the same, but in comparison, Tom's is like a work of art, and mine is just a child's toy. As long as you can make a sand sculpture as fine as Tom's, it means you have better control over your abilities. ?
(End of chapter)
