Chapter 15 The whole village feasts
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"Duan! Duan! The pirates are coming!"
The old village chief, who was sleeping soundly, was almost frightened to death by the sound of the copper basin.
"Oops! How did I fall asleep?"
The old village chief felt extremely guilty.
He was clearly shouting for everyone to stay alert at all times, but he fell into a deep sleep. He opened his eyes hastily and looked towards the dock, only to see two huge dog heads right in front of him.
"Ah! Monster!"
The old village chief was so frightened that his legs went weak and he was about to fall backwards, but luckily Ergou, who was standing nearby, was quick to reach out and support him.
A Da and A Er are about 30 meters long, and their height when standing upright is nearly 10 meters.
The villagers were so frightened at this point that they were fleeing in all directions, and their previous momentum to fight the enemy to the death was gone.
The old village chief was still unwilling to give up. He struggled to stand up and shouted:
"Don't be afraid, don't panic! Pick up your weapons! Pick up your weapons..."
The village chief's voice became weaker and weaker, because he himself didn't know what use the farm tools in their hands would be in facing a monster of this level.
"Village Chief, Village Chief! Don't go any further! Let's run quickly, it's too dangerous! If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"
Ergou looked anxious and tried his best to pull the stubborn old man.
"Damn it! How could this damn pirate group have these two damn sea beasts? They all deserve to die!"
"I'll fight you!"
The old village chief kept muttering to himself and refused to step back. He pushed Ergou's hand away, raised his crutch and rushed forward to hit the dog's head.
"grandfather!"
"Grandpa the village chief!"
Several familiar voices were heard.
The old village chief was still wondering if he was hallucinating because of his old age and hearing loss, when he saw several girls running towards him.
Isn’t the shortest red-haired girl among them his precious granddaughter?
"You...what are you doing?"
The old village chief's eyes were dull, tears already welling up in his eyes. He touched the chubby face of the little girl in his arms, and after making sure it was not an illusion, he said happily:
"Okay, okay, I'm glad you're back! I'm glad you're back!"
Several other little girls also found their families in the crowd.
The family who survived the disaster and reunited hugged each other tightly. They obviously had a lot of grievances and longings in their hearts that they wanted to tell their loved ones, but when the words came to their lips, they turned into wailing.
Gel stood quietly at the bow and watched this heartwarming scene, his heart filled with emotion and his nose feeling a little sore.
Gel has always had a sense of unreality since he traveled through time, because in his subconscious he believed that this was a world in a comic book, so he had been living with an attitude of playing life. Suddenly, he truly felt that everyone around him was a real living person with flesh and blood and emotions, rather than just NPCs made up of a bunch of data.
In order to protect more beautiful smiles of people around him, Geer suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of responsibility.
"Brother, why are they crying for no reason? Are they hungry?"
Weibull scratched his head and asked doubtfully:
"Who knows? Maybe I was just too happy."
"Huh? Can you cry when you're happy?"
Weibull felt even more confused. When faced with a problem he couldn't figure out, his most effective solution was to just stop thinking about it.
"Brother, I don't know why, but I feel particularly hungry today. The uncle got off the boat before I was full."
"Really? Maybe it's just your illusion. Just bear with it, and you'll have food to eat soon."
Gel's expression was a little unnatural, and he thought to himself: I'm sorry, brother, it's my fault that I harmed you and made you eat dirty things.
Turning around, he ordered:
"Weeble, go catch some food in the sea first. I'll let my uncle cook for you later. Dad and Er! You guys go play nearby first."
"Oh, okay brother."
As soon as Gel finished speaking, a man and two dogs dived into the water with a splash and quickly disappeared.
Only after patiently waiting for the villagers of Dunbu Village to finish their emotional expression did Geer jump off the boat.
Everyone also learned that it was this handsome young man who saved their relatives. Immediately, a large group of villagers, led by the old village chief, expressed their gratitude to Geer. The villagers were all very simple and warmly invited Geer to visit the village.
The old village chief raised his arm and immediately announced that the whole village of Dunbu would hold a three-day banquet to thank their savior, and the villagers also cheered.
"Village chief, village chief!"
Ergou pulled the village chief and wanted to have a private word with him.
"What are you doing? Can't you see I'm entertaining guests? What's the point of pulling and tugging?"
The old village chief looked displeased and turned around and scolded.
"Excuse me, village chief, can you please spare me a moment?"
Ergou smiled awkwardly at Gel, and then wanted to pull the village chief aside to talk.
The village chief righteously refused:
"If you have anything to say, just say it here. Captain Gill and we are family. We have nothing to hide from him."
Ergou's cheeks were as red as if he had put on blush. He couldn't resist the old village chief for a long time and could only speak frankly:
"Well, village chief! We don't have money to buy things. It's a problem for us to have our next meal, let alone a three-day banquet. I can't do anything about it. You decide what to do."
The old village chief slapped his forehead, feeling too embarrassed to face anyone. He then remembered that their village had just been robbed by pirates, and today they had to sell everything they had to raise money for the navy. How could they have the money to hold a banquet?
Could it be that what he had just said would be immediately slapped in the face? The stubborn old man's neck turned red with shame.
In the end, it was Geer who showed understanding and stepped forward to help:
"Village chief, I have something urgent to attend to, so I won't stay here for long. There's no need to hold a three-day banquet. Everyone is happy today, so let's have a meal here to celebrate. Don't worry about the ingredients, my brother has already prepared them. The cooking will be left to Uncle Fit and the villagers. What do you think?"
"How can this be so embarrassing? Captain Gill, you are our distinguished guest and benefactor. This is really rude of you."
"We are all family, there is no need to be so polite, Village Chief!"
"Hahaha! Right, right, we are all family, so it's better to obey than to be respectful. Then I will shamelessly agree to it!"
“Leave the cooking to me!”
Uncle Fate also patted his chest and said.
After the village chief agreed, he started to make preparations. All the villagers, young and old, joined in the preparations. The adults moved tables, chairs and benches, and the children took bowls and chopsticks.
The prey captured by Weeble has been piled up into a small mountain on the dock. Ada and Aer are also working hard to help, fearing that they will not be able to catch enough food and will become emergency reserve food.
The villagers had never seen such a scene before. Looking at the various sea fish piled up in front of them, each one was very fat and weighed dozens or hundreds of kilograms, there were also 4-5 meter long lobsters, more than ten meters long squids, crabs bigger than fishing boats... and even a sea king. Everyone almost dropped their jaws in shock.
Gel wondered if Weibull had wiped out all the shrimps and crabs that were about to become spirits in the sea. He didn't know if the Dragon King would come to cause trouble later.
It really is the case that one person’s contribution brings joy to the whole village.
Uncle Fate led a group of energetic villagers to prepare ingredients for cooking.
The adults were busy, and the children were playing on the sidelines waiting for dinner. Captain Gul, as a distinguished guest, also stayed with the children waiting for the meal to start.
A group of children heard from adults that Captain Gill was an adventurer who defeated a big pirate and rescued several people from their village.
Ger became a superhero in the hearts of the children, and they all gathered around him clamoring to hear his adventure stories.
Looking at the children who surrounded him in circles, Gel certainly wouldn't spoil the fun by saying that he had only been out to sea for a few days and had no adventure stories, although this was the truth.
Gel then told all kinds of wonderful and amazing adventure stories to the children in their expectant eyes:
There were islands floating above the clouds at an altitude of ten thousand meters, bubble islands ten thousand meters under the sea, big goldfish that opened up a small island in one mouthful, elephants tens of thousands of meters high that walked on the sea, and an animal kingdom on the elephant's back. Gel started talking and described everything vividly, as if he had really seen it with his own eyes.
The thrilling, wonderful and interesting adventure stories are very much to the taste of children. Soon, more and more children gathered around Gel. In the end, almost all the children in the village came to listen to the story told by the big talker Gel. Many adults also joined in. Weevil was also chewing dried meat and listening carefully. He was also a minor and liked to listen to stories.
"At that time, a giant goldfish that was bigger than the island opened its huge mouth and was about to swallow our boat in one gulp. I had no choice but to punch it away..."
"Captain Gul is awesome!"
"Captain Gul is so handsome!"
"When I grow up, I want to be an adventurer like Captain Gill!"
Gel really enjoyed it, no wonder everyone likes to brag.
The little kids were all fascinated by the story, and when the story came to the exciting parts, everyone applauded. Gel was afraid that these kids would be influenced by him and secretly run out to sea for adventure, so he told them some stories about fighting terrible pirates.
There are fat women who want to eat children for every meal, perverts who like to chop people and be chopped, and nuns who specialize in trafficking children. The story ends before dinner. The main idea of the story is that the sea is fun but also very dangerous, so children without parents are forbidden to go out to sea secretly.
The children had never heard such a wonderful story before. They were all very interested and wanted to ask Geer to tell them more stories. However, after seeing the sumptuous seafood meal on the table, the children said: "Why listen to stories? Isn't the food delicious?"
Looking at the dishes on the table, not only had the kids and villagers seen them before, even Gel started to eat like a man who had never seen the world.
Gel and Webel sat at a table alone, accompanied only by the old village chief, while Chef Fate was still fighting in the kitchen.
It’s not that there is any class distinction, it’s just that most people sitting at the same table with Weeble can’t even get a bite of the food.
"Come on, village chief, try this fish. The meat looks fresh and tender."
A plate of cooked fish of some unknown kind was served. Geer, who always respected the elderly and loved the young, picked up the fattest piece of fish belly and put it into the old village chief's bowl.
The old village chief was very happy today. His wrinkles on his face were wrinkled into a chrysanthemum shape. He said politely:
"No, no, I can do it myself. You are so polite, Captain Gill. You are the guest, and I should be the one helping you with the food."
"It's okay, Village Chief. This is your first time eating with my brother and you may not know it yet. You can't come by yourself."
After Gel finished speaking, he pointed. The village chief looked in the direction of Gel's finger and couldn't help but take out his reading glasses and put them on.
"Hmm? Where's the fish?"
The plate on the table that had just contained a large fish was now empty, without even a drop of soup left. The plate looked as if it had been washed, so clean that it was shining.
Weibull spat out a complete set of fish bones and shouted:
“It’s so delicious!!! Roar!”
This loud roar scared all the villagers. When they found out that the big guy was shouting happily because the food was so delicious, they all smiled and the children also giggled.
