Chapter 24 Boarding the Ship

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While waiting for the courier to deliver the goods to their door, someone had to watch over the meat tickets, so Ger and his crew could only stay on the boat temporarily. Fortunately, they had the system mall so they didn't have to go back and forth to buy supplies.

Geer was bored and sat at the bow fishing to kill time. After fishing for an entire afternoon, he saw that he would not catch anything again today. It was a bit hot in the sun, so he threw the fishing rod aside and shouted:

"Weibull, let's go get some seafood so that uncle can prepare dinner."

"Bang!"

"Here comes brother!"

Weibull threw down the dumbbells and ran over happily, taking off his pants as he ran.

"Pfft!"

Two figures, one big and one small, jumped off the boat.

He did three and a half turns in the air and splashed 10 meters into the water.

Gel opened his eyes. The extremely clear sea water allowed him to have a visibility of nearly 100 meters even underwater.

The colorful corals grow luxuriantly, like a large garden full of blooming flowers, and a wide variety of marine fish swim among them.

The sunlight shines through the sea, casting beams of light that tremble along with the ripples on the water, as dazzling as the flash lights in a dance hall.

The underwater world that has not yet been developed and "protected" by humans is so beautiful beyond words.

After going into the sea, Weevil chased the big fish, while Gel swam slowly to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the seabed. He almost forgot his business. In the end, he could only pick up some fish that would not run away, such as sea cucumbers the size of his arm, black gold abalone the size of a washbasin, and some snails and shellfish, each of which was of excellent quality.

Soon, the brothers returned with a full load and handed over the show time to Chef Fite.

Soon the rich aroma of food wafted onto the boat.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"

Weibull held his special rice bucket in his left hand and wielded a two-meter-long spoon in his right hand.

High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking techniques.

The huge dining table was filled with all kinds of delicious food. Since Weevil and Moria were both big guys, even though there were only five people, it was just right after they sat down.

"Captain, please try this sea cucumber. This is the recipe recorded in the book you gave me. Braised sea cucumber with scallions!"

Fate brought the last dish and helped Geer scoop a spoonful as if offering a treasure.

"Really? Let me try it."

As soon as Gel heard it, he became interested. As soon as he saw this classic dish, braised sea cucumber with scallions, he knew that Fate was studying Shandong cuisine recently.

As the first of the eight major cuisines, Shandong cuisine is the representative of the culinary culture of the Yellow River Basin and one of the cuisines with the longest history and the richest techniques.

Gel picked up a bite with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

The sea cucumber is fresh and the green onion is rich and fragrant. The combination of these two simple ingredients creates such a unique flavor.

"How's it going? Is it delicious?"

Fate rubbed his palms and asked nervously and expectantly.

The sea cucumber has a ruddy appearance, is fresh and smooth when eaten, and has a crispy and elastic texture when chewed, leaving a long aftertaste.

Gel ate several more pieces before giving a thumbs up:

“Delicious! Very delicious!”

It is truly worthy of being called the extensive and profound Chinese cuisine. This taste has nourished generations of Chinese people, and everyone will be obsessed with it after having eaten it.

"too delicious!"

After taking a bite, Weevil started howling again. Moriah also quickly joined the battle. If he started too late to eat with this group of people, he wouldn't even have the chance to lick the plate!

This dish, "Scallion-roasted Sea Cucumber", which comes from another world, is unique, charming, and suitable for all ages. It successfully conquered the taste buds of everyone present, stood out from many delicacies and became the protagonist on tonight's table.

Chef Fate, who received unanimous praise, was in a good mood and sat aside with a smile like a kind old father.

After eating and drinking, and clearing the dishes from the table, Gel bought an extra-large version of Flying Chess from the system mall and spread it on the table, inviting Weeble, Moria, and Fate to play together. The rules of Flying Chess are relatively simple, and Weeble can also understand it.

At the side of the living room, Bia brought a plate of egg fried rice and a bowl of soup to Doflamingo who was tied in the corner.

After being tossed around for a whole day without a drop of water, Doflamingo was already extremely hungry and thirsty. When he saw food and water, he unabashedly licked his cracked lips with his tongue, a somewhat perverted action.

"I'll feed you, but I have to make a promise that you can't be mean to me. If you do, I'll just turn around and leave, leaving you alone to watch but unable to eat!"

Biya threatened Mingge as he was tied up so tightly that only his neck and head could move.

The two looked at each other, and Bi Ya's eyes were wide open, showing no sign of weakness.

Doflamingo's eyes could not be seen because he was wearing glasses. The corners of his mouth slowly rose. He did not hesitate but opened his mouth and waited to be fed.

After drinking the soup and taking a few mouthfuls of rice, Bi Ya couldn't help but ask:

"How about it, isn't the fried rice my dad makes super delicious?"

His tone was full of pride.

"Fuffuffuff, what's your name? You are a brave little girl."

Brother Ming looked at the little girl in front of him who was not afraid of him at all and asked.

"My name is Bi Ya!"

"Oh, then, naive little sister Bi Ya, in return for your dinner, I will let you go when I take revenge on the people on this ship!"

"Oh, by the way, there's also your chef father. Thanks to his egg fried rice, his cooking skills are pretty good. If he wants, he can work for me."

Bea rolled her eyes.

"Okay, thank you in advance, Mr. Doflamingo."

Doflamingo was a little disappointed that he didn't see any fear on Bea's face.

"Mr. Doflamingo, I think you are very pitiful. I advise you not to continue to oppose Captain Gol. The captain is a good man. He is actually very easy to get along with. If you don't do bad things, maybe you can become good friends."

"Fuh, fu, fu!"

Doflamingo was so angry that he could only laugh.

Thanks to him, I am tied up like this now, waiting here for my family to come with money to redeem me, and you tell me he is a good person?

Although I am a bad guy through and through, he is definitely not a good guy! This bastard may smile all day long, but his heart is darker than anyone else!

Seeing that the plate was almost empty, Bi Ya seemed to remember something and a smile appeared on her face.

"By the way, Mr. Dovran, the captain said that this meal will cost you 100 million berries, and the service fee for the beautiful girl to feed you is 50 berries. I forgot to mention it just now. You see, the meal is almost finished, and you seem to be very satisfied with it. I will put the 150 million berries into your account first."

Mingge was silent.

I watched the little girl clean up the dishes skillfully, then skipped away humming a song.

The corner of Doflamingo's mouth twitched, and the food in his mouth suddenly tasted dull. He raised his head to look at the ceiling, trying hard not to let his tears fall.

Asshole! It turns out that not only the captain, but all the people on this ship are bad guys! I will definitely come back!

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The next evening, the fiery red sunset was about to sink into the sea, and the clouds in the sky seemed to be on fire, burning the entire sky red.

"Morning glow doesn't go out, but evening glow can travel a thousand miles. It looks like tomorrow will be a good day."

Gel sat at the bow of the boat with a fishing rod in his hand, fishing and enjoying the sunset over the sea.

Moria stretched the monocular telescope to its longest position and observed the sea with one eye closed.

"Hehehehe!"

"Boss Gel, a ship shaped like a flamingo appeared in the west. It must be the birdman's subordinates coming!"

"Hey, are you finally here? I'm almost bored to death."

This is human nature. Once we get something, we don’t know how to cherish it.

In the past, I rarely had time to go fishing on weekends after work, but no matter how much I fished, it was never satisfying. Now I can fish anytime and for as long as I want, but it seems less fun.

Gel stood up, patted his butt, and threw the fishing rod away casually. He caught nothing at all every day.

"Let's go, Weibull, Lao Mo, take your meat tickets and go say hello to our friends who have come from afar! Uncle Fate, you and Xiaoya stay on the boat."

"Humph! The captain never takes me with him when there's something fun!"

Bi Ya pouted and complained unhappily, and Ge Er touched her soft blue hair to comfort her.

"The enemy might become desperate and a fight might break out. You are still young. When you are 17 years old, I will let you lead the charge if something happens, okay?"

"Why do you have to wait until you're 17, Captain?"

Gel smiled and said mysteriously.

"Because at seventeen you are an adult and can choose to fight."

Gel didn’t say that the real reason was that those who set out to sea at the age of 17 in the One Piece world were relatively awesome and they almost cleared the game in just half a year.

"Okay! It's a deal then."

Bi Ya stretched out her little finger seriously, and Ge Er cooperated by pinky-pinching with her.

"It's a word."

Ger turned and smiled at Fate.

"Uncle Fate, just wait for us to come back and eat dinner."

"Okay, no problem Captain!"

Fate nodded and led her daughter back to her room.

Gol looked at Doflamingo again and said seriously:

"You don't want to lose face in front of your younger brother, right? I hope you can cooperate and don't make things difficult for me."

After saying this, Gel untied the chains on Mingge's body and removed the rag stuffed in his mouth, leaving only a pair of seastone handcuffs.

Doflamingo looked grim and kept silent.

Gol just doesn't want to make too much trouble. It would be better for everyone if they could make an honest deal. If Doflamingo insists on being irrational, then he doesn't mind putting in a little more effort to completely wipe out the Don Quixote family.

"Let's go, Lao Mo."

As Gel said this, he jumped onto Weevil's left shoulder. Weevil then picked up Doflamingo in his hand, and the two of them were ready to set off.

Moriah looked embarrassed.

"Which... Boss Gel, how are we going to get there when the distance is so far? I can't fly!"

Gel was also stunned when he heard this, and then said earnestly:

"Old Mo, I don't mean to criticize you, but you have developed such an awesome fruit like the Paraman Shadow-Shadow Fruit in a way that is a bit lame. Look at Doflamingo, he has a mere worthless String-String Fruit, but he has used it to his heart's content. Even flying in the air is child's play."

Doflamingo:

Are you complimenting me? Why do I feel offended?

Moria scratched his head in shame and wanted to retort that even if he played so many tricks, he would still be defeated by me. However, he was afraid that Captain Gul would start lecturing again, so Moria finally held back his words.

Seeing that he had a good attitude, Geer waved his hand and said:

"Forget it. I'll train you properly when I have time. Now try to turn the shadow behind you into a pair of wings and see if you can fly."

"The bat you made with your shadow can fly, so if you make a pair of bigger bat wings, can't your people fly too?"

Moria's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Hey! That's right, it seems to be true. Why didn't I think of it before?"

Moria couldn't wait to verify it. He thought about it and carefully recalled the detailed structure and flying principle of the bat's wings. The shadow behind him began to change slowly.

A pair of large black wings with a wingspan of more than ten meters instantly appeared on Moria's back.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

The huge bat wings began to flap, and the terrifying wind pressure caused circles of waves on the originally calm sea surface. The huge reaction force allowed Moria's body to successfully fly into the sky!

"Hehehehe! Boss Gel! Look! I'm flying! I'm really flying!"

Moria, who had not yet adapted to the ability to fly, rushed around in the air and almost fell into the sea several times, but he was still as happy as a child who bought a new toy.

However, that ferocious face, the horns on his head, and now with the huge bat wings behind him, he is really looking more and more like a devil.

Doflamingo stared blankly at the huge black shadow hovering in the sky.

You should know that devil fruits with the ability to fly are extremely rare, and among the animals that are most likely to have the ability to fly, there are only a few that can fly.

As one of the beneficiaries, Ming Ge is well aware of the advantages of being able to fly.

His air path uses thin threads to tie up the clouds in the sky, thereby achieving a traction effect, allowing him to move at high speed in mid-air, but it can only be barely considered half-flying, and the disadvantages are also obvious. Once there is no material nearby that can be pulled by the thread, such as no clouds in the sky, he cannot use the air path to move in the air.

Doflamingo turned and looked at Gol, his eyes full of fear. This bastard seemed to know how to develop the power of devil fruit.

If he gets those superhuman devil fruits from me, I'm afraid that in a few years, Gol will grow into one of the top forces in the ocean.

A real man can bend and stretch. Why not put aside your hatred and try to curry favor with them in advance?

While Doflamingo was struggling with his inner struggle, Gol had already brought two strong men, Weevil and Moria, to the deck of the Flamingo.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the entire hull of the Flamingo shook violently.

Weevil and Moriah landed heavily on the ground, leaving two large holes on the deck.

Anyway, it’s not my own boat, so I don’t feel bad at all.

"what happened!"

"Is it a meteorite that has fallen?"

Several young cadres on the ship were dizzy and in a panic.

Diamanti held onto the fence to steady himself and began to scold:

"Shut up! Don't panic! The enemy is coming! Get ready for battle!"

"Yes! Master Diamante!"

After being yelled at, everyone calmed down, picked up their weapons, and rushed to the deck under the leadership of the four highest-ranking cadres.

"Hey, Captain, it seems we are not very welcome."

Moria looked at the Don Quixote family with teasing eyes.

Weibul crossed his hands in front of his chest and calmly looked down at the pirates who were surrounding him.

I have to say that Moria and Weevil, two little giants with heights of 6 or 7 meters, are really impressive when they are shown out for a stroll. Just by standing there, the huge sense of oppression makes it hard for the people on the opposite side to breathe.

Torrepol, Vergo, Pica and Diamanti stood at the front of the team. All four of them had serious expressions on their faces, with cold sweat already breaking out on their foreheads.