Chapter 831 Terribly Strong

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Bird's Nest Island

The sun shines on the beach.

The cool sea breeze blew past a melancholy man...and suddenly there was a smell of "salted fish" in the wind.

"Boom!"

The bait fell into the sea water.

Captain Gel, wearing a conical hat and holding the fishing rod tightly in both hands, walked barefoot in the warm shallows, enjoying the meticulous service of a group of foot massage fish.

"There shouldn't be anything missing, right?"

Gel looked at the calm sea and began to talk to himself.

"There's still plenty of time, but from now on, it seems that all we can do is to recover as many devil fruits as possible before the final battle, and urge my family to practice hard. Oh, and we must continue to increase investment in research and development so that Vegapunk's technological strength can be continuously updated..."

"Then just wait for the so-called fateful battle to come as promised!"

There is still more than a year until the promised date of 3D2Y, and it may take even longer before the decisive battle where the World Government will completely reveal its cards. It seems that all the arrangements that can be made in advance have been made, although only five, six, seven or eight moves have been prepared...

But Captain Gir, who has always been as steady as an old dog, still feels a little uneasy. However, he thinks that he does not need to charge into battle at the forefront himself. He can leave such dangerous tasks to the passionate young man, and it should be enough for him to just be in charge of cleaning up the mess.

Gel stroked the newly emerged stubble on his chin.

"Uh, I almost forgot the most important thing. Although laying a solid foundation is important, time is running out for mediocre teacher Rayleigh."

"Hehehe, it seems that we have to find an opportunity to let Straw Hat Boy feel the big stick of love! If it's too weak, it won't attract firepower!"

"Forget it, let's wait for a while."

Ger thought for a moment and immediately shook his head to deny his idea.

There is no need to rush now. Given the current situation, the longer we drag on, the stronger our strength will become, and the more obvious our advantage will become! So it is better to slow down the pace and enjoy the happy life of salted fish during this time.

Today, I have specially hired the best barbecue master in Yuman Street to prepare an authentic deep-sea "Barbie Q" for myself.

"Zizzizi!"

On the side, there was a clear and pleasant sound, with a kind of mouth-watering magic.

A rich fragrance quickly spread in the air, which was the wonderful aroma produced by the fierce collision of food, high temperature and oil.

"Hey, hey, hey! Can't you eat yet?"

"Ah! It's not baked yet! It's not enough to eat!"

Weibull and Yamato, two top foodies, were standing guard at the barbecue stall, ready for action.

The two men stared at the various grilled seafood and meats sizzling on the iron plate with their eyes wide open, and their saliva was already dripping all over the floor.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

In front of the barbecue table, eight octopus tentacles were flying up and down! They had already left afterimages!

"Ah! It's almost there! It's almost there! It will be ready soon! Niu~"

Octopus Xiaoba, the barbecue master of the fishman tribe, was already busy and sweating, but he still hated his parents for not giving him a few more arms. He even felt that the Eight Swords Sword Technique he had practiced for many years seemed to be on the verge of a breakthrough!

"Sorry! Lord Weibel, Miss Yamato, please wait a moment!"

Seeing their pupils glowing green, with only desire for food in their eyes, Xiao Ba couldn't help swallowing, fearing that if the grilling was too slow, the two would not be able to wait and would chop him into takoyaki.

"Hey, hey, hey! Xiao Ba, I'm not some young lady!"

Yamato, who doesn't like being treated as a girl, said with his hands on his hips.

"Ah yes! I'm so sorry, Lord Yamato!"

Xiao Ba hurriedly apologized, but he didn't dare to stop what he was doing.

"Hahaha, let me help you, Xiao Ba. You definitely can't bake enough for them all by yourself."

A sunny and handsome boy with freckles walked up to the barbecue stall and said with a smile.

"Niu~ I'm so sorry! Lord Ace, it's all my fault that I'm so slow. You and Lord Ger haven't been able to taste my cooking yet."

Xiao Ba looked ashamed. As a chef, he could not blame the customers for having big appetites. He could only blame himself for not being able to satisfy all the customers.

"You can just call me by my name, Hachi."

Ace gave a friendly smile, raised his thumb and pointed at the two foodies next to him and continued.

"It's not that easy to feed them both, so let me grill them. Xiao Ba, you grill a few skewers for Brother Geer first. He has been fishing all morning and must be hungry."

"Ah! Is this really possible? Thank you so much, Ace!"

Xiao Ba said happily.

Although I was only responsible for grilling, I had finally stood out from the countless food stores in the fiercely competitive Fishman Snack Street and won this precious opportunity to serve the respected Lord Gel.

We must not mess this up!

"Then I'll leave it to you, Ace!"

"Hahaha! Just leave it to me!"

Ace grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth, and smiled confidently.

"I may not be as experienced as you when it comes to grilling, but when it comes to using fire! I'm incredibly strong now!"

Ace reached out and grabbed two handfuls of marinated skewers as he spoke, then held them high in the air. He took a deep breath, his cheeks puffed up, and then blew out an orange-gold fireball from his mouth!

"Wow! That's amazing! Ace!"

Xiao Ba couldn't help but exclaim.

"Zizzizi!"

The orange-gold fireball was suspended in the air, like a miniature sun! The scorching heat made the surrounding air distorted.

"Hoo~!"

Before Xiao Ba could finish being happy, he saw the horribly high temperature instantly turned the skewer of meat in Ace's hand into ashes. Even the iron skewer of meat was not spared, and was directly melted into molten iron by the flames, dripping onto the beach, and emitting a wisp of black smoke in the shape of a skull.

"Ah, this...? What a terrifying flame! Ah! No! My ingredients!"

Poor Xiao Ba opened his eyes wide and stood there in a daze for a moment.

"Ahahaha! Sorry, Hachi-chan, I think I made things worse."

Ace scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I was not skilled in the operation the first time and did not control the heat well. I will try again!"

"Ah? Still trying? No…no need! Ace! I'll…I'll do it myself!"

Xiao Ba came back to his senses and hurriedly stopped him. He was really afraid that Ace would accidentally kill him and the barbecue stall.

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"Boss Ge...Ge...Ge! Come and have a taste of my cooking!"

After unremitting efforts, Xiao Ba finally got his wish and served his skewers to Geer before being exhausted to death by the two big eaters.

"Wow! Thank you! It looks delicious! I'm hungry!"

Gel took the skewers and started eating them right away.

"Come on! Eat some too, Xiao Ba."

"Ah, I don't need it! I'm full. Boss Gel, you eat! You eat!"

Xiao Ba stood nervously by the side and watched Captain Gur enjoy his meal.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

Gel didn't hesitate to chew the food. He then gave a thumbs up and praised the food continuously while eating.

"Mm! Delicious! As expected, the skewers are grilled by the number one grill master in Fishman Street! Smells good! Really smells good!"

"Hehehe! Boss Gel, as long as you like it! I'll make you my famous takoyaki!"

Xiao Ba wiped the sweat off his forehead and smiled happily. Being recognized by Boss Gel, he instantly felt that all the hard work before was worth it.

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