A Pirate's Counting Life

"I'm sorry, there are a lot of people today. Your food will take a while."

Nick wiped his hands on his waistband and looked at Mark with some embarrassment. The rear admiral was not something that a small boss like him could offend.

"Nick, I don't have to cook the rest of the dishes."

"There's no need to do mine. Haven't you been bragging that you are the royal chef of a certain country in the South China Sea? Today you have to show off your skills to us!"

"Deal! Old Nick, you have to open our eyes today."

The guests in the restaurant started to boo before Mark opened his mouth. Nick looked at Mark cautiously and whispered, "Sir, do you have any preferences for dishes?"

"Hahaha, don't be so polite, just do what you want. We are not picky eaters. We will add another 500 people. The lady just ordered her own."

Mark showed a kind smile to the other party, pointed to Shirley who had already found a seat to sit down, and said with a smile, "Anyway, just try your best. If you can't do it anymore, just shout."

When Nick heard Mark's words, he straightened his back immediately, showing a rebellious look, and said proudly, "I used to be the royal chef of the kingdom. Guests, don't underestimate me!"

Nick turned around and walked to the kitchen, took off his apron and took off his chef's uniform, revealing his muscular upper body.

This was the first time for the regular customers in the hotel to see Nick being so serious. A few regular customers who were not too concerned about the excitement quickly finished their lunch and went outside the kitchen to help Nick deliver the prepared food.

An hour later, several regular customers looked at the plates piled up around Mark and others in surprise. Nick's body was covered with beads of sweat. It had been a long time since he was so busy that he had no time to wipe off the sweat.

At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the palace in the South China Sea. His already very agile movements became even faster after Nick burned up his fighting spirit.

After three hours, Nick's movements began to slow down, and heavy breathing came from his mouth.

Mark swallowed the meat in his mouth and yelled at the busy Nick, "Nick, if it doesn't work, just tell us and we'll pay the bill immediately."

Several people in charge of delivering the dishes also booed Nick. Nick, who originally wanted to comfort himself with his age, suddenly became energetic and quickly cooked a few more dishes.

"I can't..."

Nick fell to the ground and leaned against the stove and waved his hands weakly. Mark took out a piece of paper and wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth. He slowly walked to Nick and knelt down and whispered softly.

"how much is the total?"

"Cheng...hui...25...ten thousand...Bailey"

Mark smiled and took out a stack of Baileys from his arms, placed it on the ground next to Nick, and gave the other party a playful smile.

"I still prefer your unruly look before."

Nick rolled his eyes angrily, and several regular customers around him booed.

Looking at the sky outside the window, Mark waved to Duoji, led him to a corner, took out a thousand Baileys from his arms and put it in Nick's hand.

"It's so late, do you need me to send someone to take you home?"

Nick held Bailey tightly, shook his head and whispered, "Thank you, I can go home by myself."

"Be careful on the road"

Mark smiled and rubbed Nick's head. They slowly walked out of the hotel. Mark waved to Nick and winked at Aaliya after the other person's back disappeared.

The latter nodded slightly and chased in the direction Nick left. Mark liked this little boy very much. The city at night was not as silent as it appeared. With Aria escorting him, Mark believed that Nick would be able to return home safely.

The two women held Mark's arms, one on the left and the other on the right, and slowly walked towards the warship. Ever since he had the warship, Mark had not worried about accommodation, which saved him a lot of money.

He had no intention of going to the center of the Alabasta Kingdom. There was nothing interesting about a kingdom that was all desert. Compared to Albana, the capital of the kingdom, he preferred the rapeseed town near the sea.

As soon as the three of them returned to the warship, Aaliya followed them. Aaliya nodded to Mark, turned and walked towards her room.

"Have you confirmed your identity?"

In the palace of Albana, the capital of the kingdom, an old man was sitting on the throne, looking down at the guard who was kneeling on one knee.

"The opponent is Rear Admiral Mark of the Navy Headquarters. Codenamed Devil Muscle Man is the disciple of General Cyborg Kong."

The old man tapped the armrest, his eyes were a little blurred, and he said in a deep voice, "Go and invite this navy rookie."

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

The guard slowly exited the main hall and walked toward the outskirts of the palace. After leaving the palace, the man gradually turned into a jackal. Although he didn't quite understand why His Majesty the King didn't let the birdman invite the other party, and instead let him go, the king had spoken. He could only go across the desert to the rapeseed town.

"Where are you going, Basil?"

Jike, who was flying in the air, looked at the lone wolf running wildly below with some confusion. Jike shook his head and adjusted his direction to fly towards the palace.

Since Basil left the palace, he had to take over the safety of the king. The next morning, Naferutalichak rubbed his brows tiredly and walked out of the palace gate and shouted in a deep voice.

"Basil...make me a cup of coffee."

Jike walked up to Naferutalichak carrying a tray and said softly

"Your Majesty, Basil went out last night."

"Why are you still here, Jike? Didn't I ask Basil to ask you to invite Major General Mark?"

Naferutalichak put the coffee cup on the tray, looked at the confused Jike, carefully recalled the conversation last night, and found that she seemed to have asked Basil to invite Mark.

"Jike...forget it, that's it."

Naferutalichak waved her hand and canceled the idea of ​​letting Jike fly to call Basil back. If you suddenly call the other person back after running away all night, isn't this fooling people? No matter how loyal you are, you can't do it like this.

"When Basil comes back, remember to tell him that your brain is a good thing. Remember to use your brain more before doing things."

Jike suppressed a smile and saluted Naferutalichak with a military salute, and shouted loudly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely convey your instructions to Basil."

Mark spent two days in Rapeseed Town. Just when he was about to let people put away the anchor and set sail, a navy man came to him with a naked upper body man.

"Hello, distinguished Major General Mark, I am the guard captain of the Kingdom of Alabasta. His Majesty the King invites you to go to Albana."

Mark looked up and down at the guy who called himself the guard captain. Is this what the dignified kingdom guard captain looks like?After all, the Neferutari family is also a big family that almost became a Celestial Dragon.

Why is his own guard captain so miserable? If he hadn't felt that the other party had the strength of a major general, he would have wanted to have this liar thrown off the ship.

"Um...how do you prove that you are the captain of the Kingdom Guard? It's not that I don't believe it, it's mainly because everyone wants to see it."

Mark spread his hands and shrugged. Basil looked at his appearance and scratched his head irritably. His appearance was indeed a bit unsightly.

"How about you accompany me to Rapeseed Flower Town, where the mayor should be able to prove my identity."

Mark looked at Basil helplessly. To be honest, he didn't really want to go to Albana. He originally wanted to have a fight to fool him, but the other party was so stubborn.

"Oh~ OK, I believe you, then how are we going to get to Albana? Don't tell me to run!"

Basil was just about to nod when he saw Mark's somewhat cold eyes, and suddenly a voice came from the sky

"If you don't mind, you can try our Alabasta Kingdom's running duck."

The falcon transformed by Jike circled in the air and then slowly landed on the deck. He bowed respectfully to Mark, then took out a letter and handed it to him. He looked at the helpless Basil with some amusement.

"Dear Guard Captain, you forgot to bring the token. King Chuck specially asked me to bring it to you."

Mark took the letter from the other party, opened it, looked at it, and nodded to Jike.Somewhat speechless, I looked at the Kingdom Guard Captain who kept rubbing his feet on the deck.

It's really embarrassing to have such a careless captain. Mark felt that if he were a king, he would definitely punish this embarrassing guy to clean the toilet and pick up the guests without taking anything. This guy is really a talent.

"Then please prepare it for me..."

Mark looked sideways at the three women next to him. Shirley shook her head first. She had learned clearly about the scorching heat in the interior in the past few days. Ophelia and Aaliya also shook their heads.

"Then prepare a running duck"

Mark smiled at Jike, and Jike nodded, turned into a falcon and flew into the sky, and said softly

"We are waiting for you at the desert entrance to the west of the city"

Basil nodded to Mark, turned into a jackal and jumped off the warship. Looking at Basil's slightly embarrassed figure, Mark shook his head in amusement.