King Snake General of Pirates

Hal, Sil Zoya, Silena, and Anan were walking in the city of the Eastern Military Region. Ah Feng huddled in Hal's arms, feeling afraid of the unfamiliar faces that came and went, and the dazzling array of rare things. Things are endlessly curious.

The entire city and the entire sky were illuminated red by lanterns emitting red light everywhere.

In addition to being a righteous thief, Silena has a wide range of knowledge and is familiar with various places in the city, whether it is Hal who has lived in the naval base for a long time, or Syl Sawyer who lives in seclusion, or Anan and Afeng. It was the first time for them to participate in a grand festival in a civilian area.

Everyone was excited, looking left and right in front of the stalls, choosing here and there. Even though they didn't buy anything in the end, the stall owner still greeted them with a smile, without any impatience.

Perhaps in such a festival that represents the end of bad luck, no matter who you are, no matter how bad-tempered you are, you will restrain yourself and show your best side.

The civilian area is run through by a long river. At this moment, on the river bank, Silena brought Hal and others here.

"Brother, look, there are many boats." Ah Feng pointed at the candle-lit boats drifting in the river and shouted excitedly.

There was a makeshift stall on the shore. Before and after Silena walked in, Hal followed with Feng in his arms.

"This is an important part of the Lantern Festival, releasing the cruise ship." Silena explained to Hal and the others while choosing the boat she liked at the stall: "Just write your wishes on the note, and then Put it on a cruise ship, light a candle and let it float away with the river, and your wish will come true."

Ciel Zoya had never experienced this part before when she followed her father to attend the Lantern Festival in the noble district, and listened to Silena's introduction with the same interest.

The nobles in the aristocratic district who pride themselves on being noble do not believe this statement and think it is superstition. If a commoner wishes to become a noble, can he really become noble?

The answer is undoubtedly no.

However, for the people who live a hard life in the civilian areas, the existence of this custom does not lie in whether it can really fulfill their wishes, but just to place a thought in their miserable life.

After each of the five people selected their favorite boat, they wrote down their wishes that only they knew, secretly put them into the cruise ship, went to the shore to light candles, and released the cruise ship into the distance.

There is another explanation for this custom.

If the written wish is seen or known, it will never come true.

Therefore, whose cruise ship floats the farthest, the greater the possibility of your wish coming true.

No one knows the basis for these statements to be passed down, but they are just passed down from generation to generation, and this is what they hear from the elderly.

After setting off the cruise ship, the five of them watched a gorgeous fireworks display, drank sweet porridge, and walked around most of the place before finally stopping at the entrance of a restaurant.

For some unknown reason, this restaurant doesn’t serve normal meals on such a festive day, but instead serves some colorful finger-sized meatballs.

For people who have been looking forward to the Lantern Festival for a long time, the unsatisfied belly balls can only be used as snacks. Therefore, the restaurant is not as crowded as other places at this moment, at least there are a few square tables outside. , there is still one empty.

The five Hals sat down at the empty square table, and immediately a young waiter came forward quickly with a pot of tea.

"Guest, we only have homemade meatballs tonight and no other dishes. How many bowls do you want to serve?"

"Five people, one bowl each," Hal said.

"Okay, you guys will have some tea first, and we'll serve it right away." After saying this, the young waiter left quickly.

Ah Feng was put down by Hal and sat next to him. Anan, Sil Zoya, and Silena sat on each side.

The five of them each poured a cup of steaming tea and put it aside. At this time, Silenzoya noticed that Silena's eyes had been looking in another direction, and she couldn't help but look away curiously.

I saw a young couple with a child who looked about two years old on the right front, separated by two square tables. The woman held the child in her arms, blew on the balls to cool them and fed them. The man feeds the woman spoonful after spoonful.

There were many empty bowls on the table, and several bowls with meatballs in them.

"What a loving couple." Syl Sawyer was quite envious.

"Why do they seem to have eaten a lot?" Anan was confused when he saw many bowls on the couple's table.

Silena turned around at this time, not looking as weird as before, and said calmly: "What else could it be because it's cheap? I'll use this as a staple food to fill my stomach."

Hal's eyes were not on the ordinary couple. He glanced slightly at the four people sitting next to them, separated only by a square table.

The four men were all over two meters tall, with tall and strong bodies as strong as cattle, with fleshy faces and fierce expressions. They were dressed in short-sleeved trousers, but ferocious tattoos could be seen on the arms exposed from the short sleeves.

Anyone with some life experience can tell that these four people are by no means ordinary people.

At this time, the young waiter came back with a tray and placed five meatball meals one by one in front of Hal and others. When they saw the portions inside, they realized that the couple and the child did not eat much.

The bowl is the size of your palm, the meatballs are the size of your finger, and each bowl is only half a bowl. This portion is okay for a try, but if you want to be full, an adult would have to eat dozens of bowls.

"It's so little, how much does it cost for a bowl?" Syl Sawyer asked doubtfully.

"Only one beli." The young waiter who had not yet left smiled and explained in a low voice: "Those who are willing to come to eat this are just trying it out, not rushing to be full."

After speaking, he glanced at the couple secretly and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they didn't listen.

I thought they were the only exception.

At this moment, the child in the couple's arms didn't know whether it was burned by the pill or felt uncomfortable somewhere. He burst into tears for a while. The cry of a child is always inexplicably loud, and it is also inexplicably annoying. The boy The waiter turned around to see what was going on.

When the man in the couple saw that everyone around him was looking in his direction, he panicked and quickly coaxed the child. The woman gently covered the child's mouth to stop him from speaking too loudly.

But the child's crying still didn't stop, and he was still crying loudly, which made people upset and angry.

Hal's eyes were once again on the four strong men next door, and he saw that they ignored the child's cries and only focused on eating the food he had brought from other places.

The young waiter walked to the couple's table and was about to speak, but the three people at the table closest to Hal shook the table in vain and shouted: "Cry, cry, cry, you little bastard, it makes me feel uncomfortable all over. If you cry again, I will kill you." The mouth is torn open.”

The couple's faces turned pale when they heard this. They were just ordinary people living an honest and responsible life in a civilian area. They did not dare to conflict with others. They apologized quickly: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."

Another person at the table continued to shout: "The good mood of the day has been ruined by this little bastard. Go somewhere else before I lose my temper, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what do you want?" Silena, who had been silent until now, suddenly slapped the table and stood up, glaring at the three people at the next table.