Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

Before Frostnova could say a few more words to help this Saiyan, whose age and emotional intelligence were both low, Nian spoke up mysteriously.

"Ideas?" Tomart, who was constantly drinking water to get rid of the spiciness in his mouth, glanced at Nian, whose eyes were flashing with a strange light. "If you're planning to change all the cafeteria dishes to spicy, I'll fight you to the death."

"How could that be? That's my plan after that."

Nian waved his hand.

"I'm quite interested in that, but first tell me what your current thoughts are."

Froststar was also curious about what Nian had said.

After all, the plans of someone whose fighting strength seems to be even stronger than Tomat's must be something that will open people's eyes.

The other party is even inviting them to participate, so it can't be a bad thing.

"The festive atmosphere in Lungmen and Rhodes Island is too weak."

With a pained expression, he crossed his arms and shook his head.

“Some people even said, ‘What’s the point of the New Year’s atmosphere?’”

She slammed the iron rod on the table like a gavel.

"Forget about Lungmen, they just suffered a disaster, so we can't expect them to be cheerful. But Rhodes Island is different."

At this moment, Nian suddenly stood up, opened his arms, as if showing Froststar and Tomat the scene that would soon appear here.

"So I've decided to 'celebrate the New Year' on Rhodes Island!"

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The file from that year states: He suddenly arrived at Rhodes Island, his equipment was unanalyzable, he possessed formidable strength, did not use Originium Arts, acted spontaneously, and was neither courted nor expelled by Kal'tsit.

Thomas: Don't we have the same persona?

Suddenly, I realized that Frostnova is developing in the direction of becoming a CP leader (White Owl: ?), frantically creating common topics for the protagonist and other characters, but the protagonist is still a straight man like an old Saiyan.

[Main Text] A Guide to Wandering in Rhodes Island: Chapter Nineteen - Encrypted Communications

"New Year" is a festival held at the end of the twelve months according to the local calendar of Yan Kingdom. It can be said to be the grandest festival in the entire country. It is also said that this festival has existed since the very distant ancient times and has almost never been interrupted.

Furthermore, with the activities of the mobile city-states and the series of interactions that Yan Kingdom has taken with the outside world, the festival has spread to other countries and regions, and even to other independent mobile city-states without a fixed location. This is because whether they are Yan Kingdom people living abroad who miss their homeland, or people of other different statuses, they all ultimately enjoy a lively atmosphere.

Judging from the description of the year, the New Year in Yan Kingdom was not much different from the New Year in his memory. Both involved decorating houses and buildings with red, hanging lanterns and colorful decorations, family reunions, and banquets. The only difference was that Originium explosives were somewhat polluting and not as widespread as normal gunpowder. Festive activities such as setting off firecrackers could only be replaced by quantum firecrackers that exploded randomly.

“If I’m not mistaken…” Tomat hadn’t made a point of noting the exact date since he arrived, but he knew it was probably the end of December, which was indeed close to the last day of the year. “The New Year is the last day of December in the Yan Kingdom’s calendar, right? It should be later than the Terra calendar. They’re not even on the same day. What’s the rush?”

"You even went to the trouble of looking up the local calendars of other countries?"

Froststar had heard that Tomat had taken the initiative to learn about the situation in various places in order to integrate into the community as quickly as possible, and had even gone to Lungmen for "investigation". However, she was surprised that he could even remember a special calendar that was only used in a few countries.

However, Tomath didn't specifically go to see it to find out. After all, in his original world, the New Year usually only came after New Year's Day. His memory of this festival was one of the few remaining memories in his mind. After all, there were no festivals on Planet Vegeta, and the full moon that came once every eight years couldn't be called the Mid-Autumn Festival—it was just the Ape Carnival.

"When my intuition is right, that's it."

Thomas replied, while awaiting the response from the year that seemed eager for the new year.

“I didn’t say we’d start preparing now, and even if it’s not on the same day, it’s almost here, but there’s no atmosphere at all. So I thought I’d create a ‘little’ atmosphere here at Rhodes Island.” Nian’s casual description and tone were completely unconvincing compared to her aggressive attitude when she first entered the cafeteria.

"Putting aside why you want us to help, I'm not very familiar with the customs of Yan Kingdom... Froststar, you probably don't know either?"

Seeing Frostnova, a former citizen of Ursus who had spent most of her life leading small teams around the world, nod in agreement, Thomas continued, "Besides, doing something like this would require permission from Dr. Kal'tsit or Amiya, wouldn't it?"

"Not understanding the customs of Yan is not a problem."

Faced with Tomat's question, Nian calmly opened his palm, gave an OK sign, then extended his index finger and shook it back and forth, completing these actions in one smooth motion, and said...

"Because no one understands Yan better than me, what I mainly lack are some reliable helpers. Of course, the more people the better. As for the permit, I will take care of it."

In reality, whether it's suddenly wandering around the island under the guise of sightseeing, taking it upon herself to enter the workshop to instruct people on metal forging, or using a shield and greatsword of unknown craftsmanship to block all attacks and shatter solid Originium-infected creatures, most people have an indifferent attitude towards Nian. People generally don't question her actions or opinions. It's not just that Kal'tsit said to her, just like she said to Tommat, "Let her do whatever she wants," but more importantly, Nian always manages to control her behavior and prevent it from causing any additional impact.

Of course, having someone else play mahjong with her during work hours is another matter.

"We've only known each other for less than twenty minutes, and you already think we're reliable? Can I take that as you trying to drag newcomers onto a pirate ship?"

Thomas complained that Nian was even more outgoing than he had imagined. Of course, Nian didn't mind him saying that about her, since she often got on a whim to do all sorts of things with others, including joining Rhodes Island.

"Just take my intuition as accurate, okay?"

Nian made no secret of her desire to have Tomat and Frostnova help with her plans.

"We could give it a try. My team and I should be able to help out. If we can create a festive atmosphere here, I think some of the children and patients will be happy, and the officers who are usually overworked can also take this opportunity to relax."

Frostnova, however, agreed much more readily.

"There will be plenty of delicious Yan cuisine to eat your fill. Yan cuisine is not just about spicy food, although I think spicy food is the most representative."

The year added a sentence, which also made people realize just how far the news of "Tomat being a big eater" had spread on Rhodes Island. Even if you had never met him, it seemed that his name was already associated with this word.

However, Tomat, unusually, did not show much interest, responding in the same lukewarm tone:

"But Horn Peak isn't here. There aren't enough people to cook, and more people will be involved. We simply won't be able to provide enough food."

"Hey, you know what, how could I not have thought of that? As long as we have enough ingredients, finding someone to cook won't be a problem." Nian looked like he had hit the nail on the head, proudly showing that he was well-prepared. "At worst, I'll cook myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Nian continued to stare at Tomat, who was still considering whether to get involved.

"OK then."

If we can solve the problem of "having enough to eat", then everything else seems to be fine?

We can only hope that Nian won't actually show up in person and serve up a bunch of dishes that make people afraid to even go to the bathroom.

"Great!"

Once again, he struck his palm with the iron rod in his hand, just like a scholar or poet uses a fan to express his emotions.

Clearly, this time it wasn't because he was indignant about the cafeteria food not being tasty enough, but because he was genuinely happy to do so.

"Then I'll go find Xiao Yanrong. If anything happens, keep in touch."

Nian memorized Tomat's communication code and established contact with Froststar's infected symptom monitoring bracelet. Sweeping away her unpleasant mood upon arrival, Nian wagged her huge tail and quickly left the cafeteria to find other people she could cooperate with.

"She said there are still three weeks left, and there's hardly any festive atmosphere for any holiday more than half a month ago."

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were preparing for the year ahead of time. Tomat didn't think too much about it; maybe he just really liked the holiday.

Shortly after he left that year, he received a list-like document containing various items.

That's what needs to be prepared for the year's plan, but not the entire list needs to be done by Tomat and Frostnova. Many items have been checked off or crossed out, indicating that they have been completed or rejected.

"The more meat we collect, the better."

"Dragon dance performance, participants to be determined."

"'Fireworks program' - We have no supply."

......

"...This is what you call a plan? Each project probably has less than ten words on average. It's more like encrypted communication."

After reading through the entire list of documents, Tomart, who always received assignments with at least dozens of pages of terms and conditions, subconsciously began to worry about the year's plan.

[Main Text] Rhodes Island Stroll Guide: Chapter Twenty: Meat, Meat, Meat!

"Froststar, do you have any experience organizing this kind of event? You're a squad leader, right?"

“Occasionally, we would hold a celebration banquet, but it was only for a few dozen people. Big Uncle would handle the large celebrations.”

"I should have just brought him along..."

After leaving the cafeteria, the two, though not in a hurry to deal with the annual meeting, still exchanged their thoughts.

However, after exchanging ideas, both sides discovered that neither had any valuable experience.

One is the Yeti princess who leads a team to fight against the Ursus people every day.

The other is a junior soldier who lives in constant fear in front of his legion and colleagues.

It's incredible to have such an experience that is completely unrelated to one's identity.

“But since I promised, I can’t just do nothing. I’ll contact the team members to help.” When they reached a fork in the road in the main passage of the ship, Tomat and Frostnova parted ways. Frostnova, who was planning to return to the female Yeti’s dormitory first, also offered Tomat her support before parting, “Although I don’t think you need it, if you really need help, you can come to me.”

Frostnova is reliable, which means not only that she can provide Tomat with enough manpower, but that she can also complete the necessary tasks on her own, so Tomat doesn't need to worry about anything. On the contrary, he is somewhat at a loss when he does things on his own.

Although he had been thinking about it the whole way, he hadn't really put it into his mind. Tomat returned to his cabin and, with Jie who hadn't yet decided where to set up his stall, brought up the idea of ​​holding the annual meeting on the Rhodes Island.

Although Jie was of the Ursus tribe, he was a native of Longmen, a city in the Yan Kingdom, and naturally had a deep understanding of this festival. However, when he saw the list Nian had compiled, he couldn't help but sigh weakly with his usual half-open eyes:

"Even in previous years, Longmen wouldn't have used these kinds of things to celebrate... It's only when Uncle Dong and his old friends get together for the New Year that they put some of these things together."

Pointing to the inexplicable items on it, Jie subconsciously wondered if Thomas had boarded a pirate ship.

"However, if I have time after visiting my uncle and the others during the Lunar New Year, I will come here to help with the cooking."

But even after complaining, Jie still generously expressed his willingness to help.

The documents Tomat received were automatically updated from time to time, with some items automatically checked off, such as New Year's clothing. This meant that Nian, on the other side, had found suitable helpers for the corresponding projects. However, something that Tomat had been concerned about seemed to have yet to find an executor.

"Shouldn't this 'meat sourcing' be handled by the purchasing department? Why is she assigning it as a separate project? Didn't she say it could get a permit?"

Tomat didn't know if Nian would do these things behind Kal'tsit's back, but if he was really allowed to, it would be most convenient to just let the purchasing department do it. Or was the original head of the purchasing department dismissed because he purchased ten times the amount of ingredients last time?

"Oh, I don't think that's what she meant. The meat used in the New Year's banquet in Yan Kingdom is mostly wild animals and birds, with fish being a minority. Although you can buy the meat you need in the various farmers' markets in Longmen, if you really follow her list, those ingredients would have to be freshly caught."

He has put a lot of effort into studying cooking, and he even knows a bit about Syracuse cuisine, not to mention the cuisine of Lungmen, his birthplace.

"Eating wild animals? With Oripathy being so prevalent, aren't you worried that those animals might also get infected?"

This seemingly simple task on the annual list has now become the most challenging item.

“Yes, and nowadays, there are no merchants in Lungmen who go out hunting, and there’s unlikely to be a suitable hunting environment nearby.” Zi, who often goes to the North Sea Market to buy ingredients and has close ties with the merchants there, naturally understands the difficulty of obtaining wild animals in Terra. “It’s not the legendary past era, there’s no Originium or Oripathy, and there are plenty of animals in the natural environment.”

“However…” Just before Tomat completely lost hope in Nian’s plan, Jie suddenly changed the subject, “It’s not that it’s completely impossible to get non-farmed edible meat. Do you remember the meal you had at Grandpa Lin’s place?”

"Of course I remember, they said they used a lot of high-grade ingredients that can't be found in Lungmen?"

Tomat certainly wouldn't forget that rare and delicious meal.

"Wild meat is considered a high-end ingredient. As far as I know, that meal used a lot of meat from non-farmed animals that grew in a pure natural environment free from Originium pollution and whose growth process was not interfered with by humans, so the meat was naturally delicious."

"We can't keep asking the old man for ingredients. There's enough to feed everyone on Rhodes Island for one meal. Even a mob boss would go bankrupt from that."