This is the second time Luo Jie has come to the "Water City".
The last time we used this place as a transit point to "Fishman Island" was to rescue the three Boya sisters two years ago, so our stay was very short and we didn't have time to appreciate the beautiful scenery of this maritime city based on the water city of Venice.
This time, what he had to do was not so urgent. He finally had time to slow down and wander around the waterways that crisscrossed the city with the mentality of a tourist, quietly feeling the leisurely contentment.
Three days later, Luo Jie, who had finished his tour, came to the largest shipyard in the "Water City" - "Carrera Company".
As the official shipyard of the World Government, it has the most advanced shipbuilding equipment and top-notch technical craftsmen. The future protagonist "Luffy"'s special ship "Thousand Mile Sunshine" was built here.
"I want to order a ship. Are there any procedures required?"
The lady at the front desk in the lobby did not look down upon Luo Jie because of his age. She led him to the VIP room with a smile and a very professional attitude.
The person in charge of receiving him called himself "Bipley Lulu" and was one of the foremen of Carrera Company's No. 1 Dockyard.
Don't get me wrong, the other person is not a beautiful shipwright girl with a bulging front and back, but a mustachioed man with a full chest of tattoos.
There is also a strange dull hair growing across the head, which makes people want to reach out and press it down.
"You want to build a ship? Tell me what kind of ship you want to build. I have to go to sleep."
Most capable people have weird tempers. Luo Jie didn't take it seriously. He pointed to a three-masted sailboat outside the VIP room window that had completed its main structure and said, "How much does it cost to build such a ship?"
"It's about 100 million beli. Excluding the waiting time, the construction period will be one year."
"What if the original ship is used for modification?"
"It depends on how far you want to renovate. There is no cap on the price."
Luo Jie nodded. This answer seemed to mean nothing, but it was the most professional answer.
"My ship is parked at the port, and the sailors have been dismissed by me. Could you please send a few people from your company to help me bring the ship over?"
The mustachioed foreman "Bipley Lulu" pushed up the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose with a strange expression. He had never seen a captain who casually dismissed his crew.
But after all, he is a professional shipwright and will never make irresponsible remarks about his customers' preferences.
A few hours later, the workers of Carrera Company drove the "Flying Mikawa Maru" that Luo Jie had parked at the dock in advance back to the workshop dock.
The mustachioed foreman "Bipley Lulu" climbed up and down and roughly inspected the inside and outside of the ship. He frowned and said: "The craftsmanship of this ship is nothing to say, but the materials used are too poor. The interior does not need to be changed.
But the keel, hull, deck, and mast all have to be replaced."
The quality of [Flying Mikawa Maru] is D gold. Although it is the top vehicle in the third-level illusion, the world of "One Piece" already belongs to the fifth-level illusion. Any civilian ship on the Grand Route is stronger than this one.
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Of course, in terms of skills, it is definitely better than the whiteboard vehicle.
"Can it be changed?"
"Of course, don't underestimate the strength of our Carrera. Except for the magic circles on the bow, sailor cabin, and keel, which are beyond our technical scope, there are absolutely no problems with the other modifications."
Luo Jie couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The three places mentioned by "Bipley Lulu" should respectively correspond to the "Desert Boat", "Sea Sailor" and "Deep Sea Ghost" that come with [Flying Mikawa Maru].
"Three skills.
What surprised him was that the other party actually mentioned the concept of "magic circle" - you know, there is no magic in the original "One Piece".
In other words, this illusion should be mixed with other magical small worlds, perhaps on an island in the vast ocean.
"Guest, how do you want to transform it?"
"Of course you can change it no matter how hard you try." Luo Jie looked like a nouveau riche who was not short of money.
Anyway, the shipbuilding project takes a long time, so you can slowly collect the money. If you really can't go to the lawless zone of the "Champaign Islands", all the pirates with bounties on them are just walking banknotes.
The mustached foreman couldn't help but smile and said: "Guest, shipbuilding is about balance. It can't be like building a castle where everything can be piled up - if you focus on firepower and defense, you have to sacrifice the speed and flexibility of the hull; if you focus on
For endurance, we need to reduce the crew cabin and expand the material warehouse. In short, there is no ship that is strong in all aspects, only the focus is different."
"Then on the premise of ensuring that the hull is strong, the speed and maneuverability can be increased as much as possible, and the number of artillery guns can be appropriately reduced."
Naval battles in the world of "One Piece" are mainly board battles, and artillery is mostly used to attack fortresses or destroy obstacles. Long legs and thick skin are king.
"I can only guarantee that I will try my best to meet your requirements within the allowable range of material properties." The mustached foreman was still strict in his words, "You must know that stronger materials tend to be heavier, which will inevitably affect the speed of the ship."
The reference ship in Luo Jie's mind is naturally the "Thousand Mile Sunshine" of the Straw Hat Pirates. According to the progress of the original work, it is no surprise that this is the final ship to go to ONE-PIECE, and it will definitely not have any fatal flaws.
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"Can I use "Treasure Tree Adam" as a transformation material?"
"It seems that you also know that the ship of Pirate King "Roger" is made of "Treasure Tree Adam"." The mustached foreman's expression seemed to be looking at another young man who was deceived by ONE-PIECE. "
Adam's wood has long been strictly prohibited from being cut down by the world government, and it is impossible for ordinary people to buy it. Moreover, Adam's wood is only strong, and may not be as good as other ordinary woods in terms of other properties."
When Luo Jie thought about it, it seemed to make the same sense.
In the original book, the price of the "Treasure Tree Adam" wood that can build a "Thousand Miles of Sunshine" is only 200 million beli. Basically, any remotely famous pirate group can afford such a sum of money.
But I didn’t see the ships built by “Precious Tree Adam” everywhere along the Grand Line.
Just as Luo Jie was about to compromise, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "What about 'Yangshu Eve'?"
"As famous as the "Treasure Tree Adam", the "Yang Tree Eve" is naturally also an excellent shipbuilding material. The Eve tree will automatically secrete a kind of gum when it comes into contact with water, which can protect the wood from decaying in the water for thousands of years. And the Eve tree is the largest
The advantage is that it can transmit light, and even the bottom cabin will not be dark and humid, so the comfort level is very high."
"However, the Eve wood above the sea can only be regarded as ordinary wood. It must be the Eve wood soaked in the sea. The deeper you go to the bottom of the sea, the denser and stronger the texture of the Eve wood is, and the stronger the ship you build will be."
Having said this, the mustached foreman shrugged regretfully and said: "This kind of wood is a specialty of "Fishman Island". It is said to be the main material for building "Dragon Palace City". Since "Fishman Island" has been closed to the human world,
Come and go, I haven't seen this kind of wood for many years... If you can get the wood of "Yangshu·Eve", I will definitely call other foremen to build you a good ship."
Luo Jie smiled noncommittally, took the pen and signed his name on the renovation contract.
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At first, considering that there were no phone calls under the sea, Luo Jie hid a [Teleportation Talisman] under the shell bed in the boudoir of the beautiful shark fortune teller "Charlie" before leaving "Fishman Island".
I originally just left it as a back-up, thinking that if I couldn't use it, I would wait until I took a boat to the New World before going to "Fishman Island" to recover this talisman, but I didn't expect that it would come in handy in the "Water City".
Passing through the black space vortex, Luo Jie had just landed when he saw "Charlie" who was three times taller than him, covering her chest with one hand and looking at him with a look of horror on her face. The crystal ball in her other hand was raised high.
It seems that if there is any slight movement, it will be hit directly.
"Miss Xia Li." Luo Jie coughed lightly, trying to break the awkward situation, "Let me give you a small example - if we humans don't wear pants, we will be scolded as perverted hooligans, but you mermaids are completely
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with exposing my lower body to the sun. That, I mean, we are two different species, so you don’t have to be so wary of me.”
"Get out of here!"
Luo Jie quickly ran out of the room and received an extra [Broken Crystal Ball] X1.