One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 13 Wolfe's Secret Base
Early the next morning, when several people were still sleeping, an old man came into their house.

After a commotion, everyone got dressed and sat down in the living room.

"I heard some noise here last night, so I guessed you were back."

The old man looked at Rod and Naylu with relief in his eyes, then turned his gaze to Nia and Gray lying on the bed.

"Is this the partner you found? It seems you have decided to go out to sea."

"Long time no see, Dr. Wolfe."

Rhodes greeted the old man with a smile. During their childhood, he had received a lot of care from the old man.

When they first crossed over, Rhodes was just a little kid, and Naylu was even younger. If Dr. Wolfe hadn't taken them in, it would have been difficult for the two children to survive in this world. Even if Rhodes had a golden finger, they might have died before they could develop.

Dr. Wolf looked at the people in front of him one by one, his eyes full of emotion.

He had watched these guys grow up, whether it was Rod and Nero, or later Luo, or Pekin and Xiaqi. In his mind, they were just like his own children, and he had always known that they were not the kind of guys who would settle for being ordinary.

Not to mention, they have been actively preparing to go to sea since childhood, and he has seen it all.

"As a friend, this is all I can do. Come with me!"

With a mysterious smile on his face, Wolfe greeted these people and led them to the woods behind the mountain.

Rhodes' eyes flashed with understanding, and he took the lead and followed Wolfe. Nelu ignored Gray's resistance, lifted him up from the bed, threw him on top of Bepo, and walked into the depths of the woods together.

"This is it, my research room."

The group walked through the woods, and after about four kilometers deep into the woods, Dr. Wolf stopped in front of a stone wall. He then knocked on a certain part of the stone wall, revealing a switch. After pressing the switch, a door suddenly opened on the stone wall.

With surprise on their faces, several people followed Dr. Wolfe into the secret room behind the stone wall. Walking down the long stairs, the walls on both sides of the stairs had obviously been modified and emitted a faint light.

Pei Jin couldn't help but say:

"I didn't expect you actually had a secret laboratory! Damn, you kept it a secret from us for so long. This is a secret base that no one can refuse!"

"You bastard, you never believed what I said!"

"You are the bastard old man. You hid such a great secret base so deep."

Peikin's eyes were full of novelty and excitement, and there was a thrill of adventure.

"Huh? Scientist!?"

Gray, who was lying behind Bepo, suddenly became alert and looked around the hidden laboratory with his head tilted.

"Let me tell you, I'm a genius inventor. I've been working on a flying machine. Once my invention is complete, it will be much easier to travel to other islands. Everyone can take a flying machine to get there directly instead of drifting on the sea."

“I see, this is a great idea. My name is Gray, and I’m a scientist. My dream is to build a battleship that’s even more powerful than the legendary Pluto!

However, what is the power of the aircraft you just mentioned, and how does it stay in the sky? And if it is flying in the sky, if it encounters strong convective weather, how can the safety of the aircraft be guaranteed? How can it be cushioned and landed smoothly when landing..."

Following Dr. Wolfe's idea, Gray opened his mouth and asked a series of questions, while thinking rapidly in his mind.

"Wow! What a great boat!"

“I didn’t expect there was a ship hidden underneath!”

"Is this for us?"

A few exclamations interrupted Gray's chatter, and everyone followed Wolfe's footsteps to the bottom of the laboratory, and saw a beautiful boat parked on the underground river. But...

"This ship hasn't been completely completed yet."

This was obviously a half-finished ship. Only the general frame had been built, and the design of the masts and decks was not yet completed.

"Yes, I was going to give you my submarine, but you didn't seem to like it very much."

Facing Wolfe's slightly resentful look, Rhodes turned his head away embarrassedly.

Although the yellow submarine that accompanied Luo all the way in the original book was very good, he still preferred an ordinary sailboat with a huge deck where he could sunbathe.

"You guys just help me out. I think you guys want to finish your own ship, too!"

"Let me go!"

Gray excitedly jumped off Bepo's back and looked at the half-built ship in front of him with excitement.

He finally had the chance to realize his idea!

"Let me be clear, there is no material here that can support you in building a super battleship."

"I know I know."

Giving a perfunctory answer, Gray rushed to the half-finished hull and stroked it obsessively, with all kinds of thoughts running wildly in his mind.

"I just want to remind you not to set up too many cannons. We don't have that many people on the ship to operate them."

Looking at Gray who had fallen into his own world, Rhodes could only remind him loudly in his ear.

From his dream of building an invincible battleship that surpasses Pluto, we can tell that he is a heavy firepower enthusiast.

After receiving an affirmative answer from the other party, he turned to look at Dr. Wolfe.

"It seems our boatman wants to do it alone."

"This kid should still be injured."

Looking at the bandages wrapped around Gray's body, Wolfe hesitated.

"Hahaha, didn't you also improve your device immediately after you fell from the sky?"

snort!
Hearing Rhodes talking about his embarrassing story, Wolfe snorted coldly, then waved his hand, signaling them to leave quickly.

"Well, let's go buy some things. We need to prepare a lot of things when we go to sea."

In the next few days, Gray was obsessed with the construction of the pirate ship and discussed various plans intensely with Dr. Wolfe.

Bepo and Luo were busy helping them. They had been helping Dr. Wolfe with mechanical work since they were young, so they had some experience in this area.

Moreover, as they were about to part, Luo also wanted to spend more time with this old man who had always taken good care of him.

As for Peikin and Xiaqi, they took Rhodes and his friends to the nearby Happy Town to buy supplies. Unlike Rhodes and his friends who wandered here later, these two grew up here since childhood and knew the conditions of every store here very well.

Time flies, and half a month passed quickly. Their pirate ship, along with Gray's high passion, was improved day by day, and was finally completed one morning.

(End of this chapter)