One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 68 Black Cat and the Ship

After watching the Gat leave at the dock.

Xia Nuo and his group, four people and a dog, headed towards the Giant Whale Shipbuilding Company.

The address is not far away, just not far from the pier.

Just follow the eye-catching neon sign and you will arrive in just a few minutes.

Xia Nuo had already called in advance, so more than a dozen executives in suits and ties were already lined up in the lobby of the Giant Whale Company's headquarters.

The leading old man with a white beard was in high spirits, wearing a monocle and a gilded badge of "Chief Shipbuilder" on his chest.

Seeing Xia Nuo appear behind the glass revolving door, he immediately led everyone in bowing 90 degrees.

"I've been waiting for a long time, Mr. Shanuo! I, Gan Daofu, on behalf of all the employees of the Giant Whale Shipyard, welcome you to our company!"

"You're welcome, Mr. Gandaofu." Shanuo hurried forward to shake hands.

After a brief conversation, the old shipbuilder solemnly handed over a parchment scroll, which was two meters long when unfolded.

In the middle is a perspective view of the ship's structure, and all around it are densely covered with various annotations.

"This is the acceptance checklist prepared according to your requirements. Please allow me to personally show you around. The new ship is in Dock No. 1. Please follow me!"

Gandaofut bent down and made an invitation gesture, and only stood up and led the way when Shanuo took a step.

The other executives also bowed 90 degrees in unison to the departing figures.

"Hey, Kuina."

Nokigao was jealous and whispered to the young swordsman, "Do you think there will be a day in the future when we can receive such courtesy from the people even without my brother?"

"childish."

Kuina glanced at her expressionlessly, "I'm the world's greatest swordsman. I'm respected and treated with respect by the people. Isn't that natural?"

"You get into the role faster than I do!" Noki roared with his fangs high.

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Everyone followed Gan Daofu into the corridor.

No one noticed that on the street corner outside the reception hall, two strange-looking guys were watching them leave through the window glass.

"Sam! Did you see it too?" The fat man with a bell tied to his chest and dressed like a tabby cat laughed strangely.

"Of course, Buzhi, there's nothing wrong with that."

The hunched, thin man with green hair licked his lips greedily. "That snow-white long sword may look ordinary, but according to the identification method the captain taught me last time, it is definitely an extraordinary famous sword!"

"That knife is worth at least fifty million berries, and it's still in high demand in the underground world."

"Do you want to take action?"

Fat Buzhi stretched out his claws, eager to try.

"It's worth a try! But just the two of us, it's unstable! Not stable!"

Skinny Sam patted his accomplice on the shoulder and said, "Let's go! Go back and report to Captain Cloe immediately. Hehe, we've done a great deed this time, just wait for the praise. With such a fat sheep, he must be eager to do it himself!"

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Soon.

Following the corridor, everyone entered a new area at the back of the building.

More than a dozen docks with transparent glass domes are lined up in a row, and the ships that have been completed but not yet delivered are all here.

There are waterways at the exits of each dock, extending out and connecting to the outside coast.

Gan Daofut led everyone to the most luxurious dock No. 1, looked around at everyone with a smile, and pressed the button with a bit of pride -

"This is it, Mr. Xia Nuo. Please enjoy my most proud work in the past decade or so!"

The steel gates tens of meters high suddenly opened, and everyone subconsciously held their breath for a moment.

"Wow, what a big and handsome ship!!!" Nojigao widened his eyes and couldn't help but sigh first.

It was dusk, and the rosy twilight was pouring through the skylight in the dome onto the figurehead. It was a silver wolf with its head raised and roaring, with wings growing from its ribs, like a god.

After the collision, the streamlined hull was bathed in the sunset, and the whole body was dark brown, slender and sharp, yet elegant and beautiful.

It is 60 meters long, 56 meters high, 22 meters wide at its widest point, and has a double-masted structure with a horizontal sail on the foremast and a vertical triangular sail on the mainmast.

Looking from below, the white sails were furled, and the two thick masts, both straight as swords, stood tall and pointed towards the sky.

"Old man, does this ship really only cost 300 million berries? Even with the 20 million berries that were erased, it's still not enough, right?"

Noqi looked up at the top of the towering mast, her heart trembling, and she couldn't help turning her head to look at the old shipbuilder.

"The material costs are indeed similar, mainly the Adam wood from the precious tree that cost 200 million."

Gan Daofut laughed heartily. "As for labor costs and profits... hehe, being able to build a ship for Lord Shanuo is an honor that every shipyard in the East China Sea would dream of. Who would care about that?"

Xia Nuo next to him smiled and was speechless for a moment.

Whether it was uncovering the Asazakurajima conspiracy or later eliminating the pirate groups represented by Arlong, it was actually just a matter of luck.

Who could have expected that the people of Donghai would hold him in high esteem and regard him as the hero and pride of Donghai?

"The four-sided, steel-cast training rooms are all located in the lower deck. Your original request was for two, so we've added one for you. The open-air kendo field is located behind the second-floor balcony, and the training equipment has already been installed. As for the kitchen, it's also built to the highest standards, and together with the food storage area, it's over 200 square meters."

Gan Dafu continued his introduction enthusiastically, "Besides that, there's also an orange grove, a lounge, an oceanarium, a library, a billiard room, a hot spring bath... everything you need for daily life is available!"

"In short, the exterior is nothing compared to the interior. You will definitely be satisfied!"

"Wait a minute!" Nojigo suddenly remembered something. "Mr. Gandalf, that's not right. Where are the artillery batteries? Why can't we see any gun muzzles here? Are they all concentrated on the other side?"

"Well..." Gan Daofu was stunned and said with some difficulty, "The original design drawings preset twenty artillery positions, but later..."

"Later, I contacted them specifically to cancel it." Xia Nuo grinned. "Let me ask you, if there were an artillery attack, what would be your first reaction?"

"Me?" Nojigo pointed at himself. "Hmm... I'd probably think of putting on my gloves and knocking them all back one by one, right?"

"Where's Kuina?"

"Cut it off with one sword." The black-haired girl answered coldly and concisely.

"Mr. Zhepu?"

"Hehe, my feet are not for show. I have the confidence to kick back any cannonball."

"Isn't that okay?"

Xia Nuo spread his hands and played an accordion. "I don't need to say anything, right? Everyone has their own unique skills. They're too lazy to fire the cannons, so why bother installing a turret?"

I have read more than a thousand chapters of the comics. Who would be killed by bombardment?
"Oh, that makes sense—" Several people suddenly realized.

"Uh..." Gan Daofu wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Well, how about we all go up and take a look first?"

"Ouch!"

Before he finished speaking, Yin excitedly rushed forward, ran along the gangplank straight to the bow, and studied the statue that looked so similar to himself.

"Captain, shall we go up and take a look?"

Kuina turned her head to look at Shanuo.

"Ah."

Xia Nuo smiled and nodded, and with a flash of his body, he instantly arrived on the deck using Moon Steps. The other three also followed suit and teleported up.

Only Gan Dafu was left standing there in shock, looking up in a daze.

Are these Lord Shanuo's companions? How come they can all fly? No wonder they just said they didn't need any turrets...

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I already have two ideas for the ship's name, but I'm looking for more ideas in this chapter.

Thanks to Bu Ru Dao, 08a, and my ghost mother Minamoto no Raikou for their support. This chapter was stuck in the review for a long time. I was puzzled. It took me a long time to realize that it was Bu Zhi's full-body picture that exposed Nana. I cropped it and it passed the review in seconds.
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