On the streets of the Capital of Seven Waters, a group of people walked arrogantly in the middle of the road. Their arrogant formation made the surrounding people panic and retreat. Hai Lei Ding looked around. To be honest, he was very disappointed. He had originally thought that even if the current Capital of Seven Waters was not as prosperous as the comics in the future, it should at least have the appearance of a big city. However, he did not expect that this city could not even compare to some small ports. The entire city was filled with a sense of dejection. It was dilapidated, old, and lifeless.
"Captain!" Bree walked up to Hayredding and looked at him in confusion. He asked,""Can you really get a good boat in this lousy place?”
At this time, he had to show his captain's strength. Therefore, Hayredding said resolutely,"There's a Divine Craftsman in this place!”
Hmm? Hearing the captain's affirmation, Bree was still a little confused, but he did not say it out loud. He mumbled and walked to the back of the team.
After searching for a long time, he did not find the right direction. Hai Lei Ding was also a little puzzled, so he casually pulled a passerby the roadside. Under the other party's frightened eyes, he revealed a smile and asked kindly,"Do you know the location of Tom Studio?”
"Tom? Is it that crazy shipbuilder?" The passerby answered meekly. He looked at Hayredin's affirmative and encouraging eyes, so he mustered up his courage and continued,"He's in a corner outside the town. It's said that he's researching something incredible. It's been a long time since he came to the town.”
After receiving the exact news, Hayredding let go of the passersby and silently calculated in his heart. It was almost time. The sea train should be born soon. He had to make him finish building the ship before the navy caught him.
"Captain, is this Tom the Divine Craftsman you're looking for?”Weston, who had not spoken since he came to the Capital of Seven Waters, asked in confusion,""This boatman statement doesn't seem to be very prominent. At least, I've never heard of his name. Captain, how did you know about him?”
Of course, it was from the comic books in his previous life! Hayredin thought to himself, but he would definitely not say this. Instead, he said perfunctorily,"I heard it from a friend, but you're really wrong to say that he's not famous!”
As they spoke, the group silently walked in the direction indicated by the passers-by. It did not take long for them to leave the town and arrive at the seaside. In the distance, Hai Lei Ding saw a small island full of ruins. This must be Abandoned Ship Island, so the road was not far.
As they were walking, they suddenly heard a shout,"Be careful!" Then, Hayredding felt something flying in his direction, but he did not move at all. Even his eyelids did not move. Just as the UFO was about to hit Hayredding, Bree suddenly appeared in front of him. He raised his knife and cut the flying object into two.
At this moment, Hai Lei Ding turned his head and looked in the direction of the thing. It was a strange boat floating by the sea. A young man in his 20s was on the boat and looked at Hai Lei Ding and his group in surprise.
"Brat! How dare you attack us? Do you want to die?”Hai Lei Ding didn't do anything, but his subordinates were very indignant. They pulled out their knives and pressed forward.
"I didn't do it on purpose! "It's just that the cannon lost control…" The young man explained hurriedly.
"Give me your life!" One of the lackeys was a little impatient and wanted to cut it down. "Wait!" Hai Lei Ding suddenly stopped him. He then walked forward and stood in front of the young man. He carefully observed the young man and thought, This was Franky, the boatman with the straw hat. On the surface, he did not show any emotion as he touched the small broken warship and pretended to ask curiously,""Did you build this ship? Not bad!"
Hearing someone praise his boat, the young man immediately forgot his fear and said excitedly,"This is Battle Franky No. 19! The power is still not enough. My dream is to one day be able to build a warship that can defeat Sea Kings!”
"Haha, good luck! You can do it." Hayredding smiled and gave Franky a thumbs-up to show his approval. Then he asked,""You're so powerful, to be able to build such a ship at such a young age, your master must be very strong, can you bring me to meet him?”
Speaking of his master, Franky was full of pride and said loudly,""My master is a great craftsman! Are you here to buy a boat too?"
" Yes." Hayredding nodded. The young man jumped off the boat and walked to the front. As he walked, he said,""Master is busy in the studio.”
When Winston saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awkwardness. There must be something wrong. Why do I feel like Captain is so familiar with everything? This was too abnormal! However, he did not show anything. He just hid his doubts in his heart and quietly caught up with the team.
In Thom Workshop, Hayredding looked around the shabby house. It was hard to imagine that this place was actually the residence of a Divine Craftsman. After getting his subordinates to wait outside, Hayredding led Wester and Bree into the inner room under Franky's lead.
"Did you get into trouble again?" Hayredding suddenly heard a young but slightly mature voice say. He first gave Franky a fierce slap, then respectfully walked to Hayredding, bowed slightly, and said in an apologetic tone,"I'm sorry, gentlemen. We'll compensate you for the confusion this fellow has caused.”
This guy was an iceberg, right? As expected, he had the temperament of a potential leader. Hai Lei Ding secretly observed.
"What are you talking about?" Franky angrily clenched his fist and waved at Iceberg, explaining loudly,""What are you talking about? These customers were here to buy boats from Teacher!”
"Looks like Franky's been causing trouble!”Smiling at the iceberg, Hai Lei Ding said,"Can we see Mr. Thom?”
Hearing Hai Lei Ding's request, Bing Shan hesitated and said,""Everyone, please take a seat first. I'll call Teacher immediately, but Teacher is very busy now. He hasn't built a ship for a long time.”
The three of them sat down separately. After a while, they saw a burly, very fat merman slowly walk out of the room and sit opposite them. He laughed heartily and said to the few of them,"If you want to buy a boat, you've come to the wrong person. Although I've built many good boats, I don't build boats anymore.”
"Are you busy with the construction of the sea train? It didn't matter! I can wait until you finish. "Because the ship I want is not an ordinary ship. The ship I want…" Hayredding crossed his legs and placed his hands in front of his chin."At least not worse than Gertrude's flagship!”
What was that? Everyone present was extremely surprised by this sentence!
"Are you from the government? Are you here to cause trouble for Teacher?" Franky was the first to jump out, waving his fist and fiercely questioning Hayredding.
Was this guy the boatman who helped One Piece build the ship? Bree was shocked.
As expected, the captain's background wasn't as simple as I thought. He actually knew about such a confidential matter. Winston pushed his eyes up and answered his question in his heart.
Iceberg grabbed Franky, who was jumping up and down, and said,""Stop fooling around!" His eyes were filled with hostility as he looked at Hai Lei Ding.
As for the main character of the matter, the legendary Divine Craftsman, Mr. Tom, he was still calm and collected. He only had a little nostalgia, but he also revealed endless confidence. A craftsman's confidence in his own craftsmanship. He patted his chest and said,"Every ship I build is the best! "Although I'm busy with the construction of the sea train now, I can still take some time to build such a ship..." Thom continued,"I don't know what to do."However, if you want a ship like Roger's, it will probably be difficult because the material of that ship is very special!”
"It's Adam, right? I've heard of this thing." Hai Lei Ding slowly said.
" What?" Tom was stunned." You're really knowledgeable. Ordinary people in the industry might not know about this material."”"I've used up all the Precious Tree Adam I have."
" In that case, I would like to ask you a question." Hayredin, who had been hoping for a chance, felt his heart turn cold after being soaked in this bucket of cold water."Where can I find this kind of wood?”
Tom thought for a moment and answered,""This kind of material can only be found by luck. But I heard that there's a collector in the East China Sea who seems to have a piece of this material…"
"Thank you!" After getting what he wanted, Hayredin knew that there was no point in staying any longer. He stood up and prepared to leave. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned his head and said to Tom,"We'll bring the materials back as soon as possible. I hope you can make preparations in advance.”
"No problem, this is my old profession!”Tom said with a bold smile as he pulled the muscles on his hands.
After returning to his ship, Hayredding said to the pirates,"Sorry brothers, it seems that we have to stay on this ship for a while longer! Now, everyone is ready to set sail for the Eastern Sea!”
After saying that, Hayredding walked down from the bow of the ship and brushed past Wester. He suddenly saw Wester's puzzled gaze." What's wrong? Frowning? Do you have any questions?"
"Captain! I want to ask you a few questions." Wester still made up his mind to ask about his captain's situation, so he said,""Firstly, I feel that Captain is very familiar with the environment here, including the boatmen. You have told me about your general experience, but it doesn't include the story of you being here. Captain, can you explain it? Second, we only know that you have a bounty of 100 million, but we don't know what you have done. Can you tell us?"
Hearing these two questions, Hayredding's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at his vice-captain from the corner of his eye. This guy was really sharp…On the surface, he was laughing loudly as he swept his gaze over the pirates around him. Everyone's faces revealed curious expressions about their captain's past. Under everyone's expectant gazes, Hayredding could only say,"" There's nothing to be curious about about my past. It's basically a history of failure. If I have to say what I've accomplished, then I've spent quite a bit of time in the new world and met quite a few people there. My name should be considered presentable…As for your first question, I can tell you that my friend was once a crew member of One Piece. He was the one who told me everything here.”After saying that, Hai Lei Ding wiped his sweat and couldn't help but think," My lying skills are getting more and more mature. I didn't even think of a draft when I lied and pushed everything onto Raley. I'm really too smart…
Although the captain's answer had already resolved the doubts in Wester's heart, he still felt that things were not that simple. However, after thinking about it, he decided that this matter would end here. He did not ask any more questions, but turned around and returned to the cabin to sort out his finances.
The pirate group floated freely on the sea and drifted towards the East China Sea.
PS: Alright, I admit that this chapter is really rubbish! This was because the plot was a little forced. There were many places that could not be connected, and there were all kinds of bugs. But this chapter is also indispensable, so I can only send it up first. Please help me solve the problem of this chapter ~~~ Thank you!
(I wrote more than 6000 words at the beginning, but after a long time of editing, it became like this…) I can't stand it myself, but I really can't find a way to modify it. I guess I can only wait until the future to redo it…)
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