"Steel ship?"
Tom stroked his beard. Ships were made of wood, so it was easier to deal with and repair damage. The idea of using steel to build ships had been around for a long time before he was born, but it was impossible.
Apart from the fact that the repair work was difficult, the most important thing was that the sail could not be moved. It was too heavy.
All the ships in this world used sails as their main source of power. Even the so-called propeller of the future Grass Hat Pirates 'Sonny could only be used for escape. The main source of power for sailing was still the sails.
Steel was too heavy, and sails could not move it. This was the main reason why the government, including the government, did not use steel ships.
"Hmm…Little brother, do you know why we haven't sailed the steel ship out to sea?”
Tom seriously suspected that this kid in front of him was not going to move the boat. He actually asked him to build such a boat, but it could not be driven.
Acardo smiled. Of course, he knew that there was no engine for steel ships in this world. Although he didn't know it himself, it was Acardo's own unique way of sailing. Latent shadow could replace the engine and drive the ship forward. Therefore, Tom only needed to build the general structure of the warship. There was no need for an engine. Acardo could make it move by himself.
The reason why the evil pirate group's broken ship could reach here was because it used the Latent Shadow ability.
After telling Tom about his thoughts, Tom frowned in surprise. He could use his ability to steer the ship forward. Did that mean…this guy was an ability user?
However, even if it was an iron ship, it would still require a huge amount of strength to steer it. It seemed that this young man in front of him was not simple.
It just so happened that there was no big business recently. He also wanted to see what ability he had to make a steel ship without sails sail, so he accepted this business.
"Little brother's name is…"
"Accardo."
Tom nodded." I understand, Acardo. According to your idea, we can build a steel ship. Because it's made of steel, the time and money used cannot be calculated according to the market price.”
"Name your price."
"200 million Bailey, a price that is friendly to the people." In order not to make Accardo feel that it was too much, Tom added three words at the end. Actually, he was not lying. A large number of high-quality steel plates that replaced wood, plus manpower, 200 million was really close to the people. The main thing was that he was also very interested. He wanted to know how a steel ship without sails sailed.
"Only 200 million?" Acardo was quite surprised. He remembered how many ships Luffy and the others had. It seemed to be no less than 200 million. He did not expect that the unique ships he wanted to build were not more than theirs.
Only 200 million…
Tom and the crew members behind him were stunned. Could this kid be a millionaire? 200 million was nothing to him?
Suddenly, Tom and the others saw something float up from the shadow under Akado's feet. It was a suitcase.
Acardo brought the suitcase in front of Tom." Let's see how many there are.”
"Hmm?"
Tom opened the suitcase and did a quick check." There's about 40 million Bailey in here. It's barely enough as a deposit, but…"
With Acardo's hedonistic style, he basically spent his money recklessly and didn't treat it as money. It was already a miracle that he could come here with 40 million.
"Don't worry. I'll pay the remaining amount immediately.”Acardo smiled confidently.
" No…Even if you say so, there's still 160 million left…"
"Are there pirates with a bounty of more than 160 million on this island?”Acardo suddenly said.
"You, don't tell me you want to…"
Everyone was shocked. They already understood what method Acardo wanted to use to get the money.
"We're boat craftsmen, so we don't know much about pirates.”Tom blinked his small eyes that didn't match his size and advised,""Don't do anything rash. 160 million is an extremely high bounty. It would take at least a month to build such a ship. Even if we have to use the bounty hunter method to raise money, we can kill the weak pirates and slowly accumulate it.”
Although Acardo had killed many pirates, his fame had not completely spread to Tom and the others who did not pay attention to the news of pirates.
"Oh! Was this Tom's shipbuilding studio? We want to build a ship! Boss!"
Before Akado could reply, a man's shout suddenly came from afar. Everyone turned their heads and saw more than ten men walking over. The one who had shouted just now was a young boy with red hair and a straw hat.
As for the others, they all had extraordinary auras, especially the man in the middle with a curved black beard and a mouth full of white teeth. It actually made Akado think that he was not simple.
"Don't be noisy! Shanks."
The blonde, very young Raley walked out and said,""I'm sorry, but we would like to ask you to build a ship to continue our voyage. We want a ship that can accommodate about a hundred people.”
As the future Pirate King's assistant, this kind of work was usually done by Riley.
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