Chapter 395 The incident is about to start fermenting
The warships assigned to the Navy Headquarters cannot be said to be bad, but they are all stereotyped standard products, and are basically made by newly graduated apprentices.
There are not so many master craftsmen to build warships. The navy's demand for warships is huge. Master craftsmen are usually responsible for the overall planning of multiple warships at a time, so the materials, skills and aspects are totally incomparable to Tom's studio.
"That's right! Vic! When you become a lieutenant admiral of this headquarters, you can apply to the headquarters for permission to build ships here. I believe the headquarters will agree!"
Wendy was also not optimistic about standard warships. They had ridden on them before and knew their quality very well. They would most likely be sunk if an artillery battle broke out.
"The quality of the ships built by Mr. Tom is really good. At that time, the boss of our merchant ship dreamed of having a ship built by Mr. Tom. He kept telling us about his dream. Later, when he became a pirate, he wanted to find Mr. Tang Noodle to build a pirate ship for him!"
Fredek even recalled his time as a pirate and the stories he heard about Tom before he became a pirate. At that time, his high-level observation Haki was still not working, and he happened to foresee Vic's flying knife. That was the beginning of fate and the beginning of his new vitality.
"Just be happy! If you hadn't met Vic, you might have gone to jail with that captain. Your talent would have been buried. What a pity!"
When Barnett heard Fredek talk about being a pirate, he also remembered the encounter that day. It was a wonderful fate that changed a person's destiny.
"Mr. Tom's ships are naturally good, but I am currently learning the craft of shipbuilding. Who knows, I might build my own warship in the future. After we leave this island, everyone should pay attention to good metals and woods. They may be useful in the future."
Vic hasn't decided yet whether the warships will be sent by the headquarters or built by himself, and if built by himself, whether to make them out of wood or metal.
If he made it from wood, he wouldn't make it too complicated, and he would focus on speed. He still had to hurry up and catch some important pirates, so that he would have a chance to become an admiral of the navy.
If he were to use metal to build the ship, he would definitely use the Thunder Fruit as energy to drive it. That would be a bit complicated, as many functions would have to be included, and it would not be something that could be done in a short period of time.
However, his ship will eventually be a steel warship with external wheels or propellers, combined with some other functions he envisions. It would be best if it could be amphibious on land, sea and air, and it would be best if it could also dive. However, this is the final version and it requires time to plan it carefully.
Barnett and his friends looked at each other in bewilderment. Why are you learning shipbuilding again? Did Tom force you? People's energy is really limited! You should spend your time on cultivation. We don't even have enough time to spend on cultivation. Do you have time for other things?
This is what they think in their hearts. They feel that they don't have enough energy just for practicing, but Vic is as tireless as a robot. He learns things quickly and masters everything he learns. Where in the world can there be such a person? He is totally cheating!
Ignoring the glares from the others and exchanging a few simple words with them, Vic went straight to the warship's kitchen. All the ingredients for making snacks were available, and he only needed to compress the time to prepare them.
Fortunately, he had the help of the Speed Fruit and the Thunder Fruit, and it didn't take him long to make a lot of snacks. Although they couldn't fill everyone present, it was still possible for everyone to have a taste.
Vic prepared the snacks and asked Rebecca to send them to the restaurant and she left him there. Barnett would naturally distribute the snacks. Vic now needed to hurry up and learn all the theories of shipbuilding, and then wait for Tom to have time to concentrate on asking him about some things he didn't understand. He didn't know how long Tom would be dominated by the old man.
So in the following time, the wind and waves outside the dock were very scary, it was a scene of disaster, and there was no one walking around in the entire Water City.
If you are not careful, you will be blown into the sea by the strong wind and waves, but the dock is full of fireworks. Vic is completely immersed in the in-depth study of shipbuilding, and his theoretical knowledge is increasing rapidly.
Coupled with Vic's high mental power, he can simulate the construction of various ships in his mind, and ask Tom for help if he doesn't understand or feels something is not going smoothly.
The old man had just started chatting happily with Tom, but after all, the topics were limited and both of them had their own things to do.
After that, the old man mostly stayed in the warship to contact the headquarters and the New World to collect intelligence, while Tom was teaching Vic seriously. Iceberg and Franky were trembling beside them. This new classmate was really too powerful. The learning progress was so overwhelming that they couldn't breathe. Fortunately, it was only a few days, otherwise they would all go crazy.
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Just as the Water City was experiencing a tsunami disaster, the New World was making a far-reaching phone call.
On a Spring Island in a certain sea area of the New World, the World Economic News Agency is located here. The president Morgans is answering the phone in his office.
The person who called him was a reporter who had infiltrated the Hiku Pirates under the identity of a pirate. This reporter hadn't called him for a while, and he was killed by Golden Lion because the identity of this reporter was exposed.
He was already preparing to find someone to infiltrate the reporter and provide compensation to the reporter's family, but he didn't expect that the reporter, who had been out of touch for several months, would contact him again.
"President! Shiki the Golden Lion has been killed! I almost died too, you must publish this big news!"
The reporter's excited and unbelievable voice came from the Den Den Mushi. That's how reporters are. In pursuit of a big news, they will even disregard the danger to their own lives.
"What! You said Golden Lion was dead! When did it happen? Who killed him?"
Morgans was also shocked. Golden Lion was a pirate force at the same level as Roger. At that time, Whitebeard was not interested in the great treasure. Only Golden Lion and Roger were the strongest competitors.
It’s a pity that the Golden Lion was just more powerful and had no idea where Raftel was. In the final battle with Roger, it encountered a storm and suffered heavy losses!
Now such a person has been killed, Morgans couldn't help but be shocked. His current intelligence network is not as strong as it will be a dozen years later, and he doesn't even know what happened in the past few months.
The main reason was that the battlefield at that time was above the calm belt, and there were no witnesses except for Garp's warships and the pirates of the Flying Pirates. If the Sea Kings are counted, then there were witnesses.
But the real reason was that the marines on the Dog-Head warship were ordered by Garp not to spread the matter, and Garp was going to use it at the critical moment to enhance Vic's prestige.
In addition, there are the remnants of the Flying Pirates. Garp ignored those people. He didn't think that the remnants could escape the Calm Belt.