Chapter 143 Want to Buy

Since the dock is ready, then there is no need to say anything... the construction will officially start.

Xia Che attaches great importance to this dock that belongs to their Navy Branch 16. From now on, Navy Branch 16 will no longer need to purchase ships from outside.

At the same time... there is another source of income.

You know, we are currently in the era of great pirates!

How can shipbuilding not make money?

So, there is no need to say anything, first replace all the ships that should be replaced in Navy Branch 16.

The current warships in Navy Branch 16 are mainly divided into three parts. One part is the regular navy warships obtained from the Navy Headquarters; one part is seized from pirates; and the other part is purchased from other shipyards.

Among them, the quality of the pirate ships seized from pirates is uneven. Although most of them are specially selected, the quality of pirates in the East China Sea... is just so-so, so there are very few good pirate ships.

This part can now be replaced with navy warships that belong to Navy Branch 16.

Of course, the style is somewhat different from the warships of the Navy Headquarters. This is the warship he specially asked Wolf and Frank to design.

After all, if they were all Navy Headquarters warships... it would be too ostentatious for the 16th Navy Branch.

A mere branch actually has hundreds of Navy warships. Who wouldn't be suspicious?

So, it's almost enough.

And speaking of it...

They can't currently manufacture so many Navy Headquarters warships.

Although the hull structure they designed themselves is not inferior to that of Navy warships, and they can even manufacture ships similar to large warships, and they also have their own power wheels, but... they really don't have so many seastones!

Therefore, even if they want to manufacture, they can't manufacture too many ships.

At present, their seastones are basically purchased from the black market, which is not only expensive, but also small in quantity.

After all, seastone is a hard currency in this world.

Even though Mr. Kai has vigorously developed the mining business in Wano Country, not much has been dug out. Most of them have been reserved long ago, and very few can flow into the black market!

Of course, he doesn't want to die at the moment, he just wants to stay in the East China Sea honestly. What's the point of building so many navy warships of the same model?

So, a sturdy ship with a uniform style is enough.

If the discarded ships can be used, they will be kept for civilian use. If they can't be used... see if the dock can recycle them. If they can be recycled and decomposed, they will be decomposed. If they can't be decomposed... they will be directly chopped and dried for firewood.

Anyway, it can't be wasted.

As for selling ships...

Xia Che sighed with emotion, looking at the warship replacement expenditure table in his hand with a little bleeding in his heart, muttering to himself, "Let's... start from the East China Sea first!"

...

East China Sea, Goa Kingdom.

Windmill Village, Windmill Tavern

"Luffy, are you on holiday again?" All the drinkers looked at the boy in the straw hat with a smile, "I heard that you beat someone up a few days ago? Were you fired?"

"I wasn't fired!" Luffy opened his eyes wide and said dissatisfiedly, "How can you slander someone's innocence like this..."

"What innocence? A few days ago, someone from my construction site passed by your canteen and saw you gathering people, fighting fiercely, and smashing the rice bucket. You must have eaten too much and emptied the canteen, so you were fired, and your foreman was also taken away!"

"Eating a full meal is not considered too much... eating!" Luffy argued stubbornly, "...How much food can a worker eat?"

There were a series of difficult to understand words, such as [I just want to eat a full meal! ], [Uncle foreman is a good person! ], [Uncle foreman was not arrested because I ate too much! ], etc., which made everyone laugh: the whole tavern was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Seeing everyone laughing, Luffy didn't care, and a smile appeared on his face. He walked to the bar and sat down, "Makino, I want a glass of ice orange juice!"

"Please wait a moment!" Makino looked at Luffy across the bar, smiled helplessly, and said with some concern, "Is your foreman okay?"

She also heard about their foreman's affairs.

It seems that the employees' wages were withheld, and she also heard something... because of the fear of being exposed, it was suspected that the lumberjacks were assassinated. It sounded very serious, and it seemed that someone had died.

"Gululu~" Luffy drank orange juice in big gulps, and looked at Makino with a smile, and said, "Uncle foreman is a good man, I believe him, he will definitely come out soon!"

As he said, he raised his head in confusion and looked at a huge screen on the wall behind Makino.

"What is this?"

"Is that so? I'm glad you're okay. Since Luffy thinks he's a good guy, he might really have been wronged." Makino was relieved and nodded with a smile. Then, he turned his head and looked at the big screen behind him. "This is sent by your company. They said it's free for each bar. As long as you agree to install this, you can buy wine from them at a preferential price. Look at this. This is the orange wine I ordered from them."

Picked up an orange wine bottle and shook it.

"The price is very affordable and the taste is also very good! From today on, our tavern no longer only has ice beer and orange juice, but also orange wine!"

"Is it really that delicious? Can I try it?"

"You can't!"

"Really? Forget it!" Luffy was just curious. Compared with wine, he prefers meat. While drinking orange juice, he looked up at the screen on the wall curiously and said, "What's on it?"

"On it? Basically some advertisements, quite interesting." Makino wiped the wine glass with a smile, and then seemed to remember something, "Oh, by the way, there are also advertisements about ships on it. It is the newly built dock in the East China Sea. Maybe you like to see it!"

As soon as the voice fell.

Maybe it was luck... The picture on the screen suddenly turned.

An old man in a formal suit appeared on the screen. He stood on a built stage, and there was a huge screen behind him, which read...

[Ten years of polishing, full of awe]

[Hundred times investment, self-developed key technologies]

[Make a ship that belongs to the East China Sea people! ]

Then the screen behind it changed again, and a ship emitting blue and white light appeared on it, which immediately attracted Luffy's attention.

Ship!

Pirate ship? !

At this time.

The old man in a suit on the screen said, "This is our first work at the dock, which combines elegant design, powerful performance and ecological technology!"

"The powerful hull lines and naturally stretched hull proportions make elegance and comfort complement each other!"

"Not only champagne gold, green, starry blue, glacier gray, deep space black... nine life colors, condensing the beauty of nature, allowing you to freely choose your own color!"

"Comfortable and safe mobile smart space!"

As the designer who called himself Mr. Wolf explained, Luffy's eyes suddenly became hot and stared at it closely.

And this is not over yet.

At the end.

"Order now and give you a free super-large luxury refrigerator with large capacity. The food can be stored at once, so that you can enjoy a barbecue banquet with your friends while sailing!"

"What are you waiting for? Come quickly! Den Den Mushi number: XXXXX"

As the last Den Den Mushi number fell, just when everyone was attracted by this strange advertisement.

Just listen.

"Pop".

A loud bang on the table came, drawing everyone's attention back. Everyone turned their heads and looked at the bar with dissatisfaction, but before they could say anything.

Luffy stood up excitedly, staring at the screen with burning eyes, raised his fist, and shouted firmly, "I want to buy it!"

As soon as the voice fell.

Suddenly.

Everyone in the tavern was shocked by Luffy's firm tone.

You know, this ship is not cheap!

Although the advertisement seems very good and makes people excited, according to Luffy's salary, it will take at least 30 years to save up, and he has to not eat, drink, or hold a party during this period.

"Hahaha~"

Only a moment.

Happy laughter came from the tavern again.

"Luffy, don't think about it. Are you going to go to sea again in 30 years?"

"Let's buy a small boat first!"

"Don't dream, you can't afford it!"

But

Facing the ridicule of the crowd, Luffy's face remained unchanged, and he looked at the screen firmly, "I, Monkey D. Luffy, will definitely buy this ship!"

This moment.

This sentence.

This look.

The straw hat boy who remained firm in the face of ridicule immediately made everyone silent, and even showed a shameful expression.

That's right, how can they ridicule other people's dreams?

Just when everyone looked guilty and raised their hands to give their encouragement to this boy full of dreams.

Suddenly.

"Creaky~."

The door of the bar was opened again!

It seemed that someone walked in, but everyone ignored it, thinking that it was just someone who came to drink.

"Luffy, why aren't you going to the construction site?"

"Ahhh~? Isn't the foreman here? He said I don't need to go today."

"Your foreman has been released, and he is gathering all the workers to announce the new work!"

"I'll go right away!"

Hearing what the village chief said, Luffy quickly lowered his hat, turned around, and ran out with a smile.

As if the determination just now had never happened.

"There's work to do again!"

"..."

This scene.

Made everyone silent again.

And then...

"Hahaha~, Luffy is still the same!"

Another burst of happy laughter resounded throughout the tavern.