Free Web NovelChapter 76: Chapter 76
Chapter 76
At night.
Rorschach did not head to the Boin Archipelago first. Instead, he went to the world-famous shipbuilding holy land — Water 7.
Water 7 was a city with over a thousand years of history. Even though it was flooded every year by the massive tsunami known as "Aqua Laguna," it never destroyed the island’s economy or its people. To this day, it remained an extremely prosperous island.
Eight hundred years ago, the shipwrights here joined forces to create the most evil warship in history — the Ancient Weapon Pluto. Tom, the man who once built the Oro Jackson for Pirate King Roger, invented the Sea Train that could travel across the ocean. From then on, the people of Water 7 no longer feared "Aqua Laguna."
The current mayor of Water 7 was Tom’s disciple and the president of the island’s most famous shipbuilding company, Galley-La — Iceberg.
That night, Iceberg was still handling affairs for Water 7. As mayor, he had countless busy tasks every day. Most matters concerning the shipbuilding company had been left to his subordinates to manage — including Rob Lucci, one of the five foremen of Galley-La and a CP9 undercover agent.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
While Iceberg was working in his study, he suddenly noticed that his window had somehow been opened. The wind was howling.
Iceberg stopped writing, stood up, and walked toward the window. The city outside was still brightly lit with beautiful night scenery.
He took a deep breath of the fresh night air, closed the window again, and returned to his desk.
"Sir, what business do you have with me?"
Iceberg lowered his head and continued writing without looking up, suddenly speaking to the empty study.
Clap. Clap. Clap.
"As expected of Master Tom’s disciple. Your senses are truly sharp to notice my presence."
Rorschach clapped his hands as he walked out from the shadows of the room.
The moment Iceberg saw Rorschach’s face, his pupils shrank sharply, but he quickly regained his usual calm expression.
"You flatter me. With your strength, hiding from me completely would be easy, wouldn’t it... ’Golden Lion II’ Rorschach."
Iceberg directly stated Rorschach’s identity.
It wasn’t surprising though. Rorschach was currently the center of attention. Almost everyone of importance in the world was watching him. It was hard for anyone not to recognize him.
"Hehe."
Rorschach chuckled lightly without denying it. He then casually walked over to the sofa and sat down as if he were in his own home. freewebnøvel.coɱ
"May I ask what brings you here, Lord Rorschach?"
Iceberg couldn’t quite figure out his intentions, so he probed cautiously.
"Mayor Iceberg, you are the disciple of the world’s greatest shipwright, Master Tom. Naturally, I came here to have a ship built."
"Build a ship? Wouldn’t it be better to contact my shipbuilding company? For you to come personally... there must be something else, right?"
Iceberg was puzzled. If it was just about building a ship, contacting the company should have been enough. Why did Rorschach come to him directly?
Although he was Master Tom’s disciple, he hadn’t built ships himself for a long time. His subordinates were all top-class shipwrights.
"No. I want Mayor Iceberg to secretly build a ship for me, but I don’t trust your subordinates."
Rorschach ignored Iceberg’s confusion and casually poured himself a cup of hot tea.
"Mayor Iceberg, why don’t you first take a look at the blueprint of the ship I need?"
Rorschach then tossed the super battleship design he had obtained from Nami onto the desk.
Iceberg picked up the super battleship blueprint and examined it carefully.
"This... This is?!"
Iceberg’s hands trembled slightly. His face was filled with undisguised shock.
"How did you obtain this blueprint?!" Iceberg shouted in a nearly hoarse voice.
"You don’t need to worry about that. Mayor Iceberg only needs to tell me whether you can build it or not."
Rorschach took a light sip of his hot tea and spoke leisurely.
"Lord Rorschach, I’m afraid I cannot build this warship for you. It is beyond my ability. The structure of this ship is far too complex."
Iceberg glanced at the relaxed Rorschach, then back at the super battleship blueprint. Gritting his teeth, he refused Rorschach’s request.
"Don’t be so quick to refuse."
"I know the secret you’ve been protecting, Mayor Iceberg — the secret of the Ancient Weapon Pluto."
Rorschach’s expression remained unchanged as he spoke words that made Iceberg’s face change drastically.
"Pluto? You must be joking. How could I possibly know any secrets related to Pluto? It really is just that my ability is insufficient to build this ship."
At this point, Iceberg was already sweating profusely, but he still stubbornly held to his initial stance and refused Rorschach.
"Hehe. The Pluto blueprints are with your junior brother — the cyborg Franky, right? And I also know where Franky is."
"You wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to your junior brother, would you, Mayor Iceberg?"
The moment Rorschach said this, Iceberg collapsed into his chair, his mouth agape in shock.
No one should have known about his relationship with Franky or their secret. How did Rorschach know about this matter so clearly? Iceberg couldn’t understand.
"Not only do I know about Pluto, I can also tell you that your foremen Kaku and Rob Lucci, as well as your secretary Kalifa, are actually agents from the World Government’s CP9. The World Government has long noticed you and sent undercover agents to uncover the secret of Pluto."
"These things I’ve said should be enough to show my sincerity, right, Mayor Iceberg?"
Rorschach then dropped another bombshell that shocked Iceberg to the core. The latter was so stunned he couldn’t speak.
Not only did he know about Pluto, he even knew the identities of the CP9 spies planted in his company.
What shocked him the most was that the people he had trusted for five years were actually CP9 undercover agents. He had suspected something before, but Rorschach’s expression and words didn’t seem fake. Thinking back on some of their strange behavior, Iceberg finally accepted a truth he had never dared to consider — he had been targeted and infiltrated long ago.
"Now then? Can you agree to my request to build the ship, Mayor Iceberg?"
Although Rorschach phrased it as a question, it was already a done deal. Iceberg definitely wouldn’t dare expose the secret he had sworn to protect his whole life.
After thinking for a moment, Iceberg suddenly looked up at Rorschach.
"Lord Rorschach, I can agree to build this warship for you, but I have one condition."
"Speak." Rorschach looked at him with a slightly playful gaze.
"I hope to obtain one favor from you. If the World Government ever takes action against Franky in the future, I want you to help once."
"Also, I hope Lord Rorschach can secretly deal with the CP9 undercover agents." freewebnσvel.cѳm
Iceberg said with a serious expression.
Rorschach looked at him in slight surprise. That was all?
But what Rorschach didn’t know was how much weight his current status carried. Being able to escape from a Navy Admiral unscathed and even fight one for a while made him an extremely valuable ally. A 600 million berry bounty pirate — obtaining a favor from someone of this level was an incredibly rare opportunity for someone at Iceberg’s level.
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