Free Web NovelChapter 77: Chapter 77
Chapter 77
"No problem, I can agree to all of that. However, there’s no rush to deal with the CP9 undercover agents. Taking them out so suddenly would alert the World Government."
"I’ll help you handle them later. For now, you can use them boldly. Since they want to uncover the secret of Pluto, they won’t expose their identities too early."
Rorschach agreed to Iceberg’s conditions without hesitation. These were all small matters to him.
"There’s one more thing I’d like to ask you."
After Rorschach agreed, Iceberg breathed a sigh of relief, then asked another question.
"Go ahead."
Rorschach was a little curious. He wondered what else Iceberg wanted to ask.
"Legend has it that shipwrights in ancient times built the super warship Pluto. Because Pluto’s destructive power was too great, later shipwrights gathered together to create a super warship capable of rivaling Pluto, in order to prevent evil people from obtaining Pluto and endangering the world."
"Lord Rorschach’s blueprint... should be the one created by those countless shipwrights working together, right?"
Iceberg’s expression was extremely serious. Rorschach’s blueprint was no less significant than Pluto’s, and its structure was much easier to understand.
Franky had once said that Robin might be the one who could awaken Pluto. Although he didn’t fully understand what that meant, Rorschach guessed that using Pluto was likely connected to ancient script.
Rorschach’s blueprint didn’t require such complications. If there were enough materials, it could even be mass-produced.
"Who knows? It might be, it might not."
Rorschach’s answer was quite ambiguous. After all, this was something the system gave him. He himself didn’t know its origin.
Whether it was or wasn’t would be left for Iceberg to guess.
"I see. I understand."
Iceberg closed his eyes, as if he had realized something. Rorschach, on the other hand, was completely confused. What exactly did he understand? Rorschach had no idea.
"About this warship, do you have any other requirements, Lord Rorschach?"
Iceberg then asked about Rorschach’s other needs. When building a ship, it was necessary to ask the owner’s preferences first. Otherwise, building something the client didn’t like would be pointless.
"Emmmm... Besides being a large sailing ship, I want you to install plenty of entertainment facilities on it. Also, change the energy acceleration system to electric power, and convert all the cannons to electric as well."
"Modifying the energy device in the blueprint to store electricity shouldn’t be difficult for Mayor Iceberg, right?"
Rorschach thought carefully. Other than making the ship big and adding lots of entertainment facilities, he didn’t have many other demands.
Nami’s electricity could be put to good use.
Not only could it be used for propulsion while floating in the air, but it could also be gathered to fire electromagnetic cannons and such. That sounded quite powerful.
A warship evaluated by Iceberg as capable of rivaling Pluto — if it fired an electromagnetic cannon, it should at least be able to destroy an island, right?
"Oh right, I want you and your junior brother to build this ship personally, and it must be done in complete secrecy. No one outside can know."
Rorschach suddenly remembered something and added another request.
Iceberg frowned. Secrecy wasn’t a problem, but his junior brother... Although they trusted each other deep down, Iceberg still found it hard to swallow his pride and invite that usually disagreeable junior brother.
But since it was Rorschach’s request, he could only bite the bullet and agree. freёwebnoѵel.com
"I understand. Then let’s talk about the deposit. Building such a large ship..."
Iceberg nodded in agreement and began talking about the cost of materials. However, before he could finish—
The scene before him once again left him stunned, his jaw dropping.
Rorschach suddenly pulled out a massive gold block from somewhere. The block was even taller than him — a single, complete piece of gold. Even Iceberg had never seen anything like it.
"This... this..."
Iceberg was so shocked he could barely speak coherently.
"Hahahaha! I want my ship made with the best materials. You should have channels for Adam Wood, right? This should be enough to buy all the shipbuilding materials. Consider the rest as your payment."
Rorschach laughed heartily. He loved giving people these "little" shocks. Seeing others’ jaw-dropping expressions was truly entertaining.
This much gold was nothing more than a drop in the ocean compared to what was in Apayado.
"E... enough... You’ve given far too much."
Iceberg still hadn’t recovered from the shock and spoke with a slight stutter.
"Hahahaha, like I said, the rest is your payment. No need to be polite."
"I may need some time before I can come pick up the ship. I’m not sure exactly how long. Once it’s finished, I’ll have to trouble Mayor Iceberg to keep it safe for me." freēwēbnovel.com
Rorschach stood up, casually put an arm around Iceberg’s shoulders, and patted him. It was as if he was saying "I’m counting on you."
Iceberg broke out in a cold sweat, wondering if Rorschach had always been this bold and straightforward. Still, it didn’t seem like a bad thing.
"Then I’ll be going. I’ll leave the rest to you, Mayor Iceberg. Goodbye."
Seeing that the deal was done, Rorschach didn’t want to disturb Iceberg any further. He left a Den Den Mushi, waved goodbye, and vanished from the study in a flash.
"’Golden Lion II’... What an incredible man."
Staring at the now-empty room, Iceberg muttered to himself in a daze.
He didn’t have the usual oppressive aura of a powerhouse. Instead, he seemed bold, carefree, and generous.
Yet he also possessed a powerful mind — not the naive, simple-minded type.
On the other side, Rorschach, having left Iceberg’s study, flew at full speed toward the Boin Archipelago.
He still felt his previous small sailboat was too cramped. Since he now had the super battleship blueprint, he decided to build a true warship of his own.
In the future, he could travel in style instead of sailing around in that tiny boat.
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