Pirates: Steel Chain Fingers

After several weeks, with the full efforts of hundreds of shipwrights, the first phase of the Ark of Passion is finally coming to an end.

The Passion Ark now has a total length of about 23,000 meters. The whole ship is essentially a three-masted sailing ship, but under Franky's careful design, there are huge external turbines on both sides of the hull, which can be used in windless seas. The huge external turbine crosses the sea; the side of the hull is also neatly arranged with densely packed holes, and there is nothing inside, but in the future, powerful artillery will be stored in every space.

The keel of the ark is the focus area of ​​care of the three chief engineers. Among the materials handed over to Coral by the World Government, there are even a lot of wood from the "Treasure Tree" Adam, which is also one of the "designated materials" specially requested by Victor.

According to legend, there is such an island. Wars have been happening on the island all the time, and the entire island has been completely wiped out of the city and people under the baptism of war, but there is a huge [tree] still standing. No matter what happened, [the tree] stood there, and after the war, people built new cities and countries around this tree. There are only a few such powerful [trees] in the world, and people call him the strongest tree - Treasure Tree Adam.

The wood of the treasure tree Adam is extremely tough, and the boats made of this tree are also extremely tough and strong, and can withstand extremely huge pressure. Rumor has it that the Oro Jackson, the pirate king Goldo Roger, was made of this kind of wood, and the shipbuilder was Tom the shipbuilder.

Now, judging from the size of [Ark of Passion], the wood of these treasure trees Adam is definitely not enough to cover the entire ship, but it can still be used to strengthen the keel. Reinforcing the joist with a wood mix is ​​a very, very sophisticated and high-end technique. Even Bingshan and Franky needed to work together, and the strengthening work lasted for a full 15 days before it came to an end.

And the islands above the ark were also refurbished by these industrious craftsmen. The dense forest on the island has been restored into a gorgeous courtyard. The original cemetery area was also renovated into a fountain square. The zombie generals were rewarded and moved to the [Penrose Deep Corridor] on the second basement floor because they voluntarily assisted in the repair project of the ark and shared a lot of labor. The environment of [Penrose Deep Corridor] is dark and secluded, which is a perfect fit for these zombies.

On the north side of the island is a floating mooring area on the water, and a large floating platform has been built to be used as a "resort" in the future; while on the south side is a "boathouse" dedicated to the members of "Coral".

Coating such an enormous ark will certainly not be an easy task. Fortunately, there are enough coating craftsmen on the Chambord Islands, and there are many coating masters among them, such as Lao Lei, Bob Kepi, Beard Louis and so on. This time, the coating not only includes the Passion Ark, but also the Beagle and the temporary old ship. The coating process of the Passion Ark adopts the [Four-Fan Method], striving for safety.

When everything was ready, Ark of Passion dived into the sea on a sunny morning, bid farewell to the "Paradise" temporarily, and started the journey to the "New World".

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10,000 meters under the sea.

Fishman Island, Dragon Palace City.

"Otohime...hasn't she come back yet?" The owner of Dragon Palace City, 'Sea King' Neptune sat on the king's chair, with a lingering sadness on his face.

The 'Left Minister' of the Catfish Mermaid and the 'Right Minister' of the Seahorse Mermaid looked at each other, feeling helpless in their hearts.

Things go back to a week ago.

At that time, after several weeks of treatment, the Celestial Dragon Muse Gardsan who had crashed onto Murloc Island finally regained his ability to move. Dragon Palace City thought it over and over again, and finally decided to send a special ship for the royal family to send it back to land.

Before leaving, Saint Musegard was full of anger, and vowed to make these fishes who despised him pay a heavy price.

"Remember it for me... as a domestic animal, you dare to point a gun at its owner!!" Before stepping on the deck, Saint Musegarde said, "I will definitely make you regret it..."

Looking at the completely unrepentant [human] on the sampan, the guards of Murloc Island were filled with indignation.

"Why should I be resented for saving his life..."

"You shouldn't let him go back, this island will face a crisis!!"

But Princess Otohime stopped Muse Garde, "Please stay! You seem to have something to say? Then, I will go to land with you."

How reckless! Is the mermaid princess going to land alone with the Tianlong people? It's like feeding a tiger with your body!

Not only the guards and the people, but Neptune, the king of the sea who came here, also disagreed a hundred times, "Otohime, don't mess around! If you have to explain clearly to the nobles of the world no matter what, then let me go!"

"No! You are too strong, and there is no point in going there." Princess Otohime was terribly stubborn. "If I, who is much weaker than ordinary people, can return safely after going to that world, it will prove that the land is safe."

No matter how everyone persuaded, Otohime finally boarded the ship. Before leaving, she said so.

"Nepton! Believe in the wives you choose...and humans!"

The days passed.

An atmosphere of uneasiness also enveloped Dragon Palace City. The princes and princesses were in tears all day long, and Neptune, the king of the sea, could only comfort the children with his worries.

And the people stayed up all night because of worry, and the children went to Jinbe from time to time to ask Otohime's whereabouts, but what could Jinbe say?

A week passed like a year, and to this day, Princess Otohime still hasn't come back.

Just as Neptune and the two ministers were sighing, the phone rang.

[Report, report! ! Incoming ships spotted! Yes, it is the royal ship from before! ! 】

Hearing the excited stumbling report from the 'Border Guard', Neptune rushed out of the palace like flying, followed by the two ministers and the palace guards.

Fishman Island, the port of entry.

The people who got the news crowded this piece of Nuoda harbor to the brim. Looking at the figure at the bow of the boat who was waving to the crowd, people couldn't hold back their tears and wept loudly.

"His Highness Otohime—!!"

"Great! As long as you come back alive, we will..."

"Welcome back! Your Highness Otohime——!"

After several days of patient persuasion, Otohime finally persuaded the tyrannical Tianlongren. Not only that, she also brought back a piece of paper, which can be said to be the [Light of Hope] of Murloc Island!

It was written by the nobles of the world, and the content is——

[For the sake of friendly exchanges between the murlocs and humans, I will also agree with the submitted signatures. 】

That is to say, when enough signatures are submitted by the [World Conference] held every four years by the participating countries of the world government, the residents of Murloc Island who are willing to move to the land to coexist with humans, when the time comes, this Tianlongren The [Letter of Consent] written by myself will give Murloc Island a stronger right to speak! At that time, the wish of "moving to land and coexisting with humans" will also be realized.

This will be the first time that the murlocs and merfolk are so close to the land and the sun.

And in the deserted Dragon Palace City Throne Hall, the sound of the phone bug's 'beep, beep' echoed helplessly in the empty hall.

The microphone of the phone worm in the hands of the captain of the 'Border Guard' who was far away from the front entrance of Fishman Island slowly slipped down, and he and the surrounding team members stared dumbfounded at the boundless sea above them.

There, an extremely huge black shadow in the shape of a ship is gradually approaching, and two zipper patterns forming a [v] shape can be vaguely seen on the side of the ship.

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