"What?? A true Pluton warship??"
[Upon hearing this, both Iceberg and Franky simultaneously widened their eyes in shock~]
[Iceberg immediately refuted: "Impossible!!"]
[Franky also affirmed: "Absolutely impossible!!"]
[Luffy! You should know... In this world, there has only ever been one Pluton warship. That was 800 years ago!! And now... after so many years, news of this Pluton warship has long disappeared. It's even uncertain whether this Pluton warship was destroyed within these past few hundred years~~~]
["If you hadn't said that just now, I might not have doubted you, but you said you knew where something from 800 years ago was. That's definitely lying!!"]
[As the inheritor shipwrights of Water 7, Iceberg and Franky could be said to know the most about the Pluton warship~]
[But even they had never heard any news about the Pluton warship's location...]
[The young man in front of them, who looked only eighteen, actually claimed to know the location of the Pluton warship from 800 years ago. Wasn't this just pulling a crazy stunt!!!]
[Luffy shrugged~ "Don't you guys know there's something called a Poneglyph? There's a Poneglyph that records the whereabouts of the Pluton warship."]
[Hearing this, Iceberg's face showed astonishment: "You... you can still read Poneglyphs? Impossible! In this world, only the Child of the Devil, who is wanted by the World Government, should be able to translate Poneglyphs!"]
[But the next moment, he seemed to recall something and suddenly cried out in shock: "I remember now! That black-haired woman on your ship is the Child of the Devil! What's her name...? What's her name...?"]
[After all, they didn't live by bounty hunting, so it was impossible for them to remember every wanted criminal's name and appearance~~~]
[Although Iceberg had seen Nico Robin before, he only felt like he had seen her somewhere, but he never actually thought of her as the Child of the Devil....]
[Now, because Luffy brought up the Poneglyphs, Iceberg thought of the Child of the Devil. Then, the image of her bounty appeared in his mind. Only then did he realize that the woman on the Straw Hat Pirate Crew was the Child of the Devil...!!!]
["Yes, Nico Robin is my nakama. We not only know the whereabouts of Pluton, but also the whereabouts of Poseidon... so... a design blueprint of Pluton is just a blueprint. Do you think we will be afraid?"]
[Luffy shrugged, then looked at Franky, "And... if you guys really don't want the Pluton warship's blueprints to leak out, you should directly destroy them, not keep them!"]
["Destroy...!!"]
[Upon hearing this, Franky was instantly enraged~]
[That was the only memento his master left them...]
[However, Iceberg's heart deeply trembled!!]
["Destroy them?"]
["Yes!"]
["If you don't want it to fall into others' hands... the best way is to destroy this blueprint??"]
[As two direct disciples of Tom, regardless of whether it was Iceberg or Franky, they had always cherished this blueprint as their master's only memento.]
[But as the saying goes, 'those involved are confused, onlookers are clear'...]
[When Luffy brought up the core point of Tom's last wish, Iceberg suddenly realized... 'Why did I only understand such a simple truth now??']
["Master didn't want the blueprint to leak out, he didn't want us to keep it forever!!!"]
["I understand!!!"]
[Iceberg nodded seriously, then turned to Franky. "What he said is right. We should destroy that blueprint!! As long as the blueprint completely disappears, Master's last wish will be completely fulfilled!"]
[Franky widened his eyes: "But... this is Master's only memento!!!"]
[Iceberg stared at Franky: "I ask you! Did Master wish for this Pluton warship to be built??"]
[Franky thought for a moment, then firmly shook his head: "No, he didn't!!"]
["Then do you wish that you didn't uphold your master's last wish??"] Iceberg asked back.
["Of course not!!"]
["Then tell me... what method can completely uphold your master's last wish??"]
["This... this..."] Hearing this, Franky also realized the key to the problem~]
[Destroying Master's only memento is the only way to uphold Master's only last wish...]
[After pondering for a moment, Franky slowly raised his head, looked at Iceberg, and said, "I know what to do... I will destroy the Pluton Warship Blueprint!!"]
[Then, he looked at Luffy: "You called me Franky. Let me introduce myself. I am Franky, the second disciple of Tom, the world's number one shipwright! The ship you want will be built by me and my senior brother together for you!!"]
[Luffy chuckled: "Mm, hello, Franky~~"]
["Then... as the creator of this world's strongest battleship, can I get on your ship?"] Franky asked.
[Looking at Franky's self-familiar demeanor, Luffy chuckled: "Oh? Is that a condition for building my ship?"]
["Of course!! The best battleship I build with my own hands, if I can't sail across the vast ocean on it, then the motivation for building it will be halved. This ship will never be used to sail the seas!"] Franky responded.
["Alright! I agree!"]
[There was actually nothing to hesitate about regarding this matter...]
[Luffy had previously heard Iceberg and Franky's conversation through Observation Haki. Although Iceberg somewhat felt that Luffy's idea was a bit opportunistic, Luffy had to admit that what Iceberg said was not wrong...]
[Since this battleship is to be the best! Then its functions must be exceptionally advanced. If there isn't a pair of shipwrights who are very familiar with this ship on board, then this ship would be useless even if given to the Straw Hat Pirates.]
[And the Straw Hat Pirates are indeed lacking a shipwright right now!!!]
[The Merry was indeed well protected, but no one could guarantee that the Merry would not be damaged in future voyages...]
[If he only realized then that the ship lacked a shipwright...]
[...then Luffy would definitely not be a qualified captain!!!]
[Upon hearing Luffy agree, Franky instantly became excited! "You agreed! Wow! I'm really happy this week! Mm~ super...!!!""]
[Luffy looked at Iceberg with a bewildered expression: "What's wrong with him...?"]
["Uh..." Iceberg awkwardly scratched his head, "Don't mind him. My junior brother is just like that. These are all his quirks. Don't worry, he's always been like this..."]
["..." Iceberg pointed to his brain bag~]
[Upon receiving Iceberg's explanation, Luffy shrugged speechlessly~]
[Franky: "Hahaha! I'm finally on board too!! I'm so happy this week! Mm~ super...!!!""]
[Brook: "You pervert, you're scaring people~"]
[Nico Robin: "Ahahaha~ He's even making Luffy over there stare blankly~~~"]
[Brook: "Luffy thought he was a fool... Hmph hmph hmph~~~"]
[Usopp: "Hahaha!!!"]
[After Franky calmed down, he said to Luffy: "Then, Straw Hat, from now on you are my captain!! Regarding the materials for the ship we are about to build, we will use Treasure Tree Adam as the material. I just heard that there are two pieces in the black market. This period might require an auction to bring them out, and there's also one that the seller is preparing to raise the price of!"]
["Is one enough?"] Luffy asked doubtfully.]
[Franky nodded: "Enough! But if there are two, the material will be more abundant! But I heard the seller only plans to sell one piece."]
["Sufficient..."]
[Thinking of this, Luffy thought of the Merry and said, "If the new ship is big enough, can it be designed with a berth for a ship?"]
["Huh? What do you mean?"] Franky clearly didn't understand what Luffy wanted to ask.]
[Luffy turned his gaze to Iceberg: "It's about my current ship, the Merry. I'm thinking... if it needs to dive underwater, can the new ship take the Merry with it to dive...?"]
[Regarding professional knowledge of shipbuilding, Luffy didn't understand, so he looked at the two people in front of him, asking them directly.]
[For a pirate crew, having two ships at the same time is very normal.]
[But Luffy considered that the Merry could not be modified into a pirate ship that could dive, so he came up with this method.]
[Iceberg had seen the Merry. He thought for a moment, then said, "Theoretically, it's feasible! But I estimate that if it's designed this way, the new ship would have to be very big, so it would need at least two pieces of Treasure Tree Adam wood, and it might even not be enough~"]
[Luffy pondered for a moment, then decided: "Alright! Then buy both pieces of Treasure Tree Adam wood! If it's not enough, use other good materials to supplement it."]
[As he said this, Franky's face showed difficulty: "In shipbuilding, there is no material in this world that can compare to Treasure Tree Adam! If other materials are used as supplements, it will cause the local rigidity of the ship to be inconsistent, affecting the ship's performance. Although there are also materials that can resist, only the Navy has such a strong alloy!"]
[Iceberg also nodded: "That's right! The materials for the Navy's most advanced warships are alloy materials refined through Vegapunk's technology. Although they can't compare to Treasure Tree Adam, the gap between the two has been greatly narrowed~ But the main problem is that... we are the strongest shipwrights, but we cannot manufacture that kind of alloy, and the Navy won't sell it to us~"]
["Is that so...?"]
[Seeing both master shipwrights in a difficult situation, Luffy couldn't help but frown...]
[No matter what, he couldn't just ignore the Merry!!!]
["Wait!! Did you just say alloy...?"]
[Suddenly, Luffy thought of something. He grabbed Franky's shoulders fiercely.]
["Huh? What is it...?"] Franky looked a little bewildered at Luffy.]
["I have a way!!! Alloy, right?!! I have a way!!!"] Luffy was overjoyed, frantically pulling the two along~~~]
[Not long after, they returned to the Merry!!!]
["Wow! He actually wears a swimsuit as casual wear, what a pervert~~~"] Sanji circled Franky, very seriously assessing him...]
[Usopp was different. He excitedly tapped Franky's arm joint: "You, you're actually made of iron!!! And you can still move???"]
["Usopp, come quick, he has a small warehouse on his butt!!!" Chopper exclaimed as if he'd discovered a treasure.]
["So... this is our new companion?"]
[Nami was somewhat speechless~~~]
[But it was Luffy's decision, so she naturally wouldn't object.]
[Although everyone's impression of him was one of shock and awe, Franky was very happy: "Hahaha~ From now on, I'm your shipwright, please take good care of me!"]
[Saying this, Franky took a diagonal step, then put the backs of his hands together, tilting his head forty-five degrees: "Hmm~ Super...!!!"]
[The whole action and slogan flowed like water, done in one breath~~~]
["..." Luffy and Iceberg covered their faces simultaneously, turning their heads to the side~~~]
[697 (Japanese slang for "damn it," roughly "WTF") We don't know this fool~~~]
["Wow!!!"]
[However, Usopp and Chopper almost instantly climaxed~~~]
[Both simultaneously imitated Franky's pose: "Hmm~ Super...!!!""]
[---||~]
[The other Straw Hat Pirates also had black lines all over their faces~~~]
[Good heavens, this disease is a bit serious!!! The phenomenon of person-to-person transmission appeared just upon meeting, and it was directly a case of one infecting two...]
[After a while, Nami took the Munch-Munch Fruit from her room and handed it to Luffy: "Here! I brought it!"]
[And Franky was currently looking at the introduction of the Munch-Munch Fruit in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia~~~]
["It can transform anything swallowed into a part of the body, and it can also synthesize new things."]
[Upon seeing this description, Franky was utterly shocked: "Then doesn't that mean... if I swallow Treasure Tree Adam, and then swallow steel, couldn't I synthesize a new Adam Alloy???"]
[Oh???]
[Hearing this, Luffy's eyes widened!!!]
[Yes!!! Since it's theoretically possible to fuse anything, then Treasure Tree Adam can too!!!]
[Luffy looked at Franky with some surprise~~~]
[This guy is truly a shipwright; his ideas about materials are simply more advanced than mine~~~]
[Luffy originally only intended to let Franky use the Munch-Munch Fruit's ability to create an alloy that could compensate for the insufficient Treasure Tree Adam.]
[But now, Franky's idea of directly fusing Treasure Tree Adam and steel... wouldn't that result in a new type of alloy that extracts the advantages of both Treasure Tree Adam and steel?]
[And...]
[Because the new alloy will be synthesized from both Treasure Tree Adam and steel, its yield will definitely exceed the quantity of single Treasure Tree Adam!!!]
[This way, the newly synthesized material will definitely be stable and sufficient!!!]
[At this moment, Zoro nodded: "I think that's a good idea!"]
["That's right! The excess material can also be used to strengthen the Merry, killing two birds with one stone!"] Usopp also extremely agreed with this idea.
[Luffy thought for a moment, then said: "Alright!!! Once the Treasure Tree Adam material is in hand, we'll start with one percent for testing! We can try fusing several strong materials, or even combine three-in-one, four-in-one, to conduct some comparative tests!!! Let's see what the effects and strengths of various alloys are~~~"]
["What a smart method!!!"]
[Upon hearing this, Franky's eyes lit up!!!]
[If there really were better materials than Treasure Tree Adam, then for a shipwright like him... that would absolutely be the most beautiful thing in the world!!!]
[Thinking of this, he unhesitatingly picked up the Munch-Munch Fruit!!!]
["Ah!"]
[He took a bite...]
[...!!!]
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