The next day, politicians and celebrities gathered at City Hall again.
Under the camera of Morgan, the president of World Economic News, everyone showed happy smiles.
This group of people didn’t understand the purpose of this photo at all, so their smiles were so genuine.
I wonder if the people in the lens will regret it when Noah does those great things in the future?
Following the process negotiated yesterday, the tour began, and the day passed.
In the evening, they arrived at Tom’s Shipyard.
Before the large group even arrived, they were spotted by members of CP5.
According to intelligence, this group was just a political show put on by a bunch of rich people accompanying a writer, nothing to be concerned about.
CP5 temporarily withdrew from the area.
One of them was a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, and it would be awkward if he discovered them.
Spandam in the original story seemed like a mad dog who feared no one because he was carrying out the mission to escort Nico Robin at that time.
This mission was considered top priority by the World Government, and combined with his own mental instability, he wasn’t afraid of anyone.
In reality, CP5 still didn’t want to deal with or conflict with the Marines.
Setting aside whether they could win, the CP department was already ostracized by the Marine department; intelligence agencies are hated by everyone.
If a fight broke out, the people present combined wouldn’t be a match for Vice Admiral Yamakaji.
Even within CP0, there wouldn’t be many who could confidently defeat a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.
The World Government had reasons to be wary of the Marines.
It was troublesome that their armed forces were too strong and difficult to control.
Yamakaji didn’t appear much in the original story, but his seniority alone was very impressive.
His participation in two Buster Calls was definitely extraordinary.
His combat record wasn’t prominent because the later war plots involved super-high-tier combatants, dealing with the World’s Strongest Man and the Four Emperors’ battles.
Without Admiral-level strength, they wouldn’t even get screen time.
The commotion from the group finally alerted the people inside.
With a bang, a kid with short light blue hair wearing only a pair of briefs rushed out.
He struck a strange pose with a front roll, then froze.
“Are you guys here to cause trouble for us?
Do you want to be defeated by my super~ iron fist?”
“Stop it, Franky, don’t mess around.”
A kid with short dark blue hair and a poker face chased after him.
Oh, so these were the future super~ Franky and Mayor Iceburg.
They were quite amusing; I didn’t expect these two to be so interesting when they were kids.
Noah held Franky in high regard, after all, technology changes the world, and Franky’s talent in mechanical technology was maxed out.
At such a young age, he could build the battleship “Franky Warrior.”
Even after being severely injured by the Sea Train, he managed to use a lot of steel from a nearby wreck and modify himself into a cyborg powered by cola.
Such talent was incredible.
His luck later on was also good.
After his master’s sacrifice, he went on a spree.
First, he got his hands on the Pluton blueprints, and then on the mechanical island, he obtained Vegapunk’s research materials.
He literally walked the path of “flesh is weak, machines ascend” in the pirate world.
Noah made a mental note of this kind of talent and decided to “pass the torch” to Franky if he had the chance.
At this point, the mayor was losing face.
They had been having pleasant conversations all along their tour, but it turned out like this at Tom’s place.
It was truly cursed.
“Kid, have Tom come out to welcome us.
Mr.
Adam wants to tour your shipyard, and if he’s satisfied, he’ll even give you a business deal.”
“Adam?
“Yes.” The mayor nodded coolly.
Who knew that Franky would act as if he had drunk cola.
In a flash, he struck several classic JoJo poses, then turned and ran to a corner inside, pulled out a few pirated copies of “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,” and returned to Noah.
“Super~ Mr.
Adam, can you give me an autograph?”
I didn’t expect young Franky to be so interesting; Noah casually signed his name.
The mayor felt like he was having trouble breathing.
Tom’s Shipyard was truly cursed.
How could a crazy kid pull out pirated novels to get an autograph from the original author?
And it was a pirated copy, with the name on the cover printed incorrectly.
Yamakaji, being easygoing, thought the writer was a very kind person, not getting angry even at this.
Whether he was truly not angry or not was something they could all sense.
It seemed Adam was truly a compassionate person.
Tom also heard the commotion outside and heard his young disciple Franky’s voice.
He quickly dropped what he was doing and ran out.
His young disciple’s technological talent was directly proportional to his ability to cause trouble.
He pushed open the door and saw.
The mayor?
What was he doing here?
Beside him was…
a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral!
Is this it…
Is it finally here?
But my Sea Train plan hasn’t even started yet, I can’t die now.
Tom, already recalling the past in his mind, walked over with heavy steps.
Iceburg ran back to meet Tom and concisely explained the situation to avoid misunderstandings.
“What the heck~~ Hahahaha~~.”
Hearing his young disciple’s explanation, Tom immediately felt much more relaxed.
It turned out they weren’t here to send him to his death.
“Master, Mr.
Adam is here to visit and might want to order a ship.”
At this point, the mayor was already impatient.
“Tom, take us to see your shipyard.
Don’t waste Mr.
Adam’s time.”
This made Tom confirm that this group was led by this young man.
Adam, he remembered, was that famous writer.
Tom knew why Seven Water City had been so lively these past few days.
And he knew Adam; he quite liked the currently serialized “Water Margin.”
After greeting Noah, he led everyone to tour the shipyard.
Overall, the tour wasn’t much different from other shipyards.
During the visit, Franky also showed Noah some of his super~ inventions.
To be honest, they were very interesting, all with genius-level concepts, but they weren’t quite rigorous yet, making their functions rather comical.
Especially a cola-powered engine, which exploded, but it was still somewhat well-made; it exploded simply because the materials were too crude.
I didn’t expect Franky to be researching this at this time; Tom must have passed on some of the Pluton technology to Franky.
However, in a corner, Noah saw some bumps covered by a cloth.
“Boss Adam, this is the remaining wood from when his ship was built for the Pirate King back then!
Legend has it that there was an island where war was constantly raging.
Under the baptism of war, the city and its people were almost completely destroyed, but a giant “tree” still stood tall.
No matter what happened, the tree remained standing.
After the war, people rebuilt their cities and nations, leaning on this tree.
There were only a few such trees in the world, and people called it the strongest tree…
Treasure Tree Adam.”
Mimicking Tom’s tone when he used to tell him, Franky showed Noah his homework.
“By the way, the name of this Treasure Tree is the same as your name, Mr.
Adam, it’s super~ cool!”
Just like a child showing off their treasures to someone they liked, Franky unhesitatingly removed the covering cloth in front of Mr.
Adam, who was very kind to him and appreciated his work.
This action truly scared Tom.
Tom was weeping inwardly.
Had he treated Franky poorly usually?
So Franky was using this opportunity to kill his master?
There was a Marine Vice Admiral here.
Although most people knew I built ships for Roger, there was no need to be so boastful.
Yamakaji didn’t feel much; he wasn’t part of the World Government.
Erasing traces of Roger so obsessively was just a shipwright.
Noah didn’t particularly care either; it was just a slight connection to the Pirate King.
He was even a bit pleased that he had found materials for his ship.
Seeing that Yamakaji didn’t react, Tom also relaxed.
It seemed that the Marines and the World Government were somewhat different.
“Mr.
Tom, I would like to entrust the construction of my ship to you and your two disciples.
Would you be willing?
Also, would you be willing to sell these pieces of wood to be used as materials for my travel ship.”
“Mr.
Adam, could you tell me your requirements?”
“Well, a small ship, with 4 to 5 living rooms, a study, a gym, a dining room, and a small lawn on board.
If possible, don’t use sail power for propulsion; I’m not very good at operating those.
Lastly, it must be sturdy and fast.
I’m willing to accept the price.”
Tom considered it.
Of course, he could sell the Treasure Tree materials to Adam.
These wooden materials only had meaning when made into a ship.
And it was just a small ship, which was just enough.
The propulsion system was a bit troublesome; not using sails would easily expose the Pluton technology.
“I thought Franky’s cola power was quite interesting just now.
We could use that too.”
Franky was so touched that tears streamed down his face, not expecting his idol to trust him so much.
“Alright, I’ll take this job.
It should take about a month, right?”
Tom sighed.
Well, given how highly he regarded Franky, he’d do it.
As for the cola power, it was a joke; it wasn’t mature enough yet.
Tom, as the top shipwright on the sea at the moment, still had some tricks up his sleeve.