After hearing Maud's words, Jim stood up directly and walked towards another table with paints and fabrics.
Bailey watched Jim leave, laughing a few times in his heart.
He originally wanted to draw a pirate flag, but was kicked out by Mod who had no human rights.
He thought that since he couldn't participate in the painting, he would take advantage of Maud and the others to paint the flag and eat all the dried meat on the round table!
In order to prevent Jim from grabbing the food, he specifically pointed out that Jim had not started painting the flag yet.
Jim never imagined that Bailey would go to such an extent just to eat alone.
He came to the table, and under the watchful eyes of Maud and others, he picked up the oil brush, dipped the paint into it and started painting on the canvas.
Maude and the others looked on.
Gradually, surprise showed on their faces.
His eyes shifted from the half-painted skull to Jim's majestic body.
I never expected Jim to be such an excellent painter.
Soon, Jim drew a flawless pirate flag.
The sword and gun pattern on the back of the skull has sharp edges and corners, and you can feel the sharp edges.
The finishing touch is the irregular blood stains on the forehead of the skull, neither too much nor too little, just as Maud hoped, adding to the chilling power.
"Awesome, Jim."
Maude looked at the flag and couldn't help but praise it.
Lafayette and Jaya looked at Jim, who was usually taciturn, in surprise.
It's hard to imagine that this man, who is as strong as a bear, has such delicate and precise painting skills.
Listening to everyone's heartfelt praise, Jim twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a slight smile.
Finally a pirate flag.
Lafayette immediately hung the flag on the flagpole above the observation tower and then returned to the shore.
Looking at the flag fluttering in the wind, Lafayette was moved for a moment.
This is the so-called name rectification.
Lafayette thought silently.
Maud looked up at the flag.
Although I don't care much about the identity of the pirate, the skull flag does have some character.
The look and feel is pretty good.
Maud nodded slightly, quite satisfied.
"The next step is to find a reliable boat as soon as possible, and then give the boat a name as soon as possible."
Maude muttered to herself. When it came to names, her thoughts couldn't help but wander, and all kinds of names were flooding in her head.
Lafayette heard Maud's muttering to herself, turned his head and looked involuntarily, his eyes fixed on the top of Maud's head.
Suddenly, he saw many dazzling crows flying around on Maud's head.
After a pause, Lafayette raised his crutch and waved it back and forth above Maud's head twice, as if to knock out the dazzling words "crow".
"what you do?"
Maud looked at Lafayette's strange behavior.
"mosquito."
Lafayette silently took back his crutches.
"?"
Maud looked at her surroundings.
Lafayette was decisive, turned around and walked towards the table, forcibly interrupting the topic.
On the side, Jia Ya showed a smile.
Everyone sat down again.
After drinking and chatting for a while, Mod suddenly said: "Senior Kurokas, I have something to ask you for help."
"you say."
Kurokas said.
It was rare to be able to sit and drink and chat with a few old friends and juniors, which made him feel very happy.
Maude said politely: "We don't have a record pointer. I don't know if you have..."
Kurokas smiled and said: "I have one. I'll leave it alone anyway, so I'll give it to you to use."
"That's great."
Maud's face lit up with joy.
Recording pointers are a must-have item for sailing in the Grand Line. They are difficult to obtain in the world. Even if there are many, they will be hidden in the hands of pirate groups who have their sights set on the Grand Line.
Kurokas thought about Mod's unnatural temperament, and suddenly became curious about which route Mod would choose, so he asked:
"Little Maud, which route are you going to choose?"
"Speaking of which..."
Maude couldn't help but glance at Lafayette, who nodded towards Maude.
Then, Mod looked at Kurokas and asked: "Senior, do you know which route has a more powerful shipyard? The closer the better."
"Well."
Kurokas stroked his beard and thought for a while.
"The closest famous shipyard is the Thomas Shipyard on Leviathan Island. They specialize in serving the new pirate groups who have just entered the Grand Line, so the price is very high."
“Leviathan Island…”
Maude and Lafayette looked at each other.
Money is not an issue, the most important thing is quality.
"Senior, is this shipyard named Thomas reliable?"
"I don't know much about this, but Thomas Shipyard can stand in a mixed place like Leviathan Island, so it certainly has some strength."
"Um."
Maude nodded.
My heart is already leaning towards this route.
Only by buying a good ship first can you have the capital to go anywhere.
And there is such a thing as a permanent pointer, and such a thing as a route is irrelevant.
Chapter 33 Maybe
The celestial phenomena, ocean currents, and air currents along the Great Channel are in chaos.
In such a difficult sailing environment, owning a good ship is a prerequisite for protecting life.
You know, manpower is no match for nature.
Especially in this extremely dangerous sea area, once the ship sinks, it is basically declared dead.
Moreover, the visual area of the Great Channel is far smaller than that of the four seas. From a macro perspective, it is like a strip of cloth that goes around the planet.
Therefore, in such a narrow sea area, the probability of encounters between ships will be greatly increased, and every encounter may turn into an unavoidable naval battle.
In this environment, Maud, a mast ship that was snatched from the East China Sea and only carried two mobile cannons, would probably be retired before it could go very far.
In order to change to a reliable and good ship as soon as possible, Maude made a decision quickly.
Kurokas looked at Mod with a smile and said: "The only place where you can choose the route is the starting point here. You made your decision so quickly?"
"Um."
Maude nodded and said calmly: "Our mast ship can hardly withstand the changing weather of the great waterway, so changing the ship as soon as possible is the top priority at the moment."
"Too."
Kurokas raised his glass and took a sip, and said:
"Those new pirate groups who come to the Great Channel from all over the world basically have this consideration. This also means that there are not a few pirates who choose the route to Leviathan Island. You must be mentally prepared."
"Isn't it a minority..."
Mod's eyes sparkled and she said seriously: "Very good, I have one more reason to choose this route."
"oh?"
Kurokas looked at Maud in surprise.
Facing the surprised look of Kurokas, Mod smiled and said: "There are many people who are more challenging."
"Ha ha."
Kurokas raised his head and smiled.
How could he know the reason why Maud likes to be in crowds.
Later, Mod asked Kurokas many questions about Leviathan Island.
Unfortunately, Kurokas didn't know much, but he still got a lot of useful information.
The first island on this route is called Twin Islands, which has the same name as the Twin Capes guarded by Kurokas.
Perhaps it is for this reason that Kurokas knows this route better.
The next island past the Twin Islands is Leviathan Island, where Thomas Shipyard is located.
According to Kurokas, on the way from the Twin Islands to Leviathan Island, you will definitely pass by the territory where the Ironfish School is located.
According to Kurokas' description, the Ironfish is a creature that looks very similar to the Luohan fish.
Their foreheads are round and convex, just like the bald heads of monks.
An adult ironfish is about the same size as a calf, but its raised forehead takes up one-third of its volume.
At the same time, the ironfish is a social creature, usually moving in groups, and is very sensitive to passing ships.
As long as they feel a ship passing by on the sea, they will actively attack and hit the passing ship with their bald foreheads.
If you are lucky, the hull will only suffer some damage. If you are unlucky, the ship will be directly hit and sunk by a school of iron fish.
After listening to Kurokas' description, Mod could already imagine that scene.
A school of fish with club heads...
With these freaks on the only way to sail, it is no wonder that there is a large shipyard like Thomas on Leviathan Island.
This is simply a giant industry spawned by the environment.
And it gave Maud a sense of déjà vu as if there were nails scattered on the road.
"This is the chart to the Twin Islands, as well as the recording pointer."
Kurokas handed these two things to Maud.
After Maude took it, she handed it directly to Lafayette beside her.
After watching Lafayette put the record pointer like a watch on his wrist, Kurokas proactively reminded:
"As long as the direction pointed by the record pointer is consistent with that on the chart, it means that the 'record' has been stored."
"clear."
Lafayette nodded, picked up the chart and read it.
It was difficult to obtain a record pointer in the four seas, let alone a chart of the first island in the seven-route route.
These two things are crucial at the starting point of Twin Heads.
Maude was reassured by Lafayette's ability, turned to Jim, and ordered: "Jim, go to the boat and bring two more barrels of wine."
"good."