Maud frowned.
Even though the Treasure Tree Adam was extremely rare, the price still far exceeded his psychological expectations.
Keynes looked at Mod and said calmly: "There is no bargaining in the black market, and this price is indeed too high. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait."
"That's the price."
Maud made the decision.
If we continue to wait, it may take more than two to three months or even half a year.
He didn't want to wait in one place for too long.
If the Navy Headquarters specially sent troops to attack him.
Then he had no place to cry.
Seeing that Maude agreed to the purchase price of 650 million, Keynes was not stupid enough to remind Maude of the lack of money, and instead took out the design drawings of the new ship.
"This is the design drawing that Grandpa Edward has just completed. Please take a look at it. If you are not satisfied with anything, you can make modifications in real time before the official start of construction."
"Um."
Maude took the blueprint.
Lafayette and Jaya are also very concerned about the new ship.
The two of them came over from the left and right and looked at the design in Maud's hand.
Chapter 67: Three Parties Gathering
New ship design drawings!
Two weeks later, Lafayette still clearly remembered that Maude made many excessive demands at that time.
In his opinion, it is difficult to meet these requirements with the current level of shipbuilding.
Looking at the design drawings now, it turns out that most of the requirements have become empty talk.
but…
"Steam engine."
Lafayette was surprised and stared at the clearly structured steam engine next to the hull design.
His requirements for the new ship were only the following two points.
One is solidity, and the other is mobility.
Unexpectedly, Thomas Shipyard actually produced a steam engine.
Compared to Lafayette's surprise, Maude was a little disappointed.
Even though Edward was an experienced and powerful shipwright, he could only meet a small part of the demands he made.
Shipwrights like Franky are a special case after all.
Mod actually wanted to find Franky, but he was not Luffy.
There is neither background nor protagonist aura.
If you contact Pluto rashly, you may die without even knowing how.
Although a little disappointed, the design drawings given by Edward were not bad.
After all, Edward is also the senior shipwright who designed the Moby-Dick for the Whitebeard Pirates. The carefully designed drawings are not absolutely perfect, but they are also comprehensive.
"Lafayette, Sister Ya, what do you think?"
Maude feels that this design is complete enough, but she also wants to hear the opinions of her companions.
Jia Ya narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Very good."
She only valued the kitchen area, and this design already met her needs.
"Hoho, I have no objection."
There was expectation in Lafayette's eyes.
"Then it's decided."
Maud turned to Keynes who was waiting for the result.
It’s okay to see Maud and the others, Keynes promptly reminded:
"A steam engine is a machine with a relatively complex internal structure. In order to deal with possible failures and daily maintenance, before the new ship leaves the factory, I suggest that you recruit a qualified mechanic."
"we know."
Maude nodded.
But where can they find a mechanic who can satisfy them all of a sudden
Technology is okay, but strength is the mandatory requirement.
Anyway, the main source of driving force of the new ship is still the conventional two-masted sail. There is also a power-assisted steering sail at the stern.
Therefore, even if the ship's steam engine fails, the new ship will not be unable to move.
Without wasting time on the subject, Maud asked about the progress of shipbuilding.
"Keynes, the problem of design drawings and shipbuilding materials has been solved. With the strength of your shipyard, how long will it take to build the ship?"
"It can take as short as fifteen days or as long as twenty-five days."
Keynes gave an approximate date without any hesitation.
He didn't even mention the time it would take to transport Adam the Precious Tree to Leviathan.
Such a reply is enough to reflect the confidence of Thomas Shipyard.
In fact, in order to serve Mod's sky-high order, once Baoshu Adam is in place, the entire production capacity of Thomas Shipyard will be put into it.
"Can."
This efficiency made Mod's eyes light up, and he said seriously: "As for the remaining payment, I will make up the balance within a week."
"OK."
Keynes responded with a smile.
Afterwards, Keynes did not stay long and left directly after leaving an updated budget sheet.
"Eight hundred million."
Maude held up the budget table Keynes had left behind.
Two weeks ago, he paid 630 million Baileys in advance, but to purchase Baoshu Adam, he had to pay 650 million.
In other words, it is still 170 million beli short of the budgeted amount.
"I'm so willing to give it up..."
Jaya looked complicated.
Eight hundred million.
What is this concept
She can buy 80,000 sheep!
Lafayette took the budget form from Maude, glanced at the budget items, and said: "Whether the balance can be paid within a week depends on Bailey's performance."
As he spoke, Lafayette looked at Bailey, who was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and drinking beer.
"Um."
Maude smiled and nodded.
The new ship is about the same size as the Straw Hat Pirates' Sonny, but the budget is four times the cost of the Sonny.
He vaguely remembered that Franky had only spent 200 million on the black market to buy Baoshu Adam, but their current purchase price was 650 million. This cost price alone was three times the difference.
But there is no comparison between the two.
If he could get Franky's technical support, Mod would be willing to pay double the shipbuilding cost.
Still short of 170 million...
Fortunately, we happened to catch up with the beast fighting competition in the Kingdom of Ahab.
With a principal of 30 million, as long as the trading goes smoothly, it should not be a problem to get 200 million within a week.
Two days passed.
The qualifiers for the Beast Fighting Competition have officially ended.
Four qualifiers with a total of 6,211 participants.
However, including Pele and Bebo, there were only 11 participants who had the right to qualify.
This also means that in just two days, the huge fighting beast arena strangled at least 6,200 lives.
How many human slaves are there here
No one will care about this kind of problem.
On the third day after the qualifiers, there will be a knockout round of 11 to 6.
Maude was ready to make some money on the gambling table.
But the staff of the Colosseum brought sad news.
This guy Bailey... actually got a bye!
This kind of good thing that should make any participant feel lucky, in the eyes of Maude and others, is a kind of misfortune.
It’s really not as good as God’s calculations.
"It's okay, we still have a suitable bet target."
The incident happened suddenly, but Maud remained calm.
"who?"
"Bebo!"
... ... .
In a certain tavern.
Bebo, who was eating and drinking, suddenly sneezed twice.
"The Bears must have performed too well in the qualifying rounds..."
“…”
Luo silently drank his wine.
... ... .
at the same time.
In an alleyway on East Street.
Buffalo's face turned slightly solemn.
The phone bug in his hand turned into an image wearing a pink feather coat and red sunglasses.
“Furfur…”
Doflamingo's sneer came from the phone bug.
"That guy Luo is also in Leviathan..."
"Young Master, I can capture him alive!"
Buffalo is confident.
If Bebo hadn't participated in the beast fighting competition, Buffalo would have never known that Luo was also on Leviathan Island.
"Don't act rashly until Baby-5 and Rao G join you."
Doflamingo stopped Buffalo's blind confidence at the right time.
"All right."
Buffalo nodded.