Maud patted Lafayette's arm with her backhand, then ran to watch Jim paint the pirate flag.
Looking at Maud's back, Lafayette smiled helplessly.
Under the order of his captain, he might really change his name in the future.
Anyway, as long as it has nothing to do with "Crow", he doesn't care much about names.
after an hour.
Jim painted the flag.
Afterwards, Lafayette stayed in the power room to study steam power, while Maud and the others went to the street to purchase furniture and some necessary supplies for the new ship.
It was not completed until the evening, and their deposits shrank from 50 million to 10 million.
When everything was ready, Maud was not in a hurry to launch the Hades.
Faced with Keynes's doubts, Maude found a random reason and set the launch time for the day after tomorrow.
Keynes was puzzled by this.
Even if the factory's utilization rate will be lost for two days, it can only be tolerated.
Who makes Maude a big customer of the shipyard...
At night.
Mod and others did not plan to go back to the hotel. They planned to spend the night on the Hades and survey the environment in the factory.
The most important thing is the sea current tunnel in the factory.
That was the only way for them to leave Leviathan Island.
Considering the plans to be implemented tomorrow, this current tunnel for launching new ships feels like it is tailor-made for them.
At that time, after they are done, they can leave directly through this current tunnel, and there is no need to worry about being blocked at the entrance and exit of the bay at the whale's mouth.
To be on the safe side, Lafayette went to the cave to conduct on-site inspections several times.
late at night.
Dick City on Leviathan Island is as bright as day.
On the eve of the final, this daytime city was busier than ever.
Gulf port.
A small masted ship arrived quietly.
Buffalo stood on the pier, looking at Baby-5 and Rao.G walking off the ship.
"Oh, you are finally here!"
Buffalo grinned and faced his two companions who had just disembarked.
Rao, who was wearing a blue tight-fitting suit, was slightly hunched over and sighed: "It's been a bumpy ride and my waist is almost falling apart. I really can't stand it anymore."
"Oh my, when this mission is completed, I can fly back to Dressrosa directly with you on my back."
Buffalo glanced at Rao who was sighing, and then looked at Baby-5, who was wearing a short skirt maid outfit and had a gorgeous appearance.
"Stop talking about this, Baby-5, please lend me five million."
"Eh?"
Baby-5 blinked and asked, "When do you plan to ask for it?"
"I want it now."
Buffalo chuckled and explained: "Because I won't do it until tomorrow, I want to take advantage of tonight to go to the casino to play again."
"for you!"
Baby-5 happily took out a wad of bills.
Buffalo took the banknotes with ease and said, "I'll pay you back when I get back to Dressrosa."
A big smile appeared on Baby-5's face, and he said seriously: "It's okay if you don't pay it back, as long as you come to me to borrow money next time~"
"Then I won't be polite."
Buffalo smiled even wider.
On the side, Rao shook his head.
at the same time.
open sea.
A warship cut through the waves and headed straight for Leviathan Island.
There is a big word "Rabbit" written on the sail of the warship.
Among the navy, the only general whose name is "Rabbit" is Motosa Gion.
And she borrowed this method of identifying herself from Lieutenant General He.
Chapter 73: Snatching the Devil Fruit
The next day.
The hanging lights above Dick City remain the same.
It was early in the morning, and there was a thin layer of water vapor floating on the stone pavements around the block.
The soft yellow light penetrates the water vapor, reflecting a hazy light.
On the street, pedestrians walked back and forth, causing ripples in the hazy water vapor.
At this time, there were still two hours before the start of the beast battle finals.
However, many people on the long street were already heading towards the Colosseum.
After all, it is a large arena that can accommodate more than 100,000 spectators.
If you go early, you won't have to wait in line to get in.
This is what they think.
Luo walked through the crowd, squinting at the pedestrians passing by.
Bebo held [Ghost Cry] in his arms and walked side by side with Luo.
In a recent match, Bepo lost to Pele, and it was a disastrous defeat.
The cruel reality has made him depressed until now.
For this reason, he just wanted to leave this sad place as soon as possible.
And today, his captain finally wants to take action against the national treasure of the Kingdom of Ahab.
As long as they can successfully obtain a large number of hanging lamp vine roots, they can leave Leviathan Island today.
Leave this sad place! ! !
Bebo shouted in his mind.
"Captain, when are we going to grab... um, take away the roots of the hanging lantern vine?"
"Ah… "
Luo twitched the corner of his mouth, looked up at the hanging lantern vine, and said calmly: "When the cheers were the loudest in the Colosseum..."
"oh."
Bebo nodded.
"Um... do you want to say hello to Brother Mode before we leave?"
"Brother Mode???"
Luo tilted his head and looked at Bebo with a strange look.
"Can't you call him brother~?"
Bebo wrung his fingers shyly.
“…”
Luo had nothing to say.
Before leaving, he didn't intend to say hello to Maud.
Without going to catch Beibo, Luo walked forward.
This bear in the house is good at everything.
Just can't stand the praise.
Sometimes, he quite suspected that the bear might one day be abducted by Sweet Talk.
Two hours passed.
The hazy water vapor on the road dissipated, leaving traces of water on the ground.
Outside the Colosseum, a large number of soldiers were stationed.
A square in the distance with a huge broadcast screen was also crowded with people.
The eyes of almost everyone in the city are focused on the upcoming battle of beasts, which is an unprecedented event.
In the Colosseum, the auditorium was buzzing with people, except for a small area of empty seats.
There, sitting were Maude, Lafayette, and Jim.
With them as the center point, no one dared to sit on the dozens of seats around them.
Strange phenomena make them very conspicuous.
Maude was helpless about this.
"Boss, hasn't the game started yet?"
Bailey squatted on Maude's lap, yawning out of boredom.
"Soon."
Maude looked up at the VIP box standing at the top of the Colosseum.
High in the sky directly in front of the box, there was a square transparent crystal box hanging.
The bottom of the crystal box is padded with a soft red cloth.
A devil fruit with a dark green wavy pattern and three pointed corners on the top rests on the soft cloth.
That devil fruit is the championship prize of the beast fighting competition.
Mod stared silently at the devil fruit.
In the auditorium, most of the audience were people from Dick City.
Their attention was basically focused on the iron gates at the ends of the two stone paths in the north and south of the arena. They wanted to see the contestants appear on stage as soon as possible and then bring them a hearty beast fight.
There are also many viewers like Maud who come here for Devil Fruits.
They were also silently paying attention to the Devil Fruit in the crystal box hanging high in the sky.
People such as Buffalo of the Don Quixote family had no intention of winning Devil Fruits by participating in the competition from the beginning.
Stealing it directly is the fastest and most brutal method.
There were only a few more pirates in the audience who had the same idea as Buffalo and others.
The brewing malice was hidden beneath the warm atmosphere in the venue.
Mod retracted his gaze from the Devil Fruit and said calmly, "How will it kick off next?"
"Of course it's...violent."
Lafayette smiled coldly.
Just by glancing at the surrounding auditorium, you can easily spot a group of colleagues who came with bad intentions.
And their goal is self-evident.
By then, open grabs will only be expected.
Mod said calmly: "It seems that someone will help us with the chaos that the Revolutionary Army wants to see."