Three days later in the morning.
Ross is still in the training room exercising the newly realized Haki of knowledge and knowledge as usual. Now he has become more and more proficient in controlling the Haki of knowledge and knowledge, and he is only one step away from completely mastering this power.
And just as Rhodes continued to train and try to cross this last line, Robin came to the training room and told him that the new ship was completely completed.
"It's finished."
Ross grabbed a towel and wiped his neck and forehead. He walked lightly from the swinging pile of sandbags and came to Robin's side. He said, "Let's go and have a look."
The two left the north shore and walked along the familiar streets of Boatman's Island. Soon they came to the place where the new ship was built on the west coast of Boatman's Island.
Before we even arrived, we saw that there were all kinds of scraps and sawdust everywhere.
Obviously, in order to build a ship at full speed within seven days, scraps and other things were just thrown into the outer circle, and there was no time to transport and process them.
Walking further, past the debris, a ship about forty meters long came into view.
The whole body of this ship is dark in color, the hull is streamlined, and there is no particularly high cabin. The whole thing is like a long shuttle. Just looking at the appearance, it can be seen that this ship is designed to crush other wide sailing ships in terms of speed. .
"You are here."
On the right side of the ship's side, Old Fitz was doing the final measurements. He noticed the arrival of Ross and Robin. He wiped the muddy sweat from his forehead, walked over, grinned and stretched out his hand to Robin and Robin. Rhodes introduced:
"Kukunoor, Ghost Shadow!"
As the chief shipwright who designed the entire ship and was responsible for its construction, he was naturally the only one qualified to name the ship.
He guided Rhodes and Robin to the side of the ship, pointed to the design of the hull and the architecture on the ship and said: "I reduced the size of the freeboard and installed a vertical jib. The hull was made of thick silverwood. , strong enough to outperform ordinary steel.”
“I don’t say whether it can reach any place in the sea, but at least among sailing ships, no ship can surpass it in terms of speed!”
Old Fitz patted his chest, showing a hint of pride. This was a ship he had designed a long time ago, and was finally built with enough resources and a perfect keel.
Except for those specially powered ships, none of the sailing ships he knew could match the speed of the Ghost.
"What a magnificent ship."
Robin looked up at the entire Ghost Shadow with a hint of admiration.
Ross stood beside him and smiled. He was not interested in firepower at all. What he needed was a ship that focused on speed and was supplemented by sturdiness and durability.
“The fastest sailing ship in the world, it’s an honor to own it.”
Ross smiled.
Old Fitz waved his hand and said: "No, that's right. Without the treasure tree Adam you got, it wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure brought by this design and speed. Without those tens of millions of Baileys, You can’t buy so much sunken silver wood to make the hull.”
"What's more..."
At this point, Old Fitz glanced at Robin, paused and said, "I also hope you can take Robin with you to keep the government and navy guys far away!"
Ross looked at Old Fitz and responded with a serious look: "Robin is a crew member I approve, and I will be responsible for all crew members I approve."
Old Fitz stared at Ross. Based on his life experience, he couldn't see any sign that Ross was lying. He couldn't help but grin.
"Okay! Don't you want to see what it's like up there? Come on, let's go up and have a look!"
Old Fitz took Rhodes onto the deck of the ship.
Since the entire ship does not have too many superstructures, the upper level of the entire hull appears extremely open, almost parallel to the sea level, and has been tidied up.
"There's enough room for a dance on the deck."
After Old Fitz smiled, he led Ross and Robin into the cabin.
The middle-rise building is the main cabin of the ship and is also extremely open. There is a hall-like room in the center with counters, sofas and the like, like a ballroom.
at the same time.
A large training room was also designed here. The room is composed of golden oak, which is stronger than heavy silver wood, and special tough steel, which can withstand great pressure and weight.
Places such as the study room were also well designed. Although there were not many books, Robin still showed a sunny smile.
As for the lowest level of the ship, it is an ordinary cargo hold where various things are stored.
There are not many gun ports designed on the hull. There are only eight gun ports in total on both sides, and it is estimated that Rhodes is too lazy to spend the effort to get eight guns to put them on.
After viewing all the rooms and the entire hull, the three returned to the deck. Ross looked at the hull under his feet with a look of satisfaction on his face and said
"Almost perfect."
"Hahaha, even though I haven't built a ship for many years, I'm not unfamiliar with it this time." Old Fitz grinned and directly accepted Ross's compliment.
After taking two steps, Ross turned to look at Old Fitz and said, "Such an almost perfect ship would be a little flawed if it lacks shipwrights."
Old Fitz seemed to have guessed what Ross would say. He took out the wine bottle from his arms, took a sip of wine, and walked to the side of the ship in a dazed manner and looked at the sea.
"But having an old man as a boatman is even more of an eyesore. I never boarded a pirate ship when I was young, and I won't even get on a pirate ship when I get older. The sea still belongs to you young people."
Having said this, he turned his head, a glint of light flashed in his cloudy eyes, and said, "I only hope that you can take this ship and take Olvia's children away from the government's pursuit."
Ross was not surprised by what Old Fitz said.
He designed and built Red-haired Shanks's ship, and he has never been on Shanks' ship. The only person he might be willing to board as a shipwright is Robin, but the possibility is very low.
"Pity."
Ross shook his head and stopped inviting.
Old Fitz looked at Ross and Robin and smiled, then walked slowly down the gangway with a slightly staggering pace.
Ross looked at the sea in the distance, his eyes flickered for a moment, then turned to look at Robin and said: "With a new ship, it's time to put on some new crew members."
"Next, I need two pieces of information. One is about the Two Swords Pirates who have a bounty of 59 million Baileys in the West Sea, and the other is... the whereabouts of Devil Sheriff Lafitte."
The Twin Swords Pirates are the prey that Rhodes has planned for a long time. As for Devil Sheriff Lafitte, he is a crew member of the Blackbeard Pirates in the original work and is also a navigator on the Blackbeard Pirates' ship.
Rhodes has always wanted to find a navigator. He doesn't want to be a captain and navigator all the time. In addition to practicing, he also spends a lot of time observing the weather and drawing charts every day.
And Lafitte, a navigator at the level of the Yonko Pirates who should be currently in the West Sea, is undoubtedly a very good choice. The only problem is how to get the other party on board.