The place where the ship was built was not far from the coast.
After the boat was completely completed and Ross and Robin had taken a look at it, Old Fitz directed several boatmen to pull on the thick ropes and prepare to pull the boat to the coast.
Ross watched them struggling there and shook his head. He walked to the stern of the boat, put one hand on the stern and pushed forward.
Buzz!
The boat, which had been pushed forward bit by bit by a large group of boatmen, was pushed forward by Ross with one hand and slid forward on the sand.
"Whoa whoa whoa!"
"It's moving!"
Many boatmen and porters who were pulling in front noticed something was wrong. When they looked back, they found that the entire ship was constantly moving forward, and they couldn't help but scream and dodge to the sides.
When many boatmen and porters saw that Rhodes was holding the stern of the boat with one hand and driving the entire ship forward, they couldn't help but stare.
"Is this guy... still a human?!"
"One person pushed the ship. What kind of strength is this? The giants can only do this!"
Although they, the boatmen and porters, knew about the naval battle that took place near the north coast not long ago, they did not know the specific details. They always thought that it was a group of pirates who exchanged fire with the navy, and finally killed the navy.
Wow!
Ross pushed the boat very fast. After a moment, he put his hands on the stern of the boat and pushed hard. The whole boat rushed forward, cut through the waves, and rushed into the water.
After the ship entered the sea, Old Fitz boarded the ship again and went to the bottom of the ship to inspect it. After finding that there was no problem, he returned to the shore.
The porters on the shore and the handymen on Rhodes' boat were hurriedly carrying various cargoes, most of which were food, fresh water, and sundries from the old boat.
By noon, everything was finally done.
"Bon Voyage!"
Old Fitz stood on the pier of the port, waving to the Ghost Shadow, which raised its sails and was driven away by the wind.
There was a glimmer of light in his cloudy eyes. If nothing else happened, this should be the last ship he built and sailed to the sea.
Ross looked at Old Fitz on the shore and smiled slightly. After looking at the gradually smaller port pier, he turned around and looked at the boundless sea in the distance.
"So."
"The fastest sailing ship in the world is here. The world government and the navy, guys who treat me as a little person who can be killed easily, I don't know if you are ready..."
…
Half a month later.
The edge of the cliff on the west side of an island somewhere in the West Sea.
Nico Robin came to the edge of the cliff, looked at the Ghost Shadow parked not far below, jumped up, and countless arms flew out from her arms, forming small wings that flapped as she fell.
After removing the impact of the fall, Robin landed lightly on the deck.
"came back."
Ross was sitting in front of a set of tables and chairs on the deck, watching Robin fall down lightly, leaning on the back of the chair, and his swollen leg muscles relaxed again.
"Thanks to you, I'm very lucky this time. Both pieces of information are available." Robin walked over with a smile on his face.
"There are rewards for meritorious deeds."
Ross sat up straight and chuckled.
Robin looked at him with a smile and said, "Is there any reward?"
"The next time we dock, I'll fill up the bookshelves in the study for you."
Ross snapped his fingers.
"Then I'd like to thank the captain in advance."
After Robin smiled slightly, he regained his serious expression and said sternly to Ross: "About the Two Swords Pirates, just yesterday, a big event happened in the Sutuart Sea. The Two Swords Pirates defeated the navy. T6 branch base fleet."
"oh?"
Ross' eyes flashed slightly and said: "To be able to defeat the branch base in the West Sea, the strength of this Double Swords Pirates Group is pretty good."
In the West Sea today, there are not that many pirates with a bounty of more than 30 million, because Rhodes killed many of them, and a large number of those with a bounty of more than 20 million were also killed by Rhodes. The pirate forces have entered. Depression period.
But during this period, the Twin Swords Pirates defeated the naval fleet, which undoubtedly once again inspired and invigorated the evil forces in the West Sea.
"No, it's not just a matter of strength."
Robin shook his head and said with a slightly solemn look: "It has only been more than three years since the rise of the Twin Swords Pirates to their rampage in the Western Sea. This time when they defeated the naval fleet, they also exposed an important piece of information. "
"What information?"
Rhodes asked.
Robin responded: "The captain of the Twin Swords Pirates, the pirate 'Twin Swords' with a bounty of 59 million Baileys, is not the real captain of the Twin Swords Pirates. There is another person in the Twin Swords Pirates who has been hiding behind the scenes. exist."
"interesting."
Ross had a look of interest on his face.
Robin took a deep breath and said solemnly: "The person behind the scenes is the captain of the 'Ghost Sword Pirates' on the Grand Line... Ghost Sword!"
"Three years ago, the Ghost Sword Pirates were ambushed and defeated by the Navy on the Grand Line. The Navy claimed that the Ghost Sword Pirates had been completely wiped out, but in fact Captain Ghost Sword was not killed in battle, but fled the Grand Line and returned to Xihai, and as a behind-the-scenes presence, single-handedly founded the Twin Swords Pirates."
"The previous bounty was... 98 million Baileys!"
Having said this, Robin looked at Ross seriously and said, "Should we change our purpose and avoid a head-on collision with the Two Swords Pirates?"
She knew that Ross was eyeing the Twin Swords Pirates, but this Twin Swords Pirates obviously had a big problem. Its captain was able to escape back to the West Sea under the naval encirclement and suppression, and silently re-established the first sea in the West Sea. The thieves' scheming and strength are obviously not to be underestimated.
"No, we will still proceed as planned."
Ross chuckled and said: "If we have to change our purpose because of a defeated army on the Grand Route, then how can we go to the Grand Route?"
Robin knew that it was probably impossible for him to change Ross's decision, and he did not show any surprise. Instead, he smiled slightly and said:
"Then there is the second piece of information, about Devil Sheriff Lafitte, who used to be a security officer and was later expelled from the country due to abuse of violence..."
"Coincidentally, this former police chief is in the same sea area as the current location of the Two Swords Pirates."
"Isn't that just right?"
Ross stood up, took out the chart and chuckled: "It would be great to accomplish two goals at once. Which sea area are they in?"
"Watergold Sea." Robin responded softly.
Ross nodded, looked at the chart, took out the compass to judge the direction, and said: "The distance is not far. At the speed of the Ghost, if it goes at full speed, it can be reached within five days." .”
"Turn the helm, hoist the sails full, and go to the Watergaard Sea!"