Pirates: Build a high wall from the East China Sea.

Chapter 143 Want to Buy
Since the shipyard is already prepared, there is no need to say...let's officially start the work.

Xia Che attaches great importance to this shipyard which belongs exclusively to their 16th Navy Branch. From now on, the 16th Navy Branch will no longer have to purchase ships from outside.

At the same time... there is another source of income.

You know, we are currently in the Great Pirate Age!
How can shipbuilding not make money?
So, there is nothing to say, first replace all the ships that need to be replaced in the 16 branches of the Navy.

The current warships within the 16th Navy Branch are mainly divided into three parts: one part is regular naval warships obtained from the Navy Headquarters; one part is captured from pirates; and the other part is purchased from other shipyards.

The quality of the pirate ships captured from pirates varies greatly. Although most of them are specially selected, the quality of pirates in the East China Sea is... just so-so. Therefore, there are very few good pirate ships.

This part can now be replaced with naval warships belonging exclusively to the 16th naval branch.

Of course, the style is somewhat different from that of the warships of the Navy Headquarters. This is a warship that he specially asked Wolf and French to design.

After all, if all of them were warships from the Navy Headquarters...it would still be a bit too ostentatious for the 16th Navy Branch.

A mere branch actually owns hundreds of naval ships. Who wouldn't be suspicious?
So, that's about right.

And speaking of it...

They are currently unable to build so many warships for the Navy Headquarters.

Although the hull structure they designed themselves was not inferior to that of naval warships, and they could even manufacture ships similar to large warships, and they also had their own power wheels, but... they really didn't have that much seastone!
Therefore, even if we want to manufacture them, we cannot manufacture too many.

Currently, their seastone is basically purchased from the black market, which is not only expensive but also in small quantities.

After all, seastone is hard currency in this world.

Even though Mr. Gai has vigorously developed the mining business in Wano Country, not much has been dug out. Most of them have been reserved long ago, and very little can flow into the black market!
Of course, he doesn't want to seek death at the moment. He just wants to stay in the East China Sea honestly. What's the point of building so many naval warships of the same type?
Therefore, a sturdy boat of uniform design will suffice.

If the scrapped ships are usable, they will be kept for civilian use. If they are not usable... see if the shipyard can recycle them. If they can be recycled into decomposable materials, then decompose them. If they cannot be decomposed... just chop them up, dry them and use them as firewood.

Anyway, it can't be wasted.

As for selling the boat...

Xia Che sighed with emotion, looking at the warship replacement expenditure table in his hand with a bleeding heart, and muttered to himself, "Let's... start from the East China Sea first!"

……

East China Sea, Kingdom of Goa.

Windmill Village, inside the Windmill Tavern.

"Luffy, are you on holiday again?" All the drinkers looked at the boy in the straw hat with a smile, "I heard that you beat someone up a few days ago? Were you fired?"

"I wasn't fired!" Luffy opened his eyes wide and said dissatisfiedly, "How can you slander someone's innocence like this..."

"What innocence? Someone from my construction site passed by your canteen a few days ago and saw you gathering people together. You beat them up fiercely and even smashed the food bucket. You must have eaten too much and emptied the canteen, so you were fired. You also got your foreman taken away!"

"Eating a full meal is not considered too much... eating!" Luffy stubbornly argued, "...How much can a worker eat?"

Then came the incomprehensible words, such as "I just want to have a full meal!", "Uncle Foreman is a good man!", "Uncle Foreman was not arrested because I ate too much!", etc., which made everyone laugh. The whole pub was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Seeing everyone laughing, Luffy didn't care. He also had a grin on his face. He walked to the bar and sat down. "Makino, I want a glass of ice orange juice!"

"Please wait a moment!" Makino looked at Luffy across the bar, smiled helplessly, and then said with some concern, "Is your foreman okay?"

She also heard about what happened to their foreman.

It seemed that the employees' wages were withheld, and she also heard something... Because they were worried about being exposed, they suspected that the lumberjacks were being murdered or something. It sounded very serious, as if someone had died.

"Gulp gulp~" Luffy drank the orange juice in big gulps, looked at Makino with a smile, and said, "Uncle Foreman is a good man, I believe in him, he will come out soon!"

As he spoke, he raised his head in confusion and looked at a huge screen on the wall behind Makino.

"what is this?"

"Is that so? I'm glad you're okay. Since Luffy thinks he's a good guy, then maybe he was really wronged." Makino was relieved and nodded with a smile. Then, he turned around and looked at the big screen behind him. "This was sent by your company. They said it's free for all bars to install. As long as you agree to install this, you can buy alcohol from them at a preferential price. Look at this. This is the orange wine I ordered from them."

He picked up an orange wine bottle and shook it.

"The price is very affordable and the taste is great! From today on, our pub will no longer only sell ice beer and orange juice, but also orange wine!"

"Is it really that delicious? Can I try it?"

"You can't yet!"

"Really? Never mind!" Luffy was just curious. He preferred meat to wine. While drinking orange juice, he looked up at the screen on the wall curiously and said, "What's on it?"

"On it? It's mostly advertisements, quite interesting." Makino wiped the wine glass with a smile, and then seemed to remember something, "Oh, by the way, there's also an advertisement about a ship on it. It's a newly built dock in the East China Sea. Maybe you'd like to take a look!"

The voice just fell.

Maybe it was luck… The scene on the screen suddenly changed.

An old man in a formal suit appeared on the screen. He was standing on a stage with a huge screen behind him. It said...

[Ten years of polishing, full of awe]

[One hundred times investment, self-developed key technologies]

【Make a ship that belongs to Donghai people! 】

Then the screen behind him changed again, and a ship emitting blue and white light appeared on it, immediately attracting Luffy's attention.

Boat!
Pirate ship?!

At this time, the old man in a suit on the screen said, "This is our first product at the dock, which combines elegant design, powerful performance and ecological technology!"

"The powerful hull lines and naturally stretched hull proportions complement elegance and comfort!"

"There are not only champagne gold, Cangling green, starry sky blue, glacier gray, deep space black... nine life colors, condensing the beauty of nature, allowing you to freely choose your own color!"

"A comfortable and safe mobile smart space!"

Following the explanation of the designer who called himself Mr. Wolf, Luffy's eyes suddenly became hot and he stared at it closely.

And it's not over yet.

at the end.

"Order now and get a free large luxury refrigerator. It has a large capacity and can be fully stocked with food at once, so you can enjoy a barbecue party with your friends while sailing!"

"What are you waiting for? Come quickly! Den Den Mushi number: XXXXX"

As the last Den Den Mushi number was announced, everyone was attracted by this strange advertisement.

Just listen.

There was a ‘pop’ sound.

A loud slam on the table was heard, drawing everyone's attention back. Everyone turned their heads and looked towards the bar with dissatisfaction, but before they could say anything.

Luffy stood up excitedly, staring at the screen with burning eyes, raised his fist, and shouted firmly, "I want to buy it!"

The voice just fell.

Suddenly.

Everyone in the tavern was shocked by Luffy's firm tone.

You know, this ship is not cheap!
Although it seems very good and exciting in the advertisement, according to Luffy's salary, it will take at least 30 years to save up enough money, and he would have to go without food, drink, or parties during this period.

"Hahaha~"

Just for a moment.

Happy laughter was heard in the pub again.

"Luffy, you'd better give up thinking about it. Are you planning to go to sea again in thirty years?"

"Let's buy a boat first!"

"Don't dream, you can't afford it!"

only.

Facing the ridicule of the crowd, Luffy's expression remained unchanged, and he looked at the screen firmly, "I, Monkey D. Luffy, will definitely buy this ship!"

this moment.

This sentence.

This look.

The Straw Hat Boy, who remained firm in the face of ridicule, immediately made everyone silent, and some even showed ashamed expressions.

That’s right, how could they laugh at other people’s dreams?
Just as everyone looked guilty and raised their hands to offer their encouragement to this young man full of dreams.

Sudden.

“Crack~.”

The bar door was opened again!
It seemed like someone walked in, but everyone ignored him, thinking he was just someone coming to drink.

"Luffy, you're not going to the construction site yet?"

"Ahhh~? Isn't the foreman here? He said I don't need to go today."

"Your foreman has been released and is gathering all the workers to prepare for the announcement of the new work!"

"I'll go!"

Hearing what the village chief said when he ran in, Luffy quickly lowered his hat, turned around, and ran outside with a smile on his face.

It was as if the determination just now had never happened.

"There's work to do again!"

"..."

This scene.

Let everyone fall silent again.

Immediately afterwards...

"Hahaha~, Luffy is still the same!"

Another burst of cheerful laughter echoed throughout the tavern.

(End of this chapter)