One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 936 Design Draft

"Two hundred and twenty million once! Two hundred and twenty million twice! Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price! Two hundred and twenty million three times! Let us congratulate bidder No. 656 for winning the treasure tree Adam!"

When the auctioneer dropped the last hammer, Luffy and the others finally felt relieved. Their gold was directly given to Yamato, and Yamato gave it a friendly price. He weighed it without even looking at the finished product, and then delivered 600 million berries in cash. Luffy and the others were very excited that the gold, which was originally worth about 500 million, was given 600 million berries. However, they would not bear the favor of Yamato and the others in vain. Luffy and the others discussed that if they could find a devil fruit in the future, they would give it as a thank-you gift to Yamato and the others.

But the most important thing now is the new ship. After they took a picture of the Baoshu Adam, they did not stay for long. There was nothing good left. They came to the collection point and paid the money. Then Luffy, Zoro and Usopp started pulling the simple wooden cart towards the shipyard.

"I didn't expect it to be so heavy!"

Usopp gnashed his teeth as he pulled the cart, he hadn't expected that this thing was actually a huge log, he thought it had turned into a plank.

"It's really heavy, but not so heavy that I can't pull it."

Zoro had two ropes tied around his body and kept pulling forward. However, in order to prevent this guy from running away again, Kuina continued to lead the way in front.

"Hahahaha, this is really interesting. This thing can make the Merry move again, right?"

Luffy didn't care about it at all, and said excitedly that he didn't feel tired at all now, and his mind was full of what the Merry would look like after being repaired into a new ship.

"Oh, I'm back. This side is almost finished. We did some simple dismantling. Some places are unusable, so we threw them aside. These are still usable planks. We plan to use them on the new ship. Oh, here are some sketches of the new ship. Take a look."

After Luffy and his companions had gone through untold hardships and finally transported the Treasure Tree Adam to the shipyard, Franky, who had been waiting for a long time, smiled and said to them that he had a liking for these guys, so he decided to help build the ship himself. What's more, Franky was not very reassured about leaving the Treasure Tree Adam to a few other impatient guys.

"Oh! Is this what the new ship looks like? Let me see! Let me see!"

When Luffy heard this, he immediately became more energetic and rushed over, while Usopp looked at the wooden boards around him, which looked ordinary except that they were a little darker in color. How could he have expected that there would be only this much left of such a large ship like the Merry? However, looking at the sheep's head placed there, Usopp breathed a sigh of relief, because he saw the figure of the Merry from the ordinary-looking sheep's head. As long as the ship spirit of the Merry was still there, it would be fine.

"It really surprises me. I always thought your ship might give birth to a ship spirit, but I didn't expect it has already been born. Even though I have heard similar legends countless times, this is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes and been able to communicate with it. You don't know how excited we shipbuilders are when facing such a ship that can communicate. This is the most careful time I have seen these guys dismantle a ship. They are very careful with every move and even ask if it hurts."

Franky looked at the shipbuilders on the other side who were immersed in happiness and smiled with understanding. After all, if he had not been trained for so many years, he would probably be no different from those people.

"Yes, the Merry is definitely the best ship."

Luffy excitedly gave Franky a thumbs up and said that although he had to change ships, he would not forget the Merry.

"Okay, maybe you're right, but let's take a look at the design drawings first. The little guy named Merry said that you can decide. As for me, based on your situation, you probably aren't a pirate group that needs too many people, so I didn't take the drawings of those large ships. I took some ships that can be operated by a small number of people. Of course, there are also some of my small designs, which you can also take a look at."

Franky said this, pointing to a few of the drawings. The shapes of the ships on them were obviously different from other ordinary ships. Without exception, they all had some peculiar design elements in them.

"This feels really good, it's a reindeer."

Chopper picked up a blueprint and saw at first glance the huge reindeer head at the bow of the ship in the three-view front view. Chopper, who is also a reindeer, was very satisfied with it.

"Oh, that one. I drew it for Christmas one year. Since it was Christmas, I just remembered that Santa Claus rides a reindeer, so I designed the bow to look like a reindeer."

Franky said as he looked at the design in Chopper's hand. He took out this design because Luffy and the others had Chopper in their team. Of course, he felt that Luffy and the others would not choose this. There was no reason, it was just a feeling. After all, the design of that ship, except for the bow, was too ordinary. "This one is not bad either. It feels very powerful."

Zoro said as he picked up a blueprint of a ship and looked at the crude design.

"Uh, okay, I took the wrong one. This one isn't. This is a large ship that's not suitable for your team. This ship requires more than a dozen people just to drive it."

Franky scratched his head awkwardly as he looked at the design drawing in Zoro's hand, and snatched the design drawing from Zoro's hand. Apparently Zoro didn't see the marking next to it. It was a giant ship with a total length of more than 170 meters, and it was an external ship. Obviously, it was not something Luffy and the others could withstand.

"What about this one? The black cat head looks really cute."

Kuina picked up the design drawing in her hand and said, as the user of the Black Panther Fruit, Kuina naturally became a loyal member of the Cat Party, especially since this was a black cat.

"That ship's armament may be a little weak, but if you like, I can help you adjust it."

Franky himself also liked the Black Cat ship in Kuina's hands. After all, that ship was one of his most laborious works and the fastest ship among all his designs. He also added some technology he got from the Beast to that ship - silent technology and stealth technology, so that the Black Cat could be like a real black cat at night, coming and going without a trace. However, as Franky said, because of the installation of stealth technology and silent technology, the firepower of the ship was reduced by more than a little bit. After all, it was a small ship and could not have such multi-functions. Being able to shrink the two huge modules and stuff them in was already a proof of Franky's superb technology.

"This one looks good too. We can plant orange trees on it."

Nami picked up a blueprint and looked at the trees in it. She thought of the orange tree she had stolen from her home on the Merry.

"This is an eco-boat. I've used some tricks to make it purify seawater directly. These trees are specially cultivated. If you want to plant orange trees, you can. It also saves a lot of space for installing other modules."

Franky said.

"This! This is awesome! It's a lion! Hahahahaha!"

Suddenly Luffy picked up a blueprint, and when Franky saw the number under the blueprint Luffy picked up, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"This is a multi-purpose ship I designed. It is also one of my earliest designs. I call it the Sunshine Lion."

Franky said with a smile as he looked at the design in Luffy's hand.

"Sunny Lion? That's a great name."

Usopp couldn't help but sigh.

"What do you think, Merry?"

“It’s a great name indeed.”

(End of this chapter)