How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 265 Hades Design Blueprints

"Chopper-senpai~"

Bepo gripped the medicine bottle tightly in his hand, tears welling in his eyes.

After leaving Zou, the stronghold of the fur tribe, he drifted along the way and met many people, but apart from Cairo, this was the first time anyone had treated him so kindly.

For a while.

Bepo's eyes were filled with emotion.

Chopper bent down and patted Bepo on the shoulder:

"You are someone I acknowledge, a man destined to become a pioneer... no, a male bear!"

"I look forward to the scene where you tear the sky apart with your own fists!"

"That would be incredibly shocking."

"Ok!"

Bepo nodded emphatically, encouraged. He wiped his eyes and joined Chopper in changing the bandages of the wounded in the camp.

The two walked very fast, their clothes jingling as they went, their large coats swaying in the wind, and the dense weights on their bodies were faintly visible.

Clearly, they have never stopped practicing; involution has become a part of their lives.

outside the house.

Gawain, who could see everything through the glass window, twitched his lips wildly.

He really couldn't imagine how Luo would react when he saw this thing.

"Hopefully, Law will still recognize Bepo by then."

Gawain shook his head and turned to walk deeper into the camp.

Even before they got close, loud arguments could be heard coming from the unfinished cabin of a ship in the distance.

"No, no, no, no!"

Frankie's words were sharp, and even from a distance, Gawain's hearing was still sharp enough to make out the gist of what he was saying.

"This kind of thing might fool laymen, but it's simply impossible to fool the Four Emperors or even the top craftsmen within the World Government!"

"I've said it many times, Pluto is a ship beyond imagination."

"Therefore, what we need to do now is to build a ship that only exists in our imagination, rather than upgrading what we already have!"

This cabin served as a temporary meeting place for the crew of Water Seven, and was also used as a makeshift site for forging Hades' blueprints.

Several hours have passed since this morning, but there is still no result. Even Gao Wen is getting impatient.

In just one night, Van Augur discovered numerous pirate ships on the outskirts of his Watery Realm, and this number would only increase over time.

The next offensive is about to begin, but the plan to forge Hades has yet to be implemented.

Not to mention that after the drawings are completed, they will be reproduced in large quantities to ensure that every pirate who comes here has a copy.

All of this takes time, and that's exactly what Water City needs most right now.

"Then come up with a feasible solution!"

Barry slammed his hand on the conference table.

He has a short temper, so he was easily provoked at that moment.

Dariuston and Bipley Lulu both glared at Franky with unfriendly expressions.

Frankie dismissed their final proposal as worthless, naturally displeasing the Carrera shipyard foremen, led by Barry.

After all, even a clay figure has some temper, let alone the Franky family and the Cabalan Works, who already had some disagreements!
“Simply rejecting our proposals will not demonstrate their presence. If they want to prove their capabilities, they should come up with feasible solutions.”

"Otherwise, don't act like you know everything. People who don't know the truth will think you've actually seen the Hades blueprints!"

Franky opened his mouth.

He subconsciously reached out and touched his stomach, only to find it ice-cold, a sensation like steel.

What those present did not know was...

He was a cyborg, and the blueprints for Hades were hidden inside him.

Therefore, Barry and his group were right.

Franky had indeed seen the blueprints for Pluto and knew exactly what kind of warship it was.

Beyond imagination, defying logic.

As far as Franky knew, even under the most ideal circumstances, gathering the most cutting-edge technology of the era, it was impossible to bring the steel behemoth on the blueprints into reality.

Compared to Hades, their design was at best a larger fishing boat.

"Something of this caliber can't even fool us, let alone a great pirate or a shipwright under the World Government!"

Franky tore the sketch in his hand to shreds, then pushed open the door and left with a cold face.

boom!
The heavy sound of the door closing echoed.

Everyone looked at each other.

"Was I a little too harsh just now?!"

"He was just trying to do things better."

Barry put his feet off the table, recalling what he had just said, and felt a pang of guilt. The only response he received was the silence of the crowd.

He looked down at the blueprints in his hand again, and after calming down, he could easily find many obvious problems.

"The load-bearing design of the keel is not perfect."

"The firepower configuration is far from reaching the level of destroying a city with a single shot, as rumored."

"Sailing solely by wind power is also limited by the wind itself..."

“There are indeed many problems with this level of blueprints. Frankie might be right.”

……

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, and soon they were discussing the matter again.

However, their gazes kept drifting towards Franky's location, a sense of guilt welling up inside them, yet they didn't know how to express it.

……

outside the house.

As soon as Franky opened the door, he saw Gawain standing outside.

He paused for a moment, then, as if having made up his mind, waved to Gao Wen:
"Brother Lancelot~"

"Chat?"

"Ah."

Gawain nodded.

The two found a corner where odds and ends were piled up and sat down casually.

Franky's gaze fell on Gawain.

He was holding two bottles of Coke, handed one to Gao Wen, and then picked up the other and took a big gulp.

"ha--!"

Franky then spoke up:

"You...you're not from the Navy, are you?"

Gao Wen remained silent for a long time before nodding slightly.

Aside from their excellent appearances, their disguises were actually quite ordinary.

The people on Gawain's ship were, after all, pirates, used to being free and undisciplined, and naturally very different from an army that emphasized discipline and obedience.

It's fine in the short term, but the problems become obvious over time.

In fact, it was only now that someone saw through him, and that person was Franky, which surprised Gawain somewhat.

Clearly, this man on the Straw Hat Ship, who is more comical than serious and even a little bit perverted, also has a rational and calm side.

"As expected, the Navy—no, the World Government—had already abandoned this city from the very beginning, and if it weren't for what happened back then..."

"Forget it, there's no point in talking to you about this."

Franky put down the Coke bottle and turned to look Gawain directly in the eyes:
"Since you're not from the Navy, why are you acting as vigilantes here?!"

"Who knows?!"

A slight smile appeared on Gawain's lips:
"At first, I just wanted to take Lucci back with me. Although he had spent a few years in Water Seven, he was my companion."

"We were already prepared to leave after finding him." "But one of the cold-blooded guys on my ship suddenly had a change of heart. He didn't want to watch the people here die, and as the captain, I couldn't just let him wait here to die, right?!"

"Hmph~ So-called romance between men?!"

Franky gave a soft snort.

He raised his hand to push up his glasses, his gaze sharpening behind the sunglasses, and when he looked at Gao Wen again, there was a hint of agreement in his eyes:

"With such strength, you are definitely not some nobody. Who exactly are you?!"

Gao Wen said calmly:
"Knight-Gawain!"

"One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea! The most righteous man in the East Blue?!"

Franky's pupils contracted sharply, and he stood up abruptly:
"The legend is true. You are different from other pirates."

Franky recalled what Gawain and his group had done after landing on the island, and for a moment he couldn't help but feel a deep respect for them.

He was absolutely certain that this man, just as rumored, practiced benevolence and righteousness, and was even willing to stand up for some insignificant people.

Some say he's naive, some say he's hypocritical, and some even say he's pretentious.

But Franky, who had experienced the Water Seven predicament, knew this clearly.

In the midst of such a disaster, there was one person who was willing to risk his life to lend a helping hand, and who didn't even care about the existence of the Hades blueprints from beginning to end.

He could absolutely not be a hypocrite!

If Gawain is hypocritical, then what kind of existence is the Navy, who doesn't even bother with pretense?!

A loyal dog of the World Government?!
Moreover, Franky had already concluded that the so-called excuse that his companions couldn't stand it and that he had to stay was just a pretext Gawain had come up with.

After all, that's the kind of person he is.

This kind of hypocritical behavior is all too familiar.

Hard mouth!

Men are just stubborn!

He gave Gao Wen a knowing look, which sent chills down the latter's spine.
"Um... you're a pervert, I'm not."

"Wow~ Gawain, you really have a sweet tongue~"

Gao Wen couldn't help but reach up and rub his forehead.

Damn it, I forgot that calling him a pervert was like rewarding him.

"In that case, I think this thing should be able to help you."

The sound fell to the ground.

A stack of somewhat worn-out blueprints appeared in front of Gao Wen, rustling in the wind.

He immediately realized what it was:
"The blueprints for Hades? You have that thing?!"

"Yes."

Franky nodded and continued:

"That's only part of it. The other part is about power energy technology, which I can't give you."

"Even though Water Seven represents the pinnacle of shipbuilding technology of this era, the ships we imagine are still no match for Hades, and they can't possibly fool those big shots."

"Only by mixing genuine and counterfeit products, and modifying them based on the genuine ones, can this be achieved."

Gawain reached out and took the Hades design drawings. He opened them and his gaze sharpened slightly.

He had lived two lives, and although he was not a shipbuilding professional, he had seen weapons capable of destroying nations, such as aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.

Even now, seeing the blueprints for Hades, he still finds it unbelievable.

"This is... a ship? This is really a ship?!"

"Surprised?!"

"When I first saw it, I had the same expression as you. If this thing could really be made, I really can't imagine what could stop it."

"what."

Gao Wen slowly closed the blueprints in his hand, a mocking smile playing on his lips:

"Aren't you afraid I'll just take the blueprints and run away?!"

"Humph."

“I have a good eye for people. You’re not that kind of person, and you wouldn’t do that kind of thing.”

"Now this is what I'm handing over to you."

Gawain shoved the blueprints back into Franky's hands and said:

"Based on this blueprint, is it okay to forge a design that can fool everyone?"

"learn!"

"Lieutenant General Lancelot!"

"Hahahaha~"

"super!"

Franky put his arms together in his signature pose.

The slight dejection he felt from arguing with Barry and the others vanished, and he regained his usual energetic demeanor.

Gao Wen looked at him, feeling somewhat tempted.

Although he already had Lucci, a first-rate shipwright, when it came to shipbuilding technology, Franky was second to none, and he also possessed certain scientific research capabilities.

This can be seen from the many advanced technologies that Franky pulls out two years later in the original story.

Although most of the techniques came from Vegapunk, Franky's ability to learn and apply them in just two years is enough to demonstrate his capabilities.

Moreover, the Gluttony Fruit that was originally in Wapol's hands should have been reborn somewhere in this world by now.

The Gluttony Fruit has the ability to fuse the inorganic and even organic matter it consumes to create entirely new materials, which are extremely convenient for both shipbuilding and weapon manufacturing.

The ability of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit and the characteristics of Franky's cyborgs can be said to coincide.

Combining the two might just spark something entirely new!

Thinking of this.

Gawain couldn't help but speak:

"After the Water 7 incident is over, would you like to consider joining my crew?! Even if the title of Shichibukai is no longer valid by then, my sword will still be useful."

"Ow~"

Franky couldn't suppress the smile on his face. After hesitating for a few seconds, he firmly shook his head:
"The Frankie family's little darlings still need my care."

“If Kiwi and Moz leave me, they will soon turn back into their old delinquent ways, which is really bad.”

"It's more dangerous to be by your side, isn't it?!"

"Gawain... Lieutenant General Lancelot, what you're saying is really troubling me~"

Frankie shrugged.

His voice faded into the distance, leaving Gawain alone, watching Franky's retreating figure.

The artisans of Water Seven could create imitations based on genuine artifacts much faster and more reliably than creating something from nothing.

Gao Wen gradually relaxed, and all that was left was to wait.

Before Gao Wen could catch his breath, a few minutes later, several guards with flustered expressions approached from a distance.

"Lieutenant General, the pirates along the coast have made another move. Several pirate ships have broken through the security line and are attempting to land at the port."

"If they succeed, the pressure on us will increase dramatically, and other pirates will also take action."

"I see."

Gawain responded, spread his wings, and leaped towards the location where the pirates had landed.

……

boom!
boom!
boom!
Just a few minutes later, Water Seven sounded the alarm again.

Red lotus blossoms bloom in the city.

Even in the very center of the camp, you could feel the ground shaking beneath your feet.

The hearts of the common people also trembled.

now.

In the center of the refugee camp, in a hospital ward, T-Bone, severely injured, slowly opened his eyes.
(End of this chapter)