One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

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Unless Tom the shipwright personally intervenes, it is unlikely that delivery can be completed in a short period of time.

Because Tom the shipwright possessed special shipbuilding skills, he once used the Treasure Tree Adam to build the Pirate King's Orson Jackson.

There was no shipwright more experienced than him in the entire Seven Waters, no, in the whole world.

Well, after all that, we've come full circle.

Abel was speechless.

Chapter 314 Tom's Night Talk

At night, under the cover of darkness.

Abel enveloped his entire body in the power of darkness, eliminating all traces of his presence, and began to infiltrate.

Under the perception of Observation Haki, the CP agents hidden nearby shone as brightly as fireflies.

Throughout the entire process, no one noticed his presence.

Tom, who was fast asleep, suddenly sensed a terrifying murderous aura and was jolted awake from his bed.

Then I saw a man in a suit sitting on a chair not far away in the room.

Tom sat up in bed, his face calm, as if he had expected this day. "The sea train will be completed in a few days. Can't we even wait a few more days? Fine, you get to work."

"If you keep talking like that, I might really have to take action."

By the moonlight, Abel, leaning slightly forward, finally revealed his incredibly handsome face.

Tom was taken aback. "You're not an agent sent by the World Government to kill me?"

Murderous aura + black suit + this time of day...

No wonder Tom mistook Abel for a World Government agent; otherwise, how could an outsider have gotten through layers of surveillance to his room?

"I'm here to discuss a deal with you."

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be an agent of the World Government, Tom didn't breathe a sigh of relief; instead, his expression became even more serious.

This shows that the other party is not simple. Not only was he able to silently bypass all external surveillance to get in front of him, but in a sense, he also did not take the World Government seriously.

Otherwise, even if an ordinary person had the ability, they might not dare to take this risk.

The other party must have something in mind, and it's very important!

Could it be for that thing?

The thought had just popped into Tom's head when he asked, "What deal?"

"I would like to commission you to build a ship for me."

Upon hearing this, Tom felt much more at ease, but he still shook his head. "I'm currently under investigation and don't have time to build ships for anyone until the sea train is completed. You should find someone else. There are many excellent shipbuilders here, and I can recommend a couple to you."

“I’ve already contacted the people you mentioned, but none of their answers have satisfied me. I need to build a ship that’s just as good as ‘Pluto,’ and none of them can do that, so I have no choice but to come to you.”

Tom frowned, his tone somewhat stiff, "I don't have that ability either. You'd better find someone else."

The change in the other party's attitude puzzled Abel, though he suspected that the mention of the word 'Pluto' might have made the other party suspicious of his motives.

So he frankly said, "I know you have the blueprints for 'Pluto,' but I have no interest in that kind of thing. I only mentioned 'Pluto' as a metaphor. It doesn't matter if you don't believe me. As long as we reach a deal, you will naturally see my sincerity later."

Tom was silent for a moment, then asked again, "You're really not from the World Government?"

Abel offered no further explanation, but simply threw out an arrest warrant.

Tom took a look and was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the other party was actually a pirate with a bounty of fifty million Berries.

And it wasn't a recently issued arrest warrant.

This kind of thing can be easily found out with a simple search; you can't fool him even if you want to.

He wasn't surprised that the reward was too high, but rather that it seemed a bit low.

Don't forget, he was a shipwright who built ships for the Pirate King and has met many important figures.

"Although I don't know where you got the blueprints for 'Pluto' from, I really don't have the time to build the ship for you."

“That’s true. After all, the day the sea train is completed will be the day you die,” Abel nodded.

Tom frowned again, suspecting that the other party might have obtained some information he was unaware of.

Although the World Government had always promised him that as long as the sea train was built, his merits and demerits would be offset, and his crimes would be forgiven.

But who would believe that the world government can keep its promise?

He could be assassinated by just a few agents.

This is why he previously mistook Abel for an agent sent by the World Government to kill him.

So if the world government really turns against him then, he wouldn't be surprised.

After thinking for a moment, he cautiously asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because the World Government wants the blueprints for 'Pluto,' they're not forcing you now, they're just letting you focus on building the sea train. Once the sea train is completed, those people will reveal their true intentions."

“I know you’d rather die than hand over the blueprints for ‘Pluto.’ But don’t forget, everyone has weaknesses, and your weakness is the people around you.”

"Do you think that when the World Government can't get the blueprints for 'Pluto' from you, they might target the people around you to force you to submit?"

Abel's words made Tom's face turn very ugly.

Because that's exactly the kind of thing those people are capable of doing!

The thought of the iceberg and the possibility that he might implicate Fram and the others made him unable to calm down.

"So what is your purpose in going to all this trouble to find me and tell me all this?"

"I told you, this is a deal. You help me build a ship, and I'll save your life, how about it?"

"Why should I trust you?"

Tom wasn't stupid at all. If it turned out to be a trap or something, he would be in a very passive position.

“You don’t need to trust me, I can ‘pay’ first and then receive the goods.”

"Once you're safe, you can help me build a ship later."

Tom thought about it and felt that he was in a good position no matter what. The worst outcome would be losing his life, and he had already come to terms with it.

He would never hand over the blueprints for 'Pluto', so as long as it doesn't implicate others, that's enough.

"If you can guarantee the safety of the people around me and prevent them from being affected or harmed, I can promise you that I will do my best to build you a good ship."

Tom made one condition.

Abel pretended to think for a moment, then nodded with great difficulty, "Okay, but I can only guarantee their safety. If they insist on causing trouble and get beaten half to death, then there's nothing I can do."

"Okay, what do I need to do in cooperation with you?"

"It's not needed for now, so just pretend nothing happened and finish building the sea train on schedule. I'll find a way to let you know when it's needed."

Tom nodded, indicating that he understood.

He didn't believe what the other person said; rather, he was taking precautions so that if such a thing really happened, he would have a way out and give those around him a chance to survive.

"By the way, will the Celestial Dragons come then?"

"I will definitely come."

Tom was absolutely certain of this.

That'll do.

Chapter 315 Let's give it a shot!

Seven days later, the sea train was officially completed.

Just as Abel had predicted, Tom was taken away by Spandam that same day and forced to hand over the blueprints for 'Pluto'.

At this time, Spandam had not yet taken over CP9 from his father. Instead, his father had spent a great deal of effort to help him become the head of CP5.

At 27, he was already in charge of a special agency under the World Government, which meant he had a very promising future.

However, if he wants to advance further, he needs more achievements; money alone is not enough.

That's why he wanted to complete the task assigned to him from above and obtain the blueprints for 'Pluto'.

He thought that as long as he explained his purpose, the other party would obediently hand over the items, but what happened next turned his script into a waste of paper.

Tom, of course, would rather die than comply.

Enraged, Spandam had Tom beaten up, but ultimately had to release him.

Because the first trial operation of the sea train will be held in two days, and the Celestial Dragons will also come to see this wonder.

If anything goes wrong, Tom will be needed to handle it.

If he kills Tom now, and something unexpected happens, he'll be the one in trouble.

But even a fool would know that this isn't over!

When one plan failed, Spandam devised another.

He knew that Tom was a stubborn and unyielding rock in the latrine, and it was unlikely that he would get anything from him.

We have to find another way to break through.

His idea was to start with the people around Tom.

He immediately gave the order, revealing a cunning smile.

Another two days passed.