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

Spandam, in a fit of impotent rage, smashed everything in the room before leaving with his men, his face ashen.

Iceberg and Flam suffered some hardship, but were unharmed and were released.

However, this does not mean they are free.

In the future, people from the World Government will come to monitor them and make them contribute all their abilities to the World Government.

But being alive means there is hope for everything.

A few days later, Tom, who had escaped, finally saw the code he had discussed with Iceberg in the newspaper.

This means everyone is at peace, so he shouldn't worry.

Tom was finally relieved and expressed his gratitude to Abel.

Only then did he finally believe that the other party really wanted to save him.

If the other party orchestrated all of this themselves, then he'll accept it.

Anyway, there are no blueprints or anything like that for 'Hades'!

Who would have thought that before he fled, he would secretly hand over the design blueprints of 'Pluto' to Iceberg!

This can be considered a trump card he left for his disciples.

The saying "the darkest place is under the lamp" successfully fooled everyone.

"Based on your requirements, I've put together a preliminary design. Could you please take a look and see what changes are needed?"

Since it was a transaction, he had to do his best, and Tom immediately threw himself into his work.

To build a good ship, a meticulous and careful design blueprint is naturally indispensable.

However, Abel was indeed dissatisfied with a few aspects of the initial blueprints designed by Tom.

He didn't hold back and said, "First, I need the ship to be bigger, and I need to reserve a place on it to build a gun turret. I have a giant cannon that I need to mount so that it can fire with as many blind spots as possible."

"Secondly, reserve space at the bow of the ship, as I need to place a figurehead there."

"Finally, I need the hull to be strong and durable enough, without sacrificing speed."

After hearing Abel's request, Tom frowned and picked up a pen to start scribbling on the drawing.

After a while, he looked up and said, "According to your requirements, the hull can only be built using the Treasure Tree Adam as much as possible, but the Treasure Tree Adam is very valuable and rare..."

"That's not a problem. Just give me a list of materials later, and I'll definitely find a way to gather everything you need."

Upon hearing this, Tom's brow relaxed a little. After all, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; if there really weren't good ingredients, he wouldn't be able to meet such demanding requirements.

Once the material issue is resolved, half the problem is solved.

"The figurehead issue is easy to solve. Just tell me the dimensions and we'll make room for it in advance."

"The main problem right now is that the turret you want is difficult to design. I need to know the exact dimensions of the giant cannon you mentioned, as well as its maximum recoil during firing... and so on, before I can continue with the design."

Chapter 317 One Cannon, One Island!

Tom's request was perfectly reasonable. Otherwise, if the ship were built and then fired at once, it would disintegrate instantly, which would be ridiculous!

Therefore, it's not necessarily true that the more firepower systems a ship carries, the better; factors such as load capacity and load-bearing capacity must also be considered.

Abel's initial assumption was indeed too simplistic.

Fortunately, he cleverly found the world's greatest shipwright to help him solve these problems.

So he first took the [Extremely Wicked Imperial Arm: Death Ray Crusher] and the [Figurehead - Davy Jones] out of his system inventory and then put them into the warehouse he had prepared beforehand.

When Tom saw the two items, he wasn't shocked. After all, he couldn't tell what they were, and just thought they were ordinary weapons and figureheads.

As for recoil...

Abel simply couldn't bring himself to test the full power of the [Extremely Wicked Imperial Arm: Death Ray Crusher].

We had to put it aside for the time being and let Tom do his best to design the blueprints.

Then more problems arose before Abel.

Without a shipyard, how can you build a ship?!

Even if Tom is the world's best shipwright, he still needs tools, equipment, and materials!

You can't exactly row a boat with your bare hands...

But the City of Seven Waters cannot be visited.

Having no other choice, Abel had to rely on his family's connections and resources to secretly take Tom back to the North Sea.

This is the Don Quixote family's stronghold, with shipyards galore for him to choose from.

He chose a shipyard on a relatively remote island. Although it was small, it was well-equipped.

Tom was quite satisfied and didn't ask for anything more, probably because he understood his current situation and that it wasn't suitable to make a big fuss about it.

So Abel transferred all the shipyard workers to other places to continue working, leaving the entire shipyard to Tom to manage on his own.

There was no other way. Without a trustworthy helper, Tom couldn't just show his face anywhere; he had to rely entirely on himself.

As for food and clothing, Abel gave the orders, and hot meals were delivered to a designated place in the shipyard every day.

Just in case, he also had peripheral members of the family guard the area to prevent anyone from getting close.

Then there's the issue of materials.

The Don Quixote family itself runs an underground black market, so whenever the Adam Tree is auctioned, they can get the news immediately and then use their family resources to snatch it up first.

The required quantity is too large to collect in a short time; it requires waiting and a bit of luck.

So he found two deserted islands in the North Sea that were not too far apart, and placed the [Extremely Wicked Imperial Arm: Death Ray Crusher] on one of them.

After the seven-day recharge was complete, he brought Tom over.

Tom didn't think much of it at first, after all, he had the blueprints for the extremely evil warship 'Pluto', so he had high standards for the firepower system.

But when Abel used the 'Overload Effect' and destroyed the entire island with a single shot...

Tom was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

After a long pause, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "You're planning to install this thing on the ship???"

"what happened?"

"Do you know how terrifying that attack was? It destroyed an island with a single shot! Look at the recoil! What kind of ship could withstand that? After firing that shot, who knows what will happen to the target? The ship will probably break apart first!"

To be honest, Abel was also quite shocked by the power of that cannon shot.

However, the greater the power, the more he wanted it.

"Then what should we do? I'm definitely going to put it on the boat anyway, you figure it out yourself."

As the client, Abel was very assertive and didn't give Tom a chance to refuse.

After all, this was a deal that had been agreed upon long ago.

If he can't finish it, will you really think he's an easy target?

Tom sighed and began to smile wryly.

Indeed, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Everything is already marked with a price by fate.

What could he do?

Of course, we should find a way to solve the problem!

Tom was thinking about it so much that he went bald.

I can only eat two cows and ten roast chickens at each meal; I have no appetite at all.

Left with no other choice, he could only subconsciously begin to recall the design blueprints for 'Hades'.

In terms of firepower, the extremely powerful warship 'Pluto' is undoubtedly the best in the world!

He couldn't possibly build a 'Pluto' for Abel, but borrowing some of its technology to solve the problems he was currently facing wouldn't hurt.

Consider it an act of repaying a debt of gratitude.

Tom's final design drawings are still nowhere in sight.

Abel could only return to the Grand Line to continue helping his family deal with those ignorant little Karas.

While I'm at it, I'll buy some materials and search for the [human soul trapped in rage].

Of course, the prayer orders and system shop refreshes during this period will not be missed.

Abel did use that January training card after all.

Successfully upgraded both [Asura Aurora Slash] and [Dark Breath] to LV7!

Their strength has increased significantly once again.

Then he received a message from Doflamingo, telling him to go to Carnival City as soon as possible.

Another large auction is about to be held, and it is said that several rare items will be auctioned, including a Devil Fruit whose specific ability has not been revealed!

It was precisely because of this Devil Fruit with unknown abilities that Doflamingo informed him.

Doflamingo will also bring several of his executives to meet him there.

The more precious a Devil Fruit is, the higher its price. If you really want to buy it, you'll probably have to pay a considerable price.

It's probably because they were worried that Abel wouldn't be able to handle the situation, so they decided to make the trip themselves.

If possible, we might let him eat it on the spot to avoid any unforeseen complications.

However, the Doflamingo of today is not the same Doflamingo who was chased around by Vice Admiral Tsuru in the North Blue.

The title of Shichibukai alone is enough to intimidate many people.

With the cadres they brought along, I doubt anyone would dare to double-cross them.

Or rather, Doflamingo is hoping someone will do that.

Abel, of course, had no reason to refuse.