The Legendary Family of One Piece

Chapter 185 I Don't Care About Money

Water City!

It is a world-renowned shipbuilding capital, home to the world's top shipbuilders and the largest number of shipwrights.

From a distance, the entire city resembles a giant fountain, with a huge fountain spouting water from the top of the city, which is dazzling and colorful under the sunlight, and the water flowing down the city's waterways into the sea.

The city is surrounded by massive city walls below, with huge drainage holes that continuously spew out jets of water.

Between the fountain and the city wall, rows of buildings stand side by side, exuding artistic beauty.

Even from a distance, you can still feel its immense size, and there don't seem to be many ships here these days!

"How beautiful!" Lina gazed at the view, somewhat captivated.

"Amazing!" Mitis exclaimed.

"Hey! Where is this water coming from? It keeps spraying!"

Beta stared intently and spoke very seriously, leaving the others speechless and losing interest, thus ruining the mood.

A true conversation killer, always asking questions from a very tricky and strange angle.

"Let's keep going!"

The Hibernator began to move slowly, and the sheer size of the city was astonishing.

Charlotte chose to enter from the side, since this area was within the Navy's sphere of influence, and there was no need to be too conspicuous.

Moreover, he naturally had a purpose in coming here.

Pirate King Roger is still adventuring and traveling around the seas like a street urchin, and has not yet truly embarked on his journey to find Laugh Tale.

It will be another two years before Oden joins the crew and the legendary journey to become the Pirate King officially begins.

Although Roger and his crew arrived at Waterstar Island, it was not the final island of Laugh Tale, so the true legend had not yet fully begun.

Charlotte's target was naturally the fish-men, specifically Tom, a world-class shipbuilding master, who would help her remodel the Heberfeller.

Of course, it would be amazing if we could kidnap him.

"Mr. Charlotte, what exactly are we doing here?"

When Metis inquired, he found Water Seven to be exceptionally beautiful, but that was not a reason for Mr. Charlotte to insist on coming.

Charlotte looked at him with admiration; Mitis really understood him!

"Find someone to refurbish the Hibernate!"

Beta looked shocked. "Huh? Modifying the ship! Why?"

Barrett raised an eyebrow. What an idiotic question! "Why else? Of course, it's to make the Hibernator better and safer."

"Oh! Isn't it good as it is now? Why do we have to change it?"

Beta's problem is as tricky as ever.

"What why? Are you a walking encyclopedia of whys?"

Charlotte was truly exhausted looking at Beta!

Beta didn't say anything more, after all, Boss Charlotte seemed a bit irritable right now!

Charlotte didn't explain why this modification was necessary; the Hippefeller needed a significant improvement in its performance, and missing this opportunity would be very difficult.

After all, the other party is Tom!

Although this will cost a lot, it is, after all, a matter of life and death for everyone involved.

This major overhaul of the Hibernator must be comprehensive, and its funding is plentiful.

The Heberfeller slowly entered the harbor, and Charlotte, who was not short of money, generously paid the docking fee.

The group arrived at the street by the water, which was lined with all kinds of shops on both sides.

"Jin, why are you wearing a mask!" Beta asked, looking at the strangely dressed Jin.

"My identity is very special, and it's easy for me to attract the attention of certain organizations, so I wear a mask to cover it up."

Jin said softly, his voice slightly hoarse.

"Oh! I see!" Although Beta didn't understand, he knew that this was because Jin didn't want to cause trouble for the family.

"Alright, everyone, please relax and be careful."

As soon as Charlotte finished speaking, the group of people left in a flurry.

Gillian and Lina, two beautiful women, were walking towards the shopping street in Water Seven with their little bundle of joy, Sammy. Shopping is an irresistible temptation for women.

Beta and Pande, the two guys, also headed towards another food street, discussing what to eat.

Mithys and Jhin headed towards the local specialty area of ​​Water Seven, seemingly intending to buy some local products.

"Let's go, Barrett, we need to take care of some business!"

After Charlotte finished speaking, she strode forward, with Barrett following closely behind.

After a while! The old street!

Charlotte and her companion stood in front of a somewhat dilapidated building, where a crooked sign clearly read:

—Tom's Shipbuilding Company!

"Boss, is this the place?" Barrett asked, a little confused. It looked rather dilapidated!

"Yes, this is it. Let's go!"

As he spoke, he strode inside. The empty building was filled with various pieces of wood and parts, and it seemed rather deserted.

"What are you doing here?" a voice rang out.

A woman with long blonde hair, large breasts, a pert bottom, and high heels appeared.

"Ah! We're looking for Mr. Tom to modify the ship," Charlotte said.

However, he felt that the woman in front of him was somewhat familiar. Had he seen her somewhere before?

"Hahaha! That's a wonderful welcome, distinguished guest! I'm Mr. Tom's secretary, Coco!"

Kokoro...Grandma!!!

"Hey!" Charlotte exclaimed in surprise. No wonder he thought the face looked familiar.

It turns out he's the stationmaster of the future sea train—"Puffing Tom" Silft Station.

It was there that she met Luffy and his crew, and introduced them to the top shipwright "Iceberg," an old woman.

However, Kokoro was short, fat, and old back then, completely different from how he looks now.

Calling someone "grandmother" or something similar is really inappropriate nowadays.

Kokoro looks to be only in his early 30s now.

Although she is now in her 30s and doesn't look super pretty, it's said that Kokoro was an incredibly beautiful mermaid in her 20s.

Merfolk over the age of thirty will have their tail fins split into two legs, so they look no different from ordinary people.

"Ms. Kokoro, does Mr. Tom have time now?"

"Yes, of course, guests, please wait a moment, I'll go find Mr. Tom right away."

As soon as she finished speaking, Kokoro dashed off in her high heels.

"Boss, this place doesn't look good! Is that Mr. Tom... really reliable?"

Charlotte smiled. "Barrett doesn't judge a book by its cover; he's no ordinary man!"

A few seconds later, Tom, a horned fishman with a round head, a fat body, and long, thin legs, appeared.

"Boss, is this some kind of horned raccoon?" Barrett whispered to Charlotte as they huddled together.

Charlotte looked like she was laughing, and it was quite a vivid description, before she whispered, "No, Tom is a fish-man."

"Sir, I heard you're going to refit that noisy ship." Tom said with a joyful and proud expression.

"Yes, money is no problem, but the technology and materials must be the best."

He didn't care about money; the gold he brought back from the sky island was so much it was almost moldy.

"Don't worry, sir, there won't be any problems. It will definitely be a top-notch renovation!"

Tom declared confidently, "As a top-notch shipwright, how could I let my guests down?"

"Quack quack!"

The giant toad croaked; it was Tom's pet Yokogaku. On Yokogaku's back was a little imp wearing a white turban, a young Espagu, or you could call him Iceberg.

The future mayor of the Seven Waters City.

Charlotte smiled slightly. She really did see quite a few familiar faces. Franky shouldn't have been adopted by Tom yet.

Thinking back to that somewhat perverted guy, it's actually quite funny.

Charlotte composed herself, tossed the money box over, and spoke.

"Here is a deposit of 100 million Berries! I will deliver the ship to your company's port later. As long as the modifications are satisfactory, the remaining money will not be a problem."

Tom's excitement was palpable: "Hahaha, great! I'm a top-notch shipwright, I'll take the job. Rest assured, sir!"

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