The Legendary Family of One Piece

Chapter 279 This time it really wasn't intentional.

The massive and bustling Heberfeller family shipyard!

Barrett and Beta appeared here.

"Hey, Beta, what are you doing here?"

Barrett looked at Beta with some confusion, wondering what this guy was up to now.

Normally, who would come here? They wouldn't build a ship.

"Look at this good stuff!"

Beta spoke with a mysterious air.

Besides the boat, what else is there to see?

Barrett had absolutely no idea what kind of mental illness Beta had developed this time.

Before the two could say anything more...

Thielstone, the chief foreman of the Hibernian Shipyard, walked over wearing specially made shipwright's clothes.

"Brother Beta, Brother Barrett, you've arrived."

Thaleston began to speak in a cheerful mood.

"It's been a long time, Tellstone," Barrett said slowly, and it was true that the two hadn't seen each other for a long time.

After all, the entire Heberfeller family is now too large.

Everyone has their own tasks, and they rarely have the opportunity to gather together except for grand banquets.

"Isn't that right? Everyone's too busy."

Thaleston spoke slowly, with a touch of melancholy. He used to worry every day about not having any ships to build, but now he was busy to death with the constant shipbuilding work.

It's quite strange, actually. Thinking back, things were pretty good back then, except for not being able to make money!

However, given the choice, he would still make the same choice as he did that day, which made this shipwright feel incredibly happy.

Although he was a little tired, the unparalleled sense of accomplishment he felt watching ships being built was indescribable!

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough, you two, stop talking."

Beta quickly interrupted the two guys; he was practically frantic with worry.

"How is Thaleston?"

In response to Beta's question, Thaleston smiled confidently and nodded.

"Don't worry, Beta, it's done. Come on!"

Upon hearing this, Beta's eyes lit up, and he eagerly pulled the two of them toward the shipyard.

Rows of huge, independent shipyards, numbering in the dozens, are truly impressive, befitting the Heberfeller family!

Everything about it was incredibly surprising.

Dock No. 10!

A huge and very unique new ship was quietly docked in the shipyard, with a ferocious Vajra head statue at its bow.

It looks very imposing.

Beta shouted excitedly, "Is this my ship?"

Thaleston nodded proudly and said, "Of course."

This is the masterpiece of his and his shipwrights' tireless efforts, working day and night!

This ship, modeled after the Heberfeller Thousand Mile Dragon, incorporates many of the Heberfeller family's advanced technologies.

It's full of sincerity, but the cost is by no means low.

Barrett was stunned for a long time. Even if the Hibernian family wanted to build their own ships, they would have to pay money; that was the rule.

Where does this guy get so much money? It doesn't make sense! Especially since it's such a big ship and equipped with the powerful black technology of the Hibernian family.

It all seems too perfect; when did this guy become so rich?

"How about that? Through my own efforts, I finally have my own flagship. Aren't you envious, Barrett?"

Beta winked at Barrett, looking smug.

"What kind of money-making job did you secretly do?"

Barrett looked doubtful.

He strongly suspected that this guy was embezzling funds, and besides, Boss Charlotte was very generous, and this rule could not be broken.

This would be devastating for a powerful force, and Boss Charlotte has never mistreated any member of the family.

Beta chuckled mysteriously, "I've talked to the boss about it!"

Barrett: ? ? ?

For a moment, Barrett was stunned and didn't know what to say.

Your leadership skills are quite impressive, but isn't that just freeloading? That's a bit outrageous!

"See how clever I am! You know I spend all my money as soon as I get it, I never bother to save! So I had a brilliant idea."

At this point, Beta burst into laughter, seemingly celebrating his brilliant idea.

Barrett was speechless. You have to admit, Beta really did seem like a shrewd businessman at this moment, a really shrewd businessman. Suddenly his IQ was online?

That's really...unbelievable!

Unbelievable!

Thaleston, rubbing his hands together somewhat embarrassedly, interrupted Beta.

"Brother Beta, Boss Charlotte has ordered the construction of flagships for all the family's senior executives!"

In an instant, Beta's flushed face froze, and he looked at Thaleston somewhat mechanically.

Thaleston nodded seriously. "I was just about to go find Brother Jin and Brother Barrett to see what style they'd like."

Beta opened his mouth... but couldn't utter a single word.

"Hahaha!!!" Barrett couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Oh my! What's this called... Extreme joy turns to sorrow, right? Extreme joy turns to sorrow."

Beta glared at Thaleston, thinking, "I can't let him be so smug for long!"

This guy really has no sense of propriety at all. He's despicable, absolutely despicable.

"What, Beta, you're speechless now!"

Faced with Barrett's relentless mockery, Beta quickly adjusted his mindset.

"Tch, no matter what, this is the first iconic ship besides the boss's. You, Barrett, will always be second."

After saying that, he crossed his arms over his chest with a smug look on his face, and his counterattack came from an unusually tricky angle.

Barrett's smile vanished instantly. And let's not forget, he always wanted to compete with Beta over the question of first or second place.

"Tch, what an annoying one!"

Of course, it wasn't just Barrett; Beta was also particularly concerned and absolutely wouldn't allow himself to lose to that guy Barrett.

The two of them are naturally incompatible!

Beta was very satisfied with winning this time, especially with Barrett's sudden humiliation.

As long as he can make Barrett lose face, that will be the perfect victory for Beta.

Beta suddenly roared.

"I've decided, my ship will be named—Hibefeller the Beast King!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he let out a series of maniacal laughs, like someone who had gone mad.

"Tch, childish!"

Barrett ignored the madman and took Thaleston to study his ship, determined to make it bigger than Beta's.

Meanwhile, Beta was staring intently at his Hibernite Beast King with an excited expression.

……

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Charlotte listened to Lina talk about Beta and Barrett at the Hibernian family shipyard and laughed heartily.

"Those two are always like this, always trying to prove who's better at everything."

Lina said with some worry, "But I'm afraid they might actually start fighting one day!"

Huh? Charlotte looked at Lina and shook her head.

"No way! You two might not look like that, but you're actually very close, with a love-hate relationship."

"Huh...really?" Lina stared with confused eyes, unable to comprehend what kind of emotion this was.

"Of course, it's a bond between men, isn't it?"

Charlotte spoke confidently, without the slightest worry.

The feelings between men are truly complicated, and Lina really couldn't understand them.

But she trusted Charlotte's judgment and never doubted it from beginning to end. She was willing to believe anything Charlotte said, even if he was deceiving her.

However, Charlotte had never lied to her, never had. Thinking of this, Lina felt much better and stopped thinking about it.

Charlotte was also thinking about what had happened at the Hibernian Shipyard.

I can say with certainty that he didn't intentionally deceive Beta; he simply forgot about it.

When Beta brought this up with him, he was actually thinking about building ships for all the elite cadres of the family.

The wealthy and powerful Heberfeller family didn't care about that little bit of money, and those with great influence usually provided their senior officers with their own private ships.

It's just that the Heberfeller family probably built a lot of ships.

Little did he know that Beta had misunderstood. When he realized what had happened, Beta looked at him with a pitiful expression.

He readily agreed, but before he could explain, Beta excitedly ran off without listening to what he was about to say. Who would have thought that this would turn out like this?

It's really hard to explain in a few words.

"Beta! Your boss here! This time it really wasn't intentional."

(End of this chapter)