The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

As she gazed at the approaching ruined ship island, Otohime also became somewhat curious.

"More important than blueprints is the shipbuilder himself!"

Luther smiled and said.

His matter-of-fact tone left Otohime feeling somewhat helpless.

She never imagined that Luther would value Tom himself.

"Teacher, based on what I know of Tom, he doesn't like being restrained, so the probability of him agreeing is not high."

Otohime shook her head. If Tom were so easily persuaded, he wouldn't be stranded outside Fishman Island.

Tom the Fishman, now the world's greatest shipbuilder, once built Roger's ship to Laugh Tale.

According to Otohime, in recent years Tom has been credited with completing a great invention, which even led the World Government to exempt him from the punishment of building Roger's ship.

“There are many ways to get people to agree: cooperation, coercion, subjugation, persuasion, reciprocity. I’m not limited to just one,” Luther chuckled.

"So, which option does the teacher think Tom is more suited to?"

Knowing that Luther was teaching her how to get along with humans, Otohime quickly asked a question.

Just then, they arrived at their destination.

Luther lightly jumped off the ship, his voice coming from afar:

"It depends on which one Tom accepts, not which one I think. Come on, introduce me to the world's number one shipbuilder."

"it is good!"

With a hint of understanding in her eyes, Otohime smiled and slowly walked off Blue, following behind Luther.

The group found Tom building a ship amidst a pile of messy materials.

Tom is a large, fat, horned fishman whose height and weight are in no way inferior to that of the cat viper.

"Hey Tom, hurry up and come out to greet the important person!"

Spandam yelled at Tom, who was busy at work.

"Tsk, where do so many important people come to me? I told you, I don't have any design drawings."

Tom's expression clearly showed disgust when he heard Spandam's voice.

Clearly, this wasn't the first time he'd been disgusted by Spandam.

However, when he turned around and saw Luther, Otohime, and even Barrett, he couldn't help but change color slightly.

"Oh, what a rare guest."

Tom put down the wrench, wiped his hands, and walked towards Luther and the others:

"Celestial Dragons, mermaids, and pirates—it's hard to imagine them all coming to find me at the same time."

Even knowing Luther's identity, he remained nonchalant and showed no particular expression.

"Hey, old fishman, don't lump me in with pirates."

Barrett grinned and pointed to his brand-new white suit:

"I haven't been a pirate for many years!"

"How rare! You're actually working for the World Government now? And you're Spandam's superior?"

Tom then noticed Barrett's CP0-symbolized clothing, and his eyes widened in surprise.

He had met Barrett during that time and was quite impressed with him.

At that time, Barrett was just a kid on Roger's ship who was shouting that he was challenging Roger. He was only a little more mature than the red-haired guy and the clown.

So many years have passed, and he never expected that the other party would join the World Government.

"Queen Otohime, what brings you here?"

Having learned of Barrett's CP0 identity, and with Luther being a walking Celestial Dragon, Tom immediately began to suspect Otohime's stance.

He had recently heard that something significant had happened on Fishman Island.

Tom was also born in Fishman Street, so he is familiar with and acknowledges Tiger.

Now that Tiger has just died, and Otohime is hanging out with the Celestial Dragons and they seem to have a good relationship, it's hard not to make him suspicious.

"Tom, Mr. Luther mentioned you to me. He's always wanted to meet you. Since I know you, I brought him here to introduce him to you."

Princess Otohime's smile is incredibly captivating; anyone would believe that her purpose is simply that pure.

After experiencing many things, Otohime also learned how to hide her true emotions.

At least, she will start to consider everyone's perspective and say different things to different people.

"The Celestial Dragons want to see me? You're not the only one who knows me; Spandam is bothering me every day."

Knowing that it was a Celestial Dragon who had come to find him, and that Otohime had introduced him, Tom's attitude immediately turned sour.

He assumed that Spandam must have reported that he possessed the blueprints for Hades, which led Luther to come here.

"You seem to have a prejudice against the Celestial Dragons? I've heard Tom say that whoever asks him to build a ship, he will do so with a passionate heart to build them the ship of their dreams," Luther said with a slight upturn of his lips.

"Heh, so you're after the blueprints, aren't you? I don't have any here," Tom said bluntly, unmoved by any attempts to reason with him.

"Who told you I was after the blueprints? If you want to see the real ship, I can actually take you. Spandam!"

After Luther finished speaking with a half-smile, he called out Spandam's name.

Having just heard the first half of Luther's sentence, and then having his name called, Spandam immediately understood.

Without the slightest hesitation, Spandam knelt down before Tom and Luther with a thud, his voice filled with repentance:

“Your Highness Luther, it is my fault. I acted on my own initiative and tried to use that design blueprint to gain credit. I did not know how much you value Tom.”

As he spoke, he slapped himself repeatedly across the face, and began to weep bitterly.

In reality, he was filled with joy.

Things that can be done for appearances are not a big deal at all.

There are countless people who haven't had the chance to slap themselves in front of the Celestial Dragons.

If his father hadn't made Luther comfortable during the O'Hara incident, he wouldn't be the commander of CP5 now.

Now that such a tremendous opportunity is presented to him, how could he not cherish it?

When Tom saw Spandam, who had been so arrogant before, kneeling down to apologize, he was completely stunned.

At this point, he was beginning to agree with the other person's statement.

Spandam acted on his own initiative, which caused the misunderstanding between them.

Luther's purpose in coming here was simply to build a ship.

With this doubt in his mind, before Tom could do anything, he heard two young voices coming from afar.

"I told you this CP deserved a beating, and look, Master beat him up! Humph, there's not a single good person in the World Government!"

"Don't talk nonsense, at least don't say it to my face, although I think so too!"

The moment those two voices rang out, Tom's face turned deathly pale.

The CP officer who had previously been arrogant in front of him knelt down and apologized because of a single sentence from Luther.

Now, with his two foolish disciples speaking like this in front of the Celestial Dragons, aren't they pushing him and himself into a fire pit?

Chapter 229 What should we do?

"Your Highness, the two children acted unintentionally; please do not take offense!"

Upon hearing his two apprentices' voices, Tom immediately spoke in a deep voice.

He had heard of Luther's name.

He wasn't afraid of death, but he couldn't just stand by and watch his two apprentices get hurt.

Tom glanced at Spandam kneeling on the ground, then at Barrett, who was staring at him with a half-smile, and then at Barrett, who was now filled with murderous intent. Tom sighed inwardly.

Pfft!

Tom, like Spandam, knelt heavily on the ground, his resolute gaze fixed on Luther:

“Your Highness Luther, the child’s manners were lacking, please forgive him.”

"Mr. Tom!"

"Mr. Tom!"

Seeing this, Tom's two disciples, Frankie and Iceberg, rushed forward to try and stop Tom.

Iceberg was a dark blue-haired young man wearing a white headscarf, dressed exactly like a shipbuilder.

Franky, on the other hand, was a young man with short blue hair, wearing goggles, and half-naked, looking very energetic.

Upon witnessing Tom kneeling, Franky, with his roguish expression, began glaring at Luther.

Before he could even utter a curse, he was stunned into place by a wisp of Conqueror's Haki released by Luther, unable to utter a single word.

"I heard that the sea train you designed is already ready for use," Luther said casually.

"Yes, I have already given the blueprints to the World Government. I don't think you will have any trouble manufacturing them."

Tom didn't hesitate and nodded seriously in reply.

"These two children..."

Luther turned to look at Franky and Iceberg with a half-smile:

"I will take one of them with me to train, and the other will take over as mayor of Water City in the future. Are you satisfied with this future?"

"I...am satisfied..."

The more Tom heard Luther say this, the more frightened he became.

He had no idea what Luther was plotting. Was a shipbuilder with a criminal record worth the Celestial Dragons doing all this for?

But what Luther said was indeed of no harm to him, and was even very good for the future of Franky and the others.

In this situation, how could he possibly go against the other party's wishes just to avoid accepting benefits?