I, a Celestial Dragon!

“I hope my room will be big enough, then I can move all my collections from my previous warships here.

By the way, sir, there are several famous swords in my collection. You can choose from them. Although none of them are supreme swords, they are generally not worthy of your status.

But if it's just for temporary use, it should be enough for you right now."

Listening to Gion's words, Gawain paused slightly, and in doing so, he happened to bite Hancock's finger.

Although it was just a simple contact, there was no so-called ambiguous action.

But in the blink of an eye, Hancock was still curled up with her head full of pink, grinning foolishly.

Gawain looked at the smirking Hancock helplessly, then he continued speaking to Gion.

"You don't have to worry. I estimate that the size of the ship built by Franky will break the record.

At the beginning, the shipbuilding budget that Espagu gave me was about 380 billion Baileys. I was already surprised by such a price.

As a result, the cost of building the ship has continued to rise, and has now reached the level of 720 billion Baileys!"

At this point, Gao Wen thought it was outrageous. What does 720 billion Baileys mean?

Oda once said that the purchasing power of Pele is equivalent to that of the Japanese yen, and 720 billion Pele is close to 40 billion RMB!

You know, before Gawain traveled through time, the cost of building an aircraft carrier in his country was only about 40 billion RMB!

So, did this guy Franky build an aircraft carrier for himself?

Thinking of this, Gao Wen raised his glass to everyone.

"Cheers, to the new boat, haha!"

“Cheers, to the pool!!!”

Bai Xing held up the wine glass brilliantly and drank the equivalent of a bucket of drink for an ordinary person. Putting down the glass, she shook her tail which had turned back to pink.

"I need to prepare a complete set of Meilin's tools and dyes. It's been three months and the pattern on my tail has been worn off, woo woo~."

“It must be prepared, and everyone can decorate your rooms to their heart’s content.

If I were to give you a clear ocean directly, I would only ask you to work hard with me and look forward to it.

But it could be a room, your favorite decorations, or even treasures.

This is what I lack the most, haha!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone raised their glasses and drank. However, after everyone put down their glasses, Kalifa pushed up her glasses and said in a deep voice.

"Sir, I think we really don't have much money. After all, you specifically requested that, apart from the necessary project of the sea train, your other expenses will not be paid from the business income of the Seven Water City.

And you, Saint Musgarud, have also donated nearly three months' annual pension to the Xialulia Palace, plus an additional 30 billion promissory notes from the Xialulia Palace, a total of 100 billion Baileys have been allocated and invested in the construction of the ship.

At the same time, the slave trading project we have been carrying out in Mary Geoise for the past three months can bring us an income of about 300 to 800 million per slave.

With forty slaves a month, about 70 billion was accumulated in three months, and the money was also used to build ships.

Currently, we still have a total of 6.7 billion Baileys to purchase various types of food and exercise equipment, and also to cover the salary payment of members of a series of departments such as the Black Ice Platform and the Secretariat.

In addition, the new ships that are about to arrive still need care and maintenance.

So our current total assets are...

I still owe the Seven Waters Finance Department 540 billion Baileys!"

After listening to Kalifa's report, Gawain's face, which had been full of enthusiasm just now, was suddenly covered with a layer of dark clouds.

As for Shirahoshi, she was simply scared to tears by the number 540 billion.

She wiped her watery eyes and then grinned.

“How can patterns like Beautiful Scales be better than someone’s natural color?

I'm still not pretty.

Sir, look, my tail is pink~~~~."

"Ha ha!"

Hearing Bai Xing's caring words, the gloom on Gao Wen's face suddenly disappeared, and he waved his hand indifferently.

“I can’t help it. We really have to focus on the Sea Train project first. The revenue of Seven Water City itself is far from enough to support the future size of the Sea Train. I really can’t cause them more trouble.

As for our debt, it's already owed anyway. Kalifa should find some time to negotiate with Water City about an installment payment. Also, I want to emphasize to them that they are not allowed to charge me any so-called interest!

The amount of each installment is set at about half of our monthly income, and we can pay it back slowly."

Having said this, Gao Wen thought for a moment, and then laughed heartily.

“Also, when the big ship arrives, we will take a good tour of the sea, and plan the first future sea train assembly line from Upside Down Mountain to Shampoo Land with Franky, while recruiting some talents that we lack.

By the way, catch more pirates and send them to Impel Down.

I want to emphasize to Shiryu that the pirates we send over don't have to go through the monthly process.

Let them get familiar with life in Impel Down, and then take them directly to Marijoa to sell them. As long as they are big enough, a pirate with a bounty of 10 million can increase his worth to more than 300 million after a trip in Impel Down. It's outrageous, haha!"

After he finished speaking, Gawain clapped his hands, and then he spoke to Shirahoshi.

“As for Little White Star, don’t worry. I’m really short of too much money, so much that 500 billion Baileys is nothing.

The more this is the case, the less need there is for us to tighten our belts, haha.

Let’s buy everything we need. After all, it’s our future home. It would be a waste if we don’t decorate the new ship worth more than 700 billion Baileys properly!”

Gawain raised his glass and spoke to everyone with a big laugh.

"cheers!"

"Haha, cheers!"

"I'm used to it. I was never rich when I was a captain. But no matter how poor you are, banquets are indispensable. This is the heroism of men on the sea, haha!"

"I still have a lot of savings at my home in the Dragon Palace Kingdom. When I have time, I will bring them all here, haha!"

"There are still a lot of treasures on my Nine Snake Island. If it's Gawain, you can just move them away and leave some food for my people!"

Listening to everyone drinking and brainstorming, Gao Wen shook his head speechlessly.

In particular, he patted Hancock's shoulder heavily.

Seeing Hancock's expression of "He touched me! I'm getting married! What should I name my child!", Gawain gradually became serious.

"Hancock."

Gawain said seriously.

"Don't even think about taking treasure from your kingdom, especially when we're just starting out in life.

My journey may not be peaceful, and my future actions may also become a nightmare in the hearts of countless people.

But remember, the process may not be harmonious, but my goal has always been to bring more to you, me, and everyone on this ocean, rather than taking more away from them!

This is crucial! ”

The moment Gao Wen finished speaking, Da Xiong, who was standing beside him, suddenly picked up a notebook and a pen and started recording rapidly.

This sentence is very important, so of course you have to remember it clearly.

As for what Lord Gawain said before, that if you owe too much money, you don't need to pay it back in a hurry...

Without thinking, Big Bear deleted it directly. That was too disgraceful for an adult!

Noticing Big Bear's actions, Gawain suddenly remembered something, so he turned to Hancock, whose face was flushed.

"By the way, Hancock, three months have passed, and there are things I haven't told you.

We will set off directly tonight, and all our future training will be carried out on the sea, so it’s time to have a good talk with you about those things!

How about this, let's put the afternoon training on hold, everyone take a rest, Hancock and I will find a place to talk alone."

At this moment, steam was coming out of Hancock's whole body.

Gawain and I...we...alone...

And...Gawain has a lot to say...for three whole months, he's wanted to tell me!

After hearing this, Hancock's entire body was covered in a layer of deep red, as if it had been boiled.

But then, she heard Gawain continue.

"Big Bear is with us too, and this matter has something to do with you too!"

……

As soon as he finished speaking, Hancock's face suddenly became gloomy. What does Big Bear have to do with this?

For a moment, the look she gave Big Bear made Big Bear shudder.

Big Bear always felt that someone was trying to kill him!!!

Chapter 120 Dragon Hoofprint

About twenty minutes later, on the beach far away from the Nine Snakes Palace, Gawain, holding a small broken sword in his hand, looked solemnly at the sea.

Behind him, Hancock twisted her hands together. She lowered her head and did not dare to look at Gawain's back, but she could not help but glance at him occasionally.

Farther away, Daxiong was holding a notebook and pen in his hands, as if he was ready to take shorthand at any time.

Somehow, he always felt that Lord Gawain was going to say something shocking.

And in this silence, Gawain turned his back to Hancock and said.

"Boya Hancock."

Hearing this, Hancock was slightly stunned, because after three months of contact, Gawain rarely called her full name.

"I am right behind you, Lord Gawain..."

Hancock responded nervously but happily.

Listening to Hancock's voice, Gawain pursed his lips and asked.

"Do you... like the way you are facing me now?"

"Ok?"

Hancock was stunned. What did the adult ask? He asked me if I liked him?

This, this, this...is this a confession? ! !

In an instant, Hancock lowered her head slightly, and the princess cut blocked her eyes, but it was visible to the naked eye that the pink aura was constantly gathering on Hancock.

At this moment, Gawain continued to speak, and suddenly he said.

“You may really like your attitude towards me, because I know that you can’t find unhappiness and sadness in me now.

But have you ever thought about what caused you to become what you are now? "

Hearing this, Hancock's eyes changed slightly. She raised her head again and looked at Gawain with a flushed face.

"Lord Gao Wen is caring about me, woooo, you are actually caring about me~~~~!"

"Oh... he's really ill!"

Gawain frowned and shook his head, then he finally turned around and saw Hancock's unable to extricate herself. Gawain leaned on his sword with both hands and said in a cold voice.

"Let me communicate with you in another way, so that I can put my words more clearly!

I don’t like the way you are now!”

"You... my concubine... me...?!!"

Hancock's eyes suddenly widened, she looked at Gawain in disbelief and shouted.

"How can there be a man like Lord Gawain in the world? I'm really impressed.

Even if you say you hate me, your aloof look is still very attractive!"

"stop!"

Gawain almost choked on his own breath. He pulled out the sword fiercely and then nailed it heavily to the ground.

"Your problem is much more serious than I thought. It's not like I haven't seen Stockholm syndrome before, but your symptoms are really too comprehensive!

Even if I wanted to advise you, I didn't want to say anything to hurt you. After all, being liked by others is always something to be happy about.