Chapter 112: Tom's Studio

Great Route, Capital of Seven Waters. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The city, once famous for its shipbuilding skills, is now increasingly dilapidated and unworthy of its name.

The advent of the Age of the Sea Pirates may be a wonderful time for those with ambitious careerists, but it is nothing less than a nightmare for those who want to live in peace.

The city is located on the water, and because of the large tsunami that hits the island every year, there is no steel and timber to support shipbuilding, so everything has to be imported.

However, due to the opening of the era of pirates, the number of pirates wreaking havoc on the sea, coupled with the fierce and changeable sea climate of the great shipping routes, all of this hindered the trade between the capital of the seven waters and the outside world.

The increase in the price of materials has reduced the profits of the shipyard, coupled with the economic downturn in the overall environment, which has led to a decrease in the business of the shipyard, and the shipyards in the capital of seven waters have even fought with each other in order to grab orders.

All this, combined with the increasing number of unemployed, has led to a deterioration in the city's public security, a worse reputation, fewer people are willing to come to the city, unemployment has risen further, people are immersed in alcohol intoxication, indifferent to their families and children, and government agencies have done nothing, resulting in a dead city.

Many people who grew up in this city, faced with this situation, have also been pessimistic that the city will sooner or later become an isolated island and a dead city submerged by the sea.

Many people who are able to do so have already tried their best to escape the city, where there is no hope for the future.

But in the end, the city, because of helping One Piece Roger build ships, was kicked out by the city residents, and can only open the shipbuilding studio under the bridge outside the city under the rubbish wreckage, a talented but unjust treatment, a man who has reason to dislike the city, saved and changed!

Tom the Fishman, the world's number one shipbuilder, was ostracized by the inhabitants of the City of Seven Waters for building ships for One Piece Roger, and was sentenced to death by the World Government fourteen years ago.

But in court, Tom the Fishman spoke out about his vision and design of the Sea Train, which successfully impressed the judges and the crowd present, and he was given a ten-year probation to build the Sea Train.

Tom the Fishman also spoke his talk, and in the course of ten years, he completed the design and construction of the first sea train, followed by three new lines over the course of four years, fulfilling his promise and, most importantly, giving the city hope.

The opening of the sea train not only brought a new means of transportation to the city of the capital of seven waters, but more importantly, this project, which was not favored by most of the local shipwrights, turned out of the drawings and became a reality, such a miracle has somewhat restored some confidence of the locals.

It was not long before they discovered that life could not be reversed by one or two miracles, and that the opening of the sea train had indeed made trade and communication between the capital of the seven waters and the outside world much easier, but it had no effect on the change of the overall environment.

Pirates are still rampant on the seas, the capital of the seven waters is still unable to produce shipbuilding materials, and the world economy as a whole continues to be in a sluggish state.

The timber of St. Aspen, the steel of St. Pruith, and the plight of the capital of the seven waters, all sold their products at extremely high prices, and in the end, the city's shipyards were still in deficit.

Shipyards still fight all day long for orders and small profits, and the sea train has become the hope of the city, and it is only hope.

Regardless, the city has changed a lot compared to what it used to be, and people praise Tom the Fishman for bringing about the change, and everyone thinks that Tom the Fishman who has done so much for the city will escape the world government, and even a few people at Tom's Studios think so.

It's just that the puppet is not guilty, the city of seven waters, in addition to having the reputation of the shipbuilding capital in the past, and is known for its technology, few people know that it is also the birthplace of ancient weapons and battleships "Hades".

Today, more than ten years after the opening of the era of pirates, both the strength and number of pirates are increasing day by day, even with the power of the world government, in the face of such a situation, they gradually feel powerless, in view of this situation, some high-level world governments believe that the attitude of the government should be changed, from trying to prevent the resurrection of ancient weapons, to trying to obtain the power of ancient weapons, so as to end the chaos of the era of sea pirates.

Spandam, the chief of CP5, a subordinate agency of the World Government, is a high-level person who holds this view, and he also persuaded the top leader of the government, the "Five Old Stars", to get the Five Old Stars to agree, and he is responsible for finding a way to get the design drawings of the battleship "Hades" in his hands first, and then consider the long-term plan.

It's just that when Spandam came to the capital of the seven waters, even if he turned the city upside down, he didn't get any news about the design of the "Hades".

It wasn't until Spandam was almost disheartened and thought that the blueprints might no longer be the capital of the seven waters, so he ran to the tavern to borrow a drink to kill his sorrows, that he heard that there was a great shipbuilder here, who had just run to settle under the bridge by accident, so he had avoided his sight before.

Spandam almost put his only hope of finding the blueprint on this fish-man Tom, but when he found Tom the fish-man, he only got a perfunctory reception from the other party, and then he was thrown out of the door.

Outside the door of Tom's studio, he was thrown out of the door, and Spendham, who had fallen on his back, struggled to roll over and fall to his knees, only to find that there was suddenly a pair of brown leather shoes in front of him.

Spandam looked up and saw a Navy major in a crisp white uniform, looking down at him.

The lieutenant was dark-skinned and had dark circles under his eyes, and looked like a tuberculosis ghost, but when Spandam saw him, it was as if he had seen a savior.

"You must be the Navy of the Headquarters!" Spendham scrambled to his feet, pointed to the dilapidated studio façade behind him, and said to the Lieutenant General, "There's a criminal in there who is resisting arrest, go get him!" ”

The Navy Lieutenant didn't move, but just raised his eyes to see the door of the studio that was quietly opened by the people inside, and asked slowly, "Who are you?" Qualified to instruct me? ”

Spendam was stunned for a moment, and then said in a bad tone: "I'm CP5's chief Spandam, you know what department CP5 is, right?" Also, do you know who my father is? I'm telling you....... ”

"Forget it, you don't need to tell me, looking at how stupid you can still be a government official, you know that your father must be a high-ranking official," the Navy Lieutenant interrupted Spandam with a disgusted wave, "You just said the criminal, you mean Mr. Tom?" You're still a government official, and you don't even know about the investigation beforehand, he has an agreement with the judicial department of the world government, as long as you build a sea train, the crime of building a ship for One Piece can be written off. ”

Spandam was first furious at the other party's words, and then said in disbelief: "You are talking nonsense! People who are involved with Roger can also get away with it!? ”

"Believe it or not." The Naval Lieutenant said in a casual tone.

After Spendam had led the people out of the city to confirm the news, the door to Tom's studio was opened again.

Tom the Fish-Man's two apprentices, Esbagu and Carter. Fram stepped out of it.

"Ah Jin, you're here again?" Carter. Fram was wearing only a pair of briefs, he walked up to Ah Jin, scratched his crotch with a big grin, and said, "It's useless, Mr. Tom can't go to the East China Sea, the trial is about to be, and then he will definitely be acquitted and become the hero of the city, let alone leave." ”

"What about you?" Ah Jin, who has been promoted to major, asked.

The two young men who regarded Tom as a teacher and father shook their heads in unison.