"Oh, it's a Caravel galleon, what a nice ship!"

After the meal, Wren directly explained the intention of repairing the ship, and the Echoing Dolphin docked on the shore of the wreckyard, and it was not a few steps away. Therefore, Mr. Tom and his two disciples came to see the situation of the ship first.

"Listen, Espargu, Frankie. This Caravel is a new style of sailing ship since the beginning of the Age of Discovery, and it is lighter than other small sailing boats, and has a shallower waterline, making it suitable for coastal and river exploration. The use of this type of spinnaker makes the rudder more efficient, the sail is more easily puffed up, the speed is greatly increased, and most importantly, the simple operation can be driven even by the fool.

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It was only from the first sight of the ship that Mr. Tom understood the situation of this new sailing ship, and as a man with a big heart, he never knew the boring truth of teaching his apprentices to starve his master, nor did he bother to do anything to prepare for it. He was glad that he had met two disciples who loved ships and were extremely talented, so Mr. Tom wanted to pass on all the skills he knew to his disciples in his lifetime.

In this regard, Espargu humbly listened to the lecture, while Frankie stomped his feet impatiently, obviously not interested in this kind of thing, and to support death was to apply some of the skills of this kind of ship when building his own warship.

Equally impatient was Wren.

"Your name is Tom, aren't you? I'm sorry, I'm here to repair the ship, not to listen to you, can I repair it or not? ”

There is no consciousness of inheriting the kindness of others, and Mr. Rennes, who is obviously very idle and boring, is a contradictory guy who doesn't like to waste time.

"Hahaha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I made the old mistake of the boatsmith by accident. Frankie, you go up and have a look. ”

"Oh!"

Not paying attention to the rudeness of Wren's words, Mr. Tom smiled and beckoned his disciples to go up and check, even stupid disciples who could only build warships knew how to check the condition of a ship. I saw Frankie climb onto the boat like a monkey and begin to inspect the hull with ease.

The ship was really not good, it was originally the ship of a group of unlucky pirates, and he drove away halfway because Wren liked the dolphin in the bow. After that, in the treacherous sea area of the Great Voyage, after experiencing all kinds of natural disasters and shipwrecks, it was all thanks to the strong luck of the young man at the helm that he avoided most of the dangers, but it has also reached the limit, and he took the monster current to the sky island, and then miraculously survived, the helmsman who did not enter the stream, the maintenance technology that did not enter the stream, and it was really a miracle that it had not collapsed and disintegrated so far.

Mr. Tom could tell by just looking at it what had suffered to the poor ship so far, and the captain, who seemed to like the ship very much, had in fact only inflicted his willfulness on the damage to the ship.

Seeing the stranger, Shirley, the little girl who stayed behind to watch the ship, hid timidly beside Lance, with a cute petite posture. But Frankie was even more frightened by the tiger who was still drooling in the real sense.

He didn't tell me that there were tigers on this ship!

And poor the former king of beasts, Lance can only watch the blue-haired boy hurriedly walk into the cabin and leave in a hurry, because he knows that Wren is under the ship, without his permission, the blue-haired can't get on the boat, but Lance hasn't eaten fresh meat for a long time!

You can't eat the delicious loli around you! That Zhengtai, who looks healthy, can't gnaw on it! Because it is a beast, its instincts tell it what will happen if it disobeys that terrible human!

"How's that, Frankie."

"Mr. Tom! This is really a super ~ tenacious ship! It has been broken into this, and the "keel" of the ship is still intact. But, little brother, besides that, the ship is already in tatters, and it might be better to build a new ship for the same price than to repair it. ”

It didn't take long for Frankie, who jumped off the ship as if he were on the run, to explain the current state of the ship. After seeing Wren's exaggerated power, a little fear made Frankie restrain his malice towards outsiders, but this degree was insignificant to the boy who was not afraid of heaven and earth, and the reason why he restrained his malice was because this man had just saved Mr. Tom. Mr. Tom had no doubts about the judgment of his disciples, and he had absolute confidence in the disciples with whom he had lived since childhood, and because he had watched them grow up to this day, he knew that these two men were rare geniuses on the road of boatsmiths.

"Hahaha, then...... Young man, what do you choose? ”

Is it to build a new ship? Or what about repairs?

The answer does not seem to be necessary, Wren is very fond of the current ship, in terms of what belongs to him, Wren is very nostalgic for the old, on the other hand, in the acceptance of new things, he also belongs to the kind of stubborn and unacceptable stone head. Besides, rebuilding a ship would waste a lot of time, and Mr. Wren wouldn't have that much time to waste.

"yes, it looks like you really like this boat, hahahahaha, good, good! If the owner of the ship can love his ship, it is also a happy thing for the ship! Good! This ship will be repaired by our Tom studio! What's your name? Can you tell me if so? ”

"Wren."

"Thunder...... What...... Hahahahaha, what a good name! ”

After receiving Wren's exact reply, Mr. Tom was sincerely happy, for Mr. Tom, who has been dealing with ships all his life, ships are also alive, and he treats them as if they were family and friends, so he is very happy with Wren's answer.

It's just that his cheerful answer was not approved by his disciples, and even Frankie, who usually mischievous and always causes trouble for people, is anxiously opposing Mr. Tom's decision at the moment. Esbagu, who is usually well-behaved and honest, is even more resolute in opposing his teacher's decision at this moment.

"Mr. Tom! The construction of the sea train is still difficult, and we have no time to do anything else. Sorry, Wren, if you want to repair the ship, go to the No. 1 dock in the city. ”

"Mr. Tom, the sea train is at stake for your life!"

The construction of the Sea Train to offset the charge of building a ship for Roger, for which Mr. Tom had an extra decade to build the Sea Train that had never been built before. Three years have passed now, but the construction of the Sea Train is now only a prototype, and there are still so many problems to solve, and for Esbagu and Frankie, their mentor is getting closer to danger with each passing day.

Wren was very dissatisfied with the way things turned out, and after tossing around here for a long time, he told him that he couldn't repair it? As for what those two guys said about life, it seems that there is something hidden in it, but does it have anything to do with him?

It's just that in the end, thanks to that plate of curry, Wren suppressed this dissatisfaction, and was not ready to continue to talk nonsense with the people in front of him.

"Hahahaha, no big deal! The problem that can't be solved now will not help even if it takes more time to get a headache, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge! Don't forget, Espargus, Frankie, our job is a shipwright! ”

Mr. Tom was very aware of his disciple's concerns, but he did not care about the suspended death sentence that threatened his own life. Mr. Tom just wants to build a sea train to open up the shipping routes between the surrounding islands, to bring hope and life to the people of the island, and he wants to save the island, as long as he finishes this before he dies, even if it is his own life, Mr. Tom can face it with a smile.

Seeing that the two disciples couldn't agree, Mr. Tom smiled and stopped the two in his arms, and in front of the huge body, Esbagu and Frankie were held like little chickens.

"Hahahahaha, don't worry! It won't take long, and nothing can't be done with the three of us working together in Tom's studio, or whatever, don't you have confidence? ”

"There is no such thing!" X2

"Don't learn from me! Stupid Bagu! ”

"You're the one who doesn't want to learn from me! Stupid odd! ”

"Haha, hahahahaha!"

Wren was tired of hearing the fish-man's laughter since their brief encounter, and he didn't understand what was worth laughing at so much, and the heroic laughter full of vigor made Wren feel uncomfortable, for Wren, who lived in misfortune and calamity, Mr. Tom was the opposite of him, and the two were two extremes in character. Wren's character is probably not desirable, but a character like Mr. Tom is what most people yearn for. Whether it is Esbagu and Frankie in front of him, or Granny Cocoro, who began to admire him more than ten years ago and came to the human world alone, or even on Fish-Man Island, which is full of resentment and resistance to humans, Mr. Tom who lives in the human world is a legend.

Wren can't aspire to such a character, he has already gone too far on the extreme side, and has done too many things that cannot be forgiven by this society, and once he begins to yearn for the kind of thing that is weak in his eyes, it will be his death.

Taking the little girls Shirley and Lance, Wren walked in the direction of the city, and when he went to the wreckland again in three days, his ship would be intact, right?

Looking at the young man's departing back, the smile that had always hung on Mr. Tom's face faded, and he looked at the young man with a complicated look.

Take the disciples back to the abandoned warehouse, where Tom's studio now lives.

"Mr. Tom, there have been many invitations to you, but you have rejected them all, why today?"

It wasn't until the outsiders left that Esbagu finally voiced his doubts. Tom is the man who once built a ship for the One Piece Roger, and the ship he built has been tempered and beaten by great voyages, and finally completed the great adventure that everyone knows! Even One Piece Roger was able to complete that great adventure thanks to the ship Tom built!

Whether it is a celebrity in the world government or a big man among the pirates, he has not stopped pleading with Mr. Tom all these years, and a good ship is equivalent to life in the waters of the Great Voyage.

But Mr. Tom refused, and now he only set his sights on the construction of the sea train, and no amount of great man or exaggerated reward could shake his decision. But today, he uncharacteristically has a great affection and enthusiasm for the young man he met for the first time.

The difference between this was felt immediately by Esbagu and Frankie, who were disciples.

"Hehehehe, maybe it's getting old......"

Mr. Tom, who was huge in stature, took up the passage of the warehouse by himself, and as he walked ahead, his words were full of nostalgia for the past.

"A long time ago, my friends went on adventures on the boat I built."

Come on, Tom! It's a lot of fun! 】

Although I can't remember the man's face clearly, the smile from the heart is still unforgettable. As a human being, he has the power to encompass heaven and earth, and he is willing to make friends with him as a fish-man race. On that day, when he set sail, the words of that man still seem to echo in his ears to this day.

Ah, I really want to go...... I really want to go on an adventure with my friends on the boat of the highest masterpiece of my life, and I really want to see what magnificent scenery there is at the end of the world!

But I refused.

The city where he lives is sick, and no one has stipulated that he has to save this city, which is neither a responsibility nor an obligation, and even the fish-man is discriminated against in this city.

It's just that there are some things that someone always has to stand up.

Today's young man is a child whose heart aches for an elder like him. Shouldn't a man with the qualifications of a king be a man as well-known as his friends? But why is it so sad in the domineering spirit of that young man?

Mr. Tom may have pinned his thoughts on his friends on the young man with the same qualifications, but as an elder with a heartache for the child, perhaps the only thing he could do was to make the child less bumpy on the rest of the voyage.

Open the dusty lock, push open the old door, and lift the black, rotting cloth to reveal the wood full of life and shine.

Wood is something that cannot be preserved for long with modern technology, no matter how carefully the shipwright cares. However, the wood, which had obviously been stored here for many years, did not even rot and crack in the slightest, and when Frankie touched the wood in surprise, he could clearly feel as if the wood in front of him was not a dead thing, but a newborn wood rooted in the earth and full of vitality!

"Soup, Mr. Tom, what the hell is this ......"

"Well, even I don't have hope, but I didn't expect that the little wood that was left at the beginning would still be so strong, worthy of ...... Okay, Esbargu, Frankie, just use this to fix that ship! ”