Chapter Forty-Six: The Ghost Shadow

Three days later in the morning.

Rhodes is still exercising the domineering spirit he just realized in the cultivation room, and now he has become more and more proficient in his manipulation of the domineering spirit, and he is only one line away from completely mastering this power.

And just as Rhodes was constantly exercising, trying to cross this last line, Robin came to the training room and told him that the new ship was completely completed.

"It's done."

Rhodes grabbed a towel and wiped his neck and forehead, walked out of the swinging pile of sandbags, came to Robin's side, and said, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

The two left the north shore and walked the familiar streets of Shipwright Island, and soon came to the place where the new ship was built on the west shore of Shipwright Island.

Before I arrived, I saw that it was full of all kinds of waste and wood chips.

Obviously, in order to build a ship at full speed in seven days, scrap and other things are thrown around the outer circle, and there is no time to transport and dispose of them.

Further on, past the scrap in one place, a boat about 40 meters long came into view.

The boat has a darker hue throughout, a streamlined hull, no particularly high cabins, and a long shuttle as a whole, and it is clear from the exterior that this boat is definitely designed to crush other wide sailing boats in terms of speed.

"You're here."

On the right side of the ship's side, old Fitz was doing the final measurements, noticing the arrival of Rhodes and Robin, he wiped the cloudy sweat from his forehead, walked over, grinned and stretched out his hand, and introduced Robin and Rhodes:

"Kukunor, Ghost!"

As the chief shipwright who designed the entire ship and was responsible for its construction, he was naturally the only one who was qualified to name the ship.

He guided Rhodes and Robin to the side of the ship, pointing to the design of the hull and the construction of the ship, "I have cut the size of the freeboard, and installed a vertical jib, and the hull is made of thick immersion silver wood, strong enough to be stronger than ordinary steel. ”

"Not to mention whether it can reach any part of the sea, but at least among sailing ships, no ship can surpass it in terms of speed!"

Old Fitz patted his chest with a look of pride, a ship he had designed for a long time, and had finally been built with enough money and a perfect keel backbone.

With the exception of those with special powers, none of the sailing ships he knew could match the Ghost in speed.

"What a magnificent ship."

Robin looked up at the entire Ghost with a hint of appreciation.

Rhodes stood next to him, also smiling, he was not interested in firepower or anything like that, what he needed was a ship that was based on speed, supplemented by strength and durability.

"It's an honor to own the fastest sailboat in the world."

Rhodes smiled.

Old Fitz waved his hand and said, "No, it should be, if it weren't for the treasure tree Adam you got it, it wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure of this design and speed, and without those tens of millions of Baileys, it wouldn't be able to buy so many hulls made of sinking silver wood." ”

"Not to mention ......"

Speaking of this, old Fitz glanced at Robin, paused and said, "I also hope that you can take Robin and leave the government and navy guys far away!" ”

Rhodes looked at old Fitz and responded with a serious gaze: "Robin is my approved crew, and I will be responsible for all approved crew members." ”

Old Fitz stared at Rhodes, and with his life experience, he couldn't see any signs that Rhodes was lying, and couldn't help but grin.

"That's it! Don't want to see what it's like above? Let's go up and have a look! ”

Old Fitz took Rhodes to the deck of the ship.

Since the whole ship does not have too many superstructures, the upper floors of the entire hull appear to be extremely open, almost parallel to the sea level, and have been cleaned up.

"There's enough for a dance party on deck."

Old Fitz smiled, and then led Rhodes and Robin into the cabin.

The mid-rise building is the main body of the cabin, and it is also extremely open, with a hall-like room in the center with counters and sofas and other things, like a ballroom.

Meantime.

A large training room was also designed here, which was made of gold oak, which was stronger than the immersion silver wood, and a special combination of tough steel, which could withstand great pressure and weight.

Places like the study are similarly designed, and although there aren't many books, Robin still has a sunny smile.

As for the lowest level of the ship, there is an ordinary cargo hold, which stores all kinds of things.

There are not too many gun ports on the hull, and there are only eight gun embrasures on both sides combined, and it is estimated that Rhodes is too lazy to make eight guns to put them.

After looking at all the rooms and the entire hull, the three of them returned to the deck, and Rhodes looked at the hull at his feet, with a satisfied look on his face

"Almost perfect."

"Huhaha, although I haven't built a ship for many years, this time I am not unfamiliar with it." Old Fitz grinned, and directly responded to Rhodes's praise.

After taking two steps, Rhodes turned to look at old Fitz and said, "Such an almost perfect ship, if it lacks a boatman, it is a bit of a fly in the ointment." ”

Old Fitz seemed to have guessed that Rhodes would say this, and he took the flask from his bosom, took a sip of wine, and walked to the side of the boat to look out at the sea.

"But one more old man as a boatman is even more eye-catching, I didn't get on a pirate ship when I was young, and I won't go up when I'm old, the sea still belongs to you young people."

Speaking of this, he turned his head, a glimmer of crystal color flashed in his cloudy eyes, and said, "I only hope that you can take this boat and take Olvia's children away from the government's pursuit." ”

Rhodes was not surprised by the old Fitz's words.

The red-haired Shanks' boats were all designed and built by him, and he never boarded Shanks's ship, and the only one who might make him willing to be on board as a boatman was Robin, but the odds are low.

"It's a pity."

Rhodes shook his head and didn't invite any more.

Old Fitz smiled at Rhodes and Robin, and walked slowly down the gangway with a slightly stumbling step.

Rhodes looked at the sea in the distance, his eyes flickered for a moment, then he turned to look at Robin and said, "With a new ship, it's time to put on some new crew." ”

"Next, I need two pieces of information, one is about the traces of the Twin Sword Pirates with a bounty of 59 million Bailey in the West Sea, and the other is ...... The whereabouts of the devil's sheriff Lafitte. ”

The Twin Swords Pirates are the prey that Rhodes has long planned, and as for the Devil Sheriff Lafitte, he is a crew member of the Blackbeard Pirates in the original books, and he is also a navigator on the Blackbeard Pirates' ship.

Rhodes has always wanted to find a navigator, and he doesn't want to work as a captain and a navigator all the time, and he spends a lot of time observing the weather and drawing charts every day in addition to practicing.

And Lafitte, a navigator at the level of the Four Emperor Pirates who should be in the West Sea at the moment, is undoubtedly a very good choice, and the only problem is how to get the other party on board.