Chapter Twenty-Nine: Adam the Treasure Tree
"You guys stay here and guard the ship."
When the ship docked at the harbor dock, Rhodes gave an order to the handymen and took Robin ashore with him.
Several handymen didn't show any expressions of embarrassment, although they didn't have any strength, but the ghost hand pirate flag hanging on the sail represented strength, and there weren't many unsightly guys who dared to come to find trouble.
"Let's go."
Rhodes glanced at the many eyes that came over, spoke calmly, and led Robin out of the port dock and towards the interior of the Flower Country.
Although the Land of Flowers is a country of pirates, unlike Hancock's Nine Snake Island, it is not a country that purely lives on raids.
The country is one of the largest timber trading destinations in the entire West Sea.
When you enter the interior of the Flower Country, you can see all kinds of handymen sweating profusely carrying square logs of different colors, panting through the streets.
"Where's the shipwood trade?"
Rhodes casually found a short-shirted handyman, took out a silver coin from his arms, flicked his fingers lightly, and the silver coin made a crunch sound, flipped in the air a few times, and fell back into his hand.
The short-shirted handyman was a little frightened when he saw the gun and sword hanging from Rhodes' waist, but when he saw the silver coin in Rhodes' hand, his eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly said:
"The timber trade is in the south coast area, and here it is all wood for houses."
Bite!
With a flick of his thumb, Rhodes flicked the coin flying again, letting it fall to the handyman, and then led Robin around to the south bank.
Walking through the streets of Hanokuni, you can't say that you can see pirates everywhere, but there are many people who carry guns and swords with them, but most of them are safe and sound.
Even those who appear to fight in the streets will be quickly stopped by the guards of the Flower Country and taken to an open area for them to solve freely.
The country of flowers does not prevent foreign pirates from fighting, but it is not allowed to fight indiscriminately in places where there are residents, and they have to fight in open places casually, and they collect corpses for free.
"The formation of a naval force should be to maintain order."
Robin walked down the street, looking at the sight of the country of flowers, and said thoughtfully.
The country of flowers is an area for timber trading, and naturally there will be a large number of pirates who need ships and wood to trade here, and it is impossible for ordinary guards to suppress the vicious pirates, and it is different to form a huge official pirate force.
"It seems that this is how it should be, so the world is sick, and the government and the navy have completely inaction and let this kind of place go unchecked."
Rhodes opened his mouth slightly mockingly.
Pirates are cancers, as are world governments and navies, and they maintain order rather than justice, and justice and order are very different.
Along the way, there are not many people who dare to provoke Rhodes and Robin, although the identity of Robin's son of the devil has been recognized by many pirates, but seeing Rhodes walking in front of Robin, these pirates have shrunk their necks.
According to rumors, wherever the ghost hand Rhodes goes, whether it is pirates or the navy, they will kill all of them, and they will not let go of all of them, which is one of the most dangerous existences in the West Sea today.
Soon.
Rhodes and Robin made it to the South Bank.
The scene here is completely different from that on the West Bank, and many of the large amounts of timber piled up here are extremely thick, which is not at all something that ordinary people can resist, and a dozen people together cannot carry it.
Occasionally, people carry the ship's timber, all of which are wheels and carts under the giant logs, and then a group of people work together to push them to the sea.
"It's Ghost Hand Rhodes!"
There are still people here who recognize Rhodes, and many pirates are shocked, and they all hide to the side, and no one wants to be suddenly killed by Rhodes, a guy who is killed by the pirate navy.
The pirates dodged, but someone approached on their own initiative, a hunchbacked old man who was one of the people who sold the ship's timber here.
"Do you need a boat? We have here the best wood for keels and masts, all of which are available. ”
"Take me for a look."
Rhodes didn't know much about the ship, but Robin was erudite and inquisitive, and knew a little about the knowledge of the ship, and could talk to the hunchbacked old man.
The hunchbacked old man led Rhodes, pointed to a few huge logs, and said, "That's red oak, and the iron thorn wood over there, and the iron sandalwood over here......"
"What is the best boat for speed?"
Rhodes looked at some of the huge logs and asked noncommittally.
When the hunchbacked old man heard this, he said without thinking: "If speed is the main thing, of course, it is best to make a light sailing ship made of iron pear wood as the keel, and the mast can be made of iron sandalwood, which is enough to withstand the huge wind." ”
Rhodes thought for a moment, looked at Robin next to him, and continued to ask: "What kind of wood is needed to build a ship of about forty meters." ”
"Forty meters?"
The hunchbacked old man laughed and said, "That's really good, I just bought a few matching goods not long ago, the price is very cheap, together with the mast, it only costs nine million Baileys, do you want to take a look?" ”
"Nine million Bailey?"
Rhodes was stunned for a moment and stopped.
The hunchbacked old man was embarrassed and said, "This price is already very cheap......
"No, it's not that it's too expensive, it's a little too cheap."
Rhodes interrupted the hunchbacked old man's words, put one hand on his chin, and after a moment of thought, asked, "Do you have the treasure tree Adam for the wood here?" ”
Treasure Tree Adam should be the best wood in the world, the Straw Hat Luffy's Ten Thousand Miles of Sunshine in the original book, is made of Treasure Tree as the main material, both speed and tenacity are almost impeccable.
Burst!
The hunchbacked old man was pondering what kind of wood to recommend to Rhodes, and when he heard Rhodes's words, he almost squirted out a mouthful of water, and said with a glare:
"Adam the Treasure Tree? Do you know how high the price of that wood is? ”
"I'll just ask you if you have one?"
Rhodes asked calmly.
The hunchbacked old man scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I don't have it here, but I got a branch of the treasure tree Adam not long ago, the length is forty-one meters, and I heard that it will be auctioned there in two days." ”
"But I have to warn you, if you don't have one or two hundred million Baileys, you don't have to think about that thing, it's just a ...... filled out with money."
The hunchbacked old man saw that Rhodes had completely lost interest in his wood, and couldn't help muttering a whisper, seeing that Rhodes didn't react, he shook his head and walked away.
Rhodes looked at Robin next to him and smiled:
"I didn't expect to be so lucky to meet a branch of the treasure tree Adam."
"And the size is also appropriate, but ...... Money may be a little insufficient. ”
Robin had also heard of the name of Adam the Treasure Tree, an archaeologist who knew the wood to the extreme.
Rhodes shook his head with a light smile and said, "The money will be enough, isn't there still two days left, let's go find the White Bear Pirates first." ”