Chapter 121

Franky: "!!!"

The two senior and junior brothers exchanged a glance and cautiously asked about Kurokas's identity.

"As for me, I am just Oro..."

"That is the Pirate King's ship doctor! How could he be ordinary!" Franky grinned and said, "Awo—suddenly I'm very interested in this pirate crew! I have no intention of dismantling a ship that has spawned a ship spirit; in fact, I have a better idea..."

Franky looked at the Mk-series design blueprints on the dining table and grinned widely.

"Let's give the Merry a layer of battle armor!"

Oh?

At this, everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates' eyes lit up!

Speaking of this, they were no longer sleepy!

"Everyone, if there are any functions you want, bring them up now," Franky said confidently.

"Really?" Sanji's eyes lit up: "I want a locked refrigerator! The kind made of Sea-Prism Stone!"

Sanji had long suffered from Luffy stealing his food and went straight for the harsh solution!

"A locked refrigerator is a small issue, but Sea-Prism Stone..." Franky hesitated somewhat.

That is a material controlled by the Navy; even Water 7 does not have it.

"Don't worry!" Sanji looked at Sima Di and said, "Lord Sima is a Logia user of the Word-Word Fruit; manifesting Sea-Prism Stone is just a matter of a single sentence."

"Oh?" Franky looked at Sima Di with surprise: "You can manifest Sea-Prism Stone? Then the Adam tree trunk..."

Sima Di smiled.

He casually said, "How much do you want?"

Good lord!

Franky never dreamed in his wildest dreams that the shipwright's treasure, the "Adam branch," could one day have its size "determined by oneself"!

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Your ability... is too convenient!"

Sima Di shrugged.

How come the first evaluation after knowing he has the "manifestation" ability is always "convenient"?

But...

Speaking of the Pluton blueprints, this should be a famous scene, right?

And...

Sima Di remembered the "Pluton's power core" he had checked in earlier; he wondered if it could be installed on the new ship.

Just thinking about it was exciting!

Therefore,

Sima Di said directly, "Actually, I previously found something interesting in Alabasta... it seems to be the power core of Pluton."

Franky and the others were shocked on the spot!

"Why didn't you mention it at all?"

"If we install the Pluton power core... the Merry will surely surpass Oro..."

Compared to everyone's excitement, Franky and Bingshan's expressions were somewhat off.

Everyone's excited mood cooled down accordingly.

Franky said seriously, "..."

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Franky said seriously, "The Pluton power core... absolutely cannot be known by others! Otherwise, the World Government will surely go crazy!"

These words left everyone bewildered.

Is it that serious?

A power core, could it be more valued than the design blueprints?

"Do you know why the World Government suspects I have the Pluton blueprints but only sent CP9 to lie in wait?" Bingshan asked.

Everyone shook their heads.

But they vaguely understood...

It was probably related to this "Pluton power core."

"It is precisely because the Pluton power core was specially manufactured by the Ancient Kingdom and belongs to an irreplaceable treasure of this era!" Franky said in a heavy voice, "Even on the Pluton design blueprints, there is no mention of the Pluton power core, so even if the World Government obtained it, they could not build Pluton."

Everyone suddenly understood!

So that's how it is!

No wonder Franky and the other person looked so serious.

Although the Pluton blueprints are also very tempting, after all, they are only "understandable technology"; the weapons and structures on them have reference value and can greatly enhance the power of World Government warships.

But that is merely adding flowers to the brocade.

But if it is the Pluton power core...

Then there would truly be a possibility of replicating Pluton!

This is a weapon capable of shattering the "Ancient Continent Alabasta" into a sinful warship scattered across the Grand Line; the World Government could not help but be tempted.

They realized the severity.

Everyone tacitly stopped discussing this topic and would keep it deep in their hearts from now on.

Franky smiled at this moment. 890

"With the Adam wood branch! With... this power core! Plus the complete design blueprints for this battle suit, I am confident I can forge the strongest warship! Hahahaha—"

Of course he has confidence!

As the "Historical Sin Warship," the Pluton blueprints are to shipwrights what the Pirate King is to pirates; would he, who has always guarded them, resist taking a look?

A newly designed ship will inevitably be extraordinary!

And Robin and Bingshan, who had always opposed the reappearance of the "Ancient Weapons," showed no intention of stopping it.

After all...

Not to mention Franky could never directly replicate Pluton; that is a massive project consuming time and effort, one only a behemoth like the World Government could afford.

Even if it were the real "Pluton,"

if handed over to the Straw Hat Pirates for use, they would be extremely at ease!

Thinking of this, they were full of energy!

Halfway through the return journey,

the Going Merry encountered a ship from Water 7; it was citizens worried about Bingshan and the others, spontaneously preparing to go to Enies Lobby to plead for them.

That is certainly unnecessary now.

Upon returning to Water 7,

the Going Merry was sent directly to Galley-La's Dock 1.

Sima Di also took out the Pluton power core; it was a complex object, its size alone matching that of the Going Merry. If this were installed...

to what extent would the Going Merry need to be expanded?

"The Going Merry's keel is its core; as long as the keel is not replaced, the ship spirit will be fine," Franky analyzed. "For the new ship, we can use the Going Merry's keel as a storage compartment for the Pluton power core, then sandwich this compartment with three keels, and clad it with the battle suit along this section."

What a novel idea!

Starting with a "triple keel" right away, it sounds so impressive it's baffling!

Sima Di knew nothing about this; he directly materialized a full dock's worth of Adam tree trunks according to the specifications Franky requested.

—If not for the blessing extending his stamina, this workload would probably take half a year to complete.

Yet it still left Sima Di so exhausted his throat was smoking!

"Hahaha—With so much Adam wood, I will use Adam trunks to build even the deck!" Franky boasted arrogantly. "By then, even if struck head-on by cannonballs, there will be no problem!"

Bingshan and the other shipwrights sat nearby, their eye corners twitching as they listened.

Using Adam trunks to pave the deck?

This extravagance is so absurd it's like absurdity opening the door for absurdity—absurdity to the extreme!

Even the Celestial Dragons don't do things like this!