Chapter 34: The Giant Ship Sailing Toward the New World

The next morning.

Clockwork Island is a small, mechanized island held up by surrounding gears and mechanical devices. These gears control the island's operation, but now the residents have all been driven to Fatiao Zhen, while the original royal palace has been occupied by the captain of the Poker Pirates, Da Xiong Wang.

Because they do not belong to a World Government member nation and are not under the protection of the Navy, the residents have absolutely no ability to resist Da Xiong Wang and can only let him decide their life and death.

Inside the palace, Da Xiong Wang, over three meters tall and covered in thick red fur, sat on the throne. He said with a face full of rage, "Still no news?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have contacted them many times during this period, but the Den Den Mushi could never be connected. Everyone is also searching the nearby waters, but no trace of them has been found," a subordinate replied respectfully.

Boom! Da Xiong Wang slammed his right fist against the throne. The sound made the pirates in the palace tremble in body and mind, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.

"Forget it, ignore them for now. How is the progress at the Hougang Chuawu?" Da Xiong Wang continued to ask.

"It should be finished in these few days. That guy is simply a genius; you will definitely be pleasantly surprised when you see the ship he built," the subordinate replied.

"That guy is really naive. When he heard me say I wanted to go to the Grand Line, he actually agreed to build the ship immediately, not even wanting money," Da Xiong Wang laughed. "Who the hell would go to such a dangerous place? My goal is to rule the entire East Blue, hahaha..."

"Report, Your Majesty Da Xiong Wang!" At this moment, a subordinate ran into the palace in a hurry.

"Hmm?" Da Xiong Wang looked at him with cold eyes: "What is it?"

The subordinate replied: "Your Majesty Da Xiong Wang, a warship is heading toward us!"

"A warship?" Da Xiong Wang's eyes were cold: "I don't care what kind of warship it is; if they dare to provoke me, I will let them all be buried at the bottom of the sea!"

"We'll be there soon, Luo Di," Ka Li Na shouted on the deck.

Looking at the increasingly close Clockwork Island, Lu Xi Ya sighed: "What a magical island, it's just like a giant gear."

Ka Li Na pointed to the very top position and said with an excited face: "The Diamond Clock is inside there!"

"Xiao En, have everyone get ready for battle." Luo Di stood at the bow of the ship, the sea breeze blowing against his face, yet he remained unmoved.

"Yes, Captain Luo Di." Xiao En went to gather the crew. Soon, the pirates were all standing on the deck with weapons, and the cannons had already been set up. The Navy had also left behind many Flintlocks, and Xiao En had taught them how to use them.

"Fire, let's say hello first." Luo Di chuckled.

Boom, boom, boom.

Several cannonballs were fired, kicking up a cloud of dust on the gears.

"Counterattack!" an officer on Clockwork Island shouted, immediately intending to return fire with a few rounds.

Bang, bang, bang!

Before the cannons could even fire, a series of punching sounds rang out. The gunners were knocked to the ground one after another, but they couldn't see anything.

Suddenly, two pirate ships emerged from the other side, firing violently at Luo Di's warship. Gai Ou used Fish-Man Karate to whip up a tide, sweeping the cannonballs into the water to explode. Xiao En immediately directed the gunners to fire and had the armed crew move to the front to prepare.

Star Platinum quickly leaped to the top of Clockwork Island. The members of the Poker Pirates were completely unable to resist under his fists and soon fell to the ground in disarray. Star Platinum observed closely, and after finishing off the pirates here, he suddenly transformed into Luo Di's appearance.

At the same time, under Xiao En's shrewd command and Gai Ou's assault into the sea, those two pirate ships sank into the ocean, and the pirates on board were also wiped out.

Luo Di stood at the top and shouted to them: "Come up, let's make it quick, we're getting ready to go to the Grand Line!"

"Roar! Charge!"

The crew members took their weapons and charged onto the island along the curved gear paths.

Suddenly, red dots flickered in Luo Di's eyes. His entire body used Soru to teleport to one side. The moment he dodged, a loud explosion rang out from his original position, kicking up a cloud of dust.

As the dust settled, Da Xiong Wang's burly figure appeared. His arms had already turned into pitch-black steel and were emitting scorching light.

"You actually dare to invade my kingdom? I suppose you don't know the name of Da Xiong Wang, you brat!" Da Xiong Wang roared sternly.

"Ora ora ora ora!"

Star Platinum suddenly leaped behind him, his fists raining down continuously. But Da Xiong Wang did not dodge; instead, he turned his back into steel. Star Platinum's fists were fierce, and Da Xiong Wang soon couldn't stand and fell to his knees.

Sss!

The steel on the back of the kneeling Da Xiong Wang suddenly heated up. Luo Di quickly had Star Platinum retreat, and a pitch-black burn mark appeared on the back of his own hand.

"I am a Steel Man who ate the Steel-Steel Fruit; your fists can't break my defense!" After Da Xiong Wang finished speaking, he rushed toward Luo Di at high speed like a wild boar.

If I use Armament Haki and Scarlet Ripple, the effect would be about the same as his, and adding Star Platinum would win, but it would waste a lot of time...

"Hoo~ ha~"

Luo Di began to breathe rhythmically. Transparent Ripple flowed over his body surface, rippling layer by layer.

"Have you given up resistance? Accept the judgment of me, Da Xiong Wang!" Da Xiong Wang roared, his arms beginning to heat up, aiming directly at the motionless Luo Di like drills.

Just as he was about to touch Luo Di, Luo Di suddenly disappeared from where he stood.

Da Xiong Wang charged directly into the wall in front, smashing a large crater. He quickly pulled his body out, and just as he turned his head, he saw Luo Di standing in front of him.

"Jinse Bown Jizou."

Luo Di's pitch-black fist struck Da Xiong Wang's abdomen. Golden Ripple flowed on his fist, and streaks of golden lightning conducted into Da Xiong Wang's body.

Zzz~

Da Xiong Wang immediately felt a wave of intense numbness. He was in extreme pain, and amidst his wailing, his steel transformation was undone, and the hair on his body stood on end.

Ka Li Na followed the main force onto the island and happened to see this scene. Black smoke spewed from Da Xiong Wang's mouth, and his body was unable to move. Just as he was forcibly pulling his body out, Star Platinum had already leaped out from Luo Di's body.

"Ora ora ora ora!"

In the eyes of the crew, Luo Di was just standing there with his hands in his pockets. Explosions kept coming from Da Xiong Wang's body inside the opposite wall, and stone chips from the wall splashed everywhere.

The crew members of the Poker Pirates also gathered here, but seeing the scene of Da Xiong Wang being beaten wildly, they hesitated in place one after another.

Luo Di lit a cigar, turned his back to the crew, and pointed to the palace.

"Charge!"

Receiving the instruction, the crew members crowded toward the palace. Ka Li Na said with an excited face: "Luo Di, let's finish this quickly, we're going to the top to take the Diamond Clock!"

Hougang Chuawu.

A humanoid cat Mink stood by the seashore. He was about 1.5 meters tall, wearing a brown leather jacket. His spring-green hair extended from both sides of his top hat, and he looked proudly at a giant ship in front of him with his goggled eyes.

"Yeah, it was really hard work. Coming here from the South Blue, plus collecting materials, took me half a year. This ship can go to the Grand Line, right? It will definitely be no problem going to the legendary New World."

The cat-man put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly: "I, Lin De Bo Ge, am simply a genius among geniuses. Even that old guy Beijiapangke can't compare to me, hahahaha..."