The Straw Hat Pirates Were Dirt Poor

Without a doubt!

Because the gold on Skypiea had long since been cleared out by Allen, the Straw Hat Pirates never obtained the nearly three hundred million Beli worth of gold and jewelry they had received in the original story. Their current financial situation was exceptionally dire.

Forget about coming up with one or two hundred million Beli to build a new pirate ship—even purchasing supplies and covering essential daily expenses had to be calculated day by day. They were poor beyond belief.

It couldn't be helped. They were an adventure-oriented crew; they neither knew how to do business nor cared to do such lowly things as raiding Merchant Ships and towns.

And since they already had bounties on their heads, even if they defeated pirates with high bounties, they couldn't exchange those pirates' heads for the rewards.

In the end, they could only barely get by on treasures and valuables left behind by others.

Especially after defeating Crocodile in Alabasta, all of Sand Crocodile's assets in Rainbase had been taken over by the Revolutionary Army. Luffy had basically not received a single Beli.

If King Cobra had not generously paid to repair their ship for free and provided ample supplies, whether they could even set sail again would have been a problem.

Watching Luffy, who had been beaten until his head was covered in bumps, Princess Vivi could not help smiling and shaking her head. Then she lowered her voice and asked Franky beside her, "How much would it cost to build a new ship according to your plan?"

"About two hundred to three hundred million Beli." Franky made a quick estimate and immediately gave a rough figure.

Of course, that was purely the cost of purchasing materials. It did not include the fee for him, one of the