Water Seven

Water Seven is a beautiful city, the Venice of the One Piece world.

However, before the Sea Train was created, there was a period of chaos and despair that lasted for nearly ten years.

The death of Pirate King Roger, ushered in the Great Pirate Era.

The arrival of the Great Pirate Era was a catastrophic blow and destruction to these islands that thrived on normal trade.

Although the Water Seven was once famous for its shipbuilding technology.

However, Water Seven is hampered by the annual great tsunami "Akula Ragna, the Aqua Laguna," which forces the steel and timber used for shipbuilding to be traded from other regions.

However, the rampant pirates at sea, coupled with the unpredictable weather and maritime environment along the Grand Line, made such transactions increasingly difficult.

From that time onward, the island gradually transformed from a shipbuilding island into a shipwrecked island.

Over the course of ten years, the people on the island began to despair, believing that the isolated island would eventually sink into the sea.

But at that very moment, Fishman Tom, who had a criminal title, finally succeeded in building the Sea Train "Smoker Tom".

The Smoker Tom, carrying hopeful people, brought back large quantities of timber and steel from Saint Poplar and Saint Pluto, which was then the first shipping route.

However, knowing that Water Seven lacked materials, the shipbuilding company continued to operate at a loss, even though goods could be transported via Smoking Tom.

Saint Poplar is a small town Spring Queen City that Teach once visited. It is also an important port in the Spring Queen Kingdom, with prosperous commerce and trade. As the Island of Spring, the Spring Queen Kingdom is rich in precious shipbuilding timber.

Unlike Water Seven, although it was also affected by the Great Pirate Era, the shipbuilding industry of the Spring Queen Kingdom flourished. With a kingdom as its support and a strong defense, it could produce and sell its own ships and even encroached on a significant portion of the shipbuilding quota that originally belonged to Water Seven.

While Water Seven advanced shipbuilding technology, it is largely useless, and the city currently relies solely on timber supplied through the World Government's exclusive channels to sustain itself, gradually weakening.

After all, as the World Government's official shipyard, the Marine warship all rely on Water Seven's technology. The World Government cannot simply watch Water Seven collapse like this, and it also wants to use this opportunity to control the entire Water Seven.

However, all of this will change after the Sabaody Archipelago route is opened up.

Since Water Seven has found another source of material supply, it will Water Seven benefit from the competition due to its superior technology.

Thanks to the efforts of Fishman Tom, the future of Water Seven has become incredibly bright.

Compared to the miracle of the Sea Train, Teach believes that Tom's single-handedly saving a desperate city is the real miracle.

This is also Teach values Tom so much: the Sea Train technology that connects islands and has the ability to drive away Sea King and withstand storms.

However, Tom, who is exactly like this in the original story, was ridiculously accused of attacking the judicial ship on trumped-up charges.

But not a single citizen of Water Seven stood up to say a word for Tom.

They even foolishly chose to believe that Tom was a pirate with a vicious personality.

The Night Pirates arrived at Water Seven was now somewhat weakened. The huge port had very few ships and looked rather desolate.

On one side of Water Seven, there are countless dilapidated and abandoned ships, the wreckage of vessels—that is Water Seven's junkyard.

Fishman Tom who built Roger Pirates's pirate ship lived there and was ostracized by the residents of Water Seven.

The arrival of the five pirate ships added a bit of life to Water Seven, a place rarely visited by outsiders, and attracted the attention of many.

They also discovered that the arriving Night Pirates. As long as pirates don't cause trouble openly, the residents of Water Seven aren't particularly hostile towards them. A large part of the island's economy depends on these pirates.

They merely watched the Night Pirates from afar, not daring to approach.

"Is this Water Seven? It's so different from what I imagined." Looking at Water Seven, Rediat was somewhat puzzled. Was this what a prosperous metropolis was like?

Today, the Water Seven is no longer prosperous; its economy has been in decline.

"Heh, Water Seven, this sea city, relies too heavily on imports. Influenced by the times, the shipbuilding and tourism industries have declined, which is unavoidable." Hearing Rediat's words, Teach chuckled and explained, "Water Seven is now just an isolated island."

"Is that so? That's a bit of a shame." He said this, but Rediat didn't seem to care at all.

At this moment, the mayor of Water Seven, who had already received the news, was waiting at the port. Upon seeing the approaching Night Pirates, whose faces were somewhat aged and tired, he couldn't help but feel excited.

The situation in Water Seven has been deteriorating, and the mayor is powerless to do anything about it.

The Great Pirate Era had a huge impact on Water Seven, causing it to lose connections with many other islands.

Unable to import shipbuilding timber from other islands, the shipbuilding industry became obsolete as timber supplies dwindled, and eventually even pirates stopped bothering to come to Water Seven.

The order from the Night Pirates was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for them, who were already in despair, as it led to the construction of three large ships for the Night Pirates.

These ships were crafted entirely from the provisions of the Water Seven, branches of the Adam Tree, and other rare woods.

These timbers are all extremely valuable, especially the branches of the Adam Tree. The pirates didn't have the money to build ships made from the Adam Tree, so the timber just sat there unusable.

If the Night Pirates' orders don't come through, he's even considering selling the timber at a low price to raise some money to sustain Water Seven's development.

After all, these precious timbers are worth billions of Beli.

The three pirate ships were already built long ago; only a few parts need to be completed after the Night Pirates arrive.

"Mr. Teach, you've finally arrived!" the mayor of Water Seven exclaimed excitedly.

The mayor, nearing seventy, was somewhat thin and frail, his back hunched, and he trembled slightly.

He wasn't afraid; he looked at Teach as if he were a savior. As the mayor of Water Seven, he had seen a lot over the years and had met all sorts of pirates. As a world-famous shipbuilding city, many pirates came to Water Seven to build ships, and some of them became Great Pirate in the future. Even the Pirate King Roger had seen him a few years ago.

"Take us straight to the ship." Teach didn't want to waste words with the old man; he couldn't wait any longer. Behind him, crew members disembarked and stood behind Teach.

Everyone was very curious; their new ship would soon be in sight.

"Okay, follow me." The mayor nodded and led Teach and the others toward Water Seven's largest shipyard, which was also one of the world's top shipyards and home to the world's best shipwrights.

Teach never considered having Tom build him a pirate ship. Putting aside whether Tom would agree, Tom simply couldn't solve the problem of the materials needed for shipbuilding.

Tom is likely being watched by people from the World Government right now.

Even if the ship is built, whether it can be defended is another question, because it's too conspicuous. Fishman Tom doesn't have the power to do that, and it will take even longer.

Umbrella Shipyard, the top-tier shipyard in Water Seven, possesses formidable security capabilities; otherwise, how could it possibly deal with the fickle and greedy pirates?

The enormous shipyard, like a behemoth, loomed over one side of Water Seven, and all the members of the Night Pirates, except for those who stayed behind on their ship, followed.

They traveled all the way here in a grand and imposing manner.

"Mr. Teach, your ship is inside. It's basically finished, including the pirate ship's propulsion system and some minor details. We're just waiting for you to arrive." As they entered the shipyard, the mayor turned to Teach and said this.

As the mayor, he paid close attention to such a large deal, which is why he personally took charge.

Despite still having orders from the World Government, prices are being squeezed very tightly, especially now, leaving them with very little profit.

We went up the stairs directly to the upper level of the shipyard.

A distinct woody scent filled the air. Pushing open the door, I saw that despite cleaning, many wood shavings remained on the floor.

However, Teach and his companions were quickly drawn to the three enormous creatures in front of them.

Three giant ships stood in the shipyard. Below them was a track-like structure through which the completed pirate ships could move and then be transferred to the open sea.

The entire shipyard is like a semi-circular long cylindrical track running through the entire shipyard and connecting to the sea outside.

Teach and his crew were standing on the second floor, about twenty meters above the ground, where they could see the entire three pirate ships.

The largest pirate ship in the center, the Queen Anne's Revenge, is 150 meters long, 67 meters wide, and 60 meters high, with 60 gun ports on each side of the hull.

At the bow, there is a huge, dark purple three-headed dragon statue with a ferocious and lifelike face. The mouth of each dragon head can be opened, and inside are the muzzles used to load weapons.

Currently, these weapons haven't been installed yet. The shipyard certainly won't provide this kind of work for you; you'll have to do it yourself.

However, in Water Seven, there are channels to purchase these weapons and cannonballs. Pirates building pirate ships naturally need cannonballs, so these two industries are complementary.

However, with the arrival of the Great Pirate Era and the decline of the shipbuilding industry in Water Seven, these arms dealers have become fewer, and now they are gone altogether. Merchants are profit-driven, and Water Seven no longer offers them a market to make a profit.

The ship was predominantly black, with the word "Dickie" printed in dark red, blood-red letters on the left side of the hull, and the Night Pirates' flag on the right side.

The Queen Anne's Revenge has three decks below deck, each containing a room that is five meters long and three meters wide.

There are a total of 720 rooms, with the rooms above deck being the living quarters for the officers.

If it were a little more crowded, with some crew members sleeping on deck, the entire Queen Anne's Revenge could hold eight hundred people.

The other two ships were slightly smaller, measuring 120 meters in length, 58 meters in width, and 54 meters in height.

It's similar to the Queen Anne's Revenge, except the dragon head at the bow has been changed to a double-headed dragon, and both sides bear the emblem of the Night Pirates.

"Wow, this is huge! This is our ship from now on." Even Slada was somewhat surprised by the size of the pirate ship, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Otto, you're in charge of building the propulsion system." Teach smiled as he looked at the three pirate ships, exuding a sense of pride. He turned to Otto behind him and laughed.

Otto wore a black cloak, a long cloak that reached four meters to the ground. He moved on the ground solely using his mechanical arm, which was concealed by Otto cloak.

"Hehe, leave it to me. I've studied those blueprints a bit too." For Otto, building a power unit was naturally no problem. His research focus was on mechanics, and he also had some knowledge of electronics. Besides, he was still young and learning, so he could develop in multiple directions.

His room, just a door away from the laboratory, contained a wealth of materials, books, and knowledge that Teach had gathered through various channels, including the Dark Council and Ohara, allowing him to constantly recharge his knowledge.

After obtaining the blueprints for the Ark's "Ark Maxim," Otto has been studying them and has already made some progress in just a few days.

There were also research and technical data from the moon, and even more so, the data about the "Super Soldier Serum." Otto stayed in the laboratory the whole time, except when he was eating.

Otto looked as energetic as ever, even a little excited.

After examining the condition of the three ships, I had some additional ideas, which I wrote down on a piece of paper and handed to the mayor of Water Seven, asking him to give them to the shipyard's shipwrights to resolve.

Then, Teach nodded to Rediat understood Teach's thoughts, smiled, and waved his hand, causing the shadow beneath his feet to spread out, extending along the wall to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, cannons emerged from the shadows, their shells slowly rising and appearing.

Teach had already prepared these cannons, and they were all of the highest quality, the top-tier cannons coming from the Tiresfa Kingdom, which had already annexed the Kraken Kingdom.

Rediat has always maintained contact with the Tiresfa Kingdom, and the quality, accuracy, and even power of these cannonballs are among the best in the world.

The eerie shadows and the sudden appearance of cannons startled the shipwrights, but they quickly realized it was the ability of the Night Pirates. However, with their keen eyesight, they could tell that the cannonballs were of very high quality.

Its sharp angles, dark and cold appearance, exude a chilling aura.