Designing and Building the New Ship

Shakky gazed enviously at Redfield, who was covered in lightning. She wanted a Devil Fruit that was as cool and powerful as his, too!

"Captain Brook, I don't care. My Devil Fruit has to be cool and powerful, too!"

Shakky clung to Brook's arm and kept wheedling him, acting nothing like her usual self!

"All right, all right! How about the Mythical Zoan: Vampire Model? You can fly and live forever. The Mythical Zoan: Nine-Tailed Fox Model lets you turn into anyone, and the Mythical Zoan: Phoenix Model gives you Blue Flames of Resurrection, making you impossible to kill.

"Or the Logia Snow-Snow Fruit, or the Paramecia Gold-Gold Fruit, which is perfect for a money-loving girl like you. It can turn things into gold!"

Brook's list of Devil Fruits left Shakky drooling. She wanted them all, but choosing was so hard! Even Silvers, Crocus, Tom, and the others were filled with anticipation and fantasies about these Devil Fruits.

"Captain, do these Devil Fruits really exist?"

Shakky asked, her eyes glittering as though she were hoping for something!

"That's right. These Devil Fruits all exist, and right now, they're waiting for us to find them somewhere out there!"

Brook's words were like a devil's whisper, captivating Shakky. Her eyes were full of wonder.

"Then, Captain Brook, do you know where these Devil Fruits are?"

Shakky asked cautiously, her voice trembling a little, as if Brook were about to deal her a crushing blow.

"They might turn up sometime in the next twenty or thirty years. I don't know where they are, but..."

"But what? Hurry up and tell me, you lousy captain! Do you have any idea how agonizing this is for me?"

Shakky was already disappointed. Twenty or thirty years? Who could wait that long?!

"I only know that the Mythical Zoan: Vampire Model is in a place called Sleepy Town. As for the rest, I really don't know!"

Brook remembered that Robin had needed to translate the Ancient Script for the Vampire Devil Fruit. That meant it had probably been treasured and kept in Sleepy Town for a long time.

"Wonderful! Flying and living forever sound great, too! Captain Brook, you have to take me to find it. I won't let you off otherwise—I'll cry if I have to..."

Shakky spoke incoherently, as if she'd already claimed the Vampire Devil Fruit for herself!

"I'll definitely help you find it. Don't worry, my immortal vampire girl! Yohohoho~"

Brook patted Shakky on the head and teased her!

Afterward, Brook and the others broke open the altar and saw the copied circuitry and the lightning storage container inside. They had no idea how it worked!

"There's only one lightning storage unit, so we can only build one ship!"

Fish-Man Tom was bitterly disappointed. He wondered if they could replicate the technology, and whether Blue Sea technology had caught up with that of the moon.

"From now on, use every resource we have and finish building the new ship as quickly as possible!"

"Understood, Captain Brook!"

Everyone got to work at once. Redfield was responsible for bringing Birka Island completely under control, while Brook and Shakky worked to carefully remove the lightning storage container and take it back to Shandora.

Silvers, the gunner, also offered Fish-Man Tom some suggestions as they redesigned the new ship. Since a little giant might join the crew someday, Brook wanted it to be even bigger.

They were willing to use every Thunder Dial and Breath Dial on Birka Island and Angel Island if necessary. With Brook's full support, Fish-Man Tom poured every ounce of his energy into the work.

He strove to make the new Golden Ship more perfect and powerful. Even Silvers had discovered a way to modify guns and cannons in the Pluton Blueprints, and he was as excited as if he'd found a whole new world.

Sniper Silvers and Fish-Man Tom stayed cooped up in the ship's design room, working on their creation. They didn't even ask Tom, the strongman, to help move the lightning storage unit.

Brook and Redfield hauled it aboard the Yomi themselves.

Under Redfield's overwhelming might, Light Pen, who had been rescued by the islanders, had no choice but to submit. Brook also told Gan Fumo to send a priest over at once to take control.

They seized all the Thunder Dials and Slash Dials on Birka Island and made them equipment for the Sky Kingdom's God's Soldiers, turning Birka Island into a production base for these offensive Dials.

Only after Birka's people fully joined the Sky Kingdom and some of them entered its administration would Birka Island be granted the same rights and benefits as Angel Island!

When Brook and the others returned to Shandora, he mobilized all the resources of the Sky Kingdom to help build the new ship. Fish-Man Tom even dismantled the Yomi for parts.

Brook kept explaining ways to develop the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and its techniques to Redfield. He also brought in Fish-Man Tom and sniper Silvers to discuss the concept of an electromagnetic cannon.

They wondered whether they could fit an electromagnetic cannon turret onto the new ship. Silvers and Tom had also simplified the main cannon from the Pluton Blueprints, and it was still very powerful!

If they found stronger, rarer, harder metals in the future, they could upgrade the Pluton's main cannon again!

The golden pillar they'd found earlier finally came in handy. They replaced every conductive part with gold, extending the ship's flight time.

Brook requisitioned a large number of the Sky Kingdom's Breath Dials for the new ship. The Angel Race grumbled a little, but there was nothing they could do except wait for the next batch of Breath Dials to mature.

Moore Thomas often brought Morgans along to watch Fish-Man Tom and the others build the new ship. It was unbelievably extravagant—they were using so much gold!

Even Brook helped with the construction, and the entire crew pitched in, along with a large number of priests and God's Soldiers. The huge golden ship was being built at a tremendous pace.

Redfield's strength also grew rapidly day by day. His progress had become so fast that even Brook couldn't keep up; their strength was now nearly equal.

If Brook hadn't had powerful techniques that directly damaged the soul, he probably would have already lost to Redfield, who now possessed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

After the pirate ship's hull was completed, Redfield, unable to contain his restlessness, volunteered to conquer every Sky Island near the Sky Kingdom. Brook supported him and had Gan Fumo assign him some priests and God's Soldiers.

Redfield really did come across a drifting Sky Island: Weatheria, an island of weather scientists. It had only come up to the White Sea by chance, following the winds and currents, to study the weather.

They hadn't expected to encounter such a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the Sky Islands, the founding of a nation, or Redfield, the terrible menace. The Wind Knot was useless against him, and neither the storm nor the lightning could defeat him.

The menace was also a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, with blistering speed and devastating lightning attacks. In the end, all the old men were captured. Weatheria had no propulsion of its own, so its course and speed were entirely determined by the wind.

Redfield had no choice but to gather a large number of Wavers and Wind Dials to tow Weatheria. He even brought in Express Shrimp and Super Express Shrimp to haul it back to Shandora!

Your provided source is One Piece: Hell Brook by Great God Great Karma Fire.