They left Little Garden behind and continued toward Alabasta. The Death God lived up to its billion-Beli price tag. It had power to spare, cutting across the Sea Surface swiftly and smoothly. Even in the Calm Belt, the turbines on either side could drive it forward at speed.
Lucci was in the cabin, hammering away at something new. Killing and fighting interested him far more, but he had an exceptional talent for shipbuilding too. Beside him lay the plans Franky had given Ye Chen.
Plans for a ship capable of standing against the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
Lucci had built the ship's dock system, Light Energy propulsion system, and dozens of cannons along its Ship's Rail from those plans.
Ye Chen had told Lucci not to hold back. He wanted the Death God turned into a super-warship that everyone feared, and the sooner, the better.
The new Light Energy system had already given the Death God another boost. During the day, whenever the sun was out, the Light Energy collectors on deck activated automatically. Light powered everything aboard, and any surplus was stored for later.
Now Lucci wanted to build a radar system for surveillance and tracking. Once the Death God was equipped with it, underwater currents, submerged reefs, and even submarines trying to approach from below would show up on its display at once.
Photon guns, laser guns, and ion cannons were also among the things Lucci had in mind.
Ye Chen and Robin were sightseeing beneath the waves in a submarine. Ye Chen called it a rare chance for the two of them to have time alone together.
The sea was as smooth as a mirror and deep blue. The submarine glided steadily underwater, veering left and right, rising and falling like a playful fish. Now and then, a