Chapter 69
Just as the sailboat shrank to one-third of its original size, the trend suddenly stopped!
"Oh dear! Adrian!" Lumi exclaimed, his voice short and urgent, "My strength is almost gone! I still need the strength you just used to revive me!"
Adrian instantly flew to Lumi's side, raised his hand to release Ghost Energy, and linked to Lumi's body just like before.
"That's it! Oh my!"
With the powerful support of Ghost Energy, Lumi regained his strength and, after spending quite some time, finally succeeded in taking the Oro Jackson into his body!
"It's a success..."
After doing all this, Lumi's voice suddenly became weak.
The previous experience had already left Lumi seriously injured. Although he had recovered considerably with the replenishment of Ghost Energy, he had been weakened for too long. This time, he had also expended a great deal of energy to take the Oro Jackson into his body, which was extremely taxing.
"Adrian, I'm going to rest for a while..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lumi transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the Lead-Gray Pocket Watch with the Gothic castle relief on Adrian's clothes.
Adrian took out his Pocket Watch, an ornate and luxurious Pocket Watch he had bought at the Donquixote Auction over a year ago, which had now become the Ship Spirit's new home.
"Lumi shouldn't be called Ship Spirit anymore, right?" Adrian thought to himself. "It should be a castle Ghost? But those two Specialty are quite interesting..."
Even before consuming the Castle-Castle Fruit, Adrian had secretly checked Lumi's attribute panel.
I originally thought the Ship Spirit wouldn't be recognized by the panel, but to my surprise, Lumi's panel actually appeared, although most of them were question marks.
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[Lumi] (Green Name)
[Level: 79]
[Attributes: Strength?, Agility?, Stamina?, Intelligence 840, Charm?, Luck?]
[Ability: [Storm Navigator] - Specialty: The special ability to freely drive any entity perceived as a ship.]
[Guardian of Seafaring] - Specialty: Silently protecting those who sail on ships.
?]
[Danger Level: None]
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His level is 79, a point Adrian doesn't know how to evaluate.
Although Lumi can be considered a member of Roger Pirates, he is, after all, Ship Spirit, and his strength cannot be directly predicted. However, his extremely high Intelligence attribute of 840 is quite remarkable.
The most interesting of these are Lumi's two Specialty as Ship Spirit: [The Storm Navigator] and [The Guardian of Seafaring].
The former steers the boat, the latter provides escort—a perfect match.
After consuming the Castle-Castle Fruit, Lumi gained several new abilities on her stats.
For example, [Fortress Body] can transform itself into a giant castle, possessing extremely high defensive capabilities;
For example, [Partial Transformation] allows one to assimilate a part of themselves into an inanimate object within the castle;
For example, the [Fortress Space] allows one to manipulate the internal spatial structure of the castle at will, and also to store external objects into one's body.
The operation of shrinking and storing the Oro Jackson just now relied on the final [Fortress Space].
Of course, we can't forget the [Sea Curse], which is almost a universal Devil Fruit User!
The Ship Spirit Sea Curse seems quite interesting...
Moreover, this gave Adrian a sense of déjà vu.
It's a bit like before the specific information about the Fish-Fish Fruit was revealed, a bunch of people predicted, "I'm a user of the Fish-Fish Fruit, I can't breathe on land, and I'll drown in the sea..."
To be honest, Adrian was still a little Lumi about what strange things would happen if Rumi actually touched the Seawater.
After all, Adrian could guarantee with his own abilities that the semi-illusory Ghost created by the Hollow-Hollow Fruit would not be absolutely afraid of Seawater!
Logically, as Ship Spirit, Lumi should possess the same characteristics, but it is also Devil Fruit User.
It's a bit complicated...
Putting aside the inexplicable thoughts that had arisen, Adrian regrouped and retraced his steps.
Passing through a hidden door in a pit, and through a warehouse piled with miscellaneous items, we arrived at the living room of Tom's Workers.
"The White Ghost! You're out!" Mr. Tom exclaimed excitedly as he approached. "Where's the Ship Spirit from before?"
The rest of the studio staff also crowded around, staring eagerly at Adrian, all very curious about what the legendary Ship Spirit actually looked like.
Adrian looked around and smiled helplessly, "I'm sorry everyone, the Ship Spirit is seriously injured and has temporarily fallen into a state of slumber."
Mr. Tom was somewhat disappointed, but he could understand. After all, he already knew how severe the damage to the Oro Jackson was, and it was already fortunate enough that the Ship Spirit could be reawakened!
[130. Chapter 123 Heading to Sabaody]
"By the way, Mr. Tom, I have another question I'd like to ask you," Adrian suddenly asked. "Would Yarukiman Mangrove be good shipbuilding materials?"
As mentioned before, one of Adrian's purposes in coming to Water 7 was to commission a Red-Legged from Tom's Workers.
Adrian originally planned to use Treasure Tree Adam as shipbuilding materials, but the current situation in Water 7 is not good, and even the top Tom's Workers cannot provide enough Treasure Tree Adam to use as shipbuilding materials.
If the Treasure Tree Adam is to be used as the shipbuilder's material, it's not impossible, but it will probably take quite a while, at least until the pirate frenzy around Water 7 subsides.
Adrian wasn't impatient, but the newly abducted Ship Spirit gave rise to another idea in his mind.
Is there any Ship Spirit in the world that cannot launch?
However, the panel confirms that Lumi does indeed possess the [Sea Curse] Specialty.
If the Ship Spirit has the potential to malfunction, then the only solution is to address the issue with the shipbuilding materials.
Treasure Tree Adam is one of the most famous ancient trees in the world, also known as the "strongest tree," and is almost universally recognized as the best shipbuilding material on the high seas.
However, Treasure Tree Adam is not the only famous ancient tree.
The Yarukiman Mangrove that make up the Sabaody Archipelago are also among the world's most famous and magical ancient trees!
Although I've never heard of anyone using Yarukiman Mangrove as a primary material in shipbuilding...
But what Adrian valued most were the bubbles formed by the expansion of resin secreted by the Yarukiman Mangrove.
The main feature is that these bubbles can completely isolate the water source. After some processing, they can even withstand the extremely high pressure of Seawater at a depth of 10,000 meters, making them so ruthless that they can be called one of the Pirates's black technologies!
If Yarukiman Mangrove were used as the main building material, wouldn't the new ships become miniature "Sabaody Archipelago" floating on the sea?
Bubble Car, bubble Ferris wheels, bubble houses, bubble teapots...
Producing and using our own products—isn't that like having as much as we want?
Upon hearing Adrian's question, Mr. Tom couldn't help but be taken aback.
Old Fish-Man had spent most of his life Shipwright in Water 7, and he felt he had seen and heard more new things than in just half a day.
"White Ghost, you've really given me a good question! Hahaha!" Mr. Tom burst into hearty laughter. "I've lived most of my life, and this is the first time I've encountered such an interesting question! How could the Yarukiman Mangrove possibly..."
Mr. Tom wanted to refute this directly, since there had never been a ship in the long history of Water 7 that was made primarily of Yarukiman Mangrove.
But when he was about to state his reason for refusing, he was stunned.
Because Mr. Tom could not find any convincing reason.
Why can't Yarukiman Mangrove be used as shipbuilding materials?
In terms of history, the Yarukiman Mangrove is in no way inferior to the Treasure Tree Adam; both are legendary ancient trees known to all.
In terms of resilience, the Yarukiman Mangrove, with only its roots protruding above the sea, supports the vast Sabaody Archipelago;
In terms of performance, the resinous bubbles secreted by the Yarukiman Mangrove have a wide range of uses, completely overwhelming the ordinary and unremarkable Treasure Tree Adam!
That's why Mr. Tom's words came to an abrupt end.
Adrian asked, "Mr. Tom, is there any other problem?"
"No..."
Mr. Tom racked his brains and finally came up with a very weak reason.
"The Treasure Tree Adam is still available on the market, and even though it's expensive, it's still something you can buy. But the Yarukiman Mangrove, which supports the Sabaody Archipelago, has been cut down and damaged only a handful of times! The amount of wood needed for shipbuilding is enormous, and it's not so easy to obtain!"
"But I'm a Pirates now, aren't I?" Adrian shrugged nonchalantly. "For Pirates, destroying the Sabaody Archipelago and cutting down the Yarukiman Mangrove don't seem like such serious crimes, do they?"
Upon hearing this, even Iceburg and Flam, who had remained silent, couldn't help but cast strange glances at him.
Yes, this is really not a big problem for ordinary Pirates!
However, we also need to consider the location of the Sabaody Archipelago!
As is widely known, the Sabaody Archipelago is close to the Marine Headquarters!
If anyone dares to cause trouble in the Sabaody Archipelago, a high-ranking officer dispatched by the Marine Headquarters will arrive within half an hour, leading a large number of elite Marine Headquarters to suppress the disturbance on the spot!
But then I thought about this seemingly harmless gentleman in front of me, whose bounty was Bounty 380 million Beli...
Iceburg and Flam couldn't say a single bad word about it.
Their previously bland conversation led them to subconsciously overlook something.
The Great Pirate White Ghost, whose bounty is close to 400 million Beli, is most famous for taking down eight Marine Warships in one fell swoop...
Cutting down some small trees to build a boat doesn't seem like such a big deal... right?
Mr. Tom finally had nothing more to say.
As Shipwright, he would naturally not refuse to visit customers who wanted to order ships, even if they were Pirates!
Otherwise, Mr. Tom wouldn't have personally built the Pirate King's ship, the Oro Jackson, for Gol D. Roger!
Mr. Tom began to carefully consider the idea of building a boat using Yarukiman Mangrove as the main material. He quietly walked to the side, pulled out a stack of draft paper from the bookshelf, and began to write and draw behind his desk, occasionally muttering a word or two to himself.
Seeing this, Kokoro n't help but smile apologetically at Adrian: "I'm sorry, Mr. Tom has always been like this; once it comes to ship design, he subconsciously ignores the existence of others."
Adrian laughed and said, "It's alright, I have plenty of time."
After a long while, Mr. Tom finally looked up from a stack of design sketches. "White Ghost, you're not kidding me when you say you'll use Yarukiman Mangrove as the material to build the ship, are you?"
Adrian said earnestly, "Absolutely true!"
"Very well!" Mr. Tom nodded. "This is the first time I've used Yarukiman Mangrove to repair a ship. Some waste is inevitable during the shipbuilding process, Yarukiman Mangrove wood is absolutely essential!"
"While my ship doesn't need to be very large," Adrian stood up and shook Mr. Tom's hand, "I can assure you that I will absolutely retrieve a sufficient amount of mangrove timber!"
After a preliminary discussion with Mr. Tom about the new ship's design, Adrian replenished his supplies in Water 7 and set sail again.
Use the Eternal Pose that Crocus previously gifted as the direction!
Target: Sabaody Archipelago!
[131. Author's Note on Launch (Available for purchase at 12 PM on Friday)]
The time has finally come for it to be released.
It's time to check the results.
The VIP chapters will be available tomorrow at 12:05 PM, and the main text will be released around 12:10 PM. Please remember to check back then.
Actually, I had been thinking about how to write my launch message for a week.
And then... inexplicably it turned into a reflection on the Sanjiang Recommendation...
Honestly, after posting my thoughts on the Sanjiang Recommendation Project, I felt like I had nothing left to say...
Thank you to the readers, thank you to the editors, I've said everything I needed to say...
Let's get straight to the point!
Because of my previous silly actions, I'm offering extra chapters during the new book launch period for those who give tips and monthly votes.
I've worked so hard to pay back so much, but I still owe 16 more chapters.
First of all, let me clarify that updating 16 chapters at once on Friday is absolutely impossible...
I went to get vaccinated on Tuesday, and since then I've felt lethargic. Although there haven't been any other side effects, I just can't seem to muster any energy... as everyone knows...
However, we cannot break our promises!
[Basic] Four watches of the night are absolutely guaranteed!
But [extra chapters] or [paying off debts]...
All I can say is that I've done my best. When it goes on sale tomorrow at noon, I'll release all the chapters at once, and then everyone will know how many chapters there are in total.