With a smile, Iceburg led Luffy and the others into the mayor's office. He warmly invited everyone to sit down and personally poured each of them a glass of water. Once everyone had settled in, Iceburg said, "Now, everyone, do you have any specific requirements for the ship you want? And how many Beli do you expect to spend building it?"
At this, Luffy jumped up excitedly and shouted, "I want the biggest ship! A super huge one!" His eyes sparkled, as though he could already see himself sailing a gigantic ship through the wind and waves.
Nami, however, was nowhere near as naive as Luffy. She promptly slapped him straight to the floor. Then she looked at Iceburg with a slightly embarrassed smile and explained, "Uh... don't listen to him. He doesn't know the first thing about ships. Actually, something about the same size as that fat guy's ship will do." As she spoke, Nami pointed at the Celestial Dragon beside them.
Iceburg coughed, cleared his throat, and continued, "All right. Then, do you have any particular ideas about the materials?"
At his question, Luffy and the others all turned to Liu Qing. Looking helpless, Liu Qing inwardly lamented, I don't know much about this stuff either! Still, he braced himself and said, "Well... I don't really understand this stuff either, but I traded this guy to the World Government for enough Treasure Tree Adam wood to build an entire ship. Let's use that." He lifted Saint Echarri, whom he was holding.
"As for the estimated cost, since we're providing the materials ourselves, just let us know the labor cost once you've calculated the exact amount," Liu Qing added.
"All right, then. Tomorrow, I'll take you to my junior fellow apprentice's shipyard. He's the best shipwright in Water 7!"