The boatman hurriedly ran back to fetch their Galley-La president, as this large order was beyond his control.
In just over ten minutes, the boatman returned with a man in a blue suit.
"You must be our guests. I'm Iceburg, the president of the Galley-La shipyard."
"Please feel free to tell me your needs, and I will listen carefully."
At this moment, CP9 had not yet infiltrated this area, and the blonde beauty secretary Kalifa was not by Iceburg's side.
"I want a giant ship several hundred meters long, without any weapons, forged only with the finest woods like the Treasure Tree Adam, the hardest steel, and the best shipwrights."
"Add all kinds of entertainment and leisure facilities, and make the exterior and interior of the ship extremely luxurious. Don't try to save me money; it has to be perfect. You can show me a design drawing first."
While Kazu was still talking animatedly, Iceburg on the other side had already started calculating how much money it would cost.
After a brief silence of a few minutes, Iceburg looked at Kazu and the others and said, "We have steel ready here, such a large Treasure Tree Adam, as the keel. We'll need some time to work on it; it might take close to a year to complete your new ship."
"The current estimate for the cost is around 5 billion Beli. If more funding is needed later, it will most likely not exceed 1 billion Beli."
"However, you'll need to pay a 30% deposit upfront, and then pay the balance upon delivery of the ship."
Upon hearing the price offered by Iceburg, Kazu didn't see anything wrong with it; billions of Beli were nothing to him.
Money is not a problem.
Kazu cut a piece off the golden pillar in the Independent Space; it was likely a piece of gold that was nearly two meters wide, two meters long, and one meter thick.
(The author doesn't know the exact amount either, but in the original work, Luffy and his crew's bag of gold was about one meter high and one meter wide, worth 300 million Beli.)
(Considering that many gold artifacts are hollow, such as jars, they are actually probably equivalent to a gold pillar about half a meter high and wide.)
(Based on the calculation that a piece of gold that is half a meter high and half a meter wide is worth 300 million Beli, a piece of gold that is two meters long and wide and one meter thick would be worth approximately 9.6 billion Beli.)
He then waved his hand, and the piece of gold appeared directly before everyone's eyes.
"If this piece of gold were exchanged for Beli at a gold exchange, it would be worth no less than 9 billion Beli."
"No need for a deposit or anything, I'll give you the whole thing. If it's not enough, just ask me for more."
"I only have one request: give me the best of everything."
The Iceburg had never seen such a large piece of gold before, and the boatman beside him was almost dumbfounded.
I didn't expect they were telling the truth; they really are rich and powerful.
" Kirk, take a few men and take the gold to the exchange to exchange it for Beli."
"Yes, President Iceburg."
Kirk called over several skilled men, and together they carried the gold downstairs.
"By the way, Mr. Iceburg, I've heard that the best boatman here is named Tom. I'd like him to personally take charge. What do you think?"
Kazu thought about it for a moment. At this point in time, Tom should still Water 7 Sea Train. Why not use the best option? Kazu has never lacked money or strength.
Upon hearing the name Tom, Iceburg's expression darkened. He said, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Tom is unable to build you a ship. He is currently handling an important matter and does not have time to build one."
Kazu rubbed his chin, stared at the Iceburg, and smiled, saying, " The World Government is watching Tom, right? He'll still be caught and brought back after he finishes building the Sea Train."
"What if I said I could take him away?"
"Don't rush to answer me, take a look at this first."
Kazu casually pulled out his bounty poster, which was dazzling with a bounty of 2.077 billion Beli.
Iceburg is usually too busy and doesn't pay much attention to the news. Although he had seen news about Kazu before, he didn't remember it very clearly.
Seeing the bounty poster that Kazu pulled out, he finally recognized him; it turned out that the other party was such a terrifying pirate.
Looking at the man before her, Iceburg seemed to feel a glimmer of hope.
He couldn't remain indifferent now that his mentor had a chance to live.
"Mr. Kazu, could you give me some time? I want to talk to Tom about this in person."
Whether it succeeds or fails, I will give you a definite answer.
Iceburg's expression was serious, as if he had made up his mind about something.
Kazu had no reason to refuse; he'd let Iceburg give it a try. What if it worked? Even if it didn't, he wouldn't lose anything.
"No problem, then I'll wait here for your good news."
Upon hearing Kazu's reply, Iceburg wasted no more time. He summoned a subordinate to take Kazu and the others to the VIP room to rest, while he himself hurried toward Tom's location.