Chapter 100 Sea Sovereignty
"Tom Shipbuilding Company has now moved to Scrap Island at the End of East Street in the Port District. We need to land on the Island from here and then pass through the entire Port District to reach it."
A little boy brought Nicholas to the Port District and spoke.
This little boy volunteered to be a guide as soon as Nicholas got off the Ship. After all, Nicholas, carrying a large box that looked old, seemed like a generous person.
And along the way, this little boy fully fulfilled his duty as a guide, explaining the situation and layout of Water Seven to Nicholas in detail.
According to him, because some Islands around City of Water have recently been at risk of sinking, many Shipyards have relocated to Main Island, which has led to rising land prices in Water Seven. Many factories have moved to remote places, with Scrap Island having the most.
After all, as the most developed shipbuilding area in the world, a large number of Ships are built here every day, but at the same time, a large number of Ships are also scrapped. And those abandoned Ships are naturally gathered together, and over time, Scrap Island was formed.
Choosing the Shipyard address in such a place was something Nicholas couldn't understand at first.
But when he arrived at Scrap Island, looking at the terrain of Scrap Island, Nicholas suddenly understood why Tom did this.
Scrap Island can be said to be almost surrounded by the Sea on all sides, and with Tom's identity as a Horned Fish-man and Kokoro's identity as a Mermaid, if anything happens, they can escape into the Sea immediately.
And with the Sea's bonus for Fish-men, even a Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters may not be able to capture Tom. If the other party is determined to escape, sending a Fleet would be useless.
After all, the Sea is the home field for Fish-men, and the advantage for the Fish-man Tribe is too great.
Soon, under the guidance of the little boy, Nicholas passed through most of Scrap Island and finally arrived in front of Tom Shipbuilding Workshop.
They had just arrived when the door of Tom Shipbuilding Workshop opened, and then Kokoro greeted them.
Kokoro said with a smile and teasing tone, "What a rare guest! I didn't expect the famous Great Pirate Nicholas to be so young..."
She looked as if she was seeing Nicholas for the first time.
Listening to Kokoro's sarcastic words, Nicholas was speechless for a while, wondering how he had offended this Mermaid.
"Kokoro, just say what's on your mind. And how did you know I arrived at Water Seven?"
Nicholas rudely interrupted Kokoro's pointless nonsense.
For him, he was mentally prepared for his whereabouts to be exposed, but not so quickly, so quickly that Kokoro could receive News as soon as he got off the Ship.
Kokoro didn't show much fear when she heard this.
She just said lightly, "The News of your arrival, many Little Guys saw it, and they told me you were here. Also, do you know, you Weapon, how long Tom, that idiot, hasn't had a good night's sleep for your Ship!!!"
Since a mysterious merchant sent a top-quality Adam Wood and a large amount of Sea Prism Stone and various rare shipbuilding Materials that were delivered intermittently, it can be said that Tom has almost fallen into madness.
Even in Tom's view, the Ship built for Nicholas will be the Peak of his shipbuilding career, and this Ship will far surpass the Oro Jackson he built a few years ago.
"Kokoro, is Nicholas here? Bring him in."
At this time, Tom's loud voice suddenly came from inside Tom Shipbuilding Workshop. Obviously, Tom also knew the News of Nicholas's arrival.
As Tom's voice fell, Kokoro led Nicholas to the work area of Tom Shipbuilding Workshop.
This was Nicholas's first time coming to this kind of place. Last time, because it was for making the Design Blueprint, it was basically done in Tom's Workshop, and this was his first time seeing the work area.
Here, you could see a huge Ship lying quietly in the Shipyard. Around the work area, there were also a large number of Tools and Materials scattered around. Not far away, there was a Furnace burning fiercely. At this time, Tom was standing there, constantly adding various Materials to it.
"Nicholas, the process of covering the bottom of your Ship with Sea Prism Stone has not yet been completed. If you want this big guy to be completed, you still need to wait two days."
Tom said without turning his head, focusing on the Smelting of Sea Prism Stone.
"No problem."
Two days was not unacceptable for Nicholas. He had waited so long, and he didn't care about two more days.
"Okay, Kokoro, take Nicholas to find a room to stay in first, and wait for me to finish the Work at hand."
Looking at the focused Tom, Kokoro nodded, and then gestured to Nicholas with her eyes.
"By the way, Nicholas, what's in that box you're carrying?"
In the reception room, after Kokoro served some snacks and Tea Water, she asked Nicholas curiously.
And Nicholas didn't say much, just opened the huge box he had brought all the way, and then revealed the Bones inside, packed to the brim.
Originally, she thought it was Treasure plundered by Nicholas, but after seeing these things, Kokoro was immediately so shocked that her eyes almost popped out, and even the Seaweed Mousse she had just put in her mouth was accidentally stuck in her Throat.
After picking up the Tea Water and gulping down a mouthful, she finally recovered.
However, looking at Nicholas's eyes, something was obviously wrong. Obviously, Kokoro had seen countless Pirate Crew in Water Seven, and among them, there were many Pervert.
And now, Nicholas was clearly classified with those Pervert Pirate Crew in Kokoro's impression.
"Don't misunderstand, this is just helping a Friend bring back the remains of his Crew member who died in an accident to a certain place for burial."
Nicholas explained.
And Kokoro was still dubious after hearing Nicholas's explanation. Obviously, regarding the words of a Pirate, Kokoro felt she needed to think carefully about it.
And just at this moment, Tom's voice came in.
"Nicholas, those ideas you proposed... how did you come up with them? I dare say this Ship is my most outstanding Work."
As soon as he came in, Tom was particularly enthusiastic. Adam Wood as the Keel, Sea Prism Stone covering the Hull bottom, and various rare Materials and technical requirements for the Ship. Even some technical problems were difficult for him to solve with his knowledge. In the end, he found a solution in the City of Seven Waters Grand Library.
"Not thought of, but I saw them from somewhere else."
"Somewhere else? Is it in some book?"
"Sort of..."
Nicholas said, not wanting to explain further.
Otherwise, how to explain it? Could he say that many things inside were seen from Sci-Fi Movie?
Even many of the requirements he proposed to Tom regarding the Ship were mostly considering the Technology tree of this world. He was also afraid that if it was too Sci-Fi, Tom wouldn't be able to create it.
It can be said that compared to the Pirate Ship currently sailing on the Sea with Sails, Nicholas's Pirate Ship is undoubtedly a Sci-Fi Ship from the future.
"So what name do you plan to give this child?"
Tom casually picked up a bottle of Wine and drank heartily.
Nicholas was silent for a while, then said seriously, "Sovereignty, Sea Sovereignty!"
(End of Chapter)