In the port warehouse.
As Kro watched the Den Den Mushi's eyes close, he opened his mouth and turned his gaze from the Den Den Mushi to the huge object shimmering with golden light. The dazzling light was so intense that he leaned back and almost couldn't open his eyes.
Wow! Gold!
Lida's excited voice rang out from the side. In the golden light, a figure was leaping and bounding, seemingly investigating something.
Under the golden light, the outline of white hair could be faintly seen, reflecting the platinum gold color.
Against this backdrop, the dazzling golden light appeared to Kro the outline of a ship.
It's so dazzling.
It was so dazzling that Chloe was almost blinded.
This thing...
"Inuarashi!"
Kro transformed into a five-meter-tall werewolf, wildly clawing and unleashing a barrage of slashes at the golden light.
Sizzle!
Ding ding ding!!
The strike entered the golden light, producing a piercing, crisp sound.
Kro stood there stunned for a moment, seemingly giving up on something. He transformed into human form and looked incredulously at the excited Wilbur beside him. "You call this ordinary?"
"Yes, I know I haven't done well enough, and I haven't reached the 'ordinary' level that Mr. Kuro mentioned."
Wilbur lowered his head in shame. "There should be more, more, more good materials, but this is the limit of my abilities, Colonel Crow. I'm sorry."
No, what I mean is...
"Don't worry about it, Wilbur!"
Before Chloe could finish speaking, Cass rushed forward and patted Wilbur hard on the shoulder, exclaiming excitedly, "You've done your best! Although it's not perfect, this is your limit, and you'll definitely surpass it in the future!"
"Cass!"
Wilbur looked at him, touched.
"Wilbur!"
Cass's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Let's work together and make even greater contributions to Mr. Kuro!!"
"Oh!!!" Wilbur shouted excitedly.
Watching the two of them 'appreciating each other', Chloe helplessly pushed up his glasses and didn't want to say anything.
Whatever, he doesn't care what happens.
He was powerless to stop it.
Let them get beaten up!
The main port, where warships dock.
Kuro sat there, munching on a cigar, waiting listlessly.
Some passing sailors saluted him. Kuro nodded, watching them walk by, and clicked his tongue, saying, "Why are you so slow? Can a ship sail this slowly?"
"Kuro".
A familiar voice rang out from behind.
Kuro turned his head and saw Tina walking over with Finpodi and Zango. "What are you doing? Tina is very curious."
Finbodi and Zango saluted in unison, standing at attention, and said, "Lieutenant General Kuro!"
Kuro nodded, exhaled a puff of smoke, and under Tina's curious gaze, said, "Waiting for the ship. My flagship is ready. I'm waiting for them to come out so we can go back to the East China Sea for a vacation."
"A vacation is great, Tina is so envious."
Tina crossed her arms and said, "After this mission, Tina is going on vacation too. I heard your Pegasus Island is a lot of fun."
"Go ahead, go ahead! Navy personnel get a 50% discount, and if you know someone there..."
Kuro thought for a moment, then took out a cigar box from his pocket and gave a cigar to Tina. "Take this. With this token, I'll give you a 30% discount."
"Such a great deal, Tina is very grateful."
Tina took the cigar. "By the way, with this kind of discount, aren't you making a profit?"
"It's just a small amount of money. If we lose it, we lose it. It's not worth worrying about. We can go to more places. The safety of Pegasus Island is guaranteed." Kuro waved his hand.
Kuro has already made a lot of money from Pegasus Island. He's not interested in money; enough is enough for him.
The money spent on the 50% discount for the navy was naturally intended to prevent the store from losing money; any excess would be subsidized by him. However, the subsidy amount was negligible, and he would still make a profit overall.
Moreover, this would attract more navy visits to his Pegasus Island, so he would benefit either way.
As for pirates...
Pirates are here, so there's a discount!
A broken bone.
“Tina is very grateful. Then you can wait for your flagship. By the way, choosing a flagship like that really suits your style, Kuro,” Tina said in surprise.
"Right? I'm that kind of low-key person." Kuro smiled confidently.
"Keep a low profile..."
Tina narrowed her eyes, took the cigarette from her lips, exhaled a puff of smoke, and smiled, saying, "Just like you. Well then, Tina will be going now."
Watching Tina board the ship, Kuro tilted his head and said, "Of course I kept a low profile. What was that expression for? Don't you believe me? I, Kuro, am known as the Mr. Low Profile of the East Blue."
Just as he finished speaking, a golden light suddenly shot out from the sea beside him. The golden light was so bright that Kuro closed his eyes slightly and subconsciously turned his head to the side.
It took him a long time to adjust to the golden light. When he looked closely, he gasped in shock.
"hiss!"
It was a warship, a warship much larger than a large warship. The entire warship was made of steel, with many steel plates attached to the hull and inlaid tightly. The surface of the hull was painted with some dragon-like and lion-like paintings, which seemed to be painted with gold lacquer.
Above the hull, the dragon- and lion-like sculptures resembled buildings on the eaves, clinging to the entire floating edge of the ship.
At the center of the ship were numerous buildings, more like a small fortress complex than a ship, all painted with dragon and lion-like images in gold paint, like a ukiyo-e print.
Behind the largest fortress stood a large sculpture resembling a dragon, a lion, and a ram's head, gazing up at the sky. The ram's head, with its mouth open, continuously spewed steam as the ships moved.
At the same time, the sculptures along the ship's hull were also emitting small amounts of white steam.
At the bow of the ship, there is a majestic and imposing sculpture of a dragon-like or lion-like head with ram horns, its mouth closed. Unlike those painted with gold paint, this thing is made entirely of gold!
A very glittering, golden steamship!
"What a damn golden legend!"
This ship left Kuro speechless with astonishment. "Who the hell is so bold as to sail out like this? Aren't they afraid of being robbed by pirates?"
Then he noticed the flag on the ship and the fortified complex; it was the naval flag.
"A warship? That's incredibly bold, making it look so imposing. Isn't it just a sitting duck?!"
Kuro stroked his chin. "Who is it, with such audacity?"
He thought for a while, then suddenly tapped his head and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be mine?"
"Just kidding, just kidding."
Kuro chuckled: "How could it be mine? I instructed them to send a regular warship. So, this is Smoker's? It looks a bit like him. That guy is the more flamboyant the better, and he's a heavy smoker. Steaming suits him quite well."
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