Chapter 170: Conflict, People Who Peep at Adam's Treasure Tree! (Two in One)
Roger and Tom talked until late at night.
After confirming Roger's will, Tom did not express his opinion on the handling of the Oro Jackson.
The ship belongs to Roger, and as the captain, he has the right to deal with his own belongings.
Tom also heard some things about Tsugikoku Yoriichi from Roger. When he learned that Tsugikoku Yoriichi was the navy who killed the Golden Lion Shiki, he was shocked for a long time.
Later, Tom heard that Yoshiichi Tsugakuni killed the World Government's intelligence organization CP0 in front of the Navy Admiral, and he was stunned for a long time.
And through Roger's description, Tom's impression of Vice Admiral Yoshiichi Tsugikuni gradually deepened.
He is gifted, determined, and more importantly, he has his own code of conduct and is not a "navy" in the traditional sense.
This made Tom no longer opposed to building a warship for Tsugikuni Yoshiichi.
Originally, because Tom did not know the true intentions of Vice Admirals Garp and Tsugakuni Yoriichi, he was quite wary of both of them and was not wholeheartedly committed to the design of the warship.
It is precisely because of this that even though Ji Guoyuan and others had been away for more than a week, the drawings on his desk were still just outlines.
At night, after Roger left, Tom sat at his desk and actually began to design a warship for Tsugakuin Yuichiro.
Furthermore, in order to achieve perfection, Tom used non-core technologies from Pluto's blueprints when designing the warship. This was simply to make the warship more convenient to use, with one of the most important designs being the artillery linkage system.
Simply put, the crew only needs to operate one device to make all the artillery on the ship point in the same direction at the same time, without having to arrange navy ships at various artillery positions and wait for orders to be given before operating.
It sounds like a simple thing, but for today's era, this artillery linkage system is epoch-making.
The sea in 1499 of the Haiyuan calendar is not what it would be like more than 20 years later. The sea even has laser cannons. In this era, the technology that Tom peeled off from the Pluto blueprint is the most advanced!
And this is only the more marginal technology in Pluto's blueprints, which shows how terrifying the technological content of Pluto itself is.
For this world, Pluto is a weapon of the future. And this blueprint has been passed down from hundreds of years ago!
Roger's Oro Jackson was placed on a small island hundreds of miles away from the Seven Waters City. Tom asked a few trusted friends to go to the island to dismantle it under Roger's escort.
It was also on that island that Roger bid farewell to his friend who had accompanied him on sailing for many years.
After the keel of the Adam's Treasure Tree was transported back to the Seven Waters City, Roger also boarded the ship given by Tom and set sail again to the New World.
Just when the keel of the Adam Treasure Tree was transported into Dock No. 1 of the Seven Water City, the CP9s on the island also received the news and began to gather towards Dock No. 1.
Tom could hide the fact that he sent people outside to dismantle the Oro Jackson from CP9 on the island, and he could also hide the fact that he gave a small boat to a "friend" from CP9 on the island.
But how could the massive Adam Tree keel being transported into Dock 1 be hidden from CP9?! CP9 had its fair share of waste, but such a thing couldn't be hidden from the shipbuilders at the dock, let alone CP9.
The existence of the Adam Treasure Tree also made CP9 unable to contain themselves.
This is a real treasure, worth hundreds of millions of berries, and it is in short supply. Many people will never see the real thing in their entire lives.
If you hand over this treasure to the Celestial Dragons, you will definitely be appreciated by the "adults"!
"I have received a report that some of you are colluding with pirates and intend to destroy the peace and stability of Water Seven."
"From now on, all of you will come with us and cooperate with the investigation."
"This dock may contain evidence of your collusion with pirates."
"From now on, this place will be taken over by us CP9!"
At noon, a group of uninvited guests arrived at Dock No. 1 of the Seven Water City.
A group of CP9s in suits stormed into the dockyard and stopped the craftsmen working on the keel of the Adam Treasure Tree. The design of Tom's warship differed significantly from Roger's Oro Jackson, so the keel needed some adjustments.
This is what the craftsmen at Dock No. 1 are doing at this time.
"What?!"
"Colluding with pirates? And intending to destroy the peace of Water Seven? How could we possibly do such a thing?!"
"Yeah! Did you make a mistake?"
CP9's arrival forced the craftsmen to stop their work. Hearing CP9's words, the boatmen began to express their dissatisfaction. Standing in the crowd, Tom's expression froze as he heard these words, his heart rising in his chest.
"Colluding with pirates?! Did they find out about my meeting with Roger?!"
"They even know that the Adam Tree was taken from Roger's ship?!"
Tom cried out in his heart, but his face quickly calmed down. He slowly walked through the crowd and came to the front of the many shipbuilders. He pressed his hands to calm the restless shipbuilders down.
Tom holds a high status and great prestige among the shipbuilders.
When CP9 saw Tom walk out of the crowd, their eyes were focused on Tom.
The leading CP9 walked up to Tom with a smile and said to him, "Mr. Tom, please cooperate with our investigation with your friends."
"Don't worry, if you are innocent, you will be released in a few days."
The leader of CP9 is a young man around thirty years old, tall and thin, who looks somewhat similar to Mr. Che Baoluo, and his figure is exactly the same, and he even looks a bit funny.
However, this young man who usually has a funny personality had a gloomy look on his face at this moment. When he said this, he did not feel guilty at all, but rather looked a little vicious.
“.”
Tom was unsure how to respond when he heard this. Facing CP9's interrogation, he wasn't sure if his "friends" could handle it. Tom glanced at his friends from the corner of his eye and could clearly sense that they were feeling a bit guilty.
There is a clear difference between him and those other "indignant" shipbuilders.
Fortunately, CP9's attention was all on Tom at this time, and their purpose was not to really catch people who colluded with pirates, otherwise, the abnormalities of these people would have been discovered.
I'm afraid CP9 themselves didn't expect that because of their greed, they accidentally discovered Tom and Roger's private contact.
But soon, Tom found a way to deal with it. Looking at the gloomy CP9, Tom raised his chin slightly and said arrogantly:
"Sorry!"
"I don't think the craftsmen in the shipyard have the time to go with you guys from CP9."
"Because we need to build warships for Vice Admiral Yoshikazu Tsugakuni of the Naval Headquarters."
"He has already paid us the advance payment, and we need to complete the design and construction of the warship within the specified time."
"Our current progress is already a bit slow. If we want to complete the construction within the time limit set by Lieutenant General Jiguo Yuanyi, we need to work overtime."
"Oh, by the way, we spent a lot of money to find the legendary Adam Treasure Tree to build a warship for Vice Admiral Tsugakuinichi."
"The Adam Treasure Tree needs to be dealt with immediately. We don't have any extra time!"
"Sir, I know your matter is urgent, but this kind of thing is not something I, a shipwright, can decide, right?"
"Could you please contact Vice Admiral Yuichi Tsugumi of the Navy? If he agrees and is willing to postpone the trial, we will definitely cooperate with your investigation!"
Tom's words contained a lot of information. When facing CP9, he actually used Yoriichi Tsugikuni as a shield.
At the same time, Tom was also reminding his "friends" to keep their story straight. Tom wasn't sure if they really had direct evidence of his private contact with Roger, so he had to keep up the act until he was exposed.
"Clam???"
"Asshole! Are you looking down on us CP9?"
"Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters?!"
"Can he control our CP9's affairs?!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Take all these people away and seal off Dock No. 1!"
Tom's calculations failed. He originally thought that CP9 would be wary of the Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, but he didn't expect that the CP9 in front of him didn't take the Vice Admiral of the Navy seriously at all.
In fact, in the minds of many CP9 members, the Navy? What the hell is that?! Their status is simply not comparable to that of them, the "strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons"!
"What?!"
"How can this be possible?!"
"I have elderly people and children at home who need to be taken care of. What will happen to my family after you took them away for so many days?"
The shipbuilders all did physical work and were all strong and sturdy. When facing the capture of CP9, a few of the younger shipbuilders still had the spirit of youth. When their arms were grabbed, they subconsciously struggled and shook off the two CP9s beside them.
When the leading CP9 saw that a shipbuilder dared to "resist" them, CP9, he was not angry but laughed sinisterly.
"You're the one who sticks out, right?!"
With a light snort, the tall CP9 who was originally standing in front of Tom suddenly disappeared from Tom's sight. A hurricane suddenly blew up in Dock No. 1.
The young man who had just broken free from CP9's grip only felt a flash before his eyes, and a tall young man in a black suit suddenly appeared in front of him.
At the same time, the whip kick was kicked out at high speed, directly hitting the neck of the young shipbuilder. A crisp sound of bone breaking was heard, and the young shipbuilder's body fell directly in the air, and his head hit the ground hard. In an instant, blood stained the ground.
"Defying the World Government and attempting rebellion will result in immediate execution!"
Seeing the young shipbuilder die, CP9, who had attacked, grabbed the collar of his suit with both hands and spoke coldly. He then stopped looking at the body on the ground and cast a cold gaze at the other shipbuilders in the dock.
It was not until CP9 killed their companions that the shipbuilders realized what had happened. They looked at CP9 in horror. Some of the timid ones trembled with fear on their faces.
It was not until now that they truly realized the cruelty of CP9, the intelligence organization directly under the World Government. They would kill people if they disagreed with them. Such behavior was even more brutal than that of many pirates.
Even more terrifying was that after killing someone, CP9 even accused him of being a "rebel." Some of the shipbuilders were even worried about the young man's family. The charge of rebellion could implicate family members.
It is hard to imagine what kind of bloodshed will be caused in the Seven Water City if these CP9 members really intend to do something extreme.
"Brother Boboton!"
"CP9 you. You guys"
"How could you do such a thing?!"
"Brother Bolton has absolutely no intention of rebellion. How can you kill people indiscriminately?!"
"Can people like you still be considered government officials?!"
Most of the shipbuilders were shocked by CP9's brutal methods, but there is never a shortage of passionate young people in this world.
A blue-haired boy in his teens squeezed out of the crowd, walked tremblingly to the body of the young shipbuilder, knelt on the ground, looked at the corpse for a long time, and then suddenly raised his head, tears in his eyes, and accused the CP9.
When the boy walked out of the crowd, the shipbuilders had not yet fully reacted. When they heard the boy questioning CP9, everyone's face changed.
"Acebargo!" Tom's face changed drastically when he saw the young man walking out of the crowd to question CP9. He immediately ran to the young man, grabbed his wrist, and tried to pull him back into the crowd.
But now it's too late.
The tall CP9 who had just killed the shipwright Bolton had turned his head and his cold eyes fell on Espagu.
Icebag is Tom's disciple and is now an apprentice shipwright in Dock No. 1. He has learned some technical skills from Tom, but his level is not yet high enough. He is honing his skills and helping Tom in the dock.
Dealing with the Adam Treasure Tree is a rare opportunity, so Tom brought Espagu with him today.
Unexpectedly, the young Icebagger actually sang against CP9 for Bolton!
"oh?!"
"Are there any accomplices?!"
A sinister voice came into Tom's ears. The moment he heard the figure, a tall and thin figure suddenly appeared in front of Icebag. Tom, who was standing next to Icebag at this time, also realized what happened. Without thinking, he hugged Icebag's body.
He faced CP9's attack from behind and closed his eyes tightly.
"Bang!!!"
"ah!!!!"
A muffled sound suddenly rang out, and the next second, a sharp scream reached the ears of Tom and others.
Tom closed his eyes but did not wait for the attack. Instead, he heard a scream like a pig being slaughtered. Holding Icebag, he slowly turned around and saw a tall young man standing behind him. He wore a cloak with justice written on it, which fluttered without wind.
"Navy?!"
Seeing this familiar yet unfamiliar cloak of justice, Tom couldn't help but murmur.
Then Tom looked towards the navy and saw CP9 who had killed Bolton, covering his "empty" ankle, falling to the ground and howling in pain, with blood spilled all over the ground.
"To attack a young child is unforgivable!"
Cyrus held the greatsword in both hands, standing in front of Tom and Espagu, looking at CP9, whose teachings he had cut off, with a stern expression and said angrily.
While he was speaking, there was a sound of dense footsteps at the entrance of the dock.
A young man wearing a red maple leaf training suit and a cloak of justice slowly walked into the dock, carrying a sword. Behind him followed three powerful navy officers.
A man with a handsome face and a big sword on his back walked into the dock. His sharp eyes swept over everyone.
A man with a long sword on his waist was watching what was happening in the dock. He reached out and pushed his glasses. The reflection of the mirror made it impossible to see the young man's eyes.
The other square-faced young man tapped the ground lightly with the cane in his hand. A strong breath and heavy pressure emanated from his body, pressing towards CP9.
"CP9?"
"Are you ready to attack innocent people?!"
The group of people who walked into the dock at this time were none other than Tsugumi Yuichiro and others who were sent back to the Seven Water City by Garp.
Yunyi looked at the scene happening in the dock, frowned slightly, and asked coldly to the CP9.
While he was speaking, Yixiao, who was standing behind him, had already walked past Yunyi and came in front of him. He slowly pulled out the blind stick in his hand, and a sharp blade appeared.
"Yixiao, except for the one on the ground, everyone else must be taken alive."
Ji Guoyuan glanced at the CP9 lying on the ground wailing and said indifferently.
"good!"
As he spoke, Yixiao quickly drew his long sword and swung it at the CP9. Suddenly, the sound of people falling to the ground could be heard in the dock.
The CP9 members who were standing there a second ago were now pressed to the ground by the sudden change in gravity.
CP9, who had been wailing a second ago, now spat out blood and completely shut up, becoming silent. His body, squeezed by gravity, was violently deformed, no longer recognizable as a human.
To make it more coherent, this plot is simply combined into one chapter.
(End of this chapter)
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