Chapter 169 The inherited dragon bone!
Tom, who was sitting behind the desk, looked up blankly when he heard Roger's words. He seemed not to have heard clearly what Roger had just said. He scratched his ears in disbelief and asked Roger:
"Tell me, what's wrong with you?!"
Seeing Tom's look of disbelief, Roger grinned and said:
"I have a terminal illness and I'm going to die soon."
"I can feel my vitality rapidly declining. I'm afraid I only have a year or so left to live."
As Roger spoke, he took another bottle of red wine from the coffee table, opened the cork, and gulped down two mouthfuls. Some of the red wine flowed out from the corner of Roger's mouth.
After taking a few gulps, Roger put down the bottle, wiped the corner of his mouth, stood up, walked to Tom, sat down on the table, looked at Tom's face full of disbelief and shock, and comforted Tom in return:
"Hey! Tom, we're old friends, don't show that expression!"
"Cheer up! This is the last time we'll be together!"
"Don't look so sad."
Roger was in a good mood. He patted Tom's shoulder as he spoke, and his eyes subconsciously fell on the drawing on Tom's desk.
Seeing a seagull logo on the hull of the ship in the drawing, he exclaimed softly, as if he had found a toy. He immediately became very interested and asked curiously:
“Huh?!”
"Is this ship you designed a warship?!"
"A navy ship?!"
"The Navy actually came to you to design a warship?!"
Tom came out of his shock when he heard Roger's question. Instead of answering Roger's question, he shot up from his chair, grabbed Roger's arms with both hands, and roared:
"Hey! You, is this the time to be concerned about this kind of thing?!"
"What's wrong with you? Have you seen another doctor?"
"I know a very good doctor in the Seven Waters City. Come on, I'll take you to see the doctor!"
Tom grabbed Roger's wrist and was about to leave. But before Tom had taken two steps, Roger pulled him back to the desk.
"Don't waste your energy, Tom."
"Of course I've seen other doctors, but their skills are nowhere near as good as Kurokas'."
"You still remember Kulokas, right? He was the ship's doctor. Thanks to him, I'm still alive."
“Hahahahahaha!”
"Now, Tom, I've accepted the fact. You don't have to worry about it."
"While I still have some time to live, let's catch up on the past."
"Oh, by the way, first tell me what kind of warship are you working on?"
"I'm quite curious, will the navy also ask you to design warships?!"
Roger grabbed Tom with his backhand and pushed him back to his seat, then slapped the drawings on the table and asked Tom.
“.”
"You guys really have a big heart!"
"Why do bastards like you not live long?"
Tom sat in the chair, staring into Roger's eyes for a long time before he finally accepted the reality, raised his head and sighed.
Then he sat up straighter and explained to Roger, "Some time ago, a navy team came to the Seven Waters City and asked me to design the blueprints."
"The leader is the Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, the hero Garp."
"You should be very familiar with him, right?!"
Roger nodded when he heard Garp, then laughed, "That bastard! Doesn't that guy have a ship? His warships are also top-notch works in the navy. He shouldn't ask you to design a warship, right?!"
"Tom, it's not that I look down on your skills! It's just that the navy's technology is not weak, it should be..."
Before Roger could finish his words, Tom waved his hand and interrupted, "It wasn't Vice Admiral Garp who asked for a warship. He brought a young Vice Admiral from headquarters."
"It's the lieutenant general's car."
"I think his name is Tsugikoku Yoriichi."
"From listening to their conversation, this Lieutenant General named Tsugikuni Yoriichi must have been promoted not long ago."
"The Navy doesn't seem to have provided him with a warship."
"And I find this matter very strange, Roger. Since you're here, give me some advice. Do you think it's a bit inappropriate for Vice Admirals Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Garp to ask me to design a warship?"
“I feel like that might be their purpose.”
Tom didn't say it clearly, but Roger understood what Tom meant.
"Pluto?" Roger knew that Tom had the blueprints for Pluto. Hearing Tom's analysis, he stroked his chin and said in a deep voice. Tom nodded solemnly after hearing Roger's words.
Then he looked down at the blueprint on the table and said with some annoyance, "I don't know why the Navy is looking for me."
"I haven't had a good rest during this period!"
"The design for this warship only has a skeleton. It's almost due for submission."
"I'm worried about this! It's not that I don't know how to design warships, I just think building a navy is like building my own tomb. Roger, do you understand what I'm saying?!"
Tom scratched his scalp, feeling a little distressed.
“Hehehe!”
"Don't worry, Tom. If it's those two guys, their target won't be Pluto."
Roger saw Tom's distressed face and suddenly laughed. Tom looked at Roger in confusion.
"Well, anyway, you don't have to worry about it. They're not the kind of people who would be interested in Pluto."
"Don't worry, this time I'm looking for you simply to design a warship."
"The Navy promoted Yoshiichi Tsugakuni to Vice Admiral but didn't give him any warships? Hahahaha, it looks like those guys in the Navy don't want Yoshiichi Tsugakuni to sail freely on the sea!"
"World Government, I won't let you succeed!"
As Roger spoke, a light flashed in his eyes. Although Tom didn't know why Roger was so sure that the other party's target was not Pluto, Tom trusted Roger very much. Hearing Roger say this, he felt much more relaxed.
"Hey, Tom, have you finished purchasing the materials to build that warship?!"
Tom didn't know why Roger suddenly asked this, nor did he know why the other party was interested in warships. He shook his head blankly.
"Tear down the keel of my Oro Jackson and use it to build Tsugakuni Yoriichi's warship!"
Seeing Tom shaking his head, Roger slammed the table, grinned, and said immediately.
Hearing this, Tom looked at Roger with a puzzled expression. He opened his mouth, but for a moment, he was speechless. Tom didn't understand why Roger suddenly made such a decision. Even if he felt he couldn't survive, there was no need to destroy his own ship!
Besides, Roger's pirate group still has so many members, why not entrust the ship to their companions instead of dismantling the Oro Jackson and giving the precious keel to a navy?!
You know, the keel used by the Oro Jackson is the precious Adam tree!
Why would a pirate do this to a navy?!
"Tom, my pirate group has been disbanded. If the Oro Jackson reappears on the sea, it will be the target of the navy."
"I only sailed out this time after painting the boat, but it has already been targeted."
"A treasure like the Adam Tree shouldn't have followed me and perished with the Roger Pirates!"
"Tear down my ship. If there's anything useful, give it to that Tsugikuni Yoriichi's warship!"
"That young marine is exactly what I like!"
"He will be the next wave that changes the world!"
"I plan to bet the Adam Tree on the New World!"
(End of this chapter)
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