Chapter 46 The Ghost Shadow
Three days later in the morning.
Rhodes was still exercising the domineering spirit that he had just realized in the cultivation room. Now his manipulation of the domineering spirit of seeing and hearing has become more and more mature, and he is only one line away from fully mastering this power.
Just as Rhodes was constantly training and trying to cross the last line, Robin came to the training room and told him that the new ship had been completely completed.
"It's finished."
Rhodes grabbed a towel and wiped his neck and forehead, walked out of the pile of sandbags that were constantly wiggling, came to Robin, and said, "Go, go and have a look."
The two left the north shore and walked along the streets of Boatman Island familiarly, and soon arrived at the place where the new ship was built on the west shore of Boatman Island.
Before we arrived, we saw that there were all kinds of waste and wood chips everywhere.
Obviously, in order to build a ship at full speed within seven days, waste and other things were thrown into the outer ring and there was no time to transport and deal with it.
Walking further forward, crossing the waste material on the ground, a ship about forty meters long came into view.
The whole ship is darker in color, the hull is streamlined, and there is no particularly high cabin. The overall appearance is like a long shuttle. You can see that the ship is definitely a design that crushes other wide sailboats in terms of speed.
"You're here."
On the right side of the ship, Old Fitz was doing the final measurement work. When he noticed the arrival of Rhodes and Robin, he wiped the turbid sweat from his forehead, walked over, grinned and reached out, and introduced Robin and Robin:
"Kukunore, Ghost!"
As the chief ship who designed the entire ship and was responsible for the construction, he was naturally the only one who was qualified to name the ship.
He guided Rhodes and Robin to the side of the ship, pointing to the design of the hull and the buildings on the ship: "I cut the size of the freeboard and placed a vertical spinnaker, the hull made of thick silver-sinked wood, which was strong enough to surpass ordinary steel."
"Don't say whether it can reach any place in the sea, but at least in the sailing boat, no ship can surpass it in speed!"
Old Fitz patted his chest and showed a look of pride. This was a ship he had designed for a long time ago. It was finally made with enough wealth and a perfect keel trunk.
Except for those special powered ships, none of the sailing ships he knew could compare with the Ghost in speed.
"What a grand boat."
Robin looked up at the entire Ghost, revealing a hint of appreciation.
Rhodes stood beside him and smiled. He was not interested in firepower and other things at all. All he needed was a ship that was mainly speed and supplemented by sturdiness and durability.
"It's an honor to hold the fastest sailboat in the world."
Rhodes smiled.
Old Fitz waved his hand and said, "No, it should be. Without the Treasure Tree Adam you got, it would not be able to withstand the pressure of this design and speed. Without those tens of millions of Baileys, you would not be able to buy so many hulls made of silver wood."
"What's more,..."
Speaking of this, Old Fitz glanced at Robin, paused and said, "I also hope you can take Robin and get the government and the navy guys far away!"
Rhodes looked at Old Fitz and responded seriously: "Robin is a crew member I recognize, and I will be responsible for all crew members who recognize it."
Old Fitz stared at Rhodes. With his life experience, he could not see any sign of Rhodes lying, and he couldn't help but grin.
"Okay! Don't you want to see what's going on above? Let's go up and take a look!"
Old Fitz took Rhodes onto the deck of the boat.
Since the entire ship does not have too many superstructures, the upper floor of the entire hull appears extremely wide, almost parallel to the sea level, and has been cleanly organized.
“Enough on the deck is enough to have a dance party.”
After Old Fitz smiled, he led Rhodes and Robin into the cabin.
The mid-rise building belongs to the main body of the cabin, and is also extremely open. There is a hall-like room in the center, with counter sofas and other things, just like a dance hall.
at the same time.
A large training room was also designed here, which consists of gold oak that is stronger than Shenyin wood and special tough steel, which can withstand great pressure and weight.
There are also designs in places like the study. Although there are not many books, Robin still smiles like sunshine.
As for the lowest level of the ship, it is an ordinary cargo hold, which stores all kinds of things.
There were not many artillery ports on the hull. There were only eight artillery ports on both sides, and Rhodes probably didn't bother to get eight artillery ports to put them on.
After seeing all the rooms and the entire hull, the three of them returned to the deck. Rhodes looked at the hull under his feet, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
“Almost perfect.”
"Huhaha, although I haven't built a ship for many years, I'm not unfamiliar with it when I start the battle this time." Old Fitz grinned and responded to Rhodes' praise directly.
After taking two steps, Rhodes turned to look at Old Fitz and said, "If such an almost perfect boat is missing, it will be a bit of a drawback."
Old Fitz seemed to have guessed that Rhodes would say this long ago. He took out the wine pot from his arms, whispered a sip of wine, and walked to the side of the boat with a refreshing pleasure and looked at the sea.
"But an extra old man who works as a boatman is even more annoying. When I was young, I had never boarded a pirate ship, and when I was old, I would not be able to go up. The sea still belongs to you young people."
Speaking of this, he turned his head, a trace of crystal clear flashed in his muddy eyes, and said, "I just hope you can take this boat and take the Olvian children away from the government's pursuit."
Rhodes was not surprised by Old Fitz's words either.
He designed and built the ships of Red-Haired Shanks, and he had never boarded Shanks. The only person who made him likely to be willing to be a boatman was Robin, but the possibility was also very low.
"What a pity."
Rhodes shook his head and stopped inviting.
Old Fitz looked at Rhodes and Robin and walked slowly down the gangway with a slightly staggering pace.
Rhodes looked at the sea in the distance, his eyes flashed for a moment, turned around to look at Robin, and said, "With a new ship, it's time to change to some new crew members."
"Next I need two pieces of information, one is about the traces of the Double Sword Pirates with a bounty of 59 million Bailey in the West Sea, and the other is... the whereabouts of the Devil Sheriff Lafitt."
The Double Sword Pirates is a prey that Rhodes had long planned. As for the Devil Sheriff Lafitt, he is a crew member of the Blackbeard Pirates in the original work and a sailor on the Blackbeard Pirates' ship.
Rhodes always wanted to find a sailor, but he didn't want to always serve as a captain and a sailor. In addition to practicing, he also spent a lot of time observing the weather and drawing charts every day.
Lafitte, a sailor at the level of the Four Emperors Pirates in the West Sea, is undoubtedly a very good choice. The only problem is how to get the other party to board the ship.
Chapter completed!