One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 217 Mordic Island

Green Bit
No one had set foot here for two hundred years, and it looked like a primeval forest.

However, the battles between Rod and Kaido, and between Law and Doflamingo, destroyed most of the century-old giant trees here, leaving only a small forest, and the rest was turned into ruins.

However, this also facilitates the subsequent construction and renovation, saving the need to cut down those century-old trees. With a large amount of manpower, the place changes almost every day.

On the southern coast, a port was quickly built for the transportation of supplies. With the money waving by the Rhodes Pirates, a steady stream of supplies were transported in from the surrounding areas, driving the construction of Green Bit.

And on this day, a ship docked here.

"super!!"

A figure jumped off the boat and stood on the shore, posing in an exaggerated manner, with waves crashing behind him.

"You're so awesome! I saw it in the newspaper. Even monsters like the Four Emperors were repelled by you!"

"Also, the construction here is super fast!"

Franky pushed up his sunglasses, looked at everything that was being built rapidly around him, and then looked at Gray who was standing at the port to greet him.

"Great, with my genius and your genius, as well as Captain Rhodes' unlimited supply and plenty of opportunities for experimentation, we will soon be able to develop a super battleship that surpasses the ancient weapon [Pluto]!"

Gray's eyes lit up and he grabbed Franky's hands.

After getting Rod's promise to allow him to start research, Gray immediately thought of Franky.

During the construction of the New Polar, Franky gave him a lot of help and gave him a lot of inspiration. The two had very similar ideas about shipbuilding.

It's all firepower, firepower, firepower!
"Ah! Bro!"

Franky covered Gray's arm with his big hand, and two lines of tears burst out.

What a trust!

After having a stable research environment, a like-minded friend contacted him immediately and asked him to come and do research with him. This kind of friendship between men really touched him!

It would be better if the means of inviting myself were gentler.

Franky's eyes swept over Bonis and Robin.

The person who went to the first half of the Grand Line specifically to invite him was Bonis, but the person who convinced him was Nico Robin through Den Den Mushi.

According to Franky's original idea, he just wanted to stay in the Water City of Seven and watch Master Tom's water train and the development of the Water City after the integration of that Iceberg guy.

Of course, he also lives a carefree life in the Seven Water City with his little brothers.

However, that woman knew everything about him, and everything she said hit his sore spots accurately, making it impossible for Franky to refuse.

Moreover, that Iceberg guy also came secretly to persuade me.

Due to various factors, Franky finally accepted Rhodes' invitation and boarded the ship of Rhodes and his crew.

only···

The goal of the research is to surpass Pluto?
Franky thought of the blueprint placed inside his body.

The design drawing of the ancient weapon [Pluto] is right on my body.

Franky looked at Gray, whose eyes were shining and full of fantasy, and bumped his fists together, and his hair stood up instantly.

"Ahhh~~ Let's surpass the shipbuilders of the past and build a super battleship!"

Not relying on blueprints left over from the past, but relying on one's own hands to build more powerful warships.

If you can really do this, you can be considered a great shipbuilder!

Franky is full of energy!
With so much support, he didn't believe that he couldn't build a powerful warship!
Half a day later...
"That's totally not possible, Rod!"

Franky looked at Rod.

"This place is not suitable for building a shipyard at all!"

He circled the island.

There are a lot of high-quality timber on the island, and some of the trees look to be more than a hundred years old. It would be great for shipbuilding, but other than that, everything would need to be shipped in from outside, which would make the cost much higher. If one wanted to build a large shipyard, this geographical location would not be suitable.

Not only that, the coastal conditions of this small island itself are not very good. There is only one place suitable for a port. If they really want to open a large shipyard as Rhodes said and have a large number of ships go to sea, the conditions of this port itself are not enough.

The only option is to unload the goods from the port of Dressrosa and then transport them here, but this would be too troublesome.

"That's it."

Rod stroked his chin, then turned to look at Robin who was following him.

“Do we have a Plan B?”

"some."

Robin smiled and flipped forward a few pages in his notebook.

"Not far from Dressrosa, there is an island, Mordic Island."

"Mordic!?"

Franky exclaimed.

“Is this island famous?”

"Of course!"

Franky talked about what he knew.

"In the first half of the Grand Route, the Seven Water Capital is the most famous city and the place with the best shipbuilding technology!"

"However, in the entire first half, there were countless shipbuilding companies. Before the iceberg integrated the shipbuilding companies in Water City, the shipbuilding industry in Water City 7 had already declined. There are many shipbuilding islands in the Grand Route that are more famous than Water City."

"The same is true in the New World. And because the pirates in the New World are stronger, the shipbuilding companies here also do better business."

"Mordic is a very famous island in the New World. There are several shipbuilding companies there, and they serve pirates exclusively. Although they haven't built any particularly famous ships, there are countless pirate ships launched from that island!"

"I really want to see the amazing shipwrights and shipbuilding industry over there."

"a large amount!"

Rhodes' eyes lit up.

Isn't this what he wants.

The shipyard he wanted was one that would receive a large number of orders and create a large number of jobs. As for whether the ships built were powerful or famous, those were secondary.

After all, their own ship was already completed.

"Yes, considering your requirements, the shipbuilding company there is very suitable."

Robin looked at Rhodes, waiting for his decision.

However, there was one thing that worried Robin.

Mordic's shipbuilding industry is almost exclusively for pirates, which means that there are a large number of pirates there.

And despite being watched by so many pirates, the shipbuilding industry has remained prosperous for so many years.

It goes without saying that there must be a powerful force hidden behind it.

"Very good, then let's go over there and discuss a cooperation!"

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Half an hour later, the Polaris set sail.

"Bepo, we leave this voyage to you!"

Neru still had some things to deal with, and some of his companions were also very busy, so Rhodes did not bring all the crew members with him. He directly took Bepo and a few others and sailed directly to Mordick.

"no problem!"

Beppo stood at the helm, steering the ship carefully and glancing at the pointer in front of him from time to time.

He is a versatile bear. He knows a thing or two about sailing, steering, medicine, fighting... No matter what it is, he knows a thing or two.

Moreover, Mordick itself is not far from Dressrosa. At the speed of the Polaris, it only takes one day to arrive there. With Bepo's navigation skills, it is enough to cope with it.

The voyage was relatively smooth this time. They encountered neither storms nor other pirates. As time passed, the shadow of an island appeared in the sight of Rhodes and others.

Even from a long distance, you can see many pirate ships docked on the coast of the island, and on the high ground in the center of the island, there is a huge anchor that can be clearly seen even if you stand on the coast.

That is a symbol of the prosperity of the shipbuilding industry on Mordic Island. "So, how should we discuss the cooperation later?"

Robin looked at Rhodes, waiting for him to give a general idea.

"How to talk?"

Rhodes looked at the bustling island in front of him.

"I've already said that we are partners of justice, so of course we come to negotiate in peace and friendship."

Looking from the port, the whole island seems to be constantly busy.

Countless workers are running back and forth at the port, ships are being built in the docks, and everyone seems to be chasing after something and cannot stop for a moment.

If the Rod Pirates could take control of such a shipyard, they would be able to drive a large number of industries and jobs. In this way, the occupied areas would really become like the Rod Pirates little by little, until they became indistinguishable from each other and could no longer leave.

Only in this way can we be said to have ruled these islands.

"There's something wrong."

Franky frowned and looked at the boatmen in the dock.

In his sight, the boatmen completed their tasks silently but quickly without stopping for a moment.

The boatmen of the Water City were already some of the most powerful people in the world, but even they could not work as hard as the people before them, as if they were being chased.

Moreover, numbness was written all over the faces of these boatmen.

There is no love for the boats they build!

After hearing Franky's words, Rod also reacted.

At first he thought that the people here really loved shipbuilding, and he never considered that this intensity of work was beyond the physical capacity of most people.

Not everyone can have monstrous physical strength like them.

"Gentlemen, do you want to build a ship?"

Just as Rhodes and his group stopped moving, a man in a blue suit came over with a warm smile on his face.

"Wow, your pirate ship is so beautiful, it's like a work of art!"

"Is there any damage to the pirate ship? Does it need repair?"

The man in the blue suit praised the Polaris in an exaggerated tone, and then brought the topic back.

"Or do you want to buy a new boat?"

"If it's about buying a ship, what's the process here?"

Putting aside his doubts, Rhodes continued to ask questions.

"If you want to buy a boat, please come this way."

The man in the blue suit led Rhodes and his group toward a dock not far from the port.

"We have a wide variety of finished boats here, no matter what you want, you can find it."

"And if you want to customize it, there will be a different price."

"Also, you need to wait for a while for a custom-made boat, usually a week."

"One week?"

Franky exclaimed and looked at the man in the blue suit.

“That’s not the amount of work that can be completed in just one week!”

He is the apprentice of the shipwright Tom. Even for a shipbuilding master like him, it is not an easy task to complete the construction of a ship within a week.

From what the man in the blue suit said, the custom-made boats here can be completed in just one week?
"Because we have a lot of boatmen here."

The man in the blue suit explained.

"Of course, if you pay more, it can be even faster!"

The man in the blue suit looked at Rhodes and added with a smile.

No, it’s not a matter of manpower at all!
A strange feeling grew in Franky's heart.

If there are more people, the speed of shipbuilding will be much faster. This is indeed the truth.

But as an insider, Franky knows this better: the more people there are, it doesn't mean the speed will be faster. Some work simply cannot be done by human power.

Being able to complete the construction of a ship within a week is already a nearly impossible task.

Not to mention it can be faster.

There's something wrong with this island. Something's so wrong!

Snapped! ! !
A sharp whip sounded in Franky's ears.

Franky turned his head and saw a shipwright carrying a log being whipped hard on the back, leaving a deep whip mark. However, he said nothing, just gritted his teeth and silently quickened his pace.

"This is···?"

Franky turned to look at the man in the blue suit.

“This is how we manage it.”

The man in the blue suit still had an impeccable smile on his face.

"These boatmen are too lazy. Once no one is watching them, they will slack off, so necessary supervision and punishment are necessary."

"I see. This is why you are so efficient."

Franky's face was full of disgust as he looked at the man in the blue suit who was still smiling.

"What do you think these boatmen are?!"

"Of course it's the workers."

The man in the blue suit looked at Franky with a hint of confusion.

"We also pay the boatmen. Since we are paid, we should work hard. Isn't this the right thing to do?"

"Yes, but..."

Franky choked slightly.

One party pays for the employment and the other party collects the money for the work. This is indeed the truth and there is nothing wrong with it.

However, Franky always felt that something was not right.

This island is so strange!

"Workers all receive the same salary. If some people slack off, it would be unfair to other people who work hard."

“People who work hard get paid, and people who don’t work hard also get paid. If this continues, no one will work hard.”

“So, people who don’t work hard will be whipped.”

The man in the blue suit looked at Franky.

"This is what real fairness is."

Franky frowned, wanting to retort but not knowing where to start.

"fair?"

"What kind of fairness is this? I only see oppression and slavery."

Robin directly exposed the words of the man in the blue suit.

"What justice can there be between the man who holds the whip and the man who carries the burden?"

“Why should we pursue fairness between those above and those below?”

A hint of doubt flashed across the face of the man in the blue suit, and then his eyes gradually became unfriendly.

"Are you here to do business or to cause trouble?"

(End of this chapter)