One Piece, I'm just an adventurer.

“I can recommend someone to build you a ship, but as for saving my life, I don’t need it. I know you’re capable, but those people are not someone a young man like you can handle,” Tom said, waving his hand.

"Hehe, you'll see how strong I am in the future. For now, take a look at the ship I want you to build. It's even more amazing than the ship you built for Roger. Don't you want to see it?" Lin Yi tempted.

"Heh, kid, how old are you? Do you even know what a good ship is? Roger's ship is the most perfect creation of my life. It's not something you can compare to with any random blueprint you pull out," Tom said confidently, while glancing at Lin Yi with disdain. As the world's number one shipbuilder, he had that confidence.

"Hehe, just take a look. You're not losing anything anyway. Or are you afraid of being hurt?" Lin Yi said with a hint of disdain, as if he had discovered something.

"Hmph, kid, don't try to provoke me. These tricks won't work on me," Tom said dismissively.

"Then do you want to see it?" Lin Yi said with a smile.

"See, if you don't meet my standards, then don't bother me anymore," Tom said, gesturing with his hand.

Lin Yi looked at the fat old man with amusement, and without hesitation, took out a stack of blueprints he had prepared beforehand from his storage space and handed them to Tom. These blueprints were what he had received for signing in, and he immediately liked the ship drawings inside. They were not only imposing, but also very functional, and many of the things Lin Yi had signed in before could be installed on them.

Tom took the blueprints and didn't say anything more. He was deeply attracted by them; they were perfect, absolutely perfect.

Lin Yi and Duotai didn't urge him, but instead wandered around on their own.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that they heard Tom shout.

"Perfect, absolutely perfect, kid! Where did you get this design? And who designed it? I need to have a serious talk with them. It's a genius idea!" Tom exclaimed excitedly. As a shipbuilder, a perfect ship design was as alluring to him as a lecherous man seeing a naked woman.

"Never mind how I got it, just tell me if you can build it or not." Lin Yi had Lin Yi completely under his thumb.

Tom clutched the blueprints tightly, a look of struggle on his face. How could he not want to build the world's number one ship himself? But the thought of his own situation made him feel powerless.

In the end, he could only hand the blueprints back to Lin Yi and said helplessly, "Kid, although I really want to build this perfect warship myself, I'm sorry, I still can't agree to it. However, I can have my two disciples build it for you. Don't worry, although their skills are not as good as mine, they are not far off. They will definitely be able to build this warship for you."

Hearing Tom's answer, Lin Yi frowned and said in confusion, "Mr. Tom, I've already told you that the World Government lied to you when they said they would let you go. They just want to squeeze every last drop of value out of you. Why are you still doing this?"

Tom looked at Lin Yi and said bitterly, "How could I not know that? But if I don't do this, my family will be implicated. Besides, the sea train is my lifelong dream, and I won't give up halfway."

Just as Lin Yi was about to offer to protect them, a man rushed in. He looked at the somewhat bald-looking Tom, then at Lin Yi and Tom, who were both looking at him, and his heart tightened. Weren't these two from the group that had wreaked havoc outside the city? Why were they here? Could it be...?

Thinking of this, the man quickened his pace and soon stood between Tom and Lin Yi. He said coldly to Lin Yi and Dota, "Who are you? Are you sent by the World Government?"

Lin Yi looked at the blue-haired guy with a puzzled expression. This must be Iceberg, one of Tom's two apprentices, but what was with this blatant hostility? They had never seen him before.

"Who is this?" Lin Yi asked, pretending not to know.

"Hehe, he's one of the two apprentices I mentioned, named Asbaghu, you can also call him Iceberg. Iceberg, this is Lin Yi, and the fishman next to him is his partner, Dota. Lin Yi, let me tell you, Iceberg is not only good at shipbuilding, but he's also the mayor of Water Seven!" Tom said with considerable pride.

"Old man, why are you talking so much to them? They're not good people," Iceberg said with a cold face.

"Ah, are they bad people?" Tom asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Mayor, don't talk nonsense. This is the first time I've met you. How can you say I'm a bad person? Be careful, or I'll sue you for defamation," Lin Yi said displeased. He was a kind and honest young man; how could he possibly be a bad person?

Dota also looked at the iceberg with displeasure. If it weren't for the fact that this cold-faced man was Tom, the fishman's disciple, he would definitely have beaten him up and taught him why the flowers were so red.

"Hmph, you who went on a killing spree at the entrance to Water City, are you good people?" Iceberg said with disgust, looking at Lin Yi and the other man.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi was taken aback, then burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears almost streamed down his face.

Lin Yi laughed, but Dota said with a displeased look, "Cold-faced man, do you know who those people are? You're spouting nonsense here. Do you know that those people are pirates? And not just any pirates, but notorious ones. You're saying they're innocent? Are you out of your mind? You're really shameless."

Iceberg was speechless after being confronted by Dotai, but he still tried to remain calm and said, "These are all your side of the story, but I saw you slaughtering them with my own eyes."

"Idiot, how did you become mayor? Can't you check? Quite a few people saw those people when they showed up. You could easily find out if you looked it up. Forget it, you're so stupid, I'll just tell you anyway. The leader of those people is called Gou Ali, nicknamed Chai Gou Ali. He's a big pirate with a bounty of 1.3 million Berries. Now you know, right? I'm not trying to be mean, but how can you, as mayor, make such a conclusion so easily? That's so irresponsible." Dota's little mouth was as sweet as honey as it kept babbling on and on. It made the iceberg, with his stoic face, almost bury his head in his crotch.

Seeing his disciple so ashamed, Tom had no choice but to step in and smooth things over, saying, "Alright, you two, it was my disciple who was wrong this time. As his teacher, I apologize on his behalf. I'm sorry for misunderstanding you."

He was about to bow in greeting.

Lin Yi and Duotai would never allow the old man to bow and apologize, so they simply avoided him.

Iceberg said urgently, "Teacher, this is my fault. How can I let you apologize? If anyone should apologize, it should be me."

After saying that, he bowed deeply to Lin Yi and his companion, and said sincerely, "My two young friends, I was wrong just now. I shouldn't have made a conclusion without understanding the situation. I misunderstood you. I apologize. I'm sorry."

This time, Lin Yi and Duotai readily accepted Bing Shan's apology, and the two shook hands and made peace.

Seeing this, Tom laughed happily, "Haha, as they say, no fight, no friendship. Now that you've made up, Lin Yi, you can talk to Iceberg about building the ship."

Knowing that Tom's mind was made up, Lin Yi could only sigh inwardly, thinking what a stubborn old man he was.

Iceberg asked with some confusion, "What about shipbuilding?"

Lin Yi composed himself, handed the blueprints to Bing Shan, and began to talk to him about shipbuilding.

While Lin Yi was discussing shipbuilding, a group of people had already set their sights on Robin, who was reading in the library.

Chapter 61 Spandam's Unsuccessful First Attempt (Large Chapter, 5500 words)

Inside the largest library in Water Seven, Felina, Robin, and Kerry were scattered in different areas, looking at books that interested them.

Outside the library, two men dressed in ordinary civilian clothes stood on a street corner, glancing at Robin, who was reading a book, from time to time.

One of the two men, Cha Yi, asked, "Have you notified your superiors to send reinforcements?"

Cha Er nodded to indicate that he had already notified them.

"The VIP from CP0 who came this time," Cha Yi said excitedly.

"Uh..." Cha Er was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

"What's with that expression? Don't the higher-ups plan to support us?" Cha Yi said with dissatisfaction.

"No, that's not it," Cha Er shook his head and denied.

"Then what's wrong with you looking constipated?" Cha Yi felt that Cha Er, her partner, was becoming increasingly unreliable.

"Actually, the person who came this time was Lord Spandam," Cha Er said awkwardly.

"Holy crap, are you serious?" Cha Yi swore in disbelief.

"Holy crap, Cha Yi, stop yelling!" Cha Er hurriedly tried to cover Cha Yi's mouth, completely unaware that his voice was also quite loud.

Cha Yi slapped away Cha Er's outstretched hand in annoyance and said with great incomprehension, "Didn't you tell him that Robin is currently with Venerable Kong and Lin Yi?"

"Yes, he did say so. Lord Spandam said that Lin Yi and his men are nothing to fear, and that he will bring his men to arrest them this time," Cha Er said, speechless.

"Damn it, that arrogant idiot! He might turn my almost-gotten credit into a crime. What the hell is he thinking?" Cha Yi said with a gloomy expression. Others might not know Lin Yi and his group's strength, but he knew it all too well—they were capable of killing even a Navy Admiral.

"Perhaps Lord Spandam has some backup plan," Cha Er said, offering a small defense for his superior.

"What the hell is this? Don't you know what kind of people are in CP0?" Cha Yi said with some disdain.

"Um... don't say that. Things aren't beyond repair yet. Once Lord Spandam arrives, we can secretly take Robin away. We don't necessarily have to confront Lin Yi and the others head-on," Cha Er comforted him.

"I hope so," Cha Yi said somewhat resignedly, feeling that his future was bleak. He had originally planned to have the people from CP0 hold off Lin Yi and his group while he and his men captured Robin. Now that Spandam, that good-for-nothing, had taken over, he would be grateful if they could even avoid being wiped out by a single masked attack, let alone hold them off.

About an hour later, Cha Yi and Cha Er received news that Spandam had arrived. After discussing it, Cha Yi decided that Cha Er would continue to monitor him, while Cha Er would go to greet him and inform Spandam of the current situation.

But when he saw where the ships were docked at the port, Cha Er couldn't help but curse Spandam, that idiot. "You brought such a huge warship here, are you afraid Lin Yi and the others won't know? Seriously, Enies Lobby is so close, couldn't you have just taken the sea train secretly?"

No matter how much he complained, Cha Er still stepped forward respectfully, bowed, and whispered the current situation to Cha Er.

After listening to Cha Er's account, Spandam revealed a sinister smile and said, "Heh, Robin, the son of the devil, you really know how to hide. My father let you escape because he wasn't careful back then, and now I will erase that shame from your face."

He turned to look at his men behind him, a satisfied smile on his face. He instructed them, "Bruno, Galab, and Weiqu, the three of you take a small team and follow Cha Er to bring me back that Demon Child. As for the other two of Lin Yi's accomplices, bring them back if they submit obediently, and kill them on the spot if they resist."

Bruno and the other two responded in a chilling tone, stating that as the strongest members of CP9 at present, they were confident in taking down these villains.

Cha Er hesitated, wanting to say something but unable to bring himself to speak. Should he tell Spandam to "be careful and not provoke Lin Yi and the others, or they'll be beaten to death"?

If he were to say that, he would definitely be the first person to be taken down by the overconfident Spandam.

"Lead the way," Galabu said to Cha Er expressionlessly.

Chaer had no choice but to obediently lead the way, since he was just a communications soldier and Chaer was an intelligence officer. Neither of them were particularly strong and could not defy Spandam's decision.

After Cha Er and the others left, Spandam looked in one direction from the inner city of Water Seven and said in a cold tone, "Let's go. That old bastard Tom should hand over that thing by now. And Lin Yi, a guy who got some fame by luck. This time I'm going to show those CP0 guys that we CP9 are the organization's elite."

Upon hearing this, the people behind him all wore arrogant expressions.

In an office at Tom's studio, Lin Yi explained his requirements for the ship to Bing Shan.

After listening, Iceberg said with a serious expression, "Lin Yi, if the entire main body is made of Adam Tree, the cost will be very high, and we don't have Adam Tree branches that big here at the moment."

Lin Yi frowned slightly: "Money is not the problem, the problem is whether you can find a suitable Adam Tree branch?"

“Sure, I have ways to get it.” Iceberg nodded, indicating that as long as the money was there, none of this would be a problem.

“Then use it,” Lin Yi insisted. He had the money; if he needed more, he could just go to Mary Geoise to get more.

Seeing Lin Yi's quick agreement, Bing Shan secretly marveled at Lin Yi's wealth. Then he raised another question: "I need to see those supporting facilities you mentioned before I can better design them into the hull, so you need to bring these things to me first."

Lin Yi nodded, indicating that there was no problem; all these things were in his system space. It was time to take out that annihilation cannon, otherwise it would probably rust. There were also some other high-tech gadgets; Lin Yi planned to use them all this time. Hehe, then who could compare to this ship?

Seeing Lin Yi lost in his daydreams, Iceberg coughed twice, bringing Lin Yi back to reality.

Coming to his senses, Lin Yi looked at the iceberg, showing no embarrassment at having daydreamed. Instead, he said to the iceberg with a serious expression, "Are you crazy?"

Iceberg was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant and said irritably, "You're the one who's sick. Where are all those devices you mentioned?"

“It’s on me,” Lin Yi said with a smile.

"On your body?" Iceberg asked, puzzled.

"You'll find out soon enough. Let's go to your territory, and I'll give you those things," Lin Yi said with a smile.

Iceberg looked puzzled, but seeing that Lin Yi wouldn't say more, he had no choice but to lead Lin Yi outside.

Before they even left the office, they heard Tom's somewhat angry voice outside.

Iceberg sensed something was off about his old man's tone and immediately rushed out. Lin Yi and Duotai exchanged a glance and followed suit.

"Heh, old man, if you know what's good for you, hand over the stuff, or don't blame us for using force," Spandam said coldly.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Tom said, barely suppressing his anger.

"Is that so, old man? You think I would come to you without investigating? Let me tell you, don't push your luck. If I find out anything, you and your relatives and friends will be punished by the World Government," Spandam threatened.

Tom was furious when he heard Spandam's threat, but he restrained himself and denied it again: "I really don't have what you're saying. If you want to search, then search. Don't interfere with my work."

"Hmph, since you old codger don't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for using some tricks. Lucci, teach this old guy a lesson," Spandam said coldly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the man standing behind Spandam slowly walked out. He was tall and imposing, wearing a well-tailored black suit, a snow-white tie, and a small, exquisite dove bow tie, exuding an aura of cool elegance.

The man remained silent, his steps as swift as the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Tom. Then, he suddenly raised his right leg and kicked Tom with fierce force. The kick was incredibly fast, like lightning flashing across the night sky.

However, although Tom was getting on in years, he had once been a brave and fierce man. Faced with Lucci's sudden and swift attack, he showed no fear, and didn't even entertain the slightest thought of dodging. He simply clenched his fists and met Lucci's attack head-on without hesitation.

In an instant, fists and feet clashed, producing a dull thud. A powerful gust of wind suddenly spread out from the two of them, and the surrounding dust rose up, creating a hazy scene.

Lucci's gaze sharpened slightly, clearly surprised that the seemingly elderly man before him had withstood his attack. He thought to himself, "I didn't expect this old fellow to possess such immense energy." However, that was all he thought.