Chapter 79: The Great Hammer Brigade, Respective Thoughts
Pluton — another Ancient Weapon.
Unlike Poseidon, who is only born every few hundred years, Pluton has always existed.
The historical Pluton is now sealed beneath Wano Country, though few know about this.
And another set of blueprints, after being passed down through countless shipwrights, ended up in Tom's hands.
The history of the blueprint's inheritance is long. It is said that shipwrights left it behind to prevent a certain Ancient Weapon from falling into the hands of villains, ensuring others would have a weapon to counter it.
Tom was very familiar with these blueprints. Although the complex craftsmanship and massive hull meant giving birth to this battleship would be fraught with difficulties.
However, one could still gain some useful knowledge from it, and Tom had learned quite a lot.
If he gave this to Nereus...
"If we can gather the excellent shipwrights of the entire Fish-man Island and spend some time, perhaps we really can build it... But... would this be a blessing or a curse...
No, the current Fish-man Island isn't ready..."
As one of the best shipwrights in the world, Tom could judge that building that ship was by no means an easy task. Fish-man Island's "Noah" looked like a child's toy in front of it.
Fish-man Island's national strength was not yet sufficient.
"Let's wait and see. But to build this thing... perhaps we really need to rely on the power of the legendary Great Hammer Brigade..."
The Galley-La Great Hammer Brigade (Note: Likely referencing a fanfic specific group or a play on Galley-La Company + Elbaf giants) hailed from Elbaf, with over a hundred members, many of whom were Ancient Giants. They were also excellent shipwrights.
In Tom's eyes, perhaps only these Giants could complete such a monumental task at the fastest speed.
Amidst hesitation, Tom chose to wait and see. These blueprints could only appear at the right time; otherwise, they would only bring disaster.
The World Government and the Marines, however, didn't feel much about this.
Under normal circumstances, member nations were protected by the World Government. If a King's power was usurped and the King sought help from the World Government, the Government would dispatch Marines to help reclaim the throne.
Similar things had happened in the Sorbet Kingdom, but this wasn't absolute.
After Wapol was driven away, the World Government didn't care much about him. Instead, Dalton, who continued paying the Heavenly Tribute, took over the throne as a matter of course.
In the World Government's view, who the King was didn't matter. Whether the Heavenly Tribute could be paid was the important thing.
After Wapol made it big again using the Munch-Munch Fruit and became wealthy, he eventually returned to his seat at the World Council (Reverie).
"That guy Nereus became King. He's just a pirate; does he really think he can govern a country well?"
"What does it have to do with us? With his personality, the ones who should have a headache are those pirates. Let him play his house game."
Inside Mary Geoise, in the vast conference room, only Saturn and Nusjuro were present. It was unknown what the other Five Elders were doing.
Nusjuro would occasionally unsheathe the weapon in his hand. The blade, like his shiny bald head, reflected quite a bit of light from time to time.
They weren't ordinary Celestial Dragons; they had no interest in slaves or whatsoever, nor any need to dive into the deep sea.
Only those wanted by the World Government, unable to pass through the Red Line openly, would take that route.
From Saturn's own perspective, Nereus might even wipe out quite a few pirates in the deep sea, reducing some trouble for the World Government.
As for whether Nereus would do something...
He hadn't done anything yet, had he?
The World Government's logic had always been to patch leaks wherever they sprung. Before the stick actually hit them on the head, they usually just watched from the sidelines.
"When was the last time we communicated with Fish-man Island?"
"Two hundred years ago? Anyway, it was when the last 'Poseidon' was alive. That was the first time Fish-man Island joined the World Government, and the only time.
Compared to this, has the kid from the Garling family been found?"
"No. Roger is also a troublesome guy..."
Compared to Nereus in the deep sea who hadn't affected them for the time being, Saturn and Nusjuro were more curious about when Garling's child could be found.
Even among high-ranking Marines, many shared this thought.
After all, regarding pirates, the Marines and the World Government always held two attitudes. Those they could deal with, naturally, had to be arrested as soon as possible to prove their usefulness to member nations worldwide.
But once a pirate became influential, occupied significant territory, and possessed extreme personal strength, they would be temporarily ignored.
As long as this pirate didn't blatantly do anything too excessive, the status quo would be maintained temporarily. In the era of the Yonko (Four Emperors), there was even an unwritten rule within the Marines that one must not actively start a war with a Yonko without orders.
The deep sea of Fish-man Island, looking across the entire ocean, was also a rare natural barrier, making this even more true.
On the contrary, some people who had already left the Marines were deep in thought at this moment.
"Is this your revolution, Mr. Nereus?"
In the South Blue, Dragon, who had already left the Marines, was planning his next move on a rather remote island.
Having witnessed the many matters at God Valley and knowing those monsters with powerful combat strength and complex mechanisms, Dragon knew very well that his current strength wasn't enough.
After all, he was just Garp's biological son; he didn't put in 200 times the effort to instantly learn Garp's "Galaxy Impact."
Dragon didn't understand the situation of the Ryugu Kingdom, but he realized that Nereus was launching his own actions.
On the MADS research ship, Wobbegong merely glanced at the newspaper, said nothing, and continued his research.
He knew very well that Fish-man Island would need many things in the future.
But in the Underworld of the New World, this was the real bombshell.
Smuggling, shipping—it was too difficult for various businesses to bypass Fish-man Island. Although some people had connections allowing their goods to pass through the Red Line,
That inevitably involved being exploited heavily. For those underground merchants who valued money as much as life, this was undoubtedly unacceptable.
If talking about who was affected the most, it was definitely Umit.
At this moment, he had summoned all contactable bosses and captains under his command via Transponder Snail to start a meeting.
"Listen well. I reiterate: we are in the shipping business, earning money from freight. Do not touch things you shouldn't touch.
Slaves, especially Merfolk and Fish-man slaves—absolutely do not harbor such thoughts! When passing through Fish-man Island, give them whatever they want, and do not resist! Understood?!"
"Lord Umit, recently the price of slaves in the market has generally risen. Even just transporting..."
"I said don't touch it! What reason do you think makes them willing to pay more? No matter how much money you earn, you need to be alive to spend it..."
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