Pirate: This shooter is a bit fierce

Hulk Island.

There is a garbage disposal site next to the dock on the northeast coast of the Seven Water City. Major shipyards will dismantle abandoned ships and pile them there. Over time, countless ship wreckages will connect to each other to form a new island.

Today, Tom's Studio, which has not yet made its mark in the Seven Waters City, is located on the western corner of the island, with a wooden bridge as the only access to the main island.

"Why does this shop look so much like Franky's House? Could it be some kind of inheritance? How interesting!"

Walking on the wooden bridge, Daro looked with interest at the sign not far away, which was obviously made from a sampan taken down from an old ship, and laughed.

Who could have imagined that the future famous Carrera Shipbuilding Company would come out of this small workshop, and it was even here that Tom designed the famous sea train.

"Tom! I'm back!" Kokoro, who was walking in front of the crowd, trotted across the floating bridge first, rushed into [Tom's studio], and simply gathered the tool boxes scattered on the ground.

"Really? You keep leaving things in a mess. Aren't you afraid that guests will come and laugh at you?" Kokoro started muttering like an old maid who is urgently tidying up the room before her daughter-in-law comes in for an interview.

At the same time, Tom, who was hiding in the office drawing, heard the noise and came out of the room. When he saw it was Kokoro, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It turned out to be Kokoro, why is he still in such a hurry? I thought there was a thief!"

"What a thief! A distinguished guest is coming, get ready!" In front of Tom, Kokoro was not as restrained as he was in front of Darrow. Instead, he returned to his original carefree nature and spoke arrogantly with his hands on his hips.

The little guy has two faces!

Darrow, who walked in from the gate, looked at Kokoro strangely, and then looked around the studio.

Although it is called a shipyard, the entire layout is more like the auto repair shop in Daro's previous life. In the front is a large shipbuilding area with a huge gantry standing in the middle, and behind the shipbuilding area are two connected offices.

"I guess this must be Tom, the boss of the studio!" Darrow walked up to a tall and fat white-bearded fishman and looked at his slightly funny face with a smile.

"Hehe." Tom touched his chin and laughed out loud with his very personal laugh. Then he waved his hand and led everyone to his office.

"Excuse me, guests, what can I do for you? If it is shipbuilding or ship repairing, I can help you." Tom cleared the drawings on his desk and took out a few teacups from the drawer next to him.

"Mr. Tom, was there anyone else visiting just now?" Darrow asked curiously, looking at the other steaming teacup on the table.

"Oh, an elder whom I haven't seen for many years just visited us, but he has left now." Tom took the teacups to the sink and washed them, then placed them in front of Daro and the others one by one. At the same time, he took out a box of treasured seaweed tea, a specialty of Fishman Island.

"Well, let me do it." Kokoro looked at Tom's slightly clumsy movements of making tea, sighed, then snatched the teapot from Tom's hand and started making tea for several people.

While tasting the flavorful seaweed tea, Darrow explained to Tom the purpose of his visit. After Tom learned that Darrow and his friends were Kokoro's saviors, his attitude became even more enthusiastic.

"You saved Kokoro, so you can be considered our [Tom Studio]'s benefactors. I'll take care of the shipbuilding." Tom said confidently, patting his chest.

Tom was very confident, but Darrow was a little worried. Of course, this worry was not because of concern about Tom's craftsmanship, but because he saw the small state of the shipyard and was worried that the other party would not have enough manpower.

After all, from the moment Darrow entered the studio and looked all the way around, he saw that besides Tom and Kokoro, there were only nine other boat workers and a frog named "Heng Gang" in the shipyard.

With such manpower, if they were to take over Daro's order worth tens of billions, I'm afraid that even after the Valley of the Gods is over next year, Daro won't be able to see this new ship.

"My new ship order is quite large and the requirements are also quite high. I wonder if you, Mr. Tom, have any plans to expand your staff..." Darrow spoke frankly, expressing his concerns.

"Oh! Captain Darrow, are you planning to build a giant ship? Also, how much budget do you plan to invest?" Tom asked as he opened his notebook and took out a pen to take notes.

"It's not a giant ship, but it has to be larger than a medium-sized ship. There's no upper limit on the budget, but I want you to use the best materials and technology." Daro said as he tapped the table with his two fingers.

"Hiss! There's no upper limit!" Tom took a breath of cold air when he heard it, raised his eyebrows and looked at the "big-talking" young man in disbelief.

Seeing that Tom seemed unconvinced, Darrow smiled and asked Sophia to put several briefcases in her hands on the table, and then opened them in front of Tom like in a gangster movie in his previous life.

"Here is one billion Baileys, which can be used as a deposit to you, Mr. Tom. In addition, we have purchased an extra treasure tree Adam," Darrow spread his hands and said calmly but solemnly.

To be honest, if it were anyone else, Darrow would not be so confident in entrusting everything to him, but Tom was different, not only because of his honest character, but more importantly, he had the lifelong pursuit of a shipbuilder - to build the most perfect ship in the world.

It has to be said that no matter which world it is, a large amount of money can always bring a huge impact to people. Seeing the 10 billion Baileys in cash in front of him, Tom was so shocked that he stood up directly from his seat.

After hearing that Daro and his team even bought a precious tree Adam for this new ship, Tom became even more nervous and his whole body began to tremble slightly.

"Mr. Darrow, please be sure to hand over this ship to our Tom Studio to build. I guarantee with my dignity as a shipbuilder that I will build you the best ship in the world." Tom pleaded in a solemn tone.

"Haha!" Seeing Tom's nervous look, Darrow gently patted him on the shoulder and said, "Since I'm here, I'm naturally planning to entrust this new ship to Tom's studio, but I can't stay in the Seven Waters for too long...

"So please try to recruit as many people as possible and help me build this new ship as quickly as possible. I hope I can set sail on it in a month."

Tom heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what Darrow said, but he still patted his chest as if to show his determination, indicating that everything was up to him.

After finishing the serious business, Darrow chatted with Tom about some family matters. The other party's generous character left a very good impression on Darrow.

Just as Darrow had finalized everything and was preparing to leave, he caught a glimpse of a figurehead in the corner of the shipyard that had not yet been installed on a ship.

"Mr. Tom, there is one more thing. I would like to trouble you to help me find a skilled woodcarver." Seeing the wood sculpture, Daro thought of carving a new body for Namib.

"Oh, I wonder what Mr. Darrow wants?"

Tom, who had just received a huge order, was in a good mood and naturally did not refuse. In fact, he himself was a skilled woodcarver and many of the bow wood carvings of new ships were carved by him personally.

Darrow did not hide anything and explained his needs to Tom in detail. In order to carve out Namib's new body, the most important thing was precision, and there was no room for error.

"It's a bit too difficult for me to carve this kind of precision using the old treasure tree Adam." After hearing Darrow's almost exaggerated precision requirements, Tom smiled bitterly.

"Even you can't do it!" Daro frowned. It was not that he had high requirements, but if the carving was not precise enough, some joints of the body might not be able to swing flexibly.

"However, I know someone who can achieve this precision, and don't worry, I believe he will be happy to carve it for you." Tom changed the subject.

Kokoro on the side nodded thoughtfully, and glanced in the direction of another office in an extremely obscure manner.

"Then I'll leave it to you!" Darrow smiled upon hearing the good news, and walked out of Tom's studio with Tom's farewell.

……

After Darrow and the others completely left the Shipwreck Island.

The door that had been tightly closed suddenly opened, and a burly man in a dark blue karate uniform and a black belt came out of the short door with his back bent.

The man who interviewed Tom before Darrow's arrival was none other than Herman, the Leviathan sea monster whom Darrow had rescued but left without saying a word.

"I have heard your request. Please leave the woodcarving commission to me."