Chapter 279 Fleet

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Captain Gul has been very busy recently. He patrols around every day and "meddles" everywhere.

Sometimes he studied foreign trade with Mosantezoro and the others, sometimes he wore a white safety helmet and went to the construction site to give instructions, occasionally he went to study zombies with Moria, and sometimes he took Weeble to the kitchen to sneak food and discuss new delicacies with Fate.

I am always busy day after day, seeming to be very busy, as if I am involved in everything, but also as if I am doing nothing.

quickly

Two months passed.

The three-masted ship Bird's Nest has also undergone tremendous changes:

I see,

The outermost protective wall has been upgraded into a tall and majestic steel Great Wall, which is two or three times higher than the original one. The part exposed above the sea alone is more than 100 meters long.

On the left and right of the two towering secondary sails, there are two lookout towers, a total of four, corresponding to the four directions of the Bird's Nest, front, back, left and right.

The interior of the wall is like a huge circular bunker, with densely packed and neatly arranged gun muzzles pointed at the surrounding sea. At a command, the cannons can fire at the enemy in 360 degrees without blind spots.

The internal and external structures have also been drastically reinforced to withstand the bombardment of naval warships and the strong winds and waves at sea, so that the inner harbor will always be as calm and peaceful as a lake and suitable for fishing.

The originally ugly gate was replaced with an advanced and handsome double-layer retractable automatic steel gate.

As per Captain Gel's request, Akin first used electric current to engrave two door gods based on the prototypes of Weeble and Barrett on the steel plate, and then Tezoro was responsible for gilding them. Two lifelike, golden, angry-eyed, and intimidating door gods appeared on the gate.

Such a large project is of course very expensive. Even if the labor is free, the materials for upgrading the outer wall alone cost Captain Gur nearly 100 small goals. The development and construction of the main island will also cost a lot of money.

Fortunately, Captain Gel was so poor that he only had money left, so it didn't matter if he spent this little bit of Bailey. The key was that the house must look pleasing to the eye and be comfortable to live in. Moreover, various basic materials such as steel could be bought directly in the system mall, unlike Baoshu Adam, which was troublesome. Otherwise, it would take a lot of effort and time just to transport so many materials back.

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As the caravan's first voyage was imminent, Tom had to postpone the construction of the inner island after completing the renovation of the outer wall and focus his work on the renovation of the merchant ship.

Rebuilding it would be too time-consuming and laborious, so Gur directly asked Ajin to pull back all the medium and large pirate ships for reconstruction when capturing pirates.

At this time, more than a dozen ships were docked neatly next to the newly built dock in the inner harbor.

They are of different sizes and heights, but the overall appearance and style have been transformed into a unified style by Tom, and a lot of gold-plated decorations have been added. More than a dozen ships are shining with gold and look very beautiful. If the same flag is hung, they will be highly recognizable immediately.

Time is limited, so we can only make do with this for the initial transition.

Gel is well aware of the importance of brand, and in the future he will make sure that all merchant ships are built in a uniform manner so that others can tell whose caravan it is from a distance.

It is not difficult to do business in today's ocean environment. The most important thing is to have a strong military force as a guarantee, otherwise it is equivalent to delivering supplies to the pirates.

Therefore, they must use their fists to create a deterrent force like the Four Emperors, or even stronger, to scare the scoundrels and ingrain this fear into their DNA! They must make sure that in the future, when the pirates see the flag of their own caravan on the sea, they will automatically stay away.

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In the conference hall,

As the children had not returned from their training, and Barrett and Weeble were fighting in the square outside, the only people sitting in the hall were the two couples, Mosan and Tesoro, who were in charge of the trade business, Tom who was in charge of transforming the merchant ship, and Moria and Senior.

"How many cargo ships do we have now?"

Ger asked, lying on the sofa.

"Ten of the twelve pirate ships we brought back have already been modified. If we can finish the modification today, we can set sail anytime tomorrow. I guarantee there will be no delays!"

Tom the fishman answered.

"Uh, hahaha, Captain Gill, your idea is really good. These pirates are strong and powerful, and they are all good at work. But they also seem to get tired and need time to rest and recover, so now I arrange them to work in two shifts."

Although Tom had dark circles under his eyes and looked a little tired, his face was filled with a smile that came from the heart.

Captain Gul is indeed a real man, he keeps his word and didn't lie to me!

It was a wise decision for me to join.

Tom thought to himself.

He didn't expect that he would start trading with Water Seven so soon. These past few days, every time he modified a pirate ship, he would think in his heart that these ships would soon bring a large amount of precious materials to Water Seven. He became more and more excited about this work and couldn't stop at all. He completely forgot that even zombies and puppets need rest and he, a normal person, needs rest even more.

"Oh, and here's the design of the merchant ship you requested, Captain."

Tom said as he pulled out a roll of blueprints and placed them on the table.

"Oh? You finished it so quickly? You're really reliable! Mr. Tom, you are worthy of being the world's number one shipbuilder! But you still have to make sure you get more rest and don't tire yourself out. I'll need your help with many things in the future."

"Uh hahaha, don't worry, Captain, I'm as strong as a bull!"

Tom smiled brightly and raised his hand to show off his biceps.

Geer thought for a moment and continued:

"How about this, Mr. Tom, see if there are any shipwrights in the Seven Waters who are suitable to settle here. If there are any, you can write a letter of recommendation and ask Mosan and the others to take it over. Anyway, this island is very spacious. You can recruit some people to come and help you. We have a lot of work to do here."

"There may not be a suitable candidate in the Seven Waters, as they all have families and will not easily leave their homeland. However, I have a younger brother who is also an excellent shipbuilder. If Captain Gol doesn't mind, I will bring him back to Fishman Island when I have the chance. In addition to shipbuilding, he also likes to study, so he can learn from a knowledgeable person like you, the captain."

Tom thought for a moment and said.

"That's great. I'll keep this in mind for you. When I'm done with this period of time, I'll personally take you and Granny Kokoro back to Fishman Island."

Ger said with a smile.

I was thinking that Fishman Island was also a very suitable country for trading. It had a large population base and a huge demand for all kinds of things. The seabed resources were abundant and many things could be sold at a high price when brought to the surface. Moreover, if I wanted to expand the caravan, I could also recruit some fishmen as sailors!

However, it is too far away to do anything now, so we can only wait until the caravan develops to a certain scale before considering it. Although we can go there to trade by ourselves, the business must be stable and sustainable in the long run. We can't have Gel, as the boss, running around the world to do transactions every time.

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