Chapter 397: From Tom's Shipbuilding to the Kozuki Family

Now that the decision has been made at the highest level, what happens next is not a problem.

It is actually not very difficult to go through the doldrums. All you need to do is build a ship that can sail in the doldrums.

This kind of ship needs to meet two conditions. Lex said to Tom:

"The first is to not use wind power to sail, and replace the sailboat's power source with electricity or other energy sources. The second is to avoid attacks from sea kings in the calm zone. I know about this. All you need to do is inlay seastone on the bottom of the ship. The sea factor aura emitted by seastone is similar to that of the deep sea, and can avoid attacks from sea kings."

Inlay seastone technology!

This kind of thing is not difficult to implement, the difficult part is how to think of this. Lex is familiar with the plot and naturally knows that Vegapunk developed this technology in the future. Now Lex is just repeating others' ideas, but to Tom, it sounds like an extremely brilliant idea and creativity.

"Lord Lex's idea is very feasible. Inlaying seastone on the bottom of the ship? It is indeed an unprecedented idea."

Lex smiled faintly and didn't explain further.

With Lex's current achievements and strength, even if he says many incredible or ahead-of-the-time remarks and ideas, it will not arouse anyone's doubts, because he is Leon Lex.

Tom tilted his head and continued to think. He was a technology geek. When he heard that there was an opportunity to create a ship that could cross the doldrums, a brainstorm immediately started in his mind. He thought about the feasibility and details of this matter from all angles. Tom asked Lex:

"Lord Lex, if we want to use the method of inlaying seastone, then the demand for seastone must be quite high. I heard that most of the seastone circulating on the sea now comes from the mysterious warrior country in the New World, and the price of seastone has always been high. In this case, the cost of the ship may be-"

Tom was an experienced shipbuilder. He knew that the ship that Lex envisioned must be popularized, so the cost issue was the primary concern.

It is of little significance to simply build one or two ships that can cross the doldrums. What Lex wants is the Age of Exploration with thousands of ships competing to cross the doldrums.

Roy heard Tom's hesitation and replied on behalf of Lex:

"Mr. Tom, you don't have to worry about this. The reason why the seastone in Wano Country remains high is because someone has been indulging Wano Country. If that person stops indulging Wano Country, then the seastone deposits in Wano Country will be ours. The New World belongs to us, so what does Wano Country matter to?"

Lex did not react to Roy's sarcastic words. Instead, Stussy and Gion whispered to each other:

"Sister Stussy, did you hear that? Brother Roy is in Yin Yang Lex~"

"Of course I heard it. Roy has long been fed up with Lex's constant disregard for Wano Country."

"It seems that Lex has always been thinking about Roger's old relationship, so he ignores the existence of the Kozuki Family."

"You can't say that. Xiao Zhiyuan, you are also half Wano countryman, the Ugetsu family. It seems that brother Lex also has the blood of the Ugetsu family."

Gion pouted slightly, "No, we don't like Wano Country, and we don't know anyone from the Ugetsu family. They are all old stories from my father and Uncle Shiki's generation."

Stussy covered her mouth and chuckled: "It seems that everyone likes Wano Country~"

"Hmm~ Only Lex, this idiot, is still obsessed with Roger's old relationship. What a pedantic man~"

Gion looked at Beni again and whispered, "Sister Beni, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Benny half lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed. She was a shy person to begin with, so of course she wouldn't answer questions about such a controversial topic as Gion.

Roy on the side couldn't bear to watch it anymore——

"I say, there is something wrong with you two women. Why are you being so sarcastic? Isn't Lex just a little bit old-fashioned, a little bit stupid, and a little bit inflexible? How come in your mouths, he becomes a weak and incompetent waste? Lex is not such a person. Do you think I am right, Shanuo?"

No matter how dumb Shanuo was, he could tell that these people had their own thoughts. Gion and Stussy were playing the good cop role, while Roy was playing the bad cop role. Their back and forth were mocking Lex's intention to protect the existence of Wano Country. They were just mocking Lex.

Of course, Shanuo would not miss such a good opportunity to mock Lex, and immediately started to scold him:

"You are wrong! In my opinion, although Lex is pedantic, he is a man of loyalty and righteousness."

"Roger was kind to Rex during his lifetime. He helped Rex realize his plan by becoming his son and opening up the great era. Rex is grateful for Roger's old kindness. Let alone a small Kozuki Oden in Wano Country, even a dog of Kozuki Oden's family will be treated as a guest of honor and treated well. He wants to be humble and serve the Kozuki family like a cow or a horse, and let the Kozuki family stand on his neck and shit. Only in this way can Rex's original intention of repaying kindness be reflected, and he can be worthy of Roger's kindness! This is our Rex! This is our brother, this is the true nature of the king of the new world! ~"

Although Shanuo's IQ is not very high, he has spent a long time with Roy, Lex and others, and has learned a lot of sarcastic words. Now he is going to put them into practice on Lex.

After these words, Gion, Stussy and Benny all covered their mouths and chuckled. Roy also raised the corner of his mouth. Tom on the side didn't know the inside story, but he also smiled slightly.

Lex's face was as dark as ink. He had a good temper, but he was not the kind of person who would let anyone stand on his neck and shit. Shanuo's words were somewhat personal, but Lex did not rush to refute, but asked everyone:

"So how do you want me to deal with Wano Country and Kozuki?"

Roy was merciless. When it came to dealing with the Guangyue family, Roy said bluntly: "Kill."

Shano was more humane: "Roger has indeed helped us a lot, but we have never owed him anything. If Rex had not intentionally helped him, Roger would not have arrived at Raftel so easily. Kozuki Oden is just a translator on Roger's ship, not Roger's best friend like Rayleigh. We don't need to indulge Kozuki Oden's presence in Wano Country all the time."

Xia Nuo is not stupid, although he is a little naive sometimes, but when it comes to truly major issues, he can always hit the nail on the head and see the essence of things.

Lex looked at Gion again: "What do you think, dear?"

Gion's full name is Uzuki Gion. His father, Uzuki Fuyuki, once sailed from Wano Country, wandered on the Grand Line, and finally settled in the North Sea Tingyu Dojo. Therefore, Gion has the blood of the Uzuki family, which is one of the daimyo of Wano Country.

Coincidentally, Lex's grandmother, Uetsuki Ryoko, is also the daughter of the daimyo of the Uetsuki family. In a word, Lex also has some blood of the Uetsuki family.

Lex himself certainly doesn't care about blood ties. In his opinion, blood ties are just pedantic shackles. What really determines a person is his heart and dreams.

But Lex can ignore it himself, but he cannot ignore the thoughts of Gion, Golden Lion and others.

Do we really want to attack Wano Country?

Lex has yet to make up his mind.

Roy's eyes flickered as he thought of a win-win solution:

"Why not let the World Government come? Don't they want Seastone? Then we can give it to Wano Country temporarily, kill with a borrowed knife, and then seize the results."

Lex understood what Roy meant, and this approach was consistent with Roy's usual style - vicious and cruel.

Lex did not answer directly, but looked at everyone:

"Let's prepare for the banquet first. I heard that Marinford is going to have a military parade. We can go and visit it after the banquet."

Roy nodded slightly and said no more.

Xia Nuo began to prepare for the banquet with grunts and groans, and the three beauties also helped each other.

Tom's secretary Kokoro just returned with Iceberg and Franky. A large amount of fresh ingredients were placed on the barbecue grill, and fine wine was taken out from Lex's alien space. The relaxed and joyful family banquet dispelled the heavy atmosphere, and everyone began to have fun.