Chapter 105 Wooden Castle
What's worse is that the keel is almost the lifeline of a ship, and once the keel is damaged or broken, it means that the ship is completely scrapped and cannot be repaired.
Since the Straw Hat Pirates did not have a professional shipwright, they naturally neglected to pay attention to and maintain the keel of the Merry. Even Ling Tian himself had never noticed this potential crisis before.
When the other members heard Ling Tian's shouts and gathered around, the atmosphere instantly became tense.
Ling Tian looked around at everyone and said with an extremely heavy heart: "I hope you can stay calm about what I am going to say next, especially Usopp..."
Before he finished speaking, Usopp seemed to have foreseen some ominous ending. He bit his lips tightly and tried hard not to let the tears flow out.
"I'm afraid the Merry won't be able to accompany us for much longer." Ling Tian knew that this sentence would make Usopp sad, but he still said it, "I just checked it carefully, and there are some cracks in the keel of the Merry."
When the other members heard this, they couldn't help but feel sad.
After all, they had been sailing with the Merry for a long time, and it was hard for them to accept the news now.
Robin looked at the Straw Hat Pirates with a puzzled look on her face. She had just joined the Straw Hat Pirates and didn't understand why everyone looked so painful.
In her opinion, it is common for ships to be damaged, and the worst that can happen is to change to another one.
However, the considerate Robin did not say much, as she knew very well that the atmosphere at the moment required silence.
"Even though the Merry will soon be unable to sail, at least before it is completely unable to sail, let us work together to make it a legendary ship that lands on Sky Island!" Ling Tian looked at everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates with a firm gaze and said passionately.
In the original novel, the ship elf appeared on the Sky Island, so Ling Tian had to complete the voyage of the Sky Island with the Merry no matter what.
When Usopp heard what Ling Tian said, he stood up without hesitation and said passionately: "Yes, we must make the Merry the legendary ship that lands on Sky Island!"
The other companions witnessed Usopp's firm action and nodded in agreement.
No matter what, they were determined to get the Merry onto the Sky Island.
"Okay, then let's set off immediately and look for the man named Mont Blanc Kuliquet!" Luffy stood up suddenly, his voice as loud as a bell, his eyes full of expectation and determination.
Ling Tian looked at Luffy's energetic appearance and couldn't help but smile with relief.
This is the result I hope to see.
Rather than having Water 7 suddenly learn about the situation of the Merry in the future, causing a rift between Luffy and Usopp, it would be better to tell them the truth now and let them be mentally prepared in advance.
Not only that, Ling Tian also had his own plans in mind.
He really couldn't bear to see the Merry being burned to ashes by Luffy's fire just like in the original story.
So when the Merry had a ship elf, Ling Tian decided to try his luck in the lottery shop in the system to see if he could draw a treasure that could make Merry materialize.
If he could really get what he wanted, he would carefully place the Merry, which could no longer sail, into the system space and preserve it properly.
Strangely enough, not long ago, Ling Tian accidentally glanced at the system store and was surprised to find that since some time ago, the number of draws in the lottery store had suddenly increased from zero to a full fifty times!
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“Wow… so cool!”
"Is this that person's home?" The Straw Hat Pirates members who came to the other side of Gaya Island couldn't help but exclaim in amazement at the scene in front of them.
Luffy, in particular, stared with his eyes wide open in disbelief at the magnificent castle in front of him, his mouth open so wide that it seemed as if an egg could be stuffed in.
He had never imagined that there would be such a luxurious and dazzling building on such a remote island.
"This Mont Blanc Couliquet is so rich!"
Usopp on the side was also shocked. He originally thought that the guy named Mont Blanc Kulikai was poor and destitute because he was driven out of Devil Town, but now it seems that it is not the case at all!
However, at this moment, Zoro finally couldn't bear it anymore.
He frowned and said impatiently: "You two idiots, open your eyes and see clearly!" Then he pointed his finger at the so-called "castle".
Kuina also ruthlessly exposed the truth: "That's right, Luffy, Usopp, look carefully, it's just a huge piece of wood!"
Hearing this, Luffy and Usopp were stunned. They rubbed their eyes and looked again, and found that the seemingly indestructible castle was actually just an ordinary wooden board.
The other members on the boat had already seen the clues and shook their heads helplessly.
"What kind of dream was he singing for to be expelled from Devil Town?" Nami stared at the wooden board and asked Robin with a puzzled look on her face.
She really couldn't understand why such a person would be treated like this.
Robin shook his head, indicating that he didn't know the specific details: "I only heard that guy claimed that there was a lot of gold buried on this Gaya Island."
"Gold!" Nami's eyes flashed with greed, and her original curiosity was instantly replaced by a desire for wealth.
She stared at the ground beneath her feet, as if she could see gold gushing out from the ground.
"Chopper, keep digging! There must be a lot of gold hidden in here!"
Chopper followed Nami's instructions without hesitation and immediately transformed into an elk form, ready to dig down with all his strength.
However, just when they were getting excited, Ling Tian stepped forward in time to stop Chopper.
"Stop, Chopper. There is no gold on Gaya Island now." Ling Tian said calmly.
He knew very well that the place where the gold was truly hidden was not Gaya Island, but the mysterious sky island suspended in the sky.
When Nami heard this, the expectation on her face suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by deep disappointment.
Chopper also stopped what he was doing and looked at Ling Tian, as if waiting for further explanation.
"Oh, really not?" Nami sighed, unable to hide the disappointment in her heart.
I originally thought that I could find a huge fortune, but now my hopes are dashed.
Ling Tian was speechless when he saw Nami's disappointed look. Didn't he give her 1 billion berries before? Why was she still so interested in gold?
If Nami knew what Ling Tian was thinking, she would definitely scold him. After all, who would complain about having too much money?
