Tom asked angrily. Noah ignored him at this time, but turned to the iceberg and said
"In the hundred years since they disappeared, the reputations of three ancient weapons have been passed down in this world. The most evil battleship in history, a super battleship built by the Seven Water City, can destroy an island with one shot. It is now buried in a secret place in the New World. I can't tell you where it is exactly."
"What! How did you know? Do you really know where it is?"
Tom was horrified. The secret he was prepared to protect with his life was already there in one step? No drawings were needed. People knew where the finished product was directly?
"What's so difficult about this? Don't you know that I'm from O'Hara? It's written in the history text. I know most of the secrets of this world, so I do want your Pluto blueprint, but not that much. Do you understand me?"
Chapter 227 Greater than Pluto
In the dock, Tom was at a loss, unsure whether to believe or not about Pluto's whereabouts.
"We have been digging deep into the history of the past, but we are also paying more attention to the present. A Pluto is indeed very powerful, and he can sink an island with one shot. But what can he do? In my opinion, it is far less important than your sea train."
This statement stunned the people around him. Tom himself did not expect that his sea train would be so highly praised. In his opinion, the creation of this plan was only for the safety of the residents of the Seven Waters.
But in Noah's opinion, this invention is very great. From the perspective of history and development, the sea train is a product that can change the world.
"Destroying an island is something that many people can do. Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit can definitely shatter an island. There are also people in our Revolutionary Army who can destroy an island.
If it was just about destroying the lives on the island, any general-level person could do it. Even more than a peerless strong person, a simple item would do, such as the power rock from the new world.
Pluto is very powerful, but his destructive power is not to the extent of destroying the world.
Besides, if we are just talking about destruction, I believe in the potential of human beings. In the future, more and more powerful weapons will surely be created.”
Listening to Noah's story, everyone felt that Pluto was not that powerful. But in Noah's heart, he still cared about Pluto. One shot destroyed an island, and it didn't matter how big the island was.
Drum Island is also an island, Little Garden is also an island, and the Sabaody Archipelago. These islands are big and small, making Pluto's combat power a mystery.
Besides, there are only a few experts in the world who can destroy an island by themselves. There are very few. Lao Sha's strategy of looking for Pluto does make some sense. His means of stealing the country are also very good, and he has patience. He is much better than Doflamingo, but he is unlucky and was sent to the underwater prison.
"Are the other ancient weapons similar?"
Franky couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. In the eyes of children, who is more powerful is more important.
“They’re all pretty good.”
This is the truth. Before he understands the power of Pluto, he can't say for sure. He continues to look at Tom.
"Each piece of historical text contains secrets that the World Government does not want people to know. There are weapons, prophecies, and apology documents. In addition to O'Hara's people, Roger also knows these."
"Roger!"
"Yeah, didn't I mention this last time when I came to talk to you about Sky Island? Well, let me tell you, Roger knew the content of the historical text and left his own words on Sky Island. You see, many people still know the content of the historical text."
When it comes to One Piece, no one expected that no one had ever thoroughly studied the historical text. The World Government has kept this kind of information strictly sealed.
After hearing this, Tom thought that Noah might not be that interested in the Pluto blueprint, so he relaxed his guard a little. At the same time, he began to doubt his previous evaluation of the Sea Train as great.
"Mr. Noah, excuse me, what is the greatness of the Sea Train?"
"Railway is an important transportation facility in the South China Sea in the future. It is the main artery of economic development in the South China Sea and even the world! It is closely related to the production and life of the masses. It has not only changed the way of life of the masses, but also had a profound impact on the world economy and politics.
We are a revolutionary army, not only ideologically, but also economically and culturally.
Railways are changing a traditional society with low mobility. People are attached to the land, working from sunrise to sunset, and resting from sunset to sunrise, repeating this process day after day. The world will not progress.
And your sea train has greatly promoted the new mode of social development. The importance of the transport revolution to the circulation of goods and the development of capital is great.
On the one hand, from the perspective of market economy, building railway routes is profitable as it can overcome spatial barriers, expand the scope of the market and accelerate the industrial division of labor among regions.
The transport of bulk commodities and rapid population movement provided by train routes promoted industrialization, and many towns were built because of the routes or were replanned to accommodate the routes.
On the other hand, from the perspective of South China Sea integration, the railway network connecting Batlila Island, the Kingdom of Sobel, several major countries, and remote areas is conducive to the masses gaining a unified consciousness in the flow, which can more thoroughly defeat the traditional system of feudal rule by the king. "
Finally, there is one point that has not been mentioned, that is, the railway has also expanded the deployment range, speed and scale of military forces. In Noah's vision, it is reasonable to deploy sea train routes in the core area of the South China Sea, and there will also be several such routes in the periphery. Soldiers can be transported to the front line in a timely manner.
"Um, I didn't understand... Sorry. But I understand the importance of the Sea Train Project, and I am grateful for your recognition."
Tom scratched his head. He only understood the first sentence, which was that the sea train was very powerful and important. He didn't understand the subsequent humanities, economy, and so on.
This is Noah's own problem. Every time he talks about his strategic deployment, he goes into great depth, and most people find it difficult to understand the meaning at first.
"But I still can't go to the South China Sea with you. I'm worried about the final finishing work."
The ox-horned fishman might actually be a branch of the minotaur. This is too stubborn. But it doesn't matter, he still has something to say.
"Do you know that the World Government's plan has already begun, and it's against your disciples? Are you going to ignore it?"
"what!"
Noah directly told the plan of Franky's Battleship and Spandam. This CP5 leader is really good at it. He used the battleship built by Franky to attack the ships of Judicial Island, and then threatened Pluto's blueprints after blaming him. It was done in one go.
If Tom had not sacrificed himself and finally single-handedly taken on the charge of attacking the judicial ship and spared the two apprentices, their story would have ended together.
Bang! Tom punched the ground. He actually wanted to hurt his two apprentices. This was unforgivable! After thinking it over again and again, he made a decision.
"Mr. Noah, I can give you the blueprints, but please make sure to protect Franky and Iceberg!"
After much thought, handing it over to the Revolutionary Army is one of the better options among the few available.
"No, I'm not that interested in the blueprints. It would be fine if you come back to the South China Sea with us and bring Franky and Iceberg with you. We will take care of the World Government and the Seven Water Cities. We can just remotely control this last finishing touch."
"This……"
Chapter 228 Hunting the Seven Water Cities
In the end, Tom replied that he would think about it again. But thinking about it meant that he had wavered in his original idea, which was good. Noah couldn't bear to see such a top shipbuilding master fall to conspiracy.
Before leaving, Noah worriedly asked Franky and Iceberg to persuade Tom more. As long as Tom refused to leave, Noah would not find any reason to help him escape from the conspiracy of the World Government.
The decision for the children was much simpler. The plan for the Sea Train to the Seven Waters would not be delayed, and going to the South China Sea would protect Tom's life, so what was there to choose? He would definitely stand on Noah's side.
A day later, Tom reluctantly agreed. After all, his previous words were so decisive that it was a bit awkward.
He thought about it and decided that he was not afraid of death. After his death, Iceberg would inherit his technology and stay here to build ships. But Franky, this kid, would definitely cause trouble. If they went to the South China Sea together, it would be a relatively satisfactory way.
Tyzog also dealt with the World Government, or more precisely, Spandam. If he hadn't messed around, Judicial Island would have pardoned Tom's crime for his contribution to the construction of the Sea Train.
The reason why Spandam agreed was that the South China Sea Federation gave him the opportunity to make meritorious service during the previous cooperation, but he did not seize it, so he owed him a favor. The second reason was the benefits, which was nothing more than money. The third reason was the promise that if there was any news about the Revolutionary Army in the future, he would definitely be told to make meritorious service again.
In this way, he only managed to gain three years. After three years, he was determined to get Tom. He wanted the great credit of the Pluto blueprint and the benefits given by the South China Sea Federation. He was really greedy.
Taizog agreed to this request without hesitation. Haha, you idiot. Three years later? Three years later, you will be in big trouble.
The two more difficult problems were basically solved. Taizog went directly to the mayor and told him that there were no problems. The mayor was stunned. The South China Sea Federation was so capable. It took only a few days to solve everything.
He quickly replied that after consultation at the city hall these days, they were pushing for Tom's secondment.
Afterwards, Tyzog and Noah talked about the recent progress of the work. The task this time was basically completed, but there were still many additional tasks to be done. For example, money.
At this stage, the South China Sea Federation still has some money, otherwise how can it supply it to the World Government and how can it deal with the CP department. However, the future development of the sea train plan and the construction of communication base stations that have already been carried out are all crazy wastes of money.
Seeing a large amount of funds disappear every day, Longdu began to lose his hair and was worried. Currently, the South China Sea Federation is spending money everywhere, including education, public health, military maintenance, and scientific research and development.
But the income is too little. Taxes, without being exploited, are not much. The South Sea Federation was a relatively poor country before, so there is no tax after the merger.
Business has not been developed yet, because of the hostile relations with other countries in the South China Sea, it is a bit bad. Is it crazy to issue bonds at this time? When credibility is insufficient, are you going to use your head as a guarantee?
It is indeed difficult to build a base station under this situation. You can't let Long Mengmian go to other places to rob Tianshangjin. What you have in hand for the time being is the war reparations from 20 countries and the ransom of the surrendered soldiers.
For this matter, Noah also had some ideas and decided to reduce some of the pressure on the revolutionary army. Relying on one federation cannot carry out so many plans. So he should introduce some resources from outside and make more allies.
Building train routes has such a promising future for making money, we should bring in a few more old friends to invest.
Lord Nick, who had just returned from a meeting in the Council Chamber, was resting on the sofa and enjoying a massage from his maid.
There was no way he could go to the meeting so early. He started out as a businessman, and although he donated a title after becoming a wealthy businessman, he could only accompany the team and listen to some decisions.
The South China Sea Federation is indeed powerful. It has dealt with the World Government so quickly. It would be great if it could get in touch with this emerging country. With his keen business sense, he knows that there must be business opportunities everywhere.
"Sir, Mr. Adam is here to visit."
"Okay. Please let him in."
Adam? Why are you looking for me at this time?
"Borrow money?
Can you tell me what you want to borrow the money for? If you have any trouble, please tell me and I will see if I can help you solve some problems or provide some ideas. "
Oh, he's a writer. He's really greedy. He gave me some money before, but now he's asking for more. At worst, I can just give him some money and leave.
"This one……"
Seeing Adam in such a dilemma, Lord Nick sneered even more. You want to borrow money without saying anything, and the more the better. I think you are so shameless.
"Then I'm telling you, you can go but don't tell anyone else!"
"Yes, don't worry, integrity is my creed."
It's funny, they have to share this interesting story with other nobles. It's not the first time they have done this, especially when discussing the privacy of some celebrities.
"The South China Sea Federation plans to set up a sea train operating company. I have some connections inside, so...it's impossible for me to become a shareholder, but I can contract some routes, including participating in the subsequent operations. I want to borrow more money, um...that Lord Nick? What's wrong with you?"
Lord Nick's pupils contracted. What happened? Of course he was ecstatic!
When people from the South China Sea came to inspect the sea train, the dignitaries of the Seven Water Cities all beat their chests and stamped their feet after the investigation. Why couldn't the Grand Line enjoy such a good opportunity to make a fortune!
Just think about it, after those routes are opened, is that making money? Is that robbing money? That is a business that is faster than robbing money!
It's a pity that they can't get involved, otherwise they would have to squeeze in. Since they can't earn it themselves, no one else can earn it. They also sent people to do some of the subsequent troublemaking.
The South China Sea Federation was really too powerful this time, absolutely a dragon crossing the river level, even the World Government took a few days to deal with it, so everyone was so quiet. As a result, a bright breakthrough appeared.
"Ahem, come on, someone, quickly bring me the tea leaves I bought from the Sabaody Archipelago. We need to entertain Mr. Adam well when he comes."
By the time the tea was ready, Lord Nick had calmed down a little.
"Mr. Adam, I want to ask, the South China Sea Federation has a lot of money. Why did they contract this out? Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious."
Haha… He deliberately glanced left and right, then leaned forward, lowered his body and spoke.
Chapter 229 The Skilled Hunter
"The South China Sea Federation has swept through 20 countries, so it's a bit difficult to build routes. You say that business is about making money through harmony, but how can we do it when there are already enemies? So opening up to the outside world is to attract some funds. After all, with so many routes, the cost of starting construction is relatively high.
The second is to ease the situation. If we all make money together, the annual dividends will be an astronomical figure. If we all make money, why fight? Isn't the relationship eased..."
That makes sense, but this is also your Nanhai business, and we in the Seven Waters City cannot interfere. After thinking for a while, he told Adam to wait, turned back to the study and wrote a piece of paper.
"Mr. Adam, for the sake of our friendship, can you help me with this project? How about we earn the future dividends together?"
How did we get such a deep friendship? Oh, the piece of paper handed over, um, we have a very deep friendship.
But Adam still showed some hesitation, and seeing that Lord Nick was in a state of anxiety, he decided to strike while the iron was hot and give the young man some advice.
"Hehe, brother Adam, even if I lend you money, how big a business can you do? Why don't we do it together? You have connections, I have money, let's make it bigger and stronger together and create greater glory!"
Become bigger and stronger? Do you want a rifle? He hesitated again, gritted his teeth, and stamped his feet.
"Hey, let's do it. But how much money is needed and how to divide the shares, this matter..."
"Don't worry. I'll take out some assets in the next few days and figure out how much I can get involved. Given our relationship, you have the final say on how to divide it. If we're going to do this, let's make it a big deal."
"Then it's a deal, Brother Nick. By the way, you must keep it a secret!"
"Yeah, sure!"
Just kidding, when you eat alone, you must keep it a secret. Nick decided that he would never tell anyone, and with a big smile on his face, he personally escorted Adam out the door.
When he returned to his study, he burst into laughter. Adam was such a fool. As long as he was given the opportunity to contact the train company of the South China Sea Federation, he would be confident that he could handle everything. Then he would kick Adam away. What kind of person wanted to share his money?
Noah was also full of joy after he left the house. He didn't know about Lord Nick's little calculations. When discussing the primitive accumulation of capital in Capital, it was said that "capital came into the world, from head to toe, every pore was dripping with blood and filth." How could he not know this knowledge that even Tyzog knew?
This is just the beginning, and Lord Nick will cry someday.
Back in his room, Noah continued to work on his plan, occasionally leaking some information. Of course, it was all indirect, such as Mr. Adam and Lord Nick had a good chat recently, and Lord Nick was cleaning up some unimportant industries recently.
Other big businessmen would definitely ask if Nick, the sinister old man, had heard anything. The answer they got was nothing, just a routine cleanup of not very high-quality assets, don't get me wrong.
The watertight rhetoric was perfect. If he believed the words that we can all make money together, he would have been thrown into a stinking ditch long ago. This group of people, including himself, are just a group of poisonous snakes.
If nothing else, the accident happened.
