Chapter 426 No, this ship is wrong
Since Franky and Iceberg are temporarily unavailable, Zhang Daye and the others have no choice but to stay in the Seven Water City for a few more days.
Wendy will not give up her daily practice. She follows Zhang Daye's advice and tries her best to improve her magic power. Zhang Da can also help Wendy in this regard, after all, his magic power also needs to be improved.
To improve magic power is to improve the person who collects the magic power. Generally speaking, there are two directions: one is physical, and the other is spiritual.
There is no trick to improving your physical body, just work out as hard as you can. Take Natsu, who is also a dragon slayer, as an example.
Improving mental strength is also very important. Refer to the way Capricornus spirit Caplico guided Lucy in her practice, which is a method similar to meditation.
Wendy and Xia Lulu both know the specific method, which may be slightly different from the Star Spirit Mage, but Zhang Da is not sure. Anyway, he just needs to learn from Wendy.
Wendy does physical training every day, so she doesn't need to strengthen it deliberately for the time being. However, she is a little slack in her mental strength.
At this time, Wendy and Xia Lulu were sitting cross-legged facing each other, and Zhang Da was also sitting cross-legged sideways.
"Pfft~" Zhang Da also glanced at Xia Lulu and accidentally laughed out loud.
"What?" Xia Lulu looked at him dissatisfiedly.
Zhang Da also tried hard to hold back his laughter: "Sorry, haha... it's just that the cat's sitting posture is too, ahem, too cute, I couldn't help it."
Wendy looked at Xia Lulu's posture carefully, and quickly covered her mouth with her little hands, her cheeks puffed up.
Xia Lulu covered her forehead: "Even Wendy..."
"I'm sorry, Xia Lulu, now that Brother Tatsuya said that... Haha~" Wendy hurriedly wanted to apologize, but her attention had already been diverted by Zhang Tatsuya, and she couldn't help herself.
"Really?" Xia Lulu turned into a human and sat back down, saying helplessly, "Is this okay?"
Zhang Daye and Wendy nodded quickly.
Tom left the training room disappointed.
"Then let's get started." Wendy closed her eyes and demonstrated while explaining, "First, sit down like this and keep a calm mind."
Zhang Da also closed his eyes, and his thoughts immediately drifted away. If he had just closed his eyes, would he not have been amused by Xia Lulu's appearance? He shook his head and listened carefully to Wendy's words.
"Then concentrate your mind and use your skin to feel the changes in the air, the flow of the wind, and the magic of the sky..."
Zhang Da also did so. This was something completely different from the perception of seeing and hearing. When he concentrated, his skin became sensitive and he could clearly "see" the air flow around his body no matter how subtle it was.
"Next, adjust your breathing rhythm, as if you are becoming one with the air."
The surroundings were extremely quiet, with seemingly only the sounds of the three people's breathing. Zhang Da also adjusted his breathing according to Wendy's method, and soon he felt as if he might be blown away by the wind at any time.
"I'm in good shape now. Let's try to release some magic power..."
Whoosh~
A small whirlwind rose up with Zhang Daye as the center, spinning around him continuously. After lasting for a while, it broke with a pop sound and disappeared.
The situation with Wendy was similar, and a simple mental training was completed.
Zhang Da also carefully felt the magic power in his body and found that it had indeed improved slightly. The increase was very small, but it was a good thing for him. It showed that his magic power foundation was not that weak, which was cause for celebration.
Next, the three of them did some spiritual training, interspersed with some magic exercises, and the morning training ended.
"Hmm..." Zhang Da also stretched comfortably, "Change your clothes and get ready. We are going to visit the islands connected by the sea train today."
"Yeah!" Wendy nodded, and Xia Lulu returned to her cat form. It would be tiring to maintain the human form for a long time.
The chosen mode of transportation was of course the sea train. Jackie Chan, Wendy and Vivi had never experienced it before, so they boarded this train floating on the sea with some curiosity.
"There are so many people." Rui Mengmeng remembered that it wasn't this crowded the last time she came.
Ye Yan said: "Looking at their appearance, many of them seem to be going to those islands to purchase goods. After all, everything is in short supply after the disaster."
Weiwei looked around excitedly: "Is this the sea train? I think I heard Ikalem talk about it!"
"It's amazing that a train can run on the sea." There are trains in Wendy's world, but there are no trains that can run on the sea.
"Compared to that..." Jackie Chan was surprised for a moment, then looked at Wendy worriedly, "Are you really okay sitting on this?"
"Huh?" Wendy was unable to react for a moment.
However, with a whistle, the carriage shook slightly, and the sea train rumbled out of the station.
Wendy's expression suddenly turned ugly: "Ouch~ It hurts so much!"
"Oh no." Xia Lulu said in distress, "I forgot that Wendy gets dizzy in transportation again."
"Hey? Why?" Weiwei asked in confusion, "Didn't everything go well when we were riding Blue yesterday?"
"Because... wuu ...
The Dragon Slayer can fight on the back of a dragon, and it's okay to ride on other animals, but if it's an animal such as a horse-pulled cart, it won't stand it either.
Perona asked, "What should we do now? Jump out of the car?"
Uncle Long was the first to object: "How can the sea train do something so dangerous when it's so fast?"
After saying that, he also felt something was wrong. Several people here could fly, and jumping out of the car didn't seem dangerous.
"I, I want to get off..." Wendy tried to get out through the window pitifully, but now she didn't even have the strength to open the window or break the glass.
The passengers around her all gave sympathetic looks. This cute little girl actually got carsick, which made her look even cuter. Another look...
Zhang Da also said: "Wendy, do you want to try the magic of adjusting balance?"
"Woo woo woo..." Wendy nodded quickly.
Zhang Da also stretched out his hands, and a soft light fell on Wendy: "Troyia!"
“Woo…” Wendy’s complexion improved and she wiped the sweat from her forehead. “Much better. Thank you, Brother Tatsuya.”
Xia Lulu was surprised and said, "You even learned Troia."
Zhang Da also smiled and said, "I learned this from Wendy after she had her first seasickness problem. I thought it would be useful if I ever need to fight on someone else's ship."
"Even a black-hearted boss can be reliable sometimes." Perona never praised Zhang Daye properly. She wondered, "Since Wendy can do it herself, why doesn't she use it herself?"
Wendy said, "Because I can't use Troia when I'm seasick."
Troia's effect time is limited, and continuous use will cause resistance, so you can't rely on it for long-term travel. It can only be used in emergencies in battle or for short trips.
Fortunately, the sea train was fast enough and it didn't take too long to reach the next island, allowing Wendy to leisurely enjoy the scenery, play chess and cards with everyone.
After spending three days touring the three islands connected by the sea train, everyone returned to the Seven Water City.
As she walked out of the station, Vivi suddenly had an idea: "Wouldn't it be convenient if such trains were built in various cities in Alabasta?"
"Of course it will be very convenient." If you want to be rich, you must first build roads. Zhang Da also wanted to congratulate Wei Wei on realizing the essence of getting rich, but he still reminded her, "Doing this kind of thing will cost a lot of money, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to lay railways in the desert. You must be well prepared before taking action."
"Well, there will always be a way!" Weiwei is very optimistic. If sea trains can be built on the sea, then why can't sand trains be built in the desert?
"Then you have to work hard." Zhang Da also said, "Okay, let's disband. I'm going to ask Franky about the ship. Anyone want to join us?"
The lolis disappeared first, and everyone else had their own things to do. In the end, the only ones accompanying Zhang Daye were Shark Chili and Tom, who felt bored and wanted to run away but was caught back.
After a few days, the buildings of the Seven Water City had been almost repaired. With the help of a large number of boatmen, the efficiency was very high.
The Franky family has also returned to their own territory and continued to run their own small shipyard business.
Thanks to the Amber Travel Group, a few pirate groups that overestimated their capabilities came to cause trouble these days. Franky and his crew easily took care of them and made some extra money.
Citizens were amazed to hear that Franky easily defeated a pirate with a bounty of over 30 million with his robotic arm.
Zhang Da was also surprised: "It turns out that 30 million is already considered a big pirate..."
"A pirate with a bounty of 30 million is already someone who can easily rob a town." Shark Chili said, "For ordinary people, he is already an unimaginable big shot."
Zhang Da also knew the truth, but he had encountered stronger opponents before, so his vision naturally became higher. He no longer took the pirate with a bounty of 30 million seriously.
"Mr. Tatsuya, Mr. Shark Pepper."
Shark Chili recognized the person who greeted him: "It's Zanbai, is Frankie there?"
"Yes, my brother is modifying the robotic arm in the yard. You can just go in." Zanbai left in a hurry. He still had the work of dismantling the ship to do.
The two walked into the yard and saw a pair of huge robotic arms set up with various parts piled next to them.
Franky saw them while they were busy and immediately said, "Please wait a moment, it will be done soon."
"It's okay, just do your thing." Zhang Da also looked at the pile of spare parts on the ground. It didn't look like it could be completed anytime soon.
Shark Chili made the same judgment and asked, "Do you need help?"
Franky answered their doubts with his actions. The tools in his hands almost left afterimages as he swung them. The parts were assembled smoothly one by one. In less than three minutes, the complex pair of robotic arms were assembled.
Probably only Tom would think this hand speed is reasonable.
"Okay, done!" Franky put on the robotic arm and tried it briefly, then asked Zhang Daye, Tom and Shark Chili to sit down and brought them some Coke.
Shark Chili explained his purpose, and Franky patted his chest and said, "No problem, leave the inspection to me! But what kind of modification do you want?"
Zhang Da also asked tentatively: "Can it be changed into a spaceship that can fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters?"
"How can it fly?" Franky complained, "Are you talking about a hot air balloon or an airship?"
Zhang Da also said: "We can also make a hot air balloon that can be easily disassembled and assembled, as long as it can carry the boat."
Franky leaned back in his chair and said, "It's not that easy to drive a hot air balloon that can carry a ship. If it's a modification in this area, I'm sorry, but I don't know much about flying machines. I'm almost the same with Iceberg."
It seems that this is beyond Franky's expertise. Instead of asking him, it would be better to ask Tom to blow up a few thousand ordinary balloons and tie them to the boat.
"Forget it, why don't we go take a look at the ship first." Zhang Da also temporarily gave up the idea of major modifications. If it can't fly, he will continue to look for another way. Anyway, he will go to the Navy Headquarters in a while and should be able to ask about it.
…
Boom boom boom…
Franky took a small wooden hammer and knocked on the Amber, checking it inside and out.
"How is it?" Zhang Daye and Shark Chili asked.
" Strange ." Franky frowned and checked again, "It's still not right."
Zhang Daye and Shark Chili were worried, wondering if they had accidentally left a hidden wound on the Amber. "What happened?"
Franky asked, "You said you accidentally went to the East China Sea and entered the Grand Line from Upside Down Mountain, so you must have experienced a lot of bad weather, right?"
"Yes." Zhang Da also nodded. "Strong winds and waves, hail and snowstorms, extreme cold and heat, and being lifted up and dropped by the ocean currents, to be honest, the Amber has suffered a lot with us. That's why I want you to check it carefully. Is the damage serious?"
Franky shook his head. "No, on the contrary, it hurts very little."
"ha?"
Shark Chili asked, "What do you mean by too minor an injury?"
Frankie explained: "The design of this boat is excellent. It should be said that it is worthy of being the work of Mr. Tom's brother. The wood used for this boat is also of very good quality."
"But it is not made of the precious tree Adam after all. After going through the adventures you mentioned, no matter how well you take care of it, it should be more seriously injured and even need a comprehensive overhaul."
"But the damage is too minor now. To put it simply, if you only give me 30 minutes, I can guarantee your safe sailing. This is unreasonable."
It turned out that the injury was minor, and Zhang Da was relieved. As the saying goes, we are not afraid of a smiling Chinese medicine doctor, but we are afraid of a Chinese medicine doctor with a frown. The same is true here. A top shipbuilder is shaking his head and frowning on his own ship, which is too scary.
Zhang Da also said: "Could it be that the injury was minor because of the presence of the ship elf?"
"Have you seen a ship elf?" Franky was a little surprised . He had never seen a ship elf. To many people, it was almost an illusory sea legend.
"Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, it must have happened." Zhang Da was sure of this, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why Wendy didn't get seasick and why the Amber could take shelter on its own.
He just never shows up, which makes people curious about what he looks like.
