Chapter 427 This person is really annoying
"I've never heard that a ship spirit can make the ship itself stronger." Franky disagreed with this statement, but he couldn't think of any other reason.
"It doesn't matter. We can just ask the ship spirit when we see it." Zhang Da didn't dwell on this. He asked, "Anyway, you're sure the Amber only needs some simple repairs and there's no major problem, right?"
Franky said: "You can rest assured about this, but since this ship has such strength, I do have some modification suggestions."
Zhang Da also asked: "How to change it?"
Franky said: "We can add a pair of auxiliary outer wheels and an emergency power device at the stern, which can accelerate the boat in one go. It is very useful for pursuit, escape, or even jumping over obstacles."
"It seems like it will become ugly if the outer wheel is added." The auxiliary outer wheel can indeed be much more convenient when the wind is insufficient, but Zhang Da does not quite trust Franky's aesthetic taste.
"Then make it so that it can be freely adjusted and retracted, and can be completely folded up when not in use." Franky has an immature idea, which is a soldier dock system. Although his current focus is on the mechanical arm, which has not yet been designed, there is no problem with just making the outer wheel.
"That sounds great," said Shark Chili. "By power system, do you mean the Smoky Tom's steam engine? That's too noisy and inconvenient to use."
Franky smiled proudly: "The principle is somewhat similar, but it's not steam-powered, it's Coke-powered!"
"Coke power?" Zhang Da was also a little surprised. Franky didn't transform himself, so how could he still come up with Coke power?
"That's right, my super~robotic arm uses cola power. It can't exert its maximum power relying solely on its own strength!" Franky is very proud of his original cola power.
"Then let's add one." Zhang Daye said. Emergency charges are usually handled by Wendy. Zhang Daye's magic has not yet learned the part of breathing. Considering that Wendy may also be inconvenienced, it would be a good idea to add one for emergency.
"By the way, how much does it cost?"
"The outer wheel part is easy, but the power unit is a bit expensive. There are many things that need to be prepared temporarily, and the material cost is probably this much." Franky spread his fingers and reported a number that made Zhang Da feel heartbroken.
Money is a bastard, we can earn more after we spend it. Zhang Da also gritted his teeth and said: "Okay!"
Franky felt a little embarrassed. He could choose not to charge for labor, but he couldn't afford so much material cost. After all, he had a lot of younger brothers to support at home and couldn't pay for it out of his own pocket.
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Franky took the material fee, and he needed some time to prepare the materials and design drawings. A comprehensive modification and repair would take about two or three days - after all, he didn't need to work as hard as he did when he built the Sunny.
Zhang Da also called his companions together for a simple meeting.
"I have an important announcement. This is all the cash we have, about 200,000 Beli ." Zhang Da also solemnly put a pile of money on the table. Among them were 10,000 Beli notes, 1,000 Beli loose notes, and 50 and 100 Beli coins.
"After paying the money needed to modify the Amber, we became so poor that we were left with only a pile of gold and jewelry. Comrades, we are in a financial crisis!" Zhang Da also had a sad face. If you didn't know better, you would think that they couldn't afford to eat.
Weiwei immediately raised her hand: "I still have a lot of money, Kalu!"
"Quack!" Kalu ran back to Vivi's room and brought back a box.
That thing Cobra prepared for Vivi. When she was leaving, she wanted to give it to Zhang Daye, but Zhang Daye said he was not short of money and asked her to keep it for herself. However, he would give her pocket money every time they went out to play, so Vivi never touched the money.
When she heard Zhang Daye said that he was short of money, Weiwei immediately contributed some. Not only that, she dug into her wallet and took out a few more bills: "I haven't spent all the pocket money that Daye brother gave me."
Wendy and Xia Lulu also took out a thick stack of banknotes: "We have some here too."
Zhang Da also made a rough estimate and found that the total was about two to three million. He was surprised and asked, "Why is it so much?"
Xia Lulu said: "Because every time we arrive at an island you give us pocket money, and it's a lot, we haven't spent it all."
Wendy said a little embarrassedly, "Besides, Tatsuya-nii always gives me the most."
It was natural to give more to Wendy, after all, she was the most well-behaved one in the lolita team. Zhang Da was also worried that she would not have enough but would be embarrassed to ask for more.
Perona looked through her small purse and was embarrassed to find only a small amount of change.
It’s not that Zhang Da bullied her, but she spent money without thinking twice. If it wasn’t enough, she could borrow or ask Zhang Da for more.
Although Zhang Da Ye said he disliked it, he would still give her some in the end, but usually there would be nothing left.
Ye Yan, Uncle Long and Shark Chili also took out some money. Uncle Long had not been here for long, and Ye Yan and Shark Chili each had their own expenses, so they did not have much savings.
Rui Mengmeng, on the other hand, turned out more Baileys than Wendy.
"Well...I usually spend less money, and every time I go out to buy something, my boss always tells me to keep the remaining money for myself...but I don't have anything to buy?" Rui Mengmeng was a little nervous, "Isn't this considered embezzlement?"
"...Not really." Zhang Da also slowed down. "I was originally thinking that I could go out and look for pirates to earn some extra money while the ship was being repaired. But after all this trouble, I'm the only one without any money."
Altria said honestly, "Tatsuya, I don't have any money, not even a penny."
"I know this." Zhang Daye nodded. When Altria went out, she usually took Zhang Daye with her, and Zhang Daye also brought money.
The most guilty one was Tom. Whenever someone looked at him, he would put his hands behind his back, look sideways at 45 degrees and whistle softly.
Zhang Da was too lazy to expose Tom. He thought that if he went back and searched Tom's little nest where he rarely slept, or pulled up the flowers in the pots with the soil , he would definitely get something.
"Alright, alright. The economic crisis has been resolved for now. I'll take a little from everyone. It's enough for shopping before going out to sea. If you don't buy expensive ingredients, a million or so will be enough." Zhang Da also said, "You can keep the rest for yourself. And be more careful about pirates these days."
It is obviously not safe to keep too much money in Zhang Daye's hands.
"Then let's talk about the ship elf." Zhang Da also said, "The so-called ship elf is the incarnation of the Amber, and should be considered our companion. However, no one has seen him so far, so do you want to find a way to make him show up?"
Wendy said, "If possible, I would like to meet him."
Wendy heard from Zhang Da that she was able to travel on the Amber without getting seasick until now, all because of the existence of the ship elf, and she wanted to thank him properly.
Ye Yan said, "I'm a little curious too. According to what you said, the ship elf should also be considered a kind of fairy. I've never felt a fairy aura. Maybe I can get some inspiration by seeing it."
Zhang Da also asked, "You don't want to beat him up and make him your flag demon, do you?"
Ye Yan retorted: "How can I be so cruel?"
Zhang Da also said disdainfully: "When you first came here, you wanted to kidnap Tom."
Shark Chili said: "If possible, of course I want to see him, but didn't we look for him last time? He didn't want to come out, so there was nothing we could do."
"Conventional methods are definitely not going to work." Zhang Da also embraced Tom and said with a smile, "We can use unconventional methods, such as having Tom stab the deck or mast with a sword. Who knows, he might come out when he feels the pain."
Rui Mengmeng objected: "Isn't this bad?"
Wendy said reluctantly: "If that's the case, why don't we wait until he is willing to meet us?"
Ye Yan seemed to be heartbroken and said: "Boss Ye, the elves said that they would only appear if the crew took good care of the ship. Doesn't your conscience hurt when you make such a suggestion?"
Zhang Da also looked at Ye Yan: "That depends on his personality. If he is like you, then there is no guilt in stabbing him."
"You unscrupulous capitalist! I doubt that if the ship elves really come out, they will be forced to work illegally by you."
"No, you are already one of the people working illegally."
As they were talking, a commotion broke out in the cabin. A eavesdropping statue outside the cabin quietly returned to its original position. People are so treacherous. If I were the ship elf, I would not come out.
No, if you are not a ship elf, you cannot come out. Well, it is better to be an ordinary statue.
The modification work of the Amber went smoothly, and because Ace Pago came to help in the middle, the progress was much faster.
Zhang Daye's various trainings were also proceeding in an orderly manner. By the time he set sail, he was able to successfully use the armament color to harden his arms and weapons in his hands, and he also mastered a few simple dragon-slaying magic.
There wasn't much to say goodbye to Franky and Icebag, except to wish them success in achieving their goals and to ask them to say hello to Mr. Tom .
Tom was a little disappointed that he didn't see the fat fishman and the big frog called Yokozuna. Zhang Da also didn't expect that the big frog could actually dive 10,000 meters to Fishman Island.
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"Switch the outer wheel!" Zhang Da also pulled the mechanism installed near the rudder.
There was a rattling sound, and a cover on each side of the Amber flipped up, revealing two outer wheels, half submerged in water.
A barrel of Coke in the cabin shook violently, and after a series of complex changes, the two outer wheels began to spin rapidly.
"This is very convenient. We can drive so fast even without wind. This speed is almost catching up with modern ships. It feels unscientific." Shark Chili said, "It's just a bit of a waste of Coke."
"Using Coke as energy is ridiculous in itself, and it's reasonable to achieve such a speed." Zhang Da has given up on being serious.
In order to cope with emergencies, Franky also designed pedals for the outer wheels, so that if the Coke is not enough, it can be driven by manpower.
In addition, the emergency power device at the stern is similar. It can consume three large barrels of Coke at a time to allow the Amber to fly out. At the same time, according to Zhang Daye's request, the air nozzle is also designed to disconnect the Coke power and allow people to blow air.
But for now, the only one who can use this is Wendy.
Everyone was more or less curious about the newly added equipment, and one by one they tried stepping on the pedal of the outer wheel and had a lot of fun.
After two days of sailing, the fog around us suddenly became thicker.
Weiwei exclaimed, "I can't see anything!"
"We should be here soon." Shark Chili said, "Slow down, it's better to go slowly in the Devil's Triangle."
"We're back here again." Rui Mengmeng said, "It's a pity that Brooke is gone."
"Don't make it sound like he's dead." Zhang Da also paused and added, "Although he is indeed dead."
"Huh?" Weiwei suddenly felt that the topic everyone was talking about was so scary, and she quickly pulled Wendy to ask who Brooke was.
Perona bit the straw and didn't drink the juice. Instead, she blew bubbles in the cup.
Altria asked, "Do you want to go back and take a look?"
"There's nothing to see." Perona shook her head slightly.
Zhang Da also said: "Go if you want to. I also said that I would renovate the place and make it my own territory. It's just that it's not easy to find."
"Nah...nah! I don't want to go!" After blowing bubbles for a while, she dropped the straw and said, "I'll go help explore the way!"
As she spoke, Perona ran to the bow, released dozens of little ghosts, and dived into the thick fog.
The Devil's Triangle is so large that it is not easy to find an island ship. However, for Perona, both exploring the way and finding a ship are much easier than for ordinary people.
Dozens of little ghosts are all her eyes, and there is no need to worry about getting lost no matter how far she flies, because she is the best guide here.
"There is a reef 500 meters ahead, be careful not to hit it."
"There's a wreck floating over there!"
"There is a whirlpool at ten o'clock."
Perona warned of various dangers one by one in advance and helped Shark Chili adjust its route.
At a certain moment, a complicated expression appeared on her face. She hesitated for a moment and released a small ghost: "I need to confirm that direction with my own eyes. Next, let's see its gestures!"
The little ghost floated up and down in front of Shark Chili in a cute way. Shark Chili nodded and said, "Okay, be careful."
"I'll be back soon!" Perona's soul floated away, and she even forgot to let her body sit down first.
Rui Mengmeng quickly caught Perona's body and carried her back to the room.
Shark Chili thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to keep going?"
Zhang Da also said, "Let's drop anchor and wait for her. It won't take a while."
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The terrifying three-masted ship was still drifting slowly on the sea, but as Perona said stubbornly, there was nothing to see anymore.
Because of the commotion caused by the Oz zombies, the main mast had collapsed, the castle was in ruins, and Perona's own room was buried somewhere in the rubble.
The bodies of Moria, Absalom, and Hobguk had long been taken away by people sent by the World Government.
No one knew who buried those zombies that lost their shadows.
Now the entire horror barque is dead silent, with almost no animals to be seen - after all, even the rats were captured by Hogback and transformed into zombies.
Perona floated above the castle ruins for a long time, then landed and touched the rubble on the ground, although she couldn't touch anything in her spirit state.
"Let's go back?" Perona put her hands on her hips and looked around, her mouth pouting. There seemed to be several figures circling in front of her.
She thought it was Moria or Absalom, but when she looked closely, it was Tom holding hot cocoa, Wendy looking at her with her hands behind her back and smiling, Xia Lulu who transformed at her request, everyone on the Amber... and the most annoying black-hearted boss who forced her to recite the elementary school rules.
"Hmph, not that annoying." Perona floated up, "Let's go back!"
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"I'm back!" A figure with long pink twin-tail hair slowly landed on the boat and said with disdain, "What? It's been so long, why are you still here? Are you lost?"
Zhang Da also read out exaggeratedly: "Yes, yes, without the guidance of Lady Perona, we are completely lost."
Perona stamped her feet. This person was indeed very annoying.
