"40 meters?"
Doto rubbed his chin, calculating mentally. He then looked up at the sky and said, "Guests, you want the best wood. Hmm... I've calculated it. A 40-meter-long ship, not including anything else, will cost a total of 200 million Beli!"
"200 million!"
Kong Tai nodded. "Hmm... It's not expensive."
After all, a single piece of wood from Adam's Tree cost at least 200 million Beli.
Even with slightly reduced wood quality, 200 million Beli could directly build a ship. It was acceptable.
"If the guests have any other requirements, you can discuss them with us when we build the ship. We will do our best to meet your needs."
"Mhm!"
Kong Tai leaned back on the sofa and smiled, "Then, how long will it take to build the ship we want?"
"As for the time..."
Doto thought for a moment and then looked up at Kong Tai, saying, "We can have the ship built in about ten days."
"Ten days?"
He knew that in the world of One Piece, shipbuilding was fast, but he didn't expect it to be this fast.
A large ship, 40 meters in length, could be built in just ten days.
Kong Tai extended his right hand, pinching his chin with his index finger and thumb, his thumb rubbing against the stubble that had begun to sprout.
Unconsciously, he was about to turn eighteen.
Time really flew by!
He looked up at his companions, whose eyes were as bright as light bulbs and who were all excited after hearing about the Sky Island. He then turned to Doto, "Mr. Doto, can this time be shortened?" wap.kanshu伍.net
He seemed to recall that the construction of the Thousand Sunny didn't take long, though he couldn't remember the exact time, it was definitely less than ten days.
So he wanted to see if the time could be shortened.
After all, looking at his companions, if they didn't need to change ships, they would have grown wings and flown to the legendary Sky Island for adventure.
He himself also wanted to go to Sky Island quickly.
As a fan of pirates, knowing about it was one thing.
Now that they were so close to Sky Island, even though it wasn't the Sky Island from the original story, how could he not be excited and eager to see, feel, and adventure there with his own eyes?
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Doto's serious face broke into a smile. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Heh heh!! If there are more people and the wages are sufficient, I believe the shipbuilders will work 24 hours a day to build the ship for our guests."
"Heh heh!!"
"You just want more money, don't you!"
Kong Tai looked at Doto with amusement, then turned to Ah Hua and the other two, "Take out our money and let Mr. Doto see our strength."
"Heh heh!!"
Hearing Kong Tai's words, Ah Hua and the other two smiled. They bent down, took out three black leather suitcases from their feet, and placed them on the coffee table.
Simultaneously, they twisted the clasps. With a "click," they opened the suitcases and then rotated them, facing Doto with the open sides.
Kong Tai leaned forward on the sofa, his body angled towards Doto, and said with a smile, "Mr. Doto, here is 300 million Beli. Besides the 200 million for the ship, the remaining 100 million Beli will be used to add more decorations to our ship."
"Of course, I don't think such a small amount of decoration will use up 100 million Beli. I want to treat the workers to extra meals and give them overtime pay. You don't mind, do you!"
"Haha!!"
Doto's gaze shifted from the suitcases to Kong Tai. His smile disappeared, and he said sternly, "Since the guest is so generous, I guarantee..."
As he spoke, he extended his hand and held his palm towards Kong Tai, with his fingers straight.
"Five days, at most five days, you will definitely be able to set sail on your new ship."
"Haha!"
Kong Tai burst into laughter.
Then he stood up and extended his right hand to Doto, "Then, happy cooperation. This 300 million Beli is yours now."
"Heh heh!!"
Doto stood up, looked at the three suitcases on the table, and smiled again.
Although their company received a large number of sailboat orders every year, most of these orders were for small sailboats. Even if there were medium-sized sailboats, they were all built with ordinary wood.
These ships, though numerous, had very little profit due to their low price.
Unlike Kong Tai's large order, which could provide several months, or even half a year's profit for their shipyard.
The wood required for the high-end ship Kong Tai needed came from a secret channel of his family.
And while this wood was excellent, it was essentially a zero-cost business for their shipyard.
Because they were the raw material suppliers themselves.
This was unlike other orders, where their shipyard had to spend money to buy wood from other islands.
Moreover, Kong Tai had also entrusted him with decorating the ship and was willing to pay extra for expedited service.
This represented a substantial profit.
Just thinking about it made him happy.
After all, it was business!
When the customer was generous and paid well, he was naturally pleased.
He looked up at Kong Tai, rubbed his hands together, and then extended both hands to grasp Kong Tai's right hand, shaking it up and down.
"Happy cooperation, happy cooperation."
Doto then released his hand and said to Kong Tai with a smile, "Guests, shall we go and inspect the wood in the shipyard first, or go to the cafeteria for a meal? I've already instructed the kitchen to prepare dishes before you arrived, so I believe it should be just the right time to go now!"
"Haha!!"
Kong Tai put down his hand, looked at Doto, and said with a smile, "Since Mr. Doto has already made arrangements, let's go for a meal first! After all, no matter how urgent it is, it's not this moment."
"Don't you think so?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Doto smiled slightly and then turned around, "Then guests, let's go!"
"Mhm!"
Kong Tai stepped away from the coffee table and walked out of the room with Doto.
Just then, he seemed to remember something and stopped, turning to look at the coffee table.
"Mr. Doto, aren't you going to collect the money first?"
Doto walked to the door, opened it, and glanced back at the suitcases on the coffee table, smiling. "It's fine, my secretary is here, she'll handle it."
"Oh!"
Kong Tai turned his head and nodded, not asking further.
Then he took the lead and walked out of the room.
"Whoa!"
The first thing he saw upon exiting the room was a woman in a professional suit and stockings standing in the corridor.
The woman was around thirty years old, with a good figure. The professional attire she wore was quite alluring.
"Does every island have World Government spies!"
The moment he saw the woman, he sensed a special aura about her.
An ordinary person wouldn't notice anything unusual about her, as these spies were professionals.
However, with his spirit and special Observation Haki, his perception had reached an exceptionally abnormal level.
As long as these spies appeared before him, he could detect that dark aura on them even without using Observation Haki.