Overall, he was very satisfied with this ship.
Three hundred million Berries, it was quite worth the money.
As far as he knew, the massive generator on board alone was something Dotto had to use his connections to acquire, and that machine alone cost nearly a hundred million Berries.
Therefore, Carter Shipyard really didn't make much profit on this ship.
This was why he was infinitely grateful to Dotto.
Someone had worked so diligently to build them a ship, they deserved his gratitude.
"Oh... right."
Just then, Dotto suddenly turned to Kong Tai and asked, "Mr. Kong Tai, what do you plan to do with your original ship?"
"The original ship?"
Kong Tai lowered his head in thought, then looked up at Dotto and said, "Although the Freedom can still sail, we have a new ship, and you know we're not short on money."
"It's impossible to sell the Freedom, after all, that ship is what we sailed on all the way from home to get here..."
"Well... you could say it's a companion!"
"Even though our companion can't sail with us anymore, it has its own destination, so let it go to sea!"
Going to sea was a nice way of saying it would be burned.
After all, they couldn't just treat the Freedom like trash and discard it in a junkyard.
So, it would be arranged as a ship's funeral for the Freedom.
"Uh!"
Dotto listened to Kong Tai's words and was slightly taken aback.
He had originally intended to buy the ship from Kong Tai.
After all, it was the first ship of the Silver-Haired crew, and he believed that with the demeanor the Silver-Haired crew had shown, and the strength advertised by the overwhelming news surrounding them, they would undoubtedly leave a significant mark on this world.
He wanted to collect this ship.
Snapping back to reality, Dotto quickly said to Kong Tai, "Mr. Kong Tai, I know you're not short on money and you don't want the Freedom to sail under anyone else's command, only to eventually be sunk at sea. However, this is your first ship. As the owner of Carter Shipyard, and as a friend, I want to buy this ship from you."
As he spoke, he looked at Kong Tai with a serious expression, "I want to collect this ship."
"Collect?"
Kong Tai looked at Dotto, a string of question marks floating above his head.
He shook his head, took a swig from his wine gourd, and then curiously asked Dotto, "May I ask, Mr. Dotto, why would you want to collect our... well, just a completely ordinary, ordinary, ordinary small ship?"
"Heh heh!!"
Dotto extended his hand, pinched a cigarette between his fingers, turned to blow a smoke ring in the direction of the Freedom, and then turned back to Kong Tai, smiling, "In your eyes, it's an ordinary small ship, but in my eyes, this is a very meaningful ship!"
"I believe that in the future, it will become extraordinary because of you, because of you."
"I! I don't believe in ships."
Saying this, he looked at Kong Tai with a determined expression, "I believe in you! I believe you will definitely leave your legend in this world."
"Hahaha!!"
Seeing the bewildered look on Kong Tai's face, he couldn't help but curve his lips upward, a triumphant smile appearing on his face, "When that time comes! Just by selling tickets, I'll earn a lot of Berries!"
"Heh heh!!"
Kong Tai took a sip of wine, chuckled, and then smiled at Dotto, "You're truly a smart one, indeed... very business-minded."
Others didn't know his true strength, but he himself did.
This guy's guess was actually quite accurate; his future would indeed be at the pinnacle of the world, and not too far off.
At that time, with his first ship, and this guy's second ship, he might have actually stumbled upon a good deal.
But sometimes, opportunity came with danger.
Given the threat he posed to the World Government, this guy might end up with the same fate as "Tom," the shipwright for Pirate King Roger's crew, aboard the "Oro Jackson."
However, this was Dotto's own choice, and he couldn't control that much.
If this guy was willing to collect their first ship, that was good! This way, they wouldn't have to feel any remorse about burning the Freedom.
No matter how nicely it was put, burning was burning, and there would always be some unpleasant feelings.
"Hahaha!!"
Kong Tai put down his wine gourd, waved his hand at Dotto, and said with a laugh, "No need to buy it, since you want it, I'll give it to you! It's not worth much anyway."
"Then I thank you, Mr. Kong Tai."
Dotto bowed to Kong Tai again, then straightened up, and turned to look at the Freedom with joy.
Tom of Water Seven built a ship for Pirate King Roger and became renowned throughout the shipbuilding world.
And he had built one for the Silver-Haired crew, the pinnacle ship he could create at the moment. Although he didn't earn much on this ship, he believed that in the future...
In the future, he would undoubtedly gain widespread fame because of this ship, making his Carter Shipyard even more renowned.
As long as there was fame, more orders and more money would naturally follow.
He was very clear about this!
Therefore, he had high expectations for the Silver-Haired crew.
Seeing that his companions had moved everything from the original Freedom into the new Freedom, and that they had bought a lot of supplies for their voyage in the past few days, which had already been moved to the new Freedom by Carter Company personnel before they came to the shipyard today.
Kong Tai put away his wine gourd and turned to Dotto, "Alright Mr. Dotto, the ship is ready. We'll take our leave now. My companions' hearts have long flown to that legendary Sky Island, so let's set sail now!"
"Good."
Dotto nodded, took a permanent pointer from his pocket, and tossed it to Kong Tai, "I don't know if you guys bought one in the last few days. I happen to have one in my study, so I brought it with me."
Kong Tai took the permanent pointer, looked at it, and saw that it was no different from any other permanent pointer.
He put the permanent pointer in his pocket and looked up at Dotto, bowing gratefully, "Hahaha!! We were too busy these past few days, we really forgot about this thing, hahaha!! Thank you, Mr. Dotto."
"It's nothing, just a small item!"
Dotto flicked his cigarette butt and waved at Kong Tai, smiling, "Consider it a parting gift for a friend."
Saying this, he glanced at the new Freedom, "Go! It seems your companions can't wait. Just get on the ship, hoist the sails, and leave the rest to us."
"Okay!"
As Kong Tai turned, his gaze fell on Kari, who had been acting strangely since they mentioned Sky Island. Then he turned to look at the new Freedom, "Goodbye then, Mr. Dotto."
After saying this, his figure seemed to vanish like a phantom.
Upon closer inspection, his figure had appeared on the giant windmill at the bow of the new Freedom.
"What's wrong? Kari?"
It was only then that Dotto noticed Kari's unusual behavior.
Kari was now drenched in sweat. After Kong Tai left, she hunched over, gasping for breath, like a fish on the verge of suffocating.
Hearing Dotto's call, Kari took a few deep breaths, then wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked up at Dotto with a smile, "It's nothing, boss. Maybe I've been too tired these past few days. Now that I've relaxed suddenly, I feel this way."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine after a short rest."
Saying this, she shook her head, stood up straight, and looked at the new Freedom, "Boss, you go open the gate and let the Silver-Haired crew leave. Don't keep our guests waiting!"
"Alright!"
Dotto nodded, his gaze swept over Kari, a hint of worry appearing in his pupils.
"Then go rest."
"I'm going now."
With that, Dotto turned and headed towards the shipwrights.
Kari withdrew her gaze, turned to look at Dotto's retreating back, a flicker of fear in her eyes.
Just now, just now, she had seen murderous intent in Kong Tai's eyes. For some reason, Kong Tai had withdrawn his murderous intent in the end and hadn't killed her.
If she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't think about it.
She turned around, quickly left the dock, and headed towards her private apartment.
Kong Tai and the others were going to Sky Island, and she had to report it immediately.
She didn't know whether the Silver-Haired crew changing their route again was a good thing or a bad thing for the World Government.
She didn't need to know these things. She was just a small, ordinary spy.
Kong Tai actually knew about Kari's little thoughts. He had originally intended to deal with Kari when he left, but after thinking about it, he gave up.
If he dealt with Kari, there was also Teli, and Cheli, and many other Lis.
He couldn't get rid of them all.
Besides, although this Kari was a spy, she was only a low-level spy and wouldn't pose any harm to Carter Shipyard or Dotto.
After all, Carter Dotto was just the owner of an ordinary shipyard.
There was no way he could do anything that would harm the World Government.
As long as Dotto lived his life quietly on Carter Island, at Carter Shipyard, there would be no unnecessary danger.
On the contrary, if he killed Kari now, it would truly be causing trouble for Dotto.
So, let her be a spy!
It didn't matter.
From the moment he killed Crocodile and spread the truth about Alabasta to the whole world, he knew the World Government would come looking for trouble.
He wasn't afraid of the World Government's trouble!
Let them come.
It would be good to meet them and have a fight.
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