Chapter 80: A Model Of The Ark Maxim?

The door of the collection room was opened, and then Kazir walked into it with Doflamingo and others.

There are not many treasures here. After all, it is a Sky Island, and the resource circulation rate is not high. Even the 'treasures' that exist, in Doflamingo's view, are ordinary things on the sea.

Perhaps because this is a Sky Island, those ordinary things suddenly become valuable.

Just like, if the 'Dials' that are commonplace on Sky Island were to be placed in the Blue Sea, they would instantly be collected at a high price by wealthy merchants and nobles.

It is precisely because of the scarcity of resources that are not connected to each other that the government of the world feels that once the trade barriers can be broken through, the profits will be extremely huge!

After passing some showcases, Doflamingo stopped at a certain object.

In this showcase is a model of a ship!

Different from sailing warships that are common in the sea at present, this model ship uses row oars at the height of the waterline of the hull, on the left and right sides, two rows of wooden oars like millipedes protrude, driven by manpower.

Many years ago, this kind of ship was popular, as it could cover short distances very quickly. It can use the power of rowing oars to quickly approach the enemy ship, and then a boarding battle will occur.

However, it is obvious that such a ship requires a large number of crew members. Once the supplies cannot keep up, or the men get exhausted, it is easy to cause a crisis, so it is not suitable for long-distance voyages, and it is only suitable for emperors and rich people who can afford a large number of slaves, who do not require much sustenance.

Therefore, when the world government 'abolished' slavery, the cost of this kind of rowing boat became extremely high.

After that, the development of artillery also entered a new stage, which led to great changes and inclinations in the tactics of naval warfare, and rowing ships quickly lost the combat advantage.

Eventually, such ships were phased out, and are now largely out of sight.

Of course, this does not mean that rowing is meaningless. In fact, there is a new development in galleons that combines rowing and sails, that is, the manpower of rowing is combined with the wind force of sail, and the adaptability is stronger. The explosive power of the ship has also been significantly improved in this model.

Compared with common sailing ships, this is an advantage.

The disadvantage is still the same, that is, only local tyrants can afford this kind of ship, because the number of sailors required for rowing ships is larger, so the ships generally need to be larger, and the carrying capacity must be very powerful, otherwise they will not be able to hold enough supplies. It still can't support long voyage.

Secondly, it is the employment fee of the crew. Now it is difficult for you to find so many slaves to row the boat for you, so you have to pay for it!

Therefore, on the sea, as long as you see a performance boat with a combination of rowing oars and sails, you don't need to ask, it must be the ship of a wealthy family, and the little ones can't afford it.

This kind of ship can shoot artillery with you from a distance, fight bayonet with you when it is close, has sails for a long voyage, and can accelerate with rows when it is short voyage. It is not difficult to cross the Calm Belt with this kind of thing.

The model ship in front of Doflamingo is not a combination of sails and paddles. On the surface, it looks like a simple row boat, but if you look closely, you will find that its hull is huge.

"What's the matter?" Beckman leaned over curiously and asked.

Doflamingo said softly: "This ship is interesting..."

He glanced down at the label, and the introduction on it was... Ark Maxim model.

Ark Maxim, isn't that f**king Enel's flying boat?

At the same time, Kazir also came over. Seeing that Doflamingo seemed to be very interested in this thing, he immediately introduced: "This is the model of the Ark Maxim. It is from about 600 years ago. The last Ark Maxim ships are completely decayed and can no longer be used or repaired. Since then, we Sky Islanders have lost the Ark Maxim.....Only the design drawings and some small models of the ship remain. "

Speaking of this, Kazir seemed to realize that Doflamingo and the others were from the blue sea and did not know the situation of Ark Maxi, so he continued: "Some sayings that have been handed down from ancient times to the present have said that we Sky Island people came from the moon, and the Ark Maxim is actually the ship used by the moon immigrants, so it is in fact a spaceship that can fly in the air!"

Beckman also became interested when he heard the words, and asked curiously: "A ship that can fly into the air? That's amazing. Why are there design drawings and even detailed models, but now there are no new Arks?"

"Cough...this is because we lack a scarce fuel resource found on the moon. According to ancient records, the operation of the Ark Maxim requires extremely high energy consumption. There is not enough energy to support the actions of the Ark Maxim. In fact, there is a high-efficiency energy source, which is especially suitable for the ark, but here, we don't have that kind of energy source. Without energy the Ark can't fly, and it is just a paddle boat..... looking at it this way, it is really unwise for us to spend a lot of money to manufacture it, so although the design drawings and so on are all there, we Sky Island people have not built this ship for hundreds of years." Kazir explained.

A flash of understanding flashed in Doflamingo's eyes, so this turned out to be the case, no wonder only Enel was the one to build this ship, after all, that guy is a Thunder Fruit capable user, and the energy of lightning is immense. He can fully support the energy consumption of the Ark Maxim's flight!

Thinking of this, Doflamingo looked at Beckman beside him. This guy will soon become a Thunder Fruit capable person. When the time comes to create this Maxim, won't he be able to go to the moon directly?

In addition... Sky Island's technological level has been declining since coming down from the moon, and the current level is simply inferior, not as good as the Blue Sea.

They can't research that kind of efficient energy resource here, but it's not necessarily impossible in the Blue Sea. He has genius talents such as Caesar, Queen and Judge. Why can't he do it?

After all, Franky can transform Coke into high-efficiency energy for explosive use...this task should not be particularly outrageous in comparison, right?

Thinking of this, Doflamingo asked: "Your Majesty Kazir, I am very interested in this Ark Maxim. I wonder if you can give me the blueprint and model of this ship?"

It is not a particularly important thing in itself, and it has been sitting here gathering dust for hundreds of years, so Kazir, without any hesitation, said directly: "No problem, come with me, I'll go get it for you. "

After a while, Senor was already holding the model of Ark Maxim in his arms, and he still had a full set of design drawings of Ark in his coat pockets.

After finishing this matter, soon, everyone came to a showcase. In this showcase, there was a Devil Fruit. Judging from the appearance, there was no doubt that it was the same as the one recorded in the Devil Fruit encyclopedia. The Thunder Fruit, which has disappeared in the sea for nearly a hundred years, it is exactly the same!

Doflamingo reckoned that the reason why the Thunder Fruit disappeared in the sea for so long was probably because it fell into the hands of the people of Sky Island in Birka, and it was collected and put here to gather dust.

If it hadn't been for Enel, the rebellious boy who betrayed Birka, ate Thunder Fruit, and killed everyone here, it is estimated that this fruit would sleep in this collection room for a longer period of time.

Looking at this Thunder Fruit, Doflamingo was filled with emotion in his heart. The so-called invincible ability is so close in front of his eyes, but it is a pity that he is already a capable person.

But after thinking about it again, my ability is also very strong, it is no worse than Thunder Fruit!

Judging from the impression, although Thunder Fruit is strong, the strongest is Mythical Zoan, after all how can something the protagonist has be weak?

Thinking of this, Doflamingo let go of the obsession in his heart and asked Beckman: "How is it? Are you excited?"

Beckman stared at the Thunder Fruit, and said after a long time: "You know what? When I saw this fruit, I already started to fantasize about the situation where I'm all-powerful in the sea....."

"Then your fantasy will soon come true." Doflamingo smiled, then looked at Kazir and said, "Your Excellency Kazir, please give us this Devil Fruit."

Kazir hesitated for a moment, after all, the contract has not been signed yet... but things have come to this point, and it is already too late, so Kazir immediately opened the cabinet with the key, and took out the Thunder Fruit inside, handed it to Doflamingo and said: "Your Highness Doflamingo, regarding the trade contract...."

"Don't worry, I, Don Quixote Doflamingo, am known for my credibility!" Doflamingo said without hesitation.

Kazir took a deep breath and said, "Then you guys can hang around here to see if there's anything else you're interested in. I'll go and get the written up contract..."

He is not at ease if he does not sign the agreement after all!

Doflamingo and the others didn't stop him. After Kazir left, Doflamingo played with the Thunder Fruit twice, then threw it to Beckman and said, "Our work here is done, this place is not suitable for eating the fruit, I will find an open place later for you to eat it, I know you must be in a hurry but be a little bit patient."

Beckman took the Thunder Fruit, smiled and said: "Before I came here, I didn't expect to get the Thunder Fruit so smoothly..."

"Fufufufufu, yes, everything became convenient because we're 'Mariejois' Special Envoy'. After all, I'm Don Quixote Doflamingo, descendant of the twenty kings, I didn't lie, right?" Doflamingo said with a big laugh.