99 098 Ghidorah
Blackbeard jumped onto the Ghidorah.
The ship has a three-headed golden dragon figurehead, with a black wood deck and hull adorned with gold-trimmed nails and lines. While its design is somewhat similar to Moby Dick, it's far more menacing and larger, and has some unique mechanisms.
He noticed that the materials used on the Ghidorah were indeed unlike those on other pirate ships.
Is this made from the wood of the sacred Adam tree?
Blackbeard knocked on the hull with his fist, marveling at the incredible strength of the wood. It seemed like even cannonballs couldn't easily destroy it.
This is indeed a good material for making ships.
Currently, he only knows of two ships made from the divine Adam tree: the Strawhat Pirates Thousand Sunny and Roger's Pirates' Oro Jackson.
After observing the Ghidorah for a while, he noticed that its appearance was actually covered with a layer of metal made of sea stone.
Nowadays, only Marine warships have access to sea stone for their ships.
It's thanks to the sea stones that ships can navigate through the Calm Belt, where many sea kings live.
Just by its materials alone, the Ghidorah has surpassed most other ships.
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"Captain Blackbeard, how did you get this ship? It would take several top shipwrights to build something like this, wouldn't it?"
Laffitte asked, his face filled with astonishment as he circled the Ghidorah.
"Captain, what does this button do?"
Burgess studied the control panel near the helm for a while before pressing it suddenly. Instantly, the entire Ghidorah shook.
Before their eyes, a layer of membrane appeared inside the ship and began to expand until it was fully formed: a coating.
Everyone's eyes changed from curiosity to shock.
Coating requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Even top coating shipbuilders need plenty of time to complete a full ship coating.
However, this ship was coated with just the press of a button. To them, it was nothing short of a miracle!
"Is this... a full coating?"
Shiryu asked in disbelief.
"It's incredible... I can't believe it..."
Kuzan exclaimed as he approached the ship, still in shock from start to finish.
Whether it's a massive pirate ship appearing out of thin air or coating being completed instantly, it's all hard to comprehend.
"Captain Blackbeard, how did you get this ship? This ship is simply amazingly crafted. No matter the appearance, workmanship or material, every aspect is perfect"
Gion asked beside Blackbeard, her bright eyes full of curiosity.
"Once again, that's a secret, Zeehahaha!"
Blackbeard just laughed in response to the many doubts of those around him.
He preferred to keep these things shrouded in mystery in their hearts.
"From now on, this ship will be the new main ship of our Blackbeard Pirates, and its name is Ghidorah."
"Ghidorah? What's Ghidorah?"
"Yes, Captain Blackbeard, does this name still have any meaning? " Everyone asked.
"Ghidorah is a legendary creature. It's the king of the sky, land, and water, having the power of thunderstorms and has an almost unkillable body. It's normal if you haven't heard of it"
Blackbeard explained calmly to them.
Suddenly, everyone seemed to understand. They could only rely on Blackbeard's description to imagine what Ghidorah was, as there was no Ghidorah in the pirate world!
Blackbeard was just fooling them. That's all.
"Captain Blackbeard, since this ship is called Ghidorah and now has the ability to dive into the sea, can it also fly in the sky?"
Laffitte seemed to have thought of something and came up with a very surprising hypothesis.
As soon as he said this, everyone reacted.
Indeed, since this ship is called Ghidorah, capable of completing coating and sailing into the sea, could it also fly into the sky?
After hearing this, Blackbeard slowly walked to the control console.
The Ghidorah can indeed transform into a flying mode, but he himself doesn't know what it's like.
Soon, he found another button on the console.
There was a clearly marked Dragon Flying logo on it.
He decided to press it.
"Bzzz!"
The hull shook, followed by the mechanical sound of precise gear rotation in an orderly manner. Yellow electric flashes appeared on the ship.
The hull began to change from the inside to the outside.
The entire hull had transformed into the shape of metallic golden wings, with the three-headed figurehead becoming much longer and thrusters appearing on both sides on the pair of huge wings.
A massive transparent crystal ball gradually appeared next to the control platform.
"Ghaps!"
People took a deep breath as they witnessed the ship truly transforming into flying mode.
"It actually works!"
Laffitte exclaimed in shock.
His mouth hung wide open.
It was just a bold guess on his part. He himself didn't dare to imagine that this ship would have such mechanism
"The Ghidorah has transformed into the shape of a flying dragon. Can it really fly?...."
Burgess's face remained unsettled as he subconsciously asked Blackbeard.
"But what kind of power could such a massive Ghidorah rely on to fly? It seems impossible..."
As a former admiral of the Marines, Kuzan obviously has more knowledge than ordinary people, allowing him to see the important problem with the Ghidorah at a glance.
"Indeed, the amount of energy required to lift off such a colossal ship is huge..."
Gion nodded in agreement.
"I believe the captain will surprise us once more"
Shiryu said calmly as he smoked a cigar, because until this point, he already numb about Blackbeard strangeness and surprises
Hearing Shiryu's words, the eyes of every pirate in the Blackbeard crew couldn't help but hold a bit more anticipation.
Indeed, Captain Blackbeard has accomplished many seemingly impossible feats.
What if this ship can actually take off?
...
Blackbeard cast a glance at the Ghidorah, now transformed into the shape of a flying creature.
Finally, his eyes focused on the crystal ball next to the control console.
He recalled how Enel had flown to the moon using Arx Maxim, and using the lightning from the Thunder Fruit to activate many robots on the moon and become its overlord.
Could this crystal ball be the central hub for gathering the lighting?
Then, he extended his right hand and placed it on the crystal ball, feeling the pulsing thunder and lightning pass into the crystal ball in his palm.
The Ghidorah seemed to come alive, its wings moving like a bird preparing for takeoff.
"The Ghidorah is moving!"
Exclamations echoed throughout the ship.
Everyone's expressions couldn't help but shift to surprise.
Observing this, Blackbeard quickly increased the intensity of the Thunder Fruit to its maximum level.
"Crackling!"
Dense bolts of lightning continued to surge into the crystal ball.
The surrounding pirates were so frightened that they hid far away.
As a large amount of thunder and lightning gathered in the crystal ball, the thrusters started to heat up, while the Ghidorah's wings accumulated power on their own, then flapped hard!
The Ghidorah soared into the sky like a massive creature, lifting off directly from the sea!
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TO BE CONTINUED
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