Chapter 454: Miss Love Fleet
Ben and Alvida looked astonished by the ship sitting on the dock. It was over 800 feet in length. It had a massive, heavily armored hull The ship's steel plating was layered thickly, with reinforced sections around critical areas.
"My love that is a huge ship," Alvida remarked.
"It is gigantic," Ben added.
At the centre of the ship, there were two towering smokestacks rising. The deck was organised, with well-marked pathways and reinforced structures. At the back of the ship, they could see a spacious command tower standing like a fortress, covered in layers of armor. On the deck,they could see three colossal turrets, each housing three 18.1-inch guns. Their barrels extend like steel lances over the deck. They could see smaller 6-inch and 5-inch dual-purpose guns positioned along the ship's sides. There were numerous triple-barrels scattered around the deck as well.
"There are so many large guns on that ship," Ben remarked.
"They can destroy an entire island, my Emperor," NT added.
"Let's go and see her closely," Ben said. They all nodded and walked out to the docks.
They could see there were numerous docks for ships but only 3 were filled. They got closer to the large ship and saw a walking bridge. "After you," Ben said.
"Such a gentleman," Alvida remarked as they boarded the ship.
"Those guns are even bigger when we see them close up," Alvida said.
Ben touched the barrel. It was cold. "They are," he agreed.
"I wonder who built it," Ben muttered to himself. He thought this ship was very advance.
"They are like the labs which we had seen before, there are no answers," Alvida said. "I wonder what her name is?" Alvida asked.
"She has no name," NT responded.
"We should give her a name my love," Alvida said.
Ben thought. She looked like what he thought Pluto would be. "How about Miss Love Tartarus?" Ben suggested.
"I like that name my love," Alvida agreed.
"A fine name for this ship," NT said. "A ship which can destroy an entire island by herself, my Emperor," NT added.
"We should have a look around," Ben said as they walked to the command centre where they saw the observation decks, radar, and communication antennas.
"Just like the Miss Love Duck and Miss Love Geese," Alvida observed.
"Yes it is," Ben responded.
They walked around looking at all the different monitors. They all were lit. Then they moved below deck, where there were several compartments. Ben and Alvida saw ammunition storage rooms to engine control stations. There were dozens of rooms inside the ship.
"This is a massive ship," Ben remarked.
"It is my love," Alvida responded. They walked back to the deck and looked at the ship.
"What are your plans my love for this ship?" Alvida asked.
"I think this will be an important asset for us but not now," Ben responded. "In 2 years she will be important to us for the major battles," Ben added.
Alvida nodded. "What about that ship?" Alvida asked.
Ben looked to see a submarine with its cylindrical design. It was about 500 metres long. The exterior hull was reinforced with steel or titanium. The hull was rounded to streamline the vessel, with a long, smooth body. It had a dark, matte finish. At the top of the submarine there was a sail with no flag. There was a small, raised structure that housed the periscope. The periscope itself was retractable, sliding in and out of the sail. Behind the sail, fins and rudders extend from the submarine's body. At the top of the submarine they could see what looked like bay doors which could open.
"That is a submarine," Ben remarked. "It is capable of going underwater," Ben added.
"There have been rumours of such a vehicle being used in the newspaper," Alvida remarked.
"Do we know who?" Ben asked. He thought it could be Trafalgar D. Water Law.
"It might be by a pirate called Trafalgar Water Law who is also in the Grand Line," Alvida responded.
"Anyone else using it?" Ben asked.
"Not that I have seen, but this one is much much bigger," Alvida said.
"It is," Ben added.
"She does not have a name either?" Ben asked NT.
"No she does not Emperor," NT replied.
"How about, Miss Love Depths," Ben responded.
"I also like that name my love," Alvida immediately agreed. Ben could not figure out whether he was good at naming this or Alvida just agreed with everything he said.
"There is a smaller submarine there, my Emperor," NT pointed out.
Ben, Alvida and NT walked around the massive submarine to see a smaller submarine in another dock. It was a 30 metre submarine with a pink exterior. The matte pink finish looked unique. It had a sleek, streamlined design, with a pink hull. The submarine's sail was also coated in the same pink shade, housing its periscope and radar. The submarine's fins and rudders matched the main hull.
"She is cute," Alvida remarked.
"She looks different to the other two vessels we had just seen," Ben said.
"My Emperor, she is meant to be a support vessel for a large ship," NT explained.
"Like the Miss Love Duck?" Alvida asked.
"Yes, like the Miss Love Duck, there is a space for this to be stored underneath next to the Mech," NT responded.
"That sounds good," Ben responded. He smiled thinking he now has a submarine at his disposal to use. He still thought he needed a jeep or some vehicle like that.
"NT can you drive her?" Alvida asked.
"I can," NT responded. "We all can, we are all linked," she added.
"What is her name?" Ben asked.
"She does not have one," NT responded.
"It is a shame they don't," Alvida said.
"How about Dixie," Ben suggested.
"That is a nice name my love," Alvida agreed.
Ben smiled. Alvida inflates his ego too much sometimes. They walked to Dixie and opened the hatch and entered the submarine. Inside the submarine, they saw a dozen jump seats and two pilot seats. The control room featured sonar and navigation equipment. There were monitors and two joystick wheels which controlled the submarine. NT sat down and started to press a few buttons.
"We are ready to go," NT said as Ben and Alvida sat down.
"Okay, let's take Dixie back to the Miss Love Duck," Ben ordered. He thought he needed to tell Sumi about this lab.