To go from the Eighteen Branches to Magic Valley Town is actually very close, even closer than going to Rogge Town.

Of course, the premise is that you can cross the windless belt.

At this moment, Taotu's warship has sailed into the windless zone, which is called one of the most dangerous places in the pirate world.

There is no wind or current here, and ordinary ships will get stuck due to lack of power after entering.

But this is not the biggest reason for the danger of the windless belt. The real danger is the sea kings. Compared with any sea area in the pirate world, there are more sea kings, and they are still the super large type.

As for the dragon that was eaten by Li Yan after it was brought to the East China Sea, compared with the ones in the wind belt, its size is simply not the same species.

There are many sea kings of several kilometers here, and even a few can reach the size of nearly 10,000 meters.

and this...

It is the biggest reason for the danger of the calm belt. Even a super warship of the Navy is just a bite for them, not even a snack.

After coming here for the first time and listening to the explanations of the female soldiers on the warship, the sailors of the Eighteenth Branch were all nervous.

After all, the sea kings, which are thousands of meters or even nearly 10,000 meters, are really a bit beyond their class based on their current common sense.

Especially a guy named Usopp, the frequency with which his legs shook, even made Li Yan think about whether he could be turned into a power engine...

However, there are a few people who are different from these sailors.

First of all, Luffy didn't even know where he recruited the fishing rod, so he started fishing directly on the broadside.

Then there is Nami, who is very interested in issues such as the climate environment and current knowledge of the great route here and later, and is pestering the navigator on the Taotu warship for advice.

In the end, it was Bucky and Nokigao.

Bucky looked at the seamen of these eighteen branches with contempt. As a crew member of the former One Piece, even a trainee has a very wide range of knowledge.

In his eyes, these sailors who have never been out of the East China Sea are just a bunch of scumbags who have never seen the world before, and there is nothing wrong with them.

And Nuoqigao is also very calm, and he is a person with the ability to ring the thunder fruit...

Can fly, understand?

The most important thing is that Nuoqigao's sense of sight has reached a certain level, and he has already sensed those huge creatures under the sea, but they don't seem to be aware of the warship they are on, even if they pass by not far away. , and nothing happens, as if...

This warship is generally invisible.

The windless belt is actually not wide, and it takes about half a day to cross. There was no accident along the way, and it just arrived at the great route.

Immediately, Li Yan saw something that made his mouth water.

Eternal Pointer...

Or a standard set of hundreds of eternal pointers, covering most of the major islands on the Great Route.

Seriously speaking, this thing is more valuable than a ship on the great voyage. According to the original book, after the ordinary recording pointer reaches an island, it needs to wait for it to be full of magnetism as if it were charged before it can continue to set off.

And this creates a few problems...

One is that the charging time is not fixed. Some islands can be fully charged in a few hours, while some islands need several months or even a year to complete the storage. For example, the small garden in the original book takes a year to store the recording pointer. .

Another is that although the recording needle can guide you to navigate the great route, so that you will not lose your course, but in the same way, relying on the recording needle, you can only follow a fixed route all the way forward, and you cannot go back or go to islands on other routes.

In other words, you can only go with the flow, there is no freedom at all!

So, the eternal pointer was born.

It directly solves the two major defects of the recording pointer, so that the ship can travel freely on the great voyage, wherever it wants to go!

"Lieutenant General Gion, this set of eternal pointers..."

"What, want?"

After seeing Li Yan staring at the eternal pointers in the box, and even almost drooling, Taotu didn't know what he was thinking, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"Actually, this thing can be applied directly to the headquarters, and it's not too unusual!"

"But... it's limited to applications from branches or generals on the Great Route!"

Li Yan was still a little excited after hearing Taotu say the first half of the sentence. So this thing only needs to be applied for?

But when Taotu finished the second half of the sentence, Li Yan's whole face collapsed.

Damn it, only the branch on the Great Route can apply, and the **** can only apply for the generals of the headquarters. Is my cosmopolitan branch born inferior?

Well, compared to the branch on the great route, the Sihai branch is really inferior by nature, and even the military rank has to be downgraded by two ranks...

For example, Li Yan's rank of colonel is actually equivalent to the rank of major in the headquarters.

"But it's not impossible. You can give me this set, and then I report the loss and apply for a new set?"

"Tell me, under what conditions?"

After listening to Taotu's words, Li Yan was not excited, but frowned slightly.

Will Peach Rabbit be so good?

Li Yan scoffed at this, and explained the conditions to Lao Tzu first!

"I heard something from Sister He before I came. About the new rifle made by the 18th branch, it seems to be called the Corona 18th, right? It should be the kind that your marines are holding now, right?"

"Do you want this?"

"That's right!"

"I have already submitted all of my design drawings. As you, it should be no problem to change clothes in the first batch, right?"

"There is a problem, it is too problematic. Sister He said that the science department has already understood the drawings, but there are some problems with the materials. It will take some time to solve the mass production technology of the materials before the mass production of Corona 18 rifles can be realized. Production, currently only a small batch can be produced in the laboratory.”

Well, after listening to Taotu's statement, Li Yan also remembered it. He had judged at the beginning that the headquarter could not solve the material problem in a few months, and could only produce a small-scale product at a high cost through the laboratory. batch trial.

And the cost of small-scale production in this laboratory is at least ten times the cost!

Therefore, there is no problem with a small amount of production. If the navy is fully refitted, it will be impossible until the material mass production technology is solved!

Afterwards, Huang Yuan did call Li Yan to ask Li Yan about the material. Li Yan, who had already prepared, naturally told him that mass production could not be done. Levin synthesized a batch of materials in a small and medium-scale laboratory at a high cost. The Corona 18 has exhausted these materials.

Consistent with what Vega Punk gave to Kizaru, no one suspects that Li Yan is lying.

Based on this, the headquarters can only let Vega Punk synthesize some materials first, and make a batch of Corona Type 18 for trial use.

In the end, the limited number of Corona's eighteen styles were directly robbed by the three generals, and Taotu hadn't even seen the appearance.

In this regard, Li Yan pondered for a moment...

There is nothing wrong with producing a batch for Taotu, but some things have to be said, otherwise some of their secrets will be exposed.

"Lieutenant General Gion, I can produce the Corona XVIII, but you should have heard that the problem now lies in the materials, and those materials have not yet solved the problem of mass production, so the Corona XVIII is It will be very expensive!"

"I know, the price is not a problem. You can produce enough for my ship's sailors. Is there any problem?"

no problem?

There is a problem, the problem is big, let's go!

Big sister, there are more than 500 sailors on this super warship, right?

According to what you just said, UU reading www. Ten times the cost of uukanshu.com, which is equivalent to the standard cost of 5,000 Corona XVIII. Are you sure you can afford it?

How to calculate this, the unit price has to soar to 500,000 Baileys, and 500 Corona 18s, that is 250 million Baileys, if it is equipped with enough bullets, it will go directly to 300 million Baileys. ..

Are you sure you have so much money?

"In a word, 300 million Baileys, 500 Corona Type 18s, and 500,000 rounds of ammunition, okay or not?"

"make a deal!"

hiss...

This is a rich woman!

Don't know if you still lack a pendant on your thigh?

Staring at Taotu's thigh, Li Yan couldn't help swallowing...

As for Peach Rabbit's request, Li Yan naturally would not refuse, so he nodded and agreed.

Just kidding, ten times the profit, plus you won't reveal the synthesis formula of those materials and the mass production technology, whoever rejects such a good deal is a fool!

However, Taotu's following sentence made Li Yan a little bit off guard.

"Navigator, how many sets of eternal pointers are there on our ship?"

"There are three spare sets, Lieutenant General!"

"Well, go get a set for Colonel Li Yan."

"Yes, Lieutenant General!"

I'll go, do you use three sets of spares?

Originally, he thought Taotu would only have one set, but after giving it to himself, he had to write a report and go through the process, and apply for a new set. Maybe he would be scolded by the Warring States Marshal for losing the pointer.

But the result...

Feeling is that you have never seen the world, and then you were deceived by this woman?

The joy generated by the huge profit orders was instantly diluted a lot...