One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 182 Study hard and make progress every day

"I mean, is that kid even reliable? She actually made us study ship construction, all sorts of things." After enduring it for three days, Ah Long finally couldn't help but complain.

"Ryu, quiet down, this is the instructor's order," Jinbe managed to keep his composure, but his head was spinning. He too had to face these papers.

Putting everything else aside, these design drawings made him dizzy and overwhelmed.

The densely packed numbers and complex design inside would make anyone who isn't good at math feel their scalp tingle just looking at it.

Did Roman think every mermaid was Tom?

Can they build any kind of ship and understand any blueprint at will?

They're not boatmen.

Roman's intention was certainly not to teach them shipbuilding; her real intention was to let them know the structure of a ship so that she could destroy it.

People who study architectural design can often identify safety passages, safety hazards, and even, to a great extent possible, the location of restrooms in shopping malls from floor plans.

In other words, they are the ones who know best where the danger is most likely to occur.

Ships are their only means of survival, but not for fish-men; the ocean is their most expansive world.

Roman's goal was to destroy the enemy's ships and shift the battlefield to the sea.

The navy seems to have also noticed this problem and is already upgrading its warships.

The recent large-scale acquisition of sea stone has given the Science Department a new idea.

Seastone comes from the sea and emits the same aura as the sea. Vegapunk of the Science Department believes that placing this kind of stone near the keel of a warship would make it undetectable even to Sea Kings.

If successful, the Navy's chances of crossing the Calm Belt unscathed in the future will greatly increase, and the Kuja Pirates, who have repeatedly provoked the Navy by relying on the rampant presence of Sea Kings, will not dare to be too arrogant.

Therefore, the Department of Science has been extremely busy lately, with many engineering experts, design experts, and shipwrights being invited to the Navy to participate in the design of naval equipment.

Roman took this opportunity to have the experts teach the fishmen on the spot. With such strong average arm strength, let's see how much damage you can cause to the boat.

It doesn't matter if the ship is too big; just find its weaknesses.

Then record the strength of the fishmen and the common weaknesses of the ships, reinforce the weak points and strengthen the chassis until the fishmen can no longer destroy them.

Once the critical point is reached, the data is uploaded to the science department, which then adjusts the warship to find the optimal and most economical balance.

After all, the methods used to deal with enemies cannot be turned into threats to oneself.

As for the mermaid, Roman has other plans.

Compared to fish-men, mermaids have a much gentler personality.

Moreover, due to the special nature of mermaid women, Roman only brought women, all of whom were mature women over 30 years old.

Their exotic beauty immediately caused a stir in Marineford, a city teeming with single men.

To prevent harassment, Roman wanted the cranes to take care of him.

Crane can be said to be the backbone of all the female naval personnel. It's hard for her to disagree with temporarily entrusting a group of beautiful mermaids to her care.

Once he had confirmed this, Roman immediately invited a jeweler from a merchant guild to the navy.

What?

Of course, it's about teaching authentication techniques.

The treasures beneath the ocean are countless, but for fish-men and mermaids who live on the seabed year-round, they see them as just an ordinary part of their daily lives.

But it's completely different on land.

Pearls, corals, and agates are all things that are still considered valuable to humankind.

Moreover, the deep sea is full of ships that have sunk due to accidents, and there may be all sorts of treasures there.

Mermaids are unmatched in speed in the sea, and can escape even when faced with danger.

It's entirely feasible for them to become an underwater treasure hunting team.

Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, it is essential for them to master jewelry appraisal techniques and have a keen eye.

Although the Navy's military expenses are covered by the World Government, the Navy can't be completely without its own treasury.

In any era, no one has ever complained about having too much money.

Of course, just in case, Roman also printed out a copy of the treasure catalog for each of the mermaids.

Not only valuable items, but also stones resembling sea-stone, weapons, and Devil Fruits can be salvaged, and rewards will be given based on their performance.

Of course, basic training is still necessary.

Force is the best passport in any place.

But we can just hire someone to do it.

So when this news reached Sengoku, he was completely dumbfounded.

He entrusted such an important task to Roman because he trusted her to handle it well.

Unexpectedly, she outsourced her work, pushing it onto someone else.

Roman had prepared a full explanation for this matter.

Everything I do is for the Navy.

And since the experts are here, wouldn't it be a waste not to find one of them to give the fishmen a lesson?

The mermaid lady's instruction was just an expression of her intention, but a lot of people signed up, so she asked Lieutenant General Tsuru to mediate between them. It was only natural that Lieutenant General Tsuru would take care of the female soldiers.

What I need to do is to let the fish-people and mermaids play their best roles in the places that suit them.

As long as they shine and give their all, recognition and acceptance are inevitable.

Over time, ordinary people will also recognize their positive effects.

and……

Roman had already thought about these things countless times in his mind.

Sengoku, who always prided himself on his eloquence, found after listening to Roman's remarks... that they really did make sense.

What he was afraid of before was that fish-men and mermaids would be hostile to the Navy, but with the intimidation of Kuzan and Garp, plus Roman's manipulation, they all seemed to obey.

This is even more unrealistic than a pie falling from the sky.

But regardless of whether it was poisonous or not, he ate the pie first.

Strangely, Roman solemnly grasped Sengoku's hand, his expression sincere. "Thank you so much for your long-standing trust in me. I will continue to work hard and will never disgrace the name of the Navy. I will diligently continue to dedicate myself to justice until the day I truly leave this world..."

Sengoku was very pleased to see Roman's statement.

It's really hard to find a child who is obedient, loyal, talented, and responsible. Besides, she's doing her job, and the task I assigned her was really difficult for her.

However, after watching Roman leave, Sengoku looked at his hands strangely.

When Roman held my hand just now, my hand felt a strange stinging sensation.

Has that child gotten stronger again?