To be more accurate, it should be called Power Gear II, since apart from some of its core components, the rest were all destroyed in the explosion at God Valley.
But it might be a bit strange to give a ship the name of a second generation for no reason, so Oran decided to let it inherit the name of its predecessor, which can be considered a special kind of inheritance.
Kate naturally knew what the black ship Oran was referring to was. Thanks to the holographic mimicry device she had used, Kate was one of the few people who knew about that ship.
"They all use the same power core, right?"
"Yes, the old ship has set sail again, and a new mission has begun. Let's go and see this new ship."
By cutting out extra features and dedicating all of its core energy to ship kinetic energy, the core of the Primeval Gear can now power even larger ships.
Meanwhile, at the Piltover shipyard, Brand looked at the brand-new steel behemoth with a bitter expression.
"Hey, Brand, what's with that expression? Look at this ship. It's 129.02 meters long, 23.92 meters wide, and made entirely of special alloys. It has a regular crew of 865 people."
This is a design blueprint personally given to me by His Majesty the King. I never imagined I would be able to build such a warship in my lifetime! Hahaha!
A middle-aged man with a pipe in his mouth, a mechanical arm on his left arm, and wearing a red beret excitedly introduced the giant ship in front of him to Brand.
He is the current head of the Piltover shipyard and an old acquaintance of Brand's.
He was originally a shipwright on the island. Although he had never built an ironclad warship before, and this ship didn't even have a mast, he was convinced that the warship could sail.
After all, the person who provided the design was their omnipotent king.
Even the arm he lost during the pirate invasion was a prosthetic made for him by Oran.
"You know, even the largest warships in the navy are only sixty meters long. No country can compare to a ship like this that represents the king."
"That's true, but have you ever seen a king whose chariot is this kind of warship?"
Pirates have existed for a long time, so it's not surprising that their ships have cannons for self-defense. Even royal ships need to have some ability to fight back.
The problem is that, putting aside the gun emplacements reserved on the sides of the ship, the triple heavy guns at the bow and stern are already quite intimidating.
The fact that ironclad warships were not widespread does not mean that they were not powerful; the steel hull meant that they could support larger caliber cannons.
Good news: the king heeded the advice and built a ship for the royal family to display their status.
Bad news, it's a warship.
"On the bright side, if such a ship goes out, we won't even need an escort fleet."
"Yes, it's hard to explain in a single sentence. To go on a visit in this ship would be a diplomatic disaster."
Brand could imagine what other countries would think when such a giant ship appeared at their doorstep.
Don't get me wrong, he's not worried about Oran. After all, if Oran is really angered, what will be sailing there won't be a ship, but Oz.
Despite its massive size and seemingly cumbersome nature, it lacked any capable fighters and could only allow Oars to wreak havoc.
"Hahaha, this is our king! He's so extraordinary. That's why he's our king! Brand, you're the local who's closest to His Majesty Oran, don't you understand?"
"Undeniably, His Majesty is a good king, but he is too unconventional."
As a fan of Oran, Brand didn't feel his idol's aura shattered after getting close to him. Aside from being extremely "willful," Brand had nothing else to say.
After thinking about it, it seemed that the others didn't know that their king was rarely in the country. If everyone knew that their king's hobby was spending most of the year away from the country, randomly appearing in various places around the world, then perhaps these people would understand him.
However, Brand didn't say it. Anyone on the island with a sound mind understands that everything about this country depends on Oran itself, and the entire country is essentially an appendage of Oran.
Without this country, Oran can simply start over somewhere else.
However, without Oran, it will be much more difficult for Firefly Island to turn things around, which is what Brand worries about every day.
At that moment, Brand suddenly felt someone tapping his shoulder. When he turned around, he saw a book with a brown paper cover tapping his shoulder.
Rumors circulate in Piltover that Oran has a user who ate the Book-Book Fruit. Anyway, with so many androids around, outsiders can't tell the exact identities of these expressionless people.
Theoretically, it doesn't matter which fruit he ate, but Oran didn't seem to care about clarifying it, so having more questions didn't affect him much.
"Alright, stop spacing out. His Majesty Oran is coming to see the new ship. Let's tidy this place up first."
Brand opened the book, which contained detailed instructions from Oran.
Oran's approach to developing the Book-Book Fruit differs from that of typical Devil Fruit users. Most users first master the most basic abilities before moving on to more advanced ones, with only a very few exceptionally lucky individuals ultimately achieving awakening.
Oran completed the awakening process on the same day, which resulted in him directly obtaining the max level of the Book-Book Fruit.
Influenced by reality and illusion, the abilities awakened directly in the fantasy world of the book are mastered first, the basic abilities are not neglected, but the intermediate skill tree is not explored enough.
Sending messages by flying is part of Oran's ability. As long as someone carries a special book that he has prepared, Oran can locate the other book through the book and send it flying to him like a delivery.
The key here is the beacon document used for positioning, which involves the application of another capability.
Oran has a book in his possession, which is part of a set with a book found underground in the royal city.
Through these two books, a map of Piltover was generated within the book in his hand. The location of everyone who obtained the Oran Beacon would be indicated in it. Oran called this ability the Marauder's Map.
If he activates Awakening Mode, he can have complete control over all the information about everyone on the island.
That's why Oran knew that Brand was at the shipyard, and when he couldn't get through to him via Den Den Mushi, he sent him a flying book directly.
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