Chapter 46 ALL BLUE
"So, is this considered a kind of discrimination?"
Nicholas pondered for a moment before speaking to Livanos.
"Discrimination? You could say that. After all, a long time ago, the Fish-man Tribe were slaves of the Merman Tribe. Although relations between the two races have eased somewhat now, intermarriage between races is still not allowed.
Because if the two intermarry, almost all of their offspring will be Fish-man Tribe. Therefore, to ensure the continuation of the race and that the bloodline is not polluted, the Merman Tribe Royal Family established a law long ago that Mermaids must not marry Fish-man.
Of course, not many people know about these things."
Livanos smiled and responded to someone greeting him from the side, then spoke to Nicholas.
Is this a real-world version of America? After all, if you equate the Merman Tribe with white, the Fish-man Tribe with black, and the offspring can only be Fish-man Tribe, then it matches up.
"Mr. Nicholas, we've arrived. Ah Peng, we have guests, quickly make us Food."
Beside a calm waterway, Livanos stood on the shore and shouted loudly at the small boat docked there.
"What's the rush? Every time you come, you're just freeloading and you're still so confident. I just can't understand how you, the president of Galley-La Company, have the nerve to freeload."
A middle-aged man, carrying a Wine Bottle and staggering drunkenly, stood up from the Ship and said to Livanos with a displeased expression.
"Hey, hey, this drunken guy, is he really a chef?" Nicholas looked at the old man strangely.
"Ahem, Mr. Nicholas, please rest assured, Ah Peng is definitely one of the best chefs in City of Water."
Seeming to be afraid of Nicholas misunderstanding, Livanos immediately explained.
"Tch, that's a given, no need for you to say it. Let me see what ingredients we have today."
After saying that, the person called Ah Peng began to cook in the Kitchen on the small boat.
Nicholas and Livanos sat on stools on the Ship, waiting for the Food to be prepared.
Before long, the Food was ready. First was Seafood Fried Rice.
Nicholas directly scooped up a spoonful with a spoon, stuffed it into his mouth, and ate it in large bites. It must be said that he lived up to Livanos's introduction of him as a chef. It could be said that the Seafood Fried Rice Flavor was quite good.
Soon, Nicholas was conquered by the unique Fragrance of the Seafood Fried Rice, and he finished the Food on the plate in a few bites.
"Truly Delicious Food, I couldn't tell," Nicholas said, praising the drunken middle-aged man.
As for whether this person was some remarkable figure, Nicholas didn't have that thought. After all, the world is so big, how could there be so many big shots willing to hide themselves in inconspicuous places in the City.
Many people in this world pursue fame, Wealth, and prestige.
Even Red-Leg Zeff, who later opened the Baratie floating restaurant in East Blue, was strictly speaking just a loser in the Grand Line.
"Heh, true Food makers don't care about these boring compliments. Everything speaks through the Food." After placing the prepared Seafood Soup on the table, he picked up the Wine Bottle, took a sip, and then leaned back against the bow of the Ship to bask in the sun.
"That Ocean Photo you hung up, the one in the Ship Cabin, could it be the All Blue, the sacred place that all chefs dream of?"
Nicholas, with octopus tentacles hanging from his mouth, slurped and swallowed the octopus tentacles, then pointed to an Ocean Photo in the Ship Cabin and asked.
The middle-aged man took a big gulp of Wine after hearing this and grinned.
"That's just an ordinary photo, what All Blue? Moreover, finding that legendary Sea Area requires great Strength. That's why many powerful Pirate Crew are able to recruit famous chefs. Of course, in recent years, chefs haven't been too keen on going on ships. After all, no one has ever seen All Blue, maybe it's just a Legend.
As for those who believe in the existence of All Blue, they are just a bunch of willful guys."
After speaking, the middle-aged man raised his Wine Bottle and took another big gulp, as if only alcohol could make him forget his worries and sorrows.
Nicholas was not interested in caring about what had happened to this drunken middle-aged man in the past. After all, everyone has their own choices.
However, before getting up to leave, Nicholas still spoke, "Actually, I have some guesses about All Blue, the sacred place for you chefs."
Hearing Nicholas's words, the middle-aged man, who was still drunk, instantly sobered up by more than half, and even Livanos on the side looked at Nicholas in disbelief.
After all, what Nicholas said was too shocking. You must know that it is the sacred place pursued by countless chefs on this Sea.
"Where is it?!"
The middle-aged man asked eagerly.
"On the Red Line, after all, according to your chefs' rumors, ALL BLUE is the place where the Four Seas meet. Legend has it that it possesses all the ingredients from the Four Seas (East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, North Blue). Therefore, ALL BLUE is a metaphor for the collection of all Sea Areas, a Sea that is said to contain all Fish, Animals, vegetables, and other ingredients in the ocean.
This doesn't seem difficult for the World Nobles Celestial Dragons who enjoy resources from all over the world, right?
As long as they want, they can completely gather all the precious ingredients from the Four Seas and even the Grand Line in Mary Geoise. So why can't ALL BLUE be somewhere inland on the Red Line?"
Hearing Nicholas's words, the middle-aged man called Ah Peng was a bit dumbfounded. After all, this was too outrageous. If it was really as Nicholas said,
then those chefs on the Sea who are constantly going out to sea in search of ALL BLUE are searching for the Celestial Dragons' ingredient storage!!?
This is too ridiculous.
"Impossible, Ah Li couldn't have died in the Grand Line for this ridiculous thing..."
Looking at the middle-aged man who was constantly muttering to himself, Nicholas got up directly, and Livanos also apologized to Nicholas before starting to comfort his Friend. After all, he knew that a person facing a huge blow might do something stupid.
Although City of Water has charming scenery, Nicholas had been accompanying Bell-lin here for a long time. The main thing was that even Nicholas was getting tired of accompanying a girl shopping, so Nicholas quickly used the excuse of investigation to start collecting some interesting things.
One afternoon, Livanos sent someone to find Nicholas, telling him that the Ship Design Blueprint was completed.
Nicholas rushed to Tom's Workshop as soon as possible. After arriving at the Workshop, Nicholas was immediately attracted by a Ship Design Blueprint hanging on the wall.
The size of this Ship was not much different from the sketches Nicholas and the others had designed before. Only the layout of the Ship Cabin Interior was adjusted. The layout of the Ship Cabin had also changed. The bottommost level was still the Power Room, Storage Room, and Aquarium, but on this basis, a Cold Storage and a Wine Cellar were built in the Storage Room.
The second floor design remained largely unchanged from before.
The positions of the bow and Deck were transformed to create space for installing Weapon.
The bottom of the Ship's hull was almost entirely wrapped in Sea Prism Stone. Even if they captured an Ability User, they could just tie them up under the Ship's hull, and there would be no need to prepare a Prison Cell.
Moreover, according to the Data given by Tom, once this Ship is built, both its Cruising Range and Speed will be more than three times higher than ordinary ships.
Water Seven's number one Shipwright, the pride of the Horned Fish-man, the builder of the Oro Jackson, Shipwright Tom Horned Fish-man is truly terrifying.
(End of Chapter)