Water 7, Tom's office.
Tom's snores were deafening. He was still sleeping with a robe draped over him.
Lo Chen was sitting in a chair, waiting quietly. He picked up Tom's notebook and was looking at it at the moment. The notebook was very thick, and the handwriting on the page was very sloppy, and there were various line illustrations and various formulas in the middle.
Lo Chen couldn't understand the things in the notebook, but that didn't prevent him from understanding Tom's efforts.
The notebook was about five centimeters thick, and each page was very crowded. It could be seen that the owner of the notebook was a very frugal person. And there were more than twenty such notebooks on Tom's desk, piled up into two high hills.
It's impossible to imagine that Tom did all these by himself. However, the same handwriting proved this conclusion.
"What a respectable person."
Lo Chen sighed silently.
Everyone who was successful or famous had to put in an unimaginable amount of effort. What he said was absolutely reasonable. It can be seen from Tom's notebooks.
He had also heard the fight between Jason and the others, but he didn't pay much attention to it. On this island, he didn't worry about the Marines waging war. Compared with pirates, the Marines are still a positive force and they are the ones who defend the people. As long as they are here, there won't be any big movements.
Gradually, time passed and it was getting closer to night.
At this moment, Tom's body trembled slightly and he raised his head.
"Uh ~ ~"
Tom raised his hands and stretched his body. His face looked a lot better after a sleep, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Mr. Tom."
Lo Chen smiled softly.
"Lo Chen."
Seeing Luo Chen again, Tom was pleasantly surprised. He immediately retracted his hand that was stretching.
"Why are you here?"
"I hope Mr. Tom doesn't mind my intrusion."
Luo Chen chuckled.
The two have been good friends for a long time, and they are not so strange to each other. They are in a good mood when they meet again.
"Of course not, I'm really surprised to see you again before I die."
Tom said with a smile.
"Die?"
Lo Chen was puzzled. Tom's body didn't look like it was terminally ill.
"The ocean train has been built. The general framework is fine. As long as some minor problems are solved, it can be operated."
Tom said.
Lo Chen was shocked. He didn't expect the other party to build the Ocean Train so quickly. According to the original work, it would take at least ten years.
"That's because your ship gave me some inspiration while I was building it. I experimented with it, and I didn't expect that my train of thought was basically correct, so I built it just like that."
Tom explained.
"So I killed Mr. Tom."
Lo Chen said apologetically.
"Haha, Lo Chen, this has always been my dream. Isn't it romantic for a man to die for his dream? "
"An old man like me should also have such romance, shouldn't I?"
Tom laughed.
"What you said makes sense."
Lo Chen agreed. When he came to this world, he didn't understand the so-called dream, and didn't understand the extent to which a man could achieve his dream. But when he came to this world, in this era, he knew what a dream meant to a man, to a warrior.
It was something that could be pursued for a lifetime! It was nothingness, it was ethereal, but it really existed!
Compared to his previous life, where the spirit of the people was corrupted by money, the people in this world might live a more fulfilling life. The only difference was that one got physical pleasure, the other got spiritual satisfaction.
Of course, there was no conflict. It could only be said that everyone had their own pursuit.
He admired Tom's dedication to his dream, but he didn't come here to support Tom's death.
Thus, he stopped smiling and his expression became serious.
"But Mr. Tom, don't you think that dying after completing your dream is irresponsible to yourself?"
"Or do you really think that building a ship for my brother is a crime?"
Tom's expression immediately changed. He asked in a deep voice.
"Lo Chen, what do you want to do this time?"
Lo Chen smiled: "My ship suffered some damage in Aku Alagna and needs to be repaired." “
"And I believe that only you can complete this repair."
"Uss Logan is broken?"
Tom's expression changed. He knew very well how sturdy the ship was. It could be said that Uss Logan, as a ship that could compete with Pluto, had reached the pinnacle in all aspects. It was impossible for it to be damaged easily.
But then, he reacted.
"What? You said in Aku Alagna? Is it the previous time?! "
Tom's face was full of shock as he asked in disbelief.
"Yes, it was the tsunami that damaged Uss Logan."
Luo Chen said with a pained expression.
"You guys actually survived Aku Alagna, oh my god!"
Tom said loudly.
In his opinion, Aku Alagna was a disaster of nature, and it wasn't something that humans could compete with. Especially the recent one, even if the aftershock hit Water 7, it still caused a huge impact to the city. Its attack power was comparable to the most powerful one in many years.
"Only you can repair Uss Logan, so this time I came here, in addition to asking you to help repair it, I also have another purpose."
Lo Chen said in a deep voice.
After going around in circles, they finally came back to the main topic.
"What?"
Tom was puzzled.
"Before that, I want to ask you a question, please tell me the correct answer."
Lo Chen looked straight into Tom's eyes and said.
Tom nodded and motioned to Lo Chen to ask.
"Do you really want to die? Or rather. "
"Do you want to live?"
With a serious tone, Tom looked at Lo Chen's oppressive eyes and was a little nervous at this moment.
Do you want to die or live? To anyone else, this was nonsense. However, to him, it was a very difficult choice to make.
"Die with a crime? Or, with a dream, become a pirate! "
"Be a crew member of One Piece!"
Lo Chen's words were sonorous and powerful.
Tom's whole body shook, and thousands of thoughts poured out in his heart.
If there is strength, no one wants to live a cowardly life. If there is a chance to live, no one wants to die. Even a carp has the instinct to jump through the dragon's gate!
And the instinct of humans was to survive!
"Mr. Tom, the sea train is completed, but Uss Logan still needs you!"
Another sentence slammed into Tom's heart, causing him to hesitate.
After a long time, Tom sighed.
"Lo Chen, I am old, I will only be a burden to you."
This is his heartfelt words. He is old and can't withstand the storm of the sea, and he doesn't want to be a burden to others.
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