Now, Iceberg's identity was different. He was no longer Tom's apprentice on Abandoned Ship Island.
He was now the mayor of Water Capital and the president of the largest shipyard, Carrera.
Most importantly, he is extremely popular in the entire Water Capital.
In terms of popularity, it had a lot to do with Tom.
Ten years ago, all the shipyards in Water Capital were on the verge of collapse.
Coupled with the Water Gods' outbursts, Water Capital was considered to be an island that was about to disappear by the world government.
It wasn't until the appearance of the sea train that the city was saved and revived.
As the inventor of the sea train, Tom, Iceberg, and Franky all gained a high reputation.
With the "death" of Tom and Franky, everyone put all the credit on Iceberg.
This was one of the reasons why Iceberg could reach his current position in just ten years.
With his current status, if he were to be placed in a country with a royal system, he would be equivalent to a king. Of course, his status would be incomparably noble.
Zengo put in a lot of effort to meet Iceberg.
He had come here under orders to discuss matters of cooperation.
Now, Arabella McGee, also known as Mr. 9, had officially set up a large factory in Alabasta.
Although Zengo was in charge of intelligence work, he was temporarily in charge of helping Macky deal with some things.
"… This is our company's product."
After Zengo explained his purpose, he took out a piece of Wabo metal and a document about it and put it on the table in front of Iceberg.
Although most ships in this world were wooden ships, the demand for metal was also huge.
Iceberg had a high status now, but he hadn't made a ship himself for many years.
But as Tom's apprentice, he had never forgotten his professional knowledge.
"This …"
Iceberg looked at the document about Wabo metal and his face was filled with disbelief. But in the next moment.
"Bang!"
Iceberg slammed the document on the table and looked at Zengo coldly. "How dare you fake it! Humph!"
Zengo wasn't surprised. He had expected this reaction from Iceberg.
Iceberg's reaction couldn't be blamed. The Wabo Metal was just too strange.
If a metal had good ductility, its hardness would inevitably be affected.
However, Wabo metal did not have this flaw. Not only was it malleable, but it was also extremely hard. More importantly, it had the effect of memory metal.
Zengo was not in a hurry. He took out another piece of paper and placed it on Bing Shan's table.
Seeing that piece of paper, Bing Shan's pupils trembled.
It wasn't paper at all, but metal.
The metal was as thin as paper, but its hardness was extremely exaggerated. It was as if it had been tempered a hundred times.
"This …" Bing Shan was completely dumbfounded. He suddenly stood up. "How much of this metal do you have? Can you mass produce it?"
He was keenly aware of the strategic significance of the Wabo metal.
Most importantly, he had finally found the right materials to complete his many years of planning.
Iceberg trembled with excitement.
Zengo didn't answer and just glanced at Kalifa.
Iceberg understood and took out the hamster from his pocket. "Kalifa, I'll leave T-Rex to you."
Kalifa pushed up her glasses and didn't say anything. She took the hamster and walked out.
She only had one mission, and that was Pluto's blueprint.
Aside from that, nothing else was important.
"Okay, can you tell me now?" Bing Shan asked eagerly.
Zengo followed Sigo's instructions and didn't hide anything. He told Bing Shan the production and storage of Wabo metal, and even the base price.
Sigo had absolute trust in Bing Shan and naturally wouldn't hide anything from him.
Iceberg was surprised by the production and storage, but when he heard the price, he frowned.
"Why is it so low?"
Based on his business sense, even if the price of this metal was increased by ten, twenty, or even fifty times, it would still be priceless.
This was a material with strategic significance.
"Don't misunderstand. This is the price our boss gave you. After the official sale, the price will be raised a hundred times."
Monopolizing the industry was just that profitable.
What's more, most of the gold Sigo brought back from Sky Island was invested in the Wabo metal factory.
They were buying the materials needed to synthesize Wabo metal.
With the huge investment, the price of Wabo metal was raised by Sigo by three times.
With the monopoly of technology, raw materials, and the importance of Wabo metal, a hundred times the price wasn't a problem at all.
Bing Shan had been in power for so many years. After knowing that he could buy Wabo metal at such a low price, he wasn't excited at all. Instead, he looked at Zengo warily. "Why?"
There was no free lunch in this world.
When you got benefits, you had to pay a corresponding price.
That was the truth in the adult world.
Zengo smiled and took out another piece of paper. "Please take a look at this."
It was a blueprint. There was only a very simple drawing on it.
But it was this simple thing that made Bing Shan's expression change. He looked at Zengo in disbelief. "You … What do you want to do?"
Zengo looked at Bing Shan. "Mr. Bing Shan, you should have guessed it already. Why ask?"
"I need to think about it." Bing Shan didn't dare to agree to such a big thing.
Once this matter was done, it would be impossible for his hands not to be stained with blood.
Zengo raised his wrist and looked at the time. "Mr. Bing Shan, take your time. Someone will come to you in three days for an answer."
Looking at Zengo's back, Bing Shan's expression became serious.
He didn't know where Zengo came from, and what he or the forces behind him wanted to do.
But Bing Shan knew that the thing on the blueprint was definitely used to deal with the world government.
Ever since the incident ten years ago, Bing Shan didn't have a good impression of the world government.
If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to fulfill Mr. Tom's wish, which was to completely save Water Capital from sinking, he wouldn't have chosen to cooperate with the world government to build them a warship.
Although he didn't have a good impression of the world government, Bing Shan didn't want to risk the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Water Capital.
"Kalifa, cancel everything." Bing Shan wasn't in the mood to do anything else. He just stared at the paper in his hand.
"Alright, Mr. Iceberg, I'll cancel everything for you right now." Kalifa looked down at the document in her hand, but she didn't even notice that behind her glasses, Kalifa's eyes were fixed on the blueprint in his hand.
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