MTL - I Formed The El Cat Investigation Team In Pirates

Chapter 45 Explorer One

“Lord Xie Wen, the godfather asked me to take you to the port to pick up a boat.”

When Xie Wen and the others walked out of the palace, a member of the Capone family who had been waiting for a long time immediately greeted them.

“Go ahead, I think there won’t be any blind person in Gures to mess with us now.” Uncle Cody smiled and waved to Xie Wen.

So Xie Wen took the cats and separated from Cody and others temporarily, and followed the younger brother to a port in Gures.

This port is usually not open to the public and can only be used by people from the three major families, but now it only belongs to the Capone family.

"Master Xie Wen, you can choose any ship in this port at will. If there are any facilities missing on the ship, you can tell me and we will make up for it for you." The young man said respectfully.

Xie Wen did not rush to pick up the boat, but turned to look at Sanji, who was lying on his shoulder.

The little yellow cat straightened its head, and the pair of ears with curly tufts on its head moved like a radar.

 After a moment, he nodded and said: "No one else was found nearby, so there must be no ambush."

"There's no ambush?" Xie Wen raised his eyebrows in surprise, "This doesn't look like Capone Becky's character."

The boy who was leading the way twitched his cheeks a few times, forced a smile, and said with a smile: "Master Xie Wen is joking. Although we are gangsters, we are willing to admit defeat."

Xie Wen curled his lips in disbelief, and then said to the two cats on his shoulders: "Come on, which ship here do you like best?"

 “Kelly likes the biggest one!”

The little puppet pointed without hesitation to a ship that was at least five or six stories high. The specific area was not clear yet because it was too high.

"Such a big ship can't be sailed by the three of us." Xie Wen smiled bitterly and patted Kelimiao's little head. "When we have more partners in the future, it won't be too late to change to a bigger ship."

"Okay then..." Kelimiao shook her tail and reluctantly turned her eyes to the smaller boats. After looking at them for a long time, she couldn't make a decision. In the end, she could only shake her furry head. The little head said, "Kelly can't choose... I'd better let Brother Sanji choose, nya."

Xie Wen turned to look at Sanji Meow again. They both had the same idea. Keli Meow's request came first. If Keli Meow didn't particularly like it, Sanji Meow would choose it. After all, Among them, Sanji-nyan has the most extensive knowledge of navigation.

And letting Kelimiao pick first is not just because of petting her... Although this is the main reason... But don't forget, Kelimiao is a lucky cat protected by the Clover. Without a definite answer, listen to Ke Li Miao is right!

Now she has not given a definite target, which shows that there is not a particularly big gap between these ships, so it doesn't matter which one you choose, the main thing is to suit them, and this depends on Sanji Meow.

And when Kelimiao fell into difficulty in choosing, Sanji Miao had actually chosen the target in his mind.

“That ship is pretty good, it meets our requirements very well, nya.” Sanji pointed to a small sailboat in the corner.

It was a small single-masted sailing ship. In terms of size, this ship should be smaller than the Mellie. Among all the ships in the port, it was ranked last in size, and the smallest one. Compared with other ships, the difference is so small that it can be ignored.

Moreover...there's not even a bow, just a very ordinary bowsprit.

However, considering the existing manpower in Xie Wen's team, a boat of this type is just right...at least it is much better than their original raft.

It’s just not clear whether Capone Becky will be so angry that he will vomit blood again after learning that they only chose such a small boat.

  Anyway, the expression on the face of the younger brother of the Capone family was very wonderful at this time.

However, if you don't think he is just a younger brother, he quickly adjusted his attitude. While praising Sanji's vision, he introduced the specifications of the ship and other things.

Xie Wen listened casually and didn't pay much attention... anyway, he couldn't understand it.

Does it matter how tall, how long, how drafty the ship is?

 Okay, the last one may be a bit important, but Xie Wen and the others have three space equipments here, and there will be more in the future, so it is not that important.

 So Xie Wen directly waved his hand to interrupt the introduction of the young man.

“Stop talking, it’s better to just get on the boat and take a look.”

So under the leadership of the young man, Xie Wen and the others went around the boat. Overall, they were very satisfied. Not only were all kinds of furniture and daily necessities complete, there was also an independent bathroom, and even dry food and fresh water in the warehouse. All are filled. The most important thing is that Capone Becky did not do anything on the boat... Of course, it is also possible that he did not expect Xie Wen to choose such a small boat.

 So in order to prevent Becky from doing anything secretly, it would be safer to drive the boat away.

"Who is that...what's your name?" Xie Wen then remembered that he had not asked the other party's name.

 “Just call me Robbie, Lord Sherwin.”

“Well, Robbie, you should know how to sail this boat, right?”

"Of course, the operation of this small boat is not complicated." Robbie's expression was a little confused.

 After all, in this world, driving a boat is a necessary skill. It’s hard to say for a big boat, but for a small boat, even some children can master it.

 If you want to make an analogy, it might be similar to Xie Wen’s bicycle before crossing? Or electric cars.

“Oh, that’s good, then you can teach us how to drive it.”

Xie Wen, who has lived inland since he was a child and has never been to the seaside a few times, let alone the sea, doesn't think there is any problem that he can't sail.

“…” Robbie looked at Xie Wen speechlessly, wanting to confirm whether he was joking.

 After discovering that Xie Wen really couldn’t sail a boat, Robbie quickly adjusted his attitude again and started teaching seriously.

As he said, the operation of this small boat is not complicated, and Xie Wen has some experience riding a raft... Although Sanji is driving the boat most of the time, he has learned it to some extent. A little bit.

So after some careful instruction from Robbie, Xie Wen started to practice maneuvering the sloop near the port, and soon, he...

"Ahem...Sanji, you should have learned it, right? You will be our helmsman from now on!" Xie Wen patted the little yellow cat on the head and gave him the important task.

Robbie: “…”

 “Hmph~ Xie Wen, you are indeed an idiot, meow!”

Different from Xie Wen, a useless two-legged beast, Sanji Miao quickly mastered the correct driving method. He taunted triumphantly while controlling the ship to ride the wind and waves near the port.

 How could Xie Wen, the dignified Lord Blue Star, care about an Elu cat?

 So he pretended not to hear.

“Okay, let’s leave this ship. Let Becky remember to send the famous sword and money I want to the hotel early... You should know where I live.”

Xie Wen said to Robbie, seemingly not noticing the complicated look in his eyes.

"Then I will take my leave first, Sir Xie Wen." Robbie, who was thrown off the ship, adjusted his expression, bowed to Xie Wen, and then left the port.

And Sanji Miao also drove the ship that belonged to them and sailed to the port where the Kodi merchant ship docked.

“By the way, should we give this ship a name?” Xie Wen, who was holding Kelimiao to replenish the cat’s energy, suddenly asked.

Because he remembered that the ships in the comics seemed to have their own names... Although they would definitely have to change ships in the future, and this ship didn't even have a bow, it was still the first serious ship they got, so they had to give it a name as a record. This idea is also appropriate.

"Okay, okay, let's call it... Dudu Qianhao Meow!" Kelimiao immediately agreed and gave it a name that was very unique to her.

"It's okay to call it this name," Xie Wen didn't mind, but he also reminded: "But we will have to replace this ship sooner or later, but are you sure you want to use this name on it?"

 “Woo…” The little puppet was instantly entangled.

"Yes," Sanji clapped his paws, "Originally, I wanted to call him my beautiful big sister, meow."

"...I won't use this name even if the ship changes!" Xie Wen glared at the little yellow cat, and simply made up a random name himself, "It's a transitional ship anyway, let's call it Exploration No. 1 is ready."

Keli Meow, who was struggling, and Sanji Meow, who was unhappy, had no objections, so the name of the first ship of the El Cat Investigation Team was decided.

 (End of this chapter)