The Forest Palace Shines!

Vidal dismissed Woonan and the other man, and went to Ikko's courtyard alone. He found Ikko standing there looking at the starry sky. This was not surprising; Ikko was obviously waiting for him there.

"Yixiao, when are you planning to leave?"

With a smile, she slowly turned around and said, "Let's wait a few days; things here will be mostly finished."

"Could we wait a few more days?" Vidal smiled sheepishly, then explained to Brian that they were recruiting various teachers.

"Could you take a look for me? I don't want any monsters or demons to appear in the Forest Palace."

Issho's Observation Haki allows him to detect true emotions like malice deep within, so as long as he's watching, it's impossible for a spy to sneak in.

"Good!"

Yi Xiao nodded. Since he agreed with Vidal's ultimate goal, he naturally wouldn't refuse such a request. He then said, "What do you plan to do with those two? If necessary, I can leave with them when I go."

Vidal thought for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, you handle it."

I had mentioned this to him before in Den Den Mushi, that there was a spy among the twenty crew members in Woonan. He wasn't really surprised by this; it was only a matter of time.

What he cared about was which side the spies came from, but unfortunately, Yixiao's Observation Haki could only sense their ill intentions, but he couldn't understand what they were thinking.

What forces could possibly bribe them?

However, this is also the main reason why he trusts Woonan and Brian more and more, because Yixiao here confirms that the two of them are normal.

It must be said that Issho's special ability of Observation Haki is extremely useful to an organization or force. He can effectively protect the purity of the organization. It's just a pity that he has a dream of traveling around the world, and it will be difficult for him to stay in one place for a long time before he achieves this wish.

The next morning around eight o'clock, Vidal led ten retainers, including Brian, to the Forest Palace. When they arrived in Forest City, he found that although there were no residents yet and the people coming and going were either the Royal Army or craftsmen, the straight and wide avenues, the two- or three-story sand houses, and the jujube saplings planted on both sides of the street gave it the basic outline of a city.

"Waaah--"

Just then, a loud horn sounded from ahead, leaving Vidal speechless as he looked at the Royal Army soldiers lined up at the gates of Forest City, blowing their horns.

Without a doubt, this was arranged by Prince Cobra. After all, he was coming to Forest City, so he would definitely have to inform this prince, who had been staying here recently, first.

This is not a necessity, but a matter of courtesy.

"Haha, well done, little brother! I like this display!"

Vidal put on a pleased and satisfied look, strode over, and in front of countless soldiers and civilians, patted Cobra on the shoulder and laughed loudly.

This scene left Igaram and Neisesi speechless, especially the latter, who managed to suppress his urge to subconsciously stop it.

"I'm glad you like it," Cobra could only force a smile. There was nothing he could do; after all, Vidal was practically his brother.

"Come on, show me around Forest City, and tell me, how long will it take before people can move in, huh?"

But as soon as he and Cobra passed through the city gate, he made a surprised sound, which made the latter look at the 'older brother' who was several heads taller than him with a strange expression.

"What's wrong?"

"Isn't there any flooring in this city?" Vidal pointed to the ground covered with a thin layer of sand.

Although Yixiao had moved away the thick layer of sand, given the local environment and climate, it was impossible to completely eliminate sandstorms within the city.

"Why is the ground covered with flooring?" Before Cobra could answer, Igaram, who was following behind, asked in confusion.

"Yes, I think it's better to lay a layer. This way, the ground will be smoother, and as long as the gravel is cleaned up regularly, the whole avenue will be much cleaner. In addition, the presence of cleaning staff can also provide more jobs for residents. I think this is a good thing!" Vidal suggested sincerely.

"This"

Igaram wanted to ask, who will pay the salaries of these cleanup workers? There are more jobs, but the country's expenditure is also increasing. And how much manpower, resources, and time will it take to pave all the streets in the city?

At this moment, Cobra waved his hand and laughed, "I think Brother Wang is right. Whether it's the floor or the post, it's beneficial to the people. Since it's a good thing, then we should strive to make it happen!"

After saying that, he looked at Vidal, "Putting everything else aside, I think you should be able to solve this floor problem, right?"

Cobra, considering the opponent's Woods-Woods Fruit ability, somewhat guessed Vidal's intentions. Sure enough, the latter chuckled and said, "That's right, I'm preparing to give the people of Forest City another big gift—a clean and tidy street!"

After saying that, he slowly squatted down, slammed his palms heavily on the ground, and shouted, "Nine Pillar Domain!"

[Buzz--]

A green ripple emerged from his palms and spread along the sand towards the main road leading directly to the Forest Tower.

To the astonishment of all the soldiers and civilians, wherever the green light rippled, a layer of wooden planks, estimated to be five centimeters thick, would appear, extending further and further until it soon exceeded the range of sight.

A few minutes later, Vidal stood up with a smile, dusting the sand off his hands. He had been working on the Celestial Dragons' imperial Imperial Way in Sabaody for the past few months, so he was getting better and better at laying the planks.

However, he had only completed one main road. His goal was to pave all the streets and alleys in Forest City with wooden planks, as a good preparation for future comprehensive surveillance of the entire city.

Cobra, or rather the entire Alabasta royal family, may feel that this Forest City belongs to them, but in Vidal's view, the future here belongs to the Forest family, and they are merely managing trivial matters for the family.

What he wants to do is to have the entire Forest City under his control whenever needed!

For the next half day, Vidal had Cobra show him around the entire city, and while he was at it, he laid out floorboards one after another in front of them. The whole process was amicable; everyone was smiling, except that Vidal's happiness was a little different from theirs.

After finishing all that, both sides went their separate ways. Vidal, along with Brian and the others, finally entered the Forest Palace, but there were hardly any people there, and since it was already night, it looked pitch black.

After all, Yixiao and the others had already moved to Erumalu with the children, so this place must have been empty for several months.

"This won't do! How can my family territory be so dark and lifeless?!" Vidal felt uneasy.

[Smack!!]

Slightly angry, he slammed his hands together on his chest, the crisp sound immediately attracting the attention of the ten retainers behind him. However, just as he was about to shout something, he found his mind blank and had no idea what to say. In the end, he could only close his mouth, but his Devil Fruit power had already been activated.

The next moment, Brian and the others discovered that two large cabbages, each about 1.8 meters tall, without legs but with thick, long arms and facial features, had emerged from the ground on either side of the large wooden door of the Forest Palace.

This is Boxing Cabbage!

Immediately following the main road leading to the main building of the Forest Palace, rows of Sunflowers, each about 1.6 meters tall, sprouted up one after another. They also had faces with eyes and mouths, and they were even smiling.

Suddenly, the Sunflowers ' large yellow petals burst forth with a bright yet soft golden light, instantly illuminating the entire road.

That wasn't all. Behind the Sunflowers, Peashooter sprouted from the ground, then formed groups of five and began patrolling automatically.

Finally, the main building of the Forest Palace in the distance, bathed in golden light, emitted a hazy green glow, like jade. At the same time, the light attracted the attention of many soldiers and civilians in the city, who all looked up in this direction.

From this moment forward, Forest family's Forest Palace will be the most dazzling landmark in the entire Forest City!

"Even if not many people live there, it still has to be magnificent enough," Vidal said with satisfaction, looking at his masterpiece.

Let me explain: Forest City is a new oasis city located in the former Yuba. Forest Tower is the government building in Forest City. Forest Palace is the main building of the Forest family, located opposite Forest Tower and separated only by Apis Divine Lake.