The founding of a nation involved many troublesome matters. Although Carlos had done his best to simplify the various rules and regulations of the United States of Night, some things could not be omitted.
A nation, even a loosely structured union of states, involved matters in every aspect. That was only internally; there were also many external affairs to handle.
A single meeting could not possibly settle everything. In the days after returning, Carlos personally handled all kinds of affairs, attending one meeting after another, large and small.
After all, it was his own country. Authority and power could not be entrusted to others; many matters required his personal decision.
So Carlos was busy, extremely busy. For the first few days, he was run off his feet by the sheer number of matters that needed handling. It was not until half a month later that things began to improve.
With Carlos, the Boss, being busy, the others had it even worse. When the Boss merely moved his lips, his subordinates had to run themselves ragged. The crewmates of the Divine Eye Pirates were also press-ganged by Carlos into handling all kinds of affairs for him.
After half a month of work, everything was finally being handled in an orderly manner: the construction of the royal palace, the selection of the military, discussions on the official system, the appointment and dismissal of officials, differences in compensation for officials of different ranks, and countless other matters. There was even the expansion of their territory.
Why expand their territory? Because this was an excellent opportunity to do so, one that would not provoke the vigilance of the World Government or the Marines.
However, Carlos had also made sure the Black Alliance did not go too far. They absolutely would not touch territories that