Dusk gave way to dawn; evening passed, and morning came again.
Such was the passage of time.
Amid the repeated orbit between the sun and the planet, it was like golden sand in one's palm, slipping away through the fingers.
The World Government remained as busy as ever.
Though the emergence of the Star Sea Den Den Mushi Network had greatly improved administrative efficiency,
the pressure of managing seven worlds still weighed upon every official like a mountain.
It showed just how wise it had been to retain the major nations of these worlds.
Fortunately, aside from the Ninja World—where the construction of large numbers of ninja schools and the improvement of living conditions in several key cities had created a heavy workload—the other worlds had all begun to settle onto the right track.
Oh, right.
Aramaki and Hashirama Senju had returned to the Shinobi World once again, joining forces to restore the ecosystem around Loulan.
This was the promise Imu had made to the Spirit of the Dragon Vein.
However, he did not intend to make the deserts of the Shinobi World disappear entirely.
He knew that deserts were, in fact, necessary to the ecology of the entire planet.
Besides that, the World Government had also organized personnel to search for the Regal Ore Vein.
Originally, Imu had intended to provide them with information from the He Yan Caravan and use the memories of He Yan, an elder descended from the ancient kingdom, to locate the target.
Yet his subordinates unexpectedly suggested borrowing the Empire of the Teigu World's "strategic-class Teigu," the World Encyclopedia: Rongorongo.
This thing could automatically search for and record maps across an enormous range.
The maps displayed exhaustive information and data on every city, village, mine, mountain, river, terrain feature, address, and more.
It could