The Development Rights to an Entire Planet!
Finally, on September 15th, the Reverie officially commenced!
Kings from various countries, including the East Blue, South Blue, West Blue, North Blue, the first half of the Grand Line, the second half of the Grand Line, and Fish-Man Island beneath the Red Line, disembarked from their royal ships with a small number of guards and gathered at the Red Port dock.
For those seasoned kings, this place was quite familiar, and they maintained a calm and composed demeanor.
But for King Cobra and Queen Otohime, who were visiting for the first time, it was a completely new experience.
In particular, the enormous World Government logo on the surface of the Red Line rock face is like Titans coming into view.
"What beautiful houses! Is this what a human town is like?"
Queen Otohime looked excitedly at the clean and tidy road and the brightly colored, exquisite buildings on both sides. Then she noticed bubbles floating up from the grass at her feet.
Are there bubbles here too?
"Otohime, our bubbles are created by ourselves, but the bubbles here are made from the Yarukiman Mangrove. Look at those two tall trees with big bubbles covering their tops."
King Neptune, standing a full twelve meters tall, floated in mid-air, draped in bubbles, and pointed to the distance ahead as he spoke.
'I heard that Marineford is planning to plant Yarukiman Mangrove on the island to make it easier for merfolk to visit in the future.'
As they were talking, the surrounding kings were also looking at Queen Otohime with surprise. Because she was not yet thirty years old, she still had a fishtail shape, but her orange-yellow dress covered it up very well.
"What a beautiful blonde mermaid!"
"Are these King Neptune's family members?"
Even the young King Cobra took a few more glances from afar. For him, neither the enormous, Titans -like Fish-Man King Neptune nor the mermaid Queen Otohime were figures he had never seen before.
However, at this moment, he was thinking that the legendary mermaid was indeed not as beautiful as his Princess Titi!
Queen Otohime stepped forward gracefully and smiled gently, saying, "Your Majesties, I am Queen Otohime of Fish-Man Island. Please take care of me."
"Oh--it's the Fish-Man Queen! No wonder she has such an extraordinary air about her!" the kings Satori.
Just then, they noticed a dozen men in black carrying Projection Den Den Mushi and small Den Den Mushi walking towards them from the direction of Red Port. They then dispersed around and started taking pictures of them.
"Hmm, what are you doing?"
"Elizabello II of the Prodence Kingdom, puffing out his strong chest and swaying his large cloak, asked curiously."
"Starting with this year's Reverie, the process and results will be broadcast live worldwide."
After explaining for a moment, the official from the News Bureau of the Publicity Department walked up to the Den Den Mushi and began to introduce it in a loud voice.
"This is Elizabello II of the Prodence Kingdom; this is his second time attending the Reverie."
"What questions do you plan to raise at this meeting?"
Upon hearing the question, Elizabello II was speechless for a moment, but considering that countless people might be waiting for her answer, she hesitated before speaking.
"Our country is facing a military threat from the Adabieh Kingdom, whose fortresses have been built right up to the border, so I am prepared to propose sanctions against them at the meeting."
Meanwhile, the other kings were also taken aback by the Publicity Department's display of power, feeling extremely uncomfortable under the gaze of various Den Den Mushi).
The kings at the back, who had not been asked questions or received any attention, huddled together and began to discuss in hushed tones.
"What's going on? Why the sudden decision to broadcast live?"
"Yes, does that mean the meeting later will also be conducted in front of countless people?"
"What should we do? Everyone probably already knows most of the topics for this year, and I was prepared to oppose them."
"What's wrong with the World Government lately? They've suddenly become fond of doing all sorts of live global broadcasts."
For a moment, the kings were flustered and panicked. They were usually so unrestrained at the conference table, their rude arguments and shouting matches were commonplace, and mutual insults were frequent. But now...
For people around the world watching on screen, this is also a fantastic entertainment program, as the Reverie is something that everyone is paying attention to.
Previously, they could only learn about the general situation through subsequent newspapers.
But now, they can watch the kings' entire discussion at the Reverie through the camera lens—isn't that amazing?
Almost everyone in the world gave the World Government a huge thumbs up for this move!
Authority Room.
Just as Mary Geoise was becoming lively, the Five Elders had no interest in the Reverie, since everything that needed to be arranged had already been taken care of.
"The Star Gate is too narrow; most of the construction equipment can't get in. The Construction Division's personnel can only use basic tools, which seriously affects the construction speed of the base barracks," Topman Saint Topman Warcury said with a stern face.
"There don't seem to be many people or dangerous creatures in that world, so it's okay if the base is a little slower," Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro said calmly.
Marcus Saint Mars said, "Let's think about how we should utilize the situation if the other side truly is a barbaric world without civilization."
His words made the other four people think. Indeed, with the resources of an extra planet, the key was how to make good use of them. After a moment Topman Saint Topman Warcury spoke first.
"The first things that come to my mind are minerals, Timber, grains, livestock, and fresh water!"
In reality, the kingdoms, large and small, on Blue Star (formerly known as Sea Star) don't have many resources. Often, conflicts between nations stem from the struggle for resources.
This is very easy to understand, after all, this is a world where 90% of the area is occupied by the ocean, and each kingdom is located on an island surrounded by the sea.
Although the sea is rich in resources, it is also home to various enormous and dangerous sea monsters, and even Sea King, which are beyond the capabilities of ordinary kingdoms. Fishermen have to be extremely cautious when they go out to fish.
Add to that the chaotic magnetic field, the extreme and unpredictable climate, and the extremely inconvenient transportation between countries, and these already scarce resources become even more difficult to circulate.
For the World Government, the most scarce resource is actually metal, especially iron and copper, which is one of the reasons why the Navy has always used breech-loading Flintlock.
Because the main body of this gun is mostly made of wood, only the barrel is made of iron, and the bullets are made of copper.
If the World Government were to equip all the soldiers in the Navy and Army with automatic rifles, it would be a testament to their wealth, but even with money, they couldn't afford to buy that many materials.
Furthermore, among naval warships, only Headquarters Class warships have an outer layer of iron plating; the warships of the Four Seas branch are simply painted blue.
"Therefore, if it is truly confirmed that there is no civilization or other danger, I intend to dispatch the Mining Division as soon as possible to explore the mineral and freshwater resources of that world!"
"If we really find enough Iron Mine and Copper Mine, then we won't need to buy materials from those kingdoms anymore; we can just use the local resources to build weapons factories!"
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