The Value of Sunrise Country
Sea Star Homeworld.
Located within region RL1995 of the Red Line, the headquarters of the Otherworld Strategy Committee is situated here.
Its official full name is 'Alien Strategic Attack Defense and Logistics Support Committee'.
The staff here were as busy as ever, men and women in suits carrying their own file folders, moving back and forth between the floors. The crisp sound of their leather boots and high heels on the ground was like a somewhat noisy piano piece.
Unfortunately, this place is responsible not only for managing the Kabane World and the Demon Slayer World, but also for preparing for the upcoming Attack on Giant World.
In some ways, they are actually busier than the World Government headquarters.
Relatively speaking.
Their salaries and benefits are also much better.
Inside the highest-level committee meeting room, a young man dressed in black stood at the door, giving a detailed report to Chairman Fernandez and three other Vice Chairman who were seated at the conference table.
"According to the intelligence sent back by Vice Chairman Kongming, the Hizuru Kingdom, according to the translation by Wano Script, actually means the country of Sunrise Country. Hizil is just a transliteration of the word 'sunrise' in Marleyan. Therefore, we have changed the country name in all relevant documents to 'Sunrise Country'."
"Sunrise. Ah, what a name that perfectly Wano Island."
Chairman Fernandez, drawing Hinomoto in the Kabane World and Nippon in the Demon Slayer World, chuckled and instructed, "Continue."
"Yes!"
The young official nodded respectfully and continued his report.
"Vice Chairman Kongming said that the nominal leader of this country is a general, but according to his observation, the real controller is actually the Azumabito Family, who are known to outsiders as the 'Oriental Clan,' and they control the largest conglomerate in Sunrise Country, the Azumabito Conglomerate."
"And the Kiyomi Azumabito, who was responsible for welcoming him, was not only the diplomatic ambassador of Sunrise Country, but also the current head of the Azumabito Family."
Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel, who was in charge of administration, chuckled, "In that respect, it's quite similar to the Marley, which is controlled by the Tybur family."
The young official waited for him to finish speaking before continuing his report.
"Vice Chairman Kongming said that after he finished discussing services, including providing translators, with the Sunrise Country general, this Kiyomi Azumabito, proactively approached us and proposed that the Azumabito Conglomerate was willing to cooperate with us, that is, the World Government."
Hehe~
Upon hearing the word 'cooperation,' the four chairmen, including Fernandez, couldn't help but laugh, their expressions filled with disdain and contempt.
Vice Chairman Maren Wilfred, who was in charge of financial management, sneered, "It seems that this Kiyomi Azumabito' hasn't fully realized his own position yet."
From beginning to end, the World Government had no intention of cooperating with these defeated Otherworld; instead, it simply recruited and seized them. The so-called development was merely a small incentive to maintain basic stability.
"Let's see what this woman is saying."
Chairman Fernandez waved his hand with great interest, signaling the young official to continue.
"Kiyomi Azumabito expressed his willingness to unconditionally hand over the monoplane technology to the World Government, and that they could make Sunrise Country the first country to accept the rule of the World Government."
It turns out that when Kiyomi Azumabito saw that those Flying Warships were still made of very old-fashioned wooden sailboats, he assumed that although the World Government possessed the mysterious technology that could make objects float in the air, its research in the field of aircraft was far inferior to that of his own foundation.
Yes.
The monoplane is a product developed by the Azumabito Conglomerate; if Sunrise Country wants it, it has to pay to buy it from them.
"Hasn't the Academy of Sciences already developed a monoplane?"
Vice Chairman Hobson Samuel, who was in charge of judicial affairs, looked at the young official with surprise. The latter calmly nodded and replied, "It's probably because the Kiyomi Azumabito, hasn't seen it yet, so he thinks we don't have the relevant technology."
The World Government's monoplane is the latest technology recently developed by Dr. Wolf of the Academy of Sciences, based on the biplane from the Demon Slayer World.
This is the same doctor who built a submarine for Trafalgar Law in the original Future story and even began exploring aircraft.
The plane that Redfield, Muzan Kibutsuji were riding in was the first First aircraft that he and his Submarine Research Institute team had rushed to build.
That sounds a bit strange, doesn't it?
The problem was that only Dr. Wolf within the Academy of Sciences had some understanding of aircraft, so although he was the director of the Submarine Research Institute, he also served as the director of the Aviation Research Institute.
Next, Dr. Wolf, following the instructions of the World Government —that is, under the influence of Imu behind the scenes—is to gradually develop mature fighter jets and large passenger planes.
Fighter jets are naturally assigned to the Air Force Headquarters, while passenger planes are planned for use only by the World Government within the Four Seas.
The Grand Line primarily used ships, but gradually wooden ships were replaced by iron ships. In the future, once Sea Train are developed, a maritime railway network will be able to alleviate some of the transportation demand.
"I see. However, the aircraft development personnel of the Azumabito Conglomerate can consider submitting it to the Academy of Sciences' Aviation Research Institute after review."
Chairman Fernandez said thoughtfully.
The value of airplanes is clear to the highest levels of World Government, in addition to greatly improving transportation efficiency.
Even an ordinary person with little combat ability can play a role on the battlefield by utilizing the aircraft's combat capabilities after receiving certain piloting training.
"In the Demon Slayer World, they gather scientific researchers from various countries at the Academy of Sciences branch in the Second Special Zone, right? They could totally do the same in the Giant World."
"But Chairman, the Five Elders have ordered Paradis Island to be designated as a branch area of World Government."
Vice Chairman Bulwo - Gabriel looked at Chairman Fernandez with concern.
"Furthermore, we will need to eliminate all organizations and regimes in the Giant World except those within our jurisdiction, so Sunrise Country."
"That is indeed a problem."
Chairman Fernandez frowned, then shook his head and said, "I don't have the authority to make this decision on my own; I need to consult with my superiors."
The greatest value of Sunrise Country to the World Government lies in the fact that its people can not only communicate with each other in Wano Language, but also provide translation services for various countries.
Some might think that simply finding someone capable of 'translation' would suffice.
The key point is that this is an exchange between worlds, involving all aspects of the world. Such a large volume of translation needs cannot be handled by just one or two people.
And Sunrise Country, a country extremely skilled in commerce and trade, must have a large number of talents who are proficient in the languages of various countries in the Giant World.
"Chairman, Vice Chairman Kongming mentioned that the Kiyomi Azumabito also made a request: she hopes we can guarantee the safety of a girl named Mikasa Ackerman. She is a descendant of the Shogun's family and the Eastern race, and is said to be currently with Eren Yeager."
Finally, the young official finished speaking, and the bigwigs dared not say a word. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ackerman, if she is Ackerman Clan, then there's nothing to think about. The instructions from above mention that Eldians and Ackerman Clan should be captured alive as much as possible and then sent to Paradis Island for containment."
Chairman Fernandez laughed.
He didn't care about the so-called Shogun's family or the Eastern family at all. If Mikasa hadn't had the blood of the Ackerman Clan, she would have died and been worthless.
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