"Always so good at sweet-talking people!" Lingling said that with her mouth, but wore a helpless smile on her face.
"Hehe!" Milim proudly planted her hands on her hips.
The group soon returned to Many Countries, and everyone settled back into their peaceful daily lives.
Milim still wandered around every day. One moment she would run off to play with the giants, and the next she would fly into the sky to sleep. You could find Milim anywhere except somewhere she was doing anything productive!
Another year passed. The sea remained incredibly peaceful, apart from the Rocks Pirates expanding once again and Shakki inexplicably going to Hachinosu Island to open a tavern.
If Milim had not possessed Shakki's Den Den Mushi, she probably would still have been kept in the dark about it.
But this was Shakki's own decision, after all, so Milim and the others could hardly say anything.
The food crisis in the Giant Kingdom of Elbaf had eased considerably. Among the people who had recently arrived in Many Countries, the proportion of giants had also risen noticeably.
Moreover, the Giant Kingdom had stopped supplying giants to the Navy, which had caused Elbaf's relationship with the World Government to become extremely strained!
It was easy to tell that Harald's thoughts had changed considerably during this period. However, for certain special reasons, he still had not completely decided to place his bet on Many Countries.
Recently, a few things had also been troubling Many Countries. The islands in the surrounding waters were clearly no longer sufficient. They were barely able to contain the nearly one million inhabitants, let alone the many giants who had arrived over the past year.
Islands too far from Spring Island were clearly difficult to control, and there was no way to guarantee the safety