Development

The news of the Night Pirates' arrival on Saint Louis Island spread rapidly throughout the world within a week.

The Christie Kingdom's information blockade is at its limit; a week is the maximum.

After all, such a major incident cannot be concealed.

Besides, with Morgans involved in this Big News Morgans, he must have known about it long ago. However, Teach told him to delay releasing the news for a few days.

This meant that it was several days later before the major powers received the news.

The annexation of the three kingdoms, the unification of Saint Louis Island by the Christie Kingdom, and the change in the Christie Kingdom —it's clear to everyone that these were all actions of the Night Pirates.

The complete fall of a powerful nation into the hands of the Night Pirates is reminiscent of the events years ago Kaido of the Beasts acquired the Kate Kingdom.

It was precisely because they had access to the vast resources of a powerful nation that the Beasts Pirates developed at a rate several times faster than other pirate crews, possessing both money and manpower.

By the time everyone knew, everything had already been settled.

Unexpectedly, the Night Pirates made such a big move, completely catching everyone off guard. They gained a super-large island and the power and resources of a powerful nation without suffering any losses.

Thinking about it carefully in retrospect, the Night Pirates to make the Sagarrosh Sea their territory, and the fact that "Chercaranda" Mostima had occupied Paraji Island, the largest island closest to the Christie Kingdom, led everyone to believe that Paraji Island would be the Night Pirates' base.

The Saint Louis Island, where the Christie Kingdom is located, is situated near the center of the Sague-Roos Sea.

After completely occupying the Saghros Sea, they directly helped the Christie Kingdom complete its unification. The Christie Kingdom was very cooperative, and the speed of their actions was so fast that others couldn't even react.

It's conceivable that this wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather something that had been planned beforehand.

The Night Pirates, or "Dark Emperor" Teach, had their eyes on Saint Louis Island long ago.

One can't help but marvel at the depth of Teach's scheming.

The Night Pirates ignored the opinions of the outside world. Now that they had a base and had completely occupied the Saguros Sea, the kingdoms in the Saguros Sea had all submitted, and the amount of Beli they paid each year totaled tens of billions.

The Sagarros Sea has become the Night Pirates' backyard.

Next came the period of development, whether it was Saint Louis Island, the Sargasso Sea, or the Night Pirates.

The palace belonging to the Night Pirates in the royal city of the Christie Kingdom is under construction and is now more than half completed. It won't be long before Teach and his crew are able to move in.

Mostima has assumed the position of Supreme Ruler, and the cabinet of the Christie Kingdom has been formed, consisting of a total of nineteen people including Mostima. Of the remaining eighteen ministers, nine will be from the Night Pirates and nine from the Christie Kingdom.

With Mostima included, the Night Pirates would undoubtedly have one more member in the cabinet, giving them an advantage in the internal voting system. The ministers of the Christie Kingdom were well prepared for this.

However, to their surprise, and to everyone in the Christie Kingdom, the people they were working with were not members of the Night Pirates, but rather people the Night Pirates had found from who-knows-where.

After getting to know them, I found that they were knowledgeable, very intelligent, and undoubtedly political elites.

This was naturally someone Teach "borrowed" from the West Blue Dark Council.

These are the members of the Dark Council's most elite Staff Department from the West Blue.

There were seventeen people in total. Due to the limited number of positions, nine of them sat in the front row, while the remaining eight remained behind the scenes. This didn't matter to them, as staff officers are inherently reclusive.

These elites of the Dark Council's Staff Department all came to the New World voluntarily. Although they were all from the West Blue, they had no families. It was precisely because of this that they were able to come to the New World without any regrets.

Moreover, they are intelligent, young, and enjoy challenges. As the masterminds behind the Night Pirates Dark Council, working for the Night Pirates would undoubtedly be an exciting prospect.

It's worth mentioning that Abraham Keizer, the chief strategist of the Dark Council whom Teach and his group wanted, did not come.

It's not that they didn't want to come, nor is it that the Dark Council wouldn't release them. Teach made the decision, so how could the Dark Council not release them? Keizer isn't irreplaceable either.

Although the Dark Council has gotten on the right track, it has only been established for a few years and its foundation is not stable. There is still much to be done.

Therefore, Kaiser hopes to come back in a few years.

The highest governor of the Christie Kingdom serves a four-year term. After four years, Mostima will step down, and this position is prepared for Kezel.

At the outset of its formation, the cabinet issued a series of orders, all of which had been prepared well in advance.

The Christie Kingdom is vast, and the journey takes a very long time.

Therefore, building trains to form a transportation network in the Christie Kingdom would allow members of the Night Pirates to quickly travel from the center of the Christie Kingdom of the Christie Kingdom to its edge in a short period of time.

After all, a large territory also has its disadvantages.

A fast transportation network connects all regions, accelerates the flow of people, and undoubtedly promotes economic development.

They also sent a large number of workers and designers to Paraji Island, now the second most important island for the Night Pirates, and also the island where the Night Pirates have the most members.

On Pagila Island, a large area was set aside for the construction of a very magnificent building.

This was an idea Teach had long ago: a colossal pyramid arena, also named the "Combat Pyramid."

This is a place for people to fight, and also a money-making machine that Teach envisioned.

The entire arena needs to withstand attacks from strong opponents without being easily damaged, so it is made of very rare and hard special materials that are difficult for even Marine Vice Admiral to destroy.

The construction of this arena required a huge investment of economic, human, and material resources.

However, with the Christie Kingdom around, they have manpower and resources. As for the economy, the Night Pirates are not short of money at all. Why would they leave their vast amounts of gold to gather dust?

Shakky is very efficient. The entire intelligence organization has already established a base in Greatel and has also converted gold into Beli through Shakky's intelligence network.

In a short period of time, tens of billions of Beli in funds have been added. This also takes into account the price and quantity of gold on the black market. If the data is abnormal, it may be noticed by other forces, causing the price of gold to drop.

Fortunately, the gold was shipped all over the world, and more gold was constantly being salvaged from the Golden Sea, so no one noticed.

Of course, this amount of money is not enough to build Combat Pyramid; it's still a bit short.

The entire Combat Pyramid requires a budget of 80 billion Beli, mainly due to the rare and precious ores, including the valuable Seastone. The materials needed are worth as much as a gold mine.

However, with access to a sea area and the Dark Council's channels, Teach still has ways to obtain these resources.

The Saghros Sea is located in the southern part of the New World, close to the Calm Belt; once you cross the Calm Belt, you reach the West Blue.

Research has begun on a technique that could protect pirate ships from Sea King attacks by embedding Seastone in the hull. It's not some advanced technology, but no one had thought of Seastone having such a function before.

Meanwhile, a shipyard in the Christie Kingdom is being renovated to build pirate ships specifically for the Night Pirates. These pirate ships will be equipped with propulsion systems similar to those of warships, making navigation in the Calm Belt a breeze.

The rare Seastone is mostly produced in Wano Country. The Saguros Sea is close to the waters where Wano Country is located. Given Teach's connections, Seastone can naturally obtain Seastone raw materials from Wano Country at a very low price.

Seastone needs to be purified. Although Wano Country has abundant Seastone resources, with its current capabilities and Wano Country, even if it were mined, it would not be able to purify it. This requires industrial technology.

Without Kaido's modifications, Wano Country had no way to purify Seastone.

Therefore, the raw Seastone needs to be transported to the Sagros Sea and then Seastone in a specialized factory.

Teach has already sent people to discuss this collaboration.

The estimate of 80 billion Beli is just a preliminary estimate; the final figure could very well exceed 100 billion Beli, which is unimaginable to most. However, if successful, earning tens of billions of Beli a year would be a breeze.

The Dark Council, for example, has already made a profit of 15 billion Beli in this single quarter, equivalent to 60 billion Beli in profit per year, and this figure is increasing every year as the Dark Council grows.

The Combat Pyramid, according to the design, is a huge pyramid-shaped building with eighteen floors, each of varying heights, because the higher up the floor, the stronger the people and the more destructive they are.

Each level is 200 meters high, and the arena alone is 3,600 meters high. If you add the solid foundation, the final height will reach 3,700 to 3,800 meters.

As the number of levels increases, the number of arenas on each level of the Combat Pyramid decreases, but the size of each arena increases. That is, the eighteenth level, which is the top level, has only one arena.

The number of layers here is viewed from bottom to top; the higher up the layer, the higher the gold content.

There is one arena at the top and one hundred and eight arenas at the bottom, making a total of six hundred and seventy-two arenas across the eighteen levels of the Combat Pyramid.

This reveals Teach's ambition: to make the Combat Pyramid the center of the New World, Holy Land of battle.

In addition to the arena, there were spectator stands, entertainment facilities, and living quarters for the duelists.

Paraji Island will be developed into a bustling metropolis centered around Combat Pyramid.

With its complex design and covering tens of square kilometers, its size is comparable to an island. Even with the help of the Night Pirates and their continuous construction, it would still take a full year to complete the entire arena.

However, the Night Pirates have plenty of members.

However, when the Combat Pyramid is finally unveiled, it will undoubtedly shock the world and attract countless people.

Teach already has a plan for how to make it truly famous worldwide, at which point the "Combat Pyramid" will become the focus of global attention.

Besides these overt policies and tasks, there are also some that operate covertly and cannot be known to others.

The secret research base, headed by Otto, will be temporarily located on St. Saint Louis Island Saint Louis Island, which is absolutely safe, with Teach and the others there.

However, this is not foolproof. Both biomechanical technology and the development of Super Soldier Serum are extremely important to the Night Pirates.

The same applies to the Super Soldier Serum. If it were to become known, it would undoubtedly drive the world into madness. Therefore, after some time, Teach will establish a secret research base in another place, that is, in the sky.

Originally, there were no Sky Island in this world. After the Moon People arrived, they used their technology to create Island Cloud and White Sea, and thus the Sky Island were born.

Teach also obtained the technology to create Island Cloud and White Sea from Birka, but he didn't pay attention to it at first because it was useless to him.

Now that it's useful, no one could have imagined that Teach would build a second research base, placing it at an altitude of over 10,000 meters, hidden deep within the thick clouds.

This technology, though unique, is not particularly advanced. The small Sky Island of Weatheria, located in the sky and dedicated to meteorological research, inherited some of this technology and developed it into meteorological research.

Nami's Clima-Tact is an extension of this technology.

Therefore, it only takes a little time to manufacture the machines that create the Island Cloud and the White Sea.

Moreover, the research base is not yet fully staffed with scientists. Research on Super Soldier Serum is not Otto's area of expertise. Although he could develop them, his efficiency would be much lower. Furthermore, he would need to modify the drug to meet Teach's requirements.

Even more in-depth research and development.

Besides its applications to the body, Otto is now attempting to use Otto biomechanical technology to create an intelligence network, similar to Big Mom's Homie, that will span the entire territory.

Anyone who enters their territory can be easily discovered and their whereabouts tracked.

The concept of mechanical dogs, mechanical birds, and even mechanical eyes—such mechanical creations have been proposed, and they can even be easily built.

The only problem is controlling these mechanical creations, connecting them to a central system, like a main unit, with the ability to automatically distinguish and even possess a certain degree of intelligence.

This is artificial intelligence, just like the Pacifista of the future, but on a more advanced level.

This host connects all the living mechanical creations and controls everything within the territory. It would be even better if it could control some aggressive living mechanical creations to launch attacks based on commands.

All of this is what Otto is striving for, and he is now making progress. The inspiration he gained from lunar technology will not be fully realized until three to five years later.

It's important to understand that the Pacifista' development took an unknown amount of time and involved a huge investment from the World Government, coupled with Vegapunk's wisdom, which surpasses that of the world's five-hundred-year-old civilization.

Pacifista possess autonomy, unlike robotic arms or hands that need to be attached to a person.

This autonomy is precisely what Otto's current technology lacks.