Wapol losing the "national treasure" did not stir up much controversy. Even after the King of Drum Kingdom learned that it was a Devil Fruit, he did not say much to Wapol.
He merely confined him for a few days, giving him a punishment that barely hurt.
Oran controlled his ability as he traveled back with Kate and Absalom, while everything in Piltover continued operating as usual.
District Eleven of Piltover was the island's industrial zone. Due to the terrain, it remained downwind all year round, and its geography was suitable for wastewater discharge, so most heavy industry had been concentrated here.
Boom! Boom!
The factory machinery roared. Ore was refined and hammered into suitable steel, then transported to factories ahead to be processed into all manner of required shapes, including some specialized military products.
Due to Piltover's unique nature as a nation, these heavy industries were more or less connected to the military industry. They were also what the islanders regarded as "State-owned Enterprises."
"Put your backs into it! This is material for Coastal Defense Cannons! You all saw it before—the Great Pirate Era is coming! If you don't want this country to become the hell it was six years ago, then use cannons to keep every pirate out at sea!
"This is the safe rear line. The soldiers are using their lives to protect the island's safety. Do you want them fighting with substandard weapons?!"
The speaker was a middle-aged man with a large beard, two scars on his face, and an unlit cigar clenched between his teeth.
He was Hachirani, the factory director appointed by Oran and the man responsible for production here.
Back when it was still the Kingdom of Favrille, Hachirani had run his own workshop on Firefly Island.
Originally, it had been a clock