In February of Marineford Calendar 1507, the Reverie had already been over for quite some time. The policies decided at the conference were gradually beginning to be implemented, though it would still take time before they were put into practice. Oran's libraries, for instance.
Those also required time. It took time to return to their respective countries after the conference, and selecting sites and constructing the libraries took time as well.
While finalizing the details, Oran had said that all they needed to provide was a sufficiently large empty lot. They would not need to handle the construction of the libraries themselves.
But they were all member nations, and they had their pride. It would be inappropriate to leave such a beneficial undertaking entirely to someone else. Thus, many nations chose to build them themselves, while others sent Piltover a payment and outsourced the matter.
Some nations simply put up tiny huts, but Oran did not care about such details. As long as the markers were properly preserved, nothing else mattered.
The first batch of raw ore from the waters around Wano Country had also arrived. Its Seastone content was quite high, but the fish-men did not know how to refine the ore.
Seastone purification and cutting techniques had always been relatively rare skills. Aside from Wano Country's craftsmen, very few people possessed them. Oran just happened to be an exception.
Using the equipment, a batch of brand-new Seastone was extracted.
"Papa Oran, someone sent you something new. It looks like some kind of award."
Uta had received a letter delivered by a News Coo from the terrace. There was a delivery industry on these seas, though its speed could hardly be called fast.
It was not merely that crossing the sea took a long time. The lack of a