One Piece: Devour Fruit, Main Story Arc: Departure for Sky Island. Some might ask, hadn't Dawn come here to form an alliance?
How had it suddenly turned into cooperation? What about establishing diplomatic relations?
In truth, the alliance had already been formed the moment Dawn personally arrived.
Or rather, from the moment Gaius used the Den Den Mushi to notify Cobra, everything remaining had merely been a formality.
What the two needed to do now was discuss more important matters, such as Dawn explaining the various effects the alliance would bring to Cobra.
They also needed to discuss mutually beneficial arrangements to deepen the relationship between their two nations and seek better development.
Although it was Dawn's first time handling something like this, he was still an adult. Besides, due to various factors in this world, politics was not as filthy and convoluted as it had been in his previous life.
So, with both sides being so straightforward, their discussions went quite satisfactorily.
Of course, since Cobra had been so accommodating and yielded quite a few benefits, Dawn naturally had to return the favor.
And the gift he offered in return was none other than the Honey Pot Ants Dawn had seen in Anluya before.
Since both were desert kingdoms, Dawn had sampled quite a few local specialties over the past few days.
Yet he had never seen Honey Pot Ants here. After chatting with the maid beside him and probing indirectly, he learned that Alabasta did not have them at all, which caught his attention.
Though these creatures looked unremarkable, they could be used to brew alcohol, which would be a good thing for the Alabasta Kingdom.
As for why that was a good thing, it had to do with grain.
Brewing alcohol consumed an enormous amount of grain.