Heaven Kingdom's Development, Little Angel

The Sky Island has undergone another dramatic change over the past two years.

Or, they're no longer called "Sky Island" but "countries," some with wings and some without. But now, regardless of whether they have wings or not, they all call themselves "country people."

Throughout the entire country, except for the highest God's Island, where the king resides.

There are several other areas around, including Angel Island, which used to be inhabited by winged people, but now there is no longer a distinction between races. Angel Island is also home to Cloud Village), and Shandora.

There is also the weather island closest to the Blue Sea, Weatheria; however, Weatheria is more like an artificial island, not very large, and is inhabited by a group of meteorological scientists, but long before Ye Chen came to the Sky Island, they had already drifted away to who knows where, and have not returned to this day.

Now, these islands are all towns and cities of the country, where all the people live peacefully and harmoniously.

There is no racial conflict, no killing or looting; there is freedom, equality, and harmony; smiles and laughter are everywhere; prosperity is boundless.

All of this is thanks to the country's laws. Murder is now a serious crime, punishable by death, and various unequal transactions can be resolved by reporting to the national army.

You can see that every bustling street is lined with large shops, offering a wide variety of goods, and soldiers patrol from time to time.

Moreover, each checkpoint is guarded by generals from the country. These generals only obey orders and seem to have no feelings. Bribery is completely ineffective. Most importantly, they are also extremely powerful.

It can even transform into various ferocious beasts for combat.

Currently, the country has two armies: one composed of generals and the other of soldiers.

The group consists of Judge's clones, some original Devil Fruit, and a batch of mature Artificial Devil Fruit. There are only a hundred of them, and they are stationed in some important locations.

Originally, it would have been impossible to have so few, but the clones modified by the Lineage Factor seem to have some kind of clash with the Artificial Devil Fruit, and the success rate of combining the two is only fifty percent.

Therefore, there will only be one hundred now, but even the lowest-ranking of these one hundred possesses the strength of a major, and their strength will increase further when they transform into various ferocious beasts.

Yes, although their numbers are few, they are the true army of the country.

Aside from the generals, there were soldiers.

As the name suggests, soldiers are clones that have undergone Lineage Factor modification. Currently, they are responsible for maintaining the operation of the entire country; in other words, they are the law enforcement team, like the police in the previous life.

The number was large, reaching 100,000. Although the strength of the soldiers could not match that of the generals and ministers, their strength was still very strong, and they could be regarded as the army of another country.

Most importantly, neither soldiers nor generals had any emotions, were unafraid of death, and only obeyed orders, acting like robots, thus fundamentally eliminating any possibility of bribery.

On the battlefield, they are fearless armies; off the battlefield, they are selfless enforcers of the law—truly, perfect guardians of order.

This is why the country is thriving now and there are virtually no dark things happening; of course, the main reason is the law.

Although many residents of the country have never seen the king, everyone subconsciously looks towards the highest God's Island, because that is where their most grateful and worshipped king resides.

Now, all the people of the country know that the King is supreme and unattainable!

Next to the king are the two most beautiful goddesses who handle all the country's affairs: Reiju and Kalifa.

In addition, there are Rabbit Lord, Lord Lu, and others who command troops.

During these two years, in addition to enabling the entire country to float at will, scientists such as Caesar and Judge have been researching the principles of stripping away Devil Fruit, improving Artificial Devil Fruit, figuring out how to let one person eat two, and conducting other scientific research, among other things.

Of course, besides Caesar and Judge, the two main scientists, there were many other scientists who worked together and divided the tasks.

Since successfully stripping away the Devil Fruit two years ago, Caesar and Judge have devoted themselves to research. They eventually discovered that the success rate was not 100%, conservatively estimated to be less than 50%. Therefore, Caesar and the others wanted to increase the success rate, ideally to 100%.

During this period, countless Devil Fruit User died.

These ability users were all captured by Enel, Law, Bege, and others, and for the time being, they can still keep up with the research speed.

However, Devil Fruit are too mysterious, and there hasn't been much progress in just two years.

In short, everything is progressing gradually and developing slowly.

On the God's Island, where the Imperial Palace City is located, behind a vast, continuous mountain range, on its highest peak, closest to the sky, on a large flat area, a figure sits cross-legged.

His long hair hung to the ground, his eyes were closed, and his body was engulfed in billowing black smoke, with sparks flashing intermittently, yet his body remained completely still.

At such a high altitude, there was almost no air left, but for some reason, the figure seemed used to it and showed no discomfort whatsoever.

One hour, two hours, five or six hours later, a pair of pitch-black pupils slowly opened, and then smoke and fire began to emerge from the right eye.

"Call"

He exhaled softly, and the air in front of him seemed to ripple, but it returned to calm in the blink of an eye.

He stood up, hands behind his back, gazing at the boundless clouds below. His deep eyes remained undisturbed, yet a faint aura of dominance stirred the surrounding clouds, causing them to drift slowly.

Before the blink of an eye, the figure vanished. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought it was a mirage, or that it had never existed at all.

Meanwhile, in the pavilion in the backyard of the Imperial Palace City, a figure with a ribbon tied around her eyes faced a pillar. She wore a blue princess dress, had her pink hair flowing freely, and spoke in a clear, childlike voice.

"1,..., 4, 5"

"You're all hidden now! I've finished counting."

After counting to ten, the figure turned around. Although her eyes were bound by ribbons, her exquisitely beautiful face was still visible, and she looked particularly serious.

"Master, Uncle Huo, if I catch you, you'll have to ride me on your backs."

"Hmph! We'll see if you can find me then."

In the flower bushes, Bai Doudou pricked up its ears, twitched its short tail, and chuckled.

"Sakura, I'm hiding."

One person was tall, and Huo was hiding in another flower bush, his big eyes darting around.

"Uncle Fire, you can't change! And you all need to hide properly and can't change positions. No cheating!" With her lips pouting, even though she was blindfolded, the girl clearly knew where the path was and made it through without any obstacles.

"Sakura, you're not allowed to use Observation Haki either." As if remembering something, Firetail swept the ground, quickly popped its head out, and roared.

"I won't back out, you guys better hide!"

We're well hidden!

At that moment, a figure slowly landed on the ground and stood in the path the girl was walking in.