During the Reverie, many kings of affiliated nations proposed building the World Government's Trade Routes around the Kronos Kingdom's trade network.
They wanted safe shipping lanes that would connect the trade islands the Kronos Kingdom had established across the Four Seas.
The World Government agreed. Although the Trade Routes could generate profits themselves, they could not distribute goods worldwide through the Kronos Kingdom's trade network.
However, establishing the Trade Routes was tied to the placement of Marine Branches.
Next, the placement of Marine Branches across the Four Seas would gradually be adjusted to cover as many areas connecting the trade islands as possible.
Only by creating safe shipping lanes under the Navy's protection would shipping companies be willing to carry their goods.
That would take time.
The World Military Draft was still underway, and new Marine Branches also had to be built. All of that required ample time and money.
Of course, some affiliated nations also hoped the Kronos Kingdom would move its trade islands in the Four Seas to the center of each sea.
That way, the trade islands' influence could reach across an entire sea rather than just half of it.
However, Hades ignored them.
The Kronos Kingdom had no need to accommodate them. If they could not join the trade network he had established, that only meant they were unlucky.
Moving the trade islands to the center of each sea would indeed allow more people to benefit.
But what did that have to do with the Kronos Kingdom?
Moving them to the center would expose the Kronos Kingdom to greater risks. The distances would be longer, and the Island Turtles would spend more time traveling.
That would disrupt the trade network the Kronos Kingdom had planned well in advance.
Besides, not all affiliated nations agreed with the