"The Eternal Kingdom wanted in on the action too."
Hades had not expected it. The World Expo was a special event focused mainly on Pirates and the Underground Forces.
Yet a Superpower like the Eternal Kingdom was interested in it.
A special guest arrived at the ancient, magnificent Palace: an Emissary from the Eternal Kingdom.
"Lord Pluton, the balance of power at sea has changed greatly in recent years. The Kronos Kingdom has developed rapidly, and the Landis Kingdom is looking to expand further. We can't afford to fall behind."
The short-haired, blue-haired man smiled, completely at ease in Hades's presence.
Hades could sense his formidable strength, though there was still a considerable gap between them.
The Emissary from the Eternal Kingdom was just as awed by Hades's unfathomable power.
There was no doubt about it: Pluton had become a name inseparable from Hades, a title recognized by all.
This man was Sigel Reinhardt, an important member of the Eternal Kingdom's Royal Family, the Reinhardt Family, and a powerful Top Combatant.
Sending him showed how seriously they took this venture.
Though hidden deep in the Eternal Sea and surrounded by the Eternal Storm, the Eternal Kingdom still kept track of events across the seas.
On his journey here, Sigel had seen many sides of the Kronos Kingdom that were new to him.
He knew full well how astonishingly fast the Kronos Kingdom had developed in recent years. Its already vast trade network and economic strength kept growing, and its products supplied the entire world.
Unlike the Kronos Kingdom, the Eternal Kingdom could not build an economy on that scale.
The Eternal Storm protected the Eternal Kingdom, but it also constrained it.
Within the storm were not only fierce winds, but whirlpools, reefs, and Knock Up Streams.
Those waters were even