In the territories Goenitz controlled, NESTS had begun expanding the cultivation and production of raw materials for Contraband.
With funding no longer a constraint, NESTS had cloned large numbers of Clones to cultivate those materials across various islands.
But even as production grew, it still could not meet the demands of the vast global market.
To avoid exposure, NESTS built dedicated indoor production facilities in the Calm Belt and on Sky Islands.
Land was limited, and expanding cultivation any further would only expose them.
Indoor facilities were therefore the best solution.
A single facility could have several floors, making full use of the available space.
Even if the islands in the waters Goenitz ruled were exposed one day, NESTS would not suffer much.
After all, the people growing the raw materials for Contraband were ordinary island residents.
Sooner or later, something would give them away.
Of course, Ignis did not care.
What happened to the sea had nothing to do with him.
At heart, he was a cold man whose interests centered entirely on Kronos Kingdom.
He was warm toward friends he knew, but he did not care what happened to strangers.
His ultimate target was the World Government, and he had no qualms about using methods that harmed others to benefit himself.
He even planned to bring the seeds to the Four Seas and into the Affiliated Nations.
Producing everything himself was too slow. He would have more factions grow the crops for him.
Then all he would need to do was buy the harvest, extract the raw materials, and turn them into Contraband.
As long as growing those crops paid better than growing grain or other plants, more and more people would choose to grow them.
That would have a consequence: overall grain production across the sea would