As the kingdom's development got on track, Donquixote Doflamingo keenly realized just how enormous his uncle's ambitions were.
Generally speaking, a kingdom's development required progress across multiple fronts, such as the economy, military, politics, and diplomacy.
Only by attending to every aspect and increasing its overall strength could a kingdom become a powerful nation.
In reality, however, most kingdoms in this world could only focus on a few areas, rather than develop comprehensively.
This naturally involved complex political, geographical, and economic factors. A world of countless islands and vast seas made the emergence of a truly powerful nation impossible. Add the influence of the World Government, the Navy, and pirates, and a kingdom's development became even more fraught with uncertainty and hardship.
Yet River's recent instructions encompassed all these areas, steering the kingdom toward becoming a major power.
What surprised Donquixote Doflamingo even more was that River had plans and ambitions for education, scientific research, and manufacturing as well.
This was interesting. It hardly seemed as though he was merely trying to satisfy his own desires or pursue interests like the Four Emperors out at sea.
"A research department? Of course we need one!"
"As far as I know, the World Government's research team led by Vegapunk has produced some very impressive results."
River raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.
"If you want to establish a research department, Caesar alone probably won't be enough."
Donquixote Doflamingo's eyes flickered as he spoke with a low chuckle.
Tesoro's arrival had instantly relieved Dressrosa's strained finances. It might even bring greater prosperity and breathe life into industries that had once been impossible to develop.
"Oh? Do you have any good news?"
River asked.
"I'm sorry, but I don't know much about technology. In fact, most people in this world consider it