Hearing Ochoku's words, Shiki felt a surge of delight and immediately laughed. "Then your call came at just the right time. Even if you hadn't called me, I would have contacted you."
"I'm very much looking forward to working with the West Blue Alliance. Speaking of which, Roger will be coming to Maidan Island soon. I wonder if His Majesty Zhu Feng would be interested in coming in person."
The West Blue Alliance's request for cooperation was exactly what Shiki wanted. He could hardly wait to meet Zhu Feng face-to-face and discuss their cooperation.
"Hahaha, I'll tell His Majesty Zhu Feng. I'm sure he'll be very interested in the meeting you proposed." Hearing Shiki's response, Ochoku knew his task was complete.
All he needed to do now was pass Shiki's words on to Zhu Feng, and he could go home and get back to lounging around.
With Roger already in the North Blue, Zhu Feng would have to hurry if he wanted to reach the Maidan Kingdom in time.
Fortunately, the Flower Country was a major nation, and Zhu Feng was a wise ruler. During his years on the throne, its development might not have matched the Oran Empire's, but it had still made considerable progress in every field.
The Flower Country had plenty of native scientists willing to serve their homeland. Although they could not handle advanced research into things like Devil Fruits, ordinary airships and warships were well within their capabilities.
With an airship built in the Flower Country, Zhu Feng could easily reach Maidan Island before Roger and the others.
While Zhu Feng prepared to depart for Maidan Island, Shiki also began preparing for the upcoming talks.
Arranging a venue and the like was simple enough. The main task was discussing with his subordinates what they would