As Lind busied himself, a year quickly passed, bringing them to the year 1481.
Throughout that year, Lind's daily life remained full, but it no longer carried the same sense of urgency.
For once, Lind had the chance to truly experience life in the pirate world and get a taste of its local customs.
In the year after he took control of Oran Island, Lind's Seventh Division and the Oran Sea also developed at an astonishing pace.
With Lind's full support, his base on Oran Island had even begun to feel like somewhere in the modern world.
Oran Port-or rather, what was now Oran City-was practically indistinguishable from a developed modern city.
There was Lind's generous financial backing, combined with scientists recruited from around the world and the terrifying physical capabilities of the pirate world's inhabitants.
High-rises sprang up throughout Oran City, and broad roads connected every corner of it.
Hospitals, schools, libraries, theaters, and all manner of other facilities were scattered throughout the city, showcasing Lind's remarkable achievements in urban construction over the past few months.
The greatest change was still the port, which had expanded many times over. With Lind overseeing things, the Oran Sea had become the most prosperous sea in the entire world over these past few months.
Ships traveled to and from Oran Island in an endless stream, their numbers constantly swelling.
Oran City's port expanded again and again to keep pace, and Lind spared no expense in adopting new technologies.
If the ships coming and going had not still been wooden sailing vessels unable to carry shipping containers, Oran Port would have been virtually indistinguishable from a port in his previous life.
Oran Port now undoubtedly handled the highest cargo volume of any port in this world.
As a result, Oran City had become