After completely taking control of the Fusang Province.
Shiki was looking at a map of the New World.
Currently, the Sky Empire's sphere of influence is located in the central sea area of New World, including the former Wano Country, Hachinosu, and the Sea of Hell, covering an area of approximately 17% of the New World.
The Whitebeard Pirates control approximately 11% of the New World.
Totto Land, Big Mom Pirates, accounts for about 13%.
Robin looked at the map and said, " The Sea of Hell doesn't need any garrisoning at the moment, but the Hachinosu area does."
Although Hachinosu was sunk by Shiki, there are still 18 inhabited islands and 83 uninhabited desert islands in the surrounding area.
However, Shiki looked at the map and saw that the waters around Hachinosu were sandwiched between the Big Mom Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates, and were nearly 4,200 kilometers away from the core area of the Sky Empire, with Big Mom Pirates Totto Land in the middle.
Although Shiki wanted to devour the Big Mom Pirates, he couldn't do so now.
One reason is that the Sky Empire has not yet absorbed the territory of the Beasts Pirates.
On the other hand, it's because the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. The Sky Empire has already gained too much attention, and if they continue to attack the Big Mom Pirates, it will force the Big Mom Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates to unite, and even the World Government and the Navy will get involved.
However, if the Totto Land Sea Area is not annexed now, the Hachinosu Sea Area and the Beast Sea Area will face the problem of managing enclaves.
Although the Sky Empire possesses a fast-moving Flying Fleet, the distance of 4,200 kilometers means that each round trip takes several days.
In the event of an emergency, they can only rely on the Noah Family for support, which would expose the relationship between the Sky Empire and the Hidden Ones Organization, potentially driving the World Government to desperation.
Robin, who was standing nearby, clearly noticed Shiki's hesitation. After thinking for a moment, she suggested, " Shiki, why don't we just exchange territory with Totto Land Cake Island? We can have the Big Mom Pirates hand over a portion of their territory near the Beasts Sea, and we'll give them the Hachinosu area and the Sea of Hell in return."
"Trade territory?" Shiki's eyes narrowed, and a smile immediately spread across his face. "Haha, not bad. I believe Charlotte Linlin won't refuse my small request."
"However, it's not suitable for me to go in person. Who would be more suitable to go?"
Shiki thought for a moment, " The Blazing Sun isn't suitable. After all, the Temperature-Temperature Fruit was obtained from Oven. Although he doesn't know we have fruit recovery technology, to avoid unnecessary conflict, it's best if he doesn't go."
" Black Maria, Seki, Foz-Foe, Daz, and Wyper are only at the Vice Admiral level. They are not qualified to represent the Sky Empire on this mission. After all, that madwoman is unpredictable, and without strength, you can't control her."
After much thought, Shiki realized that besides Blazing Sun, the Hermit was barely acceptable, but the Hermit's strength was only that of Elite Vice Admiral, and he was more of a skill-based type, so he didn't have much of an advantage.
Unless they use the Magic Card issued by Noah, but doing so would expose some of the family's trump cards, which is obviously not advisable.
Suddenly Robin remembered someone. "How about having Monet come over?"
" Monet?" Shiki's eyes lit up. "She's certainly strong enough, and she hasn't revealed herself yet. Let's send her to the Totto Land with the Hermit!"
Noah quickly agreed to Shiki's request.
However, since Monet is going to work in the Sky Empire, her position as the Governor of the Paradise Sky will have to be handed over to someone else.
Considering the special nature of Sky Island, Noah transferred Enel, who had previously served in the West Blue, and also assigned the Apostle Jin there. Enel became the governor of the Paradise Sky, and Lilian became the vice governor.
Kaido serves as the Governor-General of the South Blue, with Gairam as the Vice-Governor. Their controlled areas are the Storm Archipelago and the Lost Sea.
The Governor of the East Blue is Uncle Joseph, and the Deputy Governor is Barton. Their controlled areas are the Rum Kingdom and Black Rock Sky Island.
The Governor of the West Blue is Bege, and the Vice Governor is Yamato. Their controlled area is the former territory of the Five Great Mafia.
The governor of the moon is Joshua, and the vice governors are Queen and Jack. Their controlled area is the entire moon.
Unbeknownst to many, the Kingdom of Dawn of the Noah Family had already expanded to such a vast territory, with its population soaring to around 38 million.
The East Blue Governorate has 230,000, the South Blue Governorate has 120,000, the West Blue Governorate 1.69 million, the Paradise Sky Governorate 80,000, the Moon Governorate 60,000, and the New World Governorate ( Sky Empire ) has 36 million.
Apart from the North Blue, the Noah Family controls all other regions of the Kingdom of Dawn.
Of course, this does not mean that the Noah Family has no bases in the North Blue; it's just that these bases are managed by the Department of Supervision and there are no ordinary civilians there.
The candidate has been selected.
Monet used Ray's wormhole to reach the Sky Empire's capital, Sky Dome Island.
" Monet, it's been a long time."
Monet, recognizing Robin's disguise, greeted her with a smile, "So it's Miss Garden. Did Lord Noah send me here to stay permanently in the Sky Empire?"
Robin nodded. "Yes, after all, you and the Hermit need to go to the Totto Land to handle the territory exchange matters."
"Territory swap?"
Robin then began to explain.
After listening, Monet finally understood why he had sent her.
"This time when you go to the Totto Land, you don't need to worry too much about Charlotte Linlin's attitude; she will definitely agree to exchange territories."
Monet smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I'm not the same person I was three years ago."
After more than three years of training, her Armament Haki, Observation Haki, physical skills, and Devil Fruit abilities have all been greatly improved.
She might not be able to defeat Charlotte Linlin, but she's comparable to Katakuri. Coupled with her Logia escape ability, even the Big Mom Pirates would find it extremely difficult to capture her.
The Hermit is also quite strong; if they were to use a suicidal attack, they could potentially take down Katakuri or Streusen.
It's highly unlikely that the Big Mom Pirates will take action.
However, Shiki and Noah did not want to take the risk, after all, Charlotte Linlin was a capricious and crazy woman, especially when she was suffering from food cravings, she was completely inhuman.
Robin quickly explained the details of the negotiation.
The next day, an Ark spaceship took off from the Sky Province and headed straight for the Ocean of Totto Land.
And the sea at the entrance to the New World.
A huge sailboat emerged from the seabed, and then the underwater membrane ruptured.
"Captain, which route should we choose?" Beckman turned and asked.
Red-Haired Shanks cleaved through a series of giant Hail, laughing as he replied, " The Dressrosa Kingdom route... I've heard the Donquixote Family has been active in the nearby waters recently. Let's go and meet this Shichibukai."
" Doflamingo?" Beckman raised an eyebrow. "Then let's go to the Dressrosa Kingdom first."
Red-Haired Shanks originally planned to visit the Whitebeard Pirates first and pay a visit to Whitebeard.
However, through Shakky's intelligence in the Sabaody Archipelago, he learned that Whitebeard had recently been wandering in the waters near Hachinosu, so he was wary of the Sky Empire and Golden Lion causing trouble.
It was also learned that the Donquixote Family was frequently active in the waters near Dressrosa.
An idea immediately formed in his mind: if he couldn't venture deeper into the central waters of the New World for the time being, the waters near the Dressrosa Kingdom could serve as a temporary foothold.
Although Red-Haired Shanks was very confident, he was still wary of Golden Lion, so he didn't rush in at the beginning.