Time flies like an arrow, and the days slip by like a shuttle.
In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of the year 1512 in the Sea Circle Calendar.
With the arrest and imprisonment of the Revolutionary Army leader Long and his core cadre Ivankov in September, the turbulent waves on the sea seemed to be suppressed, and the last three months of 1511 became somewhat calm.
Of course, the World Government, the Liberator Organization, the Whitebeard Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the underground giants all knew very well that this was just a temporary intermission.
The Liberator Organization's covert attacks on various island nations in the South Blue and East Blue Sea appear to have decreased significantly, but this is not because they fear the World Government, but rather because they are experiencing some digestive issues.
Even with the Moon Governorate's best efforts and the help of the various Apostle, they could only create an underground city and infrastructure capable of accommodating 150 million people.
The number of immigrants relocated from the South Blue, East Blue, and Paradise by the Liberator Organization has now reached 87.29 million. Combined with the existing population, the population of the Moon Governorate is now approaching 100 million.
This is assuming that Noah did not choose any large countries as his targets.
For example, the Alabasta Kingdom has a population of over 57 million, the Flower Country has a population of over 46 million, and the Goa Kingdom has a population of over 12 million.
These large countries have far too many people.
Not only is it difficult to relocate in a short period of time, but it is also easy for them to be pursued by World Government during the relocation process.
The experts of the Liberator Organization are not afraid of the World Government, but the civilians will become the victims of the war between the two sides, which is obviously not a scenario that Noah and the Liberator Organization want to see.
Therefore, Noah temporarily slowed down the conquest, first processing the newly relocated immigrants before starting the next large-scale conquest.
This is why the sea has been relatively calm for the past few months.
However, the Liberator Organization' clandestine activities have not stopped.
For example, Vic, Pica, Gairam, Lilian, and Blazing Sun, who were in charge of transforming the strata of the New World, have already completed the transformation of the Sky Empire's controlled areas in the New World.
Noah secretly arrived in the Sky Empire of the New World at the end of 1511 and began working there in secret.
At this moment, underground in the royal palace on Sky Dome Island.
"... According to Dr. Akumu's survey, the magnetic field in the area that has undergone geological alteration has changed significantly, and the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events have decreased."
Listening to Robin's report, Noah hadn't expected that transforming the strata of the New World would yield such an unexpected gain.
Robin continued, "Regarding this unexpected outcome, the Department of Scientific Research believes it is beneficial to the stability and improvement of the regional ecology and geology; while the General Staff Department believes that the scope of the modification should be expanded cautiously, or the intensity of the modified strata should be reduced to prevent this change from spreading to sea areas controlled by other forces."
Noah nodded in agreement. "Yes, the General Staff Department's opinion is indeed reasonable. If other forces discover this obvious change, they will definitely investigate, and it might even provoke the World Government to take desperate measures. Moreover, doing so would, to some extent, aid the enemy."
Robin flipped through the documents. " The Department of Scientific Research also considered the General Staff Department's opinions, and they came up with a revised plan, which is to connect some of the relatively stable islands through geological modification."
"Oh?" Noah took the document and glanced at it.
The Department of Scientific Research's new plan not only reduced the difficulty and intensity of geological modification, but also narrowed the scope of the modification, transforming it from a single, large stratum into a network of geological veins, essentially implanting "reinforcing ribs" into the strata.
Based on the provided geological strata map...
Since the Sky Empire's controlled area is located in the center of the New World, the Sky Empire's controlled area, which has been deeply modified, has become the core of these underground "reinforcements".
As long as the geological strata within the Sky Empire's controlled territory are not extensively damaged, the New World will not experience large-scale, devastating earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
After reviewing the plan, Noah signed his approval for its implementation.
Robin didn't leave; instead, he smiled and continued, "We've gained a lot from this geological transformation."
"Oh, it must be those shipwrecks and seabed mineral veins!" Noah had already guessed what the so-called harvest was.
Robin nodded. "Various veins of rare minerals have been discovered within the Sky Empire's controlled territory; here is a detailed list."
After he finished speaking, Robin gave him a list of mineral veins and a map.
Noah looked at it carefully for a while.
The list contains hundreds of mineral veins, all of which are large veins; smaller veins are not even eligible for inclusion.
Among them are four Seastone veins, with ore reserves exceeding 1.7 billion cubic meters.
There are also 2 Dyna Stone veins, 13 gold veins, 45 rare metal veins, 19 oil and natural gas fields, 32 coal mines, 36 iron mines, 11 copper mines, 15 lead-zinc mines, and 13 bauxite mines, etc.
Although the Liberator Organization, who control an entire moon, have no shortage of minerals other than oil, natural gas, coal, Seastone, and Dyna Stone.
However, transporting minerals from the moon to Blue Planet would ultimately take time and be inconvenient.
Therefore, the discovery of these minerals is conducive to strengthening the Sky Empire's self-sufficiency.
Robin then took out another document and handed it to him.
"This is a list of treasures found in those shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea."
Noah took the document and read it carefully.
The sheer scale of shipwrecks on the seabed of the New World New World is likely due to the harsh environment, coupled with the wars between pirates, the navy, and various local nations.
The number of sunken ships on the seabed within the Sky Empire's controlled area alone reaches tens of thousands.
The amount of treasure hidden there is unimaginable.
In addition, the great sea invasion eight hundred years ago submerged much land, and countless ancient countries or cities were swallowed by the sea. These ruins also hide a huge amount of treasures.
Noah held a thick stack of documents, more than two hundred pages long.
It contains ancient technology, ancient secrets, and rare treasures from ancient ruins.
There are gold and silver jewelry, Famous Sword swords, and Devil Fruit from modern shipwrecks.
Noah was most interested in the Devil Fruit, and a total of 18 were discovered, the vast majority of which were Zoan Devil Fruit.
Zoan Devil Fruits make up the largest proportion of all Devil Fruit.
Of these 18 Devil Fruit, 13 are Zoan.
The Liberator Organization currently possesses an astonishing 58 Devil Fruit in its inventory, including 41 Zoan, 13 Paramecia, and 4 Logia.
Of the four Logia, besides the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, two others were retrieved from Impel Down: the Swamp-Swamp Fruit and the Crystal-Crystal Fruit (a lower-ranked Rock-Rock Fruit ). The last Logia was the Ozone-Ozone Fruit, which was salvaged from the seabed in the New World.
There are no useless Devil Fruits among Logia Devil Fruits. If someone performs poorly, it's most likely because the user is incompetent.
The Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Swamp-Swamp Fruit, Crystal-Crystal Fruit, and Ozone-Ozone Fruit are all good choices. As long as the user's Haki and physical condition are not bad, eating these Devil Fruit will at least give them the strength of Elite Vice Admiral.
After reading the last page, Noah sighed, "It seems necessary to intensify our exploration of the New World and other seabed areas."
Robin smiled and said, "I have already arranged for the Sky Empire to conduct a full exploration of the North Blue seabed."