June 22, 1506 (Sea Circle Calendar )
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, the Nautilus was virtually invisible.
We have arrived in the northern part of the South Blue.
As a temporary navigator, Laki carefully examined the nautical charts and data of the South Blue.
Meanwhile, Ray would open the wormhole from time to time.
Documents requiring Noah's review and decision will be sent from various departments and controlled areas within the Kingdom of Dawn.
Currently, the Kingdom of Dawn's controlled areas include the Mackerel Port Governor's Office of the Rum Kingdom (total population 240,000), the Lion Island Governor's Office of the Sky Island (total population 12,000), and the Ant Nest Governor's Office of East Blue Sikasis Island in the East Blue (total population 11,000).
There are also the Swallow Island eavesdropping station in North Blue, the East Blue Tidal Sea base, and the North Blue Coral Sea base.
The population of Sikasis Island is nearing its limit; its inhabitants are mainly former Flevance, people whom Luo has gradually healed.
The maximum population that Sky Island can accommodate is approximately 30,000. Currently, there are over 3,000 Skypieans from the original Angel Island, over 2,000 Winged People Tribe, over 1,000 Skypieans from Birka Island, and over 4,000 people transferred from the remnants of Flevance, bringing the current population to 11,000.
To expand the population capacity of the Sky Island, more islands must be moved there, but currently the Cumuloregalis Cloud near Angel Island are limited, and can only accommodate a dozen or so small islands at most.
The load-bearing capacity of the Cumuloregalis Cloud is not unlimited, and the natural growth of the Cumuloregalis Cloud requires special conditions, namely the presence of Seastone.
The formation of massive Cumuloregalis Cloud near Angel Island is due to underwater volcanic eruptions in the ocean below.
In other words, the components of Seastone were actually brought up from underground by magma.
If only natural volcanic eruptions bring Seastone components into the sky, the formation of Cumuloregalis Cloud would be a very long process.
Noah was already aware of this problem.
For example, the Cumuloregalis Cloud planned to be built over the Gluttony Sea (the sea area where the previously discovered Stomach Baron was located) can only be cut from the Cumuloregalis Cloud near Angel Island or Birka Island.
This practice is tantamount to robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Noah already had an idea about the composition of Seastone.
Lilian, who had just returned to the Rum Kingdom, hadn't even had two days to rest before Noah arranged for her to go to Black Rock Island the underwater volcano had erupted.
Black Rock Island remains unchanged, with dark red lava continuously flowing from the crater.
After more than a year of refinement, Lilian has completed the temperature limit simulation of the compound, at which point her flame combustion temperature has reached 4990 degrees Celsius.
However, this time she came not to test the temperature limits, but to complete the task assigned by Noah.
Lilian's arm transformed into the shape of a simulated liquid flammable substance:
" Dragon of the Darkness Flame!"
The arm, infused with Armament Haki -infused liquid flammable material, shot into the sky and then crashed into the crater.
boom!
This move, which concentrated almost a third of Lilian's strength, instantly pierced through the magma in the crater, reaching a depth of thousands of meters underground.
" The Earthfire Boiling!"
Minutes later, the energy in the underground magma chamber was activated, and the volcano erupted directly.
" Steam Dragon of the Darkness Flame!" Lilian manipulated the high-temperature steam from the surrounding sea surface with both hands, instantly pouring it into the volcano's crater.
The clash, like needles clashing against wheat awns, caused water vapor to continuously erupt into the sky, carrying volcanic ash.
This artificially induced volcanic eruption lasted for more than three hours.
The high-temperature water vapor and volcanic ash ejected into the high atmosphere during the eruption almost blackened the sky for tens of kilometers around.
Ray brought Noah here to seal up a portion of the volcanic ash cloud and take it back to the cloud processing workshop on Sky Island to test whether this volcanic ash cloud could be used as raw material for the Cumuloregalis Cloud.
The experiment was a great success; these volcanic ash clouds did indeed contain Seastone, and with a little processing, they could be used to create Cumuloregalis Cloud.
The success of this experiment provided the Noah Family with the raw materials needed to mass-produce the Cumuloregalis Cloud, laying the foundation for gradually expanding the scale of the Sky Island in the future.
Of course, this experiment also verified that Seastone is composed of underground magma.
Based on the results of this experiment, Noah instructed Jay's Department of Science and Education to establish a Seastone synthesis laboratory to attempt to synthesize large blocks of Seastone.
The large pieces of Seastone currently circulating on the high seas all originate from Wano Country, and are almost entirely monopolized by Kaido and the World Government.
In a short period of time, the Noah Family simply cannot conquer Wano Country. Even if they manage to outmaneuver Kaido and seize Wano Country through a scheme, it will be difficult to withstand the covetousness of the World Government.
Therefore, if you want to obtain affordable and high-quality Seastone products, then artificially synthesizing large pieces of Seastone is a very worthwhile approach to try.
In Noah's view, the reason why Wano Country has large areas of Seastone is due to its special underground magma chambers, which form basalt-like veins underground.
In other words, the Seastone component in magma can be compressed into crystals under high pressure and a sealed environment.
The reason why no scientists have discovered this situation over the years is actually complex.
On the one hand, Wano Country, as the core mining area of Seastone, is closed off from the outside world, making it difficult for outsiders to conduct on-site investigations of the mineralization geology of Seastone.
On the other hand, the world has experienced a period of cultural discontinuity, resulting in the loss of many technologies and a very small number of scientists.
In addition, the World Government's intention to control science and technology means that those who conduct scientific research are either recruited, eliminated, or simply trapped in Impel Down, with only a few escaping and operating secretly outside.
Even Vegapunk, who was hailed as the world's most intelligent being, was nothing more than a humanoid hard drive storing ancient technology in Noah's eyes.
The synthesis of Seastone crystals can be basically deduced by anyone familiar with the world of One Piece and by using some scientific research methodologies.
The ocean contains Seastone, and the Cumuloregalis Cloud of Sky Island also contain Seastone, which indicates that Seastone is widely distributed.
Based on the continuous, towering Knock Up Stream the waters around Jaya Island, and the characteristics of the volcanic island in Wano Country, it can be deduced that the Seastone component was brought to the ground by volcanic eruptions.
Since they are both composed of Seastone, why can't we use dispersed Seastone volcanic ash to synthesize large Seastone?
The people in the One Piece world couldn't imagine it because they were too close to the situation to see it clearly. Noah, however, was different; he was a time traveler who had "observed" the development of the One Piece world's storyline for a period of time.
Many things, in fact, can be understood by simply calming down and thinking carefully.
After Noah had arranged these things, the Nautilus had arrived near the first inhabited island in the South Blue.
After disguising themselves, the group secretly landed at the island's port, intending to inquire about any noteworthy events in the South Blue recently.
In the original timeline, the South Blue is basically a blank area, with only two places being relatively well-known.
One is the island where the son of the Pirate King was born.
The other is the Sorbet Kingdom, the hometown of Bartholomew Kuma, the greatest villain in the pirate world.
There is basically no information on the appearance of other islands.
This piqued Noah's interest, and he decided to explore the South Blue.
At the port bar on White Wood Island, Noah and his group were inquiring about the information they needed.