There is no doubt that Piltover Island is ahead of Frevans in terms of development, and it is much better to develop in a better place than to stay in Frevans.
Although Flefans is now part of Piltover, its development focus has not shifted.
Flevans is not a large area, and its most valuable products are platinum and lead. Well, its geographical location in the North Sea is also quite good, and it is also the planned base for the development of the North Sea.
Oran issued visas to some people to go directly to Piltover. They could go without these documents, but the Power Gear wouldn't take them with them, so they would have to figure out their own transportation.
Those who were granted visas were people who had made significant achievements in fields such as medicine and metallurgy.
Clearly, Piltover has no intention of developing Frevans into a second Firefly Island.
These were just Luo's father's guesses, after all, he didn't know how Oran planned to develop the area, but no matter how you looked at it, going to Piltover was a better option.
This applies to both oneself and one's children.
Piltover also transferred some people from the main island to Flevans to develop the area, but if the top talents in the technology industry are all brought to the main island, the development of Flevans will be affected to some extent.
However, Luo's father did not want to leave just like that, and decided to contribute to Flevance for a few more years.
"There are better schools in Piltover, where you and Rami can receive a better education. It's the medical school that Dr. Siddirell, no, His Majesty Siddirell, spearheaded."
Whether it's pursuing further studies in medicine or something else, those are better choices.
After a brief discussion, Luo's father insisted on the idea and sent his wife and children to Piltover first, while he stayed here for the time being.
Upon returning, they did not activate the Float-Float Fruit's ability again with Project Shiki, nor did they travel upstream along the Reverse Mountain's current to enter the Grand Line in the conventional way.
Instead, it crossed the Calm Belt directly into the New World, completed the coating near the Red Line, and then dived to Fishman Island.
Most of the coating business is concentrated in the Sabaody Archipelago, but a few coating artisans can also be seen on this side of the Red Line, since people from the New World also have a need to travel to the first half.
However, the Power Gear has its own new coating machine, which can perform coating without relying on outsiders. It coats reinforced bubble wrap, which is stronger in both toughness and buoyancy.
"So this is what the sea looks like underneath."
Luo stood on the deck with Rami, watching the sun gradually disappear overhead, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Everyone who visits Fishman Island for the first time is awestruck by the magnificent underwater scenery, let alone children.
Beneath Luo Na's seemingly aloof expression lies not the domineering CEO persona; with just a little prompting, he can reveal a surprising contrast.
Now that his parents and sister are alive and well, even without Rosinante's guidance, Law doesn't have any desire to destroy everything. However, he does have no good feelings towards the Navy and the World Government.
"Little ones, this is just the beginning. The scenery of Fishman Island is far more amazing than you can imagine."
The orderly on deck put down his mop and looked at Luo, even explaining to him what existed on Fishman Island.
The king has finally been born; we've waited so long for this day.
[Has it been a long time? It feels like I just took a nap.]
[You slept too long!]
[Haha, isn't this perfect? This way, they can keep waiting for the king's summons. Grow up quickly, our king!]
"King Poseidon has already been born."
Inside the captain's cabin, the conversation of the Sea Kings reached Oran's ears. There can only ever be one Sea King, which means that Fishman Island now possesses its greatest military strength, even though they don't know how to use that power very well.
Poseidon?
"One of the ancient weapons, capable of commanding all sea kings. Unlike Uranus and Hades, Poseidon is a living cycle. He appears in the form of a mermaid princess every so often."
"So, that means Otohime's daughter?"
"Yes, we might see her soon, but there's no need to tell them about it. Not many people know about it, so there's no need to bring it up now."
"Meow understands, I won't talk nonsense to them."
The navigators on the Power Gear were quite familiar with how to get to Fishman Island, and they quickly followed the current to the immigration point.
After the policy change on Fishman Island, the pirates who entered the island became noticeably more obedient, as most of them did not want to experience what it felt like to have their bubble membrane punctured in the deep sea.
The Neptune soldiers were maintaining order when sharp-eyed soldiers quickly spotted the approaching Power Gear and its distinctive gear markings.
"It's King Oran's ship."
"Drive those pirates away, clear the road, and let King Oran enter first!"
The Sea King's army had more contact with the royal family and were more aware of the changes in Fishman Island's policies. Over the years, they also knew who had helped Fishman Island change its initial predicament.
Several fish-men riding sea monsters drove the pirate ship away, met the Power Gear, and reported what had happened to Neptune.
Fishman Island, within the Dragon Palace.
"Your Majesty Neptune! The Power Gear from Piltover has appeared at immigration, and according to the guards, King Oran himself is on board!"
"Is it really you? Can you confirm?"
"Yes, it has been verified. Your Majesty Neptune, we should send people to welcome King Oran, otherwise it would be too impolite. Even if King Oran is very familiar with us, we cannot be too disrespectful in front of our friendly nation."
"Yes, that makes sense. In recent years, the Dragon Palace Kingdom has established friendly relations with several other kingdoms, and King Oran has been a great help in this regard. We certainly cannot neglect him."
Normally, a king's visit would be announced in advance, so a sudden visit like Oran's is quite rare.
However, such details would not be noticed unless it was an official visit, especially on Fishman Island, where they prefer to be ignored rather than have someone suddenly visit them.
"Wait, King Neptune, you're being too polite!"
The Left Minister intended to prepare for the reception, but by the time he had finished making arrangements for the reception at the palace, Neptune was already riding on his whale with a squad of Neptune's army, ready to pick him up.
The crew of the Power Gear were given a chance to travel to Fishman Island. Nowadays, the attitudes of ordinary fishmen and mermaids towards humans have greatly softened, and they are still welcoming to humans from friendly factions.
Oran arrived at Ryugu Castle to be greeted by Neptune, and this time Ryugu Castle adopted the highest level of etiquette for human guests. They used giant bubbles to drain all the water from Ryugu Castle, allowing humans to move freely here.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Oran saw several princes from the Ryugu Kingdom, but he did not see Shirahoshi or Otohime.
Shirahoshi is only a few months old, and Otohime is busy taking care of her daughter, so she also missed the banquet in the Ryugu Kingdom.
After all these matters were settled, Oran met his old acquaintances in the Dragon Palace.
"Shaq, I never imagined you'd become the leader of the Sea King's Army."
"This is to eliminate the barrier between Fishman Street and Fishman Island as soon as possible, and it seems to be working well so far."
The conflicts between Fish-Man Islanders are complex, involving not only external forces but also internal ones.
Originally intended to house orphans, Fishman Street had become a lawless area on Fishman Island due to mismanagement. The situation only began to improve after Shaq took control of Fishman Street.
Appointing Shaq to lead the Sea King's army is both an acknowledgment of his strength and a hope that his influence in Fishman Street will reduce some of the Fishmen's resistance to Ryugu City.
"Brother Oran, what brings you to Fishman Island this time?"
"I just happened to be passing by and wanted to chat with you about deep-sea mining. How's it going lately?"
"Very good. Over the years, many of the barriers have disappeared, and more fishmen are willing to work in the mining team. We have found several large mineral deposits underwater, all exposed on the seabed, which are easy to mine."
"Brother Oran, the equipment you've set up is very convenient; you can easily mine a large chunk of raw ore."
"That's not bad. I have a slightly dangerous mission here. Think about it."
As he spoke, Oran took out a stone and handed it to Shaq.
Do you recognize this?
"This is... Seastone?"
Shaq put the stone in his mouth and bit it, arriving at his conclusion in this peculiar way.
"That's right, this thing will be a hard currency for a long time to come, and its value will not fall."
I have two things to ask you about. One is to search for other sea stone veins during deep-sea exploration.
The other one concerns Wano Country. As you probably know, Wano Country is currently the only known place that produces Seastone.
As long as there are Devil Fruit users on the high seas, the value of Seastone will not decrease.
Compared to the powerful aura that requires countless trials to become strong, Seastone's restraint on Devil Fruit users is more direct, and it doesn't place high demands on the user.
Even if we have sufficient reserves now, it's not a good thing if the mineral resources for this thing are always controlled by others.
The ancient weapon Pluton is buried beneath Wano Country, so it's easier to let Kaido occupy that area for now. This idea, which we've had for a while, has now been formally put before the Fishmen.
"I've heard of it, Brother Oran, what do you mean?"
"Mining doesn't necessarily have to be done domestically. The outer seas of Wano Country are full of whirlpools. These things are dangerous for human ships, but they're not much of a problem for fish-men."
"Approaching from the periphery, searching underwater for extensions of the seastone veins, and then mining them—that's the other reason I came to you."
Oran drew a sketch for Shaq to express his meaning.
Ore doesn't just appear out of thin air. Normally, you can find some extensions of mineral veins outside Wano Country, but this part is something you can't find inside Wano Country no matter what.
To dig these out, they would first have to dig through the mountain beneath Wano Country.
As long as the angle is calculated correctly, the people in Wano Country will never discover this.
"I understand. I'll take a few people over to take a look later."
Wano Country is now Kaido's territory, a fact that is common knowledge. Going to his territory to investigate such matters is somewhat dangerous, but Shaq is simply being more cautious about it.
They weren't going to attack Wano Country; they were doing things underwater. They could simply stop their ships a little further away and swim over, so there was unlikely to be any trouble.
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