"Alright everyone, His Majesty Wapol is also doing this for the betterment of the Drum Kingdom, it's just that his methods are somewhat different from those of the old king."
Those who try to escape state control are like rabbits thrown into the forest; they will soon perish.
His Majesty Vapol did it so that they could survive.
When a new king ascends the throne, he naturally needs his own team.
Although Dalton is an elder of the Drum Kingdom, Wapol dislikes him. He is now the Kingdom's advisor-pawn and the Kingdom's affairs officer, Heimorimo.
With their support, Vapol's policies were ultimately implemented successfully.
"Severing diplomatic ties? How long has it been since I heard that term?"
The people who went to mourn the old king returned to Piltover with this new news.
He wasn't turned away, after all, Wapol was still timid; he dared to oppress the common people of his own country, but dared not directly offend Piltover.
Although they made the impulsive decision to sever diplomatic ties, they dared not turn away the messenger who came to offer condolences.
Severing diplomatic ties is a national policy; disrespecting the envoy is tantamount to directly slapping Oran in the face.
"Your Majesty Oran, we..."
"If he wants to sever ties, then so be it, follow the rules for severing diplomatic relations. Arrange a few boats to help those who can't survive to 'smuggle' themselves out."
Severing diplomatic ties is only meaningful when a strong country uses it against a weak country. If it's done the other way around, it's like shooting yourself in the foot. It might not hurt now, but they'll learn its lesson in time.
It's not worth fighting directly over this. Besides, the Drum Kingdom doesn't have many resources; its most valuable assets are its doctors.
But given Wapol's character, he'll eventually send those doctors over on his own. Piltover won't have to do anything but provide some transportation convenience.
The example of Frevans might have been acceptable the first time, but applying it to a fully-fledged monarchy would affect subsequent actions.
Meanwhile, in Alabasta, the scene is quite different.
Bear, Wolf, and Bonnie are on official business in Alabasta.
"King Kobra, look, this is the desert soil-stabilizing agent invented by King Oran. Simply sprinkle this liquid on the yellow sand, and it will solidify the desert into hard land."
This provided it with the necessary foundation, allowing the railway to be laid.
Because of the desert environment of Alabasta, this will be a huge project, but no problem, with my invented "Free-Spraying Flying Machine," as long as the route is planned, the spraying of the pesticide can be completed quickly.
After visiting Piltover, Alabasta became very interested in the Piltover Island tramway.
However, the two countries have very different national conditions; Alabasta is a typical desert country.
Laying railway tracks in the desert is undoubtedly extremely difficult.
The track has very high requirements for slope and must be flat. However, the desert is full of sand dunes, and it is very difficult to measure to meet the slope requirements. The land must also be leveled at any time.
Sand dunes in the desert can move with the wind, and a flattened dune can be reshaped overnight.
The desert environment also restricts the entry of large equipment, requiring a large amount of manpower and massive financial investment. Alabasta thought about it for a long time before finally making the decision.
Even in Alabasta, it would take some time to save money on such a project.
For this kind of thing, we need to send an extra chief engineer. As long as the research doesn't have high requirements for heat dissipation, Wolf will basically be fine.
Moreover, these are all readily available technologies, and Wolff can handle them well.
Kuma is part of the security escort team; he can't operate across islands in the Grand Line without a bodyguard.
As for Bonnie
She came here after pestering Xiong.
Bonnie is four years old this year. Although she is not as big as Lyriana, her Bakania blood makes her energetic and has a big appetite.
This is one of the reasons why she prefers bears to her parents.
The bear would happily give her all the food, while Ginny would happily take the food and eat it herself.
The operation wasn't particularly dangerous, and Xiong felt that he was strong enough to protect his daughter, so he brought Bonnie along.
"Casual Spraying of Flying Guy"
"Grandpa Wolf loved to give his inventions weird names, while Uncle Oran was much more straightforward."
As Wolfe recounted the development plan, outside the council chamber, two people with hair of different colors, one pink and one blue, were bobbing by the window.
The pink one is Bonnie, and the blue one is Vivi. Vivi is exactly one year older than Bonnie this year. Bear and Wolf have been here for a few days now.
Being of similar age and with similar social status, the two quickly became friends.
Even when Xiong and his group first arrived, it caused a small misunderstanding.
"Is this the daughter of the King of Oran?"
"No, it's my daughter who inherited it from her mother."
Because of her signature pink hair, the people of Alabasta initially mistook Bonnie for Oran's daughter. After the clarification, some even mistook Bear for Oran's son-in-law.
However, nothing serious happened.
"Weiwei, it's my turn."
"Wait a moment, I'll be right down."
The two of them were eavesdropping, or rather, openly eavesdropping; in any case, everyone in the hall noticed them.
Due to their height, they couldn't reach the window, even with a ladder, they were still too short. In the end, they could only stack themselves on top of each other, with Karu standing at the top of the ladder and one of them standing on Karu's head.
"Gah!"
"Alright, Karu, just bear with it a little longer, it'll be over soon."
Karu is a duck, but with a thick neck; it belongs to the Alabasta endemic species – the Runner Duck.
Alabasta even has a unit of running ducks.
"Bonnie, move a little closer to the middle, or the ladder might fall over."
"After all this time, can Karu still hold on?"
"Don't worry, Karu is very strong. This is the fast duck that only exists in Alabasta."
"We don't have running ducks where we are, but the cats in Piltover can drive robots and catch bad guys."
Before they knew it, the two of them started comparing themselves. Just then, a boy dressed in dirty clothes ran in from outside the palace and entered the hall without incident.
"Weiwei, the guards here don't seem to be very good."
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