The news was buzzing with headlines:
"The second largest world-class project after the 'River of Life' - the 'Sky Island' project"
"Can the artificial Sky Island fundamentally solve the problem of Alabasta's harsh and uninhabitable environment?"
"The plan for immigration to the artificial Sky Island has been revealed"
"The first ten Sky Islands will cover most of Alabasta"
"The Sky Island plan will help in case of another battle at Erume"
"The World Government has still not responded to the Alabasta Royal Family, ten trillion Belli are in limbo"
Zephyr slowly put down the phone and rubbed his temples, which had been frequently aching lately. He felt that he was beginning to tire. Of course, he was the Fleet Admiral, and is it ever easy being Admiral?
Due to Alabasta's plan for constructing the Sky Island, international relations between the World Government and Alabasta had sharply deteriorated.
What is the practical significance of the Sky Island for Alabasta? Simply put, will it help if another battle occurs at Erume?
Their King doesn't need to personally leave the battlefield; he can handle, for example, Kaido himself...
Thinking about the scene when Ezekiel personally went to fight, Zephyr felt uncontrollable anger. He clenched his fist and struck it against the table. As a soldier, he felt very ashamed to allow His Majesty the King to fight on his own.
Compare this to the World Government's Marine Corps. What if they were attacked head-on by Kaido, the Golden Lion, or other major pirates?
The Five Elders never acted personally. Perhaps this is why Ezekiel was underestimated by his opponents.
Wars and battles are the business of soldiers!
Therefore, the Marshal of the Royal Fleet was currently very busy. It was evident that His Majesty King Ezekiel was at the center of the storm under great pressure…
Doo-doo, at that moment, Zephyr's mobile phone rang. He took the phone and glanced at the screen. It turned out to be Smoker.
"Marshal," Smoker's voice had a hint of uncertainty.
"Yes?" said Zephyr.
"The Red-Haired Pirates have appeared in East Blue," Smoker said.
Zephyr was taken aback and didn't say anything for a while.
According to the laws of Alabasta, although it sounds a bit strange, the Red-Haired Pirates are not actually pirates in the true sense of the word. But this does not mean they are peaceful citizens who have harmed no one. These guys need to pay a huge amount in compensation.
One Beckman owes Alabasta 200 million new dollars. As for other places, they cannot control that.
"Then you should head to East Blue," said Zephyr after some consideration.
He immediately dialed Ezekiel's mobile number and informed him that the Red-Haired Pirates were in East Blue.
After all, no matter what they are called, this group remains one of the forces of the Four Emperors. According to Ezekiel, they are not evil by nature, but due to their status, they have bolstered the allure of piracy.
Upon hearing this, Ezekiel immediately smiled. The day when Luffy sets sail is drawing closer, and the Red-Haired Pirates will inevitably reach East Blue.
"Then deliver a list to those guys from me."
Seven or eight years ago, when the Red-Haired Pirates fought with a pirate in Alabasta, they destroyed at least three streets. Although the aim was to protect a child, the damage caused should not be paid for by the government, right?
...….
Eventually, the "Heavenly Island" project, which was discussed worldwide, officially commenced. With the investment of significant funds, an innumerable number of Alabasta workers joined the project.
Although people were initially hesitant, since His Majesty had made such a decision, Alabasta felt obliged to act to repay His Majesty's kindness and to justify the substantial investments he made in the people.
The Heavenly Island was located 10,000 meters above the Blue Sea.
Hundreds of thousands of Alabasta workers passed through the shuttle station mirrors to the factory located to the southeast of the old Sky Island.
In the early stages of industrial development in all countries, large-scale construction has always been inseparable from the blood and sweat of a large number of workers.
Even with the involvement of Devil Fruit users, certain tasks are still challenging to accomplish without relying on manual labor. This is why the construction of the Heavenly Island requires such a massive influx of funds. However, compared to the past, it will now be easier thanks to powerful and convenient tools.
God of Skypiea Gan Fall and Conis, who had become a clerk, looked incredible at the cloud-cutting factory, which was built in less than half a month.
Do you want to clear our Island of clouds? - Gan Fall swallowed.
No, according to the research by the Academy of Sciences of Alabasta, the island clouds here will continue to form and are a renewable resource, - Conis explained in a trembling voice.
The scale of the daunting labor involving more than 100,000 people goes beyond the dreams of the old Sky Island.
Hey! Work harder! - the workers shouted.
For His Majesty! - another worker pulled out a massive tool for cutting island clouds and sliced through it with a roar...
Long live His Majesty!
Soon someone began to perform the national anthem of Alabasta.
The entire construction site was now brimming with a kind of terrifying fanaticism; it was like an unprecedentedly massive machine at work. Anyone who saw it would break into a sweat and believe that with the support of such people, no matter how terrible the enemy, no one could strike down Alabasta.
Is everyone in Alabasta mad?
Why is the King so peaceful, but his people are so crazy? - Conis mumbled something to herself.
Yes, why? - Gan Fall also said.
With terrifying productivity, the cloud factory continuously creates island clouds as land. Whether island clouds or other types, their essence is still clouds, and they cannot exist below 10,000 meters.
On the other side of the vast Alabasta, Fujitora was in action. A massive mirror needed to be raised to a height of 10,000 meters above Alabasta, specifically for transporting island clouds.
Simultaneously, ten islands were being constructed, each with an area of ten kilometers in radius. Each of these island clouds has an additional layer of soil more than ten meters deep, with the island cloud serving as a mere foundation for the earth.
Thus, the Heavenly Island of Alabasta does not suffer from a lack of soil and can even engage in agriculture, which was impossible to develop on the sandy ground. Ultimately, there will be a dozen islands with real soil!