One month after the Cliff Island incident.

The world structure is quietly changing, and Marigio wants to stop it, but conventional methods are unable to do so, and non-conventional methods cannot directly make decisions on their own without Im's nod.

then...

Although the situation was somewhat chaotic, there was peace on the sea during this month, and no major incidents continued to occur.

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Grand Line, Alabasta.

During the Crocodile incident, the two former oases of Eruma and Yuba became the biggest victims of drought due to various reasons.

The indigenous people either died or fled, and not even one out of ten people survived.

At this moment, these two cities are also the fastest recovering cities in Alabasta.

In just half a year, the population has basically returned to the state before the drought.

And the reason is...

Between Aluma and Juba, this is one of the largest deserts in Alabasta.

The desert, which was originally useless and almost uninhabited, is now bustling with people, and 1,000 elite marines are even stationed to provide protection.

"Colonel Weiwei, there is news from the port of Eluma that there are a large number of pirates making trouble. Su Ri'an has been arrested, but the prison ship has just left for two days. It will take at least a month for the next time to come. What should I do?

deal with?"

"Leave it to the King's Army for the time being. I will greet the commander of the King's Army of Eluma."

"Yes, Colonel Weiwei!"

After completing the branch's three-month training and passing the assessment, Weiwei was transferred here by Li Yan and served as the base commander of the East China Sea Navy base in Alabasta.

Similarly, Li Yan spent 10 million points here, and like the Apayado Air Force Base, it was divided into eighteen branches.

The biggest reason why Weiwei is appointed as the base director here is that Weiwei is a member of the royal family of Alabasta and is also the heir to the throne.

Whether it's the cooperation between Li Yan and Cobra, or the coexistence between the Navy and the Royal Army of Alabasta, everything will become easier with Weiwei staying here.

Of course, Cobra also values ​​this cooperation very much. After all, it will bring huge benefits to Alabasta and allow this hard-hit country to recover in a shorter time.

Or even completely prosperous.

oil!

This word was originally very unfamiliar to people of the tenth level of pirates. Even if someone occasionally discovered an oil field, they would regard it as useless or even a cursed thing and stay away from it.

In Alabasta, there are several huge oil fields. Even this oil field, which has been developed and is still the smallest, has been discovered after exploration that its reserves have reached at least 1 billion tons.

According to the agreement between Li Yan and Cobra, Li Yan has obtained the development rights for all the seven oil fields that have been found.

Of course, Li Yan paid a lot for this.

Just for the smallest one in front of him, Li Yan paid an astronomical price of 5 billion beli to obtain the development rights for 30 years.

This is 5 billion Baileys!

You must know that Alabasta's annual fiscal revenue, even in good times, cannot reach this figure.

Let alone this number, it is difficult to reach even half of this number.

And this is only the smallest of the seven oil fields.

More importantly, the benefits brought to Alabasta by the cooperation between Li Yan and Cobra are not just a one-time income from the development rights, but a large number of jobs.

After all, oil field development and subsequent refining are a complete production line, and the number of workers required is absolutely beyond imagination.

For Li Yan, it is impossible for the East China Sea navy to do this, and there are not that many navy soldiers in the East China Sea.

Therefore, workers can only be recruited in Alabasta, which provides a large number of jobs for Alabasta in trouble.

And when a large number of workers came here with their families and settled in Eluma and Yuba, a series of chain reactions occurred.

Whether it was Cobra formulating a recovery plan or Alabasta businessmen, they all set their sights on these two cities, and what happened next is not difficult to understand.

With the protection of the naval base, a large influx of workers, busy transportation lines, the king's focus when formulating recovery plans, and a crazy influx of investment from domestic businessmen...

If these two cities can't develop, it's really a waste.

Of course, the world's demand for oil today is basically zero except for the East China Sea.

As for Li Yan's demand for oil, most of it is secret stuff that cannot be exposed.

It is precisely because of this that only the smallest of the seven major oil fields has been developed so far.

But as the industrial era in the East China Sea gradually begins, the demand for oil will also increase.

Similarly, Alabasta will become more and more prosperous in the process, and even become the richest country in the pirate world in one fell swoop.

By then, if Li Yan is richer, the Goa Kingdom will have to step aside.

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At the same time, Holy Land Marie Gioia.

between powers.

"You all know the recent situation in Alabasta, right?"

"I know, I know, but I don't understand it at all. It was developed by Li Yan and Kobra. So what is the use of the so-called oil?"

"The current news is that Li Yan is studying a new generation of ships, and these ships will use oil as power."

Hearing this, the blond Five Old Star also said.

As the chief of the CP Intelligence Department, he has naturally been paying attention to the affairs of Alabasta for a long time and has also learned about it.

Of course, what he knew was only the information released by Li Yan.

Although this information was not made by Li Yan casually, it was not all of it either.

Now Li Yan has two research teams in his hands, namely the Levin team given by the system for the first time, and the chemistry team given later.

In addition to ships, aircraft, etc., chemical research has also begun on industrial products, such as solutions, fertilizers, pesticides or plastics, etc. These are all projects currently under development.

As for the car thing...

Li Yan did provide Levin with a concept, but he didn't let him focus too much on it.

After all, this is a pirate world, and the role of cars has been reduced to a minimum. Except for some large islands, they have almost no role elsewhere.

Of course, this refers to private cars, and some freight vehicles still have prospects.

"Forget it, let that little guy Li Yan do whatever he wants. Anyway, it will be good for us if Alabasta recovers as soon as possible."

"Yes, the reputation of the navy has dropped to its lowest level now. If news breaks out that Alabasta is regaining prosperity with the help of the navy, it will indeed be quite beneficial to us."

"Agree, our main target now is still on Dolag's side!"

"Speaking of Dorag, is there any news from No. 1?"

"The information has been passed on to him. Although I didn't tell him what to do, he should understand."

After saying No. 1 again, the blond Five Old Star also spoke again.

CP0's number one...

This is the most mysterious person in the entire CP0. Even Gonzalo, the highest officer of CP0, has no command authority over him.

Moreover, not to mention Gonzalo, not even the Five Old Stars have this authority.

In the entire Holy Land, there was only one person who could give him orders.

that...
Chapter completed!