One piece : A Lotus

After the completion of the first phase of the "River of Life" project, the Yuba Canal and the water supply of the driest city, Erumalu, were successfully repaired. At this time, the people of Alabasta started to truly believe in the success of this unprecedented opportunity. Ezekiel's prestige reached its peak.

Main hall of the Alabasta Royal Family.

Four men in black cloaks stood before Will; one of them knelt down and handed Will a bottle containing a liquid. These were the Tsumegeiri Guardians—the elite of the royal guard.

"Your Majesty, this is a medicine that has been safeguarded by the Tsumegeiri unit for many generations; it can grant immense power. This is the Hero's Water. Our unit has always been responsible for protecting the royal tomb, no matter what. For many generations, no serious incidents have ever occurred. You, as the new King, have earned our trust, so we will reveal the truth about this secret medicine to you."

Ezekiel took the secret potion and its method of preparation but showed no interest. This was not only because the power it enhanced was limited to the body, making it useless against Logia abilities, but also because of the side effect of death. Yet while it worked, this potion could turn a person into the strength of an Admiral.

His gaze swept over the four people.

[Hyota

Memory: 5GB/50GB]

[Bram

Memory: 5GB/50GB]

[Aro

[Barrel

Memory: 5GB/50GB]

The upper limit is very low, only at the level of a Vice Admiral, but their strength can still be increased. Closing his eyes, Will transferred the Rokushiki abilities to the Tsumegeiri Guardians.

The four were astonished, feeling changes in their bodies, and then they saw Will create ice in his hand and throw it to the ground. The ice shattered.

"I can give you more strength. You don't need to use the Hero's Water. You are all loyal fighters ready to sacrifice your lives for the kingdom. You must follow your calling, but it's not necessary to give up your lives for it."

"Your Majesty..." The four of them knelt before Will in complete astonishment.

The powers that Will currently has are from Chaka, Pell, and the four from Tsumegeiri.

These six possess formidable abilities, and the two Commanders of the Guard have the powers of Zoan Devil Fruits. That's not bad. However, even together, these six people are still not able to pose a threat to Crocodile without Haki. Will informed them of Crocodile's weakness—his fear of water. Now these six carry a large supply of water with them, just in case they suddenly encounter Crocodile. Now they have a better chance.

Another significant challenge in the "River of Life" project is the large number of local predators in the Sandora desert and river, such as the Sandora Lizard, Sandora Catfish, Bananawani crocodiles, and so on.

For this reason, Will sent two Commanders to the waters near Nanohana to subdue a multitude of Kung-Fu Dugongs along the coast. These animals had strong combat capabilities. There were hundreds of them, they were smart and inherently warlike. And they would become followers if defeated in battle. They could play an important role in dealing with the predators.

Later, Ezekiel selected three hundred fighters from among the loyal kingdom guards and endowed them with enhanced physical skills. This simply meant he reinforced their bodies to a level that could withstand the first level of Haki, with a capacity of 5GB. This was roughly the level of the female warriors on Amazon Lily, but they lacked Haki usage.

If not for the fear of attracting Kaido's attention, Ezekiel would have endlessly reproduced the abilities of Pell and Chaka to create beast-like Zoan users, but not everyone has more than 10GB of memory.

He called the chosen three hundred warriors of Alabasta "Three Hundred Spartans."

It sounds silly, but there's no better name for three hundred people, and being called Spartans is the highest honor for warriors...

With each order issued by Will, the "River of Life" project progressed in an orderly manner. At the same time, mobile phone sales were also increasing. The production of mobile phones reached an alarming number. One hundred thousand units per day.

Thus, in another month, four million units had been created!

Almost 80% of these were purchased by the residents of Alabasta. Although the current population of Alabasta is ten million people, most are living below the poverty line, with food and clothing as their concerns. Why would they think about buying a mobile phone? But it was cheap.

Even if he manages to sell seven million phones in Alabasta, the place will be saturated with them. If Alabasta fails to restore its economy and standard of living following Crocodile's plan, at the very least, sales volume could be increased to 20 million units.

"The economic situation in Alabasta is extremely dire. Fortunately, Alabasta doesn't paid the Heavenly Tribute..." Will looked at the economic report, and it gave him a headache.

The so-called Heavenly Tribute is the lifeblood of the World Nobles. Eight hundred years ago, 20 kings moved to Mary Geoise and established the World Government. People are expected to sacrifice everything they have, and if other member countries want to join the World Government, they must pay the Heavenly Tribute as a form of protection payment.

The Nefertari Royal Family of Alabasta is the only one among the 20 royal families that did not leave their people to move to Mary Geoise.

Therefore, the Nefertari were granted the privilege not to pay the Heavenly Tribute. But they remain one of the twenty royal families.

There is no doubt that the Alabasta Royal Family has exhausted their gold reserves. Yet, it is one of the oldest countries in the world. This ancient royal family has survived for so many years. Could the information about Pluton be false?

This deeply troubled Will.

The three legendary weapons: the world-destroying warship "Pluton," "Poseidon," who controls the Sea Kings, and the unknown "Uranus."

Only Pluton can be created using a blueprint. Is it really possible to build a warship capable of destroying the world based on a so-called design blueprint?