One piece : A Lotus

His pupils narrowed, and he couldn't resist opening the post:

"At 12:20 noon on the 15th, on an island in the New World, the Whitebeard Pirates came face to face with the Beast Pirates!

Jack the Drought, obsessed with challenging the Strongest Man in the World, decided to engage in a clash with Emperor Whitebeard!

Whitebeard swung his Naginata, and Jack the Drought was nearly cleaved in two with a single blow, and the bleeding was enormous! Where did he get the courage to challenge the Strongest Man in the World? If he's a monster, then Whitebeard is a monster among monsters!

Marco the Phoenix joined the battle!

Kaido! Kaido destroyed three of Whitebeard's pirate ships in a single strike! Whitebeard's subordinates suffered heavy losses!

Whitebeard responded without hesitation, and Kaido's ship was blown up!

The moment had finally arrived, Emperor against Emperor!

Two monsters clashed with each other!

The sea was split! This is terrifying!"

...

"As of the evening of the 18th, this has continued for three days. In the end, the battle concluded with the Whitebeard Pirates successfully defending themselves. Kaido was injured by Whitebeard... but it seems it wasn't a serious problem.

He truly is the Strongest Creature. "Even Whitebeard would likely be unable to inflict serious injuries on him."

This broadcast effectively tracked the entire process for three days. It's really convenient. Even though it's just text, Sengoku still feels the full fierceness of the battle. Both sides were killing and injuring each other, but in reality, it was just a fight between Kaido and Whitebeard. It's merely a display of power...

Sengoku explained this information, obtained through mobile phones, to Kizaru. Kizaru wasn't interested in the battle that took place. After all, this happens from time to time, but he gave a very high evaluation of the mobile phone:

"The device is very important. Can Vegapunk make it?" he asked.

"The doctor analyzed it. It's not a technological product, and it's difficult to replicate using technology," Sengoku said.

Since the climate of the Grand Line is too capricious and changeable, and unknown magnetic fields exist everywhere, such technology will be useful; there's no need to use the Den Den Mushi...

"Then cooperate," the Vice Admiral said categorically. "According to the information... Ezekiel is the young King of Alabasta? I saw him ten years ago, and he was just a mischievous child."

"He was only five or six years old at the time," Sengoku said, after thinking for a moment.

"Our officers and soldiers can be equipped with personal phones, which can significantly reduce communication issues, considering their cost. However, due to security concerns, I think it's necessary to keep mobile phones away from our important meetings," the Vice Admiral advised again.

Although he was confident that Alabasta would not dare to steal Marine secrets through its mobile phones, they still needed to take precautions.

"Right, let Aokiji handle it. Isn't he in Alabasta?" Sengoku confirmed.

At that time, these two were actually unaware that Alabasta had undergone significant changes. They were merely Marines and did not have the authority to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, nor did they really care much about it.

......…

Alabasta.

Ezekiel did not yet know that he had become a target of Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

In reality, he does not have the means to control other people, nor does he have any control over the fruit. Only now did Will realize that the Mobile Fruit by itself is not powerful. Its strength lies in data collection. The more mobile phone users there are, the stronger Ezekiel becomes. But the data generated by all the people is enough to become a true god. So for him, the abilities of others are the most important. If someone has abilities, then Ezekiel will have them too.

Regardless of the state of the outside world, at this stage, he still needs to devote all his energy to building Alabasta.

Only by managing your own land can you begin active expansion abroad.

"Pell, have the municipal offices in the thirty-four large and small cities been established?" – Ezekiel asked.

"It's almost completed. According to your decree, thirty-four municipal consuls have been selected. The garrison will be held by commanders in rotation. Each pair of cities will have a commander, and the capital Alubarna is responsible for this... But I can't be the chief of Alubarna, I feel I am not capable..." Pell said.

"You have enough capability, just show it," Ezekiel rejected Pell's idea of leaving his post.

It can be said that governance in the countries of this world is extremely unreliable. It may not be exactly like this in other countries, but at least in Alabasta, it is. A city is just a pile of sand with no actual governance. At most, there is a sheriff and a management team of a few dozen people. As soon as Crocodile causes chaos, it will take more than ten days to mobilize the military power of the Kingdom far beyond Alubarna...

It's no wonder it was unrealistic to keep up with Crocodile's actions. A pirate can start operations in any area faster than the national security team can arrive.

This isn't just because of Crocodile's plans, but to improve the country's military efficiency!

In ancient times, China's system was called feudal despotism, and this era in this world could at best be considered a "free" slave-owning system.

Of course, Ezekiel wants to achieve the abolition of slavery, but he still lacks some power. After all, everyone knows that the biggest source of slavery in this world is the Celestial Dragons.

For now, there is a high degree of centralized authoritarianism, and the people of this world seem used to this system. There are not even objections to the nationalization of land, where people only have the right to use it. Not only because people have long held the belief that everything belongs to the King, but also because land in Alabasta is indeed too cheap and too vast...

What surprised Ezekiel was that the Forum also significantly contributed to the industrial development of Alabasta. Often, the fact that information couldn't spread quickly led to significantly increased costs of selling and buying between traders in different places. After the advent of the Forum, at least in Alabasta, there were almost no unsold goods left. This awakened in people the desire to start their own businesses.

One after another, factories or workshops were established in various parts of the Kingdom, and Ezekiel promptly pulled back various commercial laws and tax duties. Although taxation here seems more complex than in other countries, it is also more realistic for maintaining the interests of merchants.

But relying solely on the wealth brought by mobile phones, one cannot truly sustain a vast Empire with a population of at least 100 million people. Now that Ezekiel has come to this world and become the King of the country, he vowed to transform this country into at least the strongest Empire. Perhaps in a few years, other countries will be singing the praises of Alabasta's imperialism. Maybe...