One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 259 The Thing of Influence
Several days have passed, and the reconstruction work in Aruba is proceeding in an orderly manner, but there has been no response from the royal family.

It seemed as if they had tacitly agreed to the matter.

"Extra number, extra number!"

Breaking news!

Rapeseed flowers at the port, a coffee shop.

Goode sat in an outdoor booth, flipping through the latest issue of the newspaper.

[A new Admiral appointed to the Navy Headquarters!]

Fujitora's smile and Green Bull's Araki!
"It's still here."

Good shook his head.

He wanted to win over these two, but he didn't know where they were. According to the newspaper, Fujitora was from the West Sea and Green Bull was from the South Sea.

That's the territory of the World Government.

Vivi poked her head out.

Are these two very skilled?

"Of course it's awesome."

Goode glanced at the girl.

For the past few days, Weiwei has been following him around like a shadow, constantly asking questions, almost as if she wanted to kneel down and shout, "Master, I want to learn how to govern a country!"

The key issue is that he doesn't know much either.

He only knew some superficial knowledge from what he heard and saw, and when he went deeper, his mind was still empty.

The fabricated stories exhausted him.

But even though these are just ideas, they have an indescribable impact on most people in the world.

Even Vivi is the same.

Under the feudal system, what they lacked was a direction for progress, and they could only grope their way forward on their own.

Just like the idea that the Earth is round, before that concept actually came out, everyone thought the Earth was flat, and even if someone had a similar idea, it would be rejected and criticized.

Just as I was reading the newspaper, news arrived.

"Lord Goode, the first batch of supplies has arrived!"

"Ok."

Goode got up and headed to the port.

Three Hoenn warships and ten large transport ships docked, escorted by Aokiji's top general.

Lieutenant General Drake!
In addition to being in charge of this transport operation, Drake is now also the base commander of Fort N-1, one of the three large fortresses in the North Sea.

Upon seeing Goode arrive, Drake immediately went up to greet him.

"General Goode."

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Goode nodded with a smile.

"Was the journey here smooth?"

"very smooth!"

Drake answered in a deep voice.

The North Sea is now basically under the control of the Hoenn government. Although there are still some naval branches, they pose no major threat.

Entering the Grand Line from the North Sea, one can quickly reach Alabasta.

only.
What on earth is he doing?!

Drake was filled with bitterness.

Despite being sent as an undercover agent, he ended up becoming Aokiji's subordinate. His main job was to maintain the stability of the North Blue member states and capture pirates who entered the Hoenn Sea.

He was in charge of all the fortresses, so there was no classified information. He wanted to go back to the Hoenn headquarters, but Aokiji wouldn't let him.

Forget about the beasts.

Most importantly, he was confused.

He did not report this important transportation operation to the Navy Headquarters, nor did he want the Navy to interfere.

He knew that the cargo on the ship was extremely important to the people of Alabasta, bringing them stability and happiness.

What if they want to defect to the enemy?

Half a day later.

The port was piled high with grain.

Besides food, there are all kinds of commodities.

Daily necessities, shoes and clothing, candy
There were also appliances that desert countries desperately need, such as refrigerators and fans. The shipment included both inexpensive daily necessities and higher-end products; however, only a small portion of this batch of supplies was intended for sale, with the majority going to construction sites.

Goode gave instructions to his subordinates.

"Prepare ten portions of each type of goods and send them to the palace, clearly marked with the selling price. Also, send a smarter person to explain the advantages of our company's products to King Cobra."

"Oh, and ask Cobra if he needs any weapons."

"Don't slack off on procurement; keep a close eye on quality."

"Yes, Chairman Goode."

The transport fleet arrived fully loaded and naturally returned fully loaded. Alabasta also possesses some scarce resources, especially minerals.

Vivi followed behind Goode, looking at the mountain of supplies, and silently made up her mind that even if it caused a disagreement with the World Government, she would persuade her father to establish diplomatic relations with the Hoenn government.

This is a great thing that benefits the country and its people!
Vivi bowed respectfully and said goodbye: "Teacher Goode, I have to go home for a while. I will pass on your suggestion to my father. Also, thank you for your guidance these past few days!"

"Oh, bye."

Goode waved goodbye happily.

The tagalong finally left.

At this moment, in the northeastern waters of Alabasta.

The main warships are sailing at high speed.

"Haha, this island is huge!"

The man in leather pants looked at Alabasta ahead and couldn't help but marvel at how large the island was; it could almost be called a continent.

It truly deserves to be called a superpower.

The officer came up behind the man.

"General Green Bull, Marshal Sakazuki has sent orders for you not to act recklessly."

"Okay, okay, really."

Araki waved his hand dismissively, his expression showing that he didn't take it to heart at all, and was even somewhat eager to try.

This was his first mission as a naval admiral, so naturally he wanted to complete it well. He really wanted to hear his idol, Sakazuki, praise him with "Well done!"

He really admires Sakazuki!
I'm going now!

Ignoring his subordinates' advice, small flowers sprouted on Araki's back, spinning like a propeller, carrying him towards Alabasta.

On the other side, the royal palace.

All sorts of goods were piled up in the palace hall, mostly common items that were in high demand.

Kobra flipped through them one by one, his excitement growing with each look. The quality of these goods was much better than he had imagined, and they all had price tags.

Not expensive!

No, it should be said that it's very cheap.

Apart from products like refrigerators, most of them are priced slightly lower than the market price, but the quality is by no means inferior.

These products demonstrate Goode's sincerity, and cooperation would be of great benefit to Alabasta.

Vivi also returned to the palace and pestered Cobra: "Father, Teacher Goode wants to build Aruba into the world's largest trading hub!"

"Transit station?"

Cobra paused for a moment.

"Is such that."

Vivi gave a detailed explanation.

In addition to doing business with Alabasta, Goode also plans to leverage Alabasta's geographical advantages and influence to connect all seas except the New World.

Given Alabasta's superpower status and influence, it would be easy for it to establish diplomatic relations with other member states, thereby enabling the sale of Groudon's products.

Groudon plans to add more factories in Alabasta, turning it into a global manufacturing hub.

Weiwei was in a state of high excitement.

"Father, this will bring countless riches to our country, and most importantly, it will bring happiness to the people of Alabasta!"

Large-scale construction will inevitably provide numerous jobs and promote economic development, making Alabasta prosperous.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Weiwei, oh!"

Cobra let out a long sigh.

He was well aware of these things, but he had more concerns.

"I will talk to Mr. Goode!"

(End of this chapter)