"I guess the problems that the Kingdom of Alabasta are having are over, right? There's nothing more that needs to be done?" asked Ars while looking at Bell who was right beside him.
"That's enough, King Fortis" Bell said with a grateful smile, "Thank you for helping your kingdom as well as restoring the honor that belongs to His Majesty. Also thank you for helping to make our community aware. Although at this time there is still no response regarding them regarding Casino problems and others. I'm sure with your help, they will realize the dangers of the Casino."
"Don't worry, Bell-sama" One of the residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta shouted loudly, "We've come to our senses! After this live broadcast is over, we will immediately go destroy Crocodile's Casino!"
"That's right! We will destroy the place that has tormented us for a long time."
"Damn it! I was fooled by Crocodile's actions! I must repay him by destroying all of his property."
It was not only the citizens of the Kingdom of Alabasta who voiced their opinion but every resident of the kingdom who built a cooperative relationship with the Kingdom of Fortis voiced their opinion regarding the closure of the Casino because to eliminate the danger of poverty from their kingdom. Even now, the Ryugu Kingdom has started to make a move by eliminating casino businesses in their territory.
"That's good news" Ars said as his gaze shifted back to the screen, "Well, the first thing to say is done. Then, there are some things that I also want to convey regarding the matter of cooperation with the Kingdom of Alabasta."
Everyone immediately fell silent again because they wanted to hear the information.
"The Kingdom of Alabasta, apart from establishing a cooperative relationship with our kingdom. They also accepted the proposal put forward by our kingdom. The proposal is a cooperation agreement in another form whereby the Fortis Kingdom will later help resolve the problems of the territory owned by the Alabasta Kingdom."
"Territory matters?" Sengoku asked while raising his eyebrows.
"I think many people are confused about this" Ars said calmly, "As we know that the Kingdom of Alabasta is a kingdom that has a very large territory. However, that enormous area is dominated by deserts where the enormous territory of the Alabasta Kingdom cannot be put to good use." Ars paused and continued, "Our kingdom has submitted a proposal to the Alabasta Kingdom. The proposal is related to the assistance our kingdom will provide. What 's the help like ? The assistance that our kingdom will later provide is…"
Ars' face turned into a gentle smile.
Ars' gentle smile made everyone curious about it.
"The assistance that our kingdom will provide to the Alabasta Kingdom is to assist in the reconstruction of the territories owned by the Alabasta Kingdom. The meaning of reconstruction here is that our kingdom will later help to make the area that was previously a desert into a green forest, the area that was previously dry will be changed by our kingdom into an area that has water sources by having lakes and rivers, as well as areas that were previously unusable. for agriculture and animal husbandry will be converted by our kingdom into an area ready to be used for agriculture and animal husbandry"
" What ?!"
The information presented by Ars immediately shocked everyone.
"Is that even possible?" Tsuru asked with a face full of disbelief
"Dahahaha…" Shanks immediately laughed excitedly, "Changing a territory as big as the Alabasta Kingdom? Really only he dares to say such a thing."
Ben Backman's gaze became serious at the screen then suddenly laughed excitedly, "Hahahaha… So that's the point"
"Hah?"
Everyone in the place was surprised by Ben Backman's laughter because Ben Backman himself rarely laughed.
"Hey, Ben. Do you know the purpose of the Fortis Kingdom establishing a cooperative relationship with the Alabasta Kingdom?" Yasoop asked with great interest.
"Yes" Ben Backman grinned, "King Fortis— No, Ars. This guy… He really is a monster full of all kinds of strategies to gain advantage."
"Full of strategy?" Lucky Roo asked in confusion.
"Are you just trying to confuse us, Ben? Let's quickly say what is King Fortis' true purpose?!"
"That's right! You are lucky to have a smart brain" Bonk Punck suddenly said.
Mihawk even looked at Ben Backman wanting to hear his answer.
"If my analysis is correct…" Ben Backman said quietly, "In at least 1 month… There is a possibility that Fortis Kingdom will be able to get around 100 to 200 billion from Alabasta Kingdom in the future."
" What ?!" Shanks and the others were taken aback by Ben Backman's words.
"Hey, Ben. Are n't you kidding? 100 to 200 billion for each year? How could it be?" Shanks asked strangely.
"That's quite simple" Ben Backman said calmly, "The Kingdom of Alabasta is a region of enormous size. If it is true that the reconstruction plan carried out by the Fortis Kingdom will succeed and also later the Alabasta Kingdom will get help from the Fortis Kingdom on how to run the government. The Kingdom of Alabasta will get a lot of benefits later."
"You say so but don't say the reason behind Fortis Kingdom getting such huge profits every month" Limejuice said.
"Regarding that. I don't think I need to answer that. Because I'm sure King Fortis will say something to make you aware of what I said."
As Ben Backman finished saying this, Ars immediately continued his speech.
"Because this proposal for assistance is quite different from the cooperation that our kingdom has built with other kingdoms. Later, the Kingdom of Alabasta will also pay for the assistance provided by our kingdom in reconstructing the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta. The payments made by the Kingdom of Alabasta itself will be paid annually to our kingdom in the amount of 10% of the total revenue of the kingdom within one year" Ars said calmly, "This proposal has been approved by both parties and in the evening our kingdom will start a meeting to discuss the problem of the reconstruction of the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta and the possibility that the reconstruction will begin at the beginning of next month, namely before the 10th of March. The reconstruction process will start soon."
"Paying the Fortis Kingdom 10% of the total revenue? That's quite high. However, can the value of 10% of the total income reach a value of 100 to 200 billion every year?" Ask Building Snake.
"That's possible." Hongo said seriously, "If it was the Alabasta Kingdom we were talking about earlier. It will be difficult for them to be able to do so, especially with regional problems. Temporary…."
"It's different from the current situation" Mihawk suddenly added, "With the help of the Fortis Kingdom helping them in the reconstruction of their territory and also helping them in managing their kingdom. It is not impossible that the income that the Alabasta Kingdom can earn in 1 year is 1 trillion berries or even more. With such income, the Fortis Kingdom can get a net income by only doing the initial assistance and also helping to share their knowledge in a fixed amount every year."
"...."
All members of the Akagami Pirates fell silent hearing this. Not only that but a large number of people of moderate intelligence could easily grasp the purpose of the Fortis Kingdom. They also compared the words of Ars earlier at the Octagon meeting where those words were addressed to the Ryugu Kingdom which is the Ryugu Kingdom if they can manage their kingdom well. It is not impossible to get income of more than 1 trillion.
The Gorosei also knew with this goal and their faces all turned very grim. The five of them did not expect that the kingdom that they had not previously considered had such terrifying potential.
Meanwhile the residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta didn't think about the 10% payment that their kingdom had to pay. The residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta are more focused on information regarding the reconstruction of the territory that will be carried out by the Kingdom of Fortis.
"Hey..." One of the residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta called out to his friend, "Did I hear right?"
"If you hear anything about the territory reconstruction plan that will be carried out by the Fortis Kingdom which includes forest creation, river and lake construction, and reforestation of the desert… You really didn't hear it wrong. Because… I heard that too." His friend replied with a surprised expression on his face.
"Then… Does that mean… We won't be suffering from drought anymore, will we?"
"Not suffering from drought… Doesn't… That means we won't feel thirsty anymore…"
"The area is being reconstructed… Does that mean… We can use our territory to raise livestock and grow rice?"
The entire population of the Kingdom of Alabasta slowly began to absorb the information and expressions of joy were immediately directed by them until there was a loud cheer calling out Ars's name by his honorific. They even praised Ars with very good praise.
"I think things related to the Kingdom of Alabasta have been previously conveyed by me" Ars said calmly, "In this live broadcast, there are also some things that I want to convey. my kingdom problem
"The topic of the Fortis Kingdom?"
The opening to this new topic then made everyone very curious.
"In the future or not, it will be on February 23. There is one department belonging to our kingdom that is ready to operate" Ars said calmly, "That department is the Department of Population which is headed by Tohsaka Rin. The plan is that tomorrow at noon to be located in the Prodance Kingdom, our kingdom will start to recruit workers again and this time the workers who will be recruited are related to documents. So, anyone who has skills in the document field or who has had experience working in the document field. Please come to the Kingdom of Prodance to register. Our kingdom will open a quota of 25 people who will later be accepted as workers in our kingdom"
Ars paused for a moment and continued, "Regarding salary and other matters. The workers who will be accepted into the Department of Population will have the same salary as the previous workers, they will also get the promised house and also they will automatically become citizens of our kingdom. They will also be the first to get an official residence card from our kingdom which can prove that they are really citizens of our kingdom."
This information conveyed by Ars then made everyone especially the citizens of the Prodance Kingdom very excited. Even though they already know this information. However, listening to Ars directly say it has a very striking difference.
"Then later our kingdom will conduct periodic live broadcasts every month to be exact on February 26th." Ars continued his conversation, "There is a lot of information that will be conveyed every February 26th. As well as information regarding how much money our kingdom currently has, how much money comes in and how much goes out. Then, how many residents of our kingdom, and also various other information. Information that is not confidential or important information will later be conveyed on February 26, including later our kingdom will start recruiting for two departments…"
"The first recruitment is the recruitment for construction workers…" Ars paused and continued, "While the second recruitment is to recruit people who want to join the Intelligence Department i.e. the department headed by Hashirama."
" What ?!"
Suddenly the latest information took everyone by surprise. Because they did not expect in the near future. The department led by Hashirama will recruit troops.
"Well, that's all for now. Regarding the recruitment information, it will be conveyed further during the live broadcast which will be held on February 26, especially Hashirama himself who will later convey the requirements so that someone can join his department— Well, it's actually not that difficult. The bottom line is our Intelligence Department will certainly not accept people who already have ties to the World Government."
The joke made by Ars made everyone laugh out loud while the World Government, especially the Gorosei, their faces became very ugly because they were made a joke by Ars.
"Our kingdom doesn't care about your past or how your family is doing. As long as you are loyal to us and want to serve our kingdom. That's enough to get you accepted into the Intelligence Department" Ars said calmly, "Before that, I 'll remind you… Our Intelligence Department is very strict. Whoever is unable to defend themselves, they will soon be expelled from the army while all of that person's memories will be erased. Erased memories are memories related to things they got during practice. So, think carefully before you want to enter the department."
Everyone was silenced by that last statement.
"That's all from me."
The live broadcast screen instantly went off and everyone immediately woke up in their thoughts. After they wake up, they start doing their own activities.
The residents of the Alabasta Kingdom, Prodance Kingdom, and Ryugu Kingdom. Everyone immediately went to destroy the Casino that was built in their kingdom.
Meanwhile, other groups, especially the Navy and the World Government, began to talk about the live broadcast issue that had just occurred.
Then there were also the citizens who started making movements to go to the Prodance Kingdom hoping they could get a quota of workers in the population department.