The sky and the earth are completely white, and snowflakes are flying in the cold wind. The whole island is decorated with snow as if it has been covered with a white carpet.
The snow-capped mountains set off the eight towering peaks in a spectacular way. This is the Kingdom of the Drum, one of the member countries of the World Government.
A very typical winter island located in the first half of the Grand Route.
Even though the snowflakes are falling at this time, this is already a rare, good weather in this country. At least the wind today is quite gentle.
On the pier, the current king Arnold, who has purple hair, a white fur cap, and a thick winter coat, glanced at the gun-wielding soldiers who were on guard around him, and gave endless instructions to the officials behind him.
"Are you all ready? The World Government's visiting ship will arrive in half an hour. No mistakes are allowed!"
The official nodded and bowed his head and answered quickly.
"Don't worry your Majesty, there will definitely be no accidents on the way from here to the main peak. Those carnivorous rabbits have been lured five kilometers away with raw meat. They will definitely not be able to come back within a few hours. The cable car is also ready. I have checked it many times and there are no problems."
"Well, where are those two boys? Why haven't they come here yet?" King Arnold asked somewhat unhappily.
"Well, Prince Musshuru and Prince Wapol think it's too cold outside. After all, the two princes are only five or six years old this year, so they are really young." The official replied awkwardly.
"Cold?"
King Arnold sneered: "When it was colder than this, didn't they still have snowball fights outside the castle? Isn't it just that they don't care about the situation? It's too boring for them to come and wait. Forget it, leave them alone!"
He originally wanted to bring his two children to greet and meet Minister Mulvaney, who came to visit this time. This is the Minister of Administration of the World Government!
"Your Majesty, why does this minister suddenly want to visit our country?" The official looked at the unobstructed sea with doubts. The sea with flying snowflakes looked very poetic.
"I don't know, it wasn't mentioned in the notice, but I guess it has something to do with this year's Levely. Apart from that, I really can't think of anything else worthy of the minister's personal visit." King Arnold said as he stood patiently waiting.
Sure enough, the World Government's visiting ship was on time. Thirty minutes later, escorted by two naval warships, it slowly sailed into the port of the Drum Kingdom.
Soon, a white-haired middle-aged man more than two meters tall, wearing a suit and leather jacket and a thick black leather coat, and a naval officer who measured about three meters tall walked off their respective ships.
At the same time, a group of strong and energetic marines from the headquarters scattered around the port, taking over the security work in an instant.
"Hahaha, welcome, I'm very honored to receive Minister Mulvaney in my country. I will treat you well this time!"
King Arnold laughed and walked over with great enthusiasm. Minister Mulvaney shook hands and said with a smile: "Because it is an order from the Superiors, and the matter is a bit complicated and important, I came here in person."
"Oh? Can you tell me what it is?"
King Arnold's heart almost stopped. This was related to the World Government, which was very complicated. It was an important matter, and it didn't sound like a good thing.
"Haha, that's a good thing. Your Drum Kingdom is in great luck this time, mainly because your reputation as a major medical country is very famous overseas."
After speaking, Secretary Mulvaney introduced the tall naval officer next to him.
"This is Vice Admiral Kuzan, the newly appointed admiral candidate. This time he also came with a very important mission. Since I am not qualified to enjoy such a high-level escort."
"Hello, King Arnold, it is an honor to meet you." Kuzan said hello seriously, lowering his head.
"The candidate for Admiral? He is the one with one of the strongest Logia-type devil fruit ice skills!" King Arnold was stunned, and now he felt even more uneasy and worried.
Having been the King of a member country of the World Government for so many years and having participated in various Levely for so many years, he still understands some situations. With the strength of Vide Admiral Kuzan, his own escort team is no match for the opponent, right?
"Ala, la, la~ What comfortable. Speaking of which, this country is really nice, especially the climate and wind here, which are just right for comfort. I already like it here."
Enjoying the cold wind and falling snow, Kuzan looked at the island's rolling snow-capped mountains and the exaggerated eight drum-like peaks in the highlands. It is said that each of the eight peaks is five thousand meters high.
But when I think about the order I received this time, I feel a little tired and helpless when I look at these mountain peaks.
"Hehehe, you must like the climate of our Drum Kingdom very much. If you don't mind, you can stay a few more days!"
King Arnold still maintained his enthusiasm, thinking that at least with this person in charge, he would no longer have to worry about pirates.
In recent days, for some unknown reason, more pirates have landed on the island trying to plunder, causing the casualties of the escort team to rise sharply.
"Then, I thank you in advance, since I really need to stay for a while this time." Kuzan nodded.
Hearing this, King Arnold was filled with many questions, but he did not dare to say anything, and quickly led the two to the White Walkies that had been prepared in advance.
About an hour later, the entire team passed through the city, watched by a large number of citizens, and reached the top of a snow-covered mountain, where a magnificent large cable car had already been installed.
"Since the Royal Palace Castle is located at the top of the main peak, we need to take this cable car up. You can rest assured that the whole process is very safe and stable, and you can also enjoy the scenery of the snow country on the way."
When King Arnold finished explaining, he led Minister Mulvaney and Vice Admiral Kuzan to the cable car. Five minutes later, the cable car started and slid along the straight cable to the high snow-colored peaks.
Minister Mulvaney looked at the scene outside the window and said softly: "There is a height of five thousand meters from the ground to the top of the mountain. Although this cable car is good, it still has some shortcomings in terms of load capacity and efficiency, right?"
"Yes, there are two cable cars connecting the ground to the main peak, so only two cable cars can be used at a time. Each cable car can carry up to twenty people. This makes it very slow when a large number of people need to be transported. people or materials. Also, if we encounter a snowstorm, we have to stop everything temporarily." King Arnold sighed.
"Hey, Vice Admiral Kuzan is here to help you solve this problem this time. Your Drum Kingdom really needs to thank the World Government this time."
After speaking, Minister Mulvaney looked at Kuzan and asked with a smile: "How about it? Can you solve the problem after seeing the situation on the ground?"
"The height of five thousand meters is a bit difficult. I can't do it all at once. It will take me about ten days to finish the work." Kuzan just felt so tired.
The conversation between these two people made King Arnold confused. At this time, Minister Mulvaney pointed to the other peaks around the main peak and asked King Arnold.
"Your Majesty the King, how does your country use these peaks? Are there any buildings?"
"No, those are all empty, and our kingdom doesn't have that many citizens." King Arnold shook his head.
In fact, it is they, the royal families of the past generations, who do not want the common people to live at the same level as them, which is a bit like Mary Geoise from of the World Nobles.
"Really, that's good, that's great!" Minister Mulvaney clapped his hands happily.
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