Chapter 142: The Alabasta Empire's Territorial Reconstruction Plan Meeting Begins!

At the moment when Ars opened the meeting, the atmosphere that had been full of playfulness immediately turned serious. This is also felt by Rayleigh, Shakky, and Robin when the three of them are joining a meeting for the first time in this kingdom. Ars, who was currently in the chair of the leader of the battle room, immediately pressed a button on his workbench, and instantly a projector emerged from the ceiling of the meeting room along with a white screen behind Ars' desk. The projector instantly activated and then showed a complete map picture of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

"As you already know, our kingdom has successfully established a cooperative relationship with the Kingdom of Alabasta." Ars said, "In addition to the cooperative relationship, we also managed to build an agreement to help their kingdoms carry out reconstructions for the territories they owned in exchange for our kingdoms to later get an income of 10% of the income that the kingdom gets every year. In this meeting, we will discuss the issue of reconstruction for the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta"

"Before entering the discussion stage regarding reconstruction. We will describe a little elaboration of the Kingdom of Alabasta" Ars's gaze went straight to Robin, "Robin, can you help us understand the conditions that are there?"

"Robin, use the microphone in front of you to speak. Just press the button next to the microphone to activate it. As for disabling it again, just press it back" Shiina whispered.

"Thank you" Robin nodded and immediately did the thing said by Shiina.

The microphone had been activated then Robin started talking which got the attention of everyone who was there.

"I think almost everyone here already knows about the Kingdom of Alabasta" Robin immediately opened the voice, "The Kingdom of Alabasta itself is an empire whose location is in the Territory of the Grand Line, more precisely in the middle of the Grand Line area. The Kingdom of Alabasta is a very famous kingdom for its vast territory where the entire territory is covered with deserts. This is also why in the Kingdom of Alabasta it is very rare to be found rivers and lakes. Meanwhile, the rainfall from this kingdom is also very bad. Every year, usually rain will only fall as much as 3 to 4 times and in recent years especially since Crocodile's arrival there, rainfall in the kingdom has begun to decrease which causes the Kingdom of Alabasta to experience very severe drought and has to rely on the purchase of water from outside the island to meet their needs. There is also a factor of lack of need for food. However, this case itself is rare. The most common case that has occurred in the Kingdom of Alabasta today is the lack of water supply which itself is the most difficult thing to find there."

"Thank you for the elaboration on the situation" Ars nodded.

Lowellmina suddenly activated her microphone and it attracted the attention of everyone there, "The Kingdom of Alabasta is a kingdom located in the Grand Line region. In addition to having extreme weather conditions such as a long summer with low rainfall. Are there any other conditions?"

"I think I can answer this question" Shakky suddenly spoke, "The Grand Line and the New World are two ocean regions that are famous for their extremely extreme natural conditions. The territory of its oceans often has erratic natural conditions. At any time there can be unpredictable temperature changes. It could be that it is currently in a summer state, or it could be that a second later it turns into winter. However, this usually only happens to the ocean regions. As for the island itself, each island has its natural conditions or it can be said that it is a unique form of the island and since it is a unique form of the island, it is difficult to change it."

Shakky paused and continued, "For example, the Kingdom of Alabasta has a long summer with low rainfall. The weather is a unique form of the island. There is also Drum Island, which was previously raised by His Majesty in the live broadcast last afternoon, this island is famous for its snowy season conditions that will not stop and will always get the season every year."

"Nonetheless," Rin said, "Climate change can be done. The long summer experienced by the Kingdom of Alabasta at this time was due to the turbidity that existed in the kingdom. If we can come up with something that can eliminate the drought that exists in the region and then bring up the humidity in the region, a climate change can occur where the climate of the region that should always be able to experience summer can turn into a change of seasons every year."

"Bringing up moisture can be done by planting forests" Shiina suddenly walked in, "A forest is something that can increase the humidity of an area. The trees themselves have a very large function in the life of mankind. Because the tree helps produce oxygen which we breathe every day. By planting a lot of trees, it will be able to bring out the moisture we are currently looking for. The more trees there are, the more humid the area will be, which can help change the climate change of an area."

"That's why this meeting was held to help construct the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta which currently has a dry climate. We should be able to change the territory" Ars said calmly while looking back at Robin, "Robin, on this map of the Kingdom of Alabasta, the Kingdom of Alabasta is separated by a strait. I want to know, what is the height of the land on the periphery of the strait, then are there other factors that are likely to occur there? Just like the waves in the territory are high and so on?"

"In that area, it is very rare or even possible that there has never been an incident where the waves are high in the area. However, in the case of the waves themselves, the area does have waves, but the waves produced are very short... Compared to saying it as a wave, maybe we can say it as a wave. Meanwhile, for the land area, the land area in the strait is not too high because they are directly in contact with the ocean at the end of the land."

"Is there no cliff there?" Ars asked back.

"Nothing" Robin shook his head, "Every end of the mainland of the Kingdom of Alabasta is not a cliff. Every end of the land in the Kingdom of Alabasta is flat land where they come into direct contact with seawater"

"Your Majesty" Garm suddenly called, "Do you have any plans to establish a link between the two islands?"

"Sure" Ars nodded, "The two islands are the territories belonging to the Kingdom of Alabasta. Traveling by boat will only take a long time because they have to raise goods on the boat and also wait for the wind to help them move the boat. In addition, the ocean also has many erratic factors. It is safer to travel using a bridge than to use the ocean"

"If we want to build a bridge to connect the two islands" Kaijin suddenly said, "We also have to pay attention to the factor of how far the distance between the two islands is. The farther the distance between the two islands, the more we also have to pay attention to how big the bridge should be built. For example, the distance between the two islands is quite far and then we build a bridge that changes slightly, which will only result in an imbalance in terms of construction. We also have to consider the issue of building a bridge foundation that will later be plugged under the sea. Then the problem of the materials used for the construction of the bridge. We also have to choose materials with a high degree of density."

"I agree with Kaijin mainly for his last sentence" Isshiki suddenly said, "Regarding the issue of selecting these materials. We have to choose a strong material for the construction of the bridge. Especially later we will turn the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta which was previously a desert into a forest where later the region will experience climate change that was previously dry to slow down and the seasons will also begin to change which previously only summer would turn into a change between summer and rainy season. Currently, the strait area is still in a state of calm because the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta is very rare for rain. Meanwhile, if there has begun to be a change in the season where the Kingdom of Alabasta will experience a rainy season. The ocean area, especially the strait area, will not be calm again. Large waves will probably be able to occur even to the point of a storm. This is not impossible to happen."

"It's intense..." Rayleigh muttered softly.

Shakky nodded in agreement with Rayleigh's words. Although both of them could already feel it by the time Ars opened the meeting, this meeting was going to be very intense. However, it is different from feeling it directly.

"Your Majesty, have you considered the use of materials for the construction of the bridge?" Eina asked.

Ars nodded and looked at Hashirama, "Can you do it?"

"Me?" Hashirama asked, pointing at himself.

"Yes. You" Ars nodded, "Because of the distance factor that may be the distance between the islands is very far. It will require huge funds along with a long working time to build a bridge using hard materials which are done by ordinary humans. However, it is different for you. You have the strength and it's pretty easy for you to do it. It's just that, I want to know. Can your wood withstand a strong blow like a storm or something else?"

"Ah, about it" Hashirama nodded, "The wood created by myself depends on how much chakra is used by me in making it. the more chakra used by me to build the wood, the harder the wood will be. Regarding the issue of storms and others. I think that's pretty easy to overcome."

"The problem of material selection and also work has been obtained. Only left, we have to know what the distance between the two islands is. This is to be able to tell how big the bridge should be built. The farther the distance, the bigger the bridge must be built so that the foundation can be well solid" Dord said seriously.

Ars nodded and looked at Robin, "Robin, this may be a question that is quite difficult for you to answer. However, you can estimate the distance between the two islands. What do you think is the distance between the two islands separated by a strait?"

"How far is it..." Robin muttered as she closed his eyes thinking, "That's about 8 to 10 kilometers"

Ars nodded and looked at Kaijin and others, "What do you guys think of this distance? Is it still safe to build a bridge to connect the two regions?"

"The construction of the bridge can be done how far the distance is, it's just that what needs to be considered is the problem of the construction of the building," Kaijin said seriously, "If we want to build a bridge with such a long distance, at least the bridge to be built by us has a wide size and also has a solid reconstruction. The bridge that will later be plugged into the bottom of the ocean must also be large to be able to withstand the storm. Then, building the bridge must also have a high foundation, especially to avoid storm problems that may occur. With a storm, the sea bubbling will be high and if the bridge is built at a height close to the water level, the gambling will be able to destroy the bridge. Although we built a very solid foundation. However, if the gambling that hits the foundation is mainly large-sized. The bridge can be destroyed easily"

"In that case, we just build a bridge where the height is the optimum height where the ocean waves are difficult to reach," Gin said, "In addition, we have to pay attention to the factor of ships that will pass through the territory. If we build a bridge with a short height, the strait area will not be able to be used for ships to pass through"

"Just use a height of 100 meters above the water level" Kojiro added, "Warships, or for a moment ordinary ships, usually have a height that only reaches 40 to 50 meters and even then it has been calculated by the height of the flagpole where the object is the object with the highest size on the ship. By building a bridge that has a height of 100 meters above the water level, the area will still be able to be used for ships to pass even though a bridge has been built there."

"If we want to build a bridge of such a height," Ikumi said, "At least, we also have to vacate the area that will later be used as the place where the bridge was originally built. Because we also had to build an uphill area to help the residents easily pass the bridge. At the very least, the area must be vacated with a distance of 1 kilometer to 2 kilometers"

Ars nodded and looked in the direction Kaijin and others came back, "What do you guys think?"

"It's not a bad idea" Kaijin nodded seriously, "However, compared to emptying the territory for 1 to 2 kilometers. We empty the area up to 3 to 4 kilometers as security. So that if at any time we have a miscalculation, we still have territory that can be used as a reserve"

Ars nodded and glanced at everyone, "Regarding the issue of building a bridge to connect the two islands. I don't think anyone disagrees with this idea, right?"

Everyone shook their heads indicating that everyone agreed and also they knew the benefits of building this bridge which would further improve access between the islands.

Ars's gaze went straight to Hashirama, "You can do it, can't you?"

"Don't worry, it's easy for me. You can count on me" Hashirama said with a smile.