Chapter 232 The Tool-like Fishman Island
Various industries within the kingdom are developing steadily, and the scale of trade to the four seas is getting larger and larger.
In addition to establishing an absolutely safe defense system, Hades focuses more on the outside.
Strengthen the kingdom of Kronos through external means.
On an island called Coral Island on the west coast of the Kingdom of Kronos, the number of fish-men living on it has reached 500,000.
Murloc warriors are an important force in patrolling the sea areas around the kingdom.
With such a huge number, almost 50,000 to 60,000 fishmen come to the Kingdom of Kronos every year.
This number is getting bigger and bigger.
As for Fish-Man Island, there was no thought of stopping it.
Fishman Island is said to be an island, but in fact it is just a small island, but this island has a dense population of five million.
Less than one-tenth of the population lives on the island and can feel the light of the Eve of the Sun Tree transmitted from the sea surface to the 10,000-meter-deep seabed through its roots.
The vast majority of the population can only live in the coral colonies below the island, in small spaces like apartments, without access to sunlight, and even forgotten by people, as if there is no hope.
This is related to the reproductive ability of the fishmen. Many fishmen have seven, eight, or more than a dozen children.
In a poor life, the only joy may be reproduction. In this way, the fish people have more and more children, and more and more orphans appear.
The emergence of the Pluto Pirates and the existence of the coral island have given countless residents of Fishman Island the hope of being able to set foot on land and feel the sunshine. With the protection of the Pluto Pirates, they don't have to worry about human traffickers.
Coral Island is simply a paradise.
The number of merfolk and merfolk who go to coral islands increases every year.
The Kingdom of Kronos has close trade ties with the Fish-Man Island, and this connection is developed through the Pluto Pirates.
Every once in a while, merchant ships loaded with all kinds of goods and supplies on the sea will come to Fish-Man Island.
Use barter to trade rare materials and specialties from Fishman Island.
As the merchant ships left, transport ships took away the residents of Fishman Island one after another and headed to the waters of the Kingdom of Kronos.
After the destruction of the Rocks Pirates, the situation in the sea became slightly calmer, and more fishmen and mermaids left Fish-Man Island.
The Pluto Pirates have completely monopolized trade with Fishman Island.
The monthly trade and the supplies brought by dozens of merchant ships have greatly changed the way of life on Fishman Island.
Life seems to be getting better, and naturally, he relies more on the Pluto Pirates.
The Pluto Pirates also have a very high reputation within Fish-Man Island.
Ryugu Castle did not object at all to the Pluto Pirates taking away these fishmen and mermaids, but instead added fuel to the fire.
In their opinion, this is a good thing.
The huge population is difficult to manage, or to be precise, unmanageable. Just like the Fishman Street near Fishman Island, it is a difficult thing for them to deal with.
Taking away these residents will reduce the pressure on Fish-Man Island, so they are naturally willing to promote this matter.
According to the plan of the Kingdom of Kronos, it can now take away at least more than 10,000 fishmen every month.
And they discovered that Fish-Man Island still has great potential that can be tapped to build factories, expand productivity, recruit more people to cultivate pearls on the seabed, and collect precious materials.
Control the Fish-Man Island through the materials in the sea, and use capital control to secretly turn the Fish-Man Island into a tool for continuously obtaining rare materials.
As the productivity of Fishman Island increases, the kingdom will further expand trade.
In this way, coupled with the reproductive capacity of the fish people, the number of fish people on the coral island will reach three million in only twenty years.
This is the minimum.
Compared to the small Fish-Man Island, the land area of the Coral Island is twelve times that of the Fish-Man Island.
In the offshore areas around the coral islands, fishmen can also live.
All in all, Fishman Island is nothing more than a tool.
The Tartarus family, including Hades, has never regarded this kind of Inhumans as human beings.
Except for the beautiful female mermaids.
Compared to the fish people, the fur people have a more difficult time.
The total number of fur tribes on Uzo Island is only 20,000.
It is a rare race.
It also makes Hades feel more valued than the fishmen.
In terms of natural comprehensive potential, the fur tribe is obviously higher than the fish people.
At this point in time when Kozuki Oden had not yet gained contact with the fur tribe, through the influence of the fur tribe cadres within the pirate group, plus the fur tribe that the Pluto Pirates rescued from the sea through various relationships and became slaves. .
Obviously, the Pluto Pirates have gained the friendship of the fur tribe, and now there are more than 600 fur tribes in the Kingdom of Kronos.
Moreover, their children can also study in the Royal Military Academy.
This is a right that the fishmen do not yet have.
Similarly, the fur tribe has specially divided a piece of tribal land in the dense forest in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Kronos, which further illustrates the gap between them in the eyes of Hades.
If something is too easy to get, you don’t know how to cherish it. This is obviously the case in the Kingdom of Kronos.
Of course, Hades will gradually add Coral Island to the Royal Military Academy's enrollment in the next few years, but the number of places will be limited.
However, there is one thing that Hades is still considering, that is, he now has three rubbings of the Signpost Stone in his hands.
Except for those that have been taken away by Hades, there are historical texts with information about "Sea King".
One of these three signpost stones comes from the Rocks Pirates. Now this signpost stone has been snatched by Charlotte Lingling in the competition among many core cadres.
One piece comes from Uzo Island, and Hades secretly asked someone to rub it.
One piece comes from Fish-Man Island. This signpost stone is next to "Joyboy's Confession". Roger will find it here in the future and will give it to Whitebeard for safekeeping before surrendering.
The last piece that has not appeared yet is likely to be in Wano Country, and will fall into Kaido's hands in the future after Kaido captures Wano Country.
Hades was hesitating to stop Roger from becoming the Pirate King.
Completely capture this signpost stone.
However, Hades hated the feeling of losing control.
If he really had the so-called destiny, Roger would probably find him in order to reach the final island.
Of course, an important thing is, will the beginning of the great pirate era be beneficial to him?
Is it necessary?
After thinking for a long time, Hades decided not to interfere, and the signpost stone on Fish-Man Island would not be touched for the time being.
After all, it doesn't matter if it's a rubbing. If it's a real thing, it's likely to cause a lot of trouble to the Kingdom of Kronos.
