One Piece: My Spirit

Chapter 228 Chapter 228 Monopoly

Ruskaina Island, in the original plot, is the temporary residence where Luffy practiced domineering for two years after the Dingshang War.

At the same time, it is also an uninhabited island located in the windless belt, also known as '48 Seasons Island'. As the name suggests, this island will experience 48 seasons in a year, and there are also various huge beasts living on the island.

It is said that there used to be a kingdom on this island in ancient times, but human beings lost to nature and could not survive.Even the Nine Snakes of the fighting nation are afraid of the harsh environment on the island and the huge and ferocious beasts!

Shire also took a fancy to the harsh environment of this island, which is a harsh environment where natural selection and the survival of the fittest are true. Shire also needs this kind of powerful external force to temper itself.

There will be 48 seasons on the island in a year, which means that the seasons will rotate about once a week. This is also the environment that Shire needs for practice. Shire, who has practiced in the waves for a long time, has long been used to this kind of practice in a harsh environment, so '48 Season Island' is the first place that Shire thought of.

Although Shire can use the ability of 'cloud boat' or coral to cross the windless zone, but the specific location of '48 Season Island' still needs to be asked by Shire to Rayleigh.

Therefore, when Charles came to the Chambord Islands again, Lei Li was stunned when he heard the request from Charles.

Rayleigh didn't care much about where Charles learned about the island, but was surprised by Charles' decision.

"It's not difficult to tell you the location of Ruskaina Island, but have you really thought about it? That island can't be adapted just by relying on strength."

What Rayleigh meant is also very clear. The 48th Season Island cannot be adapted or even conquered by sheer strength alone. Because it is an uninhabited island, it also needs to have a very strong heart and various adaptability to survive. To put it bluntly, it needs overall comprehensive ability.

Just like a soldier, although his combat effectiveness is very strong, he still can't cover everything. Logistics has advantages in logistics, and scouting has advantages in scouting, etc.

In particular, the seasonal change once a week is completely irregular, which tests the adaptability of one's own body even more!

"I have already figured it out that there is still a certain gap between my strength and those who are famous all over the world. After leaving the navy, I will need a period of time to settle, digest, and improve my strength. This is no longer a matter of my own choice. More importantly, I have a premonition that there will be a great change that will affect the world in the future."

Ciel's attitude was very firm, and Raleigh couldn't say anything more when he saw this. At the same time, he and Ciel vaguely had the same premonition, because in recent years, the world seemed to be calm on the surface, but secretly, there has been an undercurrent surging. This sign may not be obvious in the "Paradise", but it is almost imminent in the "New World"!

However, according to Riley's understanding of Shire's current strength, surviving on the 48th season island should not be a big problem.

"In that case, I'm also looking forward to it!"

Later, Rayleigh also told Charles the exact location of the 48th season island. When Charles said goodbye to Rayleigh and Xia Qi and was about to leave, Xia Qi suddenly stopped Charles and asked an unexpected question.

"Charles, what do you think of Nine Snake Island?"

"view?"

"Well, Granny Niu was very interested in what you said last time, so I want to listen to your opinion again, and I will convey it to her at that time. This is my little request."

The relationship between Shire, Xia Qi, and Lei Li is not bad, and Shire has maintained the contact between the two intentionally or unintentionally, so naturally he has no intention of rejecting Xia Qi's request.

After a little more thought, Charles said: "My opinion on Nine Snakes Island, in fact, what I said here last time is almost my opinion, the windless belt is indeed a 'sea of ​​treasure', because it is a bridge connecting the four seas and the great waterway.

I think the ability of Nine Snake Island to sail freely in the windless zone should be well utilized. This is much more useful than plundering merchant ships and navy. If Nine Snake Island takes a longer-term view, they should understand that this is their unique advantage.

In my opinion, if they can control the initiative of the Windless Belt, it is not an exaggeration to say that they can rival the existence of the 'Four Emperors' to a certain extent!

But now the navy is gradually eroding this special sea area. I am not alarmist, but if Jiusnake Island cannot grasp the current advantages to take the initiative and develop and improve in the windless belt, which has a broad blue ocean prospect, then in my opinion, it is only a matter of time before Jiusnake Island becomes a vassal of the government or the country is destroyed. "

Shire's view of Nine Snake Island is viewed from a strategic level. The Windless Belt is undoubtedly a bridge connecting the four seas and the great waterway. If Nine Snake Island can take advantage of their advantages and master it, the advantages and benefits it brings are simply unimaginable!

A steady stream of money is just one of them, and it can even be said that money is the cheapest, and mastering the windless belt is more about bringing real status and power to Nine Snake Island!

This is a unique advantage, just like in reality, you can monopolize the right of passage of the Strait of Malacca, you can monopolize the manufacturing process of high-end chips, and you can monopolize the technology of turning sand into CPU.

What do you say you will have? !

And this is simply a monopoly!

In the world of One Piece, there is no "anti-monopoly law" to speak of, and even in the world of One Piece, there are quite a few monopoly industries.

Vegapunk's high-end technology, Wano Country's Hailou Stone, Sky Island's shell resources, etc., and even the "smile" created by Doflamingo and Caesar later is a model.

The artificial devil fruit of smile is the "key thing" that Doflamingo turned the world upside down!

Therefore, whoever can create a monopoly can influence the world!

If Kusnake Island makes good use of the windless belt, it can be said to be another "Wano Country" to some extent!

"Is that so?"

Xia Qi muttered to digest what Shire said just now, and also realized that 'monopoly' was the key point.

However, after thinking about it, Charles still felt that it was necessary to remind him:

"Although monopolizing the windless zone will bring huge benefits and development prospects to Nine Snake Island, opportunities often coexist with crises, so we must also pay attention to coveting from the world government or other forces.

This also means that Nine Snake Island, which was originally "indifferent to the world", will join this endless dispute, and will no longer be able to maintain its status of "staying out of it", so the pros and cons of it need to be weighed by yourself. "