Four hundred years ago, Kalgara from the island of Jaya met the adventurer Noland. Later, Noland was shown the Golden City on the island of Jaya. After establishing a friendship with Kalgara, Noland returned to his Kingdom. He told the King the legend of the Golden City. Excited, the King led him to sea to find the island of Jaya, but when they arrived, part of the island, including the Golden City, had been carried by the Knock Up Stream to the Sky Island.
The King was furious and ordered Noland to be executed, branding him a liar.
After the island of Jaya rose to the Sky Island, the inhabitants of Sky Island considered it the land of the gods, and the great warrior Kalgara along with others were driven from this land, marking the beginning of a four-hundred-year war.
Shame was visible on the faces of the Sky Island inhabitants. Their ancestors indeed had a disgraceful past. They had taken land that belonged to others. They felt uncomfortable, having been exposed before everyone.
And the Shandians simply knelt and cried.
It seemed that, for the first time in four hundred years, someone had stood on their side and denounced the invaders.
Four hundred years!
Thanks to the power of Observation Haki, Ezekiel's presence appeared in everyone's heart, leaving a deep impression on each of them.
His Majesty, the King of Alabasta, is truly a great and just King. Now all the people of Sky Island think so.
As the story unfolded, everyone delved into this long historical past.
At this moment, Fujitora's sword was raised high, and people saw a massive piece of gold fly from the High Court's territory. It was the Bell, hanging high in the sky.
The Shandians fought not to reclaim the land that belonged to them, but to ring the Golden Bell on that land and tell their former friend Noland:
"We are here!"
Wyper's head instantly lifted, and his eyes, focused on the Golden Bell, narrowed. It turned out that their ancestors' promise wasn't about reclaiming their land!
The crowd had yet to respond when Ezekiel gently waved his hand.
And suddenly... after four hundred years, the sound of the Golden Bell finally echoed through the very heavens.
The sound shook the sky, reverberating for a long time!
"Our friend, can you hear us, we... are here!"
Nine consecutive strikes, then the sound subsided.
The four-hundred-year war ended, successfully brought to a close by His Majesty, the King of Alabasta.
In the end, the Shandians reached an agreement with the people of Sky Island and entered a new era. Both sides decided to share the land that had been contested for four hundred years. At the same time, they also announced the creation of a new country and first decided to establish diplomatic relations with Alabasta.
Almost all the gold in Shandora, the home city of the gold miners, was melted down by Enel into an ark. This ship was gifted to Alabasta as a testament to the friendship between the two countries. The Shandian warriors considered it Ezekiel's trophy. No one had any reason to dispute it.
And at the insistence of Gan Fall, the new country of Sky Island joined the Super Kingdom of Alabasta as a subsidiary country.
"Although I may be the ruler here, I really have no means to protect people. You defeated Enel. You deserve to become the new God here," Gan Fall firmly told Ezekiel .
"I don't want to be anyone's God," Ezekiel smiled, "I'm just a King who wants to develop a country."
This outcome was somewhat unexpected for Ezekiel. His initial plan was simply to end the war on Sky Island and maintain relative peace. He could potentially exchange information with Sky Island. Unexpectedly, Gan Fall was so grateful that he simply joined the country to Alabasta.
Sky Island is not just exceptionally beautiful; in fact, it is none other than a Sea of Clouds!
There aren't many clouds over Alabasta, but Sky Island has a Sea of Clouds with a massive water content. If part of the Sea of Clouds here were transferred to Alabasta using the Mirror Fruit, it would be possible to make it rain anywhere, at any time.
And the world's most powerful meteorologist, Nami, might be able to plan and compute all of this in detail.
Alabasta doesn't lack water, but it needs rain to moisten the land and improve the climate.
But first, the initial goal is to allow everyone on Sky Island to use their mobile phones.
After using the Mirror Fruit and creating a Shuttle Station on Sky Island, which allows the residents of Sky Island to travel to any place in Alabasta, Sky Island will soon acquire considerable significance.
The main reason is people's curiosity about the world within the White Sea. In the past, it was difficult for them to get into the White Sea, but now, thanks to His Majesty's magical means of passage, everything is becoming simpler.
Mobile phones also became very popular across Sky Island. The people of Sky Island, who traveled to Alabasta to explore the world, returned with items that shocked and filled the residents of Sky Island with envy.
They watched the news on their mobile phones, and finally, this almost isolated place became connected to the outside world. Only then did they learn what kind of country Alabasta truly is.
The only Super Kingdom in the world!
The only country that defeated the World Government!
Many residents of Sky Island, venturing into the world, gradually preferred to say they were from Alabasta rather than from Sky Island. The main reason was that Sky Island is not recognized by the World Government, and almost no one knows about it. Besides, if any pirate crew became interested in Sky Island, mentioning Alabasta might perfectly solve the problem.
Over time, in the eyes of many Sky Island residents, they already considered themselves part of Alabasta.
Ezekiel's prestige on Sky Island even surpassed that of Gan Fall.
The conch shells of Sky Island and other unique items soon appeared on Taobao. Sky Island truly is a land of untouched treasures. But, unfortunately, very delicate weather knowledge is required to draw the clouds to Alabasta. It cannot be used until Nami studies the matter.
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In a closed room, it was damp and dark, with heavy coughing and breathing.
Thick smoke wafted from a cigar.
Ezekiel took a sip and looked at Enel, who had a blue nose and a swollen face, restrained by sea stone. Only God knows how Rayleigh turned him into this. He looked terrifying.
Ezekiel held a mobile phone in his hand.
"I want to ask you: would you like to work for Alabasta?"
Enel's face became extremely ugly and a bit frightening.
"In your dreams, punk!"
"Then, perhaps only Mr. Zephyr can teach you what manners are," Ezekiel sighed weakly as he left the Desert Black prison.
Zephyr would teach him good behavior.
Ezekiel was confident.
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