After the other end of the waterfall was blasted away, the water above poured down, quickly revealing a vacant scene.
In the huge opening was a massive arc-shaped mountain, the only platform located at Wano Country's position, perpetually submerged, making its mountain walls glisten and extremely slippery.
Around this high mountain, at a position level with Wano Country, were the tops of the walls surrounding it.
Thanks to these towering stone walls, after centuries of accumulating water flow, the sea level was raised to match that of Wano Country, giving them a 'sea' instead of living isolated on a mountaintop.
But now, it has returned to its original appearance again.
Boom!
Boom!
As the Death Star began shelling around Wano Country, each mushroom cloud from the shells completely shattered a large section of high wall. To control the power and avoid harming Wano Country's main body, Sage preferred to go a bit slower.
After a total of six shells, Wano Country's high walls were completely dismantled, viewed from outside, revealing only a towering arc-shaped mountain reaching up to the clouds.
"Lily, what do you think it looks like?"
Until the last shell exploded, revealing the full mountain body of Wano Country, Sage pointed at the mountain, smiled, and asked Lily.
"A cannon platform?" Lily pondered and said.
"No, it's Armstrong's Rotary Accelerator Jet Armstrong Cannon!" Sage laughed mischievously.
A '?' appeared on Lily's forehead; she didn't understand Sage's words, but soon, she smiled gently.
When unsure of what to do... just smile.
"It's your turn now."
Sage waved his hand, speaking to a group of people behind him who had already prepared.
They were a group of Fishmen.
Brought specially from O'hara.
Originally, these Fishmen belonged to Totto Land, but after Sage took over the territory, he naturally allowed them to exchange freely. Those willing to live in O'hara were never stopped by him.
And there were many who yearned for the prosperity of O'hara, including these Fishmen.
In Sage's place, they were not just undisturbed, but rather prized.
Due to their ability to survive in the ocean and communicate with fish, they were inherently skilled fishermen, extremely efficient and faster than trawling, without needing Sage to arrange it. Once the Fishmen arrived, those working in fishing industry followed suit, hiring them at high salaries.
What?
Fishmen neither catch fish nor eat fish?
Little Eight sells takoyaki...
Internally within the Disaster Pirates, those Fishmen who wanted to become Pirates and follow Sage proved to be excellent combat forces given their naturally superior physiques. Additionally, they served as exceptional Treasure Hunters.
The seabed was filled with numerous treasures.
Sage previously wondered why beneath the sea, aside from sunken ships, there were ancient towns with remnants, where treasures with historical significance could be found.
Initially, he thought they were traces left from battles of past powers, as even a mere residual wave of battle could easily destroy an island.
But after the hypothesis of the sea level rising by 200 meters was confirmed, Sage understood.
It was no battle remnants of powers but rather islands and lands that were submerged due to the 200-meter rise.
Thus, there was a wealth of remaining treasures.
Logically, Fishmen should be the richest, for the endless sea treasures they could earn from beneath.
But the World Government's intentional discrimination, even in the New World, still affected them. Though Pirates rarely cared, the divide sustained over the years kept ordinary people and Fishmen from genuinely coming together.
Minority groups remain minorities. Most Pirates would not employ Fishmen.
And Fishmen Pirates are not recognized by Pirates.
But O'hara is different. Master Sa treats everyone equally, and likewise, taxes are equally collected from everyone.
What's wrong with Fishmen?
Fishmen pay even more taxes!
Sage not only allows Fishmen Pirates, Fishmen workers, but even Fishmen merchants!
As long as they pay taxes, as long as their produced goods circulate within his territory, everything is negotiable.
For Fishmen, this is possibly the only, and potentially the last, person truly accepting them, as even their elders have told them stories of the sea.
The Governor genuinely treats them like normal people, without bias and discrimination. Of course, there are no special favors either.
Everything relies solely on their own efforts, but correspondingly, they can freely exercise their rights within the Governor's territory.
This is true; if they can achieve something, they certainly won't be disappointed.
This also motivates these Fishmen to work for Sage.
After receiving orders from Sage, several Fishmen used their might to dive into the water, preparing to continue investigating Wano Country.
Some Fishmen had explored here before, but they only discovered Wano Country's old site underwater. This time, they intended to search for traces here.
Since Pluton lies beneath, no matter what form it takes, there must be corresponding traces.
The possibility of it being a Giant Ship has already been negated, as there are no signs of ships at the bottom of the sea. This search aims to find evidence of either the 'Island Ship' or what Sage speculates to be a 'Cannon Platform.'
This requires a lot of time, and no matter how good a human's swimming abilities, they can't always be underwater, especially not 200 meters deep. Only Fishmen can achieve that.