While Ezekiel knew that Moria was in a maritime area known as the Florian Triangle, if he could be found that easily, Kaido would not have ignored him for so many years.
Many people knew about the Florian Triangle.
And so what?
The Florian Triangle is vast, and more importantly, Moria is not on a stationary island but on his own ship. It is one of the largest ships in the world, nearly the size of an island, even larger than Noah on Fish-Man Island.
And since it's a ship, it moves.
Therefore, Ezekiel did not expect to find the island quickly unless the World Government and Gekko Moria provided the coordinates to Alabasta, which is obviously impossible.
Ultimately, Rayleigh decided that he would first focus his efforts on finding something else...
Roger's Body.
Although likely only bones and maybe some tissues remain, this man's body held incredible power in this world. The bodies of many of the world's strong don't decay. Therefore, Roger certainly did not turn to dust.
Roger died because he turned himself in after discovering an incurable disease, but the World Government and Marine Patrol claimed they arrested him. Roger was able to ask Garp to take care of his son, and Garp even acknowledged his son as his grandson.
After Roger's death, it was impossible to dispose of his body. As for experiments on his body, that's even more nonsense. If the World Government were conducting experiments on humans, why wouldn't they use Whitebeard's corpse, why hand it over to the pirates?
The Marine Patrol and World Government knew very well that although Roger was dead, Roger's pirate crew had not perished. In the end, Roger's body, of course, was taken by his right-hand man, Silvers Rayleigh, his most loyal and trusted companion.
The resurrection of the undead is currently considered a secret of the highest level in Alabasta, and right now, it is only known to Ezekiel, Rayleigh, Shakky, and Fujitora.
Moreover, the technology for human cloning still requires certain adjustments. It is unclear whether it is possible to successfully extract genes from a body that is so old. And even if Roger's genes are obtained, it would take time to create a cloned body identical to his. Ultimately, the resurrection of the dead will require time, and it cannot be accomplished in one go.
Ezekiel thought it would be better to wait until Luffy enters the Florian Triangle and finds Gekko Moria with the help of the bear, Kumashi.
It's a matter of waiting, at least for half a year.
...…..
Under the leadership of Jinbei and Neptune, the Underwater City plan was finally officially launched.
"The Alabasta 'Underwater City' project is launched!"
"The first close cooperation between Fishmen and humans!"
"Alabasta opens the door to a new era and ensures a friendly world between the two races."
"Alabasta bans the sale of all slaves, and Fishmen are also covered by this ban."
When countless headlines appeared in the News, the development of the Underwater City plan had effectively begun.
Tens of thousands of Fishmen will be located on the relatively flat seabed off the shores of Alabasta, and Ezekiel instructed Leviathan to continuously compact it, a technique that saves an enormous amount of time and engineering research.
After completing the first stage of the project, a super-large water-repellent membrane device developed by the Academy of Sciences can be deployed on the seabed. The operational principle of this water-repellent membrane device is based on the coating from mangrove resin from the Sabaody Archipelago.
It can be said that under Ezekiel, the Academy of Sciences has become an extremely important institution. With substantial financial support, their capabilities and scale are quite impressive.
The Royal Academy has become a prestigious and highly organized scientific community in the world of One Piece. A large number of scientists in Alabasta come from the most developed countries in this world. If you want to be at the forefront of science and technology in the future, the first choice is the Royal Academy of Sciences of Alabasta.
"Soldiers forced to become slaves, Alabasta's financial deadlock"
"Alabasta will eventually fall due to the senseless squander of wealth and the King's madness"
"Another stunt by the King: an Underwater City following the Heavenly Island, plan after plan"
"Heavenly Island and Underwater City. The Emperor of Alabasta, to satisfy his own desires, builds great cities; perhaps the completion of the city's construction will mark the country's ruin"
"Millions of slaves, or how to survive in Alabasta?"
"The Revolutionary Army appeared in Alabasta, possibly to overthrow the evil rule of their King?"
The World Government showed great enthusiasm and once again published much news about Alabasta in its subordinate media outlets.
The World Government tried to disgrace King Ezekiel, losing face in the process. Ezekiel, looking at this, wanted to laugh out loud.
It's not that these actions by the World Government are completely ineffective. Indeed, many people fell for the lies of the World Government. In their view, the so-called world's first power is merely the result of Ezekiel's strength and authority, and the country's development is considered at a normal level. In their opinion, the gap with other countries isn't significant, but due to the King's new projects, the people and soldiers are having a hard time.
But only a few people think this way. Most users with Alabasta's mobile phones understand the true strength of this country more deeply.
Everything proceeded as usual until Rayleigh delivered the body and handed it over to the cloning laboratory of the Academy of Sciences.
The body of Gol D. Roger was just as Ezekiel had imagined—almost completely dried up, yet still preserving the possibility of extracting genes.
"It can be done, but it will take time," Reiju, as an expert in this field, gave a clear answer.
Since the body was truly unrecognizable, she did not know whose corpse had been brought to her. If she knew, she would have been much less indifferent than she was now.
Rayleigh seemed somewhat panicked when he found himself in the cloning laboratory.
"This isn't an evil human experiment or a desecration of the body and spirit. It will merely wake him from his slumber. If he wishes to die after awakening, then that will be his right," Ezekiel smiled and told Rayleigh.
Rayleigh was taken aback, recalling the face of the long-lost captain, and couldn't hold back a sigh.
"If he's the same fool, the first thing he'll want to do after waking up is to eat meat," reminiscing about the past, Rayleigh displayed a warm smile, and it seemed tears were almost ready to flow from his eyes.