Far away, 3,000 kilometers to the west on the archipelago's westernmost edge, lies the crescent-shaped Yucatan Island.
In Rapid Stream Port, then the world's only industrial city, dense smoke and steam billowed as the roar of hydraulic machinery heralded another dawn.
In the vast plains outside the city, Famine Hunters, lumberjacks, and spice harvesters also began another day of labor.
Thanks to the exceptional effects of the "Golden Toilet" and the number three Crystal Skull, "The Corn God," the corn, potatoes, Spices, and teak harvested here had once again yielded an abundant crop.
Day after day, they provided an endless supply of raw materials for the rapid development of Torrent Fortress.
SCREECH—!
With a high-pitched cry, five eagles soared into the sky from a tower at one corner of the fortress.
