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World Economic Journal Headquarters.
"News, news! Is there no big news worth reporting?!"
Morgans, president of the World Economic Journal, who usually appeared in his Albatross-bird-bird Fruit hybrid form, was extremely agitated at this moment.
"Damn balance! Damn World Government! Damn Warlords of the Sea!"
Morgans pounded the table, cursing loudly. Ever since the damned Warlord of the Sea system was fully established, forming the so-called Three Great Powers balance of Marine Headquarters, the Warlords of the Sea, and the Four Emperors, the number of big news stories worth reporting had not just plummeted—it had almost disappeared!
Most of the Warlords of the Sea were busy managing their pirate kingdoms. Having been granted legal rights of plunder by the World Government, the Marines would not pursue them. As for the Four Emperors, they were all in their territories in the New World, and the Marines dared not rashly wage war against such powers.
So, ordinarily, the Marines would only capture minor pirates who weren't worth much. Those great pirates with high bounties either became Warlords of the Sea, were under the protection of the Four Emperors, or simply withdrew from the world stage, living in anonymity. The damned sea was annoyingly calm.
Regarding the great treasure, ONE PIECE, how many pirates truly pursued it and still held dreams? Morgans was truly fed up with such days without big news.
"More news? East Blue? Is there news from that weakest of seas worth my personal attention?"
Seeing the transmitted data and images, upon seeing the location of the news, Morgans immediately became interested. As the world's largest newspaper organization, the World Economic Journal had an extremely vast structure.
To avoid missing any big news, Morgans had arranged subordinates responsible for capturing photos everywhere. Although most of these subordinates were spread across the Grand Line, there were also some in the Four Seas.
When subordinates in the Four Seas captured content worthy of being news, it would be passed up layer by layer for review. The fact that this news reached his hands meant that after layer upon layer of review, this news from the East Blue qualified for his personal scrutiny as the president of the World Economic Journal.
"This, this is…."
When he saw the power released by the young man who called himself "Heavenly King" Lu En in the documents sent by his subordinates, Morgans jumped up. Countless consecutive photos plus data could form an effect similar to a video.
"Conqueror's Haki! There's no mistake! This is Conqueror's Haki!"
Morgans felt every cell in his body cheering. This sea, which had been dull for so long, finally had a new person with the qualities of a king.
"A man who will stand in the heavens, and even calls himself 'Heavenly King.' How arrogant, ha ha ha, good to be arrogant. That's how it has reporting value."
Morgans laughed heartily. If an ignorant fellow said such a thing and called himself "Heavenly King," Morgans would only scoff. Every year, this vast sea would produce some suicidal fools.
But if a Conqueror's Haki user said this, especially a man so young who could precisely control Conqueror's Haki, then it was called the ambition and temperament of a king. It had reporting value. No, it should be said, this was a front-page headline-worthy big news.
The last newcomer to make him so happy was Portgas D. Ace, the Flame-Flame Fruit user, who had joined the Four Emperors, the Whitebeard Pirates, and become the captain of the second division.
At that time, Morgans had gained much publishable news from Fire Fist Ace. But that damned Fire Fist Ace was eventually subjugated by Whitebeard, and the news coverage ceased thereafter. After that, this sea became annoyingly quiet.
But now… Morgans's eyes shone as he looked at Lu En's photo. Conqueror's Haki, and a new user so young who could precisely control it, and so arrogant—he was even more worth writing about than Fire Fist Ace back then.
And what's more, there was even more worth reporting. Morgans looked at the name of the straw-hatted boy in the data, as he introduced himself.
"Monkey D. Luffy, captain of the pirate crew that 'Heavenly King' Lu En joined. Monkey? D.? Hahahaha!"
The corner of Morgans's mouth curled into a peculiar arc. As the president of the World Economic Journal, Morgans was all too familiar with this surname. Wasn't this the surname of Marine Hero Monkey D. Garp, and Revolutionary Army leader Monkey D. Dragon? Judging by age, this straw-hatted boy should be Dragon's son and Garp's grandson.
That old geezer Garp, his son became the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and his grandson actually went out to sea to become a pirate. And he even has a crewmate who awakened Conqueror's Haki, calling himself 'Heavenly King,' isn't this corresponding to the title of the Pirate King's right-hand man, 'Dark King' Silvers Rayleigh?
This is… to become the Pirate King? Marine Hero Monkey D. Garp's grandson wants to become the Pirate King. This family of three generations is truly interesting. There was simply too much to report, definitely worth a lengthy exposé.
Hmm, no need to rush reporting about the Straw Hat Kid. The first one to report on is Lu En. You eat bite by bite; big news should also be reported piece by piece. Morgans had been stifled for so long during this period. Now, he finally caught a big news story, and it seemed to be a big news story that could be continuously dug up and reported on. Morgans naturally wanted to firmly grasp it and exploit the news to its fullest.
Currently, the power displayed by this Straw Hat Kid is simply not eye-catching enough compared to Conqueror's Haki. What is most important for news? It's to instantly grab attention! And what could grab more attention than a newcomer who claims he will stand in the heavens,
calls himself 'Heavenly King,' and possesses Conqueror's Haki? Once he grabs the attention of the sea, he can then do follow-up reports on this pirate crew. Moreover, with the Monkey D. surname, there's no fear that excessive praise will lead to disaster and cause this pirate crew to be annihilated prematurely, leaving him with no news to report later.
It's been too long since he encountered such news that he could write about without restraint!
Morgans's eyes lit up.
"Send this photo worldwide! Spread the name 'Heavenly King' Lu En throughout the world! Tell all the rotting trash on this dull sea who have lost their dreams that a new king is about to be born. This sea, which has been dull for so long, is finally going to boil again, hahahaha!"
Morgans burst into laughter. On Morgans's desk, a close-up photo of Lu En lay. Lu En's eyes in the photo were incredibly domineering, captured at the moment he released Conqueror's Haki.
Soon, the front-page headline about Lu En was printed. Below the close-up photo of Lu En was a title printed in bold font: [I Will Stand in the Heavens!] Of course, the news of the Straw Hat Kid, Monkey D. Luffy's debut, was also included, and Monkey D. was also highlighted in bold by Morgans.
Under the efforts of countless News Coos, this report would soon spread throughout the entire sea. The sea, which had been dull for so long, was about to boil!