Chapter 212: How did Moria die?
"One of the Shichibukai Gekko Moriah, whose original bounty was 320 million berries, died two days ago, on October 22nd. It is speculated that the cause of death was due to the pirates killing each other over the spoils, and they all died together.
Here are the details: According to eyewitnesses…”
Morgans concealed the fact that Moria took the shadow and robbed tombs to create zombies. After all, his wings were not as strong as they would be ten years later.
The development of a newspaper often depends on the world government. Of course, if the news content is more explosive, he is not impossible to take a gamble.
As a media person, Morgans always believed that his courage depended on the excitement of the news. Although the Moria incident this time was eye-catching enough, he always felt that it was a little lacking.
It would be more interesting if the truth was that the evil Moria was killed by an unknown little guy, or if he had a big battle with a pirate of the same level. If that were the case, he could at least eat one more bucket of popcorn.
It's a pity that this notorious pirate actually died at the hands of his own people because of some treasures. If you tell others about this... there will actually be people who believe it.
The main reason is that there are precedents for this kind of thing. The famous Captain John died in this way, so it is not surprising if there is another Moria.
With this kind of news, the civilians began to have some doubts about the claim promoted by the World Government in recent years that "the Seven Warlords of the Sea are an important force in fighting pirates." How could it be that they were killed by their own people before they could even fight the pirates?
However, they just use this matter as a topic of conversation after dinner, and they will probably forget about it after a while.
Goodman is a typical example of this kind of person. After chatting with his fellow workers at the dock for a long time, he would go home and continue to tell his wife and children: "Something incredible happened today..."
Mrs. Molly and little Baier hardly heard what he said. Such a big thing would be known to anyone just by chatting with them today.
Little Baier, on the other hand, turned the newspaper over and over again to look at the photo: "Dad, does the shadow here look like Tom's head?"
Goodman and Molly were both stunned when they heard the familiar name. They looked at the photo carefully and their expressions gradually became serious. Brother Tatsuya said that their first stop would be the Seven Water Cities. Calculating the time, it would be almost near this sea area.
Then with the abilities of Tatsuya and the others... Goodman thought of Hawkeye and Jinbei who had been to the tavern before: "No, it doesn't look like a stone at all. It should be a stone. Don't talk nonsense. Are you missing Tom? How about we get a cat too?"
Little Baier didn't understand, but he was easily diverted: "There's no need to keep a cat, unless you can buy a cat as smart as Tom, or at least half as smart."
Goodman and Molly looked at each other, realizing that they had really helped an incredible person.
Mrs. Molly tied on her apron and smiled, "This is good news, right? If this person dies, Tatsuya-chan and the others will be able to pass through there safely. I'll go make some delicious dishes, and you're allowed to drink a little more wine today."
"That's great!" Goodman was very happy. The wine from Dragon Palace City that Zhang Da gave him tasted great, but it was a pity that it was not usually kept by him.
The person who is most concerned about this matter is Doflamingo. What he is seeking now is the position of Shichibukai. Originally, when there was only one vacancy, he still had to worry about whether there would be any accidents. But now with one more vacancy, the difficulty seems to have become much easier.
So Doflamingo's comment on Moriah was: "Fufufufufu... He died at the right time."
It doesn’t matter how you die, as long as you die well.
In addition, Hawkeye and Crocodile also have the good habit of reading newspapers every day. To this, one of them said "boring" and continued to practice swordsmanship and have fun.
The other one said "idiot" and left the office, went to the port to deal with a group of ignorant pirates, and gained some reputation.
As for the other three Seven Warlords of the Sea, Jinbe has not been to the sea for the past few days and has not received the newspaper yet. Kuma has been assigned to the Devil's Triangle to check the situation, and the Empress doesn't even read the newspaper.
Whitebeard, who was far away in the New World, was dismissive of this. Sure enough, his choice was the right one. Treasures and other things were not important at all compared to family. "Sachi, did you buy my wine?"
"It's all here." Sachi, who was wearing a chef's uniform and had a crew cut, put down a large wooden barrel and asked in confusion, "Dad, why do you always drink this cheapest wine?"
"Gulala la la..." White Beard laughed and opened the lid of the barrel and took a few big gulps of wine. He wiped his mouth and didn't explain anything. The money he saved had other uses.
Kaido of Onigashima in Wano Country was also hungover today. He heard a familiar : "Moria? Is it... that guy? He really hasn't improved at all, oh lol lol lol..."
The ones with the biggest headache at this time were the Five Elders. They originally thought that as long as they found one more great pirate, the target of the Seven Warlords of the Sea would be fulfilled. However, they did not expect that Moria would disappear just like that.
So the five of them started their daily meeting:
"Is the news reliable? Was he killed just because of such a ridiculous reason as internal strife?"
"Morgans may not be reliable. I have asked Xiong to investigate. Although he has not been a member of the Shichibukai for long, he is the only one who obeys our orders. This makes him look suspicious."
"It doesn't matter. As long as he agrees to participate in the plan, it doesn't matter what little thoughts he has. Now we need to consider how to fill the two vacancies among the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"He has to be famous and willing to cooperate with us. How easy is it to find such a great pirate?"
"What do you think of red hair?"
Everyone was silent. They could try this, but it was probably unlikely.
"We should inform the navy to prepare. Losing one of the Shichibukai will probably put a lot more pressure on the navy."
Kong Gang, who is now the admiral of the navy, has of course also received the relevant intelligence. He calmly issued several orders to strengthen the patrols and defenses of various naval bases.
Compared to the cause of Moria's death, he was more concerned about stabilizing the situation.
The navy will certainly face some pressure in the short term, but it will not be out of control, and the new navy marshal and two other admirals will be announced in two months. When the three admirals gather together, the pirates will surely be well behaved for a while.
So we just need to hold on for a while, but Kong Gukong couldn't help but sigh: "I always feel that the sea is particularly unsettled this year."
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"It feels like the sea is particularly calm today." Zhang Da also glanced at the sea and turned back to greet, "Anyone want to swim with me?"
After reading the "factual report" news, Zhang Da finally felt relieved. The news in this world is not like the news on a certain blog that changes with every passing second, so they are just a lucky tour group.
"I'll do it." Ye Yan began to warm up. He felt that it was acceptable that his physical strength was not as good as Altria's, but it was hard to accept that he was not as good as Zhang Daye and Rui Mengmeng at the same time.
After all, he is a genius, and he has never been at the bottom of the class except in academic performance, so he made up his mind to practice.
Rui Mengmeng raised her hand and said, "I'll come too. It just so happens that today's training mission has not been completed yet."
Tom didn't make any extra movements, just changed his clothes in a second to show his attitude.
"Yohoho~ I haven't swum in years. I really envy you guys." Brook took a sip of red tea and remembered that there was another person with special abilities . "Perona-chan will definitely understand how I feel, right?"
"Who wants to understand you! I don't want to swim!" Perona said fiercely. She heard Zhang Daye say that this skeleton was a pervert, and if the other party made any strange requests, she could beat him up.
"This is for you. If you want to play in the water, go ahead." Altria went to the cabin and took out a swimming ring and handed it to Perona. It was something she used before, but now that she had learned to swim, she hardly used it.
Perona took the swimming ring and turned her head away: "You must give it to me, I..."
"Ahem." Zhang Da also coughed lightly and reminded, "Article 8 of the Elementary School Student Rules."
"Respect your companions, be polite to others, and don't swear!" Perona answered immediately, then blushed and said shyly in a low voice: "Thank... Thank you."
Altria smiled and responded, "You're welcome!"
