Chapter 973: The Wisdom of a Young Reporter
After the pub had been noisy for half an afternoon, the topic returned to business.
Xia Qi threw out a new piece of information to everyone: "In fact, just a few days ago, the navy sent people to the island and contacted those supernovas."
"What are they doing here at this time?"
Unlike the wizards who turned a blind eye to the matter and the Straw Hat Pirates who were rough-minded, Law was very sensitive to such things and immediately realized that something was wrong.
"This will definitely shock you. The Navy's goal is to invite the supernova on the island to become the new 'Seven Warlords of the Sea'!!"
"What?!"×N
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, but they soon figured out the navy's plan.
Now the war between the navy and Whitebeard is about to begin, and there are several big pirates eyeing them covetously. The navy is seriously lacking in high-end combat power, and even the position of the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' is vacant. Of course, a group of temporary workers have to be recruited to fill the gap.
"The person who was invited is the supernova with the highest bounty this year, a pirate from the South Sea, 'Captain' Eustace Kidd. He is the user of the parahuman Magnet-Magnet Fruit, and his bounty is 350 million Baileys!"
"350 million Baileys?"
Crocodile on the side laughed out loud: "Is the navy so desperate now? They even want people like this?"
Kira turned around and rolled his eyes at him: "You are a guy who was recruited as a Shichibukai with a value of 81 million berries. What qualifications do you have to laugh at others..."
"What did you say?!!"
Crocodile suddenly became anxious, and yelled at Kira with a red face, followed by some difficult to understand words like "inflation", "talent gap", "fruit ability strength", etc. The tavern was filled with a happy atmosphere.
After laughing, Xia Qi continued, "The reason why he was chosen is because there is another supernova on his ship, the 'Killing Warrior' Kira, who has a bounty of 200 million berries..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Kira snorted and interrupted him: "Is he worthy of being called Kira?!"
Although everyone says "having the same name is not a big deal, it will be embarrassing for the unskilled person", Kira will definitely not be happy when encountering the same name.
"Did the guy agree?"
Xia Qi shook her head: "No, he decisively refused!"
…
Two days ago, in a tavern in the Chabaoti Archipelago.
BANG!!
With a dull thud, a soldier in a naval uniform flew out of the tavern with a bleeding head and fell heavily on the street, attracting passers-by to stop and watch.
Then, everyone saw a tall figure slowly walking out of the tavern. It was the supernova Captain Kidd. At the same time, a wanton and arrogant laugh came out of his mouth.
"Do the high-ranking officers of the navy think I'm an idiot? In this situation, they actually want me to be one of the Shichibukai. Isn't it obvious that they want to trick me into fighting Whitebeard?"
"Go back and tell your superiors not to do such shameful things again!!"
"If this is the wisdom of the leaders of the navy, I advise them to step down immediately and let others take over!"
…
"That's what happened, and a lot of people saw it at the time."
Xia Qi exhaled a puff of smoke, which formed a cool circle in the air. "The Navy's actions soon became known to everyone, and Kidd took advantage of the Navy's reputation to gain a lot of attention."
Hearing this, Kira suddenly felt that there was something fishy going on: "Do you think it's possible that all this was actually directed and acted out by Kidd himself? I don't think people like Sengoku and Crane would be stupid enough to do such a desperate thing, right?"
"Besides, if that supernova who doesn't even know Haki really goes to the battlefield as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, can they fight against the last captain of the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Rayleigh shook the bottle in his hand and said, "I agree with Kira. This is not something the Navy would do. But at the same time, I don't think this was a deliberate act by that kid named Kidd."
"I have heard a little about this man's deeds during this period. He is not the kind of person who cares about his reputation."
Suddenly, everyone heard Habib's suppressed laughter and complained: "If the person next to him named 'Kira' has a similar personality to Kira, I think it is possible..."
Boom!!!
Habby had a big bump on his head and fell to the ground with tears streaming down his face.
Kira clapped his hands and fed the bitten fish that he had snatched from the harpy's mouth to Xia Lulu, but received a disgusted look from Xia Lulu.
The proprietress Xia Qi looked at the people playing in front of her with a smile, and felt that she seemed to have aged a lot: "But who would be bored enough to do that kind of thing?"
“That’s your stereotype, boss lady!”
Kira clinked his juice with Rayleigh's wine and said, "This ocean is very vast. There are all kinds of boring people. Maybe this is just a drama created ?"
Sanji, who was standing by, thought Kira's words sounded very familiar, and looked at Robin who was working hard to decipher the code: "I don't read many books, but... Robin-san, is this how the phrase 'the sea is very broad' is used?"
Robin was silent for a long time, then said softly: "...No, absolutely not!"
"According to the education I received, this sentence should be followed by 'One day, you will find a partner who is willing to risk his life for you'... or something like that."
Sanji seemed to be thinking about something, and his voice suddenly became low. A slim girl with pink hair flashed through his mind: "The version I heard was, 'One day, you will find like-minded partners'..."
Perhaps because they had been in similar situations before, the two felt like they had met a soulmate and fell silent for a moment with tacit understanding.
At this moment, Luffy suddenly interrupted and naturally took over the topic of the two: "The version I heard is, 'One day, you can find Atlas and Hercules'!! "
"Atlas and Hercules...what is that?" Robin blinked, looking confused.
Luffy grinned and said, "Hehehe... That's the dream of mankind!!"
“……???”
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
Sanji put down his legs and placed the freshly made dessert in front of Robin: "Robin-san, don't listen to that kid's nonsense."
"Uh... okay..."
…
About 100 meters outside the tavern, on a thick tree, a passerby in very ordinary clothes was squatting on a branch, using the lush branches and leaves to hide his body.
Passerby A is a member of the World Economic News Agency. At this moment, he has a 'head-mounted long-distance high-definition camera' hanging on his head. He is looking at this unique tavern from afar. Through the open windows, he can see the situation inside clearly. He can even hear everything clearly because he knows lip reading.
At the same time, his hands were not idle.
I saw him holding a small notebook of important events in his left hand and a fountain pen with five refills in his right hand. He was writing rapidly on the notebook. He would stop from time to time to press the photo button on the camera. He looked extremely busy.
His image, movements, and invisible demeanor all embody one word - professionalism.
However, the only unprofessional thing about this passerby is that he talks to himself, and if his words are accidentally spread out, it will definitely shock .
"Last time, I asked someone to pretend to be a navy officer to invite Captain Kidd to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea. He made a big splash in the news agency and got a large bonus. This time, there are so many celebrities. What plan should I come up with?"
Yes, the unsolved case of 'the navy recruited supernovas as Shichibukai and used ignorant pirates to deal with Whitebeard' that made a lot of noise a while ago was the script created by this unknown little reporter who didn't even know his appearance.
He had long known that the pirate Kidd was proud and arrogant, and would definitely not accept the Seven Warlords of the Sea, let alone at this time; he also knew that the navy was busy preparing for war at this stage and would definitely not spare the time to cause trouble for him, so he did this.
After this incident, Kidd's reputation became popular, the newspaper's news sold well, and his wallet became fatter. Except for the navy, everyone got a satisfactory result.
The beauty of this move is that if Kidd really accepts the title of "Seven Warlords of the Sea", the Navy will most likely make the best of a bad situation and use this ignorant pirate to deal with Whitebeard as he reported. In any case, this will not be a loss for the Navy.
If this is the case, then everyone will be happy.
