Chapter 220

Hearing the question posed by the Great Elder Star, the other four fell silent.

Especially the last condition......

Have peak-combat-power Whitebeard slash at Mariejois?

Hiss—

Last time Marineford got cleaved like that, it sank to the bottom of the sea without a single brick left.

Especially since the Demon Cutter and Whitebeard still have that "combination technique"......

Double the Tremor-Tremor Fruit?

Just hearing it is shocking!

"Sigh, just let them run wild." The Second Elder Star spoke: "The Straw Hat Pirates entering the New World will inevitably clash with the other Four Emperors. Let them wear each other down first, then seize the chance to wipe them all out at once."

"It can only be that way......"

"Then what about the Straw Hat Pirates' bounty?"

"Just go with what we decided before!"

"And the son of the Pirate King, Ace — the bloodline of sin must be cut down!"

"What about Whitebeard?"

"He......"

"......"

"Continue following the tacit understanding we had with Whitebeard before, and wait for the right moment."

"The World Government has lasted eight hundred years — how many opponents has it had? Didn't they all just turn into dry bones in the end?"

"Although that's true, but......"

"Sigh......"

The onlookers didn't wait for the extermination army, but instead were greeted by flocks of News Coos.

Then they were shocked!

This......

How could this be?

The rising and falling cries of shock from Sabaody Archipelago woke Sima Di, who had only just fallen asleep after a night of revelry.

Sima Di sat up from Hancock's long legs, then glanced at the Whitebeard Pirates division captains sprawled all over the ground nearby, and smiled disdainfully.

With that kind of alcohol tolerance, they still tried to force drinks on people?

"Flap flap— flap flap—"

A News Coo flew over, landed on a wine barrel not far away, tilted its head, and stared at Sima Di.

This scene feels familiar, doesn't it?

"Bird brother, are you the one from Thriller Bark?" Sima Di asked curiously.

The News Coo nodded in a human-like manner, then picked up a newspaper in its beak and waved it at Sima Di.

Don't try to cozy up — buying a newspaper or not?

"Buy! I'll buy them all!"

Sima Di directly opened his golden treasury and tossed out a pure-gold treasured sword.

The News Coo stepped forward, pecked at it with its beak, then opened its big bird mouth wide and bit down on it.

Confirmed it was pure gold,

it directly untied the news satchel on its back, grabbed the golden treasured sword with both claws, and flew off with great effort.

Without even saying goodbye.

Sima Di, in a good mood, didn't bother arguing with it, and casually used telekinesis to grab a newspaper.

The front-page headline was, as expected—

Huh?

How could it be this?

Sima Di rubbed his eyes, confirming he hadn't misread it.

The front-page headline was actually—

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81. Merry has been bounty-hunted too? The Age of Haki is here!!

【The Age of Devil Fruits is over. Welcome to the new age — the Age of Haki!】

Looking at the content again,

it turned out that the Navy's Keyan Force had discovered through research that Armament Haki could replace physical training — by following specific routes, it could substitute for cultivation, and could even be developed into techniques to produce unexpected effects!

Ah, this...

Stealing credit doesn't work like that, does it?

Unfortunately,

when Sima Di said all this back then, the broadcast had already been cut off by Whitebeard's slash, so wasn't the truth entirely up to the World Government, which controlled the news channels?

They didn't release this information out of kindness.

First, they used an even bigger piece of news to suppress the defeat of the "Summit War."

Second, the World Government clearly also realized this was a time-consuming and laborious research project, so they released the information to let the vast pool of civilian talents try and err.

All they had to do was pay close attention, and once there was a discovery, they could just recruit them.

GLOSSARY:

【Ma Di, Hu Zi, Bai Huzi, Wang Zhi, Sima Di, Lord Sima, Keyan Force, Entering the New World, Great Elder Star, Second Elder Star, Straw Hat Pirates, Four Emperors, Pirate King, Ace, Whitebeard, World Government, News Coo, Sabaody Archipelago, Hancock, Whitebeard Pirates, Thriller Bark, Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Demon Cutter, Mariejois, Marineford, Armament Haki, Summit War】

As for those who wield Armament Haki the most, besides the world's institutions, it's the pirates and the Revolutionary Army.

Wouldn't this news force them to expend vast amounts of time and energy?

One arrow, four eagles—how delightful!

"The World Government still has capable people," Sima Di remarked.

He continued flipping through it, and the supplement brought another surprising piece of news—

【Worldwide Conscription! All Justicemen Invited to Enlist! Highest Rank: Direct Appointment as Admiral!】

At a glance,

it was nothing but a Navy recruitment drive—no other criteria, only combat strength; if you were strong enough, you could become an Admiral on the spot.

This held some appeal for many powerful free warriors.

Calculating the timing,

the Navy had indeed launched the worldwide conscription after the Battle of Marineford; releasing this now to suppress news of their defeat was understandable.

Sima Di couldn't help but think of Smoker.

Too bad...

He hadn't recruited him in Alabasta back then; he'd probably become the Navy's new Admiral now.

Looking further down,

he finally saw the content Sima Di had been seeking—

【Tragic! 14 Marineford Under Siege by Three Pirate Fleets! Navy Fights to the Death Until Marineford Falls!】

Tsk tsk!

The editor who wrote this news was surely a World Government stooge.

It was the Navy themselves who set the trap—"fishing for lawbreakers"—ambushing Whitebeard's crew, only to capture one key figure, which then drew in the Straw Hat Pirates, Luo Jie's crew, and Whitebeard's crew to overwhelm them.

Yet this headline avoided all of it entirely; even Marineford's fall—a scandal—was twisted into proof of the Navy's heroic last stand.

"If I hadn't been there myself, I'd have been fooled," Sima Di shook his head.

Controlling the news channels truly meant controlling the narrative.

Looking at the report's content,

it mostly glorified the Navy's bravery, showing no fear even against Whitebeard at his peak.

It vilified the pirates' shamelessness, especially highlighting "treason" by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hana Koku, with heavy brushstrokes.

Someone unaware would think the Navy had won.

Sima Di tossed the newspaper aside in boredom; the World Government's shamelessness had killed his desire to read further.