Morgans
The Night Pirates are sailing towards the target Teach indicated.
Meanwhile, the World Economic News's headquarters, atop the highest peak of an unnamed island in the New World, with its thin air and treacherous terrain, was also an excellent hiding place.
With the arrival of the new era, especially the era of big images, the World Economic News's business has increased, and the number of core staff and employees has also increased accordingly, making them busier.
The headquarters of the World Economic News, a huge flying spaceship that resembles a hot air balloon, has also been updated, becoming not only larger but also more luxurious.
Compared to before, the World Economic News is undoubtedly much richer now; after all, it can be said that the entire world has been exploited by them.
It's impossible to cut them all off; they just grow back, one batch after another.
Although the World Economic News had money in the past, it still needed to maintain its influence and develop its power. Maintaining good relations with the World Government also required paying some Beli.
Now, they are truly wealthy, with so much money they don't know what to do with it. While expanding their influence, they have also used a considerable amount of Beli to improve the lives of their news agency members.
Compared to a few years ago, it's like a generation has progressed. It's no longer messy, with all sorts of miscellaneous documents piled up and scattered on the table and floor.
Each person has their own desk and a hot cup of coffee. Although they are still busy, they are not irritable or tired, which makes them very enjoyable.
This is progress.
In one region, images are constantly being sent in from all over the world. These images are divided into two parts: one with a large number of people processing them, and the other with a small number of people processing them.
The smaller group consists of Reporter Bird directly under the World Economic News. The information sent by those reporters is quite professional and focuses on current events.
Areas with large populations can be further divided into several categories, such as combat areas, tourist areas, food areas, and war areas.
These are images sent from all over the world. These images cannot simply be recorded and sent out directly. They need to be reviewed and categorized by professionals from the World Economic News.
As times progress, meaningless and boring content no longer deserves to be published. In this era of developing visual media, the dissemination and popularization of images, while focusing on quantity, also needs to emphasize quality.
Some time ago, there were already complaints, including from the Navy. They said that while watching the videos, they would often see very boring and disgusting content, which made them lose interest in watching the footage.
The World Economic News takes this very seriously and has taken action, having already informed people around the world about it through its newspaper some time ago.
And they allow these images to be subject to lax censorship, removing those that are meaningless or disgusting.
They would look at all these videos first, but the videos varied in length, and with more and more videos being sent every day, how could they possibly have time to watch them all?
If we really want to see it, it's possible that a video might be sent over and only shown to the public on the third day. This is unacceptable. These videos are a form of news, and they should be even more timely, perhaps even faster than newspapers.
Therefore, just like reading essays in the college entrance examination, you should skim through them quickly. Only at this speed is it reasonable.
Only in this way can we prevent more and more images from piling up and increasing.
Saying it's just a quick glance is an exaggeration; in that case, we'd probably miss a lot of important information.
Therefore, a few seconds of footage will be extracted.
In a less crowded area directly under the World Economic News, a person watching the videos lay on a sofa tilted at a 45-degree angle. Next to him were several buttons that allowed him to control the incoming videos.
Next, next, can't pass, next.
This unchanging life is monotonous, but also very interesting.
The next video played, showing blue skies and white clouds high in the sky. This sight caught his eye and instantly energized him.
Immediately afterwards, his pupils contracted, and his entire body sprang up from the sofa.
He saw five pirate ships descending from the sky, held by the tentacles of giant octopuses, their heads bulging like balloons.
Five pirate ships slowly descended from the sky.
He rubbed his eyes, as if trying to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
This is the Night Pirates! A mysterious substance was secreted in his mind, making him extremely excited.
Through the footage, he immediately recognized it as the fleet of the Night Pirates. As a professional media person, he remembered these iconic features clearly.
Despite being obscured by octopus tentacles, the Night Pirates' ship still displays their skull and crossbones banner. This is the Night Pirates, who have been on Sky Island for over half a month and have disappeared into the sea.
In what was originally a quiet space, the noise he made was quite loud, immediately attracting the attention of others. In such situations, it often means that important Big News Morgans has been discovered.
"What's wrong?"
"Look, it's the Night Pirates! They're back from Sky Island!" He exclaimed excitedly at his colleague's question, while simultaneously rewinding the video to its initial state to begin watching.
"What? Big News Morgans! Let's take a look together, and while we're at it, let's inform the President."
This is the scene of the Night Pirates descending from thousands of meters in the sky via octopus balloons, returning to Blue Island.
This information was also relayed to Morgans immediately.
At this time, Morgans was attending Big Mom's tea party, and he was also at Big Mom Pirates headquarters, Whole Cake Island.
As is a long-standing tradition of the Big Mom Pirates, they hold a tea party every year. This serves as a summons for the Big Mom Pirates, and basically all their forces gather on Whole Cake Island.
At this time, Whole Cake Island possessed terrifying power, and coupled with Whole Cake Island intelligence capabilities, it was virtually omnipresent. The moment an outsider set foot on Whole Cake Island, it would immediately be known to the Big Mom Pirates.
Those who were able to attend the tea party all received invitations and were none other than kings or giants of the New World and the underworld.
Others were people valued by the Big Mom Pirates.
Once the Big Mom Pirates send out an invitation, they never take it back. You have to come. If you refuse, you'll offend the Big Mom Pirates. There's no reason to refuse.
The only consequence of offending Big Mom is destruction.
The Big Mom Pirates, even if they don't yet possess the terrifying power to rule the seas like the Four Emperors they would become in the future, are pretty close.
In particular, as one of the two most powerful Great Pirate closest to becoming emperors, and a former member of the Rocks Pirates, he destroyed a village in Elbaf and killed a giant monster in Elbaf when he was only five years old.
Furthermore, as the Big Mom Pirates' power expands and becomes increasingly vast, it's only a matter of time before they become emperors, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Morgans, who was sitting in his seat eating dessert, was startled and sensed a sound. He recognized it; it was the sound of the video transmission.
With the advancement of technology, multifunctional Transponder Snail) are becoming increasingly common. As video technology spreads and develops, many people have seen the potential of this industry.
Therefore, Transponder Snail are updated once a year, or even once every six months, and sometimes even less frequently.
Morgans' Den Den Mushi is a new, specially bred version, not available on the market, and even several versions ahead of its time.
This is the difference between the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 6.
Furthermore, the Den Den Mushi specially bred by Morgans are small and exquisite, extremely well-hidden, and possess far greater vitality and resilience than ordinary Den Den Mushi.
He looked around, then took out Transponder Snail from the inside pocket of his clothes, placed it in his palm, and used his huge hand to block the view of others, preventing them from seeing it.
He then began watching the video. This Transponder Snail was a small, miniature version, and the video it projected was naturally the same. This did not obstruct Morgans' view. Watching the video was something he was capable of at his level. Moreover, Morgans was no weakling and was quite mysterious.
"Ugh! Haha..." Morgans' eyes widened when he saw this, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud excitedly. Then he realized what he had done and covered his mouth.
His commotion perfectly attracted everyone's attention. The underworld tycoon sitting at the same table with him, the members of the Big Mom Pirates not far away, all had their eyes on Morgans. Even he felt a lot of pressure.
His professional instincts kicked in, and for a moment he forgot that he wasn't on his own turf, but at Big Mom's tea party.
That's how they got exposed.
"Haha, sorry, I got too excited. Every time I attend a tea party, it's a different experience." Morgans, thick-skinned as ever, stood up from his seat, facing the gazes of others, and couldn't help but praise.
He seemed to be trying to ease the somewhat awkward moment, and he was, in fact, the main character in it.
"Stop pretending, I saw it all. Your private Den Den Mushi, what were you looking at just now? Was there some important news? Let us see it first." Stussy, sitting next to him, mercilessly exposed his pretense, enjoying a delicious dessert and chuckling softly.
How could Morgans' previous actions have escaped the notice of the others present? Most of them Observation Haki. Haki is a very basic skill in the New World. Many people know it, but few are proficient in it, and even fewer reach the top level.
Morgans's attempt to conceal his true intentions was so conspicuous, it was as if he were telling everyone he had a secret, that he had obtained some important intelligence, like news.
However, given Morgans's status, they were all willing to give Morgans face and ignored him, especially with the advent of the video era and the upgrading of media, Morgans's status and influence as Big News Morgans in the world continued to spread.
However, the fact that you laughed undoubtedly piqued the curiosity of everyone else present. What image could have excited him so much?
"It's a video, isn't it? Anyway, it'll be broadcast worldwide soon, so it doesn't hurt to let us see it first. Morgans, you shouldn't care about the few Beli we save by watching the video, right?" Shipping King Umit is now a major figure in the New World's dark world, continued.
Umit's influence extends beyond the New World; he also controls much of the New World industry in the first half of the Grand Line and throughout the four seas, making him a dominant force in the transportation sector.
Although he hasn't completely taken control of the entire transportation industry in the New World yet, he's almost there. The title of "King of Shipping" has already been established, and controlling all maritime transportation is only a matter of time.
Unlike the intelligence Morgans possessed, it was actually very difficult to control the shipping industry in a place like the New World. After all, this was a paradise for pirates, and with the harsh environment, without strong connections, influence, and strength, it would be good enough to break even, let alone develop it. After all, both the shipping and intelligence industries can be said to be semi-legal.
Therefore, Umit was not to be underestimated by the others. He was not weak, and his ability to defeat one competitor after another and control the maritime transport industry was enough to show his ruthless methods. In addition, he also had the powerful force to deal with those Great Pirate.
In the New World, very few pirates dare to attack Umit's transport ships; the title of "King of Shipping" is actually very prestigious.
He has many powerful subordinates and partners. If anyone steals the cargo transported by the Sea King's shipping ships, they will be met with the Sea King's ruthless pursuit and annihilation.
Furthermore, they are adept at maintaining good relationships with other forces, and they avoid offending anyone.
In places like the New World, there are actually many people who cooperate with Shipping King Umit. Besides the Big Mom Pirates, he also has many other cooperative relationships with various forces.
"Uh, this isn't quite right. I'm not the main character today." Morgans shook his head slightly, turning his gaze to Big Mom. "This is a tea party, after all." It all depends on the Big Mom Pirates' opinion.
He actually had no objection to this; as the king of the underworld, he had that much magnanimity.
Moreover, just as Umit said, the images are meant to be seen, so there's no problem with seeing them in advance. Besides, since the World Economic News has notified him, the relevant matters should already be in place, and it won't take long.
Perhaps the footage has already been broadcast.
"Besides, it's nothing important and doesn't affect us much. It's just footage of the Night Pirates returning from Sky Island," Morgans explained apologetically, bowing slightly.
He had actually been keeping track of the Night Pirates' whereabouts. Although they had gone to Sky Island, he still had some intelligence about Sky Island. He had specially set up some Reporter Bird in a large area of sea around the Night Pirates, hoping to capture precious footage of their return.
He knew a lot about the situation on Gaya Island. A large number of pirates were gathering Gaya Island, and everyone was waiting for information about the Golden Land. Now, all that was needed was the footage of the Night Pirates to set the stage.