Hidden amid the packed crowd in the square, Jesus Burgess, the helmsman of the Blackbeard Pirates, trembled, his eyes filled with shock.
Without the slightest hesitation, he took out the Den Den Mushi in his arms once more.
"Bolu bolu..."
After the Den Den Mushi rang several times, Marshall D. Teach's voice came from the other end.
"Ze hahaha hahaha, what is it, Burgess? You contacted me so quickly. Don't tell me you're calling to say that you've already obtained that Devil Fruit!"
"No... Captain, I have news that's even more valuable than that Devil Fruit."
"!!!"
Staring at the Poneglyphs displayed on the screen, Burgess said, trembling, each word carefully enunciated.
"Fire Dragon Ye Mu has brought out the Poneglyph that points to the location of Laugh Tale and offered it as a reward for the top ten of the martial arts tournament!"
"What!"
Marshall D. Teach let out an uncontrollable cry of surprise from the other end of the Den Den Mushi. After a brief silence, it turned into crazed laughter.
"Ze hahaha hahaha... Ze hahaha hahaha... This is too interesting! As expected, you didn't disappoint me, Burgess. You'll definitely get the Poneglyph, won't you?"
"Of course, Captain. Leave it to me!"
"Very good. Then I'll have to speed things up on my end as well. The plan will need to be altered slightly..."
All across the square, many people like Burgess had taken out Den Den Mushi or Den Den Mushi shells to contact the outside world. Some had even received calls from outside.
There was no helping it!
That was the Poneglyph pointing to Laugh Tale, the location where the treasure of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger was hidden!
Legend had it that everything in the world was recorded on that island, and whoever