The two entered a sealed underground room.
The middle-aged man took out a wiretap-proof Den Den Mushi and dialed a number. Before long, the snail took on the appearance of a bird's head with a tall hat. Once the call connected, the man quietly left the room.
"Hehehe, go on! What big news do you have?"
Looking at the Den Den Mushi's impression of Morgans, Noah got straight to the point. "It's information about Golden Lion. Are you interested, President Morgans?"
"Oh?" Countless thoughts flashed through Morgans's mind on the other end of the call. Then he asked with a chuckle, "What do you want in return?"
"Straight to the point. I want the training methods for Armament Haki and the Six Powers. As a show of sincerity, I'll give you one piece of information first. Since escaping prison, Golden Lion has often been active in the skies over the Calm Belt between Paradise and the East Blue. More specifically, he's been flying over the waters around an island called Little East Blue."
When Noah finished, Morgans laughed. "Do you think that information is valuable to me?"
"President Morgans, it's only meant to substantiate the information I have yet to give you."
"Hehehe, I understand. Remember the training methods for the Six Powers..." Morgan spoke for more than ten minutes, going over the methods and key points. Whether Noah could remember them was none of his concern.
Inside Noah's cloak, a small tape recorder he had just bought in Loguetown was running.
When Morgans stopped, Noah continued, "The second piece of information: after escaping Impel Down, Golden Lion came across an island called Merveille and used his power to move it. If you have an Eternal Pose for that island, you can find Golden Lion's exact location."
"Merveille Island?" Morgans seemed to have caught the scent of big news, and his face grew excited. "The training method for Armament Haki... the key points... the precautions..."
After hearing everything about Armament Haki, Noah continued:
"The third piece of information: Golden Lion seems to have discovered something on Merveille Island, which prompted him to conduct some kind of biological experiments there. When I passed through the waters near Little East Blue Island, I encountered several mutated beasts. Their combat strength was about the same as a Marine captain's. That's all the information I have this time."
"..." Morgans's expression flickered. It was not that he thought the information was no good; it was that the news was explosive, and he was somewhat wary of Golden Lion.
But as Big News, Morgans was someone who dared to outwardly obey the World Government while defying it in secret. He had already decided to report the story.
"I'm very satisfied with this information. If you have anything similar next time, we can do business again. May I ask what to call you?"
"Just call me Dawn. I'd also like to continue working with you, President Morgans, but unfortunately, I need to make a trip to the West Blue soon."
"That's no problem. Take down my personal number: 555-3825-5089. You can reach me anytime by calling it, my friend."
"A pleasure doing business."
"A pleasure doing business."
After Noah left the underground room, the middle-aged man contacted Morgans again.
"President, should I send someone to follow him?"
"No need. He has Observation Haki. Your people won't be able to follow him."
Evidently, Morgans, a seasoned veteran, had guessed from their exchange that Noah knew Observation Haki, which made him abandon the idea of sending anyone after him.
Meanwhile.
Noah changed his appearance several more times in Loguetown and bought some supplies there. Only in the middle of the third night did he secretly pilot the submarine back to Starfish Island.
He had actually considered making this trade last year, but he had not been strong enough then to guarantee he could get away unscathed, so he had put it off until June this year.
In Noah's view, as a transmigrator with a certain information advantage, Morgans was almost the most convenient and relatively safe channel for obtaining Haki and Six Powers training methods early on.
After all, Morgans was obsessed with big news. As long as Noah could give him a big story, he could basically use his information advantage to get something for nothing.
Among the other channels, the Marines offered a very good chance of obtaining Haki and the Six Powers, but he would have to spend time building seniority. Marine Branches across the Four Blues rarely offered comprehensive training in Haki and the Six Powers; he would have to study at the training camp at headquarters in Marineford. That would take too long, with too many uncertainties.
As a pirate, he would basically have to go to the New World for "advanced studies."
As for whether Morgans had training methods for Haki and the Six Powers?
The answer was naturally a hundred percent yes.
As Big News, with informants all over the world, one of the famous underground emperors, a thorn in the World Government's side, and a regular guest at Charlotte Linlin's tea parties, Morgans would probably have had grass three meters high on his grave long ago if he lacked training methods for Haki and the Six Powers.
More than ten hours later.
At a bay on the northwest corner of Starfish Island, the sun was setting.
Beside a makeshift pier, the sea suddenly bulged, and the submarine surfaced.
Noah opened the hatch and stood on the deck, looking at the waves under the setting sun, his eyes filled with shimmering gold.
"Phew... I'm back."
He put the submarine away and raced toward the estate.
Half an hour later.
Lilian and Anthony were making dinner in the log cabin's kitchen when they heard the bell at the door ring. Thinking someone else had returned, they did not come out.
"I'm back. Don't forget to make me a portion of dinner."
Only when Noah's voice rang out in the kitchen did the two come running out in surprise and delight.
"Brother Noah, you're back!"
"Brother Noah, welcome home."
Noah waved a hand. "Carry on. I'll go see the others."
Soon it was dinnertime, and the others on the estate arrived at the dining room one after another. When they saw Noah had returned safely, they crowded around him, overjoyed, asking how he was and whether he had been comfortable.
He did not explain much, but he did give everyone an introduction to the training methods for Armament Haki and the Six Powers. He also reminded them to keep the methods secret and not train or use them casually in front of outsiders.
As for the Observation Haki training method, Noah had already learned it on his own and spent several months organizing and refining what he knew. As long as they followed his training plan, they would awaken Observation Haki sooner or later.
Obtaining the Six Powers training methods this time was a shot in the arm for Joshua and the others, who were still building their foundations.
Although Noah had read books in his previous life and spent some time in a university martial arts club, that knowledge was only an empty framework. He was not a true martial artist and had only a partial understanding of how to train and practice martial arts.
Now that he had the Six Powers training methods, he could improve his previous training plan and remove the unsuitable parts.
Noah made a plan for training in the Six Powers.
The first stage would definitely be training Tekkai. Many people complained that Tekkai looked impressive but was useless, but they had actually misunderstood the importance of this physical technique.
Among the Six Powers, Tekkai was the core and foundation, as well as a prerequisite for training Armament Haki.
Once Tekkai had reached mastery, Shigan, Soru, Rankyaku, and Geppo would come naturally, because mastering Tekkai meant the body was strong enough.
As for Kami-e, another of the Six Powers, this physical technique was actually a prerequisite skill for Observation Haki and could be incorporated into Observation Haki training.