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"That's right, that's right."
Whitebeard is about to celebrate his 70th birthday, so he clapped his hands to observe. After all, Whitebeard is the strongest man in the world, and any news related to such a powerful figure, even if it's just a small story, will attract the interest of many readers.
Therefore, he placed someone with each of the Four Emperors.
"Guess who's here? Kaido! Kaido has arrived with his Beasts Pirates."
Morgans felt a shiver run through all the feathers on his body.
"Kaido?! Two Yonko meeting? This is an earth-shattering event! What happened? Is Kaido celebrating Whitebeard's birthday or fighting with him?"
If it were a birthday celebration, it would be incredible if two of the Four Emperors joined forces.
If a fight breaks out, it will be an earth-shattering event.
"neither?"
"Neither? What do you mean?"
"Kaido didn't fight Whitebeard, but instead fought a boy who looked to be about fifteen years old?"
"Getting into a fight with a fifteen-year-old boy? What's so big about that?"
Morgans immediately lost interest upon hearing this. Fighting Whitebeard would be big news, but fighting a fifteen-year-old boy was no different from killing a mosquito.
"Kaido lost, and his fate is unknown."
"Hiss~~~~~!!!"
Morgans gasped upon hearing this.
"What did you say?! Who lost?!"
Morgans doubted he had heard correctly.
"Kaido lost!"
The Den Den Mushi gave another positive response.
Morgans stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Who was Kaido?
The strongest creature in the world.
Twenty years ago, it might have been Whitebeard's era, but today, twenty years later, Kaido is the strongest.
The world's strongest actually lost?
He still lost to an unknown boy of about fifteen years old.
What an international joke.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true. It wasn't just me who saw it; the Whitebeard Grand Fleet, the Beasts Pirates, and even a Marine warship led by a Marine Admiral—everyone saw it..."
As she spoke, she sent over the photos she had secretly taken.
Morgans quickly checked the photos.
This is quite something; many of the photos are of Kaido getting beaten up, especially the photos of Lu Li and Kaido when Lu Li is in his giant form, which are very clear.
Morgans then returned to his office and began contacting his contacts in various pirate crews.
After confirming that everything was correct, Morgans immediately became excited.
Morgans immediately rushed to the press office.
"Breaking news!!"
"This is truly big news!!!"
"Everyone! Stop what you're doing immediately! Get this big news out of the press at all costs!!"
"Full power!!!"
The next day
全世界各地
"Extra! Extra!! A truly earth-shattering extra!!"
"Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Whitebeard, the World's Strongest Man!"
"Two Emperors Meet, Kaido Makes a Surprise Appearance at Whitebeard's 70th Birthday Celebration!"
"Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, suffers a crushing defeat! His fate is unknown! The world's strongest has changed hands!"
"Who exactly defeated Kaido?"
……
One after another, breathtaking front-page headlines were distributed around the world.
Everyone bought it after seeing the title.
Many people thought it couldn't be true, but this is the News of the World.
After seeing each of the photos clearly, everyone was shocked.
"How can it be?!!"
"That Kaido... he actually..."
"...Defeated?!!"
"And by a teenager?!"
"Didn't you see? His name is Lu Li, and he's the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates."
"The vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates?"
"Doesn't that mean the Whitebeard Pirates have two of the world's strongest crew members?!"
"Is a new Pirate King about to be born?"
……
Many people around the world are in a state of panic.
Over the years, thanks to the World Government's extensive propaganda, Whitebeard has become known in the minds of ordinary people as the most vicious pirate and the biggest terrorist who disrupts world peace.
The growth of the Whitebeard Pirates would be a huge crisis for the world.
This is an outcome that no one wants to see.
Chapter Ninety-Eight: A 40 Billion Bounty
naval headquarters
Marineford
"Everyone! I believe you've all seen today's World News report."
"I regret to inform you that this is true."
"Because Vice Admiral Garp and Admiral Aokiji were present at the time."
"They witnessed the entire battle firsthand."
"The truth is even more exaggerated than what is reported in the newspapers."
"That boy was almost constantly dominating Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, in the fight."
"The final blow even destroyed a medium-sized island."
"That's an island the size of a country."
"Such a guy is undoubtedly the most terrifying dangerous person in the world."
"Furthermore, this guy has joined the Whitebeard Pirates and is now the second-in-command, which greatly increases his danger."
"Based on comprehensive considerations, the World Government has also set an unprecedented, and possibly never-to-be-repeated, bounty: 40 billion Berries!!"
Naval Headquarters Lieutenant Commander 03 Lannü slapped a wanted poster bearing Lu Li's image onto the wanted board.
40 billion Berries?!
Everyone present was astonished by the bounty; it was truly an unprecedented first-ever bounty.
Most pirates don't even have a bounty of over 100 million on their first attempt, let alone 4 billion.
"This is unprecedented, but the price is by no means high. He is only a teenager. If he is allowed to grow up, it is unimaginable."
"We must nip this evil in the bud to prevent endless troubles!"
"Cowards can back down now!!" shouted John Jaendor, the Giant General.
"This is a fortress of peace from the age of pirates; no cowards are allowed here!!"
"The weakness of the people is not a sin!!"
"Justice is here!!"
"As long as there are stubborn evil forces at sea, our navy must do everything in its power to drive them out!!"
"In the name of 'absolute justice'!!!!"
"yes!!!!"
Whitebeard Pirates
Moby Dick
The white-bearded man's birthday banquet lasted for a day and a night.
Everyone had a great time, even though most of the Whitebeard Pirates weren't exactly good-looking.
But under Whitebeard's discipline, they were all quite well-behaved and could be considered loyal and righteous.
In fact, most of these pirates initially came for the One Piece that Pirate King Roger had mentioned.
Later, it gradually evolved into the lawless pursuit of freedom by pirates.
Later, when they entered the New World, these people realized how high the price of freedom was: being hunted by the Navy and fighting with pirates.
The rule of the new world is that big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp.
In order to survive, they had to seek refuge, and eventually Whitebeard took them in.
The Four Emperors of the New World are called pirates by the World Government, but to the people of Whitebeard's territory, Whitebeard is their emperor, and the Whitebeard Grand Fleet is their army.
Of course, these soldiers just looked rather fierce.
At dawn, the sun rises from the eastern horizon.
This woke up many people as well.
An albatross carrying a bundle and wearing a hat flew onto the ship's side.
This is a messenger, specializing in selling newspapers at sea. In this world, newspapers are the primary source of information for everyone.
And the price isn't high either, so most people will buy it.
After seeing it, someone bought a newspaper on a whim.
Then he opened it to watch, and what he saw at first glance surprised him greatly.
I can't believe that something that happened just yesterday is already in the News of the World today. The News of the World is truly all-pervasive; there's nothing in the world that can be kept from them.
Then, when he saw the bounty the World Government had placed on Lu Li, he was incredulous, wondering if he was seeing things because he was drunk.
I counted them again and found there were nine zeros in total.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"
This made him exclaim in surprise.
Hearing the shout, everyone turned to look with curiosity, and soon the newspaper was in Whitebeard's hands.
"Gurarararar!! Lu Li, you've become a 'wanted criminal' too, gurarararar!!!"
The white-bearded man laughed uncontrollably when he saw that Lu Li had a bounty on his head.
Lu Li shook his head helplessly and said, "This is all thanks to you, sir."
The white-bearded man patted Lu Li's shoulder forcefully: "Isn't this great! Now you'll be famous all over the world!"