chsdbacks Chapter 183 The Golden Tree
Chapter 183 The Golden Tree
World Economic Herald —
[The thunderous might of justice! The greatest deterrent since the Great Pirate Era: the Navy executes Shanks! The end of a legend!!!]
—This report, co-authored by President Morgans and the Fleet Admiral of the Naval Headquarters, will detail intelligence not captured during the live broadcast worldwide, presented with utmost fairness, impartiality, and truthfulness!
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On April 24, 1514 of the Sea Calendar, as a continuation of the Beehive Island incident, the Marine Headquarters carried out a public execution of the Red-Haired Pirates with the highest level of protocol.
This scale is second only to the execution of Pirate King Roger, marking the beginning of the Navy's purge of pirates and other evil forces!
However, how could the former members of the Pirate King's crew be willing to accept being purged so easily!
Led by Rayleigh and Jabba, eleven former members of Roger's pirate crew broke into Marineford in an attempt to break them out of prison. Shanks, who was supposed to be imprisoned, also escaped unexpectedly.
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Special correspondent Sabolo risked his life to go deep into the city and film the real events firsthand.
Originally, Shanks secretly conspired with Douglas Bullet, a former member of Roger's pirate crew and the heir to a demon, to escape from prison. [See version 2 for more details.]
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Marine Rear Admiral Uchiha Allen launched the first attack, forcing Shanks to retreat. Rayleigh and others took the opportunity to cause chaos and untie the chains of the remaining members of the Red-Haired Pirates.
However, the navy's encirclement was already complete, and the pirates were nothing more than trapped beasts struggling.
At this critical moment—
Shanks, who had been forced back by Major General Allen, returned to the battlefield with an unknown woman! (Detailed information about this woman can be found in the "Heroes of the Sea" section on page four; it will not be elaborated upon here.)
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As will be known...
Rear Admiral Allen has unexpectedly encountered the legendary pirate, Golden Lion Shiki!
Shiki the Golden Lion.
Anyone who lived through that era knows the weight of this name—a super pirate who was once compared to Pirate King Roger and Whitebeard!
Specific details are impossible to ascertain and cannot be recorded.
turn out……
The famous sword Sakura Toki has changed hands.
The strongest of the new era has brought an end to this ruler of the skies!
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Compared to this... even Shanks' torture pales in comparison.
This battle,
The deaths of seven people, including Shiki the Golden Lion, Shanks the Red-Haired, Sambell and Punk Hood, former combatants of the Roger Pirates, were a comrade-in-arms.
The navy achieved a complete victory! Not a single death!
Only seventeen people were injured, the most seriously wounded being Rear Admiral Allen, who created a new legend.
An indescribable monster, growing at a rate beyond comprehension...
Even Mr. Morgans, the founder of this publication, said that there had never been such a person before.
He's practically a chosen one of the gods!
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The Five Elders, the highest authorities of the world government, issued a statement in Mary Geoise:
This execution serves as a stern warning to all pirates: any challenger to the established order, no matter how "legendary," will ultimately face a just trial!
The World Government has pledged to increase security measures for member states over the next decade and hopes that nobles and commoners from all countries will actively cooperate.
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Second Edition —
[The deepest hell trembles! Douglas Barrett, the devil's heir, breaks through Impel Down, the most notorious escapee in history!!]
Same day,
According to a surviving jailer's account, after Barrett received Shanks' help in breaking his seastone chains, he engaged in a fierce battle with Warden Magellan.
The battle between the two sides nearly destroyed the lowest level of the prison, and the fifth and fourth levels were also severely damaged. The number of prison guards killed or wounded has not yet been tallied.
Magellan was unable to prevent Barrett's escape due to an unknown physical condition.
The Navy Headquarters has urgently dispatched Admiral Kizaru to lead a fleet to search the surrounding waters and has restarted the Barrett bounty.
The bounty is 3.2 billion Berries!!
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Surpassing Shanks, second only to the three Pirate Emperors in terms of the highest bounty!!
Our agency continues to follow up and report, predicting that he is very likely to become the fourth pirate king on the high seas!
It is currently uncertain whether anyone other than Barrett and Shanks has escaped from prison.
Compared to the Marine Headquarters, Impel Down suffered a crushing defeat, and the World Government expressed extreme disappointment.
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First it was Shiki, and now it's Barrett and Shanks. The Navy has captured them, but Impel Down can't even hold them. Do they really need the Navy to hunt them down again?
In this case, why not execute those who commit heinous crimes upon arrest?
Should the Navy and Impel Down maintain their separate power structure?
This has sparked heated debate across all levels of society. "See page six – the [World Economic Daily Politics Section] – for deeper insights that go beyond those of any particular newspaper."
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The World Politics newspaper was also launched simultaneously.
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The content this time is almost identical to that of the World Economic Herald, except for a few special sections and some exaggerated wording.
It looks like World Government personnel directly plagiarized the content of the Economic Daily; they always do this.
but……
This time is an exception!
Only Morgans knew that this time he had copied World Politics.
He couldn't find Allen's whereabouts, nor did he have any way to obtain intelligence, so...
As journalists, it's only natural to occasionally borrow ideas.
Anyway, this isn't the first or second time that political newspapers have copied us.
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He was startled when he peeked at the original manuscript, and then became extremely annoyed.
The momentous event of the Golden Lion's demise—I can't believe I didn't witness it firsthand!
As a journalist, I have utterly failed in my duty!
Keep a close eye on that guy; he's practically a walking news-making machine!
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Naval Headquarters.
Akainu's office.
Kizaru pushed open the door and entered, casually greeted someone, and then sprawled out on the sofa in a very standard posture.
"Did you find it?"
Akainu stopped reading the documents in his hand, looked up, and asked.
Kizaru waved his hand weakly: "By the time I got there, Barrett had been running for most of the day. If we could find him here, it wouldn't have been so difficult to catch him in the first place."
"Seriously... why do I always have to do this kind of work, and I don't even get a raise!"
Akainu pushed a cup of tea on the table towards him: "We'll talk about it later... What do you think about Allen's situation?"
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"What else can we do... This is so difficult..."
Kizaru sat up straight: "Originally, we planned to promote him to vice admiral after the punishment and give him the rank of candidate admiral."
"Young Allen was too impulsive this time. If he says something nice to the Five Elders and apologizes, the matter can be smoothed over."
"Even at worst, I wouldn't be ignored, with no chance of promotion and only a pitiful major general's salary..."
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A smile crept across Akainu's lips: "If he were to back down and admit his mistakes, he wouldn't be the Uchiha Allen I know."
"Promotion doesn't matter. As long as he's still in the Navy, a position will be his sooner or later."
Kizaru remained silent for a while before tentatively asking.
"Sakazuki...do you also have some grievances against those people?"
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"also……"
Akainu chewed on the word, then snorted softly, "Are you categorizing me and Allen, or are you using this as an opportunity to express your own thoughts?"
Before Kizaru could speak, he continued.
"I agree with the World Government led by the Five Elders, and that protecting the descendants of the Twenty Kings is the legal basis for the existence of the World Government and even the Navy."
"but……"
Akainu's eyes darkened: "The world's highest power should not be placed above those people!"
"The result this time is good. The Five Elders were not influenced by that woman and made the right choice."
"We can't push Allen out; even Smoker, with his stone brain, understands that."
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"Haha...that's not very friendly to Smoker!"
When the two were alone, Akainu was noticeably more talkative than usual.
Kizaru leaned over, took a sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and said helplessly, "After all, a rift has formed. To be honest... even I'm starting to doubt Allen's stance."
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"It doesn't matter, at least he never harmed civilians; he only killed criminals."
Akainu gazed intently out the window: "If he has truly fallen into evil..."
"I will kill him with my own hands!!"
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New World, Navy G-179 Branch.
On the scarred rock face.
A large tree, seemingly cast in gold, stands tall, its golden roots reaching into the ground and extending towards the seabed.
On the gilded leaves that sway in the wind, illusory flames burn.
Unparalleled beauty.
But the closer I got, the more terrifying it became.