Lord of the Stars of the Grand Line

"Hahaha, this is the biggest thing that has happened since Roger died!"

Inside the office, Morgans was waving his two large wings, clearly extremely excited.

"Print it! For something this important, printing as many as you want is not too much. At the same time, have our spies keep a close eye on the movements of the Navy and the Emperors of the New World!"

"Report any movement to me immediately. I need to get firsthand intelligence from Zhao!"

To be fair, Morgans, that old fox, probably has the best intelligence-gathering skills in the pirate world.

Compared to the intelligence organization specifically established by the World Government, it's utterly annihilated...

Even riding the ocean currents of the Navy's exclusive shipping lane, Ace had only just been received by Magellan and the others, and had only been imprisoned in the Infinite Hell for a short time.

The Navy has not yet made any public announcement, but Morgans already knows about the news and has begun printing newspapers about it and sending them all over the world!

'Snapped! '

In the top-floor office of Marineford, Sengoku slammed a stack of newspapers heavily onto the table.

"That bastard Morgans is getting more and more outrageous. We have to investigate his studio after this is over!"

Chapter 143 Little Nami, let's go get the Devil Fruit for you!

Clearly, Sengoku was furious that Morgans had been the first to release the news.

After all, this matter involves a great deal of issues. Even their navy has only held one high-level meeting to draft a preliminary plan. Many aspects are still incomplete, and no final conclusion has been reached.

Morgans' move caught the Warring States period completely off guard, leaving them with no time to prepare.

You should know that once this information is exposed, Whitebeard and his crew won't give the Navy any time; they'll definitely come to kill them immediately!

In a corner of the new world, where the sea is calm and the ocean is calm, a huge ship is drifting on the sea.

This is the territory of Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors and known as the strongest man in the world!

And this ship is none other than the Moby Dick, the exclusive pirate ship of Whitebeard's crew!

At this moment, a banquet was being held on the Moby Dick. Whitebeard sat at the head of the table, with several transparent tubes inserted into his body, and several nurses standing beside him.

Clearly, he was old and physically weak, and relied on these methods to prolong his life every day.

But this didn't stop him from drinking heartily, and the atmosphere on the ship was joyful, with shouts of "Dad!" echoing everywhere.

"How could this be...?"

Marco, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, was standing on the edge of the ship, having just taken a stack of newspapers from a seagull. He was completely stunned after just one glance!

"Gulalalala017, what's wrong, Marco? Are you still blaming me for stealing your wine?"

Whitebeard, clearly unaware of the gravity of the situation, held up a huge wine glass and teased Marco, who was standing in a daze not far away.

"Dad... Ace might have been captured!"

Marco snapped out of his daze, looking utterly incredulous, and handed over the newspaper he was holding.

Upon hearing this, everyone on the ship immediately stopped their merriment and fell silent instantly, the previously lively atmosphere plummeting to freezing point!

Whitebeard frowned and took the newspaper from Marco's hand...

'Portal Fist Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and a super-strong rookie two years ago, is suspected of being captured by the Marines!'

On the front page, a line of huge, glaring words caught the white-bearded man's eye...

Just as the Whitebeard Pirates received this still not entirely confirmed news, the Marine high command in Marineford held another emergency meeting to develop contingency plans for the premature leak of information!

Morgans has already leaked the news of Ace's capture, and there's no way to hide it now.

After some discussion, the Warring States period made a decision to go with the flow and make the matter a fact!

The Navy's official media immediately stepped in and successfully confirmed the news from the World Economic Herald!

"Ace has been confirmed to have been captured, and it has been decided that he will be publicly executed in Marineford!"

"The execution time is yet to be determined. It will be broadcast live, so please stay tuned!"

This is the original statement from the Navy's official media. After obtaining the consent of all high-ranking Navy officials and the World Government, a press conference was held directly to disclose the matter.

In addition, the Navy also published a newspaper about the incident, which was distributed around the world at the same time.

With both the World Economic Herald and state media speaking out, the matter is now a done deal, and the doubts that the word "suspected" had previously brought to everyone have been instantly dispelled!

Instantly, the whole world was in an uproar, and people spread the news far and wide!

"Fire Fist Ace is about to be executed!"

"Those are officers of the Whitebeard Pirates. Whitebeard values ​​his subordinates so much, aren't the Marines afraid of retaliation?"

"What's the big deal? Do you think the Navy is afraid? They did this precisely to lure Whitebeard into a trap."

"Something's fishy about this. Even if it's just a subordinate of one of the Four Emperors, there's no need to make such a big fuss as to publicly execute him, is there?"

"You know, the last person to be publicly executed was the Pirate King Roger twenty years ago. What makes Ace so special?"

It was as if the world's powder keg had been ignited, and for a time everyone was discussing it, from pirates to ordinary marines to civilians!

"Hahaha, just as the captain predicted, this has really blown up..."

On the Grand Line, in the waters not far from Alabasta, Luo Feng and his crew's ship appeared.

After several days of leisurely sailing, they are almost ready to return. In a maximum of one more day, they will be able to successfully return to Alabasta.

At this moment, everyone on the ship was clearly also paying attention to this momentous event that had ignited the entire world!

"Ah, finally your wish has come true, Crocodile." Luo leaned against the railing by the boat, his heart burning with excitement, and joked with a smile.

"The thought that the captain single-handedly swept up this wave fills me with immense excitement!"

Zoro smiled and looked at Luo Feng, asking, "Captain, the great battle is about to begin, isn't it? Please give us your instructions. What preparations do we need to make?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng simply shook his head. Unlike his companions' enthusiasm, his reaction was quite indifferent.

"Nothing is needed."

"The Navy will handle the rest; we don't need to get involved."

"Now, our primary goal is to help Vivi and Nami obtain their own Devil Fruits!"

Upon hearing this, Crocodile, Law, Zoro, and the others were all taken aback.

Such a big problem, doesn't the captain care? Is he just going to let it develop like this? What if it gets out of control?

You have to understand, this matter is comparable to the Marine Headquarters and the Four Emperors, which are the two most powerful forces in this world!

However, this doubt only appeared in their minds for a moment before being dispelled.

"That's true. It seems inappropriate to judge a captain by common sense..."

This was what Crocodile and the others thought; after so long, they had long been impressed by Luo Feng's methods.

A very simple sentence is enough to describe Luo Feng: strategizing within the tent and winning battles a thousand miles away!

This is the deepest impression Luo Feng left on his subordinates!

Unlike Crocodile, Zoro, and other combatants, Vivi and Nami, upon hearing that they were about to acquire their Devil Fruit abilities, rushed over and stood on either side of Luo Feng.

"Mr. Luo Feng, is there really a fruit for me?" Vivi asked expectantly. Since childhood, she had been extremely curious about the abilities of Gaka and Bell.

And now, she is about to possess this ability, and it will be even greater than that of the two leaders!

There is no doubt about this.

"Captain, you must choose carefully for me! My sister's abilities are so convenient, you can't show favoritism!"

Nami looked pitiful yet mischievous as she reminded Luo Feng.

Nochiko already possessed the power of the Float-Float Fruit, and to put it bluntly, those two girls had already ruined it...

After all, on the entire ship, only these two girls coveted this ability, and unfortunately, they were both at the age where their curiosity was at its peak!

After witnessing Nochiko's extraordinary abilities after consuming the Float-Float Fruit, the two couldn't help but feel envious, even if they weren't jealous.

Even normally, Nami would often approach Nochiko and ask her to use the Float-Float Fruit's power to play with her. Not to mention now that she knows her own fruit is almost ready...

"Don't worry, Nami, I'll go and collect the Devil Fruit for you!"

Chapter 144 It's on the right track, it's on the right track, it's really on the right track!

Luo Feng ruffled her orange hair and said to her, "We'll be in Alabasta soon. Go back and change the ship. Help Vivi remove her Devil Fruit, and then we can go and retrieve your Devil Fruit."

"retrieve?"

Upon hearing this, Nami was clearly taken aback; the word 'retrieve' seemed somewhat inexplicable.

"That's right, we should take it back. It's such a waste to leave that fruit in his hands."

Luo Feng smiled, then instructed the senior officers to speed up the voyage. They finally arrived at the port of Alabasta that very night, a full half day ahead of schedule, and successfully returned to port!

"Mr. Luo Feng, you're back! Haha, good, good! Weiwei, come here quickly!"

Upon arriving at the shore, to Luo Feng's surprise, King Cobra was waiting there!

Seemingly noticing the doubt in Luo Feng's eyes, after the large ship anchored and Luo Feng led his men aboard, Kobra explained, "Don't be surprised, Mr. Luo Feng."

"During your absence, I know of many spies who came to Alabasta to investigate. They were probably either from the navy or the government."

"Just like your plan, I also deployed people in the coastal shipping lanes to monitor the area, and we discovered you three days ago."

At this point, Kobra laughed loudly, "However, Mr. Luo Feng, you were too eager to play. It took you three whole days to get back from a journey that should have taken more than a day. I've been waiting for you for quite a while!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed; the old king was right.

It had been almost a week since they handed Ace over to the G12 branch. The journey back from G12 should have taken only three or four days, but it took them a whole week!

It's easy to imagine that Luo Feng and his group experienced far more than just a few "good things" along the way.

"Alright, Your Majesty, I've brought Princess Vivi back with you too. Aren't you going to give us a welcome feast?" Luo Feng chuckled, skipping over the matter, and asked Kobra.

"Ikalem, have them prepare food and drinks. This is one of our own, so we should treat him well!"

Cobra, clearly understanding the situation, offered a serious reminder.

He had already prepared these basic etiquettes and immediately instructed the palace guards behind him to carry them out!

Afterwards, under Luo Feng's orders, the senior officers on the ship, led by Dazbonitz, returned to their base camp—Rainland.

Luo Feng, along with a group of senior officials, accompanied Kobra and others to the banquet venue.

“Your Majesty, I need to use your royal altar once again upon my return.”