One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

Because he had offended too many people and was afraid of being shot in the back, he maintained this orc form almost year-round.

At this moment, Morgans was holding a camera, repeatedly pressing the shutter button on the six race cars, mechanically collecting footage. His face showed little excitement, more like he was completing a tedious task.

“Morgans!” Stussy greeted first.

Morgans turned around at the sound, but his gaze bypassed the charming Stussy and, as if he had discovered a treasure, instantly locked onto Kane with extremely excited and ardent eyes.

"Cairne the Scourge! You've come at the perfect time!"

Morgans rushed forward, his voice trembling with excitement: "Quick! Give me five minutes... no, three minutes will do! An exclusive interview!"

"Was your conflict with the Charlotte family just now to prepare for another war between the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates?"

"Tsk, the King of News truly lives up to his name."

Kane narrowed his eyes slightly. "It hasn't been that long, and you've already gotten the information."

"Hahaha! This is my livelihood." Morgans puffed out his chest proudly, put his hands on his hips.

In terms of intelligence gathering capabilities, apart from the World Government, there are really few forces stronger than him.

"Oh? You're not going to continue writing Tezzolo's headlines anymore?" Stussy asked, raising an eyebrow with interest.

As far as she knew, Tezzolo had spent a lot of money to buy a one-day front-page headline in the World Economic Daily.

"Those kinds of commercially hyped articles are fine to be handled by my reporters."

Morgans waved his hand dismissively, his tone disdainful.

With the potential for a natural disaster like Kane making headlines, who would bother writing advertorials for that nouveau riche?

Morgans is a journalist with professional ethics!

If it weren't for the fact that the title of "world's largest entertainment city" itself has some news value, Tezzolo could fill his news island with Pele and still not make the front page of the World Economic Journal.

"An exclusive interview... it's not that I can't do it."

Kane drew out his words, looking at the smile that instantly bloomed on Morgans' face, and then changed the subject, "But before that, I have to settle some old scores with you."

“What…?” Morgans’ smile hadn’t fully spread yet.

Before he could react, Kane grabbed him by the neck, the immense force causing Morgans to suffocate instantly, his bird-like eyes wide open.

Kane leaned close to Morgans' ear and said in a low voice, "Your next answer will determine whether your neck will be broken."

Morgans' body stiffened instantly.

The whole person, no, the whole bird, looked exactly like a chick being strangled and about to be slaughtered.

"Kane, calm down, calm down... Stusky, please say something for me!"

Morgans managed to squeeze out a sound from his throat, and his wings flapped weakly twice.

Stussy simply covered his mouth with an elegant chuckle, a look of anticipation on his face: "I'm sorry, President Morgans. Lord Kane's will is not something I can control."

"Damn it, I was trying to help you... ugh~"

Morgans wanted to argue, but the grip on his neck tightened suddenly, startling him so much that he swallowed his words back.

He hastily forced a fawning smile that looked more like a grimace: "Brother Kane, we don't seem to have any grudges between us, do we?"

Thank goodness, in his memory, he had never smeared the Emperor Pirates.

After all, he knew the difference between being full at one meal and being full at every meal.

"That's right, you didn't smear me, but you praised me to death."

Kane leaned close to Morgans' ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Need me to help you remember? The successor to the Pirate King... huh?"

Morgans's fawning smile froze instantly, and even the feathers on his face seemed to stand on end.

"Um, um, I absolutely didn't have any bad intentions, I just genuinely admire you! Yes! Admire you!"

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. In a moment of quick thinking, he tentatively asked, "How about this? From now on... from now on, all reports about you will be reviewed by you before publication. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Unexpectedly, Kane said confidently, "I don't believe it. You're not even afraid of the World Government, so why would you be afraid of me? Next time, you'll definitely hide far away so I can't find you."

Morgans is the kind of person who would rather offend the world government than make a big news story.

"Shh, you can't say that."

Morgans was terrified and looked around frantically, afraid that his words would reach the ears of the World Government.

Fortunately, both men were prominent figures, and after their conflict, the surrounding crowd wisely dispersed to a distance.

However, this was probably the first time he and Kane had met.

How come he understands me so well?

For some inexplicable reason, Morgans felt a strange sense of camaraderie with Kane.

“I assure you that from now on, I, Morgans, swear on my honor as a journalist, that there will be no more exaggeration in any news about you and your forces. Are you satisfied now?”

Morgans gritted his teeth and decided to be blunt: "This is the only promise I can make. If you don't believe me, then kill me."

At this moment, he finally possessed the aura of an underworld emperor.

“Okay.” Kane finally nodded slightly, seemingly accepting his promise, but he didn’t completely loosen his grip: “However, I still need compensation.”

what?

This was the first time Morgans had encountered a news subject asking him for compensation.

"How about... this!"

Morgans' small eyes darted around, and he said mysteriously, "How about I give you an absolutely bombshell exclusive scoop? It's incredibly important, and it's directly related to you."

"Oh?" Kane became interested and released Morgans' neck. "What news?"

Morgans rubbed his aching neck, leaned closer to Kane, and gave him a sly, knowing smile. He whispered, "The Red-Haired Pirates are going to make trouble for you. Shanks seems to be planning to use you as stepping stones."

"Are you serious?" Kane's brows furrowed instantly, and his eyes sharpened.

The Red-Haired Pirates were bound to fight a battle to become emperors sooner or later, and he was already mentally prepared.

How can a new emperor ascend the throne without challenging the old one?

This is the law of the jungle in the new world.

However, he has always speculated that Shanks would choose the Big Mom Pirates, whose power is relatively dispersed and whose performance has been somewhat declining in recent years, as his target.

After all, the Beasts Pirates are incredibly strong, and the Whitebeard Pirates have a good relationship with the Red-Haired Pirates.

By any measure, Charlotte Linlin's territory is the perfect easy target.

Chapter 99 Cooperation with Tesoro

The subordinate forces that had submitted to the Red-Haired Pirates were wiped out by Jack's crew due to a conflict of interest.

This is Shanks' reason for starting the war.

It's very simple, isn't it?

But on this vast ocean, that's enough.

After exchanging contact numbers with Morgans, Kane lost all interest in continuing to deal with the troublesome newsbird.

He then took out a Den Den Mushi and made a call to the executive vice-captain of the Beasts.

"Hello?" Jin's voice was as cold as ever.

After Kane shared some of Morgans' information, there was a brief silence on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, with only faint breathing sounds audible.

After a long while, Jin's calm and even voice rang out again: "The movement was a little faster than I expected, but still within my expectations. When are you coming back?"

Kane thought for a moment: "We'll set off tomorrow, and arrive in Wano Country in five days at the earliest."

"I understand." Jin hung up the phone immediately.

Kane put away the Den Den Mushi, his face revealing little emotion.

Actually, he didn't take the matter too seriously; he was more worried that the Beasts Pirates would suffer because of the delayed intelligence.

It now seems that Kaido and King were not entirely unprepared.

That's true, nobody's a fool.

In large-scale operations, it is extremely difficult to completely deceive all parties involved—unless Shanks intends to launch a surprise attack single-handedly with his Red Voss.

"Lord Kane, what are your plans next?" Stussy stepped forward at the opportune moment and asked softly.

“Go find Tesoro.” Kane’s lips curled into a meaningful smile. “To negotiate a deal that could change the world.”

……

Grand Tesoro's reception room.

Kane and Tezzolo sat facing each other on a soft sofa, the air filled with the aroma of expensive cigars and champagne.

"trade?"

Tesoro swirled the crystal-clear glass filled with golden liquid in his hand, a perfectly measured hint of doubt on his face: "As far as I know, isn't the Beast Pirates' weapons and Seastone trade entirely handled by Joker?"

He leaned forward slightly, a look of interest on his face: "Does your company intend to change partners? If so, I'm very interested."

Although he and Doflamingo are partners, isn't it normal for brothers to stab each other in the back?

Kane slowly shook his head: "No, we have no intention of changing partners. Doflamingo has always been very sensible. I want to talk to you about something else."

As he spoke, he took out a simple-looking Den Den Mushi (snap sticky rice dumpling) from his pocket and gently placed it on the golden coffee table between the two of them.

As for why he didn't approach Doflamingo, Kane can only say that you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket.

Moreover, Tesoro himself was one of the talents he wanted to bring under his wing.

"Den Den Mushi?"

Tesoro glanced at the small creature, his tone becoming somewhat listless: "If the Beasts Pirates need it, I can provide the best-located shop for free."

In his mind, how much profit could a mere Den Den Mushi business possibly generate?

The world's largest Den Den Mushi (snail phone) manufacturers, at most, only have a total annual turnover of a few billion peggs.

This paltry gain isn't even worth Tezzolo's personal intervention.

Kane chuckled upon hearing this: "Are you sure? I can reliably provide quite a few Den Den Mushi."