One Piece: Starting with the Reanimation of Madara

"Sakazuki, watch your words! We can't determine whether this is a coincidence or a deliberate scheme by the other side. We need to investigate thoroughly before we can draw a conclusion!"

Sengoku interrupted Akainu's rant and then said in a deep voice, "However, the most crucial thing now is to make a decision on what stance our Navy should take in the final battle against the enemy a month from now!"

The naval commanders were invigorated; it was time to discuss battle plans!

However, just as everyone was about to express their opinions, Aokiji suddenly interjected, "We can discuss the battle plan slowly, but I think we must immediately issue bounty notices for these two people. Even if we can't capture them in the end, we should still be able to get some information about them, which will help us with our battle plan!"

"It makes sense!"

"Agree!"

"Seconded!"

Others chimed in.

Sengoku also expressed his approval, saying, "That's what I meant too. After all, according to Borsalino, the other side sounded like an organized group, not just a simple two-person operation. If we don't investigate thoroughly, we'll be in a very passive position! Now we need to discuss the specific bounty amount!"

However, these high-ranking naval officials offered a different perspective.

Some people think that the reward should be set higher to attract more people to help investigate Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara.

However, some people feel that since they have already blocked news about the Sabaody Archipelago, setting the price too high would easily arouse suspicion from the outside world.

Just as the two sides were arguing, a marine suddenly rushed into Sengoku's office and exclaimed, "It's terrible, Marshal! News of the Sabaody Archipelago has been leaked!"

He was still holding a newspaper in his hand!

"What?!" Sengoku was shocked.

At the same time, his voice was also transmitted to the ears of all the high-ranking naval officers through Sengoku's Den Den Mushi, which surprised everyone.

"what is going on?"

"Didn't they say the news had been blocked?"

"Damn it! Who leaked the information?!"

……

One by one, the naval officers shouted in exasperation.

They knew all too well the uproar the world would cause if the news got out, and how it would embarrass their navy. Wouldn't that just create trouble for them?

The marine said nervously, "A newspaper somehow obtained the information and then reported it extensively. Now the newspaper has spread all over the world!"

"Damn it!" Sengoku quickly took the newspaper from the marine, read it once, and then angrily pounded the table.

However angry they are, the matter has come to this point and cannot be changed. They can only accept the facts and then quickly think of a solution.

Lieutenant General Mole said, "We should immediately issue a statement to the public, denouncing this newspaper for spreading rumors and denying this news!"

When the suggestion was heard, no one immediately agreed.

A lieutenant general said, "But if we issue bounties for those two people again, won't we be questioned again?"

Lieutenant General Mole continued, "Then let's just say that the newspaper was bribed by them, and the reason for the bounty is that they spread rumors, smeared the world government, and insulted the world's nobles!"

Everyone's eyes lit up: Great idea! That makes sense!

Lieutenant General He raised another issue: "This method has limited effectiveness. If we actually engage in a large-scale battle with the enemy a month from now, the outside world will still have doubts."

Zhan Guo said in a deep voice, "So we only have two paths. The first is that we must capture these two criminals within this month. If we really can't capture them, we must fight them in a decisive battle a month later and take them down!"

Saying this undoubtedly shows that he has accepted Lieutenant General Mole's suggestion!

The others also understood that there was no time for them to think things through slowly, and this was probably the best course of action.

Moreover, they didn't believe that Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara really had any ability to defeat their Navy in a month!

They still have absolute confidence in the strength of the navy!

Subsequently, the Warring States period immediately instructed his subordinates to issue a statement refuting the rumors and at the same time, he created a bounty notice and officially released it to the public!

After the orders to refute the rumors and issue the bounty were issued, Sengoku and his team did not end their meeting. Instead, they continued to discuss how to better conduct the investigation and capture of Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara.

In addition, in order to prevent the possibility that they might not be able to capture Lin Xuan and his group, they also need to quickly discuss and formulate a plan for the decisive battle a month from now.

Meanwhile, the newspaper reporting on the Sabaody Archipelago incident had already spread rapidly throughout the pirate world, causing a stir throughout the entire pirate world!

Chapter 043 The Navy's Bounty! A Surge in Reputation Points!

"Oh my god, is...is this all true?"

"Attacked a Celestial Dragon, put a slave collar on a Celestial Dragon, and even defeated a Marine Admiral? Issued a direct challenge to the Marines? Threatened to seize the Sabaody Archipelago?!"

"How could anyone dare to do such a terrible thing? Aren't they afraid of dying?"

"I must be dreaming, otherwise how could something so absurd happen!"

"This is outrageous! I think this kind of report is completely fabricated!"

……

Just as the Warring States period had predicted, the news reports caused a great stir around the world, shocking and sparking much discussion.

By the afternoon, a statement refuting the rumors and two newly released reward notices were issued from Naval Headquarters and immediately distributed to military bases around the world, which slightly reduced the public discussion, but did not completely quell it.

Meanwhile, on a certain stretch of the Grand Line, a wooden ship was still slowly sailing.

On the ship, Lin Xuan, who had just finished eating, suddenly heard a series of system notifications in his mind:

"Ding! Congratulations, host, your reputation points have increased by 99999!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host, your reputation points have increased by 99999!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host, your reputation points have increased by 99999!"

……

In a short period of time, he gained over a million reputation points, and the growth continued, even increasing at a faster rate!

Lin Xuan's eyes lit up immediately: "It seems that the news from the Sabaody Archipelago has spread! My illusion before I left was worth it!"

It turns out that when he left the Sabaody Archipelago, he had already spotted the reporter hiding nearby and spying on him, and he also realized that the Navy would definitely try to cover up the news!

Lin Xuan had gone to great lengths to create this commotion, hoping to amass a large amount of reputation points, so naturally he was unwilling to let the navy simply shut it down.

Just then, he spotted the reporter and, on a whim, cast an illusion spell so that Kizaru and the others couldn't see the reporter!

It has to be said that people in the pirate world are generally physically strong, but their resistance to illusions is not very good, even for a Marine Admiral like Kizaru, let alone when he was seriously injured.

Therefore, with the help of Lin Xuan's illusion magic, the reporter was able to escape from under the nose of the navy.

In addition, Lin Xuan also cast an illusion spell on the reporter, giving him a mental command that he must report what he saw no matter what, which is why newspapers spread all over the world!

Lin Xuan watched as his reputation points steadily increased, eventually reaching five million.

"At this rate, I can reach at least tens of millions of reputation points a day! In a few more days, it might even reach hundreds of millions!"

Just as he was wondering what level his reputation would eventually reach, he suddenly noticed that the rate at which his reputation was increasing was slowing down.

"Ok?"

Lin Xuan couldn't help but wonder, "Why is it starting to slow down? There can't be that few people in the One Piece world, right?"

As far as he knew, there were 170 countries under the rule of the World Government in the pirate world alone. Among them, Alabasta had a population of over 10 million, and Fish-Man Island had over 5 million.

In addition, some countries are no longer under the jurisdiction of the world government. All things considered, the world population is conservatively estimated to be at least two billion.

Even if not all of these people read the newspaper, it's not like the rate at which they gain reputation points would start to drop sharply after only contributing a few million.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Lin Xuan understood the general situation.

"It must be the navy that intervened, trying to cover up the facts and control the situation!" Lin Xuan couldn't help but curl his lips.

Just then, a newsbird flew overhead. Lin Xuan waved, and it immediately tossed him a newspaper. Of course, Lin Xuan also had one of the pirates under his control pay the corresponding fee in Berries.

Who told Lin Xuan that he didn't have a single Berry on him?

Then he began to quickly read the newspapers and found that he did not see any reports about the Sabaody Archipelago incident.

The front page headline of the newspaper he could see was the Navy's clarification announcement.

It is likely that the newspaper reporting the Sabaody Archipelago incident has been recovered, and navies stationed around the world have probably received orders to collect the newspapers from those who bought them.

When Lin Xuan saw that he and Madara Uchiha were being accused of manipulating newspapers to slander the Navy and smear the World Nobles, and that a bounty had been issued on them, he couldn't help but laugh: "These Navy people still have the nerve to call themselves righteous, they're so shameless!"

Then, he took out the two bounty posters, and upon seeing the bounty amounts, his dissatisfaction deepened: "The Navy only offered a bounty of two hundred million? That's far too stingy!"

It's worth noting that in the original storyline, after Luffy wreaked havoc on Sabaody Archipelago, his bounty immediately jumped to 400 million Berries!

Lin Xuan felt that the threat he and Uchiha Madara posed should have far exceeded that of Luffy at that time, but he did not expect the bounty offered by the Navy to be so low!

However, the difference is that Luffy's progress is a gradual accumulation, while he and Madara Uchiha reached 200 million Berries in one go, which is extremely rare in the world of One Piece.

Moreover, the Navy is probably worried that offering too high a bounty might arouse suspicion worldwide, causing their denial announcement to backfire.

Of course, in the current situation, even if the Navy issues an emergency denial, it is impossible to completely suppress the impact of the matter. On the contrary, the public will continue to discuss whether the matter is true or false.

Lin Xuan's reputation points will increase at most slowly, but the duration of continuous growth will likely be longer, and he might even earn more reputation points in the end!

Moreover, the Navy can only keep this matter a secret for a month at most. After a month, when the decisive battle begins on the Sabaody Archipelago, the world will naturally understand everything, and Lin Xuan's reputation will inevitably be affected!