One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"What? The King of Den Den Mushi?" Rorschach exclaimed in astonishment.

Morgans nodded. "Yes, the King of Den Den Mushi. It's said that the King of Den Den Mushi has the ability to control, command, and listen to the signals of other Den Den Mushi, as you described. However, these are all unverified rumors, and nobody knows if they're true or false. Anyway, I've never seen any King of Den Den Mushi."

"I hope it's just a rumor. But if there really is a Den Den Mushi Fruit, or a King Den Den Mushi, I think we should try our best to control it. Otherwise, the huge business empire we build using Den Den Mushi in the future will be seriously threatened."

Rorschach's words made Morgans' heart skip a beat. After thinking about it carefully, he nodded in deep agreement, "You're right. I'll have the people at the newspaper keep an eye out for news in this area."

Chapter 713 Naval Headquarters Recruitment Promotional Video [Thanks to Mr. Bai Shu for the 500 points reward]

Dressrosa.

In a side hall atop the royal palace, Rebecca, fast asleep, was awakened by the distant laughter of children playing outside the window. She yawned and groggily opened her sleepy eyes.

She got out of bed, took off her plush pajamas printed with many little white bears, changed into a light pink floral print dress, wiped her dry eyes, and went out onto the balcony with her bare, slender white feet.

A sea breeze blew from afar, ruffling her long pink hair like cherry blossoms dancing in the wind.

The sky outside the balcony was still a pale, fish-belly white, and it wasn't fully bright yet.

But looking down from the balcony, you can see the entire Dressrosa gradually awakening in the morning light.

Looking down from her, what comes into view should have been an ancient and dilapidated bullfighting arena.

In the past, this place was a paradise where gladiators fought and battled.

Both the Riku royal family of the past and the Don Quixote family of later generations admired this kind of wild and passionate violence.

Dressrosa, a city in the New World with a superior geographical location, abundant mines, and famous perfumes and fine wines, is not short of money, and its people live a very comfortable life. It is a famous romantic city in the New World.

The people of Dressrosa also enjoy paying a small entrance fee to witness a thrilling battle, as a way to add some excitement to their glamorous lives.

Even Rebecca's father, Cyrus, was a gladiator who rose to prominence in the bullring.

But now, looking down from the high ground of the royal palace where Rebecca is, the bullfighting arena that has existed for hundreds of years, where countless gladiators have shed their blood and sweat, and where countless people have cheered wildly, is gone.

Instead, a large park was built.

After the people of Dressrosa worked together to rebuild the area, lush trees were planted, and all sorts of colorful exotic flowers and plants lined both sides of the road, with flat and neat lawns everywhere.

In the center of the park, an open space was built, funded by the Riku royal family, where many fitness equipment were installed and provided free of charge to the people of Dressrosa.

The nearby children's park also has various free playgrounds where children can play and frolic freely.

Seeing the adults holding their children's hands, their faces beaming with happiness as they strolled and exercised in the park, Rebecca couldn't help but smile back.

I wish this kind of life could last forever.

Without the persecution of the Don Quixote family, Dressrosa, this long-suffering kingdom, once again embraced happiness and romance.

And all of this was given to me by that person.

Without him, Rebecca couldn't imagine what kind of hell Dressrosa would be in today.

That feeling of despair—a sense of hopelessness, a lack of future, and forgetting those who love her and those who love her—still haunts her dreams.

In order to save them from hell, that person did not hesitate to bear the infamy of a murderous demon and was imprisoned in the hellish Deep Sea Prison for a year.

Rebecca's eyes would well up with tears whenever she thought of that boy who had calmly stretched out his hands and said, "If I am guilty, please arrest me."

"He is a hero. He saved us. He is the hero who saved all of Dressrosa. He is not a sinner!"

Rebecca told herself this countless times, and she also told the people of the kingdom in Dressrosa.

To express their gratitude, the Riku royal family erected a statue in the park below in honor of the hero who saved the country, commemorating the suffering Dressrosa had endured over the years and the deeds of the hero who saved them.

The story of naval hero Rorschach.

Thinking of that boy, Rebecca's eyes seemed to light up.

She also longed to have the power, like Rorschach, to protect herself, her family, and her country.

"Go for it, Rebecca! One day, you'll be a hero too. Hmm, let's go to Greenbit now, see Dad and Leo, and train with them."

Rebecca left the royal highlands like a gust of wind, heading towards the fairy forest of Greenbit.

There, the G5 Navy has built a naval base here.

Leo is an unofficial naval officer at this naval base, holding the rank of lieutenant commander of the unofficial naval headquarters and concurrently serving as the base commander of the Greenbit Naval Base.

Greenbit is not far from Dressrosa, and Rebecca arrived at the Greenbit Bridge in no time.

After crossing this somewhat rusty bridge, you will see a fortified naval base with numerous cannons standing guard on a spacious open area outside the Fairy Forest.

When Rebecca was allowed to pass by the dwarf warriors guarding the base gate and successfully entered the imposing yet romantically tinged base of Dressrosa, where even the cannon muzzles were wrapped with flowers, she saw Cyrus, who was in good health, leading a group of dwarf warriors, painting a wall of the base.

Rebecca, curious, ran over and looked up at the wall, which was painted a smooth, snow-white color. She looked at Cyrus, who was covered in white paint, and asked curiously, "Dad, Leo, what are you two busy with?"

"Oh, it's Rebecca. Captain Cyrus and I are painting the wall." Leo, riding on the back of a hummingbird and wearing a small naval lieutenant commander's uniform, turned around with a smile.

“I know you’re painting the walls,” Rebecca pouted. “I mean, what are you painting the walls for? Are you going to draw on them? If it’s for drawing, I think I can help.”

"Uh, it's not drawing. Rorschach gave us a notice to prepare video Den Den Mushi. He wants to invite us to watch some... movie? I think it's for recruitment propaganda in Dressrosa or something." Leo scratched his head, unsure how to explain it to Rebecca.

"Is that Lieutenant General Rorschach?"

"Movies? What are those?"

Rebecca was initially surprised, then looked at Cyrus with a puzzled expression; she had never heard of the word "movie."

However, if Leo said it was related to the video Den Den Mushi, he probably meant the projection, right?

Seeing his daughter looking at him with a questioning gaze, Cyrus couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile: "I don't know either, but it's alright, the video Den Den Mushi is ready. You can stay and watch with us to see what Lieutenant General Rorschach is going to do."

"Ah."

Rebecca's eyes lit up, and she nodded expectantly. She quickly found a chair and sat down with the little warriors from the Greenbit Naval Base, craning her neck to look at the video Den Den Mushi that was blinking on the table in front of her.

Meanwhile, inside the G5 fortress.

Morgans looked at the pile of video Den Den Mushi (snail-shaped electric skewers) covering the table in front of him, his bird-like eyes filled with excitement, as if he was rubbing his hands together, ready to make a big splash.

"Is this ready, Vice Admiral Rorschach? I think it's perfect enough. Get it out there quickly. Oh my god, how did you even come up with this method of double-recording and extracting the best parts? The editing... this technique is simply... simply amazing. I can't wait to see what kind of sensation this Naval Headquarters promotional video we've produced will cause around the world."

"Yeah, yeah, Brother Rorschach, you're really amazing! After seeing this, I even want to rejoin the Navy. It's so inspiring!"

A blush of excitement rose on Lark's face, and her eyes were filled with admiration as she looked at Rorschach.

"It's too rudimentary. The picture quality isn't clear enough, the sound is too blurry, and the dialogue isn't clear enough. They should have hired someone to do the voice-over. It would be great if they had Photoshop. The only thing I'm satisfied with is that the person who recorded this footage was very professional. Some shots were even zoomed in and enlarged so that we could see the soldiers' heroic posture as they fought the enemy. Moreover, it was recorded simultaneously from multiple battlefield angles using dozens of video Den Den Mushi (snail phones)."

Rorschach, however, was stroking his chin, still not quite satisfied.

Little did he know the profound impact the so-called recruitment propaganda film, which had been re-recorded and edited by the group, had had on Morgans and Lark.

Imagine what it would feel like to suddenly have an edited, original-language blockbuster released in a world where only black and white newspapers exist.

Moreover, the earth-shattering battles in this blockbuster are the most realistic battlefield combat, not models created with special effects.

More importantly, the actors in the film are the strongest people standing at the pinnacle of this world, the truly powerful ones.

Some people only have one chance to participate.

Because the people who die in this movie are really dead, not just acting, and they can come back to life.

Rorschach only edited footage of the Battle of Marineford for the Navy's propaganda film, while also making a name for his first project with Morgans, 'Seagull Films'.

Seagull Pictures was a name he came up with casually, so it doesn't matter.

This project focuses on the operation of offline movie platforms and online live streaming, similar to the integration of Wanda Cinemas and live streaming platforms in the previous generation.

Rorschach believed that once the business was established and cinemas and related industries were built around the world, making money would be incredibly easy.

However, in the early stages of this project, it's likely that it will only be able to earn money from the wealthy.

Ordinary people in this world are already struggling enough to survive, let alone have the spare money to go to the movies.

Making movies affordable for ordinary people is still a long and arduous task.

Of course, these money-making projects were just a side project for him to raise military funds, and he was destined not to spend too much time on them.

He had given Morgans the methods and ideas; the rest was up to Morgans to see what he could accomplish. At most, he could only get Akainu to order naval branches around the world to provide Morgans with some necessary military assistance.

Given the current situation in the New World, let alone the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, even the pirates of the New World are enough to give him a hard time. He has no time to bother making money with Morgans.

Rorschach wasn't afraid that Morgans would leave him behind and go it alone.

Such a groundbreaking mega-project could not have been accomplished without absolute military support.

If Morgans won't cooperate with him, then he'll have to cooperate with the world government.

And what about cooperation between world governments?

Then just wait to be completely devoured.

Rorschach might have some sense of morality, but the Five Elders are absolutely ruthless and heartless.

Before placing his finger on the signal transmission button of the video Den Den Mushi, Rorschach still said something to Morgans.

“Morgans, I need you to know that you’re not just working with me personally, but with the entire Navy Headquarters. So, before you officially launch the Seagull Films project, you may need to invest a sum of money in the Navy Headquarters to obtain the approval of the Navy’s top brass.”

“No problem! Over the next year, I will donate a total of 500 billion Berries to your Navy Headquarters to help the Navy build more naval bases around the world. At the same time, I will donate 50 billion Berries to the World Government to ensure the operation of my legitimate business.”

Morgans waved his hand and immediately spent a fortune.

"That's great. Just hearing your words is enough; with that, the last obstacle is gone."

Rorschach smiled easily and pressed the signal transmission button next to him.

"Brother Rorschach, won't the World Government intervene in this matter?" Hibari asked in a low voice in Rorschach's ear.

"They will definitely intervene, but they certainly won't get involved in the short term. On the contrary, they'll likely provide assistance to Morgans. What we want is their short-term investment. As for if the deal gets too big later and they become jealous and turn against us, that's fine too, because at that time..."

Luo Xia didn't finish speaking, but Yun Que, who knew Luo Xia's thoughts well, had already completely understood what he meant.

When everyone's already thrown into chaos, who'll have the time or energy to care about making money?

Greenbit Naval Base.

"Hey, I can see it! Look!"

After waiting anxiously for several tens of minutes, Rebecca finally saw the image projected by the open eyes of the video Den Den Mushi on the newly painted white wall.

On a cloudless, azure sea, a warship with its sails unfurled sails is sailing steadily.

In the video, one can almost hear the cries of seagulls and the roar of the sea.

Everything seemed so peaceful and serene, bringing a sense of tranquility to the heart.