One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Morgans was rendered speechless by his retort.

“Rorschach, what do you think? I can pay for it,” Bobra asked Rorschach again.

Rorschach stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Poplar is indeed a shrewd man no less than Morgans, who was able to see the huge business opportunities hidden in the sale of just one event broadcasting rights.

Speaking of which, when this guy came to the Holy Land for the World Conference, he even brought Rorschach's photobook to sell, which made him quite an oddball among the kings of the member states.

It wouldn't be impossible for him to join Seagull Pictures as a shareholder.

Although he and Morgans were among the first in the world to exploit the film industry, they were able to create a monopolistic market and amass unimaginable wealth.

But such a huge cake is far too much for just two people to finish.

If someone as wealthy and powerful as Bobra or Tezzoro were to work with him on his money-making ideas, then the massive operation he and Morgans envisioned could probably be rolled out very quickly and rapidly capture the global market.

With that thought in mind, Rorschach made up his mind, glanced at Morgans, and said to Bobra, who was waiting for his reply on the other end of the Den Den Mushi:

"I can agree to let you join our project, but you'll probably need to discuss it with Morgans privately."

Also, I need to prepare you mentally: you may not make money in the early stages, and you'll have to pay a large amount of Pelé.

"Think carefully. This amount of Pyrite is no small sum. For example, Morgans donated 500 billion Pyrite, and that only includes funding for the Navy, not investments in other projects."

“Five hundred billion? That’s a considerable sum. Hmm… I agree. I will also give you five hundred billion Berries. As for how much equity I can get in your project with this amount of money, we’ll discuss that later.”

Bobra readily agreed without much hesitation.

As his voice faded from the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku and Kakei slipped and fell onto the sofa.

Akainu, sitting behind his desk, looked up and glanced at Rorschach, a cigar dangling from his lips, his face stiff.

Kizaru's pouting lips could hold a teapot.

An eerie silence fell over the large office.

The quiet atmosphere didn't last long. The Den Den Mushi on the tea table in front of Sengoku started ringing again.

Sengoku swallowed hard, and carefully held the incessantly ringing Den Den Mushi in his hands as if it were a fragile treasure, and handed it to Rorschach.

Seeing Sengoku's slightly trembling hand, Luo Xia's lips twitched.

"Are you serious? A mere 500 billion, and you're scared like this? You're a former admiral of the navy, after all."

Sengoku's lips moved, but he didn't say anything because Rorschach's Den Den Mushi had been connected.

The caller was Tezzoro, whose business acumen was no less than Poplar's. He immediately started by discussing cooperation, and he didn't care about the broadcasting rights.

After a brief discussion, the three quickly finalized their intention to cooperate.

At the same time, Tesoro will also provide the Navy Headquarters with a grant of 500 billion Berries as a stepping stone for project cooperation.

Upon hearing about yet another 500 billion Berries in military spending, Sengoku and the others were completely numb.

In such a short time, how much has the Navy Headquarters' military budget increased?

The Warring States period is too long to count.

Looking at the stunned group around him, Rorschach stood up and said, "Hey, Uncle Sakazuki, don't you have any objections to me treating the naval recruitment like a live sports event and broadcasting it to the whole world? I mean, enlisting for justice is a formal and solemn matter, so isn't broadcasting it like this a bit too unserious?"

"Opinions? You've raised enough military funds for headquarters in just a few days that we couldn't even dream of in years, and we dare to have any objections?" Sengoku rolled his eyes and pointed at Akainu, whose face was ashen. "Don't even talk about opinions. Even if you sold G1 Island right now, Sakazuki wouldn't dare utter a word."

Hibari, who was stunned, chuckled and then immediately covered his mouth.

"Ahem, Rorschach." Jiaji coughed, tugged at Rorschach's sleeve, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Could I invest in one of your...you know... projects?"

Luo Xia raised an eyebrow: "You? Okay, how much are you investing?"

Jiaji held up five fingers.

"I'll bet five million kilos..."

"Get out of here!"

Before he could finish speaking, Sengoku kicked him in the butt, sending him flying out of Akainu's office.

Luo Xia gave a wry smile, reached out and picked up the still-smirking Lark, and walked outside.

"In that case, let's think about how to start this large-scale recruitment selection competition."

Chapter 718 Gathering at G1

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the grandest battle spectacle in history."

The live broadcast of the Navy Headquarters recruitment selection competition, authorized by the World Government and the Navy Headquarters, and jointly organized by the World Economic News Agency, the Kingdom of Grantezoro, the Kingdom of Saint Poplar, and the Bounty Hunter Guild.

There are now 30 minutes left before the preliminary round of the Wilmeyou Trial Grounds.

If you want to see your favorite naval commander or outstanding sailors from your hometown on the live stream, you can start raising funds now. For just 300 million Berries, you can have a dedicated live stream for a specific contestant.

What are you waiting for? Don't just think about it, take action! Grab your Pele and see how the player you've been waiting for performs!

Special note: Lieutenant General Rorschach will not be participating in this recruitment trial. Also, his live stream is free!

In the G1 plaza, Rorschach stared dumbfounded at Gates, the specially invited commentator for the tournament, who was speaking animatedly in front of Morgans' camera.

Watching him gesticulate wildly, watching him use his melodious and infectious voice to calmly tell people to pay for the live stream, I felt goosebumps all over my body.

The professional commentator, Gates, is the fat guy who provided commentary for Doflamingo's arena in the manga.

I must say, when it comes to getting the audience emotional, this guy is definitely a 'general' level host.

"Isn't this going a bit too far? Military recruitment and selection should be a serious matter."

Rorschach began to regret his decision.

"Too much? Heh, what about this side then?"

Luo's lips twitched, he glanced at Luo Xia sideways, and then turned to look at the open-air stage next to Gates.

Luo Xia followed his gaze and couldn't help but cover his face.

Through the gaps between my fingers, I could see several beautiful women swaying their hot bodies and dancing seductively on a square stage.

Standing at the very front of these sexy dancers was a beautiful singer with short, purple hair, wearing a black, tight-fitting, open-front short dress, holding a microphone, and singing a song that Luo Xia had never heard before with her ethereal and captivating voice.

Around the stage, there were also highly professional voice actors, who were setting up music for the female singer's performance.

Meanwhile, beams of light shone perfectly from all directions, illuminating the stage like a karaoke room.

"Wow! Karina sings so well! Tashigi, did you bring a video Den Den Mushi? I want to record it and listen to it when I get home!"

Lark listened intently in the crowd, like a devoted fan, waving his hands and cheering enthusiastically at the dazzling singer Karina on stage.

Beside her, Tina, Tashigi, Peacock, Gion, Yamato, and other beautiful female soldiers were all enjoying the performance on stage.

The live stream footage here was also transmitted to screens around the world via Morgans' global video live stream.

The singer Karina, who was drawing stares from countless marines in the square, was none other than the lead female singer on Tezzoro's golden ship.

Because Tezzoro has also reached a cooperation agreement with Rorschach, he specially sent his best performance team to help out, in order to boost the popularity of various projects of Den Den Mushi (snail phone) audio-visual industry in the future.

It is said that Tezzoro originally wanted to spend money to invite Uta, the world's most popular and hottest female singer, to perform with him, but she refused. So he had no choice but to send his best singer, Karina.

However, even though Uta didn't come, Karina's performance still caused a huge sensation around the world during the pre-event live broadcast.

Because until now, there has never been a globally live-streamed concert like this.

Therefore, Karina's performance was so powerful that it drove the audience in front of the screen crazy.

The live broadcast of the video Den Den Mushi is simple, but to connect countless countries and regions around the world, only the World Government and the Navy Headquarters have the power to do so.

Others, even the world's richest man, Tezzoro, do not possess such power.

Looking at the overly enthusiastic marines around him, Luo Xia forced a smile, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "It's a cultural performance, you know what I mean?"

Luo pursed his lips, too lazy to say anything.

The dancers on stage were wearing skirts that were almost as short as bikinis, and they called it an artistic performance.

Things seem to be starting to go a bit off track.

At that moment, Brannew, holding a Den Den Mushi, struggled through the dense crowd to reach Rorschach, panting, "Vice Admiral Rorschach, and... the Shogun of Wano Country, Orochi, also want to buy the broadcasting rights, what do you think?"

"What? Kurozumi Orochi?"

Rorschach was stunned.

“Yes, Kurozumi Orochi.” Brannew said with a wry smile, “The General Staff suspects that the one who really wants to buy the broadcasting rights is probably Kaido, who is standing behind Kurozumi Orochi.”

“Kaido…” Rorschach stroked his chin, looking somewhat troubled.

He had already anticipated the current situation when he proposed to Morgans to conduct a global live broadcast of the recruitment drive.

The navy's recruitment will be broadcast live worldwide. Not only do the member states and towns that support the navy want to see what the navy is like, but the pirates, as rivals, certainly won't stand idly by.

Rorschach never expected that Kaido would be so brazen as to have Orochi propose buying the broadcasting rights.

If he doesn't sell it, Kaido might be able to get the live recording from other kingdoms later.

If he really wanted to watch, he might even leave Wano Country and go to other parts of the New World to forcibly seize the live broadcast footage from Den Den Mushi (snail phones).

For example, Dressrosa.

In that case, it would be better to just...

Just as Rorschach was feeling conflicted, Sengoku, who had been watching Karina sing and dance with shining eyes, suddenly turned around and interjected, "Sell! Why not sell? Even if we don't sell, Kaido has ways to forcibly take it, doesn't he? Since he wants to watch, let's sell it to him! Tell Kurozumi Orochi that the broadcasting rights are worth 10 billion Berries, not a single one less!"

"Ten billion Berries?" Brannew wiped the sweat from his brow, then hesitated before asking, "How do we get the money from him?"

"You don't need to worry about that. I'll send someone to Wano Country to collect the money. If Kaido reneges on his debt, we'll blacklist him and prevent him from streaming any more livestreams."

Luo Xia waved his hand.

“Okay.” Brannew quickly spoke loudly into the Den Den Mushi in his hand.

He quickly hung up the Den Den Mushi and said, "Orochi has agreed. He said he will prepare 10 billion Berries immediately, and he won't renege on his promise as long as our Navy dares to take it."

Rorschach smiled, took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, waved to block out outside noise, and dialed.

"Hey, Zephyr-sensei, I have a lucrative business opportunity for you. Are you in? Go to Wano Country for me and get 10 billion Berries from Kaido. We'll split it 50/50, with 5 billion going to you."

Sengoku and Garp, who were eating senbei (rice crackers), nearly dropped their senbei on the ground when they heard this.

The two turned around simultaneously, staring at Rorschach and the Den Den Mushi in his hand.