The tides of new era!

Several days later, as the first rays of sunlight touched the surface of the sea, countless delivery seagulls set out from various bases to deliver newspapers to all corners of the world.

In the world of pirates, the public's attention to newspapers was quite high. Unless they were destitute, anyone with some means would subscribe to a newspaper to stay updated with the latest news. The newspapers of the World Economic News Agency served as a shortcut for ordinary people to obtain information, allowing them to stay informed about global trends.

"World Economic News Agency, what's going on? There hasn't been any news for several days in a row? Could it be that those guys at the World Economic News Agency have offended too many people and had their headquarters overturned?" a man dressed in lavish attire commented while enjoying a massage from his maid in his estate on an island in the first half of the Grand Line.

A few days ago, during the live broadcast of Roger's public execution, after Roger's speech, the seas suddenly became turbulent, and countless people set sail on makeshift rafts, fantasizing about finding the treasure of the Pirate King Roger and reaching the pinnacle of life. Even among the farmers on his estate, several children armed with simple machetes and some provisions took his fishing boat and set out to sea.

He had no intention of pursuing these actions; in his view, those few fellows were as good as dead. Having experienced adventures in his youth, he deeply understood that the dangers at sea far outnumbered the opportunities. You might encounter danger a hundred times before encountering an opportunity once. And before encountering that opportunity, you might already have perished in the first crisis.

"Looks like I need to strengthen the defense force of the estate, and I should pick up a weapon again. Sigh, how difficult it is to live a peaceful life as a country squire in these chaotic times," he mused.

Although he didn't know why the live execution broadcast suddenly interrupted, in his opinion, Roger's speech had caused significant harm.

"Looks like there's some big news from Morgan's again," he remarked, as he reached for a newspaper handed to him by a delivery seagull.

"Today's newspaper seems a bit thick. It seems like that guy Morgan has some big news again," he commented casually as he fed a strawberry to the delivery seagull before opening the newspaper.

The bold red headline caught his eye immediately—"Holy Land Mary Geoise Attacked Again, Celestial Dragons Dead!"

"What?!" The man's eyes widened in disbelief at the headline, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

He was no ordinary person and was well aware that today was the day Mary Geoise annually collected Heavenly Tribute, meaning it was heavily guarded.

Yet, despite this, someone had the audacity to attack Mary Geoise?! And those were Celestial Dragons, beings transcending the world, yet they were killed.

Who could it be?!

The man immediately continued reading below.

Then, a photo of Nicholas in Pangaea Castle caught his eye.

Nicholas was standing in mid-air, surrounded by numerous severed limbs on the ground, among which were scattered body fragments of people wearing Celestial Dragon attire. The scene was quite gruesome.

Additionally, there were numerous Holy Land guards and CP members looking solemnly at Nicholas.

Seeing this photo, the man was dumbfounded.

Attacking the Holy Land and killing Celestial Dragons—this individual was beyond insane.

The man gritted his teeth in shock and continued reading.

Then—

He read about Nicholas being severely injured and his fate unknown.

"This..." The man was dumbfounded, his hands even clenching the newspaper tightly.

Nicholas's strength was evident, but someone who could severely injure him with just one move must be terrifying indeed.

News of Nicholas attacking the Holy Land during the World Conference, killing Celestial Dragons, and then being critically injured by an unknown entity from Mary Geoise had spread throughout the world in less than half a day.

Many people, upon seeing this news, became even more wary of the World Government.

The subsequent news continued to leave the man stunned.

[Pirate King Roger Rescued by Roger Pirates, Marine Execution of Pirate King Fails!]

[World Economic News Agency Headquarters Suffers Devastating Blow from World Government, Heavy Losses!]

Normally, major incidents like Nicholas attacking Mary Geoise, killing Celestial Dragons, and Imu severely injuring Nicholas, along with the failed execution of Pirate King Roger, would be suppressed by the World Government.

Indeed, the World Government took action immediately, sending people to the World Economic News Agency's headquarters to demand that Morgan's absolutely not release any information. Morgan's naturally agreed, but shortly after, Morgan's fled. Clearly, the World Government wouldn't let it go since it possessed such information.

Almost as soon as Morgan's fled, the headquarters of the World Economic News Agency was attacked by CP0 under the World Government.

"This changing world will not allow them to manipulate information! The truth is what's most enticing!" In a secret base, the president of the World Economic News Agency, "Big News" Morgans, looked at the newspaper in his hand, his eyes burning with the fire of gossip. For a journalist, revealing these secret messages to the public brought a sense of accomplishment no less than that sought by pirates aiming to become Pirate King!

In the Sabaody Archipelago, at a human trafficking shop.

"Hahaha, what an incredible man. He actually dared to attack Mary Geoise again and managed to escape from Pangaea Castle in the end. It's getting more and more interesting," laughed Doflamingo as he looked at the newspaper and the latest intelligence gathered by Pica and others.

"Young master, what should we do next?"

"Now that the world is so exciting, let's speed things up and prepare to go to Dressrosa. I want to reclaim everything that once belonged to me step by step!"

In a pirate gathering place somewhere in the New World.

"Wow, it's really lively. Mary Geoise was nearly burnt to the ground after being attacked, and Roger's execution also failed. The Marine's G1 base in the New World was turned into ruins. Now, the faces of the World Government and the Marines are being trampled underfoot."

"I bet you haven't seen that photo, have you?"

"Huh?!"

"Nicholas, the Thunder God who attacked Mary Geoise, was severely injured and left in unknown condition, while the Roger Pirates, though they escaped, almost everyone was injured, and Roger was even carried away at the end. Plus, if Roger didn't die, we still have a chance at his treasure, right?"

"Sigh, it's really hard to understand the world now."

The successive occurrences of major events made the situation increasingly turbulent.

The World Government, once considered unshakable at sea, was challenged time and again, stirring the minds of many.

Everyone at sea could hear the sound of the tides of the era rising.

Under this tide, would the World Government, with its eight-hundred-year-old foundation, still dominate the world, or would new forces rise to take its place?

After all, everyone detested Celestial Dragons, but everyone also desired to become one.