MTLNOVEL Chapter 140: 140. Haki, no need
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"I have a business proposition I'd like to discuss with you," Ron said directly. "I want to sell mobile phones to Sky Island."
"Pfft—! Business, ha ha ha, you can just give the order, old man." He then came to his senses, puffing out a mouthful of cigar smoke, and Morgans' eyes widened. "What did you say? Sky Island?!"
"Yes, Sky Island," Ron nodded calmly. "Nami is over there selling shells through live streams, but the people there don't have mobile phones, so the transaction efficiency is too low."
"Moreover, if they can also use TikTok, wouldn't it be beneficial for your news agency's content collection?"
Morgans' bird beak opened and closed, and after a long pause, he finally squeezed out a sentence: "Ron, what's in your head? Making mobile phones go up to the sky and down to the earth? First it was Fish-man Island, and now it's Sky Island. Are you going to sell them on the moon next?"
Ron smiled slightly: "The moon is not impossible. When Enel figures things out, we can cooperate."
Morgans: "..."
He rubbed his temples and finally sighed: "Alright, alright, I'll think of a way. Although Sky Island is difficult to get to, it's not completely impossible... We can find some reliable merchant teams, or just let the News Coos try air transport."
News Coos? Aren't you afraid of high-altitude hypoxia?
"Then I'll leave it to you," Ron still nodded. "For the first batch, you can send a few hundred to test the waters. The price can be set a bit higher, since the people on Sky Island are rich anyway."
"Like a piece of gold per phone or something."
Morgans rolled his eyes: "You're truly a capitalist among capitalists..."
"They really aren't short on money. Gold is worth less than a handful of dirt to them," Ron said with a smile as he hung up the call.
He leaned back in his chair, looking at the sky outside the window, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"What style will the short videos from Sky Island be? But they won't really use gold to buy dirt from others, right...?"
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During this time,
After this period of intense competition, a group of top players has emerged in the ranked matches of Honor of Kings.
What's shocking is that several of the players who reached the "Legendary King" rank are completely ordinary people without any Haki!
"Watch my moves!" In the live stream, the young man with the ID "Commoner God of War" had his fingers dancing on the screen. His character moved precisely through a hail of bullets, and a predicted shot directly took down the opponent's character.
The comments instantly exploded:
[666! This movement is divine!]
[Can you predict without Observation Haki? It must be fake!]
[Is this the strength of the Legendary King rank?! Too strong!]
This young man from a small fishing village in the East Blue is now a top 10 player on the entire server.
In his live stream, hundreds of thousands of viewers learn his techniques every day.
"Many people say that without Haki, you can never reach the top," he wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes firm. "But I want to prove that ordinary people can also stand at the peak through effort!"
On the background wall of his live stream, there was a screenshot of the ranking list. The ID of a certain Four Emperors was clearly stuck in the Eternal Diamond rank, while his ID "Commoner God of War" was high up in the Legendary King rank.
"See, what about the Four Emperors? Aren't they also struggling in the Eternal Diamond rank now?" he said with a laugh, teasingly. "Haven't we ordinary people also reached the Legendary King rank?"
This live stream clip quickly went viral on major platforms.
Marine Headquarters, the Neo Marines, and even several well-known pirate crews extended olive branches to him.
"Thank you all for your invitations," he solemnly shook his head and refused in front of the camera. "But I want to speak out for all ordinary people. Even without a Devil Fruit or Haki talent, as long as you work hard enough, anyone deserves a place at the peak!"
His story inspired countless civilian players.
In training grounds, in taverns, young people could be seen everywhere practicing their moves with their mobile phones.
A waiter from the West Blue left a message in the live stream: "After watching your live stream, I realized that ordinary people like us can be this strong too!"
And at this moment, the "Commoner God of War" was sitting in a simple wooden house, seriously explaining the latest version's tips for climbing the ranks on his mobile phone.
Outside the window, the setting sun stretched his shadow long, as if it had truly reached the once unattainable peak of the Legendary King rank.
...
World Economy Newspaper headquarters, Morgans stared at the latest live stream data, excitedly flapping his wings:
"Big news! Absolutely big news!"
The special video he personally produced: "What If You Don't Have Haki? He Still Reached the 'Legendary King' Rank!"
As soon as it was released, it instantly exploded across the entire network.
At the beginning of the video, Morgans specifically edited the most spectacular and extreme plays of the "Commoner God of War": killing opponents with a sliver of health left, predicting movements, team commanding... every shot made the audience's blood boil.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" Morgans' signature passionate voice rang out. "Today, I want to announce to the world – the King of the new era doesn't necessarily need Haki!"
The video interspersed with exclusive interviews with the player.
When asked about the secret to his success, the young man smiled shyly: "Actually, it's just constant practice. When I was in the fishing village, I would practice on my phone as soon as I got back from fishing every day, and my fingers became calloused."
The most shocking segment was the recording of his match against an Observation Haki user in the Master Star rank.
Facing an opponent who could predict the future, he managed to achieve an astonishing comeback purely through skill and reaction speed.
Morgans specifically added exaggerated captions at this moment: "Historic Moment! Ordinary Person Defeats Haki User!"
At the end of the video, Morgans concluded emotionally: "They are the Kings of the Sea, and you are the Kings of the game! Remember, in this new era, everyone has a chance to create their own legend!"
This video set an astonishing record for dissemination:
Over 100 million views in 24 hours
Over 3 million shares
The hashtag #OrdinaryPeopleCanBeKings topped the trending list!
In the Marine Science Unit's laboratory, several researchers secretly watched the video;
On a certain pirate ship in the New World, the crew members gathered around a mobile phone, exclaiming in surprise;
Even Red-Haired Shanks said with a smile to his crew: "It seems we need to practice harder, otherwise even the game will be surpassed by ordinary people!"
And in that small fishing village in the East Blue, the number of viewers in the Commoner God of War's live stream surged overnight. He looked at the screen full of encouraging comments and clenched his fist: "Next, I'm going to challenge for the number one spot on the entire server!"
Morgans looked at the data report with satisfaction, his quill excitedly writing in his notebook: "Next project – find more commoner Kings! This era needs such inspiring stories!"
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A week later,
Kaido sat cross-legged at the highest point of the great hall, his massive body shrouded in shadow, the glow of his mobile phone screen reflecting on his ferocious face.
He stared intently at his rank – the three large words "Legendary King"!