Chapter 37: Kahn's Strength And Purpose
Kahn knew he would be famous, but he didn't expect his bounty to skyrocket from 300 million Berries to 1 billion Berries.
Entering the New World after facing the first attack from some foolish pirates.
Kahn noticed that new birds were constantly following them in the sky.
Both Kahn and Hancock, with their Observation Haki, were aware of this.
However, Kahn chose not to deal with these alternative paparazzi and instructed Hancock to do the same.
Firstly, these news birds only take out their cameras when they make a move, which doesn't affect Kahn and his group's daily life.
Secondly, Morgans is quite a talent.
Despite being an ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, with the Bird-Bird Fruit Model Albatross, Morgans managed to manipulate his fruit ability to domesticate a surprising number of new birds, thus controlling public opinion across the seas.
With these news birds and his own writing, Morgans gradually became one of the underworld's kings from a mere reporter.
News written by him attracts massive attention worldwide.
Therefore, Morgans has the world's greatest star-making ability.
When he praises someone, that person quickly becomes a shining new star globally.
For instance, Luffy, in the original story, was hyped by him, and his bounty jumped from 500 million Berries to 1.5 billion Berries, earning him the title of "the fifth emperor of the sea."
When he deliberately smears someone, for example, painting King Riku as a tyrant, except for the people of Dressrosa and those familiar with King Riku who wouldn't believe it, the rest of the world would have a preconceived notion that King Riku is a tyrant.
He uses his pen as a gun and his words as bullets.
A piece of news from Morgans can 'kill' a person.
With such a talent, Kahn didn't want to make an enemy out of him.
For the future development of the "Cross Family," Kahn might need Morgans' help in many areas.
Thus, Kahn turned a blind eye to the Newsbirds' tracking.
Not only that, but Kahn also used the Newsbirds to achieve a purpose and send a gift to Morgans, hitting two birds with one stone.
And this purpose is the current Battle of Fame.
"Super Powerful Fist" Omar is Kahn's carefully chosen target from New World's pirate power map.
To become one of the overlords of the New World, Kahn needs territory and business.
He needs to seize both.
And it can't be done secretly; it must be done openly to show his strength.
Otherwise, those greedy wolves would only think he 'stole' the cake from somewhere and would try to take a piece for themselves.
No matter how clever the 'stealing' is, it's far inferior to the bold 'robbing.'
Only by displaying one's strength can one intimidate those who are obviously not strong enough but are overconfident and greedy.
If the target of the robbery is a big pirate who has already proven themselves in the New World, the effect will be doubled.
Therefore, Kahn didn't foolishly break into the overlord's territory to challenge the overlord to prove himself.
That's a very stupid approach; only an idiot who hasn't recognized their own strength would use this method to prove themselves.
For example, Sir Crocodile and Gekko Moria exist like this.
As a time traveller, Kahn has long had a clear understanding of his own strength.
Born with the world's top physical fitness, after eating the Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Beast Model Azure Dragon, Kahn is still among the top in the sea, even if he is still young and hasn't practised much.
The gap between him and those at the world's peak lies only in the capacity of Haki and its advanced uses.
As for combat experience?
Not at all!
With Kahn's ability to see through people's hearts, he doesn't need to accumulate so-called combat experience.
Unless his enemy has mastered something akin to "Ultra Instinct" from the Dragon Ball universe, allowing their body to attack and defend instinctively without using the brain.
Otherwise, anyone fighting Kahn, no matter what tricks they want to use or where they want to attack him, will be unable to escape Kahn's "eyes."
Moreover, this ability, possessed by the Chosen One, cannot be countered by the Wisdom.
Kahn's mind-reading ability is passive and active 24 hours a day, even though he cannot turn it off.
This is why Patrick Redfield is so withdrawn.
Redfield is different from Kahn. Kahn is a time traveller. He was an adult in his previous life with a fixed worldview. With this mind-reading ability, he is unaffected.
Redfield, on the other hand, started as a child. His mind was like a blank sheet of paper, easily influenced by ugly thoughts.
This is why Observation Haki is one of Kahn's three major strengths.
Combat experience is the biggest advantage that seniors have over juniors.
And this advantage doesn't work on Kahn.
Once Kahn's Haki capacity and advanced utilization catch up with these seniors, he will be formidable.
Like Luffy, who became a pirate king as a teenager.
Back to the main point...
Kahn used the Newsbird to show his overwhelming power. Destroying the "Strong Fist Pirates" in a few strokes was intended to make the New World pirates and the world see him as a ruthless individual.
He doesn't accept surrender, and if he makes a move, he wipes out the entire group.
If you dare provoke this monster, be prepared for death or even total annihilation.
By earning this reputation, the "Cross Family" can safely conduct business in the New World.
In the future, no one would dare to rob or provoke a sailboat flying the "Cross Family" flag when it sails out to sea.
That's Kahn's goal.
And it was very successful.
Except for the three overlords, the rest of the pirates won't dare to have bad thoughts about Kahn and the "Cross Family" for a long time.
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