“Equipped with 3G network capabilities.
Download speed: 400 kilobytes per second.
Effective range: ten-kilometer radius.
New feature unlocked: Basic APP creation.”
With the upgrade to Level 5, the Mobile Phone underwent a significant transformation.
Its storage capacity expanded to 300GB, and its download speed doubled, reaching a level comparable to a 3G network.
The signal range also extended to a radius of ten kilometers.
However, the most important addition was not the hardware improvement.
It was the introduction of applications.
For the first time, the Mobile Phone gained the ability to download and install APPs.
Though still basic in functionality, similar to early applications from Nair’s previous world, it marked the beginning of true smart technology.
As a product of a Devil Fruit ability, upgrading did not require replacing the device.
Users simply needed to accept the upgrade prompt sent by Nair, and their phones would instantly evolve into the Level 5 version.
The first application developed for this new generation was called Sea Headlines.
It was not complex, just a straightforward information platform, essentially a digital news service.
Its operation was extremely simple.
Newspapers purchased from News Coo birds were summarized and uploaded onto the platform, making the process quick and efficient.
This world had over a hundred newspaper publishers, each with different distribution ranges.
In Alabasta, only about ten publishers were accessible, but that was more than enough for the platform’s initial development.
To support this, Nair established a dedicated news department.
Their task was to collect newspapers, compile the most relevant information into a single report, and present it for publication.
They also created additional content based on Nair’s instructions when needed.
Nair understood the core of Crocodile’s influence.
Control over public opinion.
A faint coldness flickered in his eyes as he considered this.
With the tools of a more advanced era, he intended to redefine how information spread.
If used correctly, this system could dismantle Crocodile’s reputation in less than a month.
…
“Upgrade available?”
Across the kingdom and beyond, millions of Mobile Phone users received the notification.
Nearly ninety percent chose to upgrade immediately.
After the upgrade, their simple call-only devices transformed into color-screen phones.
A new application icon appeared on each device.
Sea Headlines.
“What is this?”
Curious users tapped on it, only to freeze in shock moments later.
The app displayed news from the newspapers they had purchased that day, along with articles from publications they had never even seen.
“This is today’s news…”
“So we can read everything here?”
“That’s unbelievable!”
Excitement spread rapidly.
Some immediately recognized the business potential.
“I need to buy more Mobile Phones.”
“If I take these overseas, I can make a fortune.”
…
Out of the one million users, around three hundred thousand were from Alabasta.
Even so, the impact was massive.
The spread of this technology far exceeded the crude manipulation tactics Crocodile had relied on.
Pell studied the content on his phone with a serious expression.
He could sense that something revolutionary was quietly taking shape within this small device.
Before this, Den Den Mushi had already provided effective long-distance communication.
However, there had never been a tool capable of directly displaying and distributing daily news in this manner.
Far away in Rainbase, Admiral Aokiji also noticed the change while continuing his investigation into Crocodile.
As he scrolled through the information on the screen, his gaze sharpened slightly.
“A new channel for information dissemination…”