Chapter 106: Bounty Reduced, Beasts May Become Targets
Chapter 106: Bounty Reduced, Beasts May Become Targets
The first half of the Grand Line.
The Beasts fleet is heading towards the third island on its route.
Suddenly, a lookout gave a report.
"An unidentified vessel has suddenly appeared ahead!"
Upon hearing this, Sonny transformed into a seagull and flew into the air.
Thanks to the bird's excellent vision, coupled with the aid of a telescope, he was able to clearly see the shape of the enemy ship, even though the enemy could only see his own masts when using a telescope.
"It's not a ship that can be plundered, nor is it an enemy."
Sonny landed back on the deck. "It's a news ship."
Upon hearing this, the Beast Pirates, who had just been getting excited, all sighed in disappointment.
"What bad luck! I thought I was going to be able to show off my skills, but it turned out to be a news ship..."
Not long ago, Kaido's speech stirred up the entire Beasts Pirates, making them eager to start a big battle.
And now...
They could only channel all their excitement and energy into fine wine and food.
After half an hour.
The news ship traveling in the opposite direction did not turn around upon seeing the Beasts' flag. Instead, it slowed down and gradually approached the Beasts fleet.
The beasts did the same, furling their sails and slowing their speed.
Ultimately, the two ships came within a mere ten meters of each other.
"Hey Beasts Pirates! How about buying a newspaper?!"
On the news ship, someone used a loudspeaker to shout:
"The major events you've recently accomplished on Kone Island and in the Kingdom of Tabor have already been reported in the newspapers!"
"The bounty posters have been updated! Not buying one might not be very advantageous for your upcoming voyage!!"
Hearing the shouts coming from the news ship, Kaido simply waved his hand.
Using the Flame Clouds to construct a gangway connecting the two ships, Sunny quickly led the Beast Pirates over and bought several newly printed newspapers and bounty posters.
In this day and age, the future big news, Morgans, is currently unaware of where he is interning, so there is no newspaper-delivering seagull.
Anyone who makes a living at sea needs to know what major events are happening in the world and information about the islands along their shipping route.
They could only buy newspapers through the branches of various newspaper companies located on different islands, or like the Beasts Pirates now.
You might stumble upon a news ship and buy newspapers from them.
Upon his return, Sunny immediately handed Kaido a newspaper and a bounty poster.
Kaido unfolded the newspaper and quickly scanned it.
Unsurprisingly, the front-page headlines were about his destruction of Kone Island and the Kingdom of Tabor.
In addition, it reported on some major events that happened in the New World.
However, those things were still too far removed from Kaido's present situation, so after reading the newspaper, he immediately picked up the latest updated bounty poster.
[Azure Dragon Kaido - Bounty 16 billion Berries!]
"That's a bit too little."
Kaido murmured softly, "Well, times have changed. Sengoku and the others know my abilities very well, so they won't suddenly increase the amount too much."
Kaido casually tossed his own bounty poster aside and continued to examine the bounty posters of his subordinates.
[The Godfather Capone Sonny - Bounty 180 million Berry!]
"This bounty is still too low."
Kaido looked at Sunny.
"With your abilities, a bounty of at least 300 million is no problem!"
Upon hearing this, Sonny remained quite calm.
"The size of the bounty doesn't affect my standing in the captain's eyes, so there's nothing to worry about."
"Hmm, you have quite an open-minded attitude."
[Fire Spirit Cat Miskina Olga - Bounty 5000 million Berries!]
"yeah!!"
Olga, who was also checking the bounty, jumped up excitedly.
"I have a bounty now! It's 5000 million Berries!!"
"Hmm, not bad, keep up the good work."
Kaido smiled and looked at the next image.
[Female assassin Makima - Bounty 2800 million Berries!]
Archaeologist Nicole Olvia – Bounty: 1700 million Berries!
[Elizabeth the Pet - Bounty 1000 Berries!]
The above reward amounts are undisputed; they have all been deliberately understated.
Putting everything else aside, given Machima's abilities alone, she could easily accept a bounty of seventy or eighty million.
However, considering her identity as a World Government agent, it's not surprising that she was compressed to this extent.
However, the bounty amounts offered by other people clearly appear quite unusual.
"Perhaps they don't want other pirates to know the true strength of the Beasts."
Kaido guessed that.
Rather than believing it was because of Selene, Kaido was more inclined to believe that Sengoku didn't want the outside world to know how powerful the Beasts were.
The principle is similar to that of Bondi Wald.
That guy's peak bounty in his youth was only 200 million.
Is this really a price issue?!
how is this possible! !
In some ways, Wald's danger was far more outrageous than that of Whitebeard in his early days.
They will attack anything that blocks their path, whether it is a navy, a pirate, or a civilian.
Moreover, Vald is also very strong.
Even if we don't mention generals, there are definitely those at the rank of deputy commander.
So powerful, and so unreasonable and violent, that even in this day and age, a bounty of six or seven hundred million wouldn't be excessive.
As a result, the bounty on his head during his prime was only 200 million.
If we really want to find out the reason, it's probably because they deliberately lowered the bounty to arouse the desire of other pirates to challenge them.
After all, from the pirates' perspective, bounty is basically equivalent to strength.
With a bounty of only 200 million, Bondi Wald wasn't considered a particularly strong fighter by the pirates of the New World.
However, this seemingly minor tycoon with a 200 million bounty has a terrifyingly large reputation.
Such an opponent is perfect as a stepping stone to rise to power.
So...
The World Government paid almost no price, yet countless pirates continued to challenge Bundy Wald.
Then they all met their demise at sea before Bondi Wald and the disproportionate bounty he offered.
Now, it seems the Beasts Pirates are receiving similar treatment.
With Kaido, Charlotte Linlong, and Longbread already having three major bounties, they deliberately lowered the bounties of the others.
They created the illusion that the Beasts Pirates only had these three top fighters, and the rest were just small fry.
This would attract other pirates to challenge the Beasts Pirates.
This is a very simple, overt strategy.
"Well, well, let it be an open scheme then."
Kaido laughed and said, "Anyway, my original purpose was to train my troops."
"If no one dares to challenge me, I'll actually feel annoyed."
However, Kaido felt that the bounty had been deliberately lowered, but the original owners of the body all seemed very happy.
Even the ordinary pirates on the ship applauded and celebrated for everyone.
Seeing this, Kaido stopped pursuing the matter and turned his attention to Moria.
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