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I can't let my lovely sons fall behind others!
Moreover, I will grow old eventually, and if one or two of my sons awaken Conqueror's Haki and train it to the point of binding...
Even without yourself, you can still stand on the sea!
So, whether it's true or not, it's worth a try!
A resolute glint flashed in Whitebeard's eyes as he ordered in a deep voice, "Sons, immediately find the Celestial Dragons' whereabouts. Your father will take you to awaken your Conqueror's Haki!"
"Long live daddy!"
Whitebeard's sons cheered with joy!
Lingling was watching the live stream while stuffing cake into her mouth.
She became increasingly addicted to food, and her figure began to slowly change shape.
Upon seeing the two captains of the Beasts Pirates unleash their Conqueror's Haki one after another, Linlin immediately stopped eating her cake.
"What?! What?!...Can it be like this?!"
Lingling immediately summoned her eldest son and instructed him, "Perospero, find the Celestial Dragons immediately. Your mother has a gift for you."
Perospero had also watched the live broadcast, and couldn't help but show his delight, replying, "Okay, Mom."
After killing two Celestial Dragons, Lei Luo wasn't in a hurry to kill any more.
The fact that killing a Celestial Dragon can awaken Conqueror's Haki has already proven that it, but there are some people who don't have this ambition, and some don't even know what Conqueror's Haki is.
Therefore, only a small group of people can hunt the Celestial Dragons.
That won't do!
What Lei Luo wants is for everyone to participate!
Getting everyone involved is easy!
Roger's famous line, "My treasure is all over the place," inspired men all over the world to set sail.
Honestly, I don't know why those people believed that the Roger Pirates, a bunch of poor bastards, had some great treasure.
The Beasts Pirates really do possess a great treasure; they have a golden city!
Although they spent some money in the early stages, the Beast Pirates made it all back later on, as if they were printing money. Their gold reserves reached an astonishing level.
At this moment, before the whole world, Yan Yun unveiled a towering golden mountain from the world of Menmen!
This was specially crafted by Ray using the high temperature of lightning, aiming for a simple, brutal, and awe-inspiring effect.
Railo's voice traveled across the entire ocean via Den Den Mushi:
"Listen up, people all over the world! The Beasts Pirates are about to issue a bounty..."
"Dragon people!"
Chapter 139 Welcome to the Beasts Pirates
The majestic Golden Mountain shone brightly under the sunlight, almost blinding everyone in the world.
They stared intently at the gold mountain, their eyes burning with desire, swallowing their saliva greedily, their breathing becoming rapid.
Are the Beasts Pirates really that rich?!
Where did all this gold come from?!
Money and women are humanity's most primal desires.
Lei Luo's words left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, trying to discern from the expressions on others' faces whether they had misheard.
They recognize these individual words, so why can't they understand them when they're put together?
Go against Tiangang!
After demonstrating his wealth, Lei Luo didn't waste any time and directly announced the bounties for the Celestial Dragons: "The bounty for all Celestial Dragons is now a uniform 1 billion Berries!"
"but……"
"If the Celestial Dragon in your possession is alive, then the bounty is three billion Berries!"
Since the Celestial Dragons have already put bounties on their heads, why not put bounties on the Five Elders as well?
Leilo added:
"in addition……"
"The Five Elders, the highest authority in the World Government, each have a bounty of 10 billion Berries!"
"Regardless of life or death!"
This is just a completely arbitrary bounty. Unless the World Government collapses and Im is destroyed, it's impossible to catch him.
So, they're just giving it away randomly!
Unlike the World Government and the Navy, he wasn't stingy and only ordered a few billion Berries for Kaido and himself.
These words caused an immediate uproar around the world, with exclamations and discussions erupting everywhere.
"This is insane! This is complete insane!"
"They've even put bounties on the Celestial Dragons, which is one thing, but they've put bounties on the Five Elders too!"
The world was in chaos; some people looked terrified, while others had greed gleaming in their eyes.
Lei Luo stood on the high platform, a meaningful smile on his lips.
The Celestial Dragons' defensive capabilities are actually quite average!
We can find out from the part where Luffy fights the Celestial Dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago.
A group of Celestial Dragons were traveling when they were beaten up in front of everyone by Luffy, who didn't even know how to use Haki yet. They could only wait for the Navy's support, and their guards were helpless.
But thinking about it, it's actually quite normal.
The Zhu family has produced so many descendants in just over two hundred years, while the Celestial Dragons have had nineteen royal families for a full eight hundred years.
Given their sheer numbers, even with the World Government's deep resources, how could it possibly assign Marines and CP agents to protect every Celestial Dragon?
Even Lei Luo believed that the deployment of a Marine Admiral was based on this reason.
Directly deploy nuclear deterrence, saving the need for numerous guards to do more useful things.
In the past, attacking the Celestial Dragons was a thankless task, and would only result in attacks from Marine Admirals.
But things are different now. These weak and arrogant Celestial Dragons are walking billions of Berries.
The small pirate crews in the New World who were still hesitant before have also mustered their courage and set sail for the vast ocean, their target the Celestial Dragons.
Ultimately, when you're out there doing this, it's all about money!
Those who had never known Conqueror's Haki before, and those who had traveled the first half of the Grand Line, now had eyes that shone like stars in the night sky, as if they saw endless treasures and immense power beckoning to them.
People will trample on all laws and even fear death if the benefits are high enough.
Those pirate crews that had already set off in the New World, such as Whitebeard and Big Mom, became even more certain that killing Celestial Dragons could awaken Conqueror's Haki!
Otherwise, why would living Celestial Dragons have two billion more Berries than other Celestial Dragons?
They must want to buy it back to awaken the members of their Beasts Pirates.
However, this did have its advantages for them as well. Especially for the penniless Whitebeard Pirates!
Whitebeard originally only intended to capture them to awaken Conqueror's Haki in his sons, but now...
He could use one or two Celestial Dragons to exchange for bounties to maintain the daily expenses of his pirate crew and improve his hometown!
At the Navy Headquarters, Sora watched the arrogant and unrestrained Rayleigh being awarded on the screen and closed his eyes in despair.
He knew that in the days to come, the Navy would face unprecedented challenges.
Countless pirates will hunt down Celestial Dragons in a frenzy for that mountain of gold and Conqueror's Haki, while the Navy must maintain world order amidst this chaos.
Mary Geoise, the Five Elders knelt before Im and watched the live broadcast with her. Upon seeing the Beast Pirates' actions, their faces turned deathly pale.
They realized that the storm was out of control, and the Celestial Dragons, who had been playing the hunting game for eight hundred years, would from now on become the hunted.
Offensive and defensive types have changed!
On the high platform of the Great Swamp, Lei Luo, still not satisfied with making a big enough commotion, continued to say something even more shocking: "Finally, this is for the kings of all the world to hear."
"Whether you are a member state that is dissatisfied with paying high amounts of celestial gold every year but has no choice but to pay, or a non-member state that is unable to pay celestial gold and therefore does not receive protection from the World Government and the Navy."
Welcome to the Beasts Pirates!
Upon hearing this, the previously bustling world fell silent.
I don’t even want to act anymore!
This is going to replace the world government!
The kings of various countries and regions shook their heads helplessly and smiled bitterly.
Who would willingly hand over so much heavenly gold to the world government every year?
Those are all the flesh and blood of their people!
Even if a tyrant or a foolish ruler doesn't care about the lives of his people, wouldn't it be better to keep the money for himself?
I really had no choice but to pay!
Non-member states are not under the jurisdiction of the World Government, and the Navy will not protect them.
This turned it into a lawless land, where pirates ran rampant!
Moreover, joining at this critical juncture would be a blatant slap in the face to the World Government, wouldn't it?
The Beasts Pirates aren't afraid; they are!
Although Lei Luo was in the Great Swamp, he seemed to know what the kings were thinking, and smiled, "I know what you're worried about?"
"It's nothing more than retaliation from the World Government."
"But there's no need to worry."
"The Beasts Pirates possess the Float-Float Fruit, which allows your country and people to float in the air and live without fear of retaliation from the World Government or pirate raids!"
"Of course, if you don't want to live in the sky, you can live on your original land. Just fly the Beasts Pirates' skull and crossbones flag, and I guarantee the World Government won't dare to mess with you."
As he spoke, a meaningful smile suddenly appeared on Lei Luo's lips: "I know you're all scoffing, wondering what gives the Beasts Pirates the right to say such arrogant things!"
As Leylo said, the various kings were indeed unaware of what the Beasts Pirates had to rely on to dare to say such a thing!
Lei Luo smiled calmly: "Then I'll tell you why!"
Jin respectfully replied, "Understood!"
The Den Den Mushi's perspective shifted to the sky, and before everyone's eyes, a massive warship slowly emerged from the clouds.
This war behemoth has reappeared before the world after eight hundred years.
Lei Luo asked in a high-spirited tone, "Do you know what this is?"
"Ancient Weapon, Pluto!"
"A single strike could sink an island!"
"The scope of our strikes covers the entire globe!"
Chapter 140 Nuclear Deterrence
Lei Luo said all he wanted to say, but everyone understood what he meant.
Ancient weapons, Hades Pluto, and their power are things that most people in this world have never even heard of!
Therefore, they were all talking about it.
"Ancient weapons?"
"Sink the island with one shot?"
"Doesn't that mean this warship has the ability to destroy the world?"
"Where did the Beasts Pirates get this thing?!"
Many people have connected this to the fact that the Beasts Pirates had previously visited the final island, speculating that the giant ship must have been obtained there.