How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 8: Skyrocketing Bounty
"This time, the bounty will be drawn up directly by the headquarters."

"After all, the threat these two people have shown is not at the same level as the other pirates in the East China Sea."

"You have to know that the East China Sea is known as the most peaceful sea in the world. The average bounty for pirates is less than five million. Even for the most threatening A-Long, the bounty is only twenty million."

"But it is foreseeable that the bounties on Flame Fist Ace and Knight Gawain will definitely be higher than this number!"

"This is an insult to the East China Sea, and it is also a denial of the abilities of everyone present here!"

As Brannew's voice fell, the faces of all the branch officers were gloomy.

It was because Brannew's words were almost a slap in their faces, but after all, the problem occurred in the sea area under their responsibility, so even if they wanted to refute, they didn't have the confidence.

But someone couldn't swallow this.

To the left of Brannew, the colonel of the 016th branch, who looked like a mouse, said in a weird tone:
"After all, he is a senior officer from our headquarters, so he is straightforward in what he says and does."

The mouse's words attracted the attention of the people around him. Brannew glanced at him, frowned slightly, but was too lazy to explain anything.

Brannew turned around and continued:

"The people in our headquarters, especially the one from the East China Sea, will pay close attention to this matter. Please be careful in what you say and do."

"From the East Sea... Vice Admiral Garp?"

The mouse blurted out, his pupils shrinking.

Everyone present suddenly sat up straight and looked at Brannew with serious faces.

If this news is true, it means that the hero Garp may be planning to return to the East China Sea to suppress the pirates.

And every suppression of pirates also means a cleansing of the East China Sea Navy, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, to eliminate the parasites that parasite in the flesh and blood of the navy and replace them with new blood.

It is foreseeable that countless people will fall because of this.

"If this is true, then we must prepare in advance!"

"The pirates around the base need to be cleared out, and the pests inside also need to be thoroughly investigated!"

Everyone was filled with awe.

Mouse was already sweating profusely at this point, and by the time the meeting was over, his vest was already wet.

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East China Sea.

On the sea.

The wind is light and the waves are slow.

Seabirds flew over the sea, causing sea beasts hiding under the water to jump out of the water and then sink back into the sea.

The size of the buildings, which are often tens of meters long, gives off a sense of unreality.

It also made Gawain realize that he was no longer in the peaceful world of his previous life, but in the world of pirates.

Plunder, violence, and chaos are the eternal themes of this ocean.

The strong men who reached the top kept changing, but there were always new people sailing out to sea, and now Gawain became one of them.

To be honest, if there is a choice, the most ideal start in the world of pirates would be to be the Celestial Dragons or the Navy.

There are stable promotion channels, and you can unlock the Six Styles of the Navy by following the routine promotions, and even the channels to obtain Devil Fruits are far more than those of pirates.

Gawain, who had just killed Monka and whose name was on the wanted list, naturally had no chance of joining the navy.

Then the only option is to stick to the path of being a pirate.

"Only powerful strength can give you a foothold in this world."

Gawain murmured.

But at this moment a messenger bird wearing a hat flew from a distance.

After circling the warship several times.

The messenger bird dropped a newspaper on the deck and slowly flew away.

The pirate guarding the deck picked up the newspaper, but before he opened it, a stack of bounty warrants sandwiched between the newspapers fell to the ground.

The pirate was about to pick up the bounty when he saw Gawain's photo. However, the number marked below the photo was not the eight million he remembered.

The pirate realized what was happening and suddenly took a breath:

"One, ten, hundred, thousand... four, four, four--!" "Stuttering?!"

The pirate standing next to him snatched the bounty order, but was also shocked by Gawain's exaggerated bounty order, because the exaggerated number directly broke the bounty ceiling of the East China Sea in recent years.

"Knight Gawain, bounty... 48 million Baileys?!"

"How many?"

Everyone was attracted by his voice and gathered around. Seeing the bounty on Gawain increase sixfold, they were so shocked that they were speechless for a moment.

They were stunned for more than ten seconds before they realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.

"Forty-eight million?!"

"Now we, no, the captain is going to become famous in the East China Sea!"

"You should know that before this, the highest bounty in the East China Sea was only 20 million!"

"This... We just defeated Monka, and the next one we have to face is the East China Sea Navy?"

Some people looked pale and felt that the future was dark.

The amount of the bounty also reflects the importance the Navy attaches to it.

Forty-eight million is the highest bounty ever offered in the East China Sea in the past decade or so. It is not difficult to imagine that Gao Wen will face pursuit and interception by the navy next.

The man was a little timid for a moment, but was mercilessly ridiculed by his companions.

"Are you stupid?!"

"We can't turn back now. The more famous the captain is, the safer we will be!"

"Besides, who can say that was the captain's full strength on the island before?"

……

Gao Wen naturally noticed the different opinions of the crowd.

He pushed away the pirates who were surrounding the edge, and the pirate holding the newspaper handed over the bounty sensibly. Looking at the skyrocketing number on the bounty, Gawain's mouth curled up slightly.

In his opinion, there should be no higher reward in the East China Sea, and the reward money and the title would be beneficial to his future plans.

Gao Wen looked at his own bounty warrant, then put it aside and turned to look through several other bounty warrants.

"Hundreds of Clo, 1600 million Baileys..."

"Ghost Ajin, 1200 million Baileys..."

"Merceman Aaron, 2000 million Baileys..."

……

"Ok?"

Gawain's hand paused slightly.

Just because a familiar face appeared in front of him.

Although the man in the photo looked much younger than he remembered.

But whether it was the freckles on his face or the uniquely shaped hat, he could recognize it at a glance. The man on the bounty order was the only living descendant of Pirate King Roger.

Portgas D. Ace, nicknamed the Fire Fist, has a bounty of 5000 million berries! Even higher than Gawain!

The original bounty limit of Donghai was exceeded by the two of them one after another.

Gao Wen, however, remembered something else. He raised his hand and touched his chin, his eyes shining:
"Ace's talent should be far above these ordinary pirates."

"Otherwise it would be impossible for him to reach the level of being the captain of Whitebeard's Second Division in just a few years, and even be able to compete with an admiral-level warrior like Aokiji for a short period of time."

"If I can get him on board, my growth rate will have a qualitative leap."

"but……"

"Nature-type abilities are hard to deal with without Haki."

"Zoron has no fixed place to stay and his whereabouts are secretive and hard to find. So my only choice now is Barati, the restaurant on the sea."

As Gao Wen thought about this, he gradually came up with a plan in his mind.

But at this moment, a system prompt sounded in his mind again...

"Congratulations on unlocking the badge - Rising to Fame!"

"You can check the potential abilities of your subordinates!"

(End of this chapter)