Bounties, Prison
These past few days, news has been Night Pirates. Even with the World Economic News Report and video reports, news about the Night Pirates continues to emerge, some of which are quite bizarre.
There are even rumors like "The Dark Emperor and Whitebeard's Secret Story!", suggesting that Teach is Whitebeard's biological son, but set sail to build his own pirate crew in order to surpass his father.
This news is obviously fake. Teach and Whitebeard don't look alike at all, yet people still buy into it and watch it with great interest.
After all, the Night Pirates, especially Teach, are now all-star pirates.
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the World Economic News, Morgans looked at the data in front of him with some heartache. The figures were enormous, but they didn't belong to him; they were all going to be given to someone else.
However, he dared not keep it to himself. So, looking at the data above, which was as high as 6.8 billion Beli, that is to say, there were more than 200,000 Transponder Snail watching it. Although it sounds like a lot, it is a very small number when spread throughout the world.
Because breeding Transponder Snail is very troublesome, but the breeding is being accelerated. At present, it is still considered a relatively high-end device. In a few years, the prices of both Transponder Snail and these video devices will decrease.
This is just the beginning. Sales of this video will continue to increase, and reaching tens of billions of Beli in sales in the end is not a problem at all.
It was only 10 billion, so Morgans wasn't too heartbroken. After all, with so many images, their World Economic News had already made a fortune.
However, this footage was definitely a milestone for Morgans, but the money earned did not belong to him.
The bounty for the Night Pirates was also finalized that afternoon.
After being printed by the Navy, it was widely disseminated throughout the world.
This is the total bounty for the Night Pirates.
Marshall D. Teach, known as the "Dark Emperor," has a bounty of 680 million Beli, and his fate is uncertain.
"The Hunter" Rain Gari, bounty 180 million Beli, life or death unknown.
"Iron" Wallace, bounty of 150 million Beli, life or death is uncertain.
"The Thief" Nelson, bounty of 84 million Beli, life or death unknown.
Baccarat, the "Goddess of Luck," has a bounty of 53 million Beli, and her fate is uncertain.
"Devil Patrolman" Lafitte, bounty of 60 million Beli, life or death is uncertain.
Kaguya, the "Bone Demon," has a bounty of 72 million Beli, and her fate is uncertain.
Pito, nicknamed "Catwoman," has a bounty of 93 million Beli, and her fate is unknown.
"Death Gun" Van Kos, bounty of 84 million Beli, life or death unknown.
"Phantom Butterfly" Xiouyapufu, bounty of 130 million Beli, life or death is uncertain.
"The Lion" Miles, bounty of 84 million Beli, life or death is uncertain.
"Muscle Monk" Clemons, bounty of 24 million Beli, life or death is uncertain.
"The Blade Monk" Bonnies, bounty of 18 million Beli, life or death is uncertain.
There were bounties for other members, and finally, there was a bounty on Rediat.
???, Bounty of 250 million Beli, life or death is not at stake.
The image only shows Rediat's picture, without any title or name, yet a bounty of 250 million Beli is offered on him.
This is the total bounty of the Night Pirates. However, this was the Night Pirates' bounty before they committed any major incidents. It has already increased significantly. Even so, in the eyes of some, the Dark Night Pirates' bounty is completely unworthy of Teach's strength.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
That night, the officers of the Night Pirates gathered together, and even Lafitte and Rediat, who had been sent out by Teach during this time, returned.
This period has been truly bloody and turbulent. In the Underworld of the West Blue, several leaders of major forces have been assassinated, some even killed outright. Even so, the identities of the assassins remain unknown.
These major powers have all undergone a major reshuffle, and coupled with the huge chain of interests, a single move can have far-reaching consequences, throwing the once stable Underworld of the West Blue into complete chaos.
However, those major powers basically did not make any move, nor did they dare to make any move. They waited quietly. Most people were unaware of this, but did they not know? The people who died were all those who vehemently opposed the true establishment of the Dark Council.
The benefits of establishing the Dark Council are enormous, but some people will also suffer losses as a result, and these dead people are such people.
Since they are dead, it means that someone has set their sights on the entire dark world of the West Blue, clearing away some obstacles before officially establishing the West Blue Dark Council, while also demonstrating their power and making an example of them.
This relieved them. Since that was the case, their lives were no longer in danger. If the leaders of those major powers could be killed, then their safety was not guaranteed either.
The Underworld of the West Blue has many powerful forces that have been established for hundreds of years and have a deep foundation. However, stability is what they want most. Fighting for supremacy is not their style. They are low-key and willing to be second or third, but unwilling to be first.
So they were watching and waiting, waiting for the person who would establish the Dark Council to appear. There is never a shortage of smart people in the world. Some people have already guessed that something big will happen when the Dark Council holds its meeting on Sin Island a month from now.
The attackers were Lafitte and Rediat. Rediat was alright, but Lafitte reeked of blood, a scent that lingered for a long time. It was clear that Lafitte had been extremely happy lately, killing with his body trembling with excitement, his violent impulses surging. Those who died at his hands had all met extremely gruesome ends.
They arrived at a prison cell filled with Devil Fruit User, all of Devil Fruit User from the Kraken Kingdom.
Among them is former King Bond, Devil Fruit User the Ancient Species, the Giant Eagle Fruit.
King Pande, Ancient Species Zoan Devil Fruit User.
Haocheng, the Devil Fruit User the Rage-Rage Fruit.
Masolin, a nobleman with the Devil Fruit User penetrate and pierce through fruit.
Teyera, Devil Fruit User hunter and user of the Hedgehog Fruit.
Kayo, a pirate with the Devil Fruit User the Wave-Wave Fruit.
They were not dead, but their bodies were bound by chains mixed with Seastone, which prevented them from using their abilities. Several of their limbs had been severed, leaving them with no ability to resist.
To prevent them from committing suicide, even their mouths were gagged with rags.
Except for one, Oakes, Devil Fruit User, who was killed by Gari.
These cages were on the warships of the Kraken Kingdom. There were several cages, probably used to imprison slaves and prisoners. They never imagined that they would be imprisoned in the cages of their own warships in their lifetime.
But why not kill them? What are they trying to do? Their eyes are open, but they can't speak.
As a cage, it was naturally poorly equipped, and there was a foul smell in the air. Why would the Kraken Kingdom spend extra money to renovate a cage?
Meanwhile, outside, the members of the Night Pirates were on high alert. They knew their captain seemed to be about to do something important. All the officers were in the prison holding the prisoners. Even though there shouldn't be any problems at sea, they were extremely careful and vigilant, constantly observing the movements on the sea surface in addition to guarding their captain.
These cadres, Rediat and his men, stood outside the cage, quietly watching Teach was inside.
The environment was somewhat gloomy, but their hearts were filled with anticipation, waiting for Teach's next move.
Meanwhile, Teach held a knife in his hand, a sharp little knife, which he carefully wiped with a damp towel. The subtle sound conveyed a profound sense of dread.
Next to Teach was a table with all sorts of fruit, basically every kind imaginable. Looking at this, the cadres behind couldn't help but have a guess in their hearts, and thinking of that possibility, their bodies trembled with excitement.
Kos, in particular, had long suspected this and had been yearning for the Pierce-Pierce Fruit for a long time.
"Teach, let's get started." Rediat looked at Teach and couldn't help but laugh. "We can't wait."
They all already guessed what Teach was going to do, so they were very excited, wondering if Teach could succeed and how.
"Hehe, that's true. Let's begin then. Now it's time to witness a miracle." Teach laughed excitedly, turning his head to stare at the ability users who were bound by Seastone chains.
"Waaah!" They all stared wide-eyed, especially Teyera, the Devil Fruit User of the Hedgehog Fruit, who shook his head desperately. Even though he had been starving for many days and was weak from the Seastone chains, he still shook and struggled with all his might.
He thought he could survive Wallace's clutches, but in the end, he still couldn't escape death.
Iron Wallace was his nightmare, utterly defeating him, while Teach was the captain of the Night Pirates, Teach's boss.
Unfortunately, it was just a pointless struggle, completely useless. The other captains and the king didn't react at all; they could already foresee their fate.
"It's said that after Devil Fruit User dies, the Devil Fruit's power will randomly parasitize a fruit with high compatibility, transforming into a new Devil Fruit," Teach chuckled, looking at these lambs to the slaughter.
"The chances are slim, because no one knows which fruits are highly compatible with Devil Fruit. However, I can make it a certainty and increase the probability to one hundred percent."
Teach's words completely confirmed their suspicions. "Really? Is that even possible? How did they do it?" Nelson exclaimed, his eyes wide.
"If that's the case, then it's terrifying; they could steal the power of Devil Fruit."
"In this way, we can directly hunt other Devil Fruit users to quickly increase our strength and obtain Devil Fruit."
As they talked, they became increasingly excited. They could imagine the significance of this ability, but what they were more curious about was how Teach would use it.
Their words, spoken without any attempt at concealment, sent shivers of fear through the hearts of these power users who had no chance to resist. How could abilities be stolen?
Now, it seems that the reason Teach didn't kill them was because he had his eye on their Devil Fruit.
"I never expected the captain to have a way to steal Devil Fruit. This will make obtaining Devil Fruit much easier in the future," Nelson exclaimed.
At that moment, Teach turned his head, a playful glint in his eyes. "Nelson, want to know if there are other ways to obtain Devil Fruit?" Teach said with a faint smile.
Because the lighting was somewhat dim, Nelson didn't notice Teach's expression, but the others, including Rediat and Lafitte, did. They couldn't help but smile, but didn't say anything, knowing that the captain was joking with Nelson, as if he was going to give him a "surprise".
At the same time, I was also somewhat shocked that there was actually a way to seize the power of a demon noble.
"Really! Tell me about it," Nelson asked curiously.
"I don't think you'd want to know," Teach said, narrowing his eyes.
"It's okay, what's wrong with knowing?" Nelson said nonchalantly.
"Then I'll tell you." Teach sighed, smiled, and gave them some time to prepare. Even so, his eyes had already seen the future, which was pretty much as he had anticipated.
"Just eat the Devil Fruit user. Swallowing them whole is like turning them into Devil Fruit. That way, the power will transfer to the cannibal's body, inheriting the power of the eaten user." Teach said this disgusting method in the most nonchalant tone, especially Baccarat, who almost vomited up her dinner.
Even Rediat's pupils constricted, but Kaguya and Lafitte were in the best condition. Lafitte, whose expression didn't change upon hearing this, couldn't help but lick his lips, even showing some excitement.
"That was disgusting." Baccarat finally recovered, her brows furrowed tightly. "I feel like I won't have an appetite for the next month."
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's look at the captain's actions." Wallace was also disgusted. As a normal person, he couldn't accept it no matter what, so he skipped the topic. Since Teach said so, then someone must have done it before.
Teach couldn't help but recall that monstrous figure, that born monster, Big Mom, Charlotte Linlin, the captain of the Big Mom Pirates.
One of the current rulers of the New World, and a future Four Emperors, he single-handedly created a top-tier pirate crew, centered around family and bound by blood ties.
Big Mom obtained her powers in this way: due to a flare-up of her gluttony, she unconsciously ate Sister Carmelo, the previous Devil Fruit User of the Soul-Soul Fruit, and thus inherited the Soul-Soul Fruit's abilities.
However, to do this, one would need a tall body and a huge mouth.