One Emperor and Four Emperors?
Everyone present froze where they stood.
In their eyes, a ten-billion-berry bounty was something even Whitebeard, foremost among the Four Emperors, would never have dared imagine.
Yet the Five Elders had opened with a bounty of ten billion.
That truly qualified someone to be called an Emperor of the Sea.
Enough to overshadow the Four Emperors.
However, if this news spread across the seas, it would likewise set the entire ocean ablaze.
"Sengoku, are we issuing this bounty?" Tsuru shifted her gaze to Sengoku. "Don't forget, the current situation has already slipped beyond Marine Headquarters' control. Pirates are flooding toward Laugh Tale in droves. With our manpower and forces alone, there's no way we can stand against them. So, we need support."
Her somewhat lengthy words echoed through the office, refusing to fade for a long while.
The expressions of the Marine officers present changed at once.
Tsuru's words had been rather blunt.
Yet no one could refute them.
The appearance of the Laugh Tale sea chart alone had already stirred up enough chaos to send the seas into a complete frenzy, leaving Marine Headquarters overwhelmed.
Once they truly reached the final island, Laugh Tale—
Never mind whatever dangers they might encounter along the way; when faced with the ultimate temptation, those pirates would likely go completely mad.
When that time came, even if Marine Headquarters were a fierce tiger, it probably couldn't withstand the frenzied bites of a pack of wolves.
Therefore, if Marine Headquarters wanted to seize the initiative at Laugh Tale, the World Government's involvement was absolutely indispensable. Even if the Five Elders were not on the same side as them, they could still use them to throw the entire battle into disarray and ease the pressure on Marine Headquarters.
For a