Several days later.
A brand-new bounty poster was carried by News Birds across the Four Seas and the Grand Line.
Everyone who received the newspapers and bounty poster was curious about this newcomer who had suddenly appeared.
"Fuffuffuffu~, is this the guy who escaped from Punk Hazard?
His first bounty is already 300 million Beli. Looks like the World Government thinks highly of him!"
At Dressrosa's King's Highland.
Doflamingo held Dongye Huanglong's bounty poster and laughed maniacally. Behind his sunglasses, his eyes gleamed with wicked arrogance, as though he were considering how to profit from this newcomer.
He felt that this newcomer held many more secrets.
According to Vergo's secret intelligence, Kizaru had deployed most of the G-5 Base's forces to the latter half of the New World. Something major must have happened.
Doflamingo immediately activated his underground Dark World intelligence network, wanting to find out exactly what had happened to the World Government.
They had actually placed such a high bounty on an escaped experiment subject.
The secret behind it might be worth more than rescuing Caesar.
At the Revolutionary Army headquarters on Baldigo Island.
"Is this your new captain?"
Dragon looked at Dongye Huanglong's photograph, his brows tightly furrowed and his expression somewhat troubled. He had actually "given" both Kuma and Vegapunk to this experiment subject.
He had not expected Vegapunk to be willing to leave with Dongye Huanglong. Back then, he had also invited Vegapunk, only to be directly refused.
Back then, he had been penniless and unable to support Vegapunk's research. There was nothing to say about that.
But Dongye Huanglong was also penniless now. He was nowhere near as well-funded as the Revolutionary Army was today.
What was going on?
Could it be that Vegapunk looked down on the Revolutionary Army's financial strength?
"I wonder if we can recruit this guy into the Revolutionary Army."
Dragon muttered softly. According to Kuma's intelligence, Dongye Huanglong deeply hated Saturn and also wanted to overthrow the World Government. Their goals aligned with those of the Revolutionary Army.
The only problem was that Dongye Huanglong possessed Conqueror's Haki and was unwilling to submit to Dragon.
That made things rather difficult.
However, when Dragon thought of Pirate King Roger's first mate, Silvers Rayleigh, who also possessed Conqueror's Haki, he wanted even more to recruit Dongye Huanglong into the Revolutionary Army and train him as its next leader.
He wondered whether Dongye Huanglong would be willing.
Dragon was currently deliberately cultivating Sabo, a highly gifted young man. However, Sabo did not possess Conqueror's Haki, which was a major shortcoming.
After all, to become one of the strongest fighters at the very top, Advanced Conqueror's Haki was the most important offensive method.
"Have Kuma test his intentions when the time comes."
Dragon said sharply, his eyes keen. He greatly coveted Vegapunk's research abilities, and if he could win over Dongye Huanglong, he would also gain Dongye Huanglong and Kuma, two powerful combat forces.
Kuma had repeatedly boasted to Dragon about Dongye Huanglong's terrifying potential, believing that Dongye Huanglong would definitely grow into a monster like Kaido of the Beasts.
This also filled Dragon with interest in Dongye Huanglong.
On Onigashima in Wano Country.
"Experiment Subject 88? Could he be another guy who escaped from a laboratory?"
Kaido of the Beasts looked at the latest bounty poster and spoke with great interest. After all, he had once escaped from a laboratory himself.
"Kaido, should we recruit him into our Beasts Pirates?"
King the Conflagration looked at Dongye Huanglong's photograph, drawn to the familiar flames on his body. Even his dormant heart began to stir.
Could Experiment Subject 88 be one of his kind?
But why did Dongye Huanglong not have brown skin and white hair? Why did he not have the black wings of the Lunarian Tribe?
However, when King the Conflagration thought of Dongye Huanglong's identity as an experiment subject, his thoughts became somewhat agitated.
It seemed he was not one of his kind, but a modified experiment subject.
"Worororo~, then recruit him!"
Kaido of the Beasts took a huge gulp of liquor and laughed loudly. He also wanted to see whether Dongye Huanglong, this experiment subject, was as powerful as he and King were.
Their first bounties had not been as high as 300 million Beli.
He wondered whether Dongye Huanglong was truly worth that price!
It would be even better if Dongye Huanglong were a Zoan Devil Fruit User. He could be recruited into their Tobi Roppo.
Ulti and Page One were still too young. Their bounties were still lower than Dongye Huanglong's.
On the Moby Dick in the New World.
Fire Fist Ace, who had only recently joined the Whitebeard Pirates, was drinking with Jinbe, Teach, and the others.
"Heh, another monster newcomer has appeared. But seeing the title Experiment Subject 88, you can tell he's a pitiful guy.
Then I won't make a move against him. In a while, I'm going to take down one of the Shichibukai!"
Fire Fist Ace drank and laughed. He had already fought Jinbe, one of the Shichibukai, and they had battled for five days and five nights without a victor.
So he could only find another Shichibukai to fight.
Now that he had become the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, he urgently needed to defeat some Great Pirates to raise his reputation and bounty.
Otherwise, with such a small bounty, he would be too embarrassed to serve as Second Division Commander.
"Ace, don't act on impulse. None of the Shichibukai are simple!"
Jinbe warned him. Among the Shichibukai he had encountered, every one of them had been terrifying, especially monsters like Hawk Eyes Mihawk, the Pirate Empress, and Doflamingo. They made even him feel an intense sense of danger.
Ace was still young and had plenty of time to grow. There was no need for him to challenge these veteran Great Pirates so soon.
"Relax, relax. I'll pick the weakest one."
Fire Fist Ace laughed. After fighting Jinbe, he knew roughly where his strength stood. He was confident that he could defeat the weakest member of the Shichibukai.
"Experiment subject..."
Whitebeard Newgate looked at the news regarding Dongye Huanglong. For some reason, he thought of that woman, Bakkin. He shook his head and cast that greedy, snobbish woman from his mind.
These sons of his still made him happier.
If he had the chance, he would not mind taking in a pitiful experiment subject like Dongye Huanglong and letting him feel Old Man's warmth.
In Rainbase, Alabasta.
Nico Robin compiled this information for Crocodile, but Sand Crocodile had no time to pay attention to such a newcomer. He was focused entirely on overthrowing this country and finding Pluton.
Because the Nefertari Royal Family had once been Celestial Dragons, Crocodile was extremely wary of attracting the World Government's attention. Therefore, he could only gradually establish himself as the hero of the kingdom and overthrow Cobra's rule step by step.
Nico Robin, on the other hand, paid a little more attention to Dongye Huanglong. She felt that this man would definitely cause even greater trouble in the future.
The Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock of Amazon Lily, remained as dismissive of this news as ever.
The Big Mom Pirates, the Red-Haired Pirates, and the other Shichibukai were also not particularly concerned about Dongye Huanglong, this newcomer.
Instead, the World Government Conference, held once every four years, drew more of their attention.
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