Rising to Fame

Kingdom of Goma!

"Here's your payment—seven million! Take it and get the hell out!"

The king of the Kingdom of Goma looked at Xia Zhiqing with a cold, even disgusted expression. After icily handing him a box, he ordered him to leave!

"Take the princess away. Make sure all secrecy measures are handled properly. She is my only daughter. Whoever dares gossip about this, I want his life!"

The king of the Kingdom of Goma then looked at a middle-aged man beside him who appeared to be a general and said!

The latter immediately accepted the order and left!

"Your Majesty is truly straightforward. I hope we can work with your kingdom again next time!"

After giving it a quick count, Xia Zhiqing took his leave with a smile!

"Hmph, there won't be a next time!"

The king of the Kingdom of Goma snorted at once upon hearing that!

"Hehe, is that so? Who can say for sure!"

Xia Zhiqing's faint voice slowly drifted back, echoing continuously through the palace!

"Have you heard? A pair of bounty hunters has risen incredibly quickly in the New World lately!"

"I heard about them ages ago. Rumor has it that in just one month, they took down eighteen pirate crews with bounties exceeding fifty million Beli!"

"And they even helped several countries drive out unrest and restore order! They've completed more than twenty missions without a single failure. They're really in the spotlight now!"

On a certain island, Xia Zhiqing and Anna were strolling through the streets in casual clothes when such voices suddenly reached their ears!

"I heard they're a man and a woman. The man is very young, and I think his name is Natsi! The woman is called Anna, and they say she's an unparalleled beauty!"

"Yeah, yeah, those are the names! I heard their team is called Summer. What a strange name!"

The people around them discussed the matter with great enthusiasm, yet none of them noticed Xia Zhiqing and Anna walking right past them!

"Looks like we've gained a bit of fame now!"

Xia Zhiqing said, looking at Anna beside him, who resembled an icy beauty!

Anna did not reply!

Xia Zhiqing could not help rubbing his nose. Anna was really paying him less and less attention!

"Hmph, what Summer bounty hunter crew? They just haven't run into the Wolf Fang Pirates! If that Summer bounty hunter crew dares show up, I'll twist their heads right off!"

"They've only just made their debut, yet they dare act so wildly in the New World. Do they really think they can roam freely through the New World!"

Suddenly, a highly discordant voice sounded behind Xia Zhiqing and Anna!

"That's Wolf Fang Faitemon, with a bounty of one hundred million! I heard he has a younger brother with a bounty of three hundred and eighty-eight million Beli!"

"That's why he often throws his weight around in the New World, exploiting all those small pirate crews!"

"Didn't he just plunder the Green Mountain Kingdom? Why is he here? Does this guy intend to rob this island too?"

The pirates around them looked at the suddenly appearing, towering man and spoke!

"Faitemon, known as Wolf Fang, bounty of one hundred million Beli. He has eight pirate crews under him and is considered one of the stronger crews with bounties over one hundred million in the New World!"

Xia Zhiqing looked at the pirate called Faitemon, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes!

Faitemon had bronze-colored skin and stood three meters and ninety centimeters tall. His eyes were filled with fierce light, and his muscles were tightly knotted!

"Brat, what are you looking at? You got a problem with me?"

Suddenly, as if he had noticed Xia Zhiqing's gaze, Faitemon strode right up to him and asked with a vicious expression!

These bastards actually dare speak of me like that. In that case, I'll use you to make an example of them and let them see just how formidable I am!

But he had no idea that he had just provoked a demon!