Bounty Posters in the Tavern! 2.1 Billion

If he had searched on his own, he probably would have gotten lost.

Now that he had a pointer, he had saved himself so much trouble. With a navigator, he would not have to worry about it himself at all.

Resia Island.

The West Blue Marine 281st Branch was stationed here.

However, with the number of pirates steadily increasing, the Marines were severely understaffed.

Or rather, at this point in time, it was already quite good if the Marine branches across the West Blue could protect the islands they guarded and the surrounding waters.

The one before him was no exception.

As Lin Ye's small boat approached the dock, he saw a bustling scene.

Leaving the dock and heading deeper into the island, he saw people everywhere.

Because of the Marine presence, quite a few people seemed to have settled here to make a living.

At the very least, they did not have to worry about attacks from minor pirates here.

As for major pirates, there were also very few records of them attacking Marine bases in the Four Blues.

In other words, during the early days of the Great Age of Pirates, islands guarded by Marine branches were indeed relatively safe places.

Of course, the Grand Line was different. The pirates who entered the Grand Line all had some strength, and with their confidence inflated, they might actually attack Marine branches there.

Therefore, the Marine officers stationed on the Grand Line were far stronger than the commanders of branches in the Four Blues.

Lin Ye did not attract much attention.

One man and one boat did not exactly match the image of a vicious pirate. Aside from a few women repeatedly glancing his way, most people noticed the Enma in Lin Ye's hand.

Lin Ye passed through the crowd and entered the town on the island.

All he could say was that, to the people of this island, the Marines were fairly decent.

Lin Ye could see Marine soldiers patrolling back and forth.

After looking around for a moment, Lin Ye set his sights on a tavern and walked straight in.

The tavern was extremely noisy.

The moment Lin Ye entered, he saw a row of bounty posters hanging on the wall across from him.

"Mark my words, Madman Lin Ye was probably killed by Kaido."

A burly man said drunkenly, raising his cup and taking a huge gulp.

"You're full of shit. The news said that after the battle, that big shot left alone, but Kaido was nowhere to be seen.

Later, Kaido showed up on the Grand Line and attacked quite a few pirates and Marines. I think he must have been defeated, which was why he fled that country or whatever."

Someone else clearly disagreed.

"Wano Country!"

A voice rang out.

"Yes, yes, Wano Country. The newspaper said it was some kind of country of samurai."

The man suddenly remembered, then turned to look at the person who had reminded him.

It was a man dressed in a fitted black swordsman's outfit.

His hair appeared quite long. With his back to the man, he was looking at the bounty posters in the tavern.

The one who had reminded him was naturally Lin Ye, though he had only said it in passing.

His gaze fell on the bounty posters on the tavern wall.

[Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, bounty: 3.75 billion, dead or alive]

[Big Mom Pirates, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, bounty: 3.27 billion, dead or alive]

[Beasts Pirates, Kaido, bounty: 2.91 billion, dead or alive]

Kaido's bounty had increased.

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes as he looked at Kaido's bounty poster.

Those people had just said that after his battle with Lin Ye, Kaido had gone to the Grand Line and attacked pirates and Marines.

That was most likely why his bounty had increased.

And the fourth one was his bounty poster.

But the photo was actually a side profile.

[Madman Lin Ye, pirate crew affiliation suspected to be the Thriller Bark Pirates, bounty: 2.1 billion]

No "dead or alive"?

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

And he had fought Kaido for so long, yet the difference was still this great.

Did he need to attack a Marine base too?

Lin Ye rubbed his chin and fell into thought.

But there was no need to do something unnecessary just for that.

Then Lin Ye shook his head.

The size of his bounty made no difference to him.

After all, he would clash with the Marines sooner or later. That was absolutely unavoidable.

Because his goal was to kill people and plunder their tags.

But if his reputation grew too great, it would inevitably intimidate many people into fleeing at the mere sight of him, which would not be good for his harvesting plan.

Still, there were places where experts gathered that could not be moved.

For example, Marine Headquarters, the Sabaody Archipelago, and Mary Geoise.

"Kid, are you thinking of going out to sea too?"

A drunken voice sounded beside Lin Ye.

Lin Ye turned his head and looked at the drunkard who had spoken.

"These are the real big shots of the sea. Every single one of their names can shake the oceans. Now those are big shots."

The drunkard spoke with a look of longing in his eyes.

Then the entire tavern fell silent, and everyone looked at the drunkard.

They stared at him intently.

Yet the drunkard remained unaware and continued muttering.

Lin Ye turned and sat down at the counter.

Then several tavern patrons rushed forward, pinned down the drunkard who had spoken, and dragged him outside.

"What's going on?"

Lin Ye was a little curious.

"Don't mention it. Just don't learn from that guy. These days, as long as someone has the idea of going to sea as a pirate, the Marines won't let them off."

The tavern owner said as he wiped a cup, then turned around and called out.

"Don't forget to come back and pay your bill!"

"Got it!"

The few people holding down the drunkard answered in unison. They looked quite pleased.

"There have been more and more pirates going to sea lately. Oh, right, what would you like to drink, young man?"

As the tavern owner spoke, his eyes appraised Lin Ye.

The material of his clothes was quite good, and the style seemed like something nobles often wore.

But nobles would not come to a tavern like theirs.

Was he some young noble who had come out to see the world?

"Juice!"

Lin Ye said casually.

"Hahaha, this kid came to a tavern to drink juice."

Quite a few people seemed to be watching Lin Ye.

That drunkard had been talking to Lin Ye just now, and these people wanted to see whether they could make another profit.

But when they heard Lin Ye ask for juice, they all laughed.

"What are you laughing at? Watch your mouths, or you'll bring disaster upon yourselves."

The tavern owner flew into a rage and roared. Then he served Lin Ye a glass of juice, which looked like orange juice.

"This isn't a place for a young master like you. Finish your juice and leave. It's on me. Oh, right, you look familiar."

Pushing the juice toward Lin Ye, the tavern owner studied his face with some confusion.

"You must be mistaken."

Lin Ye calmly picked up the juice, took a sip, and said so.

"Probably. Not many young masters like you come to a place like this."

The tavern owner did not mind and lowered his head to continue wiping the cup in his hand.

"By the way, if I want to go to Ohara, how should I get there?"

Lin Ye suddenly asked.

"Ohara? You'll have to ask at the docks. There are quite a few ships headed there, most of them transporting cargo."

Hearing Lin Ye's question, the tavern owner answered casually.