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.
Rachisia Island.
The West Blue Navy 281st Branch was stationed here.
It was just that the number of pirates had been increasing lately, and the Navy was severely short on manpower.
Or rather, at this point in time, it was already quite good if the Navy branches across the West Blue could protect the islands they guarded and the surrounding areas.
The one before him was no exception.
As Lin Ye's small boat approached the dock, he saw an extremely lively scene.
After leaving the dock and heading deeper into the island, he saw people everywhere.
Because of the Navy's 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 very few records of them attacking Navy bases in the Four Blues.
In other words, islands guarded by Navy branches were indeed relatively safe places in the early days of the Great Pirate Era.
Of course, the Grand Line was different. The pirates who entered the Grand Line all had some strength, their confidence swelled, and they might truly attack Navy branches on the Grand Line.
Therefore, the Navy officers stationed on the Grand Line were far stronger than the commanders of the Four Blues branches.
Lin Ye did not attract much attention.
One man and one boat did not exactly resemble a fearsome pirate. Aside from a few women frequently glancing at him, most people noticed the Enma in Lin Ye's hand.
Lin Ye passed through the crowd and entered the town on the island.
It could only be said that, for the people on this island, the Navy's presence was fairly decent.
Lin Ye could see Navy 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 slurred, raising his cup and taking a huge gulp as he spoke.
"Bullshit. The news said that after the battle, that big shot left alone, but there was no sign of Kaido.
Later, Kaido showed up on the Grand Line and attacked quite a few pirates and Navy soldiers. I think he must have been defeated, which was why he fled from that whatever country."
Someone else clearly had a different opinion.
"Wano Country!"
A voice rang out.
"Right, right, 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.
A man dressed in a fitted black swordsman's outfit.
His hair seemed rather long. He was currently facing away from him, looking at the bounty posters in the tavern.
The one who had reminded him was naturally Lin Ye, though he had merely said it casually.
His gaze fell upon 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] [Beast Pirates, Kaido, bounty: 2.91 billion, dead or alive]
Kaido's bounty had risen.
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes as he looked at Kaido's bounty poster.
Those people had just said that after battling him, Kaido had gone to the Grand Line and attacked pirates and Navy soldiers.
That was probably why his bounty had increased.
And the fourth one was his bounty poster.
But the photo actually showed his 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 there was still such a huge gap between them.
Did he need to attack Navy bases too?
Lin Ye stroked his chin and fell into thought.
But there was no need to do unnecessary things just for that.
Lin Ye shook his head.
The size of the bounty made no difference to him.
Sooner or later, he would clash with the Navy anyway. That was absolutely unavoidable.
Because his goal was to kill people and plunder traits.
However, if his reputation became too great, it would inevitably intimidate many people into fleeing at the sight of him, which would not benefit his harvesting plans.
But there were some places where experts gathered that could not simply be moved.
For example, Marine Headquarters, the Sabaody Archipelago, and Mary Geoise.
"Kid, do you want to sail out to sea too?"
A drunken voice sounded beside Lin Ye.
Lin Ye turned his head to look at the drunkard who had spoken.
"These are the real big shots of the seas. Just saying any one of their names can shake the ocean. Now those are big shots."
The drunkard spoke with what seemed to be longing in his eyes.
Then the entire tavern fell silent, and everyone looked at the drunkard.
They stared straight at him.
Yet the drunkard remained unaware and continued mumbling.
Lin Ye turned sideways and sat at the counter.
Then several tavern patrons rushed forward, pinned down the drunkard who had spoken, and dragged him outside.
"What is this?"
Lin Ye was somewhat curious.
"Don't even mention it. Don't learn from that guy. Nowadays, as long as someone has the idea of heading out to sea as a pirate, the Navy won't let them off."
The tavern owner spoke as he wiped a cup, then turned and shouted.
"Don't forget to come back and pay the bill!"
"Got it!"
The several people dragging the drunkard out answered in unison, looking extremely pleased.
"More and more pirates have been heading out to sea lately. Oh, right, what would you like to drink, young man?"
As the tavern owner spoke, he examined 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 taverns like theirs.
Was he some noble out seeing the world?
"Juice."
Lin Ye answered 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 those people wanted to see whether they could make another profit.
But when they heard Lin Ye ask for juice, the entire group burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at? Watch your mouths, or trouble will come from them."
The tavern owner flew into a rage and roared, then served Lin Ye a glass of juice. It looked like orange juice.
"This isn't the kind of place a young master like you should be. Finish your juice and leave. It's on me. Oh, and you look somewhat familiar."
After pushing the juice in front of Lin Ye, the tavern owner studied his face with a puzzled look.
"You must be mistaken."
Lin Ye calmly picked up the juice, took a sip, and spoke.
"Probably. Young masters like you rarely come to places like this."
The tavern owner did not care much and lowered his head to continue wiping the cup in his hand.
"By the way, if I wanted to go to Ohara, how should I get there?"
Lin Ye suddenly asked.
"Ohara? You'd have to ask at the docks. There are still quite a few ships going there, most of them transporting cargo."
Hearing Lin Ye's question, the tavern owner answered casually.
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