Good news from Elland!

The Bar Owner had been leisurely sipping tea in an air of elegance befitting a colonizer, spat out his entire cup of tea onto the table upon hearing this.

He jumped up and pressed down on the desk, his tall, muscular frame casting an even larger shadow under the light, before piling on top of the Bartender.

"You said those vultures are dead? Killed by ' Flower Bow Tie '?"

The Bartender, who had been sprayed in the face with spit by the boss but dared not wipe it off, nodded. "Yeah, he brought all those people's heads with him."

"A Flower Bow Tie Flower Bow Tie... When did he become so amazing?" the Bar Owner muttered, pacing around the large chair twice.

He suddenly turned his head and said in a deep voice:

"Let him come up."

"Okay, then I..." The Bartender hadn't finished speaking when he saw the boss shake his head and change his mind, "No, I'll go downstairs and invite him myself."

After saying that, the Bar Owner glanced at his subordinate. "You don't understand. Respect for the strong is the most important survival rule in the ocean."

"..." Taking advantage of the moment he turned around, the Bartender quickly wiped his face, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes. Had he just asked something?

Thursday morning, in Bayam, the "City of Generosity," at the "Azure Wind" Inn.

Danitz heard a knock at the door, yawned, and went to Door Opening. As expected, he saw Captain Elland of the "White Agate" again.

His face fell, and he asked with utter despair:

"Is another thorough search planned today?"

Elland, equally weary, shook his head slightly upon hearing this, a mischievous glint in his eyes as he said, "One good news and two..."

He paused slightly at this point, then changed his words:

No, three pieces of good news.

Are you sure you want me to stand outside and tell you?

Danitz's intuition told him that the other party was probably up to no good. He glanced back at Klein, who didn't object, and decisively made way for him.

Elland shrugged and strode inside.

Danitz subtly gave the middle finger, then quickly caught up with the guest and sat down in the Sofa area almost simultaneously.

Klein nodded slightly. "Good morning."

"Good morning."

Elland removed his Captain's Hat and placed it on his lap, carefully choosing his words before saying, "It's over. From today onwards, there's no need to look for those people anymore."

The powerful figures from the Church of Storms and the Military located the Sea Serpent's lair through other means, confirming its death, so there was no need to continue?

Klein guessed that the reason was most likely this, and knowing the answer, he asked:

"Has it already been found?"

"No, it's just that there's no need to search anymore, and I don't know the specific reasons either." Elland glanced at the beaming Danitz and teased, "..."

"For you, is this considered good news?"

Danitz chuckled but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, a mocking smile appeared on Elland's lips:

"Don't worry, there's a second piece of good news."

"For some reason, the Church of Storms decided to find the person who posted the notice in the Church that night. According to insiders, the person is suspected to be ' Flames ' Danitz."

As he spoke, his grin widened, and he patted Danitz on the shoulder heavily:

"Congratulations!

Your Bounty has increased again; it's now 5500 pounds!

£5500!

The number echoed in the minds of both listeners simultaneously.

If this continues, I'm really worried that one day I'll have to hand him over... Klein couldn't help but glance at Danitz across the street.

Danitz, standing half a meter away, immediately shuddered violently.

5500 pounds... I feel like I'm a walking pile of Pound now, and wherever I go, someone wants to "pick me up"...

He looked at the culprit with a blank and somewhat resentful gaze.

Damn, what's wrong with this guy? He's giving me a strange urge to kill! Klein tried to control his expression and gave him a cold glance back.

Danitz coughed awkwardly, then quickly shifted his gaze to Elland:

"This can be considered good news?"

Elland had a beaming smile on his face.

"Don't you Pirate all believe that Bounty are recognition of your strength? How can that not be good news? Hehe, don't worry, there's more."

"About your Third Mate..."

He paused, then said with a sigh:

"The Military and the church received a telegram today that ' Flower Bow Tie ' Jodson killed the ' Death Vulture ' gang last night in Tirinius Harbor."

His Bounty has therefore increased again, and is now 9,900 pounds.

Klein frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask:

"9900 pounds?"

Why not round it up?

Elland glanced at Danitz, whose mouth was agape, and seeing that the other looked like he'd lost his soul, he was about to explain himself when he heard Danitz's voice again:

There has always been an unwritten tradition regarding the Bounty Amount.

"Taking 10,000 pounds as the dividing line, only the top Great Pirate are qualified to offer Bounty exceeding 10,000 pounds."

"The Bounty Amount of 9,900 pounds shows that he has the potential to become Great Pirate, but it still needs time to prove itself."

"Is that so?" After saying that, Danitz glanced at Elland.

"More or less." Elland nodded.

"But in my view, there is another reason: governments and the seven major churches do not want to excessively aggravate the public's fear of Pirate."

He stood up from the Sofa, nodded slightly to Klein, then looked down at Danitz and earnestly advised him:

"In short, you'd better leave Bayam as soon as possible. Otherwise, once you're discovered, both those hoping to claim your Bounty and those hoping to find ' the Flower Bow Tie ' through you will swarm around you like sharks smelling wounded prey—you can imagine the scene."

Danitz, whose imagination was quite vivid, closed his eyes briefly, immediately shivered, and looked at Klein with pitiful eyes.

"Damn it..." Klein resisted the urge to lash out at him, ignored him, got up to see Elland off, and sat back down on the Single Sofa.

"When are we leaving?" Danitz asked impatiently.

Klein glanced at the cowardly Hunter and said indifferently:

"You have always been free."

Dogshit... I haven't even gotten the Bounty on "Bonebreaker" yet, how dare I leave...? Besides, right now I'm practically a walking pile of Pound...

Danitz slumped his head in exasperation, secretly resolving not to leave the sight of this Crazy Adventurer until he returned to the ship.

Klein chuckled and tried to shift the focus, saying:

"Tell me about the ' Death Vulture '."

"Them?" Danitz snorted indignantly, seemingly disliking these people, and said lazily, "Just a few gambling addicts."

"When they ran out of money, they would hunt down lone competitors, then pack up the money they had earned at the risk of their lives and give it to casinos and brothels."

"However, they're quite capable, otherwise they wouldn't have survived this long. The highest Bounty, ' Death Vulture,' is three thousand pounds, and the whole group combined..."

"Around eight or nine thousand pounds, I guess?"