Going to the New World now to provoke the Four Emperors and expose his full strength too early would hardly be wise.
His goal was to explore the world and improve himself. Getting drawn into the turmoil at the pinnacle of the world too soon was not what he wanted.
Besides, even if he actually captured one, those fellows in the Navy probably would not have the nerve to accept them.
Never mind whether they would actually pay a bounty of over four billion Beli. They would most likely find some way to renege or slash the payment.
But in the first half of the Grand Line, pirates with bounties in the tens of millions of Beli were everywhere. Catching a few small fry like that to obtain tens of millions of Beli in starting funds should pose no problem.
He could earn money and also... stretch his muscles a little and familiarize himself with this world's power system.
The Navy would also be happy to accept pirates of that caliber, and payment of their bounties was relatively assured.
Beside him, Vivi watched Ye Chuan's leisurely demeanor, as though he cared nothing about anything around him, and doubts involuntarily surfaced in her mind again.
Was this guy... really as powerful as he claimed?
Vivi stole glances at Ye Chuan.
If he really was a top-tier expert, why... did he not look like he was training hard at all?
Instead, he looked like he was... on vacation?
In her limited understanding, whether they were the kingdom's knights or those powerful agents of Baroque Works, every one of them had gained their formidable strength through grueling training, day and night.
Yet this young man before her spent most of his time simply spacing out or... sleeping?
Naturally, Ye Chuan noticed Vivi's doubtful