Luffy stared blankly at the Iceburg, shaking his head with a completely bewildered expression. Zoro, Sanji, and the others shared the same look, also staring at the Iceburg with puzzled expressions.
At this moment, Xia Chen stepped forward to explain, "Please understand, these guys just got online and don't know what's happened in the last six months, so naturally they don't know about the bounty!"
When Xia Chen said this, Luffy was still confused and didn't understand what Xia Chen meant at all. Zoro and Sanji, on the other hand, understood and guessed what Xia Chen meant.
"You mean... our bounty has changed?"
Sanji said calmly, but his tone clearly revealed his excitement.
"Yes! Not just Franky, the bounties on your ships are terrifyingly high; everyone on board is wanted!"
"!!!"
"Reward amount..."
"It's frighteningly tall!"
The first sentence was said by Sanji and Zoro, and the second sentence was said by Luffy and Usopp, although they said different things.
But all four of them felt the same excitement. For Luffy and his two companions, who always took pride in their high bounties, nothing was more exciting than hearing that their bounties had increased.
As for Usopp, he probably would have been terrified if he had heard his bounty increased in the past.
But he is not the same person he used to be. In the past six months, he has not only improved his strength, but also his courage and boldness.
He used to not understand why Luffy and the others were excited instead of fear when they heard about their high bounties.
But now he understands: it's all a change in mindset brought about by strength!
In short, his current thought is the same as Luffy: the higher the bounty, the better!
The next moment...
"How much is our bounty?" the four men asked simultaneously.
(⊙o⊙)...
Iceburg was startled by the four people's sudden shout, but after recovering, he still said:
"Although I don't have the bounty poster with me right now, I remember your bounty amount perfectly well!"
"First up is Straw Hat Boy Luffy Straw Hat Pirates, with a bounty of one billion Beli!"
" Roronoa Zoro, the Pirate Hunter, has a bounty of 880 million Beli!"
" Black Leg Sanji, bounty of 720 million Beli!"
" White Tiger Usopp, bounty 500 million Beli!"
" Lightning Witch Nami..."
"We don't need to say anything about ours; we've always been connected to the internet, so we know how much the bounty is!"
Nami interrupted Iceburg halfway through his sentence, mimicking Xia Chen's words.
"One billion Beli!! Hehehe! Last time it was only 150 million Beli, now it's increased so much!" Luffy laughed happily.
"Five hundred million Beli? Looks like these Marines have seen the strength of my great Usopp, hahaha..." Usopp laughed loudly in return.
He was incredibly excited at this moment, after all, he had never encountered anyone with a bounty of more than 500 million Beli before, apart from Xia Chen!
Even the two Shichibukai they defeated didn't have such high bounties before.
Although it's said that their bounties stopped increasing after they became Shichibukai, a bounty of 500 million Beli is still enough for him to be proud of!
Zoro, standing to the side, chuckled lightly, "Eight hundred and eighty million Beli? Not bad!"
As always, this was Zoro's style; he was mainly speaking to someone next to him with a lower bounty than him.
As expected, Sanji couldn't help but grit his teeth and say:
"Damn it! He's not even as tall as that Moss Head! Do these Navy guys have any sense at all?"
Upon hearing this, Zoro scoffed dismissively.
"Isn't it normal for someone to be weaker than me? Anyone with eyes can see who's stronger, okay?"
"But I do agree that the navy lacks common sense; they actually changed your former Sex Fiend reputation to this Black Leg thing!"
"You really have no manners! You used to have such a nice-sounding 'pervert' Sex Fiend! ε=(´ο`*))) Sigh!"
At the end Zoro even let out a mock sigh, as if reminiscing about Sanji's former reputation as Sex Fiend.
"Damn Moss Head!"
(╬▔盘▔)╯!
Sanji's eyes instantly filled with rage, and without the slightest hesitation, he pounced on Zoro.
"I'll kick you to death, you bastard!"
"That suits me perfectly! I've wanted to kill you for a long time!"
"..."
Iceburg, somewhat embarrassed by the scene, couldn't help but ask, "What's going on with them?"
"It's alright! They've always been like this, you'll get used to it!" Xia Chen said calmly.
"Mayor Iceburg, thank you so much for this ship. Name your price, I'll pay you!"
"No, no! Franky and I were just joking. How could I possibly take your money?"
"Putting aside the fact that Franky is my junior brother, you guys actually helped me half a year ago!" Iceburg quickly waved his hand and said.
Just kidding, how could he dare to ask someone with a bounty of 10 billion Beli for money? The fact that he can speak so calmly with Xia Chen right now is all thanks to his years of self-cultivation, which allows him to remain composed in the face of any situation!
Otherwise, just ask anyone in the world how many people can stand in front of Xia Chen and speak without fear! There are practically none!
Um...
Okay, he only dared to talk to Xia Chen because Franky was Xia Chen's partner; his so-called self-control was completely useless!
No matter how profound your self-control is, it's useless against someone who has decimated the Marine Headquarters without real strength!
"We helped you? What do you mean by that?" Several question marks appeared above Xia Chen's head.
If I remember correctly, they arrived in Water 7 long before everyone except him was wiped out and sent to Impel Down. How could they still have time to help Iceburg!
"Six months ago, I had a secretary named Kalifa! And several shipwrights from our Galley-La Company, Lucci, Kaku..."
"They've been with me for years, but I never imagined they were actually from the World Government's CP9. They've been lurking around me all this time, just trying to get information about something from me!"
"If things had continued like this, they might have actually succeeded in the end, but your appearance made them turn their attention to you, so in the end they didn't get anything from me!"
"That's why I said you helped me. You probably didn't expect this, but in the end, you really did help me!"
"I see!"
"Stop chatting there, the ship can't wait any longer!"
Franky's voice came from not far away. He had somehow walked to the side of the ship and was holding the piece of cloth in his hand.
"Everyone's here, so let's welcome this new ship together!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Franky grabbed Bu's hand and yanked it down sharply, revealing the ship's Rozan...