Chapter 17
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017: Bai Ye's Marine Bounty Hits 1 Billion Berries, The First Half Of The Grand Line.
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The first half of the Grand Line.
Seagulls flitted across the sky.
On an island, ships constantly came and went in a busy port.
"Do you know? All the pirates who come to this sea, although none of them are weak, some people still call this sea the cemetery of pirates, while others call it paradise."
A one-armed middle-aged sailor looked at a large pirate ship with hundreds of people going out to sea, then turned his gaze to the young sailor.
"Ah? Why is that?"
The young sailor asked, somewhat puzzled.
The middle-aged sailor sighed and reminisced:
"That's because, although those guys are the top pirates from their hometowns, once they've gone through untold hardships and come to the Grand Line, all newly arrived pirates will stand on the same starting line again. Here, they are all considered 'newcomers,' and any place at any time can become their grave."
The young sailor looked up thoughtfully and inquired:
"The Paradise...?"
The middle-aged sailor pointed to his missing arm and replied with a smile:
"As the name suggests, although it is a cemetery, for the truly strong, the more chaotic the place, the more it can become a paradise for the strong. As for the losers... Well, they end up like me."
When the young sailor heard this, he smacked his lips and glanced at the newspaper beside him, his curiosity piqued:
"Okay, what about that guy from the North Blue who the Marine has now slapped a bounty of one billion Berries on? Is he considered a strong contender in the Grand Line?"
The middle-aged sailor hummed and hesitated.
"That kind of thing... huh?"
Suddenly, the middle-aged sailor paused, his gaze fixed on the distant sea.
"What happened over there?"
The young sailor's face registered doubt, and he couldn't help but follow the middle-aged sailor's gaze.
The next second, as he clearly saw what was happening at sea not too far away, the young sailor's pupils slowly dilated, and his mouth fell open in shock.
"That? Over there is...!"
I saw the sea gradually drawing the shocked gazes of many people in the port.
Beneath the blue sky, the large pirate ship carrying hundreds of pirates was supposed to be sailing away.
However, that was not the scene that unfolded.
Displayed before the public was the large pirate ship, which should have been able to accommodate hundreds of pirates and had sailed out to sea not long ago.
"Boom!"
It suddenly disintegrated at sea—no, it should be said that it was attacked by some super-giant Sea Kings!
The entire ship turned into broken wreckage, scattering across the sky.
"Cough, cough cough."
"Bastard... bastard! Damn old man, I will never let you go!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It took me slaughtering several towns to build that boat!"
At sea, cursing emanated from where the pirate ship had been.
The closest middle-aged and young sailors on the port reacted abruptly.
That large pirate ship, now just wreck... It hadn't encountered the Sea Kings!
Nor some peculiar ocean currents.
The reason it ended up like that at sea...
The two sailors couldn't help but exchange looks.
The disbelief in the other person's eyes was clearly evident.
It turned out to be because of "people."
But what kind of person could he be?
Only such a person could destroy a large pirate ship that could accommodate hundreds of pirates in an instant!
And at that time, as the broken large pirate ship turned into wreckage and scattered across the sea, a small ship sailed out of the debris.
The ship's size was minuscule compared to the goliath that could accommodate hundreds of pirates. A flat boat described the scene best in front of the behemoth.
But the arrival of such a ship made almost everyone in this port hold their breath, especially when the man on it caught everyone's eyes.
"God..."
This was an island port on the first half of the Grand Line near the North Blue.
Someone swallowed a mouthful of saliva unconsciously.
"No, you can't be mistaken, it's the one who dared to kill the Celestial Dragons in the North Blue! The news in the World Economic Journal was clear, and now he's been officially wanted by the Marine government with a reward of 1 billion Berries!"
"How, how is this possible?!"
"Is this a lie?! That 'lunatic' went as far as to kill the Celestial Dragons, and instead of staying in the North Blue, he actually came to the Grand Line on his own initiative!"
"Oh my god, am I dreaming?!"
"Killing the Celestial Dragons... and daring to come to the Grand Line?!"
"Don't they know that the Grand Line is completely under Marine control?!"
The hearts of everyone at the port trembled wildly, their nerves throbbing.
Thanks to Bai Ye's audacity, the World Government spread the news to inform the world.
Of course, the island had seen the news of Bai Ye's flagrant deeds without exception.
For such a 'lunatic.'
While everyone was shocked, some pirates thought that at Bai Ye's age, he was desperate for fame, which is why he dared to attack the world's noble Celestial Dragons.
But now, regardless of what they thought before, witnessing Bai Ye arrive at the Grand Line in person left them feeling like they could hardly breathe!
There was no movement, no approach.
But just looking at the old man on the boat brought an overwhelming sense of oppression from the sea that reached its peak in everyone's hearts!
Then, when someone reacted, their first thought was to get as far away as possible from the island's port under their feet!
Of course, there were also those who thought of the terrifying 1 billion Berry bounty issued by the Marine government about Bai Ye more than ten minutes ago.
Faced with immense greed, someone decided to notify the local Marine branch directly!
The man who dared to kill the Celestial Dragons in the North Blue was not at the North Blue today. Instead, he had dared to enter the 'Grand Line' alone!