Bab 366: 365 WG Double Reward
"Guurarara!"
The hearty and characteristic laughter of Whitebeard spread all over the surrounding area, making many crew members curious.
"What's the old man laughing at?"
"I don't know, maybe something good happened."
"It could also be something stupid."
Marco handed the newspaper to Whitebeard as soon as he got it, so the other commanders came forward curiously.
"Oyaji, what's going on?" Charles Vane asked.
"It's probably news from the Marines," Jinbei guessed.
"True, considering how aggressively we're recruiting crew this time, the Marine Headquarters hasn't pursued us yet. They can't stop us in the slighest"
Jozu suddenly laughed.
Whitebeard continued to laugh for a long time before stopping. He found it too interesting. Before, the Marine Headquarters had issued a 9 billion bounty on him, and now, the World Government had issued another bounty.
Facing two bounty lists at the same time is absolutely unique in pirate history.
Although Whitebeard doesn't know why the World Government suddenly did this, he can imagine that someone at the top of the World Government must have given the order.
"Read it for yourself,"
Whitebeard said, handing them the newspaper.
Marco took the newspaper, and others gathered around to look at it. Soon, their expressions changed from curiosity to surprise, and then from surprise to laughter.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone burst into laughter, with some people sit over and Charles Vane even rolling on the deck, laughing until it hurt.
"Oyaji, is World Government commander-in-chief Kong going to deal with you along with the Marine Headquarters?"
Benjamin was the only one who didn't laugh, looking a little grim.
"Who knows, but the Marines already hold the most power in the World Government. What else can Kong do?"
Whitebeard said, dismissively.
"But then again, giving such a huge bounty means they're hoping Pops would die quickly,"
Marco said, staring at the amount in the newspaper.
"This just shows they can't do anything to the old man, so they express their irritation and anger this way,"
Tesla said while grinning widely
"Anyway, now they've released two bounties on Pops, which is really funny,"
Charles Vane laughed.
"Kuzan, what do you think?"
Whitebeard looked at Kuzan. After all, he had been a Marine Admiral, and he should be the most clear about these matters.
"I think the World Government throwing out this bounty is just a smoke bomb. The meaning behind the bounty is too obvious; they want to put huge target for other parties to Oyaji"
Kuzan said after some thought.
"Really, as I expected. If that's the case, then let's ignore them. By the way, how about the recruitment orders? Any progress?"
Whitebeard asked.
"Oyaji, there's no progress yet. Many people want to join the Whitebeard Pirates, but we haven't found who fulfil the standard you set"
Marco reported.
"Well, since we still have some time, let's keep at it. If you encounter Marines, just suppress them. Don't get entangled with them to avoid losses,"
Whitebeard said.
"Yes!"
The news of Whitebeard's double bounty quickly spread. Everyone was talking about it. Most guessed that the World Government might take action against Whitebeard, especially Kaido.
"Boss Kaido, it looks like Whitebeard has angered the Celestial Dragons. Not only have they tasked the Marines, but now they're planning to deal with Whitebeard with the entire army. This is going to be good show,"
Jack said to Kaido.
"Angered? I think it's just because they fear him. A bunch of noble nobles, hiding in their paradise and enjoying their false glory. But now that an absolute powerhouse has emerged at sea, even have cooperation with the Revolutionary Army, it's enough to make them feel threatened,"
Kaido said with clear disgust.
Although Kaido doesn't like Whitebeard, or even fears him, his hatred for the Celestial Dragons of the World Government runs deep. In his eyes, those people are nothing more than rats wearing the glory of their ancestors.
"That's true, but this is simply good news for us. As long as the conflict between Whitebeard and the World Government deepens, we can develop without worries,"
Jack said.
Kaido nodded. He also felt that Whitebeard wouldn't point the finger at him anymore. He immediately said: "Now that Wano is stable, our cooperation with Dover should speed up."
Kaido wants to create his own army of artificial Zoan fruit users, and the partner in this cooperation is Donquixote Doflamingo. In fact, this plan has already begun, but setting up artificial fruit factories takes time.
Kaido did this to strengthen his own pirates and compete with Whitebeard.
Although artificial fruits don't match the power of natural Devil Fruits, they still give ordinary pirates huge strength. Accumulating a batch of pirates with artificial fruit abilities would provide a huge force, not to be underestimated.
"Boss Kaido, no need to worry. Caesar Clown has done a lot of research, and Doflamingo's factory has been built up and running. The rest will fall into place. I'll instruct our people to push Doflamingo to accelerate production,"
Jack assured.
"Well, I hope my army of artificial Zoan can be completed sooner, so i won't have to worry about Whitebeard's threat!"
Kaido said, slamming his fist to the ground, creating a big hole.
Whitebeard's ability to gather talented individuals has made Kaido both envious and a little afraid. He can't openly recruit like Whitebeard, so creating an artificial fruit army is his best option.
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The world may seem calm, but there are strong undercurrents. The Whitebeard Pirates are still busy training their commander and crew.
After months of intense combat training, Marco and the others finally completed the second stage. However, strangely, Whitebeard did not schedule a third stage for them.
"Didn't Oyaji say there were three stages? Why hasn't he given us any tasks for the next stage?"
"Maybe he hasn't figured it out yet, or perhaps it needs more time to prepare."
Several commanders were sitting together and discussing. At this time, Marco said: "Since Oyaji hasn't given us any new tasks, let's take this time to rest up. We'll be ready to go as soon as he has something planned."
Puru puru puru - Puru puru puru.
Marco's Den-Den Mushi suddenly rang, and he quickly retrieved it from his pocket.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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