Marine Headquarters.
Vice-Admirals of Headquarters are second only to Marine Admirals and even some of the high-level meetings of Marine and the government. Vice-Admirals of Headquarters are eligible to participate.
Even though Momonga and others were newly promoted Headquarters Vice-Admiral, their attack ended in defeat and even Cancer fell in the battle. Such an event undoubtedly caused an earthquake in the whole Marine Headquarters.
Marine held an emergency meeting inside. All three Marine Admiral Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu were present. The outcome of the meeting was unknown, but the Marines outside could clearly see the depressing expression on Admirals and Vice-Admiral's faces.
The impact of this incident is too great.
Almost everyone knows that Marine Headquarters goes from officers to recruits and that the government and Marine can only do their best to eliminate the influence and not completely suppress the matter.
A few days after the incident, news about the Ghost Hand Pirates was taken by the news bird to all over the world and at the same time, the new Bounty Posters that were issued by the government also circulated.
Devil Child Nico Robin, hanging bounty 85 million Berries!
Demon Sherrif Laffitte, hanging bounty 150 million Berries!
Surgeon of Death Trafalgar Law, hanging bounty 30 million Berries!
Great Axe Xilu, hanging bounty 64 million Berries!
Apart from Ross, the bounty of his four crew members has reached 329 million Berries. Some Supernova Pirates in the first half of Grand Line, together with Captain, can hardly exceed that amount.
In addition, there is a bounty poster that belongs to the Pirates Captain, Ghost Hand Ross, a reward level never seen in the first half of the Grand Line.
440 million Berries!
This level of bounty is enough to be recognized as a strong man even in the second half of the Grand Line, the New World and in the first half of the Grand Line this level of bounty has never appeared in so many years!
After receiving this message, the major forces did not shake as before, but they were silent as they did not know what to say anymore.
"If the government and Marine can no longer impose sanctions on them, then once they are based on New World, it is likely that they will change the pattern of New World Yonko!"
Many people have reached a similar conclusion.
Even though the current strength of the Ghost Hand Pirates is far from reaching the level of Yonko, but their potential is horrifying!
...
New World.
In the Kingdom of Dressrosa in the back garden of the palace, Doflamingo is sitting in a reclining chair beside the swimming pool with a new newspaper in his hand.
After reading the newspaper for a while, he drew out a bounty order from it. Although no one could not see his eyes under his sunglasses, several veins broke out onto his forehead veins.
"Surgeon of Death? Law… you kid."
"Doffy, Law got on the Ghost Hand Pirates' ship. What should we do?"
The sticky, sluggish Trebol crawled from one side to the side of Doflamingo, his face slightly deformed.
He naturally knows something about Pirate Supernovas. But before today, even if Ghost Hand Ross's hanging bounty reached 300 million, he wouldn't care too much.
After all.
The first half of the Grand Line is completely different from the second half. The second half is called the New World. It does mean a new world. Only when someone strong enough comes to the New World, which is ruled by Yonkō and have the strength to at least put a fight against the Yonko, then and only then are they qualified to run amok in the sea.
But today, the news said that the Ghost Hand Pirates defeated an entire fleet led by three Headquarters Vice-Admiral and the bounty of the Ghost Hand Ross is increased to 440 million Berries!
He knew what it means.
Even Doflamingo only had a bounty of 340 million berries before he became a Shichibukai, although the current Doflamingo has the strength that will put him in the leagues with the 500 million berries pirates, The Ghost Hand Pirates are no longer an insignificant existence.
"Fufufufu, what to do? Nothing."
Doflamingo stared at the bounty order for several seconds and his eyebrows suddenly relaxed. He threw the bounty order aside and gave a strange laugh.
"Having defeated the Vice-Admiral fleet of Marine Headquarters, can Admirals still sit idly by? So we don't do anything, let's just wait for Marine to catch the little devil Law for us."
For Doflamingo, he is both a Tenryubito and one of the Shichibukai. It was easier to get a pirate with the bounty of 30 million Berries from Marines than to fight the Ghost-Hand Pirates to the death.
"Nah, that's right."
Trebol also showed a smile. They had some ways to negotiate with Marine and deal with the government. There was no need to fight with The Ghost Hand Pirates.
Doflamingo took a sip of wine from the glass and said: "Mobilize our Intelligence department to collect all the intelligence about the Ghost Hand Pirates, preferably their location and quietly send it to Vergo for delivery to Marine."
"Oh… that's great."
Vergo was Donquixote Family's first official member and he is now undercover in Marine Headquarters and has reached a rank of Rear Admiral with a step-by-step promotion.
If Ross's intelligence can be obtained and handed over to Marine, it will not only add to Vergo's achievements but it will also attract Marine Admiral to deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates, killing two birds with one stone.
...
Somewhere in White town.
The man in the green trench coat is staring at a newspaper in his hand.
"The survivor of O'Hara's, Nico Robin and the Ghost Hand Pirates, your situation is very dangerous…"
Not far away, a golden-haired teenager was practicing with a fisherman, beside which a young girl sat on the top of the ruins and looked at them while smiling.
...
Water Seven.
On a Pirate Ship that was docked here, Leader Don Chinjao was standing there, staring at the newspaper with one hand and the other hand subconsciously touching his head.
"Marines are still useless as always."
His biggest enemy in this life is Garp, but he can't beat Garp and he can't find Garp's family. Since Sai died by Ross's hands, Ross became his second enemy. During this period, he has been looking for Ross's traces.
Now he is located in Water Seven, not far from Oezi sea and the Spring island. He can arrive in the next island earlier than Ross and there is a great possibility for him to intercept the Ghost Hand Pirates, but the growth of the Ghost Hand Ross in just two years is astonishing.
440 million Berries!
This growth rate is too horrible. In just two years, Ross is almost out of his control. If he waited for some time then Ross will become another Garp for him and by that time he can only bear the hate in his heart and won't be able to do anything.
Whether to intercept the Ghost Hand Pirates in the next island, he is afraid that it is his last chance.
"That damn junior."
"I will use your blood to pay tribute to Sai…."