Pirate: My bounty can’t be only 100

Naval Headquarters, Marin Vando.

The magma swallowed the blood, and the ice was stained bright red.

On top of the solid ice, corpses lay everywhere.

This is the biggest battle since the beginning of the great pirate era - the "War on the Top".

The two parties in the war are the Whitebeard Pirates and its 43 pirate groups and the Navy's elite plus the King's Shichibukai Allied Forces.

And now, the war has come to an end.

Bang bang bang!

Accompanied by gunshots and cries, a man's figure stood on the other side of the crack.

It was a huge crack created by an earthquake, which separated the entire Marine Headquarters "Marinvando".

A majestic figure, with an invincible momentum, blocked the pursuit of the naval troops.

Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate, one of the four emperors of the sea, the strongest man in the world.

He stood on the other side of the crack, half of his face dripping with blood, and there were two fatal wounds on his chest.

Dragging his broken body, he looked even more majestic in his old age than in his prime.

He is a remnant of the old world, and there is no ship to carry him in the new era.

Now, what "Whitebeard" has to do is to escort the people of the new era on the ship to the new world.

"You go, I will stop all enemies."

"The new era is yours!"

The majestic figure stood at the pass holding a "Cong Yunqi", and one person blocked the subsequent elite troops of the navy. It can be said that:

One man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it.

The victor in this war, the navy, is chasing the retreating "Whitebeard Pirates".

"War on Top" declares the victory of the navy with the death of "Fire Fist" Ace.

And now one of the three admirals of the navy who killed "Fire Fist" Ace: "Akainu" Sakaski.

He was being attacked by "Whitebeard" before he was about to die. Every punch was accompanied by shaking on the ground. As "Akainu" fell into the abyss, Whitebeard stood at the threshold of the navy's pursuit. No one dared to step forward.

It was at this last moment that he said the words that affected the world and intensified the process of the Great Pirate Age:

"Onepiece is real!"

……

Bang bang bang!

At the Basstown Pier, gunfire continued one after another, pirates suddenly rioted, and there were also young people with dreams and longing for the sea.

At this time, the warships stationed at the Baystown Naval Branch had also sailed out of the port to stop the rioting pirates.

In the "Sharp Knife Bar", people slapped the table and stood up, shouting that sentence:

"The legendary secret treasure, OnePiece! It is real."

"I knew it, I knew it..."

"***Navy, are you able to kill the Fourth Emperor 'Whitebeard' too!"

"Ace!"

“#@%*-……”

……

Ward looked at the chaotic scene in front of him, exhaled a breath, and looked at the seagulls flying from the sky.

Those are the "newspaper gulls" wearing standard hats and satchels hanging around their necks. They are sending news about the "war on top" to the world!

"The new newspaper is here." Ward has lived here for so long and often pays attention to the affairs of the "Straw Hat Pirates".

As a traveler from another world, of course he dreams of heading to the free sea and the end of the world.

But after all, he is just an ordinary person, at most a retired navy man who has trained in the army for a period of time.

There is no way he can join the trend of the times, but now, he has this opportunity.

Ward came outside the bar and watched the naval battle in the distance. A newspaper gull saw his waving and stopped next to him.

Standing on the beach, the ambitious Ward took out a 50-beli coin from his pocket and was about to pay it, when the seagull shook his head and showed an announcement.

"What! It's increased to 100 Baileys!"

The emotions that had been brewing before disappeared instantly, which means... I am only worth the price of a newspaper!

He forced a smile and touched the inner pocket of his chest.

[Do you want to redeem the 100 bounty? 】

【Yes. 】

Ward took out a 100-beli coin and handed it to the seagull, thus getting a newspaper.

He spent the first bounty in his life and exchanged it for a newspaper.

Ward turned his attention to the newspaper, and saw the most eye-catching headline:

"'Four Emperors' Whitebeard and 'Fire Fist' Ace were killed by the navy!"

……

"Killed by the navy?" Ward chuckled.

The newspaper also mentioned many secret things. Logically speaking, the world government would definitely block this information, but it spread out and the newspaper still had the courage to publish it.

"Whitebeard's last words: Onepiece, are real..."

"Straw Hat Luffy's whereabouts are unknown... The Red Haired Pirates have ended the war."

Seeing these familiar stories, Ward couldn't help but think of pictures in his mind, and the passion that originally came to the "Pirate World" resurfaced.

"It's time to... go to sea."

Ward seemed to be asking himself, of course, such a small town cannot restrain him.

But what are you going to do now? Ward smiled awkwardly.

You can't take the barrel, right?

But... as a pirate, there are always pirate ways.

boom!

In the distance, a cannonball flew towards him at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ward's eyes widened, why are you hitting me?

He jumped into the water and swam proudly in the cold water. Ward felt calm that he had not seen for a long time.

Pirates long for the free sea and want to swim proudly in the sea, but... those with abilities who take Devil Fruit will be rejected by the sea.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the older generation of traditional pirates are unwilling to take Devil Fruit and become espers.

They are confident in their own strength and have strong "dominance" and will not rely on the power of demons.

Another reason is that... Devil Fruits are too rare. At least for ordinary people like them who live in seaside towns, it is difficult to see "Devil Fruits" in their lifetime.

After resurfacing, Ward heard the abuse from Fan Geli, the owner of the "Knife Bar".

"You're a bunch of sons of bitches, they can't aim their guns well, come here."

Ward smiled and climbed to the shore. At least in his impression, the "Knife Bar" located on the seaside often suffered "a little damage."

But it still sits here tenaciously, facing the sunset, the sea breeze and waves.

……

As the night progressed, Ward returned home, changed his wet clothes, and began to look forward to his "newbie gift bag."

[Unlock the novice gift pack, an opportunity to recruit partners, and a novice prop as a gift. 】

Ward chose the "Novice Item" with anxiety in his heart. At this moment...a bright light flashed in front of him.

The light condenses into a ball, alienated and gathered.

After a while, a fruit appeared on the table. It was light blue in color and covered with patterns like water flow.

Devil Fruit!

Ward's heart skipped a beat. The novice gift package was...a "Devil Fruit"!

It is called the secret treasure of the sea, and its market price is at least 1 million beli!

It is called the "incarnation of the sea devil". After eating it, you will gain different abilities, but as a price, those who eat it will be rejected by the sea and become landlubbers.

Ward swallowed his saliva. He still didn't know what this fruit was and what abilities it had. If after eating it, he gained some very weak abilities and was disgusted by the sea, it would be more than worth the loss.

However, no matter how weak the "Devil Fruit" is, it can still be further developed through the hard work of the ability user.

And those without abilities can still stand in the sea by improving their "dominance".

To eat or not to eat...that is another question.

Ward looked at the "Devil Fruit" on the table, and the spiral water pattern seemed to be moving.

Unconsciously, he seemed to have entered a dreamland, and some kind of power was tempting him to eat this fruit.

Ward suddenly woke up, jumped up, and distanced himself from the fruit.

"Devil Fruit" also has this function!

Is this a temptation from the devil?

Ward took a deep breath and then swallowed. This was a treasure from the sea worth at least 1 million.

However, if you become an ability user, you can indeed gain a huge combat advantage in the early stages.

Because outside the "New World", there are very few people with domineering power, and ability users are the main fighting force in the first half of the Grand Route.

And "natural" fruits, without "dominance", are even more "bug" level existences.

Ward clenched his fist slightly. If he wanted to obtain a higher bounty and conquer the sea, he must become stronger.

He grinned, came to the "Devil Fruit" and said softly:

"The incarnation of the devil? What I eat is the devil."

Ward picked up the unknown fruit and took a bite. His face suddenly changed, and he immediately became "red and warm".

His taste buds seemed to explode, and the nausea made him uncontrollably want to spit out the "Devil Fruit" he had eaten.

It tastes so damn bad!

Ward was 100% sure that this was the most disgusting thing he had ever eaten in his life.

His face turned red and he lay on the ground in pain. The "Devil Fruit" bitten on his hand fell to the ground.

"He..."

Ward let out a low growl in his throat, pinched his neck with both hands, and tried his best to swallow the flesh that seemed to be filled with demonic filth.

Then there was a feeling of suffocation. He seemed to be immersed in water, unable to breathe, and about to drown.

what's going on!

His eyes widened, his forehead was covered with sweat, dripping down his cheeks.

Then, the sweat became more and more intense. Ward raised a hand and looked at the arm that was dripping with water.

Whoa!

Before he could say his last words, he turned into a puddle of water.