Carl hadn't expected Newsbird to sell old newspapers.
With Chopper, the animal translator, communicating with Newsbird was effortless. After careful inquiry, she successfully bought newspapers covering the few days they were on Skypiea, as well as the Straw Hats' updated bounty posters.
The news in the newspaper primarily covered the Straw Hats' defeat of Katakuri and Cracker of the Big Mom Pirates, along with speculation about the Straw Hats' journey to Skypiea.
The narrative still revolved around the Straw Hats being the Fifth Emperor.
Additionally, there were other news items, such as significant actions by rookie pirates.
The Kid Pirates' alleged massacre of civilians and the Radio Pirates' provocation of the Marines were mentioned, but compared to the Straw Hats' exploits, these rookie pirates seemed to be playing childish games.
"Luffy, our bounties have been updated."
Carl handed the new bounty poster to Luffy, who excitedly placed it on the deck, and everyone gathered around.
Captain Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy: 1.5 Billion Berries!
Lightning Great Swordsman Carl: 1.3 Billion Berries!
Little Racoon Tony Tony Chopper: 10 Million Berries!
Kung Fu White Bear Bepo: 15 Million Berries!
Shachi: 20 Million Berries!
Penguin: 20 Million Berries!
Only a few bounties were updated, but the key point was the significant increase in Luffy's and Carl's rewards, rising by hundreds of millions.
This was the direct result of defeating Katakuri and Cracker. As for Chopper, Bepo, Shachi, and Penguin, their increased bounties were likely a consequence of the discussion when Carl contacted Garp.
"Woooo! What's going on? How did my bounty become 150 million? My bounty has decreased!" Luffy suddenly wiped away tears.
"Hey, hey, Luffy, count the zeros after that! It's 1.5 billion, not 150 million!" Usopp couldn't help but complain.
The others were speechless.
How could he miscount that? Surely Luffy's arithmetic wasn't taught by bandits, right?
"Huh? Really! Hahahaha, so my bounty is 1.5 billion!" Luffy returned to his silly grin.
"Woooo! Bepo and I are finally no longer 'pets' with rewards of fifty and five hundred Berries! Boooooo, thank you, Mr. Carl!" Chopper and Bepo burst into tears.
For Chopper and Bepo, having bounties of fifty and five hundred Berries was a constant source of embarrassment.
They likely had the lowest bounties in the entire sea.
What was even worse was having such low rewards while doing the work of fighting Four Emperors' commanders. Their labor was so undervalued that it wasn't protected by any law, and there was no way to complain. If it hadn't been for Carl calling and arguing with Garp, probably nothing would have changed.
"Bepo, we also have rewards in the tens of millions now! We're big-shot pirates too!" Chopper said to Bepo with his arms akimbo.
"Chopper, 10 million Berries is still the lowest on the ship, and we're still trash," Bepo said casually.
Then, a reindeer and a white bear hid in the corner and sulked.
Carl shrugged, indicating there was nothing more she could do; what she could do had already been done.
"Yo-shi! To celebrate the new bounties, let's have a banquet!" Luffy yelled again.
Another banquet! He was truly determined to hold a banquet at every opportunity!
Nami tapped the Berries in her hand, glanced at the pile of gold following behind them, and decided to endure it. Anyway, Moo Moo could find all the ingredients, so the cost of wine, vegetables, oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar shouldn't be too exorbitant.
After a night of feasting, Carl woke up on a giant sword suspended in the air.
Seeing the blanket covering her body, Carl couldn't help but smile.
Robin was truly considerate!
Watching the rising sun in the east, Carl subconsciously picked up her camera and took a picture. But she was taken aback for a moment because she saw a small island, and a waterline extended from the small island on the sea.
Thinking of a certain individual who liked to roam around on a bicycle, Carl's eyes narrowed slightly.
Aokiji... this guy couldn't help but show up!
"Hey! Everyone wake up! I see an island!" Carl yelled.
Immediately, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper woke up, lying on the bow and looking at the small island in the distance, excited smiles on their faces.
Although the island wasn't large, it was the first island they had encountered after descending from Skypiea!
Nami also woke up and immediately directed everyone to steer the ship and head towards the island at full speed.
Even if it was a small island, Nami wouldn't pass it up. What she wanted to draw was a world map; how could she ignore an island just because it was small?
The Mini Merry II followed.
Standing on the deck, Law caught a glimpse of an ice trail extending towards the island and immediately realized something.
"Hey! Carl-ya!"
...asking for flowers...
"Law, I know, calm down!"
Law was relieved to get Carl's response.
Aokiji should be traveling alone, just an Admiral, and the Straw Hats shouldn't be afraid. It was just that Law couldn't guess what Aokiji was doing here.
If he wanted to capture the Straw Hats, just one Admiral wouldn't be enough.
So, what was his purpose?
The ship landed quickly, and Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper couldn't wait to rush onto the island and quickly explore it.
Although the island was small, there were quite a few fruits and animals.
The three of them continuously collected and hunted, quickly gathering a substantial amount of food.
At this time, Luffy found a man lying on a large rock on the shore.
....00
There was also a bicycle next to him.
"Uncle, who are you? Why are you sleeping here?" Luffy asked, picking his nose.
"Luffy, there don't seem to be any other ships around. I'm afraid this uncle is in trouble," Chopper and Usopp guessed.
"So it turned out to be a man in distress, but he doesn't look like it at all. Look at him sleeping so leisurely."
"Stupid Luffy, he must be starving!"
The three chattered and discussed, directly waking up the young man.
Aokiji was taken aback when he saw Luffy. He had been looking for Luffy for several days, but there was no news. He hadn't expected to meet him here so early in the morning.
By the way, it seemed he still had a mission. What was it?
Aokiji scratched his head, couldn't remember for a long time, so he simply gave up, pulled his blindfold back down, and continued to sleep.
At this moment, other members of the Straw Hat crew also came over, and when they saw the person lying on the big rock, they all showed puzzled expressions. On the contrary, Law recognized this person immediately and secretly became alert.
Thump! Robin suddenly fell to the ground.
Her pupils constricted, and her body couldn't help but tremble.
That's right, Robin recognized Aokiji at a glance and instantly remembered what had happened when she was eight years old, subconsciously feeling fear. Even though she had become stronger now, she still couldn't help but feel scared.
"Robin, what's wrong?" Tashigi behind her asked concerned.
Everyone also looked back at Robin, seeing her frightened appearance, and didn't know what was happening for a moment.
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