Chapter 41: Chapter 41 A Bounty Of 330 Million Is Offered To Kill Someone With A Borrowed Knife
"It's really fast."
Lucifer smiled slightly.
He had expected this news for some time. If nothing unexpected happens, the final winner should be the Red-Haired Pirate.
But that's none of his business. Lucifer is still fishing around in the first half of the Grand Line, with no dealings with the Four Emperors of the New World for the time being.
Turning the page of the newspaper, a bounty order suddenly fell out.
"Oh? Has the new bounty finally come out?"
The photo on the bounty was unmistakably of Lucifer, and his bounty had been updated.
The Devil, Lucifer, with a bounty of 330 million Berries, for committing heinous crimes, disregarding life or death.
Lucifer's bounty had risen by 100 million, and the details of his destruction of Crescent Island, along with the slaughter of tens of thousands of pirates, had been exposed.
Marine's intentions were obvious: using a "knife" to kill someone.
By making Lucifer the target of Marine's bounty, they were deliberately stoking hatred in the pirate world.
The pirates would no doubt be incensed, and powerful pirate crews would inevitably target Lucifer after seeing the bounty and the associated deeds.
With these pirates bearing the brunt, Marine could sit back and reap the rewards.
"Sengoku is Sengoku, as the Resourceful General, he lives up to his name."
Inside Marine, only Sengoku could pull off this kind of tactic.
Sometimes, the softest knives are the deadliest. Sengoku had been a Marine Admiral for decades and was a master of using such indirect means to eliminate enemies.
"Hey, hey, why isn't there a bounty on my uncle?"
Cavendish approached Lucifer, complaining.
"You're not a pirate, so of course, you wouldn't have a bounty."
Cavendish's joining Lucifer's crew had not been made public, so his apparent identity was still that of the Prince of Rommel Kingdom.
Because of his status as a prince, even though Cavendish had killed many people due to his sleepwalking condition, he had not been targeted by Marine.
In the original timeline, Cavendish was exiled by his kingdom and set out to sea to become a pirate, eventually earning a bounty.
Now that Lucifer had recruited him, Cavendish's pirate career had simply started a little earlier.
"Just wait, with your strength, it won't be long before Marine offers a bounty on you."
Cavendish's reputation was not insignificant, and now that he had joined the Nether Pirates, a bounty would soon be issued by Marine.
Considering Lucifer's name combined with Cavendish's strength, the bounty would surely come quickly.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
At that moment, a burst of cannon fire echoed from the distance.
Lucifer looked up, and a small island appeared ahead on the horizon.
The shells had been fired from the island, blowing apart a pirate ship approaching the shore.
The ship was engulfed in flames, teetering on the edge of sinking.
As the pirate ship ran aground, several small boats launched from the island, and a group of pirates stormed the ship, looting, killing, and burning.
Loud shouts and boisterous laughter echoed from the pirate ship, filling the air for a long time.
"Heh, heh, what kind of island is this? It's so chaotic."
"He's actually robbing a passing pirate ship?"
Cavendish stood at the side of the ship, staring ahead with wide eyes, shocked.
He had seen many pirates rob merchant ships, but it was rare to see pirates robbing other pirates.
"This is Magic Valley Town, a small town where pirates gather. The island is filled with pirates, and there is no law at all."
Lucifer looked calmly at the small island ahead.
"Magic Valley Town? Is there someone we're looking for there?"
Cavendish seemed a little surprised.
He knew the destination was Magic Valley Town, but he hadn't expected it to be so chaotic.
For outsiders trying to land, even reaching the shore was a big challenge. Pirates who weren't strong enough had already been killed before even getting close to the shore.
"The person I'm looking for isn't on the island, but in the sky."
Lucifer glanced upward at the drifting white clouds in the sky.
There was nothing visible, but Lucifer knew that there were islands suspended among the clouds.
"In the sky? Sky Island?"
Cavendish had obviously heard the legend of Sky Island.
"Isn't that a myth? Everything about the Golden Township is fake."
"Captain, you don't really believe it, do you?"
Cavendish wanted to laugh, but seeing Lucifer's serious expression, he dared not laugh out loud.
He was certain that if he did, Lucifer would throw him into the sea immediately.
"The reason legends exist is that they must have some truth behind them."
"People in this world are ignorant. When they can't find the land of gold, they dismiss it as a lie, but that's just their incompetence."
"Let's go. Let's take a look."
Lucifer waved his hand, "Let's take off."
As soon as his voice fell, the Nether under their feet lifted off the sea and slowly soared into the sky.
The ship rose faster and faster, quickly reaching an altitude of 1,000 meters.
As the Nether flew higher, the air grew thinner.
Both Cavendish and baby5 began to show signs of hypoxia, gasping for breath, their eyes turning red.
It took about five minutes for the Nether to reach an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Looking down, all that could be seen were thick clouds, and the sea had disappeared from view.
"Heh, heh, this is exciting."
Cavendish was clearly exhilarated.
"Idiot, what's so exciting about this? You'll die if you fall!"
Baby5 was different—she was trembling with fear, clinging to the mast and refusing to let go.
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