"Saint Jeygarsia Saturn really messed up this time!"
Nasjuro Saint glanced at Saint Jeygarsia Saturn. They had all watched the live broadcast, and Imu had also summoned them.
Next, they would discuss the failure of the God Valley battle.
That's right!
In their view, God Valley was a complete and utter failure.
If it weren't for Bai Ye, if the Celestial Dragons hadn't been transferred, if some World Government secrets hadn't been exposed, if the killing of the Celestial Dragons hadn't been known to everyone, and if Saint Jeygarsia Saturn and the God's Knights hadn't been suppressed by Bai Ye.
Then, by eliminating Rocks, they would have considered it a victory!
However, Bai Ye ultimately won with an overwhelming advantage. If it weren't for Imu's final attack, they all would have died by Bai Ye's hand.
"That guy is too strange."
Saint Jeygarsia Saturn's face was grim. Although he knew it sounded like an excuse, he truly believed that this loss wasn't solely his fault, but because Bai Ye's abilities were too bizarre.
If it had just been him, he felt he couldn't explain it, but with eight members of the God's Knights, and they were still defeated and nearly killed by Bai Ye, then there was a problem.
The eight of them combined were at least equivalent to two and a half Admirals in strength.
Yet, Bai Ye nearly knocked them all over with a single move.
In the Flower Room.
Imu sat calmly on the Empty Throne, looking at the Five Elders kneeling before him. He showed no emotion. Regarding this incident, it wasn't just Saint Jeygarsia Saturn's fault; the other four also held their breath, as their decisions had also been misguided.
"Imu, I am willing to accept any punishment."
Saint Jeygarsia Saturn was silent for a moment, understanding that there was no point in evading responsibility now.
He needed to bear the primary responsibility this time!
"That guy isn't dead. The World Government will handle this matter quietly for a while, but I want to capture him!"
Imu did not intend to hold Saint Jeygarsia Saturn accountable. He had seen everything; Saint Jeygarsia Saturn was no match for that guy at all.
Various strange abilities had even caused the God's Knights to suffer greatly.
There was no point in discussing Saint Jeygarsia Saturn's responsibility now.
For Imu, what mattered more now was whether he could capture a living Bai Ye.
"That guy is hard to catch. At first, I thought my immobilization ability could counter his Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but he could still move even when immobilized. Also, I don't know what kind of ability user he is, or if he's a special race!"
Saint Jeygarsia Saturn offered his insight. The first reason for their failure was their insufficient strength, and the second was that they had no idea what Bai Ye's abilities were; their intelligence was completely blank.
"That guy doesn't seem like a Devil Fruit user. Could he have eaten many Devil Fruits?"
After Pite Saint spoke, no one else in the room said anything.
"No matter what he is, as long as we capture him, everything will be known!"
There was no need to guess whether Bai Ye was a special race or a multiple Devil Fruit user. As long as they captured Bai Ye, they could research him.
"The known abilities can be recorded first, and then we can continue to investigate thoroughly and slowly look for an opportunity. That guy will eventually reveal a weakness. If he is a Devil Fruit user, then Sea Stone can be used to capture him.
Moreover, if we can build a Sea Stone cage, he might not be able to break it, and we have other means."
Saint Jeygarsia Saturn quickly said.
In his opinion, Sea Stone was the best way to deal with Bai Ye.
"Then, should we find an opportunity to arrange for some people to infiltrate his pirate crew? The Rocks Pirates should eventually fall apart, and we have plenty of time to wait."
It seemed they didn't need to rush at all.
"Imu, should a bounty be arranged?!"
Although Bai Ye was previously the Fourth Division Captain of the Rocks Pirates, he had never made a move, so they hadn't issued a bounty for him yet. When he was in the Sabaody Archipelago, they had planned one but hadn't released it, and then Bai Ye caused another major incident.
Now, Bai Ye's bounty needed to be carefully considered.
"2.5 billion Berries, plus an additional 100 million Berries from each of the nineteen Celestial Dragon families as an extra reward."
The bounty was 2.5 billion Berries, and with the extra rewards, that would be 4.4 billion!?
A first-time bounty of over 4 billion was unprecedented for the World Government. No one had ever received such an honor!
"Issue the bounty! He must be captured alive!"
Imu was now very interested in Bai Ye.
"Oh, by the way, was Rocks's body recovered?"
Imu suddenly remembered a question. Rocks's body hadn't been brought back, had it?
"No, Bai Ye took it. Rocks had just died, and they hadn't taken Rocks's body with them. Bai Ye made his move before my magic circle transfer."
Saint Jeygarsia Saturn felt some regret. He had planned to use the magic circle to transfer it away, but he hadn't expected Bai Ye to take Rocks's body beforehand.
"What exactly is that guy's objective?" Imu thought deeply, his eyes profound, but ultimately he couldn't figure out why he would do that. Bai Ye's actions seemed completely unpredictable.
Also, this period would likely require suppressing rebellions. To maintain the World Government's authority, they needed to do something!
"Oh, by the way, there's a scientist recently who seems quite good. I want to recruit him into our World Government, but we can observe him first!"
"Who?"
"Vegapunk!"
After discussing a few more matters, Imu arranged for several people to handle the tasks at hand.
At Marine Headquarters, upon seeing the wanted poster issued by the World Government, everyone was stunned.
"They actually issued such a high bounty?"
Garp picked up the wanted poster and scratched his nose, speaking with some emotion. He hadn't expected that just after Rocks died, another one would emerge.
Moreover, it wasn't just Bai Ye; the bounties of all surviving members of the Rocks Pirates had increased.
And, in this operation, besides Silver Axe and Rocks, all the other cadres were still alive. He could already imagine what the New World would be like in the future.
"Garp, the current situation is not good news for us. The World Government's authority is constantly declining."
Kong looked at Garp. Today, he received two pieces of news: one about Bai Ye's bounty, and another about Garp himself.
"Hehe, isn't it those guys' own doing? The Celestial Dragons are indeed as Bai Ye said—all trash!"
Garp said, a hint of disdain flashing across his face. He himself didn't think much of the Celestial Dragons. If it weren't for the fact that most pirates were involved in burning, killing, and looting, he actually wouldn't have wanted to join the Marine.
By joining the Marine, he wanted to uphold his own justice.
"The World Government intends to give you all the credit for annihilating Rocks this time. With new great pirates like Roger and Bai Ye appearing, the Marine needs a pillar of support!"
Kong ignored Garp and instead informed him of the World Government's decision.
Garp was originally indifferent, but upon hearing Kong's words, his expression immediately changed: "Rocks wasn't killed by me alone! This credit is for me!?"
It was rather shameful to admit, but Rocks wasn't defeated by him alone. He had teamed up with the God's Knights and Roger to take him down.
If he had faced Rocks alone, he probably would have been killed, right?
"The God's Knights cannot appear, although the live broadcast has already exposed them, the public doesn't know who these people are. The World Government will also control public opinion to make people forget them, and Roger is even less likely to appear. We cannot publicize the fact that the Marine and pirates cooperated to defeat a pirate. This matter can only be attributed to you!"
The God's Knights are personal guards of the Celestial Dragons, so naturally, they cannot appear in newspapers.
And Roger, as a pirate, naturally couldn't be publicized either. The World Government now needed to cover up the events of God Valley, as the impact caused by Bai Ye was simply too great.
This meant someone needed to step forward.
Therefore, Garp, who participated in defeating Rocks this time, became the best choice!
"First, issue Bai Ye's bounty. At the same time, Garp, from today on, you are the Marine's hero!!"
As Bai Ye's bounty was released worldwide.
At this moment, people all over the world stared blankly at the bounty, never having imagined that a pirate who had just debuted, though initially with the Rocks Pirates, had never achieved any significant feats.
At the same time, news of Rocks being defeated by Garp also spread like wildfire, and its momentum was even greater than that of Bai Ye.
Despite Morgans's broadcast of the event, the World Government's underlying power still existed. After eight hundred years, controlling public opinion was simple for them. While it wouldn't be easy to erase the impact immediately,
They could gradually make people forget about these things, because there weren't many ways for islands to communicate, so the matter could slowly fade from memory.
Morgans also received a warning from the World Government, and he was told to steer his newspaper in a direction favorable to the World Government. In exchange, the World Government would not pursue previous matters. Morgans was naturally pleased with this; his newspaper was already on track, and the World Government needed his influence, so he couldn't offend the World Government too severely.
It was indeed difficult for the World Government to find trouble with him, but not impossible!
On a desolate island, several members of the Rocks Pirates had gathered.
Even Wang Zhi, who had been clamoring to break up and return to occupy Hachinosu, was temporarily here and hadn't left.
"Bai Ye, why don't you consider it? I can give you a very good experience!"
In the air, Charlotte Linlin, standing on Zeus, licked the corner of her mouth, her eyes revealing undisguised intentions.
She hadn't seen how it ended, but now she only wanted to take Bai Ye and have a few children.
"No thanks, I'm not interested."
Several captains sat together. Although he knew that Charlotte Linlin seemed to be very interested in him because of the previous battle,
But to avoid being cuckolded, Bai Ye decided not to have any involvement with Charlotte Linlin.
Perhaps he could think, "I'm just trying it out, I'm not responsible for Charlotte Linlin," but Bai Ye just felt a bit disgusted.
If this woman were wholeheartedly devoted, Bai Ye would actually quite like her appearance. At least at this moment, she had grown to his liking and truly deserved to be the most beautiful female pirate of this era.
"Hey, Bai Ye, you really made a splash this time! You actually got a bounty of 2.5 billion, plus an additional 1.9 billion!"
Golden Lion felt a bit sour inside. Although his own bounty had increased quite a bit this time, it was still far less than Bai Ye, who had just debuted.
"Bai Ye is now in an endless feud with the World Government, and you, you've been hiding your strength all this time, haven't you?"
Wang Zhi said, looking at Bai Ye with some dissatisfaction. This bastard must not have used his full strength when fighting him before.
If he were to judge by the combat power shown at God Valley, how much power did he actually use when he fought him before?
"Gurararararara, with such bizarre abilities, are we all just going to go our separate ways now?"
Although Whitebeard was very curious about Bai Ye's abilities and race, he knew what he should and shouldn't say at this moment.
Asking about someone's abilities was a big taboo, and this was an unspoken understanding among the people present.
However, he also brought up the most pressing question for everyone: the disbandment.
The Rocks Pirates, apart from Rocks's original crew, were all great pirates from the New World. Except for Bai Ye, who initially had no fame and became a captain by being the first to respond to Rocks, everyone else joined for profit.
When Rocks was still alive, perhaps this pirate crew would have disbanded, but a pirate alliance would have existed.
But with Rocks's death, the one above them was gone, and everyone was currently in a state where no one submitted to anyone else.
Therefore, it was completely normal for the Rocks Pirates to disband.
"Bai Ye, let's form a pirate crew together?!"
Golden Lion looked at Bai Ye with burning eyes. He wanted to recruit Bai Ye to join him.
"MOMOMO, Bai Ye, let's create a pirate crew together!"
"Let's go back to Hachinosu together, I believe the World Government wouldn't dare come!"
"Damn it! Are you guys not putting me in your eyes? This is my dearest friend and relative, and you just ignore me and invite my friend?"
Undoubtedly.
Bai Ye became a hot commodity for everyone present.