The sea area where Rhodes is located has a relatively dense distribution of islands. It is the Orchika Sea area, one of the five sea areas in the West Sea. Although it is only a sea area in the West Sea, the pirate power is still much stronger than that in the East Sea.
Among them, the pirate with the highest bounty reached 35 million beli, and the one with 10 million to 20 million beli could not be counted on two hands.
but.
Counting Rhodes, there are already four pirates with bounties exceeding 10 million who have died at the hands of Rhodes.
It is now ten years since the Age of Great Pirates. Although the four emperors' separate forces have taken shape, the Shichibukai under the King are still fragmented and have not yet formed an order.
For Rhodes, wanting to punch the Yonko Shichibukai and kick the Navy's five oldest stars is still a little far away.
…
Half a day later.
Rhodes came to the island closest to him where there was a naval branch. The island was not big. There was only one small town on the island, which was where he often came.
"That's... Ghost Hand Ross!"
When the residents of the town saw Rhodes walking into the town from the shore, they all showed frightened expressions. Some people dragged their children back to their homes, while others closed the door tightly.
Although the pirate hunter profession also hunts pirates, it is not as glorious as the navy. After all, the vast majority of pirate hunters only aim for money.
Rhodes didn't care about this. He didn't like pirates, and he didn't like the navy. The pirates had no fixed abode and were chased by the navy, running around the sea. The navy had to obey orders and order, and was restricted everywhere, and there were There are many corrupted marines who behave more disgustingly than pirates.
In comparison, the profession of pirate hunter is much easier.
"It's Ghost Hand Ross!"
"Is he here again? It seems like less than half a month has passed!"
The arrival of Rhodes caused chaos in the naval branch. Countless naval forces were alarmed. Many recruits and sergeants showed a bit of fear on their faces when they saw the head held by Rhodes. Sweat stains overflowed from their foreheads. From time to time, Make a gulping sound.
Not long after, Colonel Moby, the top officer of the naval branch, came to the hall wearing a navy cloak with the word "justice" on it.
"Who is it this time?"
Colonel Moby's face was sullen, and his expression was not very pretty.
At their naval base, they may not be able to capture a pirate with a bounty of more than 10 million for two or three months. However, Rhodes, a pirate hunter, sent three consecutive pirates in just two months. There is a bounty of tens of millions on the head.
Although it is a good thing that brutal pirates are punished, this kind of thing often symbolizes the incompetence of their navy, which actually needs to rely on pirate hunters to punish pirates.
"Machete Lordes, with a bounty of sixteen million beli."
Rhodes took out a wanted poster from his arms, pressed it gently on the table, and motioned to Colonel Moby to come over and compare it.
Colonel Moby looked slightly surprised when he heard this.
"Lodes was killed by you?"
He had led the navy to hunt down Rhodes once before, but he was run away by the other party. Unexpectedly, not even a month had passed before Rhodes was killed by Rhodes.
He only took one look at the Lord's head on the table and determined that it belonged to Lord the Machete.
"Wait a minute, I have to report to my superiors."
After Colonel Moby stared at Rhodes' head for a few seconds, he took a deep look at Rhodes, turned around and walked into his office.
Not long after, Colonel Moby came to the hall again and said: "It has been confirmed, and the bounty will be sent soon..."
At this point, Moby paused and said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "The Navy has been recruiting new recruits recently. The headquarters asked me to ask you if you are willing to join the Navy. If you are willing, I can grant you the rank of Lieutenant Commander under the exception."
"Join the Navy?"
Ross touched his chin and said: "Forget it, I don't have any ambition. It's enough to just get some bounty money to go around."
Moby snorted. He didn't want to see Ross join the navy in the first place. It was the headquarters that asked him to come and inquire. Now it would be best if Ross refused.
A few hours later.
Rhodes' 16 million bounty was sent over and filled into a backpack. Rhodes opened it and glanced at it. He was too lazy to count and just took it away.
"Colonel, are we just going to do nothing?"
Lieutenant Colonel Laika stood next to Moby, gritting his teeth as he watched Ross leave, with an extremely cold look in his eyes.
"What to do? How do you want to do it?"
Moby glanced at Laika, snorted heavily, and said: "If you want to restore the lost prestige, get back to work! Catch all the pirates who are running amok!"
When Laika was scolded by Mobi, the muscles on his face moved, and finally he bowed his head in response. No one noticed that his lowered face was extremely stiff and cold.
…
It was already midnight after leaving the Navy Headquarters.
Rhodes was not afraid of being robbed in the middle of the night. He carried a backpack of money to the coast, got on his boat, and drove the boat back to the place where he had always lived.
This is a medium-sized island.
There are seven or eight small towns on the island, and there is also a very prosperous city in the center. Rhodes lives in one of these small towns.
When I came back, it was already the next morning.
"Hey, Ross is back."
"Did the trip go well? Are you injured?"
"Have you eaten anything? Our family has cooked some noodles, come here and try it?"
The residents of the town were very enthusiastic towards Ross, because a few months ago, pirates visited this town, and it was Ross who stood up, defeated many pirates by himself, and saved the little town. Town people.
Ross smiled and said hello to everyone in the town, returned to the small house where he lived, threw the backpack containing the money on the bed, and then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
I slept until the afternoon.
After waking up, Ross counted the money he currently owned.
"We already have more than 40 million beli. It's enough to buy a bigger ship, but the crew is a problem..."
Ross had a look of contemplation on his face.
Nico Robin is on this island, hiding in the underground dark intelligence agency in the central city. Rhodes wants to recruit her as a crew member, but once she is allowed to board the ship, she will definitely be wanted by the navy, so she can only Going to be a pirate.
"After all, the strength is not enough. If you have enough strength, no matter whether you are a pirate or a navy, you can easily carry out any identity, and no one dares to mess with you."
Ross shook his head and left the house, planning to go out to have something to eat and work hard on his practice after coming back.
Although exercising his own physique will not improve his talent proficiency, this improvement is independent of the talent system. His current physique is not strong, so there is huge room for improvement.