"All the intelligence points to him! That chef named Ren possesses some kind of Devil Fruit ability that allows him to infinitely strengthen his comrades through his cooking! His very existence has broken the balance of power!"
"The Will of D, combined with this unheard-of support ability... if we let them continue, the history of eight hundred years ago will repeat itself!"
"We can't wait any longer," the sword-wielding Gorosei stood up, his gaze as cold as a blade. "We must use the final measure to uproot this cancerous tumor that could overturn the world!"
"Pass the order! Summon all the forces of the Marines! At the same time, contact Gol D. Roger. Tell him that Rocks's existence is not only a threat to us but also the greatest obstacle on his path!"
"We will prepare a grand, irresistible stage for them on this sea. A... final graveyard!"
The decision of the Five Elders foreshadowed a huge, world-shaking conspiracy that was about to unfold. And the world's tremors soon reached the Azure Dragon in another form.
One day, a News Coo, in a near-suicidal manner, shrieked and dropped a stack of brand-new bounty posters on the deck, and then fled for its life without looking back. When Gatz curiously picked up the beautifully printed, fresh-ink-smelling bounty posters, the entire Azure Dragon fell into a dead silence, followed by a sky-shaking burst of wild laughter.
The bounty amounts had seen an unprecedented, world-silencing surge.
[Rocks D. Xebec: Bounty 5,049,000,000 Beli!]
(Crime: The sin of overturning the world. His very existence is the highest provocation to the World Government!)
["Whitebeard" Edward Newgate: Bounty 4,880,000,000 Beli!]
(Crime: Possesses the power to destroy the world, the wings of Rocks. Extremely dangerous!)
["Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin: Bounty 4,530,000,000 Beli!]
(Crime: A walking natural disaster. Her destructive power is comparable to an Ancient Weapon!)
Even the bounties for Gatz, Silver, and Dolum had broken the one billion Beli mark, officially ranking them among the great pirates. And the most eye-catching was Ren's bounty poster. In the photo, he was calmly holding a pot of food that radiated a seven-colored light, with the shattered Crystal Emperor Crab in the background.
["God's Chef" Ren: Bounty 3,000,000,000 Beli!]
[Crime: The heart of the Rocks Pirates. Ability unknown. Suspected of possessing a Devil Fruit ability that creates miracles. His strategic threat level—Equal to Captain Rocks! Must be captured alive, at all costs!]
This number, this evaluation, made Ren the most expensive chef in the world overnight.
"Wahahaha! Three billion! Looks like those old geezers at the World Government finally know what's what!" Gatz held his new bounty poster, grinning from ear to ear.
Rocks, on the other hand, looked at his own bounty, a world-scorning arrogance on his face. He casually tossed his bounty poster aside. His gaze pierced through the endless waves, looking toward the distant horizon, where an island hidden by the gods seemed to lie. "Alright, boys, the celebration can begin," Rocks's voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears, carrying the oppressive weight of a coming storm. "After this meal, we're going to pull those so-called gods down from their thrones!"
The storm created by the bounty posters was like a giant rock thrown into the sea, its ripples lasting for a long time. On the Azure Dragon, a celebration was raging even hotter than the sun in the Crystal Garden. Gatz was running around the deck with his new 1.2 billion Beli bounty poster, showing it off to everyone he met. Newgate's laughter echoed through the sky. He had pasted the poster with his majestic figure on a wine barrel, declaring it the official label for the best-aged wine he had ever drunk. Anyone who dared to touch it would get a taste of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Charlotte Linlin had no concept of money, but she knew that the number on her 4.5 billion bounty poster was very big. So she righteously pre-ordered all the desserts for the next month from Ren, with a different kind every day, from Lava Chocolate Volcano Cake to Deep Sea Pearl Mousse. Ren just nodded calmly and silently wrote in his small notebook: "Charlotte Linlin, symptoms of high-calorie sweet dependency syndrome are worsening. Need to develop a new low-sugar, high-energy substitute to prevent structural obesity of the ship's hull."
Only Rocks sat alone at the bow, playing with the bounty poster with his arrogant smile on it, but there was not much joy on his face. 5.049 billion. This number was indeed enough to silence the world, but it was more like a death warrant, a declaration of war from the World Government. In the past two years, although they had roamed the seas and seemed to be doing well, the feeling of being chased by the dogs of the Marines and the World Government ultimately annoyed him. He, Rocks D. Xebec, was a man who would be King of the World, not a rat hiding in the east and west.
"Captain, what are you thinking about?" Ren had come over at some point and handed him a cup of hot tea brewed with a special calming grass from a sky island.
"I'm thinking about when I can burn down the home of the guys who print this scrap paper," Rocks took the tea and drank it in one gulp, a hint of annoyance in his voice.
Ren did not reply, just calmly looking at the distant sea horizon. Just then, Silver's voice suddenly came from the crow's nest, as calm as ever. "Nine o'clock. Something is approaching at high speed underwater. Not a Sea King. It's mechanical."
Before his words had even faded, the sea surface to the port side of the Azure Dragon suddenly exploded. A strange, black-shark-like, single-person submarine burst out of the water. The hatch opened, and a man in a black suit and a mask stood inside. He was holding a strange, trumpet-like device. "Rocks D. Xebec, by order of the World Government, I am here to confirm your position. Surrender now. You are surrounded!" The man's voice came through the amplification device, as cold as a machine.
Gatz was in the middle of a good drink and was annoyed at being interrupted. He immediately flared up. "What the hell? Surrounded? By you, you little iron fish?" He shouldered his anchor and was about to make a move, but Rocks waved his hand to stop him. Rocks looked at the CP agent, a very dangerous smile on his face. "Oh? Surrounded? Where are the people?"
The agent seemed not to have expected this reaction. He was stunned for a moment, then sneered. "The Marine encirclement will arrive in three hours. You have no escape."
"Three hours?" Rocks looked as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. "So, you're the only one here right now?"
"Confirming the target's position is my mission. My mission is alre—" Before the agent could finish, his pupils contracted sharply. Rocks's figure had disappeared from the bow at some point and had appeared in front of his submarine like a ghost the next second, one hand lightly resting on the top of his head.
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