One Piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

Lockes took the newspaper with interest and glanced at it.

Apart from that long string of zeros, it was just a bloody photo.

Shocking! The Great Swordsman of Blood, Charlotte, committed such a crime in Water Seven.

After massacring over a thousand townspeople on the island, they disappeared without a trace while being pursued by the navy.

Lockes glanced at a few headlines in the newspaper, then tossed it aside with little interest.

These were all minor matters to him.

Has Kurozumi Muguruma returned?

Lox asked his men below.

"Not yet! I've already followed up, but they said something came up and they were delayed for a while?"

The subordinate reported with his head bowed.

Upon hearing his subordinate's words, Locke frowned.

He pulled out a Den Den Mushi from his person and dialed the number directly.

Brubru!

The call was answered very quickly.

"Hey! Kurozumi Mugura, how's it going on your end?"

"Lox said in a deep voice."

Kurozumi Musashi returned immediately after hearing Rocks' words.

"Captain Rocks, we've found a Poneglyph about Uranus, and we even have an address for it. It's located in a place called the Valley of the Gods, but we still need to investigate where the Valley of the Gods is right now!"

Rocks' expression changed drastically upon hearing the words "King of the Heavens" and "Valley of the Gods," but his tone remained calm.

"Okay! I understand. Investigate this as soon as possible."

"It's Captain Rocks!"

"Isaizumi Musashi said cautiously."

Then he hung up the phone.

"Sister! Can what you just said really fool Rocks?"

Kurozumi Seimaru looked at his older sister and said cautiously.

"Idiot! That's not lying, I was just trying to entice him to make a choice! Besides, I wasn't wrong just now. You've seen that historical text in the family before. It clearly mentions the Heavenly King and the Valley of the Gods. Moreover, the Valley of the Gods only opens once every forty years, and the next opening won't be until next year."

"That's what Kurozumi Muge said."

"Then why didn't you tell Lox that next year is the opening time of God Valley?"

Kurotan Seimaru asked, puzzled.

"Idiot! If I tell him now, won't we lose our usefulness? The reason we became the captains of the 7th Division is because we are useful. If we lose our usefulness, can we survive in the Rocks Pirates?"

Don't forget, Charlotte almost killed you back then. If Rocks hadn't stopped her, you would be meeting Amaterasu long ago.

Kurotan Musashi said with a sense of disappointment.

As members of the Kurozumi clan, who were expelled from Wano Country, they dreamed of returning to Wano Country.

Now they are using Rocks' power to help them reclaim Wano Country.

"By the way, is there any news about that Devil Fruit?"

Kurotan Musashi looked at her younger brother and asked.

"Not yet! I suspect it's with Rocks, otherwise I would have found out more after searching for so long. Also, according to the last person who saw it, Rocks used to stay on that island, so I suspect that Rocks kept the Devil Fruit."

When Kurozumi Semimaru heard his sister mention Devil Fruits, he immediately perked up.

Because that Devil Fruit is the symbol of Wano Country.

If they had that fruit, the Kurozumi family could return to Wano Country.

"Yes! Keep a close eye on news about that Devil Fruit, and notify me immediately if there's any information."

Kurozumi Mugen looked at her younger brother with concern and said.

"Ok!"

Seeing Kurozumi Serimaru nod, Kurozumi Higurashi felt relieved.

……

On the sea!

A merchant ship is sailing on the sea.

This is indeed the ship Charlotte was on.

Paul stared at the sea, bored.

Suddenly, my eyes lit up when I saw the newspaper-selling seagull overhead.

"Come quick! I need to buy a newspaper!"

Paul shouted at the newspaper gulls flying low overhead.

Upon hearing the noise, the newspaper gull quickly lowered its head and saw someone waving at it.

This made its eyes light up instantly; business was in the air.

"Quack quack!"

The newsboy flew over Paul!

Paul understood and tossed fifty peles over.

Upon seeing this, the newspaper-selling seagull also dropped a stack of newspapers.

Paul hurriedly took it and couldn't wait to open it and take a look.

People around Paul gathered around him.

On this vast, boundless sea, there were few amusement facilities, which made their voyage extremely boring.

Chapter 81 The Red Earl's Bounty

Reading newspapers is a very enjoyable thing.

Here you can see information from the outside world and also pass the time, killing two birds with one stone.

When Paul opened the newspaper, two bounty posters fell out.

People were used to it; newspapers often carried wanted posters from the navy.

Paul picked it up from the ground and looked at it.

His pupils widened instantly.

The bounty figure above shocked him to his core.

When others gathered around to look, they were all dumbfounded.

"Ones, tens, hundreds...one hundred million, tens! Tens! One billion!"

Paul stared in shock at the string of numbers above and exclaimed in disbelief.

"One billion! Boss, your bounty has broken through! It's reached one billion!"

Upon seeing the string of numbers, Paul immediately ran to Charlotte's side and shouted.

"Huh? What's all the fuss about?"

Charlotte, who was lying on the recliner, opened her slightly closed eyes and looked at Paul.

"Boss! Boss, look quick, there's a bounty poster for you up there!"

Paul quickly handed the newspaper to Charlotte.

Charlotte took it and looked at it; it was her own bounty poster.

"Tch! What's so surprising about a 50 million increase!"

Charlotte tossed the newspaper to Paul and said casually.

His tone showed disdain for the reward offered.

Paul quickly caught it.

"Boss, you must know that once you reach a billion, you'll become a true great pirate, known throughout the world!"

Paul exaggeratedly stretched out his arms.

Charlotte smiled after hearing this.

Do you think your boss cares about this kind of thing?

Charlotte raised an eyebrow, tilted her head, and looked at Paul as she spoke.

"Forehead!"