One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

"It's just that because you are strong, the bounty is hard to redeem, and so on, the investment is not as good as the return, so you have hardly ever encountered bounty hunters."

"But now, the Navy has significantly increased the bounty and removed 99% of the obstacles on the way to redeeming the bounty. So now, whether it's a bounty hunter or a civilian who is desperately short of money, they will choose to target you."

"Sneak attacks and poisoning are just commonplace for them."

"You might not believe me if I say this, but if I tell you that after the Navy significantly increased bounties, the Holy Light Group spent nearly 2 trillion in just two years to pay the bounties of pirates."

Nami's body trembled: "2,2,2 trillion Berries!!!"

Karl shrugged: "Pretty much. Anyway, now the Navy only needs to deal with pirates with bounties of 3 million or more, because pirates with bounties of less than 3 million are simply not worth the Navy's time."

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Usopp swallowed hard. After the Enies Lobby incident, his bounty was 3000 million Berries. According to Carl, his bounty should now be 9000 million Berries. He's worth that much?

"In short, being a pirate is very risky now. If you're too weak, you'll be targeted by bounty hunters; if you're too strong, you'll be targeted by the Navy. Unless you can become a Yonko-level pirate crew, even then... it doesn't seem very safe."

"In short, now that things have come to this, I won't say anything more to persuade you not to become pirates, because there's no turning back for you."

"Here, these are your respective bounties. Take a look! I need to rest now. Call me when we get to Fishman Island!"

Karl pulled a stack of bounty posters from his pocket and handed them to Nami, then leisurely walked to a corner and lay down on a recliner.

The Straw Hat crew remained silent for a moment, then gathered around in perfect unison, eager to see just how much their bounty was.

"Hahaha, my bounty is 720 million Berries! That's a huge increase!" Luffy didn't take Karl's words to heart at all, remaining carefree as ever. Everyone was speechless with disbelief.

Zoro's bounty is 240 million, which is more than double.

Sanji's bounty is 231 million, which is three times the previous amount.

Usopp's is 9000 million, which is three times more.

Nami's bounty is 5400 million, three times higher. This bounty is the most popular among mid-level bounty hunters; it's basically free money.

Robin's bounty remains at 8000 million Berries, but she has been marked as a political prisoner, and her bounty is paid by the World Government, not the Navy.

Frankie's bounty is $132 million, three times higher.

Brook's bounty is 231 million Berries, a sevenfold increase. This is because Brook is an old-timer; the original bounty of 33 million Berries was doubled after the increase, so this is roughly how it is.

And then... Chopper, let's not even talk about him.

According to the Navy's new regulations, a pirate's bounty is 0.1% of the pirate crew captain's. This means that if Chopper's bounty were calculated as a pirate's henchman, his bounty would be 72 Berries...

But now, his bounty has simply tripled, to 150 Berries, which is just 50 Berries more expensive per newspaper.

Chopper: I don't need this bounty!!!

Upon seeing her bounty, Nami burst into tears: "Waaaaah, why, why, 5400 million Berries."

Chopper sighed deeply, silently walked to a corner, looked up at the sea at a 45-degree angle, and thought, "I'm tired. Let's destroy it!"

Nami was sad because her bounty was too high, but what about him?

People's joys and sorrows are different. Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji take it all in stride. After all, what's the point of being a pirate if you don't have a bounty?

......

"Hey, why is it dark?"

"Idiot, because we've dived to a place where the sunlight can't reach anymore, this is the deep sea!"

"Wow! That's amazing! Does that mean we'll be at Fishman Island soon?"

Nami looked at the sea chart in her hand under the light and shook her head: "No, it will take a while, but as long as everything goes smoothly, we'll be there soon."

Upon learning that they were about to arrive at Fishman Island, Sanji's heart began to pound uncontrollably.

"Mermaid, hehe, mermaid...."

In the corner, Robin sat quietly beside Karl, looking at him who was pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, and said softly, "We're almost at Fishman Island, aren't you going to get up?"

Karl slowly opened his eyes: "No rush, we'll talk about it when we get there. What, is there something you want to say?"

"Um, I want to ask you, will the revolutionary army succeed?"

Karl chuckled and shook his head: "I don't know. In the past, I did have a purpose in using the Revolutionary Army to overthrow the World Government, but now that the Navy has separated from the World Government, I don't need to worry about it too much."

"You mean, the navy won't interfere with whatever the Revolutionary Army does?"

"Yes, but it's just a formality. If the Revolutionary Army can overthrow the World Government, that's their achievement. If they fail, it doesn't matter to the Navy. Anyway, the Navy only needs to deal with pirates. Other things are not within the Navy's scope of consideration."

Besides, he has already sponsored the Revolutionary Army enough. Over the years, the Revolutionary Army has made a fortune by virtue of being the number one distributor of the Holy Light Shell. With Dragon's abilities, he probably already has the strength to challenge the World Government.

It's just that the time isn't right yet.

Upon hearing this answer, Robin was momentarily speechless, so he changed the subject, saying, "By the way, do you remember those rubbings of the Poneglyphs you gave me?"

"Yes, of course. Did you find anything?"

Robin smiled and said, "Now I only need the last piece of the red Road Poneglyph to calculate Laugh Tale's location."

"Finding the last piece of the road sign's historical text is not so easy."

Robin raised an eyebrow: "Why? You could find even the one in Zou, so why the last one..."

"Because the red road sign history text for Fishman Island has disappeared!"

Robin's eyes widened immediately: "You mean, the last Road Poneglyph was originally on Fishman Island?"

“That’s right! I confirmed this with King Neptune a long time ago, but now only a regular Poneglyph remains on Fishman Island.”

"The red one disappeared mysteriously many years ago."

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"How is this possible! The Poneglyphs are such a huge piece, who could have taken it from Fishman Island to another place?"

Karl shook his head: "I don't know, but I've always suspected that Shanks did it."

"Shanks? Luffy's mentor, the Emperor of the Sea?"

"Yes, he was an apprentice on Roger's ship back then. He must have known that the Road Poneglyph was on Fishman Island, but I beat him up many times and he just wouldn't admit that he took the Poneglyph."

Robin: ......

"So, what brings you to Fishman Island this time?"

Without hesitation, Karl said, "Let's go to the Mermaid Cafe—no, let's go witness the awakening of Poseidon, the Sea King!"

Robin automatically ignored the Mermaid Cafe, because Poseidon, the Sea King, was more on her mind.

"You mean, Poseidon, one of the ancient weapons, is on Fishman Island?"

"Princess Shirahoshi of Fishman Island is the current Poseidon, but when I came to Fishman Island a long time ago, she was still a child and had not yet awakened the power of the Poseidon."

"And according to the prophecy, the king of the sea monsters will awaken at the age of 16."

"This year, Shirahoshi is already 16 years old, and if nothing unexpected happens, she will awaken soon."

Upon hearing this shocking news, Robin was somewhat puzzled: "How do you know so much?"

"Haha, do you still think I'm that little boy who could only hide in the closet when pirates came?"

"Standing before you now is a naval admiral, a naval hero, and the richest man in the world."

Robin sighed, "I'm sorry, I was too late back then. If I had come earlier, your parents wouldn't have..."

"That happened more than 20 years ago, no need to talk about it anymore. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye I'm a 33-year-old uncle."

Looking at Carl's handsome face as always, Robin said in an annoyed tone, "You don't look like an old man at all."

"Everyone, Fishman Island is just ahead!!!"

"Really? Let me see!!"

Carl stood up from the recliner and looked at the giant bubble in front of him: "Looks like we've arrived!"

......

"You are pirates, so you can't enter Fishman Island directly through the main gate. Therefore, let's part ways here!"

Luffy scratched his head: "Huh? Karl, aren't you a Devil Fruit user too? This is the ocean!"

Karl smiled slightly, not revealing that he was no longer afraid of seawater: "It's alright, I just need to borrow some of your bubbles."

Soon, Carl covered himself in bubbles, left the Sunny, and turned to the Straw Hat crew: "Goodbye, and don't cause any trouble on Fishman Island!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Karl, we're not all strangers on Fishman Island anymore!"

After waving goodbye, Karl swam toward the main entrance.

"Halt! Explain your purpose!"

"It's you guys again. Don't you remember me?"

Upon seeing Karl's familiar face, the shrimp soldier was immediately terrified: "Mr. Karl! What brings you here! Please, please come in!"

Although he hadn't seen Karl for a long time, he still remembered him very well because Karl had done something big on Fishman Island back then! It was hard not to remember him.

"How's it going? How's Fishman Island doing lately?"

Shrimp Soldier sighed and shook his head: "To be honest, it's not that good, but it's much better than last year."

Two years ago, the Marineford War ended, and Whitebeard was killed in action, leaving only some remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates. However, they were struggling to protect themselves, let alone continue to protect Fishman Island.