While the Golden Lion was dealing with the reckless pirate ship, a pirate ship was trailing far behind, with a scarred man on one of its ships observing through binoculars.

"As expected, there were people on that golden ship."

The scarred man put down his binoculars and spat, "Damn the navy, are they using this kind of thing to deal with us pirates?"

"Captain, what should we do? Give up?" a pirate asked nearby.

"Of course not!"

Scarface clenched his fist and grinned maliciously, "Since the Navy has come up with this plan, we won't let them down. This is a provocation against us, and we must fight back. This ship is mine!"

This scarred-face man, clenching his fist and grinning menacingly, exuding confidence, is a rising star pirate who has emerged on the high seas since the "Worst Generation."

Captain of the Scarred Pirates, 'Wild Blade' Ben Jestan, bounty 169 million Berries.

The person next to him is Hood, the first mate and combatant of the Scarred Pirates, with a bounty of 58 million.

Hearing what Jestan said, Hood nodded. "Then we can only form an alliance. As far as I know, this ship has generated a lot of rumors lately, and many people like us are eyeing it."

"Let's unite and let the Navy know that the dignity of pirates cannot be insulted!"

Jestan threw down the binoculars, stomped on them to smash them, and turned to walk away. On his back, several thin knives swayed as he walked.

Hood glanced at the fragments of the telescope, a sinister smile creeping across his face: "Finally, it's not so boring anymore!"

...

"Damn it, what happened in the first half? Not only were the pirates not cleared out, but there are even more now?"

Inside the office of the Golden Lion, Kuro gazed at the shipwreck floating in the sea and uttered a remark.

"Whitebeard's death did indeed spark a wave of pirate activity."

Kuro said, "Mr. Kuro, you've already dealt with a batch of pirates in Sabaody Archipelago, but there are still some noteworthy figures among the pirates in Paradise this year."

"What?" Kuro looked at him and said, "A few more troublesome people have appeared?"

“There are several.”

Kuro pushed up his glasses and said, "Currently, the most active pirates in the first half are the Scar Pirates. This pirate crew takes pride in their scars, and almost every member has excellent swordsmanship. Among them, the captain, 'Random Blade' Ben Jestan, has a bounty of 169 million Berries. He is a ten-sword style master, and his enemies seem to be killed by random slashes, hence his nickname."

"Their first mate, 'Sheath' Hood, was a master of Iaijutsu, whose strikes were deadly; no one he encountered could withstand his second strike."

“Iai?” Kuro raised an eyebrow. “That’s quite interesting.”

"The second-ranked crew is the Long-Haired Pirates. Their captain, Long-Haired Morris, has a bounty of 144 million. He's a very vicious and bloodthirsty man."

"Next up is the [Star Pirates], whose captain, [Songstress] Delia, has a bounty of 130 million Berries."

"There's also the Helmet Pirates, whose captain is 'Big Helmet' Wilder, with a bounty of 100 million Berries."

“These four pirate crews are currently the top-tier pirate supernovas with bounties exceeding 100 million. What’s interesting is that these four pirate crews are all traveling on the same route. If they don’t get captured, it won’t be long before they converge on Sabaody Archipelago. If they manage to escape from Sabaody Archipelago and enter the New World, they will likely cause some trouble,” Kuro said.

Pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million are not easy to deal with.

Underestimating them will lead to trouble.

These people may have troublesome abilities, strong physical skills, or other commendable skills. Once they break through to the new world, they may die after some training, but if they survive, they will inevitably become a problem.

No one is born strong. Even Charlotte Linlin once joined other pirate crews.

No matter who you are, you have to go through trials and tribulations to grow.

Even Kuro himself had ten years of unwavering dedication to training.

These pirates are the same; if they have enough experience, they'll definitely be a troublesome bunch.

Therefore, nipping the enemy's geniuses in the bud is the most correct approach.

The navy, at least to the greatest extent possible, nipped many 'future troubles' in the bud from the seas and paradise.

"Four...that's not a small number, and there are also those pirates with tens of millions in assets, yet the situation hasn't changed much," Kuro said.

Sakazuki launched a global conscription, and with the addition of the Pacifistas, and Whitebeard orchestrated a pirate wave before his death, the effect was that both sides strengthened. Although the overall strength remained the same, the intensity was much higher than before.

In this "era of rampage," the weak cannot survive.

"Let's keep sailing. If we catch these so-called high-activity ones, we'll blow them up." Kuro waved his hand. "Seriously, I can't even have a peaceful vacation. It's better to just go straight to G-3."

“Yes, I understand, Mr. Kuro. There shouldn’t be any pirates left in this area. We’re almost at the Calm Belt,” Kuro said.

There are virtually no pirates in the Calm Belt. Currently, pirates still use sailing ships, and the Sea Kings in the Calm Belt are not easy to kill.

Even if there were pirate ships that could sail without wind, they would still have a hard time surviving an attack by sea kings once they reached the Calm Belt.

The Golden Lion continued its voyage, while a pirate ship continued to follow far behind.

Meanwhile, in other sea areas.

when!

In a burned-down town, a burly, round-headed man with flowing long hair slammed the hilt of his naginata down, holding a disconnected Den Den Mushi in his hand. A sinister grin spread across his face as he shouted, "Men! Let's go! We've found the Golden Ship!"

In another town, a group of residents listened intently to someone singing in front of them, their eyes glazed over. Nearby, a large number of pirates broke into their homes, took their valuables, and swaggered past them.

Ahead, a woman dressed in brightly colored clothes smiled and stretched out her hand, saying, "So, submit to the songs of this songstress!"

"captain!"

A pirate ran over with a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), excitedly exclaiming, "We've spotted the Golden Ship!"

In another sea area, two ships were moored on the surface of the water. One was a pirate ship and the other was a merchant ship. On the merchant ship, a large number of people were huddled on the deck, while a group of pirates wearing helmets were carrying valuables and supplies.

"Wow! Men, we've found the golden ship!"

Among the group of helmeted pirates, a man wearing a helmet with bull horns, three times the size of a typical pirate's helmet, laughed loudly and raised the head of a caravan guard in his hand, shouting, "Let's go, let's rob the gold ship!"