"What's wrong?"
Everyone looked at A'Luo, their eyes full of confusion.
"The last one is A'Hua's, right? Even if it's high, it shouldn't be high enough to shock A'Luo!"
A'Hua stared at A'Luo's hand, eagerly stood up, and snatched the wanted poster from A'Luo, looking at it.
"Ugh!"
Similarly, A'Hua froze in place, and his body gradually began to tremble.
"What's going on, tell us!"
A'Luo recovered, turned around, bent down, and lay on the ground, his whole body darkened, mumbling incessantly.
"Why, why, why!"
A'Tao stood up, reached out, and snatched the wanted poster from A'Hua's hand. He took a close look, then raised his head and stared at A'Hua, his face full of disbelief.
He paused for a moment, then shouted loudly, "You guy, why is your bounty so high!"
"Hahahahaha..."
A'Hua could no longer hold back, trembling with excitement all over his body. He straightened his large belly, swept a contemptuous glance at A'Tao, "Why, of course it's based on strength!"
"You guy, strength, is it!"
A'Tao threw the wanted poster onto the coffee table and charged at A'Hua, "Then let me see what strength of yours has such a high bounty."
Hearing the movement behind him, A'Luo also turned around, his eyes filled with melancholy, staring at A'Hua with anger, and rushed towards A'Hua.
A'Hua raised his head and glanced sideways at A'Tao and A'Luo.
"Jealousy, naked jealousy."
Then he clasped his head with both hands and quickly squatted on the ground.
"Don't hit my face."
Just as the three of them were fighting, Kong Tai, Koina, and Indigo's heads simultaneously leaned forward, looking at A'Hua's wanted poster on the coffee table, all wanting to see what had shocked the three of them so much.
On the wanted poster, it clearly read: "Silver Hair Pirates, Chef, 'Wallace Huajiro, bounty... 5 followed by a string of zeros."
Counting again, it was the same as Kong Tai's second bounty.
"So high?"
Kong Tai and the other two exchanged glances, then looked at A'Hua in unison.
"Is it because the radish dishes made by A'Hua's Devil Fruit ability are too monstrous?"
There were so many Marines standing on the shore at that time, and Gui Zhizhu had personally witnessed the magic of the radish in a fight with Koina. For something that severely affected the outcome of the battle, the Marines and the World Government had paid unprecedented attention.
This was why A'Hua was issued such a sky-high bounty, and below the wanted poster, it was specially written, "Alive or dead, regardless," in large characters.
These were specially marked large characters, not the small characters on ordinary wanted posters, so it was clear that it was a deliberate targeting.
You must know that even Kong Tai's wanted poster did not have this special writing.
It seemed that A'Hua had already been put on the World Government's kill list.
Indeed.
With something that disrupted the balance so much, if the World Government knew about it, there was no reason not to target it.
Although they hadn't seen Kong Tai, a top expert, eat radishes to recover his strength, it didn't affect the status of A'Hua's ability in their hearts.
After all, Devil Fruit abilities could be developed. Although the current radishes might not be of much use to top-tier fighters, what about the future?
No one could guarantee.
If A'Hua were to develop it to the top and make radishes that could restore the strength of top experts, wouldn't that be against heaven?
The thought of a top expert like Kong Tai, carrying a basket of strength-restoring radishes, descending from the sky onto Marine Headquarters or the Holy Land, gave both Sengoku and the Five Elders a shiver.
With Kong Tai's abilities, coupled with infinite stamina, who in this world could stop him!
This was why this wanted poster, which seriously did not match A'Hua's strength, appeared.
Kong Tai retracted his head, leaned his back against the sofa, picked up his teacup and took a sip, then turned to look at Koina, reached out and rubbed her head, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.
"It's fine."
When A'Hua ate the Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit and made radish dishes that could quickly restore stamina, he had already foreseen this day.
Although the current radish dishes made by A'Hua had very little effect on someone with top physical fitness like himself, as A'Hua's strength, knowledge, and development of the Devil Fruit improved, it was clear that in the end, it would be able to restore the stamina of strong individuals like him.
Such a monstrous ability, if he were the World Government, he would also want to eliminate such an ability user as quickly as possible and obtain the Devil Fruit himself.
Because this was not simply about increasing the strength of one person, but about increasing the strength of the entire team and the entire force.
Imagine if the Marine Admirals had radishes that could restore stamina, would the Four Emperors still be a problem?
They could exhaust the Four Emperors to death.
"Mmm!"
Koina narrowed her eyes and rubbed her head in Kong Tai's hand, like a kitten.
Since Kong Tai said it was fine, then it must be fine.
Growing up, Kong Tai had never disappointed her or them.
"Karakala!!"
Indigo chuckled, withdrew the shock from his eyes, turned to look at Kong Tai, and said with a smile, "Captain, we might be in trouble now."
Although surprised, there was no worry in his eyes. He had more confidence in Kong Tai's strength now than he did in Shiki.
"It is a bit of trouble."
Kong Tai put down his teacup, stroked his chin, and after a moment of thought, raised his head and shouted at A'Hua and the other two, "Alright, stop fooling around."
"Oh!"
Hearing Kong Tai's shout, A'Tao released his hand from A'Hua's neck, stood up, tidied his slightly messy hair, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a puff, looking somewhat lonely after the event.
A'Luo quietly let go of the hand that was grabbing A'Hua's stomach and stood by the side, constantly grooming his "emo" hairstyle.
His head can be broken, his blood can flow, but his hairstyle cannot be messed up. This guy's first priority even during battle was his hairstyle.
A'Hua moved aside, revealing A'Hua inside. A'Hua's upper body clothes were completely ruined, torn into strips.
Through the strips, one could clearly see the bloody red scratch marks, like centipedes, covering A'Hua's entire bare stomach. If one didn't know, they would think it was done by a woman!
Kong Tai stared at A'Hua's stomach, was slightly stunned, then couldn't help but glance at A'Luo, a strange look flashing in his eyes. He didn't expect this guy, who usually looked so cool, to like using his claws when fighting. He wouldn't have known if he wasn't so emotional today!
"You two guys."
A'Hua stood up straight, touched his neck, then touched the scratches on his stomach, and then stared angrily at A'Tao and the other two, "You actually ganged up on me, two against one, come on! Continue, I'll let you see the strength of 500 million today."
Saying that, he leaned forward and wanted to rush up to fight A'Tao and the other two again.
"Idiot."
"Loser."
A'Tao and A'Luo cast contemptuous glances at A'Hua and turned to stare at Kong Tai, ignoring him.
"What did you say?"
A'Hua became even more furious.
"Alright."
Koina raised her head and glared at A'Tao and A'Luo, then turned and calmly stared at A'Hua, "If you don't stop, do you want to fight me?"
"Uh!"
A'Hua's body trembled, and his anger instantly disappeared.
Fighting Koina? That was no joke.
He cautiously glanced at Koina, then turned to look at A'Luo and A'Tao, "Today, for the sake of Koina and Kong Tai, I'll let you off for now."
A'Luo and A'Tao also remained silent. Since even Koina had spoken, they dared not provoke A'Hua anymore.
On this ship, they respected Captain Kong Tai from the bottom of their hearts, but they weren't afraid of him at all. Because they grew up together, their interactions had always been like friends.
However, Koina, who had been a nightmare for them since childhood, the great demon Koina, they were truly afraid of her from the bottom of their hearts!
Therefore, in normal times, Kong Tai's words might not always be effective for small matters, but Koina's words had to be executed immediately.
Kong Tai watched as the three of them quieted down, gently put down his teacup, a smile flashing in his eyes.
"Due to unforeseen circumstances, we may have to find a place to properly improve your strength."
"A'Hua and A'Luo are fine, but A'Hua... you can't always stay by my side, right? The World Government values you so much, they can't do anything to me, but they can assassinate you."
Hearing this, A'Hua and the other two's faces immediately became serious.
They naturally knew what was going on with A'Hua's sudden bounty.
Most of the radishes on the ship were eaten by them, how could they not know the horror of this thing?
"Then where do we go?"
A'Tao pushed his glasses up, took a deep drag from his cigarette, and stared seriously at Kong Tai.
"Where we're going, you'll know when you get there. Let's go now!"
"Oh..."
Kong Tai stood up and walked slowly out of the room, finally standing at the bow of the ship. Without a Log Pose, his only option was to fly.
They had a permanent Log Pose for Drum Kingdom. If they went slightly to the left, they should be able to reach that ancient island.
In the first half of the Grand Line, that was the only place he could think of.
He figured no one would expect them to suddenly change course and go to that island.