[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki":3,"chapter-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-8":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Don't Try Hard, How Can I Become Pirate King?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2339992,4574,"Chapter 8: Rising Bounty","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>\"This time, the bounty will be set directly by the Headquarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, the threat these two have demonstrated is on a completely different level from other pirates in the East Blue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, the East Blue is known as the most peaceful sea in the world, with an average pirate bounty of less than five million, and even the most dangerous among them, A Long , only has a bounty of twenty million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it is foreseeable that the bounties of Fire Fist Ace and Knight Gao Wen will surely exceed this figure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an insult to the East Blue—and a denial of the capabilities of everyone here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Branui’s words fell, the faces of the branch officers grew dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Branui’s remarks were essentially slapping them in the face, yet since the problem had arisen in their own jurisdiction, even if they wished to argue, they lacked the conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But someone could not swallow this insult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Branui’s left, the 016 Branch Colonel, whose face resembled a rat, sneered sarcastically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only someone from Headquarters can speak and act so directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rat’s words drew sidelong glances from those around him; Branui glanced at him, his brow slightly furrowed, yet he Landejieshi  anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Branui turned and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The few at Headquarters, especially the one who hails from the East Blue, will be closely watching this matter. Everyone, be more careful in your words and actions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hails from the East Blue... General Garp?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rat blurted out, his pupils contracting sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present straightened up instantly, their expressions grim as they stared at Branui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this news was true, it meant the hero Garp might be planning to return to the East Blue to suppress pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every suppression of pirates meant a purge of the East Blue Marines—from top to bottom, from within to without—removing the parasites feeding on the Marines’ flesh and replacing them with fresh blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was plainly visible that countless individuals would fall as a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this is truly the case, we must prepare in advance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pirates near the base must be cleared out, and internal parasites must be thoroughly investigated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill settled over their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rat was already drenched in sweat; by the time the meeting ended, his back was soaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>East Blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind was light, the waves gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seabirds skimmed the surface, prompting sea beasts hidden beneath to leap out and then sink back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies, often dozens of meters long, felt unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also jolted Gao Wen awake—he was no longer in his past world of peace, but in the world of pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plunder, violence, chaos—these were the eternal themes of this sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest atop the hierarchy changed again and again, yet new sailors kept setting sail, and now Gao Wen had become one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, if he had a choice, the ideal start in the pirate world was either a Celestial Dragon or a Marine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stable promotion path, gradual rank advancement unlocking Marine Six Powers, and far more opportunities to obtain Devil Fruits—all far more accessible than for pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen, who had just slain Monk and now had his name on a bounty, had no chance of joining the Marines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only grit his teeth and walk the pirate path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only great power is the capital to stand in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a messenger bird wearing a hat flew in from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circling the warship several times,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the bird dropped a newspaper onto the deck and slowly flew away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pirate guarding the deck picked up the newspaper; before he could open it, a stack of bounty posters slipped out and scattered across the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the pirate bent to collect the posters, he saw Gao Wen’s photo—but the number beneath it was not the eight million he remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing what had happened, the pirate’s breath caught:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One, ten, hundred, thousand... four, four, four—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stuttering?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pirate beside him snatched the poster—and was stunned by Gao Wen’s absurd bounty, for the number shattered the East Blue’s recent bounty ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knight Gao Wen, bounty... forty-eight million Beri?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nearby was drawn by his voice, gathering around to stare at Gao Wen’s sixfold-bumped bounty, speechless with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared blankly for over ten seconds before finally bursting into exclamations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forty-eight million?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now we—no, Captain Gao Wen will be famous throughout the entire East Blue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before this, the highest bounty in the East Blue was only twenty million!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... we just defeated Monk, and now we’re facing the East Blue Marines?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some turned pale, feeling their future was pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the bounty amount reflected the Marines’ level of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty-eight million—this was an unprecedented sum in the East Blue in over a decade. It was easy to imagine Gao Wen would soon face relentless pursuit and blockade by the Marines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man grew fearful, but was mercilessly mocked by his comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you stupid?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve already burned our bridges. The more famous our Captain becomes, the safer we are!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, who says that was Captain’s full strength on the island?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen naturally noticed the commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed aside the pirates crowding around; the pirate holding the newspaper obediently handed him the poster. Gao Wen’s lips curled slightly as he saw the skyrocketing number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, there was no higher bounty in the East Blue—and the bounty and reputation would benefit his future plans, not harm them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen glanced at his own poster, set it aside, and flipped through the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baiji Keluo, 16 million Beri...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghost Man Jin, 12 million Beri...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fishman A Long, 20 million Beri...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s hand paused slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a familiar face appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the man in the photo looked much younger than he remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the freckles across his face and his uniquely shaped hat made him instantly recognizable—the man on the poster was the last living bloodline of the Pirate King Roger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Portgas D. Ace, alias Fire Fist, bounty: 50 million Beri—higher than Gao Wen’s!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The East Blue’s former bounty ceiling had been shattered in succession by these two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen thought of something else, raised a hand to his chin, eyes gleaming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ace’s talent must far surpass these ordinary pirates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, how could he have reached the level of Whitebeard’s Second Division Commander in just a few years, and even briefly stand against a Fleet Admiral like Aokiji?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I could bring him aboard, my growth rate would undergo a qualitative leap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Logia ability without Haki is hard to handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zoro is nomadic and hard to track—so my only remaining option is the Haishangcantingbaladi ?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gao Wen thought this, a plan gradually formed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a system alert echoed again in his mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations! Badge unlocked—Rising Fame!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may now view your subordinates’ latent abilities!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dea618567b2701f66e39af492d24fb88aef88e5d4cf7f302e20b597c8df455c2","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-9","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-7",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]