Chapter 110: The Role of Bounties

Ten minutes later, the battle ended.

3 dead, 8 captured alive, including the captain Arlong and the officer Hatchan.

"Officer, there is a little girl here with the Arlong Pirates tattoo on her shoulder."

Karl hooked his finger: "Bring her over!"

"Nami, she is Nami, big brother!" Nojiko hurriedly pulled on Karl's cloak, reminding him.

"Hahaha, don't worry!"

Nami was soon brought over, and Nojiko hugged Nami, crying uncontrollably.

"Nami, we're saved, you don't have to work for these bad guys anymore!"

"Mmm! Sister, we're saved!"

Karl looked at the tattoo on Nami's shoulder and scratched his head. He instantly condensed a white light ball in his palm and integrated it into Nami's body.

"Hey! Nami, look, the tattoo on your shoulder is gone!"

"Let me see! Wow!"

Nami looked at her shoulder, which had recovered as before, in surprise, laughing through tears. Without this tattoo, she wouldn't have to endure strange looks in the future!

"Karl, this is the evidence that the Arlong Pirates bought off Nezumi."

"Very good, now we can go directly to Branch 16 to carry out the arrest."

Smoker nodded, glanced at the two little lolis hugging each other, and whispered: "Are these two brats..."

"Don't worry about them, mission accomplished, let's go!"

"Wait a minute!"

Karl looked back. Nami was looking at him prettily, her eyes firm.

"Little Nami, is there anything else?"

Nami shook her head and said seriously: "Thank you! Thank you for saving our village!"

Karl chuckled: "You're welcome, we are Marines."

Nami stood there in a daze, and by the time she reacted, the Marines had disappeared without a trace.

On the coast, Karl refused Genzo's request to stay for a meal and left Cocoyasi Village. Just kidding, they were Marines, and they didn't have the tradition of staying for a banquet after helping out.

Besides, the main task of coming here was to collect evidence of Nezumi's corruption, and solving the Arlong Pirates was really just a matter of convenience.

Even Nami, the protagonist, Karl didn't care much about. After all, she was just a little loli. Although she had some nautical talent, to him, she was dispensable and couldn't be considered much of a help.

In short, any thoughts were not allowed, otherwise it would be very "criminal."

In the lounge.

Smoker looked through the transaction records between Arlong and Captain Nezumi, his face pale.

"This bastard, 10 million Berries can buy him off. How poor is he?"

Karl laughed: "10 million is already a lot! Otherwise, with his salary, it would take more than ten years to earn so much!"

To be honest, Karl's monthly salary now is only 1 million Berries, but the benefits are quite good—food and housing are provided, he has great power, and he is equipped with transportation. The salary is basically enough.

But Marines don't just live on a fixed salary; the bulk comes from bonuses.

Where do bonuses come from? Pirates!

When capturing pirates with different bounties, the headquarters will distribute one-third of the pirate's bounty as a bonus to the generals who captured the pirates to show encouragement.

When Karl first joined the Marines, he found it hard to understand what the use of a bounty was.

Let bounty hunters catch pirates? Stimulate pirates to compare with each other?

Gradually, Karl understood.

The so-called bounty is that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward.

The purpose of the Navy's bounty on pirates is to summon heroes from all over the world to discuss it together.

Since pirates dare to go to sea to burn, kill, and loot, there will definitely be people of justice who will strike hard at these pirates. As a reward, they will receive their own remuneration from the Navy.

For the Navy, the most important role of the bounty is to let the Marines who encounter pirates have a rough judgment of the pirate's strength, so that the Marine generals can issue orders to attack, retreat, or call for rescue.

For example, if an ordinary Marine soldier suddenly encounters an ordinary pirate, if the Navy simply printed a wanted poster saying this person is a pirate without indicating the bounty amount, then this Marine soldier might be confused.

He doesn't know what kind of powerful forces are behind the other party, nor does he understand to what extent the other party has reached in terms of strength. If he rushes up and fights the other party to the death, he might just give his life away.

But if he chooses to retreat because the other party looks fierce and scary, and doesn't fight hard, but it turns out later that the other party is just a small fry, how embarrassing would that be?

Secondly, there is bonus incentive, or performance. The harder you work to catch pirates, the more bonuses you get, and the faster you upgrade.

Although they only get one-third, warships, manpower, material resources, and pensions for fallen soldiers all cost money. Getting one-third is quite good, better than nothing.

For example, during the period from Major to Rear Admiral, Karl alone earned more than 200 million in bonuses just by catching pirates, which is more than ten years of his salary.

It can only be said that it is very simple for people with strong strength to make money, but it is as difficult as reaching the sky for Marines at the level of Captain Nezumi to get 10 million Berries without corruption and bribery.

For pirates, the bounty is a recognition of their strength and also a death warrant. Unless you can become one of the Four Emperors, what awaits you will be the endless pursuit of the Navy and bounty hunters.

Even someone as strong as Roger was chased around the world by Garp back then, especially after becoming the Pirate King, there were a lot of peers who wanted to challenge him.

But it cannot be denied that the existence of bounties has indeed fostered a trend of comparison among pirates, so much so that some pirates commit crimes for fame, thereby achieving the effect of increasing bounties.

As for bounty hunters, Karl doesn't comment too much. Anyway, their existence can help the Navy solve some small fry, allowing the Navy to focus on dealing with those big pirates.

Simply put, it's a little useful, but not much.

Cocoyasi Village.

Nami and Nojiko came to Bellemere's tombstone together, sobbing in a low voice. After a long time, the two little lolis walked out of the grief.

"Sigh~ if big brother Karl and the others could have come earlier, then..."

Nojiko wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked directly into Nami's eyes: "Nami, don't say that, let bygones be bygones!"

"Mmm, you're right. From today on, I will study harder and become an excellent navigator!"

Nojiko showed a smile. She didn't have the talent for drawing charts; she just wanted to take over Bellemere's burden and guard their orange grove.

"Come on, Nami! Maybe one day, you can become a Marine too!"

Nami nodded, didn't speak, put the flowers on Bellemere's tombstone, and left holding Nojiko's hand.

After the two little lolis left, Genzo walked out of the grass and stood in front of Bellemere's grave.

"Sigh......"