Super Card System-Chapter 711: Nipping It in the Bud

When Ian brought the members of the Hawkins Pirates back to Whole Cake Island and introduced them to everyone, the members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates were speechless.

They certainly knew who Hawkins was; they just hadn’t expected that after Ian went out for such a short time, he suddenly brought back a group of underlings!? And it was yet another Supernova with a bounty of 249 million Berries.

You should know that just two days ago, everyone had seen the new round of bounty posters in the newspaper. This was a bounty adjustment specifically made by the Navy and the World Government for the entire Dragon Hunter Pirates after Ian became the new Yonko.

As the captain and leader of the Dragon Hunter Pirates, Ian’s bounty of 1.2 billion Berries hadn’t increased any further. From the moment he ascended to the position of a Yonko, the Navy and the World Government could no longer increase his bounty—not that they couldn’t, but there was no need. After all, no one would dare to consider going after the bounty of a Yonko…

However, the bounties of the other members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates were significantly raised.

Dragon Hunter Pirates’ Vice-Captain Fujitora Issho: Bounty *1,037,000,000* Berries.

Boatswain “Thunder God” Enel: Bounty *640,000,000* Berries.

Former Shichibukai, now Dragon Hunter Pirates’ Chief of Staff “Desert Crocodile” Crocodile: Bounty *520,000,000* Berries.

“Devil Child” Nico Robin: Bounty *140,000,000* Berries.

“Rose Knight” Nana: Bounty *98,000,000* Berries.

In addition to these main officers, even Mr. 1, Baccarat, Baby-5, Yardy, Doroni, Raideen, Zick, and several other combatants were also given bounties, none less than 50 million Berries. As for Trafalgar Law and Urouge, these two former Supernovas had their bounties increased by about 80 million Berries this time.

An entire page of the newspaper was filled densely with bounty posters, all of them members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates—a special edition! This is the treatment enjoyed by the new Yonko pirate crew…

Now, with the addition of Hawkins, the total bounty amount of the Dragon Hunter Pirates has exceeded *5 billion Berries*!

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Such a huge bounty amount naturally represents the importance the Navy and World Government place on the Dragon Hunter Pirates.

Originally, now that Ian had just ascended as the new Yonko and hadn’t had time to consolidate his territory and power, logically speaking, if the Navy and World Government were a bit smarter, they could dispatch fleets to find a way to occupy some of the territories that originally belonged to the Big Mom Pirates. In this way, the Navy could gradually infiltrate some influence into the New World.

But they didn’t dare! The reason is simple: although Ian is newly ascended, he is absolutely not a simple Yonko!

The original Yonko forces all guarded their own territories and wouldn’t unite with other Yonkos. But Ian is different. With his relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates, these two Yonko crews are practically as close as brothers!

Furthermore, Ian even has a relationship with Red-Haired Shanks. Although this relationship is not as close as with the Whitebeard Pirates, no one can guarantee that they won’t support each other in times of need…

Therefore, calling Ian a “troublemaker” isn’t wrong sometimes. His ascension breaks the old Yonko pattern. Originally, the Yonkos restrained each other, maintaining a delicate balance, but Ian has effectively split the original Yonko forces into two halves!

One half is the Dragon Hunter Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Red Hair Pirates; the other half is the Beasts Pirates!

Three against one—Kaido might have three words he’s not sure whether to say or not…

This is a manifestation of Ian’s current influence. The Navy and World Government are so wary of Ian now because, with his presence as a link, there are signs of an alliance forming among the three Yonko crews, which is something the Navy and World Government absolutely do not want to see.

As an experienced and long-standing Shichibukai, Crocodile naturally understands the ways of the World Government. After Hawkins and his crew joined, Crocodile specifically sought out Ian to have a private conversation.

“Hawkins’s defection should be a sign,” Crocodile said to Ian. “It can be expected that once the news of his pirate crew being accepted by you spreads, in the coming period, a large number of pirate crews will come to seek refuge under you, the new Yonko. After all, the number of personnel in the Dragon Hunter Pirates is much less compared to the original Big Mom Pirates, right? For many pirates with opportunistic mindsets, you, the new Yonko, are their stepping stone. They know very well that you urgently need manpower to manage the territories you’ve acquired, so for them, this is an opportunity.”

“But… the World Government will absolutely not let this opportunity slip by!” Crocodile said seriously. “At that time, there will probably be a large number of CP intelligence agents mixed among these pirates coming to join you, becoming members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates. If we can’t distinguish them, our every move will be monitored by the World Government!”

Ian nodded. He understood that what Crocodile said was true. Even the original Big Mom Pirates had Stussy, a CP0 member, mixed in as her friend. These spies from the World Government are really impossible to guard against.

“Do you have any good ideas?” Ian asked Crocodile.

“Unfortunately, unless we don’t expand our manpower and forces, I don’t have any good way to distinguish who among them are World Government agents!” Crocodile shook his head. “People feel mystified and fearful of CP intelligence agents precisely because no one knows what identities they might assume when appearing before you…”

“So now, there’s only one way! And that is to separate them!” Crocodile said. “The original members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates should be trustworthy. Then, make them the core force, and try to station them at the Sky Island base. As for the core secrets of the pirate crew, also try to keep them on the Sky Island. For those who join later, group them separately, and don’t let them come into contact with the Sky Island. In this way, even if there are World Government agents among them, they will know much less.”

“That’s a good idea. But no matter what, our pirate crew’s movements will inevitably be known by the World Government and Navy in the future, right?” Ian said.

“Yes, where we are going to seize territory, which pirate crews we’re going to fight—these things can’t be hidden!” Crocodile said. “But these actually don’t need to be hidden, right? Of course, unless you plan to attack Marine Headquarters Marineford or the Holy Land Mary Geoise…”

Ian smiled and said, “Alright then, let’s do as you suggest. Separate the pirate crew members. I’ll leave this matter to you. Since even the World Government regards you as the Chief of Staff of the Dragon Hunter Pirates, then you should fulfill your duties.”

After Ian became a Yonko, it not only affected the world but naturally also had an impact within the Dragon Hunter Pirates. These are necessary adjustments.

Crocodile left, and Ian stood there thinking for a moment, then called for Hawkins.

“Captain, what do you need me for?”

After joining the Dragon Hunter Pirates, Hawkins had changed his address, directly calling Ian “Captain.” Though it seemed that Ian still didn’t have a ship that truly belonged to him, this didn’t prevent everyone from calling him that.

“Hawkins, I need you to do a divination for me!” Ian said.

“Understood!” Hawkins nodded and led Ian to a quiet room. They sat facing each other, and Hawkins laid out his tarot cards used for divination on the table.

“You don’t need to tell me what you’re asking about. Just think about it in your mind, and then draw three cards from these,” Hawkins instructed.

Ian nodded, looked at the tarot cards on the table, casually flipped over three of them, and then handed them to Hawkins.

“…” Hawkins looked at the images on the three cards Ian handed over, remained silent for a while, then said, “Captain, you want to inquire about someone’s safety, right?”

“Yes,” Ian replied. He wanted to ask about Uncle Fujitora’s situation.

He had a piece of Ace’s Vivre Card in his possession. After receiving the intelligence from Drake, Ian had already taken it out to check. Ace’s Vivre Card was intact, which meant he wouldn’t be in any danger in the near future.

But Ian didn’t have Uncle Fujitora’s Vivre Card, so he had to find another way to confirm his situation.

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