The Five Elders directly set Pryce bounty at one billion berries!
At Marineford, the Navy Headquarters.
Sengoku had already returned to his office and Vice Admiral Tsuru had also received the news early, promptly disseminating Pryce wanted poster!
....
In the New World, aboard the Moby Dick.
After Pryce, Marco, and Whitebeard teleported back.
Whitebeard was ecstatic! "Price, you're amazing!"
"To be able to teleport such a long distance and even return!"
"You're truly a genius, kid!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily, patting Pryce on the shoulder.
"But pops, what about the rat who's following us?" Marco asked.
"No need to worry about it sooner or later the whole world will find out who pryce is anyway!"
"Now, don't worry about funds pryce!"
"Our Senzu Beans have already started selling in the underworld!"
"Just ask Marco for any funding you need!" Whitebeard promised directly.
Pryce was delighted in his heart; his biggest worry had been the lack of funds! But once the Senzu Beans started selling, money would surely flow in continuously!
"By the way, Pryce, can we impose some restrictions on the Senzu Beans we're selling?" Marco scratched his head and asked.
"Ah! You mean lowering the quality a bit?" Pryce inquired.
"Yes, after all, selling Senzu Beans in the underworld means buyers will inevitably be a mixed bag!"
"What if we fight someone using our Senzu Beans against us in the future? Wouldn't that be a joke?" Marco said seriously.
"That's true!"
"Alright then, we can remove the digitail grass ingredient from the Senzu Beans we sell!"
"That will reduce their recovery ability by about forty percent!" Pryce thought for a moment and said.
Marco immediately became happy.
With this issue resolved, it would be bad news for those with ulterior motives! After bidding farewell to Whitebeard and Pryce, he eagerly headed to the Senzu Bean production room to convey the new manufacturing method!
Pryce also said goodbye to Whitebeard.
He returned directly to his room; now that the funds were secured, he needed to produce more teleportation talismans quickly.
He was currently very short on point!
....
Soon, the underworld black market began selling the Senzu Beans modified by Price!
Marco directly priced these Senzu Beans at one million berries each! The first batch of one thousand Senzu Beans sold out completely in less than half a day!
Upon learning of the profits, Pryce was overjoyed! His teleportation talismans were also being produced continuously! Although the efficiency was low when made by one person, the method of creating these talismans couldn't be taught to others yet! He needed to establish an assembly line, but Pryce proficiency in talisman-making wasn't sufficient yet to make one.
However, it was only a matter of time if there were no interruptions!
During his evening rest, Pryce strolled on the deck and saw Whitebeardand Marco talking at the bow.
Pryce wandered over, by now, they had completely accepted him as one of their own, not avoiding him at all.
"Pryce, have you produced any new teleportation talismans yet?" Marco asked eagerly as soon as he saw Pryce approaching.
Pryce nodded.
"I just told the old man that we could use your teleportation talisman to send us to Ace location and bring that kid back!"
"After all, what Red-Haired Shanks said back then wasn't without reason!"
"That guy Teach, gives off a really bad vibe, im suspicious that he is hiding his true strenght all this time!" Marco frowned as he spoke.
"It's definitely been created, but do you know where Ace is right now?"
"Even if you do, have you ever been to the place where Ace is?" Pryce asked directly.
"What do you mean by that?" Marco was a bit confused by the question.
"This basic teleportation talisman has a flaw!"
"It can only take you to places you've been to before!"
"If you've never been to that place, you can't teleport there!"
"This is something I just discovered!" Pryce scratched his head as he explained.
"Well, it looks like we'll have to find that kid another time!" Marco sighed.
Meanwhile, Whitebeard was drinking heavily nearby.
Now that his health was improving, Whitebeard had lifted his drinking restrictions!
It was as if he was trying to make up for all the alcohol he hadn't consumed over the past decade or so!
"Pryce, bring me a teleportation talisman."
"I'll take you all to a good place!" Whitebeard let out a drunken burp as he spoke.
Pryce immediately pulled a teleportation talisman out of his pocket and handed it to Whitebeard.
Marco suddenly furrowed his brow—something felt off about the old man condition!
"Pryce, don't give it to him!" Marco suddenly shouted.
But it was too late. Whitebeard activated the talisman and wrapped his arms around Pryce and Marco.
In a flash of purple light, the three of them vanished into the night.
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Marineford, Navy Headquarters.
On the plaza, Sengoku had just finished a long day's work and walked out of the office building with Garp.
"This Pryce was immediately given a bounty of one billion berries. Isn't that a bit sudden?"
Garp held Pryce wanted poster and asked curiously.
"That Senzu Bean is so miraculous that certain forces have already taken notice of him!"
"To put it bluntly, the bounty is just a bargaining chip for the future, in case we have a chance to recruit Price!" Sengoku rubbed his sore shoulders and replied directly.
"Ah, I just don't understand what you brainy guys are thinking!" Garp pouted. Let Sengoku handle the thinking, i just stick to using my fists!
At that moment, a strange purple light suddenly appeared on the plaza.
The light was so dazzling that it lit up half the sky.
Sengoku, seeing this sudden purple light, recalled the report from a spy a couple of days ago—Whitebeard and his two companions had disappeared after a similar purple light appeared.
The people on the plaza were also drawn to this strange phenomenon and slowly gathered around the light. However, the appearance of the purple light was so eerie that no one dared to approach it.