I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The Red Line is too large, and coupled with the influence of the Great Pirate Era, the World Government's control over the Red Line is not actually very strong.

However, the truly powerful individuals mostly travel to the Grand Line. Although the Red Line has a small military force, their opponents are weaker, making it more than enough to maintain order on this continent.

However, after that treasure was discovered, some things quietly changed.

Even the newly appointed Steel Bone Sky is now aware that his forces are stretched thin and he is struggling to deal with the pirates coming from the Grand Line.

The five elders exchanged glances, their expressions turning serious.

“Sigurd’s scheme is not as simple as we imagined…” The Five Elders with swords spoke with a slightly bitter tone.

"Sigurds is gradually revealing the treasures, thereby attracting a large number of pirates to gather on the Red Line. This will inevitably make the situation more unstable and may even affect the trade routes across the seas, or even the safety of the Holy Land Mary Geoise."

"These pirates gathered in the mountains of the Red Line are indeed difficult to wipe out... no, perhaps they can be called..."

"Mountain bandits!"

Gold deposits with incalculable reserves are indeed important.

The World Government absolutely cannot stand idly by and watch the bandits take over the gold mines, as this could render the gold in the World Government's hands worthless.

But it won't be easy to wipe out these mountain bandits.

The Red Line is too vast, especially around the mountains where gold mines have been discovered. The World Government's military presence there is weak, and once the bandits disappear into the mountains, the military is powerless to stop them.

But that's only one aspect.

For the World Government, the safety of the Holy Land Mary Geoise is of paramount importance!

The more powerful individuals there are on the Red Line, the more dangerous the Holy Land Mary Geoise becomes, which will force the World Government to recruit more troops to garrison Mary Geoise.

Take, for example, the steel skeleton.

Even knowing that their forces were insufficient to deal with the bandits, the Five Elders would not easily use this powerful force to send Steelbone Kong away from the Holy Land to fight the bandits.

As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Steelbone Kong's responsibility is no longer front-line combat, but rather to oversee operations from headquarters.

"The Anotherpiece series of treasures consists of five pieces, each different. The three that have been revealed so far include one with enough power to create a fifth emperor, another with an immense amount of wealth..."

“The announcement of each treasure has a profound impact; it can even be said to be a treasure that can change the landscape of an era.”

The Angel-Angel Fruit represents power; it can elevate even a powerful figure like Shiki to a higher level, creating the Fifth Emperor. This has inspired many strong individuals to flock to the Red Line in pursuit of even greater power. This could potentially disrupt the newly established three-way balance of power between the Four Emperors, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Navy, plunging the seas into deeper chaos.

The gold veins on the Red Line represent immeasurable wealth. If left unchecked, they could shake the world's economic system and drastically alter the entire landscape of the Red Line.

Both of these treasures are things that could shake up the order of the times.

So, what about the rest of the treasure? What did Doflamingo actually obtain?

And what amazing thing will be the treasure that Sieg believes to be the final treasure after those four treasures?

The five elders exchanged glances, feeling that things were getting increasingly complicated.

The situation has gradually spiraled out of their control.

"Let's cover up the fact that Sig has come back to life for now... You know what the official messaging should be, Kong..."

"The Sword Mountain Island incident was just another tsunami disaster that could happen anywhere along the Grand Line... It's just that the naval fleet happened to be caught up in it, much like the Battle of Eidolon many years ago..."

As the Five Elders with swords read the intelligence about the Sword Mountain Island incident, they spoke, but one of them suddenly realized that he had overlooked something.

“Wait… where is Saint Musgarud?” he suddenly asked.

The Celestial Dragon Saint Musgard crossed the battlefield in his ship and directly ignited the battle. However, he was not affected by the subsequent fighting and left without incident.

"The ships of Musgarud Saint were not caught in the tsunami because they left early..."

As the official beside him answered, his expression changed slightly:

"However, Saint Musgard's destination is Fishman Island; he intends to personally capture fishman slaves..."

The five elders exchanged a glance, their expressions revealing a hint of helplessness.

Compared to Higuma, the other Celestial Dragons are a much bigger problem...

............

Headquarters of World Economic News Agency.

President Morgans was pacing back and forth in his office, a clear look of delight on his face.

On his desktop, there were already news articles related to this series of events.

"That man, he's really not dead?"

"The sea has become much calmer during the three months he was away..."

After Sig's death, the only events that were enough to shake the world were the Golden Lion Flying Island incident and the subsequent naval reshuffle and conscription.

But ultimately, both of these events stemmed from that one Angel Fruit, and can be considered as an aftermath of the events following Sigur's death.

"This is big news... No! Not only that, in this even more chaotic new era, there will probably be countless big news breaking out one after another."

As Morgans excitedly muttered to himself, a subordinate pushed open the door and entered, conveying the message from the World Government.

"To cover up the news of Sieg's resurrection?"

Morgans paused for a moment, but a smile gradually spread across his face.

The more attention the World Government pays, the bigger the news becomes. If even the World Government intends to directly interfere with the World Economic Daily's news releases... then it shows that Sieg's matter is truly extraordinary.

"Heh...cover it up? Back then, Sengoku personally approved the decision that Sig died right under his nose. How could that be covered up? Heh... I don't care if others misunderstand. After all, there's more than one newspaper in this world, the World Economic Herald."

As a seasoned media veteran, Morgans is naturally well-versed in the subtle nuances of the media world.

..........

Shocking! The Pirate King Higuma has returned to the seas!

A devastating tsunami! A naval admiral falls, and the king of the sea bandits returns to the world!

A massive gold vein has been discovered deep within the Red Earth! The Great Gold Rush has begun!

The Most Heinous Bounty Hunter Under the Four Emperors: Higurashi with an 1.8 Billion Bounty

A series of press releases caused the sea, which had been calm for three months, to boil over once again.

And the name Sieg has once again come into the public eye.

Chapter 478 The Mountain Bandit King's Man

East Blue. Goa Kingdom.

A long time ago, a great fire destroyed the entire Uncertainty Terminal, but it did not burn away the filth here; everything continues to cycle endlessly.

This place is widely regarded as the hometown of the Sea Bandit King. After Sig's name resounded throughout the sea, many people followed his example and went into the mountains to become bandits.

At this moment, in the mountains of the Goa Kingdom, several bandits with turbans wrapped around their heads were walking along the mountain path.

"Luffy...it's up to you. Go and draw their attention."

Three teenagers, around ten years old, were whispering in the bushes when they suddenly pushed Luffy out of the bushes.

"Whom do you serve?"

The commotion in the bushes immediately attracted the attention of several burly bandits on the mountain path. They instinctively stared in the direction he was looking, only to find Luffy staring straight at them.

"Tch...just a brat."

The bandits relaxed.

But these words seemed to enrage Luffy. He glared fiercely at the bandits in front of him, gritting his teeth as he shouted:

"I'm not some brat... I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

"...The Pirate King?" The bandits looked at each other for a moment, then burst into laughter.

The Pirate King has been dead for over a decade, leaving only a legend, while these mountain bandits have never even seen the sea... It's too far removed from their lives.

"Hey kid, get out of the way! Get lost!" a bandit shouted.

Luffy blinked, however, and saw Sabo and Ace slowly approaching from the bushes behind the bandits...

"I...I misspoke, I'm going to be the Mountain Bandit King!" Luffy shouted again.

"Mountain bandit king?"

Upon hearing this word, the bandits' expressions changed, becoming somewhat strange.

"If there is any bandit in this world who deserves to be called the King of Bandits, then it must be that man," one of the bandits whispered.

"Hey kid, let me ask you something: the mountain bandit king you're talking about, are you referring to Sig?"

One of the bandits rummaged in his pocket and pulled out Higuma's bounty poster. He held it up in front of Luffy, which immediately made Luffy's eyes light up and he nodded repeatedly.

The bandits' expressions became even more bizarre.

"This kid has some extraordinary ambitions!"

"His goal is most likely to find the Great Treasure Anotherpiece of the Mountain Bandit King, inherit the will of the mountain, and become the second generation of the Mountain Bandit King."

"Yeah... he actually wants to become the bandit king... that's a bit too much, isn't it?"

After he finished speaking, the bandits looked at each other and were stunned... It seemed that they were not discussing the same thing?

While they were still stunned, Ace and Sabo had already crept up behind them, each wielding a water pipe and smashing it into the bandits' heads, knocking them down one by one...

.......

A moment later, three children were found under a big tree listing the money they had stolen from the bandits.

"Luffy...come help! Wait, what are you doing with that newspaper?"

Sabo was originally with Ace checking their belongings, but then he saw Luffy standing next to him, grinning like an idiot while holding a newspaper.

Ace was furious when he saw this. He walked over and was about to say something, but his attention was immediately drawn to the newspaper headline.

"Uncle Higuma, he really isn't that easy to kill!" Luffy excitedly looked at the wanted poster in his hand, counting the numbers on it:

"And his bounty has reached... 180 billion! Uncle Sieg has become even stronger!"

Sabo and Ace exchanged a glance and helplessly shrugged.

"This guy has been around for so long, how come he hasn't improved at all?"

"The bounty on Sieg has increased tenfold from the original 180 million... Does he consider this the same thing?"