Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

This kind of thing can't be stopped; it only brings trouble to oneself and doesn't bring any benefits.

"Brother, you've misunderstood. I really did just pass by there. I didn't know the coordinates of Devil's Island. Hard Shell dragged me there! And Devil's Island is still there, perfectly fine!" Reina said helplessly, shrugging.

"Tell me... what exactly happened? It seems this trip to Wano Country isn't going well!" Whitebeard frowned and asked.

Reina nodded and recounted what had happened.

Upon learning that Oden had died at Kaido's hands, Whitebeard's imposing aura unconsciously surged forth.

Reina stepped in front of Tiger, blocking Whitebeard's imposing presence.

"Hmm? Your injuries haven't healed yet?" Whitebeard's action was subconscious, not intended to do anything, but seeing Reina take a small step back when he resisted his power, he immediately asked.

“My injuries have almost healed! I didn’t use my abilities just now, but relied on my physical strength! I wanted to feel the difference between myself and the world’s top experts!” Reina shook his head and replied with a smile.

Whitebeard nodded and looked at Tiger.

When Reina mentioned meeting Tiger on Devil's Island, Whitebeard knew that Reina was looking out for Tiger's feelings. As a fish-man, there was only one possibility for him to be on Devil's Island: he had been captured by a slave owner and sent there.

He thought Tiger wanted to join the Whitebeard Pirates, so he had been waiting for Tiger to speak.

“Brother, Tiger is a very famous adventurer on Fishman Island, but this experience has given him some negative views about humans. If he goes back directly, I'm afraid it will cause even greater misunderstandings between Fishman Island and humans, so I invited him to come here for a visit!”

Although Reina didn't see through Whitebeard's misunderstanding, he knew that Whitebeard had no idea why Tiger had come here, so he immediately explained.

“I see! I’m also good friends with Grand Knight Neptune, and we have fellow fish-men from your island on my ship. If you don’t mind, feel free to look around! There’s a lot of trash among us humans, just like any other race! It’s just that we humans have a larger population, so we produce a bit more trash!”

Whitebeard nodded and said with a smile.

Tiger opened his mouth but didn't speak. Reina knew he didn't know where to begin, so he smiled and said, "You talk to your brother! I have something to do, so I'll head out first!"

"No... um... I didn't mean that!" Tiger said somewhat embarrassedly.

Reina patted Tiger on the shoulder to tell him not to mind, and then walked out of Whitebeard's room.

Reina had just come out when he encountered Marco and his friends, who were joking around as they approached. So Reina simply let them take him around the island.

"What? Oden is dead?" Upon hearing Reina mention Wano Country, Marco and the other three exchanged disbelief.

“That’s right, if it weren’t for Madam Shi, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have made it back!” Reina sighed and replied.

"I never expected something like this to happen. What did Dad say?" Bistan nodded and asked.

“My brother didn’t say anything. Tiger had something to discuss with him, so I came out. I think my brother might have some arrangements by the time they come out!” Reina shook his head and said.

Actually, now is not the best time for them to start a war with Kaido. After all, they just fought a battle with the Big Mom Pirates and also dealt a blow to the Navy. If they were to start a war with the Beasts Pirates, neither the Navy nor the Big Mom Pirates would stand idly by.

This is why Reina previously proposed starting the construction of a new base, because the Whitebeard Pirates now need to recuperate.

Soon after, Tiger and Whitebeard came out together, while Reina had already gathered all the executives on the island.

"Kid, what do you think about the situation in Wano Country?" As expected, Whitebeard didn't waste any words and asked Reina directly.

“Although I really want to fight back, it’s not advisable for us to fight Kaido right now!” Reina replied with a smile.

“Very well, since that’s the case…then let’s focus all our efforts on building Xuan Yue Island. Once it’s completed…we’ll find an opportunity to avenge Oden!” Whitebeard nodded and said.

“Xuan Yue Island?” Reina was taken aback; it was the first time he had heard this name.

"Dad named this island Xuan Yue Island, and it will be our base from now on!" Marco explained to Reina with a smile.

So, in the following period, Reina became busy, spending all his time, apart from his daily training, building Xuan Yue Island.

Tiger stayed there for a few days, chatted with his compatriot Namur several times, and then bid farewell and returned to Fishman Island.

Before leaving, Reina told him that he could come to him for help no matter what, and that he would never refuse to help if he could.

After seeing Tiger off, Reina found Izo. He could tell that Izo had been somewhat restless these past few days because of what happened in Wano Country.

"Want to go back?" Reina plopped down next to Izang and asked.

"Yes! I'm a little worried about that side!" Izo didn't hide anything and nodded in response.

“Actually, it’s no use for you to go back now! I don’t know about the others, but apart from Oden, your companions should all be fine. Otherwise, Lady Toki wouldn’t have said that the Red Sages would return in twenty years! Instead of going back to Wano Country now, you might as well wait a little longer!” Reina said seriously.

“I know! But knowing is one thing, worrying is another! And Kaido actually dared to kill Lord Oden, I must avenge this with my own hands!” Izo said, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"That's good! You understand, now just stay here in peace!" Reina patted Izang on the shoulder and said.

Chapter 171 The Whitebeard Pirates' Rampage

"Blenheim! Adjust the cannon's position again!" Reina shouted to the tall Blenheim, after checking the angle of the sea.

“Yes, First Mate! Is that so?” Blenheim was tall, only a little shorter than Whitebeard, so he had to manually install the cannons on these defensive towers.

“OK! That’s enough, let’s go to the next location!” Reina nodded and confirmed.

Reina designed many watchtowers around the island, which could basically cover the entire area of ​​the surrounding sea.

After three months of hard work, the construction on the island has taken shape. The entire Whitebeard Pirates have been staying here for three months, the longest they have stayed in one place since Reina joined Whitebeard at sea.

"Raina~~"

Just as Reina was directing Blenheim to set up the turrets, Joz's shouts came from afar.

"What's wrong, Joz? Is something wrong with you?" Reina turned around and shouted.

“Hmm! We don’t have enough weapons and cannons! Also, the bay that’s being built over there to hold the sky island seems to be the wrong size. Dr. Assie just said it needs to be bigger, otherwise the sky island won’t be able to land properly!” Joz said as he approached Reina.

"Hmm... Blenheim, I'm leaving this to you. Any problems?" Reina called out to Blenheim after thinking for a moment.

“Don’t worry, I can do it!” Blenheim replied in a deep voice.

“Okay, let’s go, Joz, let’s go check out the bay first!” Reina nodded and led Joz toward the bay reserved for the Sky Island.

According to Reina's design, that area is normally an inner bay of the small island, similar to the inner bay of Marineford. Once the sky island descends, it can fill the gap, thus creating an unexpected effect.

When the two arrived at this side of the bay, Whitebeard and Dr. Asie were there.

“Rena, the size you designed is just right. With the size of the sky island, it’s difficult for it to land perfectly in the bay! And once the sky island lands, the seawater will wash ashore, and the surrounding buildings and plants will suffer!” Dr. Asie pointed to the bay and said to Rena.

"Let me take a look first!" Reina nodded and went to observe it up close. The sky island was hovering above the bay, but it was unable to descend.

“How about this? Let’s widen this bay a bit more so that the sky islands have more room to land. We can also make the widened part into a drainage channel so that the seawater that overflows when the sky islands land can flow back into the sea through the drainage channel. What do you think?” Reina shared his ideas with Dr. Asie.

"It should be possible, let's give it a try!" Dr. Assie said after thinking for a moment.

So the two of them started revising the design drawings and calculating the specific dimensions.

Whitebeard and the others standing to the side were completely baffled and couldn't understand anything at all.

After resolving the blueprint issue, Reina turned to Whitebeard and said, "Big brother, Jozu just said that we don't have enough weapons and cannons here?"

“That’s right, your defense system is perfect, but it requires too many weapons. Even if you dismantle all the weapons on the sky island, it won’t be enough!” Whitebeard nodded and said.

"Then I'll have to trouble you with this, brother!" Reina said with a slight smile.

"Gurarararar... No problem at all, but shouldn't you and Assie take a rest? I'm planning to set sail tomorrow to get some weapons and supplies! You two should come with me!" Whitebeard replied with a hearty laugh.

"No way! There's too much going on here, I simply can't spare the time. I'm always busy!" Reina shook his head and refused.

But Whitebeard ignored all of that and said, "This is my order... Alright, it's decided then. Tomorrow you and the Doctor will come with me. As for the work here, leave it to them! Stop if there's anything you can't do, and we'll deal with it when we get back!"

"But……"

"Alright, no buts! I know you've built this place as your home, but building a small island isn't easy! In just three months, look at the island now... it's completely changed. Give yourself some time to rest, and let everyone else rest too!"

Reina was about to say something, but Whitebeard interrupted him.

Reina paused, glanced at the somewhat tired members around him, then nodded and said, "Sorry, big brother! I was too hasty. So let's go out and rob some more tomorrow! As pirates, isn't it putting the cart before the horse if we never go out and rob? Let's have a feast tonight to reward everyone! I'll contribute twenty catties of baijiu!"

"Oh~~ The banquet is starting!!"

"Hahaha... Twenty catties of baijiu! I should be able to get a small cup this time, right?"

"Tch~ Who doesn't know I've been working the hardest these past few days? With the first mate's impartiality, there's bound to be some liquor for me!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding crew members cheered loudly.

As for Dr. Assie, he was all smiles the whole time, showing no sign of being annoyed by the interruption.

He's already used to it!

When he first started his experiments, Rainer, Olga, and others rarely interrupted him. However, as his research progressed, they frequently found excuses to interrupt his work.

He gradually got used to it and realized that everyone was doing it for his health.

Unlike Reina, who is rarely disturbed while working, this was the first time he had worked for such a long time, so he was quite unwilling when Whitebeard interrupted him.

That night, construction on the island was completely halted, and everyone participated in the banquet. The Whitebeard Pirates now had more than a thousand combat personnel, and with some miscellaneous personnel, not counting affiliated pirate crews, they themselves had a scale of nearly two thousand people.

Therefore, Reina's twenty catties of liquor was not enough for everyone to drink. In the end, the climax of the banquet was when Reina brought out another hundred catties of liquor from the warehouse, which almost turned the island upside down.

Over the years, Reina's biggest expenditure on points has been exchanging them for liquor, so on Xuan Yue Island, Reina specially built a brewery to brew liquor.

Perhaps the initial brewed liquor won't be as good as the ones redeemed through the system, but Reina believes that as the operators become more familiar with the process, the quality of the liquor will inevitably improve, and then he won't have to waste so many points on liquor anymore.

The next morning, Whitebeard did not set sail as promised.

Because the banquet last night was so wild, everyone was still fast asleep at this time, and it wasn't until the afternoon that they were ready to go out to sea.

"Marco, I'm leaving things here to you. Do what you can, and wait for me to come back if there's anything you can't do or can't do well!" Reina said to Marco, who was staying behind, before leaving.

"Don't worry, you can go now!" Marco, his eyes drooping, waved his hand impatiently and said.

In addition to the Whitebeard Pirates' flagship, the Moby Dick, three other pirate ships, no smaller than naval warships, accompanied them on this voyage, all for the purpose of purchasing supplies.

The Whitebeard Pirates had a large number of members, so their consumption of food and drinks was quite high.

Fortunately, this small island was one of the few islands that Reina had carefully selected. There was a large island not far away with an amazing daily trading volume in its market. Moreover, it was also part of the Whitebeard Pirates' territory, so whenever the Whitebeard Pirates' purchasing ships came, they would prioritize the supplies the Whitebeard Pirates needed.

Besides food and drinks, the most important thing for them on this voyage was weapons. So of the three large ships that came with the Moby Dick, one returned after purchasing drinks and food, while the other two followed behind the Moby Dick, specifically to carry weapons and treasure.

"This time we must go all out! We won't go back until all three ships are fully loaded (including the Moby Dick)!" Rakuyo said with the air of someone about to rob the Celestial Dragons.

"By the way, is there any sea area you'd like to visit this time, brother?" On the ship, Reina asked Whitebeard, comparing the sea chart with his own.

They can't rob in their own territory, so they need to leave their own territory and rob in other sea areas.

"I heard that red-haired kid has been causing quite a stir lately! How about we go check him out? Give him a piece of our mind?" Fosa asked after thinking for a moment.

"Oh? Is it Shanks? Has that guy already made his name known?" Reina asked with a smile, surprised.

This is another future trendsetter, a major figure who can influence the future direction of the world.

“That’s right, the Red-Haired Pirates are currently a very famous group!” Fossa nodded and replied.