Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“This time… let’s head in this direction!” Whitebeard, instead of following Fossa’s advice to cause trouble for Shanks, pointed to a location on the sea chart and said.

Reina looked at the chart and then smiled.

That's the Beasts Pirates' official headquarters. It seems Whitebeard is still somewhat bothered by the Wano Country situation, but now isn't a good time to make a move, so he hasn't attacked Kaido yet.

With Whitebeard's instructions, the Moby Dick immediately headed towards that area, adding all the merchant ships and pirate ships it encountered along the way to its list of targets to be hijacked.

Merchant ships are alright; as long as a certain ransom is paid, they won't harm anyone.

But pirates are different. They steal all the weapons and treasures from those who don't resist; and after killing the people who resist, they steal the ships and supplies. Once they reach the next island, they sell the pirate ships and exchange them for the supplies they need before continuing their journey.

Along the way, they robbed and looted everywhere, making those who didn't know better think that the Whitebeard Pirates had gone berserk, reducing the number of ships in this area by more than half.

At the same time, the Navy and other major powers also received news of the Whitebeard Pirates' rampage and sent people to investigate what had happened.

The Whitebeard Pirates' inexplicable rampage has unsettled various factions, especially the Big Mom Pirates and the Beast Pirates, with whom they had previously clashed. They believe this is a harbinger of war from Whitebeard.

Chapter 172 Devastating Victory

Marineford, the naval headquarters.

"Sengoku, I hope you can take over as marshal next!" Steel Bone Sky said to Sengoku, who was sitting in the marshal's seat.

"Why?" Sengoku asked, puzzled.

“I’m getting old now, and neither my physical strength nor my power is at its peak! The injuries from that battle haven’t fully healed yet! So it’s time to retire,” Steelbone Sky said softly.

Sengoku remained silent. It was an undeniable fact that the Air Marshal was getting old, but he had not yet considered becoming the Navy Marshal at this time.

"Of course, I'm not making you a marshal right now. I'm just telling you in advance so you can be mentally prepared. I can still support you for a while longer!" Marshal Kong saw Zhan Guo's worries and said with a smile.

"Yes, I understand!" Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and said.

"Yes, keep a close eye on the Whitebeard Pirates' situation lately!" After saying that, Fleet Admiral Kong waved for Sengoku to leave.

Meanwhile, the Whitebeard Pirates, who had been robbing ships at sea, were excited to set sail again after spending three months on Crescent Moon Island. After seeing that the two pirate ships behind them were almost full, Reina suggested that they return to port.

However, Whitebeard did not agree and continued on his way.

"Brother, we're already in Kaido's territory. It's not wise for us to fight them right now!" Reina said with some concern.

"Hmph, if we don't teach him a lesson, he'll think the Whitebeard Pirates are made of mud! Don't worry, we don't want to go to war with them, and they wouldn't dare to attack us! They've just pacified Wano Country and need to spend a lot of energy and manpower guarding that area!" Whitebeard snorted and said.

Upon hearing this, Reina immediately shut up. Whitebeard saw things more clearly than he did. If they didn't do something at this moment, Kaido would think they were all show and no substance.

Soon, after the Moby Dick entered Kaido's territory, Reina noticed that there were ships watching them from a distance, but they didn't dare to approach and just watched from afar.

"Namu, sink them, is that alright?" Whitebeard asked, pointing to the pirate ship that was monitoring them in the distance.

"Don't worry about it, Father!" Namur of the merman tribe said, patting his chest.

“I’ll have Liuliu cooperate with you!” Reina quickly said.

Although Namuel is quite strong, he is only one person. If the opponent also has fishmen, Namuel will be in a difficult situation.

“Thank you very much, First Mate!” Namur smiled at Reina and replied.

Reina waved his hand, went to the stern of the ship, and entered the sea with Namuel before bringing Liu Liu over.

"Go to the bottom of the sea and help Namur sink that ship!" Reina said to Liu Liu, pointing to the Beasts Pirates' ship on the distant sea.

Liu Liu nodded and slowly sank into the sea, carrying Namuer straight to the Beasts Pirates' surveillance ship.

Since signing the psychic contract with Reina, Reina has noticed that Liu Liu's intelligence has increased. He doesn't know if it was originally his potential or if it's a change due to more contact with humans.

In short, he can understand some of Reina's simple commands, which may also be thanks to the training that Laco and the others gave him.

Once back on the ship, Reina took out his binoculars and looked into the distance.

This is something he redeemed from the system; it's not the monocular telescope from the One Piece world. Whitebeard specifically asked Reina for one after seeing it.

Later, Reina simply gave one to each captain, since it was only ten points each, which was quite cheap.

Soon after, Reina noticed through his binoculars that the enemy's surveillance ship seemed to be commotion, followed by an explosion. He then saw Liu Liu's figure before the enemy's surveillance ship slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

"What a pity, we haven't managed to grab the supplies yet!" Laco and Reina said with some regret as they put down their binoculars.

"No need to rush, once we get to the island, we can rob whatever we want!" Whitebeard casually handed the binoculars to the maid who was in charge of handling his daily affairs, and said with a light laugh.

This maid was not a slave they bought, but an ordinary person that Whitebeard had rescued. Her family had been destroyed by pirates, and she had nowhere to go.

Originally, Whitebeard didn't plan to take her on board after rescuing her, but Reyna decided to keep her and make her Whitebeard's daughter, taking care of all his daily needs.

At first, Whitebeard disagreed, but now that he's gotten used to it, he often tells Reina that he really wouldn't be used to leaving Genia now.

Whitebeard originally intended for her to stay on Crescent Moon Island for this voyage, but Ginya refused. According to her, the ship was full of men who couldn't take good care of her father. She truly treated Whitebeard as her own father.

"Dad, island spotted ahead! But it seems they're well-prepared for defense!" The lookout on the mast shouted to Whitebeard.

Since the Sky Island didn't come along this time, the Observer went online again, almost forgetting his job.

"My men... are you ready for a big fight?" Whitebeard raised his naginata and asked loudly.

"Whoa~~~" Everyone raised their weapons and shouted in agreement.

"Gurarararar... Sink them all to the bottom of the sea!" Whitebeard swung his naginata, and the Moby Dick accelerated forward, leaving the two pirate ships carrying treasure and supplies far behind.

At this moment on the island, the Beasts Pirates' leader's legs were trembling. He had already seen the Whitebeard Pirates' huge whale ship.

This isn't some pirate under the Whitebeard Pirates, but the Whitebeard Pirates themselves. That giant whale ship is their flagship, and there's even intelligence that Whitebeard himself is on board.

Although Kaido has already brought his men this way, before Kaido arrives, he will have to face the terrifying world's number one pirate crew, and he has no confidence that he can survive.

As he had predicted, after several rounds of artillery fire, the whale ship was unharmed and was getting closer and closer to the island.

"Seated atop the frost! Hyōrinmaru!" Reina, having directly activated the Shikai state of Hyōrinmaru, used it to create an ice path that connected directly to the island.

"kill!!"

"Rob all their treasure!"

Following the ice path created by Reina, the captains led their combatants toward the island.

As for the rest of the crew, Whitebeard did not allow them to participate in the battles, and there were not a single woman among all the combatants, because Whitebeard did not allow women to be combatants.

"You bunch of bastards, watch out! Those cannons and weapons are useful, don't damage them!" Reina shouted with a laugh as he watched the combat team members rushing toward the island.

"Everyone, how about we have a competition... to see who can steal the most treasure? The first place winner will get a bottle of liquor as a reward from Reina, how about that?" Lacjou asked the captains around him as he stood on the ice rink.

"Hahaha... Great, I'm sure I'll win this time!"

"Hmph, robbing treasure... I'm a professional at it!"

"Have Reina prepare the liquor; I'm going to do it myself today!"

The team leaders' eyes lit up. They decided to secure the reward first, since whoever got it would essentially get it for free.

"You bunch of bastards, am I just an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire? Oh well, I'm in a good mood today. The team that gets the most treasure will get a bottle of liquor as a reward! Similarly, the team that kills the most enemies will also get a bottle!" Reina said generously, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"Men...did you hear what the first mate said? Charge!"

"Hahaha... Reina, our Seventh Squad will take these two bottles of liquor!" Lakyo shouted, his spirits lifted.

"Bullshit! These two bottles of liquor already have our Eleventh Squad's name on them!" The tall, dark-skinned King Gudu patted the Whitebeard Pirates tattoo on his right chest and shouted.

Because of the two bottles of liquor, all the combat team members were like they had been injected with chicken blood, and they charged directly towards the Beast Pirates defending the island.

They were all specially arranged here by Kaido when he learned that the Whitebeard Pirates were marching towards his territory.

However, they continued to retreat in the face of the Whitebeard Pirates' offensive, unable to defend themselves at all.

After the Moby Dick docked, Whitebeard disembarked accompanied by Reiner and Jozu. By then, the port had been completely occupied by the Whitebeard Pirates, and the ground was littered with the corpses of Beast Pirates members, as well as some prisoners.

"Go! Empty the entire island!" Whitebeard shouted, brandishing his naginata.

"Oh~~~" Besides Reina, even Jozu, who served as Whitebeard's bodyguard, led his crew out. With Reina here, even if Kaido came in person, he wouldn't be able to defeat Reina and Whitebeard together, so Jozu was very relieved.

Soon, two pirate ships carrying treasure and supplies also docked. The captains lined up in the port, carrying the treasures they had plundered, waiting for the ship's treasure manager to record their spoils.

The position of financial administrator was also created by Reina and was filled by non-combat crew members who accompanied the ship, in order to record the performance of each squad during each robbery and treasure hunt.

Whitebeard originally didn't want to do this; he believed that since they were all family, there was no need to make such a clear distinction.

But one sentence from Reina made him agree.

"Based on each team's performance, at the end of each year I will give them a suitable gift as a reward for the best performance! Apart from that, the performance is not used for anything else!" After Reina said this, not only Whitebeard, but all the captains agreed to establish such a rule.

Actually, this can be considered healthy competition. The atmosphere in the Whitebeard Pirates was quite good, and there were no dirty things happening on the ship. Everyone was united in a big family centered around Whitebeard.

To the team captains, this kind of competition was more like a bragging point after drinking, and it didn't prove anything.

For example, Jozu, who served as Whitebeard's bodyguard for a long time, had his third combat squad achieve results that were not seen throughout the year. But would people look down on him because of this?

Actually, people don't act like that. It's more like a competition. For example, this time, they used the competition as an excuse to get more liquor from Reina.

Chapter 173 The Beginning of a Dream

"You bunch of bastards, what is this? Why did you take down someone's door? Wouldn't it be better if you just demolished their house?" Standing at the port, Reina looked at a crew member carrying a wooden plank that looked like a house door and said with a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"Hahaha... First mate, you don't know this! This door panel isn't cheap! It's a top-quality wood, and it's quite extravagant to use it for a door. This guy was the first to break into that room, so he got this panel. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been his turn!" Another crew member laughed as he explained to Reina.

“That’s right, First mate. Aren’t we on Xuan Yue Island undergoing construction right now? Wouldn’t it be better for me to take this door back and install it on my own room door than leave it here for those nouveau riche?” the crew member carrying the door said with a smile.

“I don’t care what you take back, but you’ve left enough food for the civilians, haven’t you? The rules set by our elder brother can’t be broken! Don’t do anything reckless!” Reina warned.

The Whitebeard Pirates also have their own rules, which are inviolable. Anyone who breaks them will be punished according to the rules.

"Don't worry, we've gathered all the civilians together and left them plenty of food! As for the Beast Pirates, we've wiped them all out!" the surrounding crew members replied with smiles.

Reina was about to nod and leave when he suddenly remembered something, turned back to look at the crew, and said, "You bunch of idiots! You're leaving without even taking the most important treasure!"

"What do you mean? Does the first mate know there's some other treasure here?" The crew member carrying the door panel asked, his eyes immediately lighting up.

These guys, just like their captain, usually yell "Rena, Rena!" but as soon as there's something to gain, they immediately switch to calling him "first mate," leaving Rena feeling utterly helpless.

However, Reina was already used to it, so he gestured towards the interior of the island and said, "Aren't there still a lot of civilians there? You can take them all away!"

“Human trafficking? Reina, that won’t do! If Dad finds out, he’ll kill us!” Upon hearing this, the crew member carrying the door panel immediately shook his head and said.

"You really are stupid! Do you know how wealth comes about?"

"I know! Wasn't it stolen?"

Faced with such an answer, Reina could only cover his face and flee; he simply couldn't continue the conversation.