Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

The other person's name also contained the character "D," which bothered her somewhat.

Coupled with the Navy's uncompromising stance, she ultimately chose to join the Straw Hat crew.

But as time went by and she gradually integrated into the ship, she discovered that the atmosphere there was actually quite nice.

However, not long after they left Alabasta, they encountered the wreckage of a pirate ship that had fallen from the sky, and the Log Pose was pointing straight up into the sky.

After the Whitebeard Pirates' possession of Skypiea was revealed, everyone no longer disputed its existence. However, Robin knew that the Whitebeard Pirates' Skypiea was more of a floating island than a true Skypiea.

Moreover, Reina had once told her that sky islands really existed in this world. Although Reina hadn't explained it very clearly at the time, she knew that sky islands were real.

So when they arrived in Jaya, and Luffy said he was going to inquire about information about landing on the Sky Island, Robin didn't think he was being delusional.

Over the next period of time, they met Wenbula Kurekai, a descendant of the boastful Rolando! They also encountered Bellamy, the captain of the Donquixote Family pirate crew who mocked them.

After the opponent stole Umbura Kurike's gold, Luffy finally made his move and defeated him directly.

Finally, with the help of Venbula Kulikai, they took advantage of the massive ocean currents and flew directly to the real sky island.

"I never thought... that sky islands really exist...!" Robin was still shocked as she watched the pirate ship hovering above the clouds, even though she already knew the answer.

"This...this is heaven?" Usopp, too frightened to get up, said with tears streaming down his face.

However, they were soon attacked by the Shandians, but were rescued by the former Sky Island God, now Sky Knight Gang Cole.

Thus began their adventure on Skypiea, and Robin, along with Luffy and the others, witnessed the former glory of the golden city of Shandora, and even found a message from the Pirate King Gol D. Roger on the base of that golden clock.

“I see… So… my mission is also to guide all the historical texts we’ve seen to that island? Laugh Tale… what secrets are hidden there? What mission does the D-Clan bear?” Robin took out the necklace from her neck, gently stroked the words on it, and said softly.

Throughout the adventure on Skypiea, Robin was practically just a bystander. It wasn't that she was unwilling to help Luffy and the others, but rather that she hadn't truly integrated into the group yet. Therefore, her current objective—finding the truth of history—was more important than acting alongside her crew.

However, as the chosen one, Luffy successfully defeated Enel, the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit user who claimed to be a god, and also conveyed the emotions between the boastful Roland and the great warrior Calgra through the Golden Bell, ending the four-hundred-year war between Skypiea and the Shandians.

While Luffy and his crew were having a victory celebration on Skypiea, Fishman Island in the ocean was also holding a banquet, but it was a farewell banquet for Whitebeard.

"Thank you so much this time, Neptune!" Whitebeard said, sitting down next to Neptune and laughing heartily.

"It's nothing. You might think this is precious, but it's nothing special to us!" Neptune said with a chuckle. "But are you really planning to turn Crescent Moon Island into an underwater city?"

"Of course, it's not about letting you live entirely underwater, but rather giving Xuan Yue Island another means of self-defense when danger arises!" Dr. Asie, sitting next to the white-bearded man, replied with a smile.

“I don’t quite understand you guys. We’ve put in so much effort to live on the surface of the ocean, and you want to live underwater!” Neptune said with a wry smile.

"Gurararara... What? You've decided to go live on the sea after all?" Whitebeard asked Neptune.

“Of course I want to go, but there’s a condition… that is, you can guarantee our safety!” Neptune nodded and said.

"This can't be rushed... Didn't you already start contacting the World Government? What did they say?" Whitebeard shook his head and asked.

“They didn’t give an answer!” Neptune sighed.

Seeing this, Whitebeard knew he couldn't say anything, after all, he was a pirate.

After the banquet, Whitebeard boarded the Moby Dick, and the entire crew prepared to return home.

Dr. Assie has figured out the bubble device on Fishman Island and obtained a lot of materials from Neptune. Once they return to Crescent Moon Island, they can start construction.

"Ask Reina how the treasure hunt is going? According to their original plan, they should be almost at Xuan Yue Island by now, right?" Whitebeard said to Marco beside him, sitting in his usual spot.

“Okay, Dad!” Marco nodded and went to the communications officer to have them contact Reina.

“Dad… we can’t contact them. The Doctor went over to check just now, and he said that something is blocking communication where Reina and the others are!” A moment later, Marco came to Whitebeard’s side and said with a serious expression.

"Hmm? They haven't returned yet?" Whitebeard knew about the Raul Sea, so it was normal that he couldn't contact Reina with Den Den Mushi, but judging from the time, they should have been returning by now.

"Don't worry! With Reina there, there shouldn't be any problems," Vista said softly. "They might even get there before us when we get back!"

“That’s right, Dad, don’t worry! With Reina here, there won’t be any problems!” Marco nodded in agreement.

"Hmm... Let's go back to Xuan Yue Island first!" Whitebeard nodded and said.

Meanwhile, information about the Whitebeard Pirates' appearance on Fishman Island began to spread, and both the Navy and some pirates with ulterior motives began to head towards the location of the Moby Dick.

“Brubrubru… Brubrubru…”

"Hello... This is the Moby Dick!" the communications officer said listlessly after answering the phone.

"Where are you now? Have you returned to Crescent Moon Island?" Reina's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Hmm? Is that the first mate?" The communications officer asked excitedly upon hearing Reina's voice.

“It’s me, what’s wrong?” Reina asked, frowning.

"First mate, this is the communications officer for the Moby Dick. We have left Fishman Island and are heading back to Crescent Moon Island, but we have been harassed by the Navy and some pirates for the past few days!" the communications officer said quickly.

“I understand. I just left the Laru Sea. I will immediately change course and head towards you. Now… tell me your coordinates!” Reina nodded and said.

"This... First mate, wait a moment. Only the navigator knows our current coordinates. I'll hand the Den Den Mushi to my father right now!" the communications officer said after a moment's hesitation.

“Okay!” It was Reina’s calm voice from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

This was the order he had given back then: no matter who it was, the communications officer was not allowed to reveal their coordinates to the other party.

Chapter 355 Dr. Assie's Wrath

"What happened? Why would anyone dare to lay a hand on Dad?" After Reina hung up the phone, Jingudo, who was standing next to him, immediately asked with a frown.

“It’s all because of that guy Teach… He leaked Ace’s identity before he died, and now everyone wants to get involved… Our Whitebeard Pirates have been too quiet all these years, those guys have forgotten… the fear of being dominated by us!” Reina said softly.

"What do you plan to do?" Jingudo asked Reina upon hearing this.

“Since they’ve forgotten… then I don’t mind helping them remember… especially those guys in the Navy!” Reina said with a sinister smile.

"Don't do anything reckless. You know how bad Dad's health has been all these years. If someone finds out... it'll be even more trouble!" Jin Guduo said, frowning.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Of course it's not my brother's place to handle this. I'll take care of it... Didn't Shiki the Golden Lion come looking for us before? Perfect... we can use him!"

"Golden Lion Shiki? That's no ordinary person. You'd better not play with fire and get burned!" King Gyudo warned.

"Don't worry, back then Sengoku and Garp teamed up to send Shiki the Golden Lion to Impel Down. I don't believe he doesn't want to get revenge. Find an opportunity... team up with Shiki the Golden Lion and take down the high-ranking officers of the Navy. I doubt he'll refuse!" Reina said with a light laugh.

"Who do you want to target? If it's someone of a lower rank, Golden Lion won't even look at them. He'll only make a move if it's at least a Vice Admiral or even an Admiral! But if the two of you target an Admiral... that's no small matter!" King said with some concern.

"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? If I could find an opportunity to take down Sengoku, I would definitely choose Sengoku!" Reina retorted, pursing his lips.

Jin Gu rolled his eyes. It seemed that all he had said was for nothing; Reina hadn't listened at all.

A week later, Reina finally reunited with Whitebeard's Moby Dick.

"Jinbe? What are you doing here?" Reina had just returned to the Moby Dick when he saw this blue, fish-man.

"Hehe... Mr. Reina! I heard that someone wanted to do something to my father, so I came here on my own!" Jinbe said with a smile.

“You’re one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea now, don’t get too close to us! The whole world knows you’re one of us, how are you going to get intelligence for us from the World Government in the future?” Reina said with a headache.

"Huh? Is that so? What should we do then?" Jinbe asked in a flustered manner, as if he had only just found out.

“Don’t mind him. He has plenty of spies in the World Government. They don’t need another Shichibukai like you! Besides, who doesn’t know that Fishman Island is Big Dad’s territory? If there’s any news about dealing with us, the World Government will definitely keep it from you!” Marco patted Jinbe on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Jinbe smiled sheepishly.

"Where's Big Brother?" Reina looked toward Whitebeard's usual spot, but didn't see him.

"Dad is still resting in the cabin!"

"Huh?" Reina was taken aback. Whitebeard usually wouldn't be this late. Could it be...?

"Don't worry, Dad's fine. He probably drank a bit too much last night!" Marco quickly explained when he saw Reina's appearance, realizing he had misunderstood.

"That's good. What about the doctor?" Reina nodded and asked.

"The Doctor is probably in his room too! He's rarely come out since we came back from Fishman Island. There have been a lot of battles outside these past few days, so Dad hasn't let him out either!" Marco shrugged and replied.

"Hmm... I'll go find my older brother first!" With that, Reina headed straight for the cabin.

"Hey? Kingdo, why are you and Reina the only ones who came back? Where are Laco and Ace? Did they go back to Crescent Island first?" Vista asked curiously, seeing only Kingdo following Reina.

Jin Guduo shook his head and said, "They didn't return to Xuan Yue Island!"

"Huh? They didn't return to Xuan Yue Island? Did something happen?" Marco, who was standing to the side, immediately asked upon hearing this.

Ace is now the focus of the entire Whitebeard Pirates. If Ace is captured, it will be a real problem.

"They're fine, they were just delayed by something else!" Jin Guduo quickly explained.

Meanwhile, when Reina arrived at Whitebeard's room, Whitebeard had just gotten up.

"Brother...you need to take better care of yourself! You can't stay up all hungover like this!" Reina said, sitting down on a stool.

"Gurararara... You better mind your own business! So, how was your haul this time?" The white-bearded man stretched and asked with a smile.

“I’ve already sent someone to fetch the doctor. Let’s talk about it together when he arrives!” Reina said with a smile.

"Doctor? Looks like we've found something good this time!" Whitebeard said with a slight smirk.

“There have indeed been some new discoveries…” Reina nodded and said, “Ace and Laco are still over there, and we need the Doctor’s help with some things!”

"Oh? What good stuff have you found?" Just then, Dr. Assie walked in and asked with a smile.

Reina briefly recounted the treasure hunt, emphasizing the mine, the mutated gorilla, and the plants.

"Oh? There's a whole mountain of mines? Have you surveyed it? What kind of mine is it? Have you found out why those organisms and plants mutated? What caused them to mutate?" Hearing Reina's words, the doctor indeed showed great interest and asked a series of questions.

“Those gorillas mutate at night, becoming much stronger, but we wiped them all out. I deliberately left three behind so the Doctor can go and see them for himself. There was also a particularly large leader with considerable strength, so I couldn't hold back and had to kill it! As for those plants… they can not only withstand Ace's flames, but they can even block my slashes!” Reina gave a simple answer.

"Such a thing actually happens? It seems that some kind of substance is particularly active at night, which causes the host to mutate! Let's go... let's go now, I can't wait!" The doctor showed considerable enthusiasm.

“Doctor, don’t worry, I’ve saved the largest plant for you. I’ve also noticed that the soil in that mountain range seems different from other places. Besides iron ore, I’ve found many other ores in the mine, some of which I don’t know what they are!” Reina said with a smile.

"It's inevitable that the soil is different because of the minerals. The plants must have absorbed the minerals contained in the soil, which is why they mutated. As for the animals, they mutated because they ate the fruits or leaves of the plants!" Although he hadn't been there, the doctor immediately analyzed the reason after hearing what Reina said.

“This… that shouldn’t be possible! Those plants are incredibly resilient. Ace’s flames and my slashes couldn’t harm them. Although those mutated animals are also very powerful, they shouldn’t be feeding on mutated plants!” Reina shook his head and said.

"Idiot, did those plants mutate directly? Of course not! It takes time, so the animals that eat the plants also mutate during this process!" The doctor shook his head, explaining the question that Reina had been struggling to understand about how the gorillas mutated.

“I see… But why did those gorillas, who were originally herbivores, start eating meat after the mutation?” Reina asked again.

The doctor glanced at Reina with a hint of disdain and said, "You yourself said that they mutated, which means their IQ has increased, so naturally they will have higher aspirations!"

Reina was taken aback, completely unexpected by this answer.

"By the way, you haven't touched that mine, have you?" Dr. Assie asked, somewhat uneasy.

"Move? What do you mean? I've already told them to start mining!" Reina asked, looking puzzled.

"Idiot! Since those ores piled up there can produce mutations, then they must be related. If you touch them and the mutation effect disappears, wouldn't you be at a huge loss?" The doctor roared at Reina, looking furious at his son's lack of self-control.