Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Doctor, Reina and Olga are arriving soon. Are you going to see Olga looking like this?"

Sure enough, after hearing Marco's words, the Doctor immediately quieted down, but his face was still full of struggle, which surprised Marco.

In the past, no matter how important the experiment was, as long as it involved Olga, the doctor would immediately put down his experiment and choose Olga.

But this time, the doctor's face showed a struggle, indicating that this experiment might really be different, and this... made Marco feel a little uneasy.

Luckily, he used Olga as an excuse, otherwise the Doctor would definitely cause him trouble next time.

"Sigh... never mind, take me to take a shower first!" After struggling for a while, the doctor decided to put down the experiment and prepare to welcome Olga, which made Marco secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Soon after the sky island descended, Reina and Olga, along with the crew members from the sky island, landed on the island.

"Hey~ Doctor... what's wrong? You look a bit haggard!" Upon seeing Dr. Assie, Reina immediately noticed that the doctor seemed a little down.

“Hey… you stupid father, what’s wrong?” Olga immediately stepped forward to ask her father what had happened.

"It's nothing... I haven't studied minerals in a long time, and I couldn't control myself for a while, so I've been staying in the lab these past few days and I'm a little tired!" Dr. Asie waved his hand and said.

After he and Olga came out, they stopped using pure gold, so the Doctor now looks like an old man. Moreover, he is different from Whitebeard. Whitebeard's strength was undeniable. Even though his strength began to decline due to age, his physical attributes were still stronger than those of ordinary people.

However, as a researcher, the doctor's physical condition was not as strong, so he aged very quickly. Reina and Olga both had the urge to use pure gold on him again.

"Doctor, have you made any progress? Have you found the cause of the mutation?" Reina asked as the research began.

"Of course, if you hadn't slaughtered all those gorillas, my research might have progressed even faster..." The doctor immediately perked up when talking about his research and began to talk to Reina with great enthusiasm, but Olga, who was standing to the side, was a little unhappy.

"You stupid father...you go to sleep and rest right now, or...I'll have Dad forbid you from doing research!" Olga pouted and said angrily.

"Ah...this..." The doctor looked at Reina with some difficulty, hoping that Reina could speak up for him. Although he had been doing research on Xuan Yue Island all these years, it was not a topic he liked. This time, he finally encountered a topic he liked, and he wanted to research it all at once.

“I think Olga is right, Doctor. You’re not young anymore. You should prioritize your health… All these ores and plants are here. They can’t be moved. If you like, we can even move them all back to Crescent Moon Island!” Reina said with a smile.

Dr. Assie was taken aback. He looked at the angry Olga and the smiling Reina, and then suddenly said with a smile, "I understand. However, the captain has already prepared a banquet, so I will attend the banquet first and then go to rest after the banquet!"

“That’s more like it!” Olga exclaimed, immediately grabbing Dr. Assie’s arm and acting coquettishly.

Reina grinned as well.

“Thanks, Reina!” Dr. Assie said softly.

He knew that due to his long-term relaxation, coupled with the sudden encounter with such an interesting and engaging topic, he had somewhat reverted to his old ways.

Reina and Olga's words just now immediately reminded him of what happened inside the lanternfish's belly, so he made a choice right away.

"Doctor, you're too kind... Let's go to the banquet first! We can talk about it tomorrow!" Reina nodded and replied.

So a grand banquet was held on the open ground of the island. The local natives brought out a lot of food, and everyone sang and danced together, making it a lively and festive occasion.

Chapter 359 Dispersion

"So you think it's not because of some combination of minerals? But because there's some unique ore in this mine that caused their mutations?" The next morning, Reina came to the doctor's laboratory and began to discuss with him the causes of the mutations in the plants and animals.

“That’s right, but the conditions for the formation of this mineral must be extremely harsh, so if we destroy the mountain, we may never be able to obtain this ore again!” The doctor nodded and said.

“But right now we’re not sure which mineral has this ability, and we don’t even know where it is!” Reina said, frowning.

“There are two possibilities! One is that it’s in the very center, where the energy of all the mines should converge at a single point. The other possibility is to search along the main root of the giant tree on the mountaintop; perhaps we can find it there! But no matter which method we use, the mountain must be developed to a certain extent!” The doctor pushed up his glasses and said softly.

“Why don’t we start by searching along the roots of the giant tree? Maybe its roots are heading towards the center of the mountain!” Reina suggested.

“But its roots might not go straight down. If we follow its roots, we’ll cause even more damage to the mountain!” The doctor shook his head and said, “But if we dig straight to the center… what if we don’t find it there? That would be terrible!”

"So, this kind of ore... can it have any effect on the human body? Will there be any side effects?" Reina asked after a moment of thought. "If we can develop it, our overall strength will definitely take a leap forward! So we can't destroy the environment in which that kind of ore grows!"

“That’s right, that’s it! Although I’m not sure yet whether it can be used on humans, this is the main direction of my research going forward! But if I destroy its growth environment for the sake of research… then I might not even have time to develop the material…” The doctor nodded and said.

“This is a bit troublesome! To check the situation inside without damaging the mountain... we simply can't do it!” Reina shook his head and said.

His Sharingan couldn't see through the mountain, and even if he had his Byakugan, he might not be able to see through it.

"Wait... if it's a Devil Fruit user..." Reina began to think, there's such an ability that could do this.

“Those with abilities related to soil, or rather, those who can control soil, might be able to help us do this!” Reina said, stroking his chin.

"No, even a Logia-type Earth-Earth Fruit user can only control the soil here; the ores are completely beyond his control!" The professor shook his head and said.

"What about those with metal-based abilities?"

"Are you sure that unknown ore is metallic?" the doctor countered.

Reina rubbed his head, looking a bit of a headache, and said, "Then what should we do?"

"Do we have anyone with X-ray vision or similar abilities? Let them check the inside of the mountain first, and then we can try mining!" the doctor asked after thinking for a moment.

“Maybe they have that ability, but we simply can’t find anyone with it!” Reina sighed.

"Why don't we ask the captain? He's been sailing the seas for so many years, he might have information we don't know!" the doctor suggested.

Reina rolled his eyes and said, "Big Brother and I founded the Whitebeard Pirates together. I've been wherever he has been all these years. How could there be something he knows that I don't?"

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Reina said, "Why don't we go ask? The captains occasionally go out on adventures and treasure hunts, maybe they know someone!"

Soon, after Reina and the Doctor explained the current problem to all the members at the captain level and above, everyone began to frown.

“This…is a bit difficult!” Marco said, frowning.

"Isn't Crocodile a user of the Sand-Sand Fruit? He should be able to do it, right?" Ace suddenly asked.

“You want to turn the entire mountain into sand? There’s absolutely no point in doing that. It’s not that we can’t mine it, it’s that we’re not sure, so we’re afraid to mine it!” Reina shook his head and refused.

Everyone began to think about who among the ability users they knew or had heard of possessed the abilities they required.

But after thinking for a long time, no one could think of anyone who could meet Rayner and the doctor's requirements.

"If all else fails, we'll have to dig towards the center!" Reina sighed and said.

"If only we could control the plants, we could control the giant trees on the mountaintop to get that ore out for us!" Lakyo said casually, which made Reina pause for a moment.

Speaking of controlling plants, didn't Zephyr's disciple possess the ability to control plants?

But it seems the other party can only make the plants grow, not completely control them!

However, since there was no other way at the moment, Reina had no choice but to try anything as a last resort!

“I have someone in mind. Old man Zephyr has a disciple who is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, the Lush Fruit user, and can control plants to grow according to his will!” Reina said.

"Hmm? The Navy? If that's the case, we might actually succeed. But they're the Navy, how could they possibly help us?" Dr. Asie shook his head and said.

“Other marines really won’t help us, but old man Zephyr…maybe I can give it a try!” Reina said, stroking his chin.

"In that case... let's locate Zephyr first! That guy's getting old and still causing trouble; I heard he's still hunting down pirates everywhere?" Whitebeard said with a smile.

“Yes, his arm was cut off by that pirate who called himself Whitebeard Jr., so he’s been searching for him on the high seas all these years,” Reina nodded and said.

"Huh? Didn't you kill that guy?" Jozu asked, puzzled.

“I don’t know either… I ran into Aokiji when I dealt with him last time, so I wasn’t sure if he was alive or dead! I later learned that Aokiji went to sea to find that guy because of Zephyr! Last time I heard old man Zephyr say that Veblu didn’t die, but is still in the New World, just keeping a very low profile.” Reina shook his head and replied.

“Then we need to find out where Zefa is first!” Marco said, frowning.

“There’s nothing we can do about it. We can’t just reach in and take what we want!” Lakyo shrugged and replied.

“Wait… put it in… take it out…? I’ve got it! There’s another person who should be able to meet our needs!” Reina suddenly said, his eyes lighting up.

"Who?" Everyone looked at Reina and asked.

"Trafalgar Law, a former member of the Donquixote Family and now the captain of the Heart Pirates! He is a Paramecia-type Op-Op Fruit user!" Reina said with a smile.

"A user of the Op-Op Fruit?" Whitebeard frowned immediately upon hearing this.

"Big brother, you're thinking about that legend, aren't you?" Upon seeing Whitebeard's expression, Reina immediately understood what Whitebeard was thinking.

Whitebeard nodded, but did not say anything.

"A legend?" Laqué asked curiously, "What legend?"

"The user of the Op-Op Fruit possesses an ultimate ability!" Reina said mysteriously, "Legend has it that if the user is a doctor and happens to develop the Op-Op Fruit's power to a very high level, they can perform an ability called the Immortal Life Surgery! They can grant their opponent immortality at the cost of their own life!"

"How is this possible? This legend is too outrageous!"

Everyone was somewhat skeptical, but Reina just smiled and didn't refute it. As far as he knew, someone should have succeeded in history, and judging from Whitebeard's expression, Reina guessed that Whitebeard also knew something.

"Whether the legend is true or not doesn't matter. The important thing is that the user of the Op-Op Fruit can replace anything he wants within a certain range!" Reina said with a smile.

"So you want that Luo guy to do this?" Marco asked, frowning.

“He used to be Doflamingo’s subordinate, but now he’s become the captain of his own pirate crew. More importantly… he should be on a route somewhere in the first half of the Grand Line, so finding him should be relatively easy! We can split into two groups; I’ll go find Zephyr, and the other group will go find Law!” Reina nodded and said.

“Okay, leave that Heart Pirates crew to me!” Vista nodded and said.

Mentioning Doflamingo, Reina suddenly remembered one of his subordinates, Señor Pick, known as the toughest man, who was a Paramecia-type Swim-Swim Fruit user and seemed more suitable to help them.

After some discussion, Reina, along with Captain Fosa of the 15th Division and Captain Izo of the 16th Division, set off for Dressrosa to find Señor Piqué and inquire about Zephyr.

Meanwhile, Vista, along with Sixth Division Captain Bramank and Tenth Division Captain Curiel, headed to the first half of the Grand Line to find the Heart Pirates.

Meanwhile, the mine will remain closed for the time being, pending the completion of the doctor's research.

However, not long after Reyna and Vista set off, Whitebeard, feeling somewhat bored, led the main force to set sail, leaving Ace, Rakuyo, Marco, and their combatants behind.

"Jozu, there aren't many people around Daddy right now, so you must protect him! If anything happens, contact Reina and Vista immediately. You absolutely cannot let Daddy get hurt!" Marco solemnly told Jozu before Whitebeard set off.

Reina, Marco, and Vista were not with Whitebeard, and many of the captains had also been scattered, so Marco was quite worried.

However, he couldn't leave Ace behind, so he had to ask Jozu to protect his father.

Chapter 360 Dressrosa

"Reina, if we just go over like this, will they let us go? Doflamingo is no ordinary person!" Captain Fossa of the 15th Division said with some worry as he stood on the deck.

“Don’t worry! He’ll agree… That guy… is a madman!” Reina smiled slightly and said, “But the request I made… he can’t refuse.”

"Oh? Do you have some leverage over him?" Fosa asked curiously, taken aback.

Reina nodded and said, "Of course, if he's unwilling... then let's start a war!"

Fosa and Izang, who was standing next to him, were speechless. Is this even considered a crime?

Well, this is indeed a threat that is hard to refuse!

"Do you think I'm unreliable? But once you know what he's done, you'll understand why I say that!" Reina said with a light laugh.

"Hmm? Is there some other special reason?" Izang asked.