Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“Well, in that case, let Vista come back! Also, let’s start moving to a new place! There are too many rats here!” Whitebeard nodded and said.

“Okay, Dad!” Joz nodded and said.

Not long after, Jozu came to Whitebeard's side again and whispered something in his ear.

Whitebeard slowly opened his eyes, looked at Jozu, and asked, "Was the information accurate?"

Jozu nodded and said, "Yes, it was Robin who personally delivered it, warning us to be careful of the Navy!"

"Hmph! Those guys are really bold... Send someone to inform Reina and have him send someone over to ensure Robin's safety. Also... Look around for any Navy rats and sink them to the bottom of the sea... Consider it a warning to them!" Whitebeard sneered.

"Yes!" Jozu nodded and went to relay Whitebeard's orders.

Soon, the entire crew of the Moby Dick sprang into action. They had located the Navy's surveillance ship, indicating that there were definitely Navy warships nearby.

The unusual behavior of the Moby Dick immediately attracted the attention of various surrounding forces.

"boom!"

Before the navy's surveillance ship could react, it was destroyed after being spotted by the Moby Dick, scaring the other onlookers into running away.

However, the Moby Dick did not chase after them, but instead cruised around, seemingly like a shark patrolling its own territory.

"The Whitebeard Pirates... this is targeting the Navy! What did they do? Why are they suddenly being targeted?"

The spies from other forces in the area immediately discovered the Whitebeard Pirates' intentions, but they didn't understand why they had suddenly started targeting the Navy.

Upon learning that the surveillance ship had been destroyed by the Whitebeard Pirates, Sakazuki was so enraged that he almost rushed over and started a battle with the Whitebeard Pirates.

“That white-bearded bastard… what’s he up to?” Sakazuki, cigar in mouth, squinted at the Moby Dick patrolling in the distance like a shark, and said softly.

"They're probably trying to intimidate us! Otherwise, there would be no need to target our navy!" Vice Admiral Doberman also came up to the deck and said softly.

"Let's go!" Sakazuki finally decided to go and meet Whitebeard. Although his mission was to monitor him, he had been so brazenly treated that he couldn't just go and say hello. That wasn't Akainu's style.

“Sakazuki… don’t do anything rash! Our mission is simply to monitor the Whitebeard Pirates!” Vice Admiral Doberman immediately said upon hearing this.

"They've come to our doorstep, and we're not even going to say hello... wouldn't that make people think our navy is afraid of them!" Sakazuki ignored Doberman and directly ordered the warship to head towards the Moby Dick.

"Dad, the navy is coming!" On the other side, the lookout spotted them immediately as the navy warships approached.

"Gurararara..." Whitebeard stood up abruptly, took his naginata in one hand, went to the deck, and without saying a word, slashed at the warship.

Sakazuki, who was still planning to make some tough remarks later, was met with a massive slash as it flew towards the warship before he could even get close.

"Whitebeard? Dog bites Crimson Lotus!" Before he could say anything more, Sakazuki's right arm turned into magma and attacked the slash.

If he doesn't put up a direct fight, the warship will definitely be split in two.

"Boom~~~"

Sakazuki's magma was slashed and scattered in all directions, but it successfully withstood Whitebeard's attack.

"Damn it!" Enraged, Sakazuki was about to cause trouble for the other party when he discovered that the Whitebeard Pirates' Moby Dick was already charging towards them, and standing at the bow was none other than the great pirate Whitebeard Edward Newgate, who was known as the strongest man in the world.

On the small island in the Laru Sea, because of Senor's abilities, Reina had him start searching in the mines, especially around the giant tree roots, to see if there were any special ores.

But after searching all day, Señor still found nothing.

At night, after everyone has gone to sleep.

"Damn it... why isn't the Den Den Mushi working?" Señor held a specially made Den Den Mushi, trying to call Doflamingo to report the situation, but then he realized that the Den Den Mushi was not working for some reason.

Actually, he had already discovered something during the day, but he didn't tell Reina right away because he found that the more he couldn't find it, the more information Reina would give him. By the afternoon, he had basically figured out what was going on.

Although he had decided that he would give up his pirate identity if Lucian regained consciousness, he still wanted to complete his last mission.

"Idiot, don't you know this is the Laru Sea? All means of communication are useless! Because the magnetic field in this sea area is particularly chaotic, even the logging pointer is useless!" Just then, a voice suddenly rang out behind Señor.

“You noticed it a long time ago… didn’t you?” Señor turned around, looked at Reina not far away, and said in a deep voice.

“No… I gave Doflamingo the wrong information back in Dressrosa, otherwise how could he have trusted you to come?” Reina shook his head and said.

"So you're planning to kill me now?" Señor showed no fear, but there was still a trace of resentment in his eyes.

“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you! I’ll pretend I don’t know anything about this, but… I hope you can really focus on your work tomorrow! After all… this is what we agreed on beforehand… isn’t it?” Reina shook his head and said.

Señor breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that as long as the mission wasn't completed, Reina would likely not harm him. Clearly, he had made the right gamble!

When the two days ended and Señor told Reina that he still hadn't found any special minerals, Reina realized that Señor was doing this on purpose.

“Alright… Mr. Señor! Let’s have an open talk… because continuing… makes no sense!” After dinner, Reina approached Señor and said directly.

Señor remained silent. He knew the other party would find out sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"Tell me... what is your purpose? What do you want me to do to truly help me?" Reina poured a glass of wine, handed it to Señor, and asked.

"You want to pass this message on to Doflamingo? Sorry, it's not that I'm unwilling, but that I can't! I've already told you the reason, this is the Laru Sea!" Reina asked, guessing, looking at the still silent Señor.

Señor looked up at Reina, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I do want to pass on the information here to the young master; it's my mission! You saw Lucian's situation; she actually blinked yesterday. I believe your method is correct!"

"So what? This is how you repay me after I helped you? I don't want to say anything like killing Lucian, she's innocent and shouldn't be involved in our affairs! We may be pirates, but we should also have our own bottom line! Otherwise, wouldn't we really become the most hated person in Lucian's eyes?" Reina chuckled and said.

Upon hearing Reina's words, Señor's lips twitched involuntarily. He was exactly the kind of detestable pirate that Reina and Lucien described... because he could become utterly unscrupulous as long as it was the young master's order!

“I understand! I will write a report tomorrow. After you have reviewed it, please pass it on to the young master! I will truly help you when I receive a reply from the young master!” Señor looked at Reina and said firmly.

“Impossible! First, I can’t wait that long. Second… I can’t let you pass on the information here. You should know that you’re not my only option!” Reina shook his head and said.

Upon hearing Reina's words, Señor knew that he couldn't do what he wanted to do!

Looking at the silent Señor, Reina smiled gently and said, "Since you've made your choice... then I won't make things difficult for you! Go back to your room, and starting tonight, don't step out of your room, or I'll kill you! If Lucian wakes up, you can take her away!"

But if Lucian doesn't want to continue living with you, then I'll help her find a secluded island where no one knows her, and start a new life for her! As for you… you should know what your fate will be!

Señor nodded, just about to get up and leave.

However, they found that the captain of the Second Division, Fire Fist Ace, was rushing over.

"First mate... Dad sent a letter!" Ace said, handing a pre-opened letter to Reina.

"What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?" Reina asked, frowning slightly.

He thought something had happened on Whitebeard's side, but after he finished reading the letter, even Señor, who was not far away, could feel a chilling killing intent emanating from Reina.

“Very good… Navy… It seems Big Brother was right… Our Whitebeard Pirates haven’t appeared in the world’s sight for too long, they’ve all forgotten how terrifying we are! Hahahaha…” Reina said while laughing.

Señor looked at Reina in horror, wondering what had happened to make the usually mild-mannered Reina so angry.

You should know that when he refused to cooperate with Reina earlier, the other party wasn't this angry; they just put him under house arrest.

"First mate, let me go!" Ace said, looking at Reina.

“No need! I’ll go myself this time!” Reina shook his head and said.

“This…” Ace looked at Reina with some concern, afraid that Reina would be blinded by anger.

However, Reina ignored him and walked directly to Señor's side, saying softly, "Mr. Señor, I don't have time to continue with you now. I have to leave to do something important, but don't think you can escape from here! I reiterate, I don't want to threaten you with Lucien, but you'd better not do anything you'll regret!"

After Reina finished speaking, he turned and left, and Ace quickly chased after him.

Standing there in a daze, Señor looked at Reina as he walked away. Only then did he realize that his back was completely soaked with sweat.

When Reina spoke to him just now, although the murderous aura emanating from him wasn't directed at him, it was too close, so his body instinctively felt fear, which is why his back was soaked with cold sweat.

Chapter 364 The Navy's Devastation

"Marco, Ace, Lacus, Izo, Fossa! I'm leaving this place to you. You must protect the Doctor's safety! If Señor doesn't cooperate, ignore him! I'm going to the first half of the Grand Line this time, and I'll also go find Law. We can still extract the ore from the mountain then!" Reina said to the captains before leaving.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems. Besides, the doctor hasn't been idle during this time. He's been researching something using the mined ore and those mutated plants! I'm sure there won't be any issues!" Lakyo patted his chest and said.

“That’s right, Robin’s situation is quite urgent, you should go there right away!” Izo nodded and said.

"I'm sorry, First Mate... it's all because of me that Robin was put in danger..." Ace said apologetically.

“It has nothing to do with you. Even without you, the World Government and the Navy have no intention of letting her go! It seems I still need to bring her back!” Reina shook his head and said.

“Um…” Ace hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth but didn’t say anything.

"Don't worry, I'll check on your brother while I'm at it. Robin's on his ship right now!" Reina knew what Ace wanted to say, and patted Ace on the shoulder with a smile.

"Thank you, First Mate!" Ace breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Reina's words. Not only Robin, but his brother Luffy was also in danger. If the Navy were to take action, they probably wouldn't let Luffy and his crew off the hook.

"Marco...you need to keep an eye on what's happening with your brother!" Reina reminded Marco before leaving.

"Don't worry, I know what's important, and with Joz by Dad's side, there shouldn't be any major problems!" Marco nodded and said.

"Alright, I won't say any more. Take care, everyone!" After bowing, Reina went to the beach and summoned the Hard Shell.

This time he went out to sea by himself, so using a hard shell was the best choice.

"boom!!!"

Not long after Reina set sail, Dr. Asie's makeshift laboratory suddenly exploded.

"What happened?" Ace emerged from the valley in shock. He had just been discussing with Murat how to teach the local natives how to build houses.

"It seems to be the Doctor's side!" Murat said after taking a look.

"Let's go!" This happened just as Reina left. If something were to happen to the Doctor, Ace really wouldn't know how to explain it.

When Ace arrived at the laboratory, Marco, Fossa, Izan, and Lakyo were already there.

"What happened? Where is the doctor?" Ace asked anxiously upon seeing the laboratory reduced to ruins.

"I'm fine. There was a slight mishap during the experiment just now. It's alright! I just need to ask you to rebuild the laboratory for me. Also, the equipment used for the experiment needs to be transported over again!" Dr. Assie, with a dark complexion and looking somewhat disheveled, stepped out from the crowd and shook his head as he spoke.

"Phew~ These are all minor matters, as long as you're alright, Doctor!" Lakyo breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Hahaha... Don't worry, all the experimental progress is under my control! It was just a small accident, and... we can continue. I've found the mineral that caused the mutation of the plants and animals here!" Although he looked a bit disheveled, the doctor's smile was quite infectious.

"Really? That's wonderful, Doctor... Shall we start mining now? I can't wait!" Rakuyo was just as excited as the Doctor.

Besides the minerals that the doctor was interested in, he preferred those that could bring wealth.

“It’s certainly time to start mining, but… it would be best to get this ore out first, otherwise our mining… might run into trouble!” The doctor said with a smile, taking out a small piece of red ore.

"Why?" Marco and the others looked at the Doctor in confusion.

"As you can see... this ore is extremely unstable. Besides being absorbed by plants and animals, it's also prone to explosion!" The professor pointed to the destroyed laboratory and said, "So if you're not careful during the mining process... it could be a real problem!"

Marco and the others exchanged bewildered glances. Their previous mining operations could only be attributed to good luck; they hadn't yet encountered a large quantity of that red ore. Otherwise, an explosion of the entire mine would have been powerful enough to destroy the entire island.

“That’s troublesome…” Ace said, frowning.

Their mining operations are mostly carried out through violent methods, making it difficult to guarantee that they won't trigger the release of certain types of ores.