Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

However, with so many people involved, the commotion was still quite significant.

However, everyone had already received the notification, so although they were all very curious, no one went to disturb them!

"Huff... huff... huff... you guys... it seems you've planned this all along!" Reina said breathlessly to the remaining captains.

"Of course... Today I'll show you... what it means to be caught off guard and suffer a humiliating defeat!" Lakyo said with a wicked laugh, brandishing his meteor hammer.

The only remaining captains who haven't fallen are Lakyo, Marco, Harta, and the fishman Namur, who has hidden in the sea and is launching a sneak attack from the bottom.

"Is that so? Then let's give it a try! Life Returns!"

Although Reina was not yet very proficient in using the Life Return technique, he could already convert the energy in his body into physical strength.

"Damn it, don't give him time, Phoenix Seal!" Seeing this, Marco kicked Reina directly from mid-air.

"Hey... that trick won't work on me!" Reina said with a light laugh as he threw a punch at Marco.

"That's not necessarily true!" Laco, on the other side, threw out his meteor hammer the instant Marco made his move.

"Hey!"

As Reina punched Marco away, he also kicked at Lacjo's flail.

"Dang"

As Reina blocked Rakuyo's meteor hammer, his Sharingan in his eye sockets noticed a water bullet flying towards him.

Reina remained calm, kicking away the meteor hammer while using the impact to dodge the underwater sneak attack.

However, just as he regained his footing, Harta appeared behind him, his longsword aimed directly at Reina's back.

"Your speed has dropped quite a bit, Harta!" Before anyone knew it, Hyōrinmaru had appeared in Reina's hand, directly blocking Harta's thrust.

"Oh no!" When Harta saw Reina block his attack, he knew things were going to get bad.

Sure enough, before he could retreat, Reina punched him in the stomach, sending him flying.

"Only three left!" After knocking Harta away, Reina slowly turned around and said.

Laquero and Marco exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Actually, their attacks were just feints for Harta. Based on their understanding of Reina, even with the Sharingan activated, Reina should only be able to dodge Harta's attacks at this point, and should not be able to counterattack.

"Never mind, let's all go together!" Laqué gritted his teeth and said to Marco.

"Okay!" Marco squinted, nodded, spread his arms, and flew directly into the sky before diving towards Reina.

At the same time, Namuel fired two water bullets from the seabed, then leaped up and charged towards Reina with the water bullets.

Faced with the three's final all-out attack, Reina's lips curled slightly, and with a wave of his Hyōrinmaru, he charged directly towards the three.

A while later, after Marco and the other two had also fallen to the ground, Reina, covered in wounds, said "We'll continue this afternoon" and turned to leave.

“We’ve been tricked…” Looking at the captains lying on the ground, unwilling to move, Sachi smiled helplessly and said.

"Ah~ Who knew that guy Reina would cheat... what kind of nonsense is this 'life return'... He had already reached his limit! If we hadn't been tricked by him and hadn't slowly launched our attack, he would have been the one to lose in the end!" Lakyo, lying on the ground, said with resentment.

By the end, they all realized that Reina didn't even have the stamina to activate the Black Emperor's power, which is why they were able to injure him.

In the end, Namur had actually recovered some of his strength in the sea. If Marco and Laco could just wear him down one more time, Namur would definitely be the one to win.

"Forget it, so many of us have lost, there's nothing more to say!" Vista said with a wry smile, shaking his head.

He was the first one to be defeated by Reina, there was no way around it... Reina knew his swordsmanship too well.

"Hmph! He only dares to do this after we've reached our physical limits! Otherwise, let him try it when we're at our normal strength, and I'll beat the crap out of him!" Lakyo said unhappily.

“But only in this way can we make the fastest progress!” Joz replied in a deep voice.

"Alright, get some rest! Who knows what awaits us this afternoon! Ace, go talk to Murat and the others... speed up the mining process a bit, otherwise... we might not be able to hold on!" Marco scratched his head and said helplessly.

“Okay, I understand!” Ace nodded in reply.

As a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he was also one of Reina's main targets and was taken down early on.

When everyone gathered again in the afternoon, Reina walked over with an arrogant air about him.

"Our task this afternoon is simple! Use your fists... to mine the mines! Go ahead, the faster you mine, the faster this game will end!" Reina said with a smile.

"And you?" Laqué asked, looking at Reina who showed no intention of making a move. "Aren't you going to do anything?"

"Me? Of course I'm here to supervise you!" Reina said with a matter-of-fact expression. "Who told so many of you to lose to me this morning?"

Hearing Reina's words, Lacourrell was furious, but Reina was right, so without saying another word, he turned around and headed towards the mine.

Soon, with the addition of the team leaders, the mining speed increased more than tenfold. At this rate, it would be completed in just a few days.

"Is this how your Whitebeard Pirates train?" Señor, pushing Lucian, came to Reina's side and asked, puzzled.

"Hahaha... It's hardly training, just a game!" Reina shook his head, then said to Lucian, who was sitting in a wheelchair, "Yo~ Lucian... Good afternoon! Are you and your husband out to enjoy the scenery? It's a pity the mines here are already in operation. If you had come earlier, you could have seen some beautiful scenery!"

Although Lucian didn't answer Reina or even move, Reina and Señor didn't pay attention. However, they didn't notice that Lucian, who was sitting there, twitched her finger while Reina was talking to her.

Chapter 387 Return to Xuan Yue Island

"Ace... the machine is in place. Go and have Murat bring his men over. I'll teach them how to use it!" A few days later, the machine that Reina had customized arrived, and the mining operation was accelerated significantly thanks to the addition of the team leaders.

“Okay, I’ll go find Murat right now!” Ace nodded and headed towards the place where the natives lived.

With steel, they could make weapons, farm tools, and so on, which would enhance their strength, so Ace took it very seriously.

In the following period, in addition to training with the captains, Reina also taught Murat and the others how to refine ore.

A few days later, with the help of the team leaders, the mine was basically developed, and the ore refining was also basically completed thanks to the tireless work of the Murat people.

However, the doctor's research hit a bottleneck, but fortunately Reina didn't care too much, after all, these things depend on fate.

"Let's focus on upgrading Xuan Yue Island when we get back! As for the research on Dark Moon... there's no rush, you can take your time!" Reina advised the doctor before they set off.

"Alright!" Actually, the doctor prefers research, but he also knows that the Dark Moon can't be researched in a day or two. Moreover, the transformation of Xuan Yue Island was his own idea, and everyone had prepared the preliminary work for him. It wouldn't be good if he quit now.

After loading everything onto Skypiea and the Moby Dick, the Whitebeard Pirates bid farewell to the mining island, where they had stayed for quite some time, and were now heading back to Crescent Moon Island.

With Sky Island providing aerial surveillance, the journey away from the Laru Sea went quite smoothly.

"Big brother, are your injuries getting better?" On the Moby Dick, the captains were nowhere to be seen, only Reiner and Whitebeard were drinking on the deck.

"Gurararara... It's just a minor injury, don't worry about it!" Whitebeard replied with a smile.

"By the way, there's something I want to tell you, brother!" After hesitating for a moment, Reina put down his gourd and said to Whitebeard with a slightly solemn expression.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Whitebeard asked, somewhat surprised, upon seeing Reina's appearance.

“When I was returning from the first half of the Grand Line, I was ambushed by the Navy! At first, it was just Zephyr and Aokiji, but later even Garp came!” Reina said helplessly. “Aokiji was planning to kill me! But Garp told me to leave.”

"Why? With the strength of those three, it's going to be difficult for you to escape!" Whitebeard said, frowning.

Reina recounted what happened that day with a wry smile, leaving the white-bearded man speechless.

"Are you telling the truth?" Whitebeard asked after a moment's hesitation.

Whitebeard never asked about Reina's origins, so he took Reina's claims about the Tailed Beasts seriously.

“Of course it’s fake!” Reina shrugged and said, “The Tailed Beasts are indeed real, but they are not creatures of our world. I can only summon them temporarily by paying a price! Of course, it is related to my eyes, but the thing Garp is worried about will definitely not happen!”

"Gurararara... You brat! Even if you didn't explain, I would still believe you. Who told you to have so many strange things going on with you!? I think the Navy is going to be in trouble this time!" Whitebeard said with a slight smirk.

"I'm in a dilemma too!" Reina said with a hint of distress. "I felt so good talking about it at the time, but afterwards I realized that I had put myself in the Navy's hands. Now, my level of danger... is probably even higher than yours, brother!"

"Gurararara..." Upon hearing this, Whitebeard slapped his thigh and laughed uncontrollably, saying, "Now you know fear? Don't worry, although what you said does sound very true, Sengoku won't make such a decision based on just your word... Besides, are you already thinking about going to Marineford or Mary Geoise to summon him?"

"Hehe... As expected of the eldest brother! If the Navy or the World Government dares to target me, I'll just go and summon them once, and see if they still dare to cause me trouble!" Reina said with a strange laugh.

"Kid, I advise you not to do that..." Whitebeard's smile faded as he looked at Reyner and said, "If you do that, the Navy won't do anything to you openly, but they'll start pulling all sorts of tricks and plots. Then... you'll be in real trouble. You might even die if you're not careful!"

After hearing Whitebeard's words, Reina also began to think carefully.

"So, what do you mean, brother? How do we do it?" Reina asked, stroking his chin.

“Just like you and Garp said, don’t summon it until it reaches a certain point! This way, we can maintain our deterrence against the World Government and put their minds at ease! If I’m not mistaken… Sengoku will probably test you in some way, so be careful!” Whitebeard said, squinting his eyes.

“He definitely is that kind of person!” Reina nodded with a smile, replying, “Looks like our journey back won’t be too peaceful!”

They had been dealing with Sengoku for quite some time, so they were fairly familiar with each other's general methods. It was only Reina, who didn't play by the rules, who often kept the navy in a state of chaos.

"Don't worry, the Navy won't be able to mobilize so quickly. They need to gather some forces to deal with us! Akainu and Kizaru are already injured, and Aokiji has also fought you. The Navy doesn't have many capable people left!" Whitebeard said with a smile.

“Yes! Now that we know, it’s best to make some preparations! In case the Navy suddenly appears, it will save us from being caught off guard!” Reina nodded and stood up.

He still prefers to prepare everything in advance so he won't panic.

However, when they arrived near Xuan Yue Island, they had not received any news of the navy coming.

Frank sent a small boat to patrol the waters around Crescent Island, where they happened to encounter the Moby Dick.

"What are you guys doing here?" Reina couldn't help but ask when he saw that the men on the patrol ship were former crew members of Frank.

"It was the captain... no, it's the manager now! The manager ordered us to form a fleet to patrol the waters around Xuan Yue Island, so that no enemy might approach without the island's knowledge!" a crew member replied somewhat nervously.

"Hey... I didn't realize Frank was such a thoughtful guy!" Ace said with a smile.

Reina had already discussed Frank's promotion to steward of Crescent Moon Island with the captains and Whitebeard, and they had no objections.

Although Frank wasn't very strong, he was surprisingly popular. Even the usually stern Joz could exchange a few words with him.

"Where's that Frank guy?" Reina asked curiously.

“We’re already waiting at the port!” the crew member replied.

“Okay, let’s go back and talk about it then!” Reina nodded and said.

He was curious about what Frank would do to Xuan Yue Island during this time.

Soon, the Moby Dick returned to port, and because of its enormous size, a special port was set up for it to dock.

"Boom boom boom~~~" The Moby Dick had just come to a stop when the sound of the sky island descending came from the sky.

“Indeed, things are different on Xuan Yue Island now that there’s a manager. It looks very well-organized!” The white-bearded man who came down from the ship gave Frank a very positive assessment.

"Hehe... I heard from the first mate that we might be transporting a large amount of minerals back, so I built a simple warehouse over where we docked the sky island. I don't know if it's suitable!" Frank asked somewhat nervously.

“Not bad, you thought of this problem first. You’re qualified to be the manager in my eyes. Now it’s up to you to see if you can satisfy the captain!” Reina said with a smile.

"Let's go back first!" Whitebeard suddenly felt like taking a good look around Xuan Yue Island, and said with a wave of his hand.

This made Frank a little nervous. Although he hadn't changed much, it took considerable courage for a newcomer to start construction on Crescent Moon Island. If Whitebeard was dissatisfied, he might even contemplate suicide.