Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Although Reina really wanted to find the doctor to get to the bottom of things, he also knew that now was not the time to do so. Señor had asked him to come over to treat Lucian.

"Good afternoon, Lucia! I'm Reina. We've met before. Today I'm here to take a look at your body. If you hear me, just blink or move your finger!" Reina said with a smile as he stepped forward.

He didn't treat Lucian as a vegetable at all, as if she were a normal person.

However, Lu Lu, who was sitting on the bed, did not blink or move his fingers. According to Señor, Lu Lu's fingers can now move occasionally.

However, Reina wasn't in a hurry. He massaged Lucian's arm while talking to her, but after each sentence, he would add, "If you hear this, move your finger or blink."

"You may not know, but I'm actually a pirate too! Just like your husband, Señor! Haha... Isn't that strange? But don't worry, we're not ordinary pirates, and we don't make a living by robbing civilians. The Xuan Yue Island where your husband is now living with you is actually not much different from an ordinary island."

He can't really be considered a pirate anymore, that's right! He's probably given up being a pirate for you! So you need to get better soon so you can bully him every day and order him not to be a pirate! How about that? Isn't it interesting? If you think it's good too, blink or move your fingers! " Reina said, as he put Lucian's arm down and prepared to massage her other hand.

But at this moment, Señor looked at Lucien with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

“Mr. Reina…she…she…Lucian just blinked!” Señor excitedly pointed at Lucian and said to Reina.

“Don’t get excited, Mr. Señor. Your wife, Miss Lucian, is currently recovering, so she is sometimes conscious and can hear us. It’s not surprising that she can hear us! All you need to do now is chat with her and help her with restorative massages!” Reina had already seen this and replied with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes... I understand. Like you just did, talk to her?" Señor's voice trembled with excitement.

“You don’t have to do what I did. You’re her husband. You can say whatever you want to her. You can talk about the two of you, or you can talk about your hopes for the future. It’s all up to you!” Reina grinned and said with a smile.

"Phew~~ I understand! So, is there anything else she needs to be careful about?" Señor asked, suppressing his excitement.

"No need, her condition is improving rapidly. Maybe one day you'll be talking to her and she'll just say something back to you!" Reina said with a smile.

After Reina finished speaking, they all saw a smile slowly appear on Lucien's face.

“Lucian…I understand, thank you Mr. Reina!” Señor stepped forward, grasped Lucian’s hand, and said gratefully to Reina.

“If she does speak one day, don’t worry. She hasn’t spoken in a long time, so she might not be able to speak at first. But you should tell Lucien not to worry. Time is the best healer!” Reina nodded and said.

"I understand!" Señor's eyes were already brimming with tears; he was overjoyed.

“Alright, Lucian, you too. I know you can hear me, so don’t rush. We’ll take it slow. One day you’ll be able to become a normal person. You and your husband aren’t that old yet. Even if you have another child later, I don’t think it will be a problem!” Reina whispered to Lucian.

When Reina saw the other person close their eyes, he knew they were probably shy.

Don't let Luciana's current appearance fool you; she wasn't this old when she became a vegetable a few years ago.

"Hahaha... Alright, see, she can communicate perfectly well, right? When she's fully conscious, spend more time talking to her, and let her do some small movements like moving her fingers or blinking her eyes, which will help her recovery!" Reina laughed as he instructed Señor when he saw Lucien's seemingly shy demeanor.

“Okay, I got it! Thank you so much, Mr. Reina!” Señor almost knelt down before Reina.

His gratitude towards Reina was indeed immense.

Lucien is seeing things getting better and better, and that's all thanks to Reina.

"You'd better spend more time with him. I'll talk to the doctor about it. Don't always ask you to come over for help unless it's absolutely necessary!" Reina nodded and said.

“It’s alright, it’s alright… The doctor isn’t asking me to do anything else, just help him with experiments. It’s neither dangerous nor strenuous! I’ve received so much help and care from you all here, so it’s no problem for me to assist the doctor and help out. And I believe Lucian won’t object, right?” Señor looked at Lucian and noticed that she had opened her eyes, but seemed to be trying to express something, which he didn’t understand.

“Don’t worry, although we are all pirates, the Doctor is a scientist. He is only interested in scientific research and has recently been modifying the island. Your husband, Señor, has some special abilities that can help the Doctor, which is why the Doctor sought him out! He’s not going out to sea with us to rob! I’ve already said that your husband can no longer be considered a pirate!” Reina knew that Lucian was worried, so he told Lucian about what Señor was doing.

“Yes, yes, yes! Lucian, I’m not a pirate anymore! I’m just helping the Doctor with his experiments. The Doctor is a very capable scientist. When we have time, I’ll take you to meet him!” Señor quickly nodded and said.

“Next time you go out, you can tell Lucian what you need to do beforehand. Don’t worry, our Whitebeard Pirates are different from your old pirate crew. You can tell Lucian anything, so she will feel at ease! And you can’t lie to her anymore, understand? Otherwise, if she gets upset, it won’t be good for her treatment!” Reina nodded and said.

“Yes! I will never lie to Lucien about anything again!” Señor nodded and said seriously.

“Okay! I’ve told you everything I need to say. Just do as I say! I need to go check on the Doctor first. I hope he doesn’t destroy Xuan Yue Island!” Reina chuckled and patted Senor on the shoulder.

Chapter 464 Reina's Pele Crisis

After leaving Señor's house, Reina went directly through the passage to the interior of Crescent Island. The interior was mostly completed, but some buildings and plants were not yet finished, so no one except the construction team had entered yet.

Soon, Reina arrived at the bottom of the inner space, where he indeed met Dr. Assie. Besides the doctor, Joz, Vista, Binz, and others were also there.

"Reina? Didn't you go to see Señor's wife? What are you doing here?" The doctor greeted Reina with a smile.

“I’ve seen it! Lucian is doing well, recovering very well. I estimate that in a while, he might even be able to speak!” Reina said with a smile.

“Oh? That’s great! Señor has finally made it!” Vista replied with a smile.

Everyone saw how hard Señor worked. He truly loved Lucien from the bottom of his heart. No matter what she became, he would always be the man who cherished her.

So when everyone heard that Lucien's health had improved, they were all very happy for Señor, after all, this was a very big deal for Señor.

"Speaking of which, Doctor... what are you doing?" Reina asked curiously as he stepped forward.

“I’m having Binz help me stimulate the growth of this seed! I don’t know if it’s because this tree has such a strong life force, but even with Binz’s help, its growth rate is very slow!” The professor said, pointing to the empty space in the middle.

Reina went over to take a look and found that it was just a sapling, not a big tree at all.

He was quite familiar with Binz's abilities; he could accelerate the growth of any plant, but he never expected that there would be plants he couldn't handle.

"What kind of plant is this? It's not some mutated plant you brought back, is it?" Reina asked curiously.

"No, this was given to me by King Neptune of Fishman Island. Once it grows, it will not only provide us with an underwater protective shield, but also provide enough oxygen. It's just a pity that it grows too slowly. I heard that the one on Fishman Island has been growing for who knows how many years!" Dr. Asie said with some regret.

Binz was constantly twisting his body, but the sapling was growing very slowly, though still many times faster than natural growth.

"Huff...huff...what is this thing? It's really...it's so tiring!" After a while, Binz collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

"Haha! Don't rush, just treat it as practice!" Reina said with a laugh when he saw Binz looking like he was about to collapse from exhaustion.

Binz, lying on the ground, rolled his eyes; he was too exhausted to argue with Reina.

"By the way, Doctor, I heard from Señor that you're planning to install thrusters on Crescent Island? What's going on?" Reina suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit and quickly asked.

"Ah! You mean that? It's our idea! When this tree grows up and can protect us when we dive, we'll turn Xuan Yue Island into a ship and go wherever we want!" Dr. Asie said with a smile.

"But... is it really possible? To move forward underwater?" Reina asked, frowning.

"I don't plan to use propulsion for moving underwater. Propulsion is for use on the surface. Plus, the big flag that Frank and his team made last time will be perfect as a sail! On the seabed, I plan to install some outer wheels. The space left here is for the outer wheels! We'll move directly on the seabed!" Dr. Asie said with a smile.

"This... will it work?" Reina asked tentatively.

In his mind, this kind of technology didn't seem to be something Dr. Assie was good at!

"Hehe... There are indeed many technical difficulties, but this tree hasn't grown yet, has it? Let's take it slow!" Dr. Assie said with a smile.

Reina nodded. When he saw Dr. Assie call Joz and the others over, he thought they had already started working on it!

"Doctor, now that the foreign vessel project is off, do I still need to continue my work?" Joz asked after hearing Reina and Asie's conversation.

"Of course we'll do it! Why wouldn't we?" Dr. Assie asked in surprise.

"Didn't you just say there are still many technical challenges?" Joz asked in surprise.

"Yes! I've already cracked it! That's why I had you guys do it! How would I know if my hypothesis is correct if I don't try it out?" the doctor said with a matter-of-fact expression.

However, Reina and the others were completely baffled. They hadn't even conducted any experiments yet, and they were already using Xuan Yue Island to test it. What if something went wrong... that would be terrible.

"Don't worry, I've taken all the necessary precautions. Even if it fails, there won't be any problems!" Dr. Assie said confidently.

"Alright, just make sure you take good care of the protection measures. Just don't sink Xuan Yue Island! We don't have enough funds to build another Xuan Yue Island!" Reina said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

After leaving the interior of Crescent Moon Island, Reina thought it over carefully and decided to go to Whitebeard's place. Although he trusted Dr. Assie, such researchers could sometimes be so crazy that they would even ruin their own lives. Therefore, Reina thought it would be best to communicate with Whitebeard so that he could be rescued in time if anything happened.

However, after he finished speaking with Whitebeard, Whitebeard laughed and said, "Gurararara... Don't worry, it's my decision. The professor told me before that the worst-case scenario would be that the lower internal space would be flooded. He has already made preparations for isolation, so there won't be any problems!"

“I see. Since you’ve made all the preparations, I won’t bother asking any more questions. But, brother… I’m planning to go to the Mink Tribe!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"Huh? The Mink Tribe? What are you doing there?" the white-bearded man asked in surprise.

"Remember the Dark Moon that the Doctor researched last time?" Reina said with a smile. "Don't you think it would be very suitable to use it on the Mink Tribe?"

"You mean... Sulong? But the side effects of this drug are too strong! Even with the doctor's improvements, it's still not suitable for human consumption!" Whitebeard shook his head and said.

“I know, that’s why I wanted to find a few Mink Tribe members to let the Doctor take a look and see if we can make further improvements! Otherwise, if we let him continue like this, I don’t know what will become of Xuan Yue Island in the end. Most importantly, we don’t have enough funds to support him!” Reina sighed and said.

The Whitebeard Pirates were already quite well-off. Not to mention the bounty criminals they captured, the amount of money they received as tribute from the seas they controlled each year was not small, even after Whitebeard had reduced it considerably.

If they were like Kaido and Big Mom, they would receive even more.

Even under these circumstances, they still felt they couldn't supply the doctor.

Reina finally understood why people say scientists burn through money.

Like Dr. Agasa, if he were to exchange his many inventions and research for money, he believes he could quickly earn a lot, perhaps even more than the entire Whitebeard Pirates.

The problem is that many of his inventions were originally created to help them, and they are secrets of their pirate crew that cannot be shared. As a result, the doctor's inventions cannot be monetized, and all expenses naturally have to be covered by the Whitebeard Pirates.

Reina also believed that, if it weren't for the World Government, no one else could afford to support Vegapunk, the scientist who was hailed as the world's greatest.

Because much of his scientific research is even more dangerous than that of a PhD, falling into the category of situations that cannot be made public at all, only the World Government can afford the high costs incurred by his research.

Previously, Reina had considered finding more researchers, but now he has basically given up on that idea.

Unless they can find another way to make money.

However, the Whitebeard Pirates do not engage in many businesses, such as human trafficking, which is a quick way to make money. They do not get involved in such activities and are not allowed to do so.

"Gurararara... Alright, go ahead! See if those cats and dogs are doing well! All these years, they haven't come to see me!" Whitebeard laughed loudly when he saw Reina's stingy attitude.

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

"Oh, right, let's take Ace with us this time!" Whitebeard said after thinking for a moment.

“Ace? Why?” Reina asked, startled.

"Let him go out for a walk!" the white-bearded man said with a smile.

“Okay!” Reina nodded thoughtfully and replied.

The next morning, Reina and Ace appeared at the port.

"Then I'll have to trouble you to come with me this time!" Reina explained to Ace with a smile where they were going.

"Hehe... First mate, you're too kind!" Ace jumped onto the hard shell's back first and said with a smile.

“Then let’s set off!” Reina smiled slightly and climbed onto the hard shell.

Upon receiving Reina's order, the hard shell slowly sank and then quickly moved forward.

Reina left behind the Vivre Cards of Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, so you can use the Vivre Cards to find Uzo.

Because Uzo is on Zunesha's back, and Zunesha is constantly moving, you simply cannot find Uzo without a Vivre Card!

Of course, we won't talk about those who have absolutely incredible luck.

A few days later, Reina and Ace still hadn't found Uzo, but they encountered a Navy warship on the road. Because the Whitebeard Pirates' flag was flying on its hull, the warship opened fire on them from a distance.

"Huh? They opened fire as soon as they saw us? Looks like they're from the New World's navy!" After reassuring Hardshell and urging him to leave quickly, Reina said with a smile.