Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“Okay, let’s set a time, and we’ll land on the sky island to pick you up!” Dr. Asie nodded and said.

“Tomorrow then! I’ll go down now and return first thing tomorrow morning!” Reina said directly.

“Rena… I want to go down too!” The sky island wasn’t very big, so Olga had naturally heard what Dr. Assie said earlier.

“Don’t go down yet. I’ll go check the situation first. If there are no problems, we’ll go together! Anyway, I’ll be back tomorrow, and if nothing unexpected happens, we’ll go again the day after tomorrow to buy necessities!” Reina shook his head and said.

"Alright then!" Olga knew that now was not the time to be willful, so she could only nod in agreement.

A little while later, Reina finished his work for the day, and the sky island descended to a certain altitude. Reina then jumped off the sky island with Chabes.

Now that he is very familiar with Chabes and Elizabeth, riding them is no longer a problem.

"Alright, you can play around here by yourself! Be careful not to get eaten by the sea kings! We'll meet here tomorrow morning!" Riding Chabes, Reina hadn't gone far when he spotted a small island. The man and the lizard circled around to the back of the island and landed.

Chabes hissed, nodded, and ran off, while Reina headed towards the small town on the island.

"Boss, bring me one of your signature dishes, and some good wine!" After wandering around the town for a while, Reina went straight to the town's only tavern.

"Have you heard? The Flying Pirates have been quite active lately! They defeated quite a few pirate crews recently and have now formed the Golden Lion Pirate Fleet!"

"What's so special about that? You don't know? It's said that the Roger Pirates fought against Vice Admiral Garp of the Navy. Their battle was so fierce that the sky darkened and the sun and moon changed color!"

"If you ask me, the one who's been making the most noise lately is still Whitebeard! He's a true powerhouse. He single-handedly defeated three Navy warships. He's practically the strongest pirate ever!"

Inside the tavern, the conversations revolved around Shiki the Golden Lion, Roger, and Newgate the Whitebeard, as if these were the only three pirate crews on the high seas.

As Reina drank and ate, he listened to the conversations of the people in the tavern, wondering whether he should help Newgate find the final island, Laugh Tale, first.

Although he couldn't read ancient texts, according to the history he knew, the first person to possess the key to Kozuki Oden was Whitebeard!

Reina, however, did not know whether Whitebeard was interested in the so-called ONE PIECE.

After leaving the tavern, Reina explored the entire town and discovered that the experimental equipment Dr. Assie had listed as needed was not available here, nor were many of the items needed on the floating islands.

Repair materials and other necessities were readily available, but Reina didn't buy them directly because Olga had already instructed him before they left.

I only came out to gather information; we can only buy the items together after she arrives tomorrow.

So after noting down the shop's location, Reina left immediately.

Early the next morning, Reina arrived at the place he had agreed upon with Chabes and then ran towards the area where the Sky Island was located.

"Reina... How is it? Is the town over there lively?" After landing on the sky island, Reina brought the pirate ship down and then headed towards the island with Olga.

Prior to this, Reina gave one of the Den Den Mushi he had purchased to Dr. Asie so that they could communicate with each other via Den Den Mushi before returning home.

"It's not very lively, it's just a small town. You can't buy many things, but you can still buy daily necessities and repair materials!" Reina shook his head and said.

To avoid being targeted by Zephyr again, Reina planted the pirate flag on the sky island instead of making another pirate flag for the ship. So the ship they were on looked just like a merchant ship and didn't look like a pirate ship at all.

"Can we buy a cold storage facility? The island is so big... We can build a huge cold storage facility to store lots of food!" Olga asked expectantly, her mouth practically watering.

"Well... I didn't notice that. I'll ask when we get to the island!" Reina hesitated for a moment before saying.

After acquiring the Sky Island, Reina became less enthusiastic about building a cold storage facility. Although the Sky Island wasn't very large, it was still much larger than other Sky Islands compared to ordinary pirate ships.

In addition to the control room and living area in the central area, Reina also plans to set aside a place on the sky island to raise animals directly there. Eating frozen meat is not as comfortable as eating fresh meat.

He just doesn't know what to raise now, and the transformation of the Sky Island requires a lot of Berries, which he simply doesn't have.

Therefore, aquaculture and such can only be carried out after the key control areas have been established.

Soon after, Reina and Olga sailed their ship into the harbor without any worries about being targeted by the Navy, and besides, Zephyr was nowhere to be found!

The two first purchased a large amount of daily necessities and materials for repairing the buildings on the floating island, according to the list they had made beforehand. Then they found a cold storage owner in town and asked if he could sell a small cold storage unit.

"Are you planning to install a cold storage facility on the ship?" The cold storage owner asked Reina and Olga, looking completely bewildered.

“That’s right, we never have enough food on our ship, but if we buy too much at once, the food will spoil easily, so the refrigerator simply can’t keep up with our needs!” Reina nodded and replied.

"I'm sorry, even the smallest freezer is too big for your small sailboat! But if you just need to store some food, I suggest you buy some large blocks of ice and store them in the hold. That will also have the effect of a freezer. However, you'll need to replace the ice every time you arrive at a new island. You can decide for yourselves!" the freezer owner suggested directly.

“This…that’s good, we’ll do it your way. Boss, you should have large blocks of ice for sale here, right? We need to buy some!” Reina’s eyes lit up and he immediately nodded.

Although Olga was still somewhat dissatisfied, she generally wouldn't object once Reina had made a decision.

"Rena! Sky Island is so big, you could have bought a freezer, why did you buy such a large block of ice?" Olga questioned with a dissatisfied expression after leaving the freezer owner.

“Idiot… Let’s use these ice blocks for now. After the central control area is built, we can set aside an area and put some live animals in it. Wouldn’t that be better than a cold storage?” Reina told Olga his plan.

Sure enough, upon hearing Reina's plan, Olga was so excited that she couldn't wait to select livestock to raise right away.

It took a lot of persuasion from Reina to convince her to stop, telling her that the breeding plan could only be implemented after the central control area was completed.

"Father is really something! Why is all the research equipment he needs so expensive? He didn't even bring the equipment he left in Alkemi with him! If he had brought it with him earlier, wouldn't people have been able to eat fresh meat sooner?" Olga grumbled in dissatisfaction after learning that Reina had to spend Berry on the equipment Dr. Assie needed.

“Idiot, we can only build whatever we want when we have complete control of the Sky Island! Otherwise, once the electricity on the Sky Island runs out, it will really become a small island, which will not be good for us at all!” Reina tapped Olga on the head and said earnestly.

In the end, Olga had no choice but to follow Reina back to the Sky Island. After transporting all the materials to the Sky Island, they set off again for the next island.

However, this time they did not fly at a high altitude, and Olga kept a close eye on the situation on the sea. If they encountered a merchant ship or a pirate ship, she would immediately tell Reina to go down and rob them to accumulate wealth.

Chapter 51 Landing on the Island

"Rena, we can't continue like this. Too many ascents and descents of the sky island consume too much electricity. Until we purchase enough power generation equipment, we should try to avoid such frequent ascents and descents!"

After robbing another merchant ship, Dr. Asie found Reiner and told him that they were consuming too much electricity and couldn't continue like this.

“Okay…I understand!” Reina’s lips twitched involuntarily as he replied.

This wasn't what he actually wanted, but when Olga got serious, Reina couldn't do anything about it.

"As a pirate, robbing is your job, isn't it?" It was this sentence that made it impossible for Reina to refuse Olga.

That's why they repeatedly descend to rob passing merchant ships, and even occasionally rob seemingly wealthy pirates!

Because the system works the same way; every time it goes out to rob someone, that time is counted as its working time.

Reina couldn't refuse such a win-win situation: he could gain treasure, complete his work, and increase his combat experience.

But now, even if it's the best thing ever, he has to stop because the Sky Island consumes too much electricity, so he has no choice but to do this until he gets his hands on a power generation device.

Looking at the merchant ships passing by below, Olga felt her heart bleeding. She had also learned from her father that due to energy limitations, the Sky Island could no longer rise and fall so frequently!

From the air, she could quickly spot merchant ships worth robbing, but now she couldn't. She felt the treasure that was originally hers slipping away.

"At this rate... when will we ever gather enough Berries to start our aquaculture program on the Sky Island? We... can't wait any longer!" Olga muttered in despair as she watched another luxurious merchant ship drift away from them.

Reina was also quite helpless. If he knew Moonwalk, it would be much easier, but he simply didn't.

He's not Luffy, who can use it just by knowing the principle!

He also tried to train, but he couldn't train well at all. It makes sense, if it were that easy to train, wouldn't everyone in the New World pirates know the Six Powers of the Navy?

In that case, those with the ability to fly wouldn't have such an advantage.

After being unable to rob, Reina and Olga devoted themselves to the construction of the sky island. Originally, they bought repair materials to slowly repair it, but now, because they were so bored, Olga treated the repair work like a game.

If it weren't for the fact that Reina's job included shipwright duties, he would have wanted to dump everything on Olga.

"Rena, I have some bad news for you!" After flying for a while, Dr. Asie found Rena and said.

"What news? Could it be that we're running out of energy?" Reina asked, somewhat surprised.

Dr. Assie nodded and said, "We should have had enough energy to fly to our destination, but we wasted some along the way, so now we're not sure where we'll get!"

"Then what do we do? Even if the sky island is floating, it still needs energy, right? We can't just descend to the sea and turn into a boat to move forward!" Reina said dejectedly.

"Well... it's not impossible, but it requires modifications, and the workload is quite large!" Dr. Asie replied in a surprisingly serious manner.

“No… I mean, what do we do now?” Reina asked, both amused and exasperated.

"The best thing to do is find a place to stop, then send a message to your older brother and ask him to come over. That way, we only need to keep the sky island levitating, and the energy required won't be too much!" Dr. Asie said with a smile.

“Well… alright then! Let’s find a small island, hide nearby, and then I’ll send someone to deliver a message to my brother. Let’s give it a try! If that doesn’t work… you’ll just have to wait here, and I’ll personally go and get my brother to come over!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

As for Olga, to Reina's surprise, she didn't complain after hearing the news. Instead, she urged Reina to hurry up, making Reina think that she had changed her mind.

It was only later that I learned that this girl had gotten tired of staying on the Sky Island, so once she arrived at the next island, she could go out for a stroll, which was much better than staying on the Sky Island.

So once they made the decision, they stopped conserving electricity and would occasionally rob very wealthy merchant ships they encountered.

This allowed them to accumulate considerable wealth, at least enough to finally afford some of the equipment Dr. Assie needed.

Before long, they arrived at the next island, which was quite large, and the city on it was also quite large.

"Doctor, I'll leave this to you. I'll take Olga over there first, and if there's suitable equipment, I'll buy it first!" After choosing a hiding place, Reina took Olga to the island to take a look.

"Yes, prioritize the power generation equipment, then buy the equipment I need for research. Also, we need to purchase materials for modifying the sky island! A lot of the equipment in the control room is outdated, and too much energy is being wasted in the conversion process!" Dr. Asie explained the list of items to be purchased to Reina.

Taking the list handed to him by Dr. Assie, Reina and Olga set off on their pirate ship.

"Wow~ Reina, this place is quite prosperous!" Olga was amazed by the big city after landing on the island.

"Let's go, let's go see if we can find the equipment the Doctor needs and the materials to modify the sky island! If we can buy power generation equipment, we'll have enough energy to continue!" Reina grabbed Olga, who wanted to wander around, and said expressionlessly.

“Go buy it yourself! They want to go somewhere else, they don’t want to buy any equipment or materials!” Olga said to Reina while struggling.

However, Reina remained unmoved and continued to drag Olga forward.

"Hey you up ahead... let go of that child!" Just then, a man in armor blocked Reina's path, pointed at Olga in his hand, and shouted at Reina.

"???" Reina was completely confused, having no idea where this guy had come from.

However, Olga clearly realized that this guy was overconfident and had probably misunderstood something after seeing her being bullied by Reina, so he came out to stand up for her.

"Big brother, please save me! He wants to take me away and sell me!" Olga cried pitifully to the armored warrior.

This level of acting was child's play for her, and Reina naturally wouldn't be fooled. However, the guy opposite her, bursting with a sense of justice, immediately flew into a rage, drew his weapon, and shouted at Reina:

"How dare they snatch a child in the street? Do they really think there are no righteous people left in this world?"

"Don't be ridiculous! My friend, you may have misunderstood. This is my sister. She wants to go get something to eat, but I have to go buy naval supplies first, so that's why!" Reina tapped Olga on the head and said with a smile.

The armored warrior clearly didn't fully trust Reina and instead looked towards Olga.

Olga didn't say anything, just looked at the other person with a pitiful and aggrieved expression.

The other party immediately filled in the blank with his own imagination, then pointed his longsword at Reina and said, "Ignorant fool, you actually think you can deceive the great Sword Saint Hansen?"

“Alright, in that case, take her with you!” Reina didn’t play by the rules at all, releasing Olga and speaking to Hansen.

Not only was Hansen stunned, but Olga hadn't expected this either.

"Aren't you going to take her away? Isn't this what you asked for?" Reina looked at Hansen, who was standing there dumbfounded, and pushed Olga to him, saying.