Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"I've lost!" Hansen lay on the ground, closed his eyes, and whispered.

"What's so strange about that? It's normal to lose when you're not as strong as that guy. But you're pretty good too. It's rare to see an opponent who can fight him to such an extent!" Olga nodded, speaking with a hint of approval.

When she and Reina occasionally went to rob merchant ships, they had never encountered such a formidable opponent. Reina could basically take on large groups of those so-called guards by himself.

"I was too narrow-minded! Your Excellency is so powerful, you certainly don't need my help!" Hansen slowly sat up and said with a hint of melancholy.

He had experienced defeats before, but this was his first defeat after becoming a swordsman, making it all the more unforgettable.

"My name is Reina, and I'm a pirate! If you don't mind, let's be friends!" Reina said with a smile, extending his hand to Hansen, who was sitting on the ground.

Seeing Reina's cheerful smile, Hansen was momentarily dazed, then his expression slowly became serious. He grasped Reina's hand, stood up, and said, "My name is Hansen, Torres Hansen! A... a wanderer!"

"What... what's with this 'wanderer' thing? Her name is Olga, Mischna Olga! She's a pirate too!" Olga said with a smile, extending her hand as well.

After the three formally introduced themselves, Reina said seriously, "Hansen, I need to find someone I can trust to deliver a letter for my older brother. I wonder... would you be willing?"

"Don't worry, now that we're friends, your business is my business. Leave it to me!" Hansen grinned and said.

“Don’t rush to agree. The letter I’m delivering is for my older brother, Edward Newgate! I don’t know where he is now, but he was in the Radrugh Sea before. If you go there, you should be able to easily find out about him!” Reina shook his head and said calmly.

"The Radru Sea? That's a bit far, but no problem! Is your older brother a very famous person there? You can find out just by asking around?" Hansen asked with some doubt.

Olga stared at Hansen, mouth agape, and asked incredulously, "Haven't you heard of this name? Edward Newgate!"

After thinking for a moment, Hansen shook his head and said, "Is it someone famous?"

Olga put a hand to her forehead and said to Reina, "Are you really sure it's okay to hand this over to a guy like this?"

“It’s not strange that ordinary people haven’t heard of my older brother’s name, but if they don’t know Edward Newgate the Whitebeard… it would be a bit difficult for you to go there!” Reina said with a bit of a headache.

"Who? Who were you talking about? That great pirate... Whitebeard?" Hansen asked, looking surprised after hearing Reina's words.

“Yes! Didn’t you say you hadn’t heard of it?” Reina nodded and said.

"Of course I've heard of Whitebeard! But this is the first time I've heard of his full name. I never imagined your older brother was such a famous figure!" Hansen exclaimed.

"So, are you interested in helping me with this? If not, that's fine too!" Reina was taken aback, clearly forgetting that Newgate's name and nickname were little known to most people.

“No problem, finding Whitebeard is indeed very simple, leave it to me!” Hansen said, patting his chest.

Seeing this, Reina handed Hansen a letter and a stack of Berries, saying, "In that case, I'll leave it to you! Consider these Berries as travel expenses. After all, I don't know my brother's exact location, and I'm not sure how long it will take you to deliver the letter, so please don't refuse! When we meet again, I'll treat you to a drink!"

“Of course!” Hansen took the letter and Beryl and said solemnly, “I will personally deliver this letter to Whitebeard!”

Although he hadn't spent much time with Hansen, Reina believed that since the other man had promised, he would definitely keep his word. However, he was a little worried about Hansen's somewhat silly personality.

After seeing Hansen off, Reina and Olga purchased all the necessary materials for the power generation equipment and repairing the Sky Island control room. They also bought a state-of-the-art research device before setting sail back in their pirate ship.

They need to wait in the vicinity for the next while until Whitebeard receives his letter and comes to find him with his pirate ship (treasure).

His recent shopping spree had wiped out all the Berries he had collected.

After contacting Dr. Assie using a Den Den Mushi, Reina sailed his pirate ship to the Sky Island. He had previously created a convenient spot to dock his ship on the edge of the island.

"Doctor, this time we've had a good haul. We've acquired a set of power generation equipment, and we've also bought the materials you listed for repairing the control room equipment. Plus, we have another surprise for you!" Reina said with a smile as Dr. Assie came out to greet them.

Dr. Asie was very happy to hear what Reina said. He had been doing various research and studies during this time. The lunar people's scientific and technological capabilities could be seen from the equipment on the sky island. In addition, some carvings and murals made Asie fascinated.

If he had the right research equipment and materials, he would have been eager to go all out.

Now that his daughter Olga is healthy, he feels at ease with Reina taking care of her, allowing him to fully dedicate himself to his research, which is a very happy thing for him.

"Clang clang clang~~~" Reina led Dr. Asie to the latest research machine and proudly pulled back the red cloth covering the research equipment.

“This is…” Dr. Assie looked at the research equipment placed there with a burning light in his eyes, as if he were looking at a lover, completely ignoring Reina beside him.

"Father is still the same as before, he's like a completely different person when he's doing research!" Olga said with some dissatisfaction.

Dr. Asie, who had been engrossed in the new equipment, immediately regained his senses, looked at Olga, and said with a flattering expression, "If you don't like it, I won't continue the research! You will always be the most precious person in your father's heart!"

"Tsk, they didn't say you couldn't do research, they just... just hope you don't get too obsessed with it, it's bad for your health!" Olga turned her head to the side and said with a slightly arrogant tone.

After leaving the pure gold, Dr. Asie's body slowly began to revert to that of an ordinary person, no longer possessing the state of slowed growth. This frightened Reina, who quickly took out the fist-sized piece of pure gold and placed it in the control room, the place where Dr. Asie spends the most time every day.

In fact, after Reina obtained the pure gold, he hid it away because after coming into contact with the pure gold for a period of time, he discovered that his body had actually stopped growing.

Keep in mind that he hasn't reached the peak of his natural physical growth yet. If his growth is suspended, it will affect his strength.

Now, Reina tries to avoid going to the control room as much as possible. Usually, it's the Doctor who comes to find him. Only after being isolated from the pure gold's radiation did Reina's body slowly begin to recover and grow.

For the next period of time, Dr. Assie basically took the lead, while Reina and Olga did the hard work, replacing parts and materials for the equipment in the control room.

In addition, Dr. Asie has completed the installation of the power generation equipment, and the Sky Island finally has its own power source. However, this power generation equipment also requires energy.

Dr. Assie followed Reina's advice and used the heat released from burning coal mines as the energy source for the electrical equipment. He also built some hydroelectric rollers and some wind turbines on the sky island, which completely solved the problem of electricity loss caused by flight on the sky island.

Reina even occasionally gets to enjoy the pleasure of electrical therapy, which involves using electricity to stimulate his Black Emperor ability. Although the effect is limited, it is still a way to quickly increase his strength.

After the power source and control room equipment for the Sky Island were all set up, Olga couldn't stay still anymore and wanted to go to the island to play every few days. At first, Reina was a little worried and always accompanied her. Later, Olga got tired of Reina having to return to the Sky Island to work every day and started going to the island alone.

Reina followed her a few times, and after finding nothing wrong, he stopped bothering with her.

Although Olga isn't very strong, she's alert and usually doesn't cause any problems.

Moreover, the city on this small island is quite large, with a fairly strong naval branch stationed there, which is why Reina allowed Olga to go to the island to play alone.

"Beep... Day 29 of consecutive check-ins... Payday is being settled..."

You have received a base salary of 290 points.

Overtime Pay: F-Rank Skill Upgrade Scroll

After finishing his workday and receiving his wages, Reina felt a little nervous.

"Tomorrow is the last day, I wonder what the perfect attendance gift will be!" Reina is now most looking forward to the monthly perfect attendance gift.

"An F-rank skill?" Reina looked at the F-rank skill upgrade ticket that had just been given to him as overtime pay and opened his character interface:

Name: Reina

Positions: First mate of the Whitebeard Pirates, also serving as navigator, helmsman, cook, sailor, combatant, ship's doctor, shipwright, and musician.

Combat strength: 930

Skill: Intermediate physical skills (401/1000)

Intermediate Swordsmanship (132/1000)

Genetic lineage: The mutated genes of the growth-type mutant Black King (Sebastian Shaw) (absorbing all forms of energy and releasing them or empowering himself).

Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (Double Tomoe)

Points: 25000

Items: Conqueror's Haki Fragment (1), Moonwalk Skill Fragment (1), Finger Pistol Skill Fragment (1)

Rank F skills: Music, painting, calligraphy, chess

Tier D skills: Cook, Navigation, Shipbuilding (Shipwright), Medicine (Ship Doctor)

Chapter 54 The Missing Olga

Looking at the F-rank skill upgrade scroll in his inventory, Reina hesitated for a moment before using it on the music skill, upgrading it from F-rank to E-rank.

The next morning, Reina started work early. To avoid being delayed by anything, he planned not to go anywhere until he finished his work.

However, around noon, Dr. Asie approached Reina with a worried expression and told him that Olga had gone out yesterday and had not yet returned.

Although she was a bit mischievous, Olga knew her limits. She would usually leave early in the morning and come back in the evening. If she didn't come back, she would let Dr. Asie or Reina know through a Den Den Mushi.

Last night, Olga informed Dr. Assie that there was a fireworks display in the city last night and that she would return this morning, but it's already noon and she still hasn't returned.

That's why Dr. Sie looked so worried when he approached Reina, hoping he would take a look!

Reina looked at Dr. Assie with a troubled expression. Although it was only noon, Reina was sure that if Dr. Assie went out now, Reina would definitely waste all his work time today.

However, if he didn't go, it would indeed be a bit... hard to explain for Dr. Asie.

After considering it for a moment, Reina gritted his teeth and said, "Doctor, Olga won't be in that much trouble. I still need to work for more than three hours. If Olga hasn't returned by the time I finish my work, I'll go look for her immediately. What do you think?"

Of course, if you're worried, I can quit my job and go right now!

Seeing Reina's distressed expression, Assie was somewhat puzzled, but seeing Reina's expression, he nodded in agreement.

So in the afternoon, Dr. Asie had no interest in doing research and just waited at the edge of the Sky Island with a Den Den Mushi.

Finally, after Reina's working time was up, he immediately found Dr. Asie and asked him to land on the sky island so he could go find Olga.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you!" Dr. Assie said apologetically.

"No, I should be the one who feels bad. I'm already very sorry for not being able to go find Olga right away!" Reina didn't take the pirate ship out. The water lizard Chabes was much faster than the pirate ship for short distances, so Reina rode the Chabes directly towards the island.

Soon after Reina arrived on the island, he went to several places Olga frequented, but did not see Olga. Reina even asked some familiar residents, such as the tavern owner, and they all said they had not seen Olga today, but they had seen her at the fireworks festival last night.

"Are you sure there were pirates following Olga when she left?" When they came out of the tavern, a beggar on the roadside told Reina that a group of pirates had followed Olga when she left that morning.

“Yes, I can’t be mistaken. Miss Olga gave me food last time, so I’ve always remembered it,” the little beggar said confidently.

Reina didn't question why the other man didn't follow. He was just a beggar, and it was already quite good that he had done so much!

"Thanks, please keep an eye out for me in the future!" Reina pulled out a few Baileys and handed them to the little beggar, expressing his gratitude.

The little beggar hesitated for a moment, then took Reina's Beli and nodded, saying, "That group of pirates probably set sail around noon. As for whether Miss Olga was on the pirate ship, I don't know, but they should have gone to the next island according to the Log Pose. I watched them leave!"

Reina nodded, asked about the design of the pirate flag, thanked the little beggar again, and then went to the shore to find Chabes, heading directly towards the next island.

They had stayed here for quite some time, so they had already figured out some basic information.

“Doctor, I’ve learned some information about Olga. She should have gone to the next island. I’ll go over here first. You wait here on Sky Island. If Olga comes back, you wait for me here!” On the way out, Reina explained the situation to Dr. Asie, trying to put Dr. Asie’s mind at ease.

"Okay, take care of yourself!" Asieposh didn't ask any more questions. She knew that although Olga was mischievous, she wasn't someone who didn't know her limits. She wouldn't go to the next island without informing them for no reason.

But trusting Reina, he didn't ask any further questions.

Riding on Chabes, following the direction of the pointer on my hand, I headed towards the next island.

In short-distance running, water lizards have an advantage, but in long-distance raids, they can't compete with ships, even ordinary pirate ships, because water lizards are living creatures that need rest and get tired.

Reina is now about four hours behind his opponent, and at Chabes' speed, he probably won't be able to catch up today.

Sure enough, by evening, Chabes had slowed down due to excessive physical exertion. Reina knew he couldn't rush it, so he had Chabes stop to rest and gave it some food.

After eating, Chabes continued on his way, but at a slower pace than before.

However, not long after, Chabes roared and suddenly sped up. Reina was startled, knowing that Chabes must have discovered something.