Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

After looking at it carefully, Reina asked, "Can I go out?"

“This…” Brûlée and Smoothie looked at Reina and said, “You should know very well that if we go out, we can easily be discovered by the enemy!”

Reina nodded. He had worn the other's armor before and knew he would be easily spotted if he went out, but after a moment's hesitation, he said, "I need to confirm our current location!"

Chapter 119 No Results

In the end, Reina poked his head out of the mirror world and located the mirror.

"This should be the central tent, the building inside!" Reina quickly realized his location and wondered if a surprise attack from here could allow him to seize the contents of the tent as soon as possible.

In the end, he gave up because his Observation Haki couldn't penetrate the tent, so he couldn't tell how many people were inside.

“Let’s go, let’s retreat!” Reina shook his head and said.

"Isn't there anything you need here?" Smoothie asked, frowning.

"Yes! But it's too far away, I'm not sure. Let's go back first!" Lei Nan shook his head and replied.

Using the mirror they had seen earlier, Reina and the others left the mirror world directly.

"How did it go?" Marco immediately went up to ask when he saw Reina and the others come out.

“No, we’re still some distance from the center point. We’re not 100% sure!” Reina shook his head and said.

“Then… what do we do?” Marco frowned and asked.

“Let’s try another island. This time it’s just me and Brulee. Once we find a suitable island, we can discuss how to proceed! If there’s one here, I believe there should be others on other islands too!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

Brulee and Smoothie exchanged a glance. Although they didn't understand what Reina was talking about, it was definitely different from what he had told them before.

However, this time they wisely refrained from asking further questions, because they knew that no matter what, Reina would ultimately need Brulee's abilities, so they just needed to figure it out before the final operation.

Over the next few days, with Brûlée's help, Reina took her to several small islands, and they even secretly infiltrated the front-line islands of the Revolutionary Army, but they did not find a suitable place.

"It seems none of these places have what Mr. Reina is looking for?" Smoothie asked with a smile as they returned to the Whitebeard Pirates' base.

“No, I’ve discovered every single island! But… I’m not confident I can take them back before they find them! Because once they know our purpose, it will be almost impossible to succeed again!” Reina shook his head and said.

“So… now, Mr. Reina, can you tell us what exactly you want to do?” Smoothie asked calmly.

“This… I’m sorry, this is a serious matter. If we can’t act, then we can’t tell you!” Reina shook his head and replied.

In his mind, he could still find Bruno and implement his plan by cooperating with the World Government. If the information was leaked to Big Mom and she found out, it would be very easy for something unexpected to happen.

Therefore, he must ensure the plan can be implemented smoothly before telling his partners that it's okay.

Even if Reina didn't say it, Smoothie and Brûlée were certain that what Reina was looking for was in the tent controlled by the enemy.

Because Reina would always ask Brulee if they could get directly to that tent, but they didn't know what was inside.

“Lord Reina…why don’t you try your luck with us? You haven’t found anything suitable in so many places anyway, maybe we have something?” Bry suggested with a smile.

But before Reina could agree, Smoothie spoke up first: "Breeze, this won't work, Mom won't agree!"

"Huh?" Brûlée looked at Smoothie in surprise, and after seeing the other party shake her head very seriously, she stopped talking.

Reina smiled but didn't say anything more.

When it was time to rest, Brûlée found Smoothie and asked curiously, "Smoothie, why did you stop me from letting Reyner and the others go to our side? If they went there, under Mom's surveillance, even if they got any benefits, they would definitely have to share them with us!"

“Sister Brûlée, that’s not how it works!” Smoothie shook her head and said, “The extraterrestrial visitors on our side are essentially our own resources. Although we don’t know what Reina is looking for yet, every island has those kinds of tents, so we must have them on our side too! Once we figure out what Reina is looking for, we can take matters into our own hands when we get back!”

Brûlée suddenly realized and said, "Thanks to you, Smoothie! Otherwise, I would definitely have made another mistake!"

“It’s alright, Sister Brûlée. This time, we should observe more and talk less! We’ll go back after we’ve uncovered the secrets of the Whitebeard Pirates! Otherwise, Mom will be angry!” Smoothie said softly.

“Yes! Don’t worry, whatever Reina does, he’s under my surveillance!” Brulee nodded and replied.

Meanwhile, Reina and the others were discussing what to do next.

"Big brother, judging from the current situation, it seems that Brulee's abilities may not be effective!" Reina recounted the intelligence gathered over the past few days.

“Yes! You were right not to make a move. Those guys are not easy to deal with!” Whitebeard nodded and said, “Our only advantage right now is that you can understand what they are saying! If that’s exposed, we won’t be able to use it!”

"Then what do we do?" Marco frowned and said, "We finally have some intelligence that can help us take things further. Wouldn't it be a waste to leave it unused?"

“Why don’t we launch a surprise attack from the nearest point? With our strength and speed, it will only take a moment!” Vista suggested from the side.

“The problem is that we don’t know what’s inside the tent. If we act rashly without figuring it out, we might alert them!” Reina shook his head and said, “If it’s just powerful guards and machines, our surprise attack shouldn’t be a problem. Even if their machines are built incredibly fast, they shouldn’t be able to stop us! But…”

"You're worried there might be prepared bodies inside, right?!" Dr. Asie suddenly spoke up, saying, "Based on my guess, there should be prepared bodies inside, ready for powerful extraterrestrial visitors to descend at any time!"

Reina nodded and said, "That's right, otherwise their support wouldn't arrive so quickly in every war!"

Reina's words silenced everyone. If they launched a surprise attack directly from inside the tent, they could destroy those bodies immediately, preventing the enemy from descending. However, if they attacked from the outside, the enemy might have a chance to descend.

Chapter 120 Game Theory

Because no suitable island could be found, Reina's plans had to be put on hold.

Brûlée and Smoothie were also sent back to the Big Mom Pirates by Reina due to the suspension of the plan.

Although BIGMOM immediately questioned the two about what had happened, since the plan had not actually been executed, they did not know exactly what Reina was looking for.

“Mom, although we don’t know what Reina is looking for, we’re sure it’s in the tent in the area they’re controlling! We just haven’t found the tent with the mirror!” Smoothie smiled slightly and said, “But Reina hasn’t been to the area we control, so… we can go find it ourselves!”

"Oh? Didn't you not know what you were looking for?" BIGMOM asked with some interest.

“We don’t know, but that doesn’t stop us from going to take a look. If… it’s obvious, we can figure it out too! Even if we can’t figure it out, having control of the tent with the mirror will give us the upper hand in our negotiations with the Whitebeard Pirates!” Smoothie said directly.

"Well, well... very good. Smoothie and Brûlée! You two go and scout out the area we control to see if we can find a tent with a mirror!" BIGMOM said with a loud laugh.

“Yes, Mom!” Smoothie and Brûlée quickly replied.

After several days of investigation by Smoothie and Brûlée, they did indeed find a mirror inside a tent, but they dared not go over to check, fearing they might alert the enemy.

"Oh? Take me to see!" Upon hearing the two's report, Big Mom immediately perked up and said to Brulee.

Without further ado, Brûlée activated the Mirror World, bringing Big Mom and Smoothie back to the mirror they had discovered.

"Is this the place?" Bigom asked, looking at the unremarkable mirror in front of him.

“Yes, Mom!” Brûlée nodded and said, “I can sense that there are many powerful people around the mirror, so I don’t dare to easily connect to the mirror world!”

“You did a great job, well... Smoothie, tomorrow we’ll inform Whitebeard and see what terms they can offer. If they’re suitable, we’ll cooperate with them; if not, we’ll do it ourselves!” Big Mom said excitedly.

She knew what this meant.

Putting everything else aside, the sheer amount of luck from suddenly attacking a powerful opponent would be enough to make her a fortune, not to mention the other discoveries Whitebeard might have made.

“Yes, Mom!” Smoothie breathed a sigh of relief and replied.

Fortunately, she and Brulee found such a place, otherwise they really wouldn't know how to explain it to Big Mom.

Moreover, BIGMOM did not act rashly but went straight for the kill, which relieved her.

It's clear that cooperating with the Whitebeard Pirates is the only way to maximize their profits. If they act on their own, they might alert the enemy and lose important intelligence.

The next day, when Smoothie arrived at the island controlled by the Whitebeard Pirates, Reina was not there. Instead, she was greeted by Marco, the captain of the First Division.

"Oh? Mr. Reina isn't here?" Smoothie asked, a glint in her eyes.

“Yes, he had some things to take care of, so he left. I don’t know when he’ll be back!” Marco said with a smile as he handed Smoothie a glass of red wine.

"That's a real shame. I came here to tell him some good news! It seems I'll have to wait until he gets back... or if he comes back too late, I might not get the news at all!" Smoothie shrugged and said with some regret.

"Oh? I wonder what important good news it is? If you don't mind, you can tell me, or I can inform my father!" Marco replied with a light laugh.

Smoothie didn't hesitate any longer. Instead, she downed the glass of red wine in one gulp and said, "I've found what you were looking for! On the island controlled by our Big Mom Pirates, there's a tent with a mirror inside!"

Marco's eyes seemed to widen slightly as he sat up straight and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

“Of course, if you lie about something like this, wouldn’t it be easy to be exposed?” Smoothie replied with a smile.

Since the location was in their controlled area, and only Brulee could move there, she wasn't afraid of any tricks from the other side.

"Sigh..." Marco sighed and said, "If only you had come sooner!"

"Hmm?" Smoothie frowned, looking at Marco with a puzzled expression.

“You should know that our requirement is to appear directly inside the tent, but unfortunately we haven’t been able to find a tent with a mirror before, so yesterday Reina set off to seek cooperation from the World Government! One of their CP9 members is a Door-Door Fruit user, who can open a door in the air!” Marco shrugged and said.

Smoothie was startled and looked at Marco with some surprise, asking, "So... you're planning to cooperate with the World Government?"

“No!” Marco shook his head and said, “If we could, we wouldn’t want to cooperate with the World Government! Otherwise, we wouldn’t have come to you in the first place! Although Brûlé’s abilities are somewhat limited, there are still opportunities, which is why Reina came to you first! To be honest, we suspect there are some very important things inside those tents, but if we show ourselves nearby, they will definitely destroy them immediately! So if we can’t appear directly inside the tents, we have no chance at all!”

"What's inside the tent?" Smoothie asked, frowning.

“Sorry!” Marco shook his head and said, “You know, we can’t share this kind of information!”

Smoothie remained silent. She hadn't expected that Reina would actually go to the World Government to cooperate. She could sense that the Whitebeard Pirates had indeed discovered a huge secret.

“If that’s the case… Captain Marco, I can’t guarantee that we won’t attack the enemy’s tents before you do!” Smoothie said after a moment of silence.

Marco nodded and said, "Of course, although our cooperation didn't work out, everything was agreed upon before it started. You assisted us, and any intelligence you obtained during the operation was yours! Based on your current intelligence, attacking the local tents is indeed in your best interest, and we have no right to stop it, nor can we stop it!"

"It's good that you understand! Actually, our cooperation is the best option. Bringing the World Government into this is not friendly to either of us!" Smoothie was still trying to persuade Marco, hoping that he could call Reina back.

Chapter 721 Each Person's Schemes

“I’m sorry, Smoothie, as you know, we don’t want to cooperate with the World Government either, but Reina left yesterday and is probably already negotiating with the World Government!” Marco could only say regretfully in the face of Smoothie’s suggestion.

"Alright, in that case, I'll head back now!" Smoothie nodded and prepared to get up and leave.

"Hey~ Smoothie, what brings you here?" At this moment, Ace suddenly walked in and asked Smoothie with great surprise.

"Ace? Why are you back? Didn't you go to the World Government with Reina?" Marco asked, even more surprised to see Ace.

Seeing this, Smoothie's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she sat down again. She knew... things might be taking a turn for the better!

“This…” Ace glanced at Smoothie, then gave Marco a look, as if to tell him that now was not the right time to ask such a question.

Marco immediately realized what was going on and asked Smoothie, "Excuse me, Miss Smoothie, Ace and I have some things to discuss. Please excuse us. You may leave at any time if you wish!"

After saying that, Marco pulled Ace away from the conference room.

Smoothie didn't leave immediately, but sat there lost in thought.

Marco, who accompanied Ace, secretly gave Ace a look, then pretended to be anxious and asked, "Ace, didn't you go to the World Government with Reina? Why are you back? Where's Reina?"

Ace deliberately sighed and said, "The negotiations with the World Government aren't going well. They don't want Bruno to come, so they've deliberately made some difficult demands! Reina said they did it on purpose to escalate the situation and see how much we're willing to pay, so Reina terminated the negotiations immediately!"