Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Chapter 738 Subduing Germa

When the Vinsmoke family members were picked up by Rakuyo in a small boat and taken aboard the Moby Dick, Whitebeard ordered the ship to return to port.

As for Gemal's snail boats and machines, he didn't even ask for them, because he knew that if he didn't give Bigom something, the old woman would definitely go berserk.

After the Whitebeard Pirates left, Big Mom instructed her eldest son, Perospero, "Perospero... go back to the New World and tell Kaido about the situation here!"

"Mom?" Perospero was taken aback, looking at BIGMOM in surprise, and asked, "Mom means... tell him something?"

“That idiot is still focused on the New World, completely unaware that the center of the entire world is now here! Although he has reinforced the North Sea, he himself has not come! With more and more forces joining, we can no longer maintain our advantage in the North Sea! We must find someone to join forces with!” BIGMOM said in a deep voice.

Whitebeard came to her door today and gave her a reminder that she must increase her strength, otherwise this kind of thing will happen again next time.

“Okay, Mom, I will tell Kaido about the situation in the North Blue!” Perospero nodded and replied.

Watching the Moby Dick sail away, Big Mom felt for the first time that the struggle in the North Blue would probably be even more intense than in the New World. Even their Four Emperors pirate crew would have a hard time running rampant in the North Blue without allies!

Meanwhile, the Vinsmoke family has finally reunited.

"Dad, why didn't you let Big Mom bring back the Vinsmoke family's things?" Ace asked, puzzled.

In his view, with his father involved, how could Bigom dare to refuse?

Whitebeard shook his head and said, "As pirates, attacking others and plundering resources is perfectly normal. Since the Germa Group was defeated, those things are the spoils of war of the Big Mom Pirates. We have no right to take them back. If you want to take them, you have to rob them!"

“That’s right, they’re now with our Whitebeard Pirates, so Big Mom has to release them, but we definitely can’t get the supplies and equipment back! Now is not the time to fight Big Mom’s Pirates, those extraterrestrials are our biggest enemy!” Laco nodded and explained.

Actually, he wasn't explaining this to Ace, but rather to the Vinsmoke family. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if they misunderstood anything, since they were already very powerful. If they gained control of their own territory, it would be difficult to manage the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Don't worry, Father! From the moment you promised me, the Germa Group ceased to exist. Our Vinsmoke family will now be part of the Whitebeard Pirates! As long as the Whitebeard Pirates exist, we will never rebel!" Lacko didn't know if Judge had understood his unspoken meaning, but at this moment he chose to express his loyalty to Whitebeard once again.

Whitebeard nodded and said, "Chief Judge, don't worry, we're family from now on. But the doctor's matter is rather urgent, you'd better set off for Crescent Moon Island as soon as possible! As for them... it's up to you! They can come with you to Crescent Moon Island, or they can stay here!"

Upon hearing Whitebeard's arrangement, Rakuyo frowned, but did not say anything more.

Given the current strength of Xuan Yue Island, if the Vinsmoke family goes there and develops rebellious intentions, that would be a rather bad situation.

After thinking for a moment, Judge said, "I'll set off immediately once I get back to the base. As for them... we'll follow Father's arrangements!"

“No need. As I said, your Vinsmoke family can still maintain your own oversight and remain under your command! However, it will be difficult to get those resources back in the short term! You can discuss this with Reina when you get back and see if he has any better ideas!” Whitebeard shook his head and said.

“In that case, let them stay!” Judge nodded in response.

After saying that, he turned to Reiju and the others and said, "We are now members of the Whitebeard Pirates. I have other matters to attend to at Crescent Moon Island. You guys stay on the front lines and follow the orders of the old man and Vice-Captain Reina!"

"Yes!" Ichi and the others didn't even ask any questions; they would obey any order given by Judge.

Only Reiju felt a vague sense of worry.

They've joined the Whitebeard Pirates, but they've lost their very foundation. Will the Whitebeard Pirates still value them as much as before? And they've only just joined the Whitebeard Pirates, yet they've already "confined" their father, Judge, to Crescent Moon Island. No matter how you look at it, she feels their current situation isn't much better than it was with the Big Mom Pirates.

However, soon after the Moby Dick arrived at the Whitebeard Pirates' base, Reiju was surprised to find that the Whitebeard Pirates were actually welcoming them.

You have to understand that right now, the Germa Group has nothing left except for a few people like them.

Clearly, although Ichiji and the others didn't say it, they probably thought the same thing as Reiju, so they all seemed a little incredulous when they saw the Whitebeard Pirates welcoming them.

"Brother, was the trip peaceful?" Reina, the leader, stepped forward with a smile and asked.

Whitebeard nodded, laughing loudly, and said, "Gurararara... I've brought the person back for you, but you'll have to deal with the Germa Group's resources yourselves. I don't care!"

"Don't worry, brother. People are the most important thing. As for those things, they're all inanimate. As long as people are alive, things will come back!" Reina replied with a smile. "Everyone has prepared a banquet and is just waiting for you to return, brother!"

"Alright, let's go! We're going to have a good drink tonight!" the white-bearded man said with a loud laugh.

After Whitebeard disembarked, Judge came down from the ship with his children. He was still a little embarrassed when he saw Reina.

Because the conditions Whitebeard agreed to were somewhat different from what Reyner had said, it was clear that this was a lack of respect for Reyner, and he was afraid that Reyner would be unhappy.

Reina, naturally, could also see this, and walked directly to Judge's side, saying, "Don't worry, this is the Whitebeard Pirates! Whatever my brother agrees to is a decision made by the entire crew. What my brother says, is decided! Chief Judge, please rest assured, our Whitebeard Pirates is one big family. As long as you don't do anything treacherous, you can do whatever you want here!"

"Don't worry, First Mate, I made the decision when the Captain accepted us! As for the banquet later, I won't attend. My father said the Doctor is waiting anxiously, so I'll just head straight to Xuan Yue Island!" Judge said excitedly.

“Although we are in a hurry, there’s no rush. You are the main characters at today’s banquet, so enjoy it. We can set off tomorrow!” Reina replied with a smile.

Chapter 739 Mission

After the banquet, all of Judge's children came to his room without prior arrangement.

"Father, do we really want to join the Whitebeard Pirates?" Ichiji, the eldest son, was the first to ask.

You should know that their father never forgot his dream of becoming the King of the North Sea and restoring the family's glory.

If he joins the Whitebeard Pirates now, his dream will be gone.

Upon hearing Ichiji's question, Judge sighed and said, "Times have changed!"

"But Father, will the Whitebeard Pirates truly accept us?" Reiju asked with some concern.

“If it were anyone else, including Reina, they would only want to use us, but Whitebeard wouldn’t!” Judge shook his head and replied.

"Why?" Reiju was even more surprised. She knew that the Straw Hat crew and the Whitebeard Pirates had a special relationship, and her brother Sanji was a member of the Straw Hat crew. Given this relationship, could it be that even Reina would only use them?

Furthermore, if Judge doesn't even trust Reyner, why would he trust Whitebeard so much?

“Because he’s Whitebeard…the strongest man in the world! We have absolutely nothing that he needs to use! Given his character, he wouldn’t use anything; if he doesn’t like someone, he’ll just eliminate them!” Judge said softly.

"This..." His words left his children bewildered. What kind of person was the white-bearded man?

"Then why did they send you to Xuan Yue Island? Wasn't it to make you a hostage and then use us?" Yongzhi asked suspiciously from the side.

Judge shook his head and said, "That's not the case. It's because the Whitebeard Pirates have a research project that requires our artificial human technology, and that's why the Big Mom Pirates attacked us."

"What kind of research is this? How could it be related to our technological capabilities? Could it just be a smokescreen?" Ichiji asked, frowning.

“Definitely not!” Judge shook his head and said, “First of all, Reina had approached us before Big Mom attacked us! So it’s obvious that they really have something, and Big Mom knows about it, which is why Reina stopped recruiting us immediately after we refused! He was waiting for Big Mom to make a move against us!”

"Moreover, he was certain that Big Mom would make a move, which is why he gave me that summoning scroll to save my life, waiting for us to ask him for help! It's just that Whitebeard's orders later disrupted his plan!"

"Whitebeard's orders?" Reiju looked at Judge in surprise, not understanding what this had to do with Whitebeard!

“That’s right. Reina originally wanted to use this to annex Germa, but Whitebeard rejected Reina’s proposal and was still willing to accept us, just as members of the Whitebeard Pirates, instead of making us submit!” Judge nodded and said excitedly, “They didn’t even make us hand over the artificial human technology!”

"This..." Ichiji and the others were somewhat confused. This matter was clearly proceeding according to Reina's plan, so why did Whitebeard have to intervene? Wouldn't this be even more disadvantageous to their Whitebeard Pirates? He was actually giving up the benefits he had already secured? Could there really be such a pirate in the world?

"Isn't it incredible?" Judge asked with a light laugh.

"This is not in the interest of the Whitebeard Pirates!" Ichiji didn't express any disbelief, but simply stated his conclusion.

Judge nodded and said, "So you don't need to worry about any of this. From now on, we're members of the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"Yes!" they all replied in unison.

Back in her room, Reiju fell into deep thought, sensing that her father seemed to have changed somewhat.

Early the next morning, a whale ship set sail from the Whitebeard Pirates' base, heading towards the New World. On board was Judge and Kingdo, the captain of the 11th Division. His mission was to safely escort Judge back to Crescent Moon Island and then return himself.

He can also bring back some news from Xuan Yue Island.

After Kingdo and Judge set sail and left, Reina gathered the captains and captains together.

"From now on, the Vinsmoke family will be just like you, members of Whitebeard's crew. I hope everyone can get along well!" Reina, sitting at the head of the table, directly stated the theme of the day.

The captains naturally had no objections; they all knew that this was a decision made by Old Man Whitebeard.

But the captains didn't know.

Although it was indeed gratifying to see the former Germa Group join them, and everyone had already gotten to know each other at yesterday's banquet.

But since First Mate Reina held a meeting today to explain this matter, it's tantamount to formal notification, and from now on, we'll be comrades.

“Reina! With Germa’s strength, it’s naturally good that they’ve joined us! But… what is their purpose in joining? Can we trust them?” Whiteybe, the Ice Witch and captain of the Witch Pirates, was the first to raise the question.

"Actions speak louder than words! So I won't talk to you about these things now! Besides, the Germa Group is a thing of the past. Now there is only the Vinsmoke Family under the Whitebeard Pirates. This was the decision made by my brother!" Reina replied calmly.

Sure enough, after Whitebeard was brought up, no one objected anymore. But from Reiner's words, they all already knew how to deal with the Vinsmoke family.

Treat them as companions, but be wary. Only when the captains accept them can they be considered truly integrated into the Whitebeard Pirates.

Ichi and the others remained silent throughout, as if Reina and the others were not discussing them.

After the negotiations were completed, Ichiji stepped forward and asked, "First mate, what is our next mission?"

“It’s very simple! Our biggest task right now is to stop the extraterrestrial attack. The fifteen captains will take turns leading their teams to the front-line islands. You should have fought against the extraterrestrials before, right?” Reina asked with a smile.

Ichi nodded and said, "Yes, but we don't have a fixed territory. We basically just wander around the chaotic North Sea area. We attack whenever we encounter extraterrestrial visitors, and we rarely have time to defend!"

"So this is the biggest difference between us and you. Besides offense and defense, you have an even more important task: to learn to protect, protect your comrades, and help your comrades! Similarly, your comrades will protect and assist you on the battlefield! Your first task now is to gain the captains' approval! This is the easiest thing to obtain in battle! So I won't assign you any combat missions. You can participate whenever you want; it's up to you!" Reina said with a smile.

Chapter 740 Hidden

"Yo~ Yonji, you guys finally came back from the front lines?" On the largest tavern on the small island where Whitebeard was stationed in the North Blue, a pirate called out to a man dressed in strange clothes.

“If I don’t come back soon, the first mate might send someone to arrest me! Seriously, he was the one who gave us the mission, and we were just going to complete it. Why can’t we go to the front lines now? It’s so boring! Glug glug…” Yuji said as he walked to the bar and downed the drink the bartender handed him in one gulp.

"What's wrong with you guys? Ever since Reina assigned you your missions, you've been stuck on the front lines. If he hadn't sent someone to call you, we would have been worried something would have happened to you! Don't let the killing corrupt your nature!" the pirate said with a hint of concern.

"Hahaha... Idiot~~ Don't you know that we Germa warriors have no emotions? So there's no such thing as losing ourselves, because we don't even have a self!" Yonji replied with a loud laugh.

Yonji's words left the surrounding pirates exchanging bewildered glances. Was this something to be laughed at? Shouldn't they be sad because they lacked emotion?

However, they were not Yuji, so they didn't understand what the other was thinking at all.

"Yongzhi, where are your brothers? Why are you the only one here?" Just then, Laqué pushed open the door and asked with a smile.

"They've all gone back to rest, but I don't want to rest yet!" Yongzhi waved to the boss, signaling him to order a few more drinks, and replied.

"You guys are really something! You've been fighting for so many days straight, yet you act like nothing happened!" Laco had to admit that the Vinsmoke family was incredibly monstrous.

"Hahaha... We're not as good as you guys. In just a few days, you've hunted down a level 30 extraterrestrial visitor and seized a small island!" Yongzhi said with a loud laugh.

Although they also contributed to this, as a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, he knew that the credit should go to them.

However, Laco shook his head and said, "Without your help, we wouldn't have achieved such great results. Besides, that island used to be our territory, but it was taken away by extraterrestrials because of some things! You should rest well now that you're back. I reckon Reina will throw you a banquet to celebrate!"

"Huh? Why?" Yuji asked, puzzled.

"What do you mean, why?" Laco looked at Yonji and said with a smile, "You mean we're having a celebration party? Of course, it's because of your contributions! But even without your help, we'd probably still have to have the party! Hahaha..."

This really surprised Yonji. He hadn't expected that the credit would go to them, since they weren't the ones who led the team to complete it. He didn't expect that the Whitebeard Pirates would actually not exclude or mistreat them in the slightest.

Just as Laco had guessed, as he walked out of the tavern, he received a message that First Mate Reyna was calling everyone to a victory celebration for the Vinsmoke family.

However, once the banquet began, Yuji discovered that, just as Laco had said, aside from using this title, the entire banquet actually had little to do with those so-called achievements.