Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Reina smiled and said, "You've all dealt with Big Mom before, so you should know what kind of person she is. If she cared about her children, she wouldn't be Big Mom! And I won't lie to you, we need Pudding's abilities, which is why we wanted to bring her out. Otherwise, since she's Big Mom's daughter, most forces wouldn't dare to take her in!"

Sanji wasn't stupid, so he immediately understood what Reina meant and said, "You've got your eye on Pudding's abilities, so you want me to turn her against you? What if I refuse?"

Reina shrugged and replied, "If you refuse, just pretend I never said that! We don't necessarily need Pudding's abilities, we just feel it's a waste that she's with Lingling! Besides, if she could join us, some of our plans could be implemented! And don't think this is a simple matter. Even if you managed to turn Pudding against us, we might not trust her! You know she's Big Mom's daughter!"

"If that's the case, then why bother trying to turn her against us? Wouldn't it be better to just let her stay with the Big Mom Pirates?" Yamachi said, exhaling a puff of smoke.

Reina smiled slightly and said, "Isn't it perfect that you're here? So I thought I'd give it a try. If you agree and things work out, wouldn't we be making a huge profit? Even if you don't agree, we won't lose anything!"

Sanji was taken aback. He hadn't expected Reina to answer like that, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to make perfect sense.

Chapter 858 Parting Again

Sanji thought about Reina's suggestion for a long time, but ultimately shook his head and refused.

"Why?" Reina asked, puzzled. "Don't you think it would be better for Pudding to leave the Big Mom Pirates?"

Sanji lit a cigarette and said softly, "Whatever she chooses is her freedom, and I have no right to make that decision for her!"

Reina was amused by Sanji's words and said, "This isn't respecting her, it's just shirking your responsibility! Fine, since you don't want to, I won't say anything more to you, lest you think I have ulterior motives! But think about it carefully, what is Pudding to you now? You've already had a wedding ceremony, and although you each had your own ulterior motives back then, I think you know perfectly well how Pudding feels about you!"

After Reina finished speaking, he removed the shield, waved to Sanji, and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, suddenly called out to Reina, "I want to know, what do you want Pudding's abilities for? Won't they pose a danger to her?"

Reina waved his hand and said, "It's just to let her explore the memories of the extraterrestrial visitors. She won't be going to the front lines. But since you're unwilling, let's not continue this discussion!"

Sanji opened his mouth, but didn't say what he was about to say.

When Reyner came onto the deck, Robin asked first, "What did Father and Sanji talk about?"

“It’s some personal stuff, otherwise I wouldn’t have stopped you from eavesdropping!” Reina said with a smile.

He seemed quite certain that Robin and the others were eavesdropping.

Upon hearing this, Robin pouted, looking somewhat displeased.

"Alright, we haven't seen each other in so long, let's not talk about this anymore. Luffy, aren't we going to have a banquet?" Reina looked at Luffy and shouted loudly.

Luffy was eager to try, but seeing Nami's sullen face, he smiled awkwardly and said, "We've used all our Berries to buy food, so we can't have a banquet, otherwise we won't be able to reach the next island!"

“What’s so difficult about this? Watch me!” Reina chuckled, then went to the side of the ship, closed his eyes, and seemed to sense the creatures in the sea.

After a long while, Reina suddenly opened his eyes, and with a wave of his hand, Senbonzakura appeared directly in his hand. Then, he gently danced Senbonzakura in his hand, and countless petals danced.

A moment later, Usopp noticed a large shadow appearing beneath the Sunny and exclaimed in alarm, "What is that?"

"Don't be nervous, I just grabbed some food!" Reina waved his hand with a smile.

Soon everyone noticed that a huge sea monster carcass was slowly rising to the surface of the water.

"Jinbe, you and Zoro go get some meat, we're having a feast!" Reina said with a loud laugh.

Jinbe smiled and did not refuse. Zoro was very reluctant to move, but he had no choice but to get up so that the banquet could be held later.

Luffy, without needing any instructions, jumped directly towards the sea monster's corpse.

Soon, the enormous sea monster carcass was transformed into countless large chunks of meat piled on the deck of the Sunny, while Sanji, who had emerged from the cabin, had already taken on the role of chef and was busy preparing barbecue.

The pleasant banquet began, and everyone forgot about what Reina had discussed with Sanji earlier.

At the banquet, Luffy seemed very happy, while Zoro asked Reina how he found the sea monster and killed it in one blow. He had examined the sea monster and found only one wound on its body, from which it had been killed by a sword piercing its heart.

“It’s simple. Lock onto the target with your Observation Haki, then envelop your sword in your own energy and kill them with a single blow!” Reina replied casually while eating his grilled meat.

"Envelop the sword in energy?" Zoro was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Like Armament Haki?"

Reina shook his head and said, "Using Armament Haki isn't called 'enveloping,' it's called 'covering'! Have you ever tried covering your weapon with Conqueror's Haki?"

Zoro nodded and replied, "I've tried it, and it seems to be able to hone my sword as well!"

“That’s right! So, did you cover your sword with your mental power?” Reina asked with a smile.

Zoro paused, shook his head, and asked, "What is mental power?"

"Although you don't know it, I can sense your spiritual power from your Wado Ichimonji, which means you already know how to nurture your weapon. If you continue, you will be able to communicate with your weapon, and then use your spiritual power to envelop your longsword, and you will be able to control it for a short time! Even after it leaves your hands, you can still control it briefly!"

Zoro nodded, seemingly understanding, but since Reina said he could feel the power of the Way in Wado Ichimonji, Zoro believed that he would master this ability sooner or later.

When the banquet was almost over, Reina finally found Robin and told her that he was going into seclusion to cultivate during this time, and also told her about the hidden power of destiny of the visitor from outer space.

When Reina said this, he didn't hide anything, so everyone in the Straw Hat crew heard it.

"So Father received a large amount of luck power?" Robin asked curiously.

Reina nodded and replied, "That's right. I was ambushed by them before, but I managed to kill a level 45 or higher expert. After returning, I fell into a coma due to my severe injuries. When I woke up, not only were my injuries healed, but even the hidden injuries from previous battles were healed, and my vitality was also replenished. In short, my body has become younger!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gathered around Reina and stared at him for a long time, but they did not find anything unusual.

"Hehe, don't even mention that you're not familiar with me. Even if we were quite familiar, you wouldn't be able to tell if I didn't tell you!" Reina said with a light laugh. "Life force is easy to detect when it first reacts with the body, but once the change is complete, it's very difficult to detect!"

"I see!" Everyone nodded, saying with sudden realization.

But Brook, standing to the side, looked at Reina with shining eyes and asked, "Mr. Reina, if it were me, could I also gain life force? After all... I'm Brook, who's just bones now! Hehehe..."

"Ah..." Faced with Brook's question, Reina didn't know how to answer, because he really didn't know the answer to this question, and he couldn't just say something carelessly. He could only scratch his head and reply, "I really don't know. Maybe you can only answer this question after you personally kill a strong person of the same level."

Luffy and the others also became interested at this point. They were also eager to know if Brook could regenerate his flesh. If he could, that would be truly amazing.

After the banquet, Reina and Robin parted ways. The Straw Hat crew headed towards their destination, while Reina planned to return to the Whitebeard Pirates' base, as it would be safer there and he would have enough time to climb the tower!

Chapter 859 Return

After parting ways with Robin, Reina did not wander around, but returned directly to the Whitebeard Pirates' base in the North Blue.

By the time Reina returned to the base, Whitebeard had already arrived. With Whitebeard there, Marco, who was eager to get started, left his wife and son behind and headed straight for the front lines.

“Big brother, I plan to go into seclusion starting tomorrow. Robin has gone to the front lines with the Straw Hat crew, and the place they went to happens to be the chaotic area managed by the Vinsmoke family, so I’ll have to ask you to take good care of Robin!” Reina said while teasing the little guy in Whitebeard’s arms.

Whitebeard glanced at the mischievous child in his arms before nodding and replying, "Don't worry, there won't be any problems!"

The child in his arms was Marco's child.

Reina played with the white-bearded man and the child for a while longer before getting up to leave.

After Reyner left, Whitebeard ordered his men to send the child to his mother and commanded everyone to raise the defense level of the base once again.

Ever since learning that the extraterrestrial visitors had an underwater base, Whitebeard no longer trusted their so-called defensive perimeter.

Enemies with teleporters can appear anywhere at any time. Not only are Marco's children here, but Reina is also in seclusion. If anything happens to them, it will be a fatal blow to the Whitebeard Pirates.

Meanwhile, on Crescent Island, Dr. Asie and Judge were conducting experiments in the laboratory.

“Dr. Asie, don’t rush. That’s how research is. If we’re too hasty, we might make mistakes, and we might even miss many small details!” Judge said calmly to the somewhat agitated Dr. Asie.

"Sorry, I was a bit too hasty!" Dr. Asie breathed a sigh of relief, forcing himself to calm down, and said, "Thank goodness for you, it's much faster than when I was alone! But didn't Reina say they'd snatched another machine? Why hasn't it been delivered yet? If we had two machines, our progress would be much faster!"

"Hehe...maybe we'll be there soon! Let's go, we've been in the lab for ages, let's go out for a drink and relax!" Judge smiled and replied.

Dr. Assie nodded, agreeing to Judge's proposal.

"You've worked with that guy named Vegapunk before, haven't you?" Dr. Asie suddenly asked just as the two were about to leave.

"It's not really a collaboration! I was just his assistant! I couldn't participate in many of his experiments at all!" Judge shook his head and replied.

As a researcher, he knew why Dr. Assie asked that question. Everyone thought they were the smartest, and there were always people who were unconvinced by Vegapunk's title as the world's number one scientist, believing that he only had countless resources because he was backed by the World Government.

"Is it really that powerful?" Dr. Asie looked at Judge with surprise and asked.

He had worked with Judge for quite some time and was well aware of Judge's scientific research abilities. But with such abilities, was he not even qualified to work with that man?

Judge shook his head and sighed, "His wisdom, which is five hundred years ahead of the world, may indeed be true!"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Assie remained silent for a moment before asking, "If it were him, could he unlock all the secrets with just one machine?"

"I can't guarantee that, after all, scientific research isn't based on guesswork, but on facts! But I believe that if it's him... it shouldn't be too difficult!" Judge said with a light laugh, "If there's an opportunity in the future, maybe we'll meet again!"

Dr. Assie nodded and left the laboratory with Judge.

Just as they arrived at the tavern for a drink, not far from Xuan Yue Island, a whale ship, a unique vessel of the Whitebeard Pirates, was approaching the island.

"Captain, how long are we going to stay on Xuan Yue Island?" On the deck, a combatant from the 14th Division asked their captain, Spido Gil, listlessly.

Speedo Gil, the captain of the 14th Division, who was a bit chubby, had his front teeth showing when he smiled, was of medium height, had a pig-like nose, and wore a gray-sleeved white robe with a white beard emblem and a brown Turkish felt hat. He chuckled and said, "You guys haven't even arrived at Crescent Moon Island yet, and you're already thinking about leaving?"

Upon hearing this, the team members all laughed and said, "Xuan Yue Island is really boring. Wherever Xuan Yue Island is, the entire sea is so calm that there isn't even a ripple. It's much more exciting in the North Sea!"

After being modified by Dr. Asie and Judge, Xuan Yue Island has become even stronger. According to Marco, there are no more storms around Xuan Yue Island now, and sea monsters and sea kings have been instructed by Naga and Shirahoshi not to approach Xuan Yue Island on their own initiative.

So now Xuan Yue Island has completely become a resort destination; it's too quiet for these thrill-seeking pirates.

However, Xuan Yue Island is mainly inhabited by the families of the Whitebeard Pirates and their civilians, who seek this peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

"You guys! How long have you been in the North Sea? Our Fourteenth Division has suffered considerable losses. Father sent us back to Xuan Yue Island for two reasons: first, to allow us to rest and recuperate, so you guys won't be too bloodthirsty; second, to replenish our manpower. We can only trust the people on our own island!" Spido Gil said with a laugh and a scolding tone.

"That's right! Who are those guys outside? How can they compare to the people on Xuan Yue Island? It's only because Father cares about us that he knows to send us back to replenish our manpower!" The members of the Fourteenth Division said proudly.

Soon, they saw the silhouette of Xuan Yue Island. On the tallest building on the island, the huge Whitebeard Pirate Flag fluttered in the wind, which made everyone extremely satisfied.

That flag is the pride of all of them.

Meanwhile, Dr. Asie and Judge, who were drinking in the tavern, received news of their approach. Overjoyed, the doctor put down his bottle and grabbed Judge, running towards the port.

When Spido Gil arrived at Crescent Island, he was delighted to see that the Doctor had come to greet him personally. However, the Doctor did not even look at him and went straight to the cabin. After finding the well-preserved machine, he burst into laughter.

"It really is a well-preserved machine! Dr. Assie, it seems our workload will be greatly reduced!" Judge couldn't help but smile when he saw the machine.

Chapter 860 Closed-Door Cultivation

"Captain, can we go to the North Sea now? We've already recruited all the personnel, and we've rested for several days! We can rest some more on the way to the North Sea anyway!" That day, Spido Gil, who was sitting idly drinking in a tavern, was found by a group of his subordinates who asked them to let him go to sea to fight in the North Sea.

Whitebeard originally sent Spide Gil back with the intention of having him stay on Crescent Moon Island. This would both protect the island and allow him to escort Dr. Assie to the North Blue should Dr. Assie make any discoveries.

But after a few days there, Spido Kiel found it incredibly boring. Everyone knew what they should and shouldn't do, so he was completely useless. He had nothing to do all day except drink.

This situation also made Spido Gil begin to miss the exciting life in the North Sea. Just then, his subordinates found him and asked him to return to the North Sea. So Spido Gil decided to go find the Doctor. If he didn't have anything else to do, he would just return to the North Sea.

However, when he called the doctor out of the lab and told him his ideas, he was scolded and told that if he interrupted his experiment again for this kind of thing, he would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

Like someone who had swallowed a dead fly, Spido Kiel had no choice but to turn around and rescue the person, and then began to gather his team to prepare to return to the North Sea.

But just as they were about to set off, they were stopped by someone.