Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“Who knows?” Reina shrugged deliberately and replied with a light laugh.

"Then why don't we have a spar?" Just then, a voice familiar to Reina rang out.

"Garp?" Reina looked at Garp in surprise and asked, "What are you doing here? Didn't you say that your navy sent people to the Chaotic Lands? Did you only send a vice admiral?"

"It seems you haven't been in Beihai either!" Zhan Guo smiled meaningfully and said, "As for who we sent, that's no secret!"

Reina was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

It seems that during my period of seclusion, the Warring States mistakenly believed that I was not in the North Sea.

"I'm not here to see you this time!" Reina shook his head in response to Karp's provocation, showing no intention of making a move.

He didn't want his strength to be exposed to the Navy so inexplicably.

However, Garp seemed to want to test Reina's strength, and walked directly towards Reina.

"Garp!" Sengoku called out to Garp just as he was about to make his move.

Reina stood still, watching the two of them with a half-smile.

In fact, if Garp had made a move, Reina would never have backed down, because it concerned the face of the Whitebeard Pirates. So he had already prepared to counterattack.

However, he also knew that he and Garp would definitely not fight. Even if they did, Sengoku would make them stop before they really got into a fight.

"Hey old man Garp, you didn't break through too, did you?" Reina asked with a suspicious look as he looked at Garp who had stopped fighting.

"Hahaha...you brat, want to know? If you want to know, come out and train with me!" Garp replied with a loud laugh.

Sengoku, standing nearby, was taken aback, then looked at his old friend with a suspicious expression.

He hadn't noticed anything when Reina didn't say anything, but after Reina spoke up, he began to have doubts.

Although Garp hadn't told Sengoku, he wasn't the type to pay attention to details. So, Sengoku, who had been with Garp for a long time, sensed something was off when he recalled some of Garp's everyday habits.

"Hey~ I mean... you're not serious, are you?" Seeing Sengoku's expression, Reina said with amusement, "You guys are just putting on an act to trick me into making a move?"

At this moment, Sengoku also realized that this was not the time to investigate Garp's strength.

“If you don’t tell me your purpose, then I will never tell you where Kuzan is!” Sengoku turned his head and said to Reina again.

“Didn’t I already say that I need to spar with an ice-type opponent to confirm my guess? You should know that I can also be considered an ice-type ability user!” Reina shrugged and replied.

"Your ice-type abilities come from your weapon, right? You don't even have any ice-type abilities yourself!" Garp said unhappily from the side.

"Hey, old man Garp, are you looking for trouble?" Reina said unhappily.

"What? Want to practice?" Garp glared at him and stood up.

Sengoku's face darkened, and he immediately kicked Garp out.

“Kuzan is currently working on something very important. He will come to the North Sea after it’s finished, and I will let you know then!” Sengoku said seriously to Reina after Garp left.

"Fine! If you won't tell me, I'll go find it myself! Don't blame me if I ruin your plans!" Reina said, getting up to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Sengoku called out to Reina immediately upon seeing this, saying, "Can I find you another ice-type ability user?"

"Oh? Your navy has ice-type ability users?" Reina asked in surprise.

Logia-type Devil Fruit users are already rare. As for ice-type users, there's only one like Aokiji among them, while there are a few fire-type users.

“Although there aren’t many ice-type ability users, I can still find one for you!” Sengoku said calmly.

“Fine, as long as you can summon an ice-type ability user, I don’t care who it is!” Reina shrugged and said, “How long will it take?”

“Three days! He’s not in the North Sea right now. I’ll have him come here by warship as fast as possible!” Sengoku said, holding up three fingers.

"Three days? Fine! I'll come back in three days. If you're lying to me, I'll really go and spar with old man Garp!" Reina said, then turned and left.

Three days later, when Reina returned to the naval base, in addition to Sengoku and Garp, there was a young admiral dressed in naval rear admiral's uniform in Sengoku's office.

"Oh~ Is this a future talent of your navy?" Reina asked curiously upon seeing this.

"Good to know. If you hurt him, don't blame me for teaching you a lesson!" Karp said, his beard bristling and eyes wide as he saw Reina.

"Hey old man Karp, are you targeting me?" Reina asked, equally annoyed.

"As long as you don't cause trouble for our navy, why would I target you?" Garp replied without any mercy.

"Fine! Don't worry, I won't fight back, I'll just let him attack!" Reina was too lazy to argue with Karp, who had become completely unyielding and didn't care about anything.

Soon, led by Sengoku, the four arrived at the naval training ground.

"This is Rear Admiral Gerry of our Navy. He is a Paramecia-type Ice-Ice Fruit user. He can turn his body and everything he touches into an extremely low temperature state, so he can also be considered an ice-type user!" Sengoku introduced Reina after they arrived at the training ground.

"Huh?" Reina was taken aback and asked, "Then can you use ice to attack?"

Gerry looked at Reina, thought for a moment, and said, "You mean attacking your body with ice? All I need to do is touch you with my hands! My body can go to an extremely low temperature; anyone who touches me will get frostbite!"

“This…” Reina thought for a moment and explained, “What I mean is, can you attack me from a distance using ice energy?”

“That won’t do!” Gerry shook his head and said, “If it’s remote… I’ll freeze the weapon and then throw it at you, would that count?”

Chapter 865 Unexpected Information

Looking at the Ice-Ice Fruit user in front of him, Reina was speechless. It seemed that Hyōrinmaru's ability to absorb ice power was not because he hadn't developed it, but because he rarely encountered opponents who could allow him to absorb it. Apart from Aokiji, there were basically no such opponents in this world.

Seeing Reina standing there deep in thought, without making a move, Sengoku and Garp exchanged a glance and asked, "Hey, are you still going to fight or not?"

They also wanted to take this opportunity to see just how much Reina's strength had grown.

“No way!” Reina shook his head and said, “Forget it, there are too few enemies like that. I rarely encounter them under normal circumstances!”

Zhan Guo frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Reina shrugged and said, "His offensive methods are useless against me. I can't test what I want to test!"

"So, you're still going to go find Kuzan?" Sengoku asked with a displeased expression.

"Forget it, too much trouble! Just let me know when he gets to Beihai!" Reina waved his hand and said, "But since we're already here, old man Kap, why don't you come down and have some fun?"

Karp smiled slightly, threw off his cloak, and walked towards Reina.

Gerry, standing there, was dumbfounded. Wasn't he supposed to be fighting Reina? How did it turn into Vice Admiral Garp? Was he being looked down upon?

Although Reina is a well-known pirate, as a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, he doesn't believe he's not even qualified to fight his opponent.

However, before Geri could speak, Sengoku stopped him and asked him to go and watch the battle from the sidelines.

The instant Gri left, Reina and Garp acted simultaneously. The two simply rushed at each other and exchanged a punch. However, the gust of wind generated by this clash forced Sengoku and Gri to retreat slightly to avoid injury.

"This...this is just the aftershock of their collision?" Gerry swallowed hard, asking incredulously.

Sengoku did not answer, but instead watched the fight between the two in the arena intently.

They weren't moving fast, but Sengoku had a feeling that he couldn't see them clearly. Every time their fists and feet touched, they emitted a powerful aftershock.

"Hehe... Old man Garp, you really have gotten stronger! It seems you already know the secret of the extraterrestrial visitors! But you haven't even told your old comrade-in-arms, isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Reina glanced at Sengoku and saw that Sengoku was watching their battle in surprise, so he knew that Sengoku really didn't know that Garp had become stronger.

"Hahaha...you brat, it's none of your business to sow discord between us!" Garp laughed and continued his attack on Reina Adon.

"Sharingan... Activate!" This time, Reina directly activated his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and began fighting Garp.

Even so, Reina was still at a disadvantage in a fight with Garp. If it weren't for his Black Emperor abilities, he would probably have been forced to use his full strength by Garp very quickly.

The fight between the two was swift. Although neither side was using their full strength, they had already gained a general understanding of each other's abilities, so they both stopped fighting at the same time.

If they continue fighting, it won't be a friendly sparring match anymore; it will become a real fight, and in that case, this small island might be razed to the ground.

After seeing the two stop fighting, Sengoku stepped forward and said, "Reina, I really didn't expect you to be this strong now. If I were to encounter you again, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to escape!"

As he spoke, Sengoku glanced at his old friend, wondering when Garp had become so strong.

As for Gerry, who was standing to the side, he was completely dumbfounded. Was he just preparing to fight such a monster? If he had really gone up against it, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand even one move!

"Hmph~ Ask Garp yourself about that! Although I don't know when he got this secret, we've shared a lot of information with you! And you still won't tell me?" Reina said unhappily.

"Secret? What secret?" Garp asked, looking at me with an expression of utter ignorance.

“Killing extraterrestrial visitors of the same level will grant you a large amount of luck power. Unlike killing ordinary extraterrestrial visitors, the vast luck power is enough to transform our bodies. Old man Garp, you must have killed at least level 40 powerhouses, right?” Reina looked at Garp and asked.

"Ah~ I see! I did kill two extraterrestrials who were level 40 or higher!" Garp nodded and replied with sudden realization.

"Two?" Reina was immediately surprised. He thought that Garp's original strength was around level 40, so killing a level 40 expert was what caused the change in him. He didn't expect that Garp had killed two level 40 experts before the change occurred.

“It seems… the power of destiny can indeed be accumulated! This also explains why those ordinary pirates are so keen on killing extraterrestrial visitors! They are weak, but the feeling of obtaining the power of destiny is more obvious!” Reina said, stroking his chin.

Sengoku and Garp exchanged a glance. They had already realized that Reina's mind worked incredibly fast, and he could deduce much more information from ordinary intelligence.

Reina looked at Garp and Sengoku with some confusion and asked, "Old man Garp, it's fine if you don't share such important information with us, but why don't you tell Sengoku?"

In Reina's opinion, if Sengoku knew about this, he might have shared it with them sooner, which would have increased the overall strength of their Whitebeard Pirates.

Ever since Reina learned that hunting down powerful extraterrestrial beings of the same level could yield a large amount of luck, the entire Whitebeard Pirates crew has been using their rest time to help each other hunt down extraterrestrial beings.

Although captain-level powerhouses are currently unable to hunt down powerhouses of the same level, the combatants' skill levels have all increased significantly because of this information.

"Hahaha... I didn't expect that!" Garp scratched his head and laughed, "I was thinking of not provoking Sengoku, so I kept quiet about it!"

Upon hearing this, both Reina and Sengoku couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.

This old man... is truly invincible!

Now that he knows, Reina plans to pass the information back. If the power of luck can be accumulated, then perhaps the Whitebeard Pirates can use this information to strengthen their strength once again.

"It seems we still know too little about extraterrestrial visitors!" Sengoku couldn't help but sigh when he saw Reina deep in thought.

“Heh~ Now that we don’t know them well, it’s their best time to attack. But they still couldn’t take Beihai even now, so once we know them well enough, they’ll have even less of a chance!” Reina said with a sneer.

Chapter 866 Concept

After leaving the naval base, Reina immediately returned to the Whitebeard Pirates' base.

Although he failed to find Aokiji's whereabouts or test the effects of the Hyōringan's absorption of ice-type abilities, he unexpectedly obtained information about extraterrestrial visitors.

So after returning to the island, Reina found Rakuyo and told him the information, asking him to pass it on to Whitebeard.

"Can the power of destiny be accumulated?" Lakyo asked, his eyes shining as he heard Reina's words.

"There are still many things we don't understand about the power of destiny, but Garp of the Navy has also broken through in strength after killing two level 40 powerhouses, and his vitality should have increased as well. I went to the Navy and fought with Garp this time, and I found that he may be even stronger than at his peak!" Reina said with a sigh.

"Garp?" Lakshmi was taken aback and said, "I really didn't expect that at Garp's age, he would still have such an opportunity!"

“So I was thinking… should we set a trap and help our brother take down a few level 40 experts? That might help him increase his vitality!” Reina said, stroking his chin.