Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Let the PhD help manage it? The PhD went into the lab and hasn't come out yet!"

"Hahaha……"

The surrounding crew burst into wild laughter, but Reina's face had turned a deep purplish-red.

If he weren't currently lacking in strength, he would definitely have wiped out all those bastards.

"Damn it! Die, all of you..." Reina struggled to his feet and chased after the surrounding crew members.

Everyone scattered in all directions, and the entire deck of the ship was thrown into chaos.

"Gulp gul ...

At night, everyone except the crew on duty was asleep. Reina sat at the stern, drinking fine rum.

After a day of recovery, his strength has almost fully recovered.

"Open the character interface!"

Reina silently recited in his heart:

Name: Reina

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

Combat strength: 8180

skill:

Advanced physical skills (2130/10000)

Advanced swordsmanship (1780/10000)

Armament Haki

Observation Haki

Moonwalk

Finger gun

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) +1, immune to all poisons.

Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (Three Tomoe)

Rank F Skills: Calligraphy, Chess

Rank E Skills: Music, Painting

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

Special sword move: Freezing a Thousand Miles

Special footwork: Leaving no trace in the snow

Points: 30180

物品：霸王色霸气残卷（4/5））岚脚技能残卷（2/3）铁块技能残卷（2/3）纸绘技能残卷（2/3）生命归还技能残卷（一）

Bounty: 220 million Berries

Looking at his combat power of over 8,000, Reina couldn't help but smile bitterly. Despite fighting Sengoku and Garp today, and also dueling with Zephyr, he only had a few tricks up his sleeve. If he really fought them, Reina would have absolutely no chance of winning.

Moreover, even now, the fighting strength of Sengoku, Garp, and Whitebeard remains a question mark for him; he has no concrete evidence of their fighting abilities, meaning he is simply not on the same level as these people.

It has taken him three years to accumulate all of this, and now his monthly attendance bonus rarely contains anything decent.

According to his guess, he had already received the reward for three consecutive years of check-in, and next time... he would need to check in for at least five consecutive years to receive the reward.

And these gift packs are the ones that are most likely to contain good items. The Hyōrinmaru in his hand was obtained by checking in for three consecutive years.

As for himself, apart from mastering the Concentrated Strike technique, he has not developed any new moves in the past three years.

It wasn't that he didn't want to; he even tried to develop some of his own moves, but using them didn't make much of a difference.

Against enemies weaker than him, Black Emperor's basic abilities are sufficient; against enemies stronger than him, ordinary moves are completely useless.

So instead of wasting time developing other moves, it's better to master what you already have.

This is why he was able to unleash considerable combat power with Hyōrinmaru so soon after acquiring it.

His special sword technique, "Frozen Thousand Miles," happens to share the same attribute as Hyōrinmaru. When combined, the resulting power far exceeds the sum of its parts.

Looking at the 30,000 points he still had left, Reina sighed and shook his head. He had previously upgraded Black Emperor's abilities and Sharingan once, spending 150,000 points. He had also upgraded his swordsmanship and taijutsu to advanced level, spending 20,000 points to buy intermediate skill evolution scrolls.

It can be said that he didn't waste any of his points, but there is still a large gap.

Putting everything else aside, after obtaining Hyōrinmaru, he searched in the shop and found that to unlock Hyōrinmaru's Shikai, he had to spend 50,000 points to buy an Evolution Scroll. Of course, if he had the ability, he could unlock Hyōrinmaru's Shikai on his own.

However, Reina was not confident. Like the Sharingan, he didn't even have spiritual pressure. How could he unleash the Shikai of his Zanpakuto?

Similarly, because he lacks spiritual pressure, he cannot use Hyōrinmaru perfectly.

After shutting down the system, Reina slowly got up. His salary for the day had been deposited into his account. Apart from the bonus for clocking in for eighteen consecutive days this month, he did not receive any overtime pay.

Unfortunately, he was too exhausted, so he was unable to continue his work after returning to the ship. If he hadn't foreseen this and completed his basic work for the day before heading to the naval headquarters, his continuous attendance would have been interrupted.

A few days later, early in the morning, Reina was still asleep when he was woken up by noises outside. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Reina slowly walked out of the cabin.

"Hey... Reina, come look! The incident from that day is indeed in the newspaper!" Sachi excitedly shouted to Reina, holding up the newspaper in his hand.

"Oh? Let me see!" Reina immediately perked up. This was the last part of his plan. Even if none of the previous objectives were achieved, it would at least increase his prestige. So, on his way to the Navy Headquarters, he sent a message to the guy at the news agency. Unexpectedly, the other party was really resourceful and actually on the scene.

But when he picked up the newspaper, the front page featured the image of a huge white-bearded figure, while he, who should have been the main character, was nowhere to be seen. In the end, he only found his own photo in a corner, which was even smaller than the one Marco had taken up.

"The Whitebeard Pirates have attacked Marine Headquarters!"

Looking at the headline in the newspaper, Reina gritted his teeth in hatred. This was supposed to be his chance to make a name for himself, but it turned out like this.

"That damned news bird! I'll roast you sooner or later!" Reina said viciously after finishing reading the newspaper.

"What's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with your bounty? Right now, you're the guy with the highest bounty in our pirate crew besides Daddy! What else could you possibly want?" Sachi asked curiously.

It was only then that Reina noticed that along with the newspaper came the latest bounty poster. In addition to Whitebeard increasing his bounty, Reina's bounty had also risen to 580 million.

Seeing his bounty, Reina breathed a sigh of relief, finally breaking free from the curse of 220 million.

Ever since the crew learned from him about the number "two" and its special meaning, he has been ridiculed. There is no second captain on the ship, because everyone seems to be sensitive to the number "two".

Besides him, the Whitebeard Pirates also had a bounty exceeding 100 million, namely Marco, the first division commander.

His bounty was previously 80 million, but it has now risen to 100 million. Although the increase is not large, it has at least exceeded 100 million.

As for Whitebeard... his bounty has long been over a billion, so whether it increases or not is no longer of much significance to him.

Chapter 78 The Challenger Arrives

Just as Reina was celebrating his increased bounty, some changes were taking place around the world.

Somewhere in the New World, Shiki the Golden Lion looked at the newspaper in his hand, his expression quite interesting.

"Newgate... a guy like him would actually attack Marine Headquarters? Looks like something must have happened!" Shiki, with a cigar in his mouth, casually tossed aside the newspaper and said with a chuckle.

"Admiral, shouldn't we make some noise too? Otherwise, won't we be overshadowed by the Whitebeard Pirates?" a pirate next to him asked with a hint of anticipation.

"Hehehehehe... My men... Get ready, it's time for our Golden Lion Fleet to make a name for itself!" Shiki rose from his seat and roared with ambition.

He knew what his subordinates wanted, and that was fine; he could give them what they wanted. But what he truly desired was to become the king of the world!

Meanwhile, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, who had already begun to make a name for themselves in the New World, also put down their newspapers and started planning what to do.

"Captain...look, it's the Whitebeard Pirates!" Buggy shouted, handing a newspaper to Roger who was dozing off.

"Oh? What is it?" Roger rubbed his eyes and asked.

"It's the Whitebeard Pirates! They attacked Marine Headquarters!" Buggy shouted, holding a newspaper.

Upon hearing Bucky's words, the crew members all turned to look in their direction. Rayleigh and Jabba even came over to Roger's side and started reading the newspaper with him.

"Something must have happened, otherwise, given Whitebeard's personality, he wouldn't have initiated a conflict with the Navy, right? Attacking the Navy Headquarters... that's no small matter!" Rayleigh said, frowning.

“That’s right, the Marine Headquarters isn’t an easy place to get to! We all know how strong Garp is, and Sengoku is no pushover either!” Jabba nodded in agreement.

"That's the question. What exactly did the Navy do to provoke Whitebeard to come knocking on their door?" Roger asked, completely bewildered.

They were all misled by the newspapers, thinking that Whitebeard went to the Navy Headquarters on his own initiative, but that's not how it all started.

Naval Headquarters, Marineford.

"Tell me, what do we do now?" Marshal Kong asked calmly, sitting at the head of the table with his hands on the table.

"Marshal, I suggest we immediately dispatch a vice admiral or higher to search for the Whitebeard Pirates. Our navy has never had such a record before, that pirates have actually come knocking on our door!" A burly vice admiral with some scars on his face said angrily.

“One vice admiral might not be enough, right? Apart from Mr. Garp, there shouldn’t be anyone who can defeat the Whitebeard Pirates alone!” Another vice admiral with a more refined appearance also spoke up.

"If one isn't enough, then three; if three aren't enough, then five! Are we just going to let these pirates run rampant?" the burly vice admiral said forcefully.

"What about Zefa? What are your opinions?" Marshal Kong asked, looking at Zefa again.

Zephyr shook his head and said, "I'm just a recruit instructor right now. Let's leave the task of capturing pirates to you all!"

Originally, the death of his family members made him hate pirates even more, but the appearance of Reina gave him a sense of comfort.

Although the other party caused a lot of trouble for the Navy, after Reina brought the head of the pirate Shanks to mourn his family, he actually found a brief moment of peace and was no longer as extreme as before.

"Regarding this matter...wouldn't you like to reconsider it carefully?" Marshal Kong said with a hint of helplessness.

The Navy is currently lacking in top-tier combat power. The absence of an admiral like Zephyr will have a significant impact on the Navy.

Zefa hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I think the position of instructor might be more suitable for me!"

Marshal Kong glanced at Zefa but didn't say anything more.

After the meeting ended, Zephyr returned to his residence alone. Many navy personnel now misunderstood him, but he didn't care. He always adhered to the justice in his heart.

At the port, warships set sail one after another. Many vice admirals, including Garp and Sengoku, were dispatched. Just as the pirates were eager to make a splash, the Navy also needed to demonstrate its strength to prove itself.

A few days later, the Whitebeard Pirates, who were sailing on the high seas, encountered a challenger.

"Huh? You mean you want to challenge Daddy?" Marco looked at the man in front of him as if he hadn't woken up yet.

“That’s right, Edward Newgate the Whitebeard!” The man took out a stack of bounty posters, pulled out the one with the white beard on it, and said to Marco.

"Hey... our old man isn't someone anyone can challenge. If you think you can become famous by using his name, you've got the wrong idea!"

"That's right, Captain Marco, let's just get rid of him!"