Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"I don't know!" Luffy shook his head and said.

Princess Vivi, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and repeated Luffy and Dragon's conversation.

"That's strange. Why does Vegapunk want to see Robin? And where is that Flavor Island? Is it also in the North Blue?" Nami asked, puzzled.

“Perhaps… Mr. Reina knows something?” the guards on the side tentatively suggested.

"That's true!"

Everyone looked at Robin, because, just as Dragon had said, whether or not to go see the other party was up to Robin!

"I'll try contacting my father first!" Robin considered for a moment and decided to try contacting Reina first to see if Reina knew any more information!

Chapter 965 Whitebeard's Advice

"Vegapunk? Why does that guy suddenly want to see you?" Whitebeard asked, looking surprised.

Robin originally wanted to contact Reina, but she didn't know that Reina had gone to Crescent Moon Island, so when she contacted the Whitebeard Pirates' base in the North Blue, she ended up talking to Whitebeard instead.

“I don’t know. Luffy’s father just contacted Luffy and said that Vegapunk wants to see me. He also said that I should decide for myself if I want to go. If I do, I should have my father come with me! Dad, do you think this could be a trap?” Robin shook her head and replied.

“That shouldn’t be the case. Right now, we’re allies with the Revolutionary Army. Besides, Dragon didn’t contact us; he contacted Straw Hat Luffy, who is Dragon’s son. If you plan to go there and something goes wrong, how will Straw Hat Luffy cope?” Whitebeard thought for a moment and then said, “As for Vegapunk, I really didn’t expect him to still be in contact with the Revolutionary Army. You know, the World Government values ​​him quite a bit!”

"So, does that mean we can go, Dad?" Robin asked.

"Gurarararar... It's up to you. If you want to go see him, have Reina go with you! But Reina is on Crescent Moon Island right now. When he comes back, I'll have him go find you!" Whitebeard said with a light laugh.

“Okay, thank you, Dad!” Robin replied with a smile.

"Oh, right!" But just as Whitebeard was about to hang up, Robin asked again, "If I bring my crew, do you think they'd be willing?"

"You mean... the Straw Hat crew?" Whitebeard was taken aback, then thought for a moment and said, "If you and your crew leave the North Blue and head to the New World, you'd better be careful of the Marines and the World Government! Because many pirates have left the New World, the Marines' control there has become much stronger! Plus, you're now one of the Four Emperors. If our crew appears in the New World and gets close to the island where Vegapunk is, the World Government won't stand idly by!"

"So, if my father and I go, we won't have these concerns, right?" Robin hesitated for a moment before asking.

“Of course not. If you are discovered by the Navy, the World Government will not stand idly by. Vegapunk is of great significance to the World Government, so they will not allow anyone to get close!” Whitebeard shook his head and said, “It’s just that it will be less likely to be discovered if the two of you go! I believe that you and Reina can sneak into that island! As for your companion, I am not familiar with him, so you will have to consider that yourself!”

"I understand, thank you, Dad!" Robin said before hanging up the phone.

On the other hand, Luffy and his crew were in a bit of a dilemma. They also wanted to go to the so-called Future Island to see what the top scientist, who was said to be 500 years ahead of the world, was like.

Franky, in particular, greatly admires Vegapunk.

"Luffy, let's not cause Robin any more trouble. Let's just wait for Robin in the North Blue. With Uncle Reina taking care of Robin, they'll definitely be fine!" Nami said to Luffy upon seeing this.

Luffy also looked conflicted. He wasn't good at hiding his emotions, and his conflicted expression was practically written all over his face.

"Hehe... Luffy, how about we ask my father's opinion after he returns to the North Blue? If he thinks it's okay, then we can go together! If my father isn't confident in guaranteeing the safety of all of us, then my father and I will go instead, how about that?" Robin said with a smile.

"Eh? Okay then!" Although Luffy still really wanted to go, he couldn't object since Robin had already said so. He just insisted, "Actually, we can protect your safety too. Even the World Government can't take you away from us!"

"Hehe! Robin, don't worry, your most loyal knight is willing to accompany you through any danger!" Sanji said with a lovesick look on his face.

Franky nodded, indicating that he wasn't afraid of the World Government either, saying, "It's not like we haven't fought them before. Even Rob Lucci was defeated by us!"

Upon hearing this, Robin had no choice but to say, "How about this? I'll ask my father's opinion first. If he feels there's no other way, then we won't go with him, and we'll go to Future Island on our own, okay?"

"Yay!" Luffy and Franky cheered immediately upon hearing this.

"Robin!" Nami looked at Robin with some concern and said, "If even Uncle Reina isn't confident, it proves that it's extremely dangerous there. Is it really okay for us to go there directly?"

Robin smiled slightly and said, "Nami, we are the Straw Hat Pirates! The only pirate crew in the world to reach the final island. Our captain will never refuse a challenge, much less an adventure! For him... there are no dangerous places in this world. And I, as the Straw Hat crew's historian, have only one duty: to do my best to ensure that our pirates reach any sea that our captain desires, according to the captain's requirements!"

Zoro, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but give Robin a thumbs up when he heard her words. These words were truly inspiring.

As for Luffy, he was already laughing happily.

The rest of the crew also smiled. The Straw Hat crew are the freest pirates in the world. They may not be the strongest or the largest, but they are definitely the freest!

"Vivi...then we'll have to leave the affairs of the North Sea to you!" Nami looked helplessly at Princess Vivi beside her and said with a smile.

"No problem, leave it to me!" Weiwei replied with considerable envy.

Princess Vivi, who had spent some time on the Straw Hat Pirates, was very familiar with the atmosphere of the crew. However, she never expected that the former Miss.allsunday would say something that showed such understanding of Luffy.

"Lord Luffy, please rest assured, with the samurai of Wano Country here, the North Blue will never lose a single island!" the guards said solemnly.

"Boss Luffy, do you need us to accompany you to that Future Island? No matter what dangers there may be, our Bartolomeo Pirates are willing to stand in front of Boss Luffy!" Bartolomeo was even more excited than Luffy and his crew, and said with a face full of admiration.

As a huge fan of the Straw Hat crew, he absolutely adores Luffy and the others! Especially Robin's words just now, which made Bartolomeo so happy he almost fainted.

He was fortunate enough to witness such a great moment, a famous scene of unity belonging to the Straw Hat crew.

Although these things are nothing to the Straw Hat crew, as their biggest fan, Bartolomeo felt that if he could get involved, he wouldn't mind dying!

Chapter 966 Passing Through the Calm Belt

Luffy did not agree to Bartolomeo's suggestion, because even he knew that the North Blue could not be easily abandoned. If they all went to the New World, not to mention the Navy and the World Government, the North Blue alone would be in serious trouble.

Of course, Luffy didn't think that much about it; he simply didn't want too many people to go there.

“You must stay in the North Sea, because after we go there, the North Sea’s defenses will be weak. If you go too, it will definitely be unable to withstand the attack of the extraterrestrials!” Nami said to Bartolomeo.

“Don’t listen to him. We don’t need so many people to go. Staying here is the best choice!” Cavendish nudged Bartolomeo and said.

Then they started arguing, while Luffy completely ignored them and continued discussing with Franky, Usopp and the others what Future Island would be like.

Nami and Robin were discussing with Vivi what would happen after they left, while Jinbe occasionally offered his opinions.

However, after they finished negotiating, they realized that they couldn't leave at all, because Robin hadn't yet obtained the coordinates of Future Island from Reina, or rather, the permanent pointer.

The New World is different from the North Sea; you can't use an ordinary compass to determine direction there. They're not newbies, so they wouldn't make such a simple mistake.

Therefore, without the record pointer, they would never be able to reach Future Island.

"It looks like we really can only leave after Uncle Reina comes back!" Luffy said listlessly.

"Hehe...Since we have some time now, let's strengthen the defenses here a bit more!" Robin said with a light laugh.

Just as the Straw Hat crew was preparing to go to Future Island, Reina also received a message from Whitebeard.

"Vegapunk? Why does he want to see Robin?" Reina was completely confused. He didn't know why Vegapunk wanted to see Robin. Reina was actually quite curious about this genius scientist in the One Piece world, whom he had only heard of but never seen.

However, due to the other party's identity, Reina had never made contact with him, and the World Government had protected Vegapunk very well.

This mysterious scientist now wants to see Robin, which puzzles Reina greatly, as they shouldn't have any connection whatsoever.

Furthermore, according to Robin, Dragon also hopes that he can accompany Robin there. Would the World Government agree to that?

"Has Big Brother contacted Dragon yet?" Reina asked curiously.

"When you get here, go ask him yourself!" Whitebeard wasn't interested in the matter. In his opinion, Dr. Assie was enough for the Whitebeard Pirates, and Vegapunk would never join them.

Even just supporting Dr. Asie's research is proving very difficult for the Whitebeard Pirates right now, and that's with Dr. Asie rarely asking them for funding. Back when they were researching "Dark Moon," the Whitebeard Pirates' assets were being rapidly depleted at a visible rate.

Therefore, Whitebeard didn't care much about Vegapunk.

Reina had no time to worry about that right now. Xuan Yue Island was on the edge of the calm zone and was about to enter it, so he had to be on high alert and pay close attention to the situation.

Although the Sea Kings had previously agreed to let them pass through, they could only feel at ease after they had passed safely. Otherwise, if they were attacked by the Sea Kings in the center of the Calm Belt, Reina might be able to escape, but Xuan Yue Island would probably be stuck here forever.

Therefore, he dared not be careless at all and carefully patrolled the area around Xuan Yue Island.

Bai Xing could have rested, but seeing that Reina was patrolling there, she simply came to the front of Xuan Yue Island and became a guide for Xuan Yue Island.

Soon after Xuan Yue Island entered the calm zone, as expected, no sea kings came over. Although Bai Xing sensed quite a few sea kings, they not only did not approach, but also quickly avoided them after discovering them.

"Lord Reina, those sea kings really haven't come over!" Bai Xing said with a curious look when Reina patrolled in front of Xuan Yue Island.

“Yes, it seems they did keep their promise!” Reina nodded in reply.

With his Observation Haki, he could naturally sense the Sea Kings that were avoiding him.

Although most of the Sea Kings in the Calm Belt are large, the super-giant ones they had seen before were very rare. At least, Reina, who frequently passed through the Calm Belt, had never seen one.

If it weren't for Shirahoshi's actions last time, the other party probably wouldn't have shown up so easily.

For something like that, destroying a small island would be an easy task. If it were in the ocean, probably no one could defeat it.

After sailing through the calm zone for a whole day without any mishaps as the sun set, Reina breathed a sigh of relief.

By tomorrow evening at the latest, Xuan Yue Island will be able to cross the entire calm zone and reach the North Sea.

This is because the speed of the Crescent Moon Island is not fast. If it were a hard shell, it would probably have already left the Calm Belt by now.

"First mate, go and rest! I've arranged for people to observe the surroundings, and we also have people on the seabed keeping a close watch. We'll notify you immediately if anything happens!" Frank handed Reina a bottle of wine and said.

Although these ordinary members do not have the strength of Reina, as long as they activate the defense system on Xuan Yue Island the moment they discover an enemy, even a sea king would not be able to sink Xuan Yue Island instantly. And as long as a battle breaks out, Reina can arrive at the first moment.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you. Don't let anyone let their guard down at night. Don't let one team stand guard for too long. Arrange for several teams to take turns standing guard!" Reina took the wine and nodded.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems!" Frank said with a light laugh.

Although they were currently in the center of the Calm Belt, Reina had already scouted the area and found no Sea Kings nearby. Moreover, Shirahoshi had rested during the day and was now directly in front of Crescent Moon Island. With her there, she could promptly notify Reina of any dangers. That's why Reina felt at ease leaving.

Reina returned to his room, took a shower, and then lay down on the bed to rest for a while.

In fact, with his Observation Haki, he could extend it to any area around Crescent Moon Island. However, this is the Calm Belt, the territory of Sea Kings. If he were to release his Haki indiscriminately, it might cause misunderstandings. Therefore, Reina only covered the entire island with his Observation Haki, and did not extend it to the sea.

Chapter 967 Reina's Encouragement

When Reina woke up, it was the middle of the night. The entire Crescent Moon Island was quiet after the daytime hustle and bustle, and the residents had all gone to sleep. Only the very center of the island was still brightly lit. That was the center of the entire Whitebeard Pirates and Crescent Moon Island. If Whitebeard were on the island, he would only be there.

Even when Whitebeard wasn't on the island, it would always be the brightest spot, and Frank wouldn't allow the lights there to go out, even at night.

For the residents of Xuan Yue Island, as long as the lights there haven't gone out, the island will be fine.

Reina came out of his room and looked at the quiet Crescent Island with great satisfaction. Frank managed the island very well, and everyone had a high level of approval for the Whitebeard Pirates.

Tightening his clothes, Reina returned to the front of Crescent Moon Island. Bai Xing, who had arrived sometime earlier, was already asleep by the campfire. Reina didn't wake her, nodded to the soldiers on night watch around him, and then casually found a place to sit down.

"First mate, would you like some? It's a bit chilly tonight, have a little something to warm up!" A soldier handed Reina a bottle of rum and said with a smile.

"If you're on night watch, drink less, so you don't get into trouble without even knowing it!" Reina said with a smile as he took the bottle.

"Don't worry, we wouldn't dare drink too much. If Supervisor Frank found out, he'd skin us alive!" the soldier replied with a laugh.

Reina took a sip of rum, then handed the bottle back to the other person and asked, "What? Does that kid Frank dare to cause trouble again? With his strength, he can't even beat a naval captain, and you're still afraid of him?"

"Hahahaha..." Upon hearing this, the surrounding guards couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Frank's strength is also one of the most interesting things about the Whitebeard Pirates.