Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Reina's actions left the Germa people around him dumbfounded, even Reiju looked astonished.

Although she had known from intelligence that Reina possessed the ability to summon spirits, and had even seen Hardshell and Liuliu a few times, this was the first time she had observed Reina using his summoning ability up close, and it was a summoning beast she had never seen before.

However, Reina ignored the people around him and instead ordered the hawk to take off and share its field of vision.

"This is really strange!" In Little Eagle's vision, the snail boat was not moving, but Reina noticed that the distance between himself and Little Eagle was changing.

After thinking for a moment, Reina ordered the hawk to head towards the center of the storm, wanting to see what was in that area of ​​the sea where the storm was located.

“Mr. Reina, that area is too dangerous!” Reiju saw through Reina’s plan and quickly spoke up.

The main problem is that they are currently on the edge of the storm. The center is filled with lightning and is pitch black. They can only see clearly because of the lightning. Therefore, Reiju felt that sending an eagle over would not be very useful. Even if it could see something, it wouldn't be able to report it!

“It’s alright, Little Eagle can communicate with me, and I can summon it whenever there’s danger!” Reina said with a smile.

But at that moment, Reina suddenly realized that the vision link between him and Hawk had been broken. Although he could still sense Hawk's presence, he could no longer share vision.

"Summoning - Surveillance Eagle!" Reina used the summoning spell again to summon the little eagle, only to find that the little eagle was not injured. Moreover, it did not know why this was the case. According to the feeling that the little eagle conveyed to Reina, it was just approaching the stormy area, but suddenly its vision blurred, and when it reappeared, the storm was gone.

After thinking for a moment, Reina ordered the eaglet to head towards that area again, but the result was the same. After advancing a certain distance, the eaglet would be inexplicably teleported away.

“That area… is preventing us from getting closer!” Reina pursed his lips and came to this conclusion.

Chapter 1008 Unknown Land

Reina had the Surveillance Eagle patrol the surroundings several times, and the final conclusion was that they seemed to have entered another space, and this space was limited in size. Apart from the stormy area in the very center, as long as they touched the "walls" of this area, they would return to the North Sea.

If you head towards the stormy area at the very center, you will be transported to another space.

"Reiju, take your people back first. I need to investigate that area!" After figuring out the situation, Reina said to Reiju in a deep voice.

"First mate, this is too dangerous. Let me come with you!" Reiju frowned and said, "I can fly too, I won't hold you back!"

Reina initially wanted to refuse, but considering that Reiju's abilities seemed quite good, and more importantly, her ability to suppress the "poison" attribute, he nodded and said, "Then you should arrange for your subordinates to leave first!"

"Yes!"

Reiju immediately summoned her deputy and instructed him to lead the rest of the group away from the area and report back to Xuan Yue Island.

Reina has already had the eagle probe the area. As long as it doesn't head towards the storm zone, there's no danger, and it can easily return to the North Sea.

Although we roughly understood the situation, according to the fishermen's accounts, the missing fishermen were on the boat but disappeared for no reason. Later, we heard strange noises on the sea, so we thought they had fallen into the sea.

Therefore, Reina suspected that there was something else going on that they didn't know about.

Watching the snail boat depart, Reina, standing on the little eagle's back, said to Reiju behind him, "Let's go. If there's any danger, remember to come close to me immediately!"

“Understood!” Reiju nodded and replied.

Both her abilities and Germa's combat suits grant her the ability to fly. However, because they don't understand how to teleport, they both stand on the eagle's back, making it more likely that they will be teleported together.

The little eagle carried Reina and the other man towards the storm, but before they got close, Reina discovered something strange.

"What are these?" Before he could figure it out, Reiju, who was standing behind him, also seemed to have noticed some small, transparent creatures that looked like jellyfish floating in the air.

The sky was already dark here, and these little things were actually transparent, so if it weren't for the light from the lightning, Reina and his companion might not have been able to see them at all.

“Don’t touch them, they might be the reason those crew members disappeared!” Reina whispered.

Although it's unclear what these creatures are doing, the place is eerie, so it's best to be careful.

As they moved forward, the number of those transparent, jellyfish-like creatures increased, but the little eagle seemed to be able to sense their presence and thus avoid them early on.

"Om~"

Not long after, the two riding on the eagle's back suddenly seemed to hear a strange sound. Then, their vision blurred, and when they looked around again, the storm had disappeared, and they seemed to have arrived at another sea.

"Spiritual Summoning - Hard Shell!" After the eaglet landed on the sea, Reina summoned the Hard Shell.

Although the little eagle has the ability to fly, after carrying him and Reiju, not only has its speed decreased significantly, but its agility has also dropped drastically. Therefore, Reina chose to summon the hard shell to serve as their mount.

After the two of them got off the eagle's back onto the hard shell, Reiju seemed much more relaxed. She had been a little uncomfortable being so close to Reina before, but now that the hard shell had more space, she felt much more comfortable.

"Where is this?" Only now did Reiju have time to look around and observe her surroundings.

“I don’t know!” Reina shook his head and replied.

They were currently on a vast ocean. Although the sun was still in the sky, there were no islands or landmarks around them, so they had no way of knowing their location.

Fortunately, the hard shells carried enough supplies, so for the time being, the two of them didn't have to worry about survival.

Soon, the fledgling eagle, which had taken off again, sent a message to Reina: there was a small island in their nine o'clock direction.

After pointing out the direction to Hard Shell, Hard Shell led Reina and Reiju quickly toward the island.

"That seems to be an uninhabited island!" As they got closer to the island, Reiju had a bad feeling. From their position, they could see no buildings on the island except for the dense jungle, so it was likely an uninhabited island.

"No matter what, we must get to the island and take a look!" Reina's expression was also rather grim. Right now, their most important task was to figure out their location.

Upon arriving at the island, Reina's feeling even worse was that there were absolutely no signs of human activity, suggesting it was likely an uninhabited island.

“Come on, follow behind me!” Reina said to Reiju beside him, taking a deep breath.

Although she was now wearing combat gear, and Reina's Observation Haki hadn't detected any powerful life forms on the island, she still needed to be more cautious in this unfamiliar place.

The two entered the island one after the other. The island was not large, and with Reina and Reiju's strength, it wouldn't take them long to explore the entire island.

"First mate, it seems this is indeed an uninhabited island, with no signs of human presence whatsoever!" Reiju said with some disappointment after surveying the entire island.

What they need most right now is intelligence. They don't know where the strange weather and bizarre space transported them, so they need to find humans to communicate with.

“I’ve sent Little Eagle around to look for good news. We’ll have to rest here for the rest of the day!” Reina sighed and said.

The island has fresh water and plenty of fruit, but no animals; they didn't see a single living animal.

However, these are not problems for Reina. If he wants food, he can just go down into the sea and catch whatever he can.

In the evening, Reina lit a campfire on the beach, and Reiju picked a lot of fruit for him. Reina also caught a big fish from the sea. They would return to the hard shell that night, since there was a room there, which was better than sleeping in the wild. After replenishing their fresh water supply the next day, they would continue their search for a small island.

Early the next morning, Reina carried a large wooden barrel toward the island. They had discovered a small lake on the island the day before, which could provide them with some freshwater.

Chapter 1009 New Discoveries

"First mate!" When Reina returned to the beach and prepared to release the collected fresh water back, Reiju stood on the hard shell with a happy expression, waving her arms at Reina.

Reina was taken aback, put down the bucket in his hand, and ran towards Reiju.

The wooden barrel in his hand was originally used to store alcohol, but Reina forgot to change it after they were finished, so it had been sitting in the warehouse. Now he was using it to store water.

"First Mate, look!" Reiju handed the Log Pose to Reina with a smile, saying, "The Log Pose wasn't responding before, but when I woke up this morning, I found that its direction had changed!"

Reina's eyes lit up as he looked at Reiju and said, "You mean... the Log Pose has found the next island? We're on the Grand Line now?"

"I don't know!" Reiju shook her head and said, "But if Log Pose can be used, it should be on the Grand Line, right? You can't use Log Pose in the North Blue!"

"That's strange. How did we end up traveling directly from the North Blue to the Grand Line?" Reina said, frowning as he looked at the Log Pose in his hand.

“Indeed, logically speaking, it shouldn’t be possible!” Reiju nodded in agreement. “But now that the Log Pose has reacted, we should at least go and take a look. It’s better than staying here!”

Reina smiled slightly, carried the filled fresh water bucket up, and said, "Let's go, let's set off!"

After giving the order to the eaglet in the sky to go and check it out, it directed the hard shell to move in the direction of the recording pointer.

Not long after, news came from Hawk that Reina had shared Hawk's vision and witnessed a scene that he found unbelievable.

"First mate? What's wrong?" Reiju asked in surprise when she noticed that Reina's expression was off.

"Phew~ We... might have arrived at some incredible place!" Reina exhaled slowly and said, "You should be able to see it soon!"

Although Reiju was somewhat puzzled, she did not ask any further questions.

Before long, a huge shadow appeared in front of them, seemingly connecting the sea to the sky.

"First mate... what is that?" Reiju asked in fear, pointing to the huge shadow in the distance that was still not clearly visible.

“I don’t know either. Little Eagle doesn’t dare to go near there. We’ll have to go over there ourselves!” Reina shook his head and replied.

Although the little eagle could clearly see that the huge shadow was a giant tree, for some reason, the little eagle seemed afraid to approach the giant tree, so Reina did not let it get any closer.

After the hard shell had moved forward a distance, Reina noticed that it also seemed very resistant to getting close to the giant tree.

"It seems we have to move forward on our own from here on out!" Reina said helplessly to Reiju beside him.

However, as the saying goes, "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death," and right now they can't even see the giant tree very clearly. If they want to get closer, it's probably still quite a distance away.

Fortunately, Reiju can fly on her own, and Germa's combat suit also grants her the ability to fly.

Reina then activated Hyōrinmaru's Bankai mode and quickly moved towards the giant tree with Reiju.

"This...this is absolutely unbelievable!"

After traveling for some time, the two finally arrived in front of the giant tree.

"Where are we now? I've never heard of such huge trees anywhere!" Reiju swallowed hard, saying in disbelief.

“As far as I know, there are three giant trees in this world: the Omniscient Tree of Ohara, the Giant Tree of Elbaf, and… the Ancient Tree that is said to have produced Devil Fruits!” Reina said after a moment of contemplation.

"But... isn't that just a legend?" Reiju looked at Reina and asked with a surprised expression.

“That is indeed a legend. No one has ever seen that ancient tree that produced Devil Fruits. It is said to be the origin of the world. But apart from that ancient tree, I really can’t think of what this giant tree in front of us is! No matter where we are now, whether it’s the Grand Line or the Four Seas, do you think that such a huge tree, if it exists, would not be seen by anyone?” Reina exhaled and said.

"So...we're no longer in the four great seas, nor in the Grand Line?" Reiju was even more confused.

“We should be in a secret space. The only way to get here is through the space we passed through before. When most people encounter a storm like that, their first reaction should be to move away from the eye of the storm, not to head towards it, right?” Reina said softly.

Reiju didn't refute this. If this place really was a secret space, and the giant tree in front of them was the legendary ancient tree that produced Devil Fruits, then they would be incredibly lucky.

"But why is it in the North Blue?" Reiju asked after a moment of silence. "Shouldn't these kinds of secret spaces exist in the Grand Line? Why is it in the North Blue?"

"Your Vinsmoke family has been in the North Sea for many years, have you heard of it?" Reina asked, looking at Reiju.

Reiju shook her head and replied, "I haven't heard of that at all. Maybe it's like you thought. Someone might have entered that space before, but when they encountered the storm, their first reaction was to leave!"

“Hmm! I suspect that space was moving. Remember when we were in that space, we clearly stopped the snail boat, but it still felt like it was moving? It shouldn't be the snail boat moving, but the entire space moving!” Reina thought for a moment and then said, “So it might be in the North Sea now, but after a while, it might go somewhere else. Given the strangeness of that space, very few people should come here!”

"So...should we go closer and take a look? I don't know why, but the closer we get to that giant tree, the more terrified I feel!" Reiju swallowed and said uncertainly.

“Here’s what we’ll do! You go back first and wait for me at the hard shell! I’ll give you a scroll for summoning spirits. You wait for me there for three days. If I haven’t returned after three days, or haven’t given you any signal, you can use the reverse summoning scroll to summon me here!” Reina thought for a moment and offered the safest solution.

“Okay!” Reiju nodded and replied, “Please be careful, First Mate. If something happens to you here, I won’t be able to face Dad and everyone when I get back!”

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems!" Reina said, handing a scroll tied with a thin thread to Reiju, and said, "You just need to open the scroll on the hard shell. With the scroll's location and the connection between me and the hard shell, I can come back immediately!"