Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Don't worry! Leave it to me, no problem!" Newgate didn't doubt Reina and readily agreed.

When the pirate ship docked, Reina found Captain Rocks and told him that the wine was almost finished, and only one fruit was missing. He also said that he had asked Edward Newgate to find it for him, so he would stay on the ship for the next two days and would not go with the captain to look for treasure.

Locke was quite pleased with this. He told Reina to take good care of the wine, and he would give him a share of the treasure he brought back, so that he wouldn't have to worry about not getting the treasure. He just wanted a bowl of wine to celebrate his return!

Reina readily agreed, promising to welcome the captain back with fine wine.

So, led by Rocks, the group of pirates stormed into the island's only town.

Chapter 8 Reina's Methods

"Thump~~"

Reina, who was fiddling with a piece of equipment at the stern of the ship, suddenly noticed a large bag next to him.

"Here's the fruit you wanted, it's all ready!" Edward Newgate said calmly, standing in the doorway.

"Uh... so fast? Brother Newgate, didn't you go looking for treasure?" Reina was taken aback, then opened his pocket, looked inside, and asked with a smile.

"What treasure hunt? It's just about preying on ordinary people. I wouldn't stoop to that kind of thing!" Newgate scoffed.

“I see… I was right after all! Here, have a drink?” Reina took out a bottle of baijiu from behind him, handed it to Newgate, and said with a smile.

Newgate was taken aback. Wasn't it said that the final fruit was needed to make the wine? Why was the fruit that Reina had just brought him completely useless, and he was given wine instead?

"Hehehe... Brother Newgate, don't tell anyone! I don't want to go home empty-handed again and be laughed at by others!" Reina shrugged, picked out a favorite fruit from the bag Newgate had just given him, took a bite, and said with a smile.

Newgate then realized that the claim of needing fruit was just Reina's excuse. Like himself, Reina didn't want to harm unarmed civilians, so he used this excuse to stay on the ship.

"Hiss~~~ Ha! Good liquor!" Newgate took the strong liquor Reina handed him, opened it, took a sip, and then turned to leave. "Glug glug... Kid, if you ever have any trouble, you can come to me!"

After saying that, Newgate left, carrying the bottle of liquor.

After Newgate left, Reina wiped the sweat from his brow and, as if talking to himself, chuckled softly, saying, "Then... please take care of me from now on!"

Sitting on the ship's railing, looking out at the sea, Newgate's lips curled into a slight smile. He then took a large gulp of baijiu, a sensation more captivating than any fine wine he had ever tasted.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Just as Reina and Newgate were resting, explosions and loud cries for help came from the town.

“Brother Newgate, do you think... pirates have to rob civilians?” Reina walked up to Newgate and said with a somewhat gloomy expression.

“Not all pirates are like that!” Edward Newgate said slowly after a moment of silence.

"In my mind, pirates are fearless, free-spirited adventurers on the sea! They are pursuers who seek treasure and realize their dreams! They won't lay a hand on unarmed civilians, but they are formidable guys who dare to take action against anything they don't like!" Reina said with a hint of longing as he looked at the distant sea.

Newgate looked at Reina beside him with a strange expression. No matter what, pirates didn't seem to be like that, right? Or maybe the Navy was a more fitting description of Reina.

“I understand, Brother Newgate, you don’t need to look at me like I’m an idiot! After all, I’m not really an idiot! What I just said was just my imagination of pirates, in reality…” Reina shrugged and didn’t continue.

“Gurrahrah… What an interesting fellow!” Newgate paused for a moment, then laughed and patted Reina on the shoulder.

"Hehehe... Brother Newgate, you can enjoy the sea! I have to go to work, the deck hasn't been wiped clean yet!" With that, Reina patted his backside and ran off.

Edward Newgate glanced at Reiner, who was going to get the cleaning tools, and a slight smile appeared on his lips, as if he had thought of something interesting.

In the evening, Captain Rocks led the pirates back to their ship, leaving behind only the town still billowing with thick smoke, seemingly proof that they had just caused a great disturbance.

"Captain! As agreed, this is the victory wine I'm presenting!" When Lockes boarded the ship, Reina poured two jin of liquor into a large wine jar and handed it to Captain Lockes.

Rocks opened the jar and gulped down several large mouthfuls. The surrounding pirates, smelling the aroma emanating from the jar, were filled with envy.

"Hiccup... Why is there only so little?" Lox hiccuped, shook the wine jug, and asked with dissatisfaction.

“Captain, this kind of liquor is not easy to brew. We’ve been quite lucky this time, producing a total of three jin! You have two jin here, and the other jin is for the brothers who didn’t get to drink it last time. This time, let them have a taste and have their fill!” Reina said helplessly, taking out a small gourd from behind him.

This wine gourd was obtained by redeeming "Life Item Exchange Coupons" from the system shop. The "Life Item Exchange Coupons" were actually overtime pay for a certain day.

This gourd has no other function than to store ten times its own volume of wine and keep it from spoiling.

Upon hearing Reina's words, the pirates behind Rocks were overjoyed. Although the yield this time was not much, Reina had indeed left them a share.

They dared not covet the fine wine in the captain's hands, but if Rocks were to steal what Reina had left for them, these pirates would certainly be unhappy, even if they didn't say anything.

Lockes gave Reina a meaningful look and said, "In that case, you can stay! We'll distribute it to the brothers at the banquet later!"

Actually, he was setting a trap for Reina. The wine was different in Reina's hands than in his. He could keep the wine, but Reina couldn't.

If everyone separates at this point, some powerful crew members will inevitably try to force Reina to give them the wine. Reina, who is not strong enough, will certainly not be able to keep the wine. When the banquet is held, if there is no wine to offer, Reina will have offended more than just one or two people.

This can be seen as a warning from Rocks to Reina, telling him that no one on this ship, except Rocks, can protect Reina. It is also a punishment for Reina's earlier use of everyone to blackmail Rocks and leave behind a pound of fine wine.

"Thank you, Captain, but I've been waiting here to celebrate everyone's triumphant return! I'm sure you've all been waiting for a long time, so I've prepared everything in advance, and now I'll distribute it to you!" Reina said, taking out small bowls and placing them on the deck, then pouring out the wine from a gourd.

Reina, of course, would not do as Locke suggested. He had already decided that the wine had to be distributed now, and after that, no matter who said it was gone, it was gone.

That's why Reina prepared so many small bowls. Although each bowl contained only a small amount, it was enough to ensure that everyone on the crew received a little.

Of course, many of the powerful crew members, such as Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, Shiki the Golden Lion, Silver Axe, John, and Wang Zhi, fell when Reina was defeated.

"Brothers, this batch of wine is limited, but don't worry, I'll keep brewing! There will definitely be more for everyone in the future! Now, let's all raise a glass to our captain and wish our Rocks Pirates ever-growing strength! Cheers, everyone!" Reina poured himself a little as a token of appreciation.

Of the liquor he redeemed this time, he gave one bottle to Newgate, two to Lox, and kept the remaining one here, which can be considered as reaping a wave of goodwill.

Captain Rocks might have some complaints about him, but that's alright, he's already figured out a way to fix it.

After the drinks were finished, the crew members gradually loaded the spoils onto the ship, and the cooks, led by Longbread, began preparing the feast. They would be spending the night at the port.

"Captain! Are you there?" After the dismissal, Reina went to the door of Locke's room on the second floor and quietly knocked.

“Come in!” Rocks’ deep voice rang out.

Reina smiled slightly and walked straight in.

At the same time, Newgate, Lingling, John and the others on the ship all looked up at Rocks' room. They all noticed that Reina had entered Rocks' room, but although they noticed that Reina had gone in, they did not continue to probe inside Rocks' room.

Given Rocks' strength, their Observation Haki was completely ineffective against him, so they all stopped at the door of the room and did not continue to investigate.

Upon entering the room, Reina, without saying a word, placed two jin of baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor) directly in front of Lockes.

"Hmm? Didn't you say there weren't any left?" Lox looked at Reina with a hint of amusement and asked.

“That’s how we should say it in front of outsiders. At the banquet later, the captain will distribute the valuable wines to a few of the more capable crew members. They will surely be grateful to the captain. And this is the wine we are offering to the captain!” Reina said with a smile.

This wine is indeed excellent, but who is he? He is Captain Rocks, who is destined to become the King of the World. How could he possibly let a little guy like Reina lead him by the nose?

So he didn't accept the wine Reina offered, but instead asked, word by word, "But... how do I know if you have any more wine hidden away?"

“Captain, you can rest assured about that. Compared to your strength, what difference is there between me and an ant? This is the process of brewing fine wine, which I have personally written down. There is a set of distillation equipment that I built at the stern. Although the wine produced by distillation is not as good as the wine produced by brewing, it takes less time and is easier to obtain good wine!” Reina said with a smile as he handed a booklet on how to distill and purify the wine to Locke.

At this point, Locke finally began to take Reina seriously. He hadn't expected the other party to be so willing to hand over even the formula.

“Good, not bad! As long as you follow me wholeheartedly, you will gain far more than this! If there’s nothing else, leave the wine here and you can leave!” Locke nodded and said.

Reina breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave. He knew he had achieved his goal. His actions today seemed to be aimed at winning over the crew, but his real purpose was to show his loyalty to Locke.

It's not that Reina intends to follow Rocks forever, but rather that before the Rocks Pirates are destroyed, he needs Rocks, as their captain, to support him and protect him, who is still weak at the moment. That's why this scene happened today.

And this was only the first step in his plan.

Chapter 9 "Blind Inspiration"

That evening, instead of disembarking, everyone held a banquet on the nearby deck. Reina still hid in an inconspicuous corner, but this time, even though he was hiding, no one completely ignored him like before.

During the meal, Captain Rocks brought out the fine wine that Reyner had brewed earlier and distributed it to the crew members who had worked hard during the robbery, which surprised everyone.

You should know that Captain Rocks in the past would never have done such a thing.

"Mama~~ Reina! I never expected you could brew such delicious wine. I'll let it go this time, but next time you brew it, if you don't give me a pound... half a pound, I won't agree!" During the banquet, Charlotte Lingling found an opportunity to sit down next to Reina, saying this half-threateningly and half-jokingly.

"Hehehehe... That's right, if you don't leave us any, I'll kill you!" Shiki the Golden Lion had appeared here at some point, and said with a sinister laugh.

"Everyone...everyone...please calm down! To be honest, this kind of wine is indeed difficult to brew. It's not that the ingredients are hard to find, but the production volume is really small each time!"

However, I improved the distillation system so that our ordinary liquor can be distilled again, which will increase the alcohol content. Although it doesn't taste as good as this kind of baijiu, it's still pretty good!

Most importantly, as long as there is enough liquor, distilled spirits can be produced continuously, and the production cycle is shorter. If you can't wait, you can have some distilled spirits to satisfy your cravings!

As for those fine wines, I always hand them over to the captain after each batch is brewed, and he distributes them. I believe everyone has no reason to doubt the captain, right?

"This time, the captain shared quite a bit of the three catties of fine wine with everyone. He certainly won't be stingy in the future!" Reina blurted out what he had prepared. He had been worried about this situation beforehand, so he had Captain Rocks distribute the wine in public, which was also a consideration in this regard.

“That’s right, as long as everyone works hard, I won’t be stingy with just a little wine!” Lockes said at this moment.

Before today, if Captain Rocks had said this, no one would have believed it. They would never have been able to get their hands on anything that was in Captain Rocks' hands. But today, Rocks did indeed take out a lot of fine wine to share with everyone, so everyone subconsciously believed him.

Only the shrewd crew members, such as Shiki the Golden Lion and John, looked slightly grim; they hadn't expected Rocks to speak up at this moment.

"Tch~ I underestimated this guy!" Shiki glanced at Reina, who seemed to be grinning foolishly, and muttered to himself.

With Lockes speaking up, the matter of the wine was finally put to rest. During the rest of the banquet, Reina also started drinking. It wasn't that he couldn't drink, but... no matter how much you can drink, once someone eggs you on to drink, unless you're a truly invincible person who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, no one can really resist.

Now that he has gained some status on the ship, he has begun to integrate into the atmosphere of the banquet.

However, he only tried it briefly, since today was the last day of the half-month gift pack, and he was still waiting to open it!

After the banquet, Reina saw that it was still early, so he picked up his cleaning tools and started cleaning. Over the past few days, he had figured out a pattern: the longer the overtime, the better the overtime pay; conversely, if it was just enough time, the overtime pay would mostly be pele.

After he finished cleaning, it was almost time, so he went straight back to the stern and waited for the system to pay him his wages for the day.

"Beep... Fifteenth consecutive day of clocking in... Payday being settled..."

You have received a base salary of 150 points.

Overtime pay: Voucher for a 50kg weighted suit

"Successfully completed 15 consecutive days of check-in for the first time, and received the reward: Bloodline Limit: Sharingan!"

"Sharingan...? The Sharingan, a dojutsu from Naruto?" Reina stared at the reward from the Half-Moon Gift Pack, speechless with astonishment.

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt his eyes begin to hurt, as if there were flames burning inside them.

Enduring the burning pain in his eyes, Reina knew that the system was modifying his eyes.

"Whew... Is it over?" It hadn't been long, but Reina's forehead was already covered in sweat.

Looking up into the distance, the world seemed to have been washed clean, becoming much clearer, and even the hazy feeling brought by the darkness seemed to brighten under the Sharingan's gaze.

"Is this the Sharingan?" Reina looked around and carefully experienced the clear world that the Sharingan brought him.

"Huh? Just a single tomoe? It's not as cool as the Mangekyou Sharingan after all!" He took out a mirror and looked closely at his eyes, which looked like they had conjunctivitis. A small tomoe was placed in the pupil, and the left and right eyes were symmetrical. This was the initial form of the single tomoe Sharingan.

"Speaking of the Sharingan, isn't its biggest advantage the ability to cast genjutsu? Why don't I sense any genjutsu that I can cast?" Reina recalled his knowledge about the Sharingan and realized that he couldn't seem to use it to cast genjutsu. Perhaps it was because he didn't know how to use genjutsu, or perhaps he lacked the basic requirement for casting genjutsu—chakra!