Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Yes, First Mate!" Frank nodded and replied earnestly.

Within the Whitebeard Pirates, the entire crew has an obligation to support the family members of those listed as fallen in battle, and to care for them until their death.

Once things were settled here, Reina immediately contacted Whitebeard and recounted his ordeal.

"The Earth Tree?" Whitebeard was also shocked after hearing this. This kind of information was already the most secret intelligence in the world.

“Hmm! I have a feeling that Devil Fruits… might have originated from there!” Reina nodded and said, “Although I haven’t seen any Devil Fruits on the Earth Tree, I don’t know why, but I just have a feeling that Devil Fruits and that tree are definitely related!”

"So, the World Government controls all the Devil Fruits?" Whitebeard frowned and said.

“No, I don’t think many people in the World Government know about the Earth Tree, and they can’t control that space either. It must be Im; he knows far more about the Earth Tree than we do!” Reina said in a deep voice. “Moreover, the Earth Tree is related to the fate of this world, and the extraterrestrial visitors should also know something about it. Their plans being disrupted this time might trigger some chain reactions!”

"Hmm!" Whitebeard nodded and said, "I knew they had expanded their territory quite a bit, but they didn't press their advantage. So that's what they were planning. Maybe the Venerable One's trip to Mary Geoise was just a pretext!"

Upon hearing this, Reina thought to himself, "It really might be true. Although the teleporter is important, it's not important enough for extraterrestrial visitors to value it so much."

Moreover, if they really went there for the teleporter, how could they have retreated from Mary Geoise so easily without obtaining it?

So it's very likely that, just as Whitebeard guessed, the other side was using the pretense of searching for the teleporter to tamper with the Earth Tree.

"Brother, it's really possible that what you guessed is true. If that's the case, they might plan a surprise attack from another side once they realize the plan has failed! We need to be careful at the front. Should I go over there now?" Reina said with some concern.

"How much longer do you need to go into seclusion?" Whitebeard asked after a moment of contemplation.

"I estimate it will take at least another half month!" Reina silently calculated the time in his mind and replied.

He had been in seclusion for almost a month during the selection process. Although he had come out intermittently and not often, and even spent more time recuperating outside than inside the Tower of Trials, Whitebeard would not feel comfortable letting Reyna go to the battlefield while he was injured.

“Well then, since we have teleporters now, it’s easy to come and go. You should stay on Xuan Yue Island for now. If the extraterrestrial visitors make any moves, I will contact you immediately, and you should be prepared to come over at any time!” the white-bearded man said in a deep voice.

“Okay! I understand. I will try my best not to get too seriously injured during this seclusion!” Reina replied.

After hanging up the phone with Reinhard, Whitebeard personally informed the Revolutionary Army and the Navy, telling them to be wary of attacks from extraterrestrial visitors.

As for the reason... Whitebeard naturally didn't tell them, but only that the Whitebeard Pirates had received intelligence that extraterrestrial visitors might be planning a sneak attack, but they didn't know who the target was yet.

This greatly surprised both Dragon of the Revolutionary Army and Sengoku of the Navy. They couldn't understand Whitebeard's source of intelligence. In a war between races, it was too easy to be discovered without spies.

Therefore, they were very interested in Whitebeard's sources of intelligence, because on the battlefield, the importance of intelligence is no less than that of a top-tier fighter.

Chapter 1013 World Government's Actions

Ever since Whitebeard told the Navy and the Revolutionary Army about what might happen, all the major powers in the North Blue have known about it.

Furthermore, they were all very interested in the sources of information about the Whitebeard Pirates; Robin even specifically asked Reina how he knew.

Reina hesitated for a moment and did not tell her the truth. He only said that it was their guess and not true. They had just ruined the extraterrestrials' previous plans, so they might retaliate.

Unlike the situation with the Whitebeard Pirates, the World Government unusually issued an order to Vegapunk, instructing Sentomaru to lead four Seraphim to join the Navy in the North Blue.

This made Sengoku feel extremely uneasy. When did the World Government start caring about the situation in the North Blue? After thinking about it for a long time without being able to figure it out, he could only attribute it to the attack on Mary Geoise from outer space, which made the Celestial Dragons feel a sense of crisis.

Regardless, this greatly strengthened the North Sea Navy, so Sengoku was very happy to receive Sentomaru.

As Admiral Kizaru's second-in-command and the adjutant of the World Government's Science Unit, Sentomaru is actually a trusted confidant who has been by Vegapunk's side ever since he was rescued.

Although he didn't tell Sentomaru about his cooperation with the Whitebeard Pirates, he did give him a slight reminder, telling him not to get into a conflict with the Whitebeard Pirates.

Sentomaru didn't know that Vegapunk was on Gengetsu Island, but he did know about Shakya's disappearance, though he didn't ask any questions.

“Dad, the extraterrestrial visitors haven’t changed much lately. Whether it’s our attack or theirs, it seems no different from usual!” Marco went straight to Whitebeard after returning from a probing attack on the extraterrestrial visitors.

Marco knew the information that Reina had passed on, which is why Whitebeard specifically asked him to lead a team to probe the extraterrestrial visitors.

Whitebeard squinted, looking like he'd had too much to drink, which made Marco somewhat helpless. Ever since his body became younger due to the transformation by the power of destiny, Whitebeard no longer cared about his health.

"Gurarararar... You idiot! I'm perfectly healthy! But it's really strange that the extraterrestrial visitors haven't made any moves!" Whitebeard saw Marco's expression and knew that he wanted to say that his health had always been the biggest worry for his children.

"Should we ask Ace? Isn't he still with the Straw Hat crew? Last time, the Straw Hats snatched an island back from the extraterrestrials!" Marco asked, squinting.

"Hahaha... those kids are indeed quite capable. I underestimated them before! But how long is Ace going to stay over there?" Whitebeard said with a loud laugh.

“As you know, Ace values ​​his brother so much. Last time, when the Straw Hat crew’s territory was breached by extraterrestrials, he almost went to fight to the death!” Marco shrugged and replied, “But it’s time for him to come back!”

"Yes, send him a message!" Whitebeard nodded and replied.

Meanwhile, Ace was staring in disbelief at the woman who had appeared in mid-air.

"What...what is that?" Ace asked Sabo beside him, looking at Namie Amuro singing in mid-air.

Sabo also looked on in disbelief as he watched the excited Straw Hat crew.

This was a gift from Vegapunk to Luffy before he left—a projector for a virtual character, which allowed them to communicate with Namie Amuro at any time.

However, Namie Amuro can only move within the range of the projector, which is not as spacious as the area on Future Island. But as one of Luffy's crew members, she still prefers to stay with Luffy and the others. So after Vegapunk uploaded Namie Amuro's data to the projector, he gave the projector to Luffy.

And so, Namie Amuro continued to accompany Luffy and his crew in another form, embarking on new adventures together.

"Robin..." Just as everyone was singing and having fun with Namie, Nami came to Robin's side, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Did Uncle Reina say how they knew about the extraterrestrial visitor plan?"

Robin shook his head and replied, "No, he only said that they had disrupted one of the extraterrestrial visitors' important plans, and that they probably wouldn't let it go easily. So he warned us to be careful of sneak attacks, especially since we've reclaimed another island, which would likely make us the extraterrestrial visitors' main target!"

"Oh...that's troublesome!" Nami frowned and said, "If the extraterrestrials launch a full-scale attack on us, we won't be able to stop them without the help of other forces!"

"Don't worry! Even Dad can't handle this kind of thing. No single force can fight against extraterrestrial visitors alone!" Robin said with a smile.

She had some guesses in her mind, but she didn't say them out loud. When she contacted Reina, she could sense his hesitation. It seemed that there was some information that Reina hadn't shared with them, perhaps because he was worried that knowing too much would be more dangerous for them.

So Robin didn't ask any more questions; she believed that Reina would definitely tell her when the time was right.

Meanwhile, Shiki the Golden Lion, who had returned to the New World from the North Sea, was meeting with several old friends on his floating island.

"Shiki, did you come away empty-handed from your trip to the North Sea?" A burly man with multiple scars on his face, shirtless, asked Shiki.

"There were gains... of course there were gains, but I'm afraid you won't believe me if I tell you!" Shiki, sitting in the main seat, said with a disdainful look and a light laugh.

“Oh? Tell us… We’ve known each other for quite some time now, so we can tell whether you, Shiki, are lying or not!” Another tall, somewhat delicate-looking man pushed up his glasses and asked.

The others also looked at Shiki, seemingly wanting to see what he would say.

"Hehehehe... I'll be blunt! The news that Whitebeard and the Navy spread... is true!" Shiki laughed loudly, then looked at everyone and said in a deep voice.

"Really? That's impossible!"

"Shiki...you haven't already reached some kind of agreement with the Navy, Newgate, and the others, have you?"

"Exactly! Look at what the New World has become! It's all Newgate's fault. He took all the pirates from the New World to the North Blue, which allowed the Navy to take advantage of the situation and come to the New World!"

The surrounding pirates immediately lost faith. In their eyes, the lie that killing extraterrestrials could grant them the power of luck and increase their strength was utterly ridiculous.

Chapter 1014 Preparation

Shiki the Golden Lion looked at the noisy pirates around him and couldn't help but smile contemptuously. These guys were once great pirates, and they are now part of the legend on the sea. But they have long lost their ambition and the courage of pirates.

If he weren't currently short-handed, he would never have bothered with these scumbags.

"Shiki, if you came to us today just to say this, then this meeting can be over!"

After a while of arguing, the burly pirate stood up and spoke.

"Since you all don't believe my words, you can leave now!" Shiki gestured for them to leave and said with a light laugh.

"Hmph! You think I wouldn't dare?" The burly pirate slammed his hand on the table and turned to leave.

"boom!"

With a gunshot, the burly pirate suddenly turned around, using his arm covered in Armament Haki to block Shiki's bullet, and said with a light laugh, "That's it? Shiki... I dared to come here, I'm not afraid of you turning on me!"

Before he could finish saying the last word "face," Shiki vanished from his spot and reappeared beside the burly pirate. His hand pierced the pirate's body, and blood flowed everywhere.

"you……"

"You talk too much nonsense!"

Without giving the other person a chance to continue speaking, Shiki kicked him away.

After being kicked away by Shiki, the burly pirate rolled a few times on the ground and then lay still.

"Now... who else wants to leave?" Shiki turned around and asked the previously noisy pirates.

"Shiki...Shiki, what do you mean by this?" A hot female pirate dressed in revealing clothes asked Shiki with a change in expression and some fear.

"What do you mean? Didn't you not believe me? I'm showing you the evidence now. I've been roaming the seas for decades, when have I ever spoken to you so politely? Now who doesn't believe me?" Shiki asked arrogantly.

Beside him, Shiki's henchman, quite perceptive, handed him a cigar and then, obsequiously, lit it for him.

As for the great pirates that Shiki had summoned, they looked at each other in bewilderment and remained silent, not daring to utter another sound.

"Since you all believe me, I won't waste any more words. Gather all your forces and come with me to the North Sea! This time... I won't stop until rivers of blood flow! Hehehehe..." Shiki laughed wildly as he spoke.

"Shiki...you mean...you still want to go to the North Blue? Then who is your target? The Navy? Or Whitebeard?" The tall, handsome pirate looked at Shiki and asked in a deep voice.

"The target...the target is of course those extraterrestrial visitors! Do you think I'm lying to you? If my men hadn't suffered heavy losses this time, would you have gotten such a good opportunity? Didn't you notice just now? My hidden injuries...are gone? And my strength has improved even more?" Shiki said contemptuously.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

If Shiki said that the truth is true, then wouldn't it be better for them to go to the North Sea?

Putting aside the benefits they could gain from going to the North Blue, given the current state of the New World, they really can't survive there anymore. The truly powerful pirates have all gone to the North Blue, leaving behind pirates who rely on robbing civilians and committing all sorts of evil deeds, making them easy targets for the Navy's crackdown.

If the New World weren't so difficult to navigate, they wouldn't have responded to Shiki the Golden Lion's call.

After Shiki revealed his secret, the various pirates responded one after another, saying they would bring their subordinates.

However, Shiki did not let them leave. Instead, he asked them to give their tokens to their subordinates so that they could inform everyone and gather them together.

"Boss, those guys don't seem to be on our side! Clatter clatter..." Indigo said with a grin as he watched the pirate captains go to rest.

"Hmph, so what? I never considered them as allies. If it weren't for the fact that those extraterrestrials had too many troops, I wouldn't have bothered with them. They just need to do what cannon fodder is supposed to do! Speaking of Indigo... how much more work do we need to do to upgrade our IQ?" Shiki said with a gloomy expression.

“Kala-kala… My captain, we worked on the IQ upgrade together. You know there were some technical difficulties, but this trip to the North Sea gave me a lot of inspiration, which I’ve already applied to the new IQ. All that’s missing is for you to find me enough test subjects, captain!” Indigo said with a strange laugh.

"No problem, once their people arrive, we can find some to assist you. It's such a pity, we shouldn't have killed him earlier, he would have been a great test subject!" Looking at the pirate lying in a pool of blood, Shiki exhaled a smoke ring and said softly.

Indigo didn't say much, but simply waved his hand, calling over a few of his men to carry the four men off the ground and clean up the mess.

Unlike Shiki, who was actively preparing for war, even in the North Blue, the Red-Haired Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, only defended their own territory. They did not launch a full-scale attack on the extraterrestrial visitors, so the extraterrestrial visitors did not know much about them and never gained any advantage over them.

"Boss, what do we do now? It seems Whitebeard is really going to give up on the plan to raid the moon. Should we go somewhere else to look for a small sky island?" Lucky Roux asked Shanks, who was drinking, while eating.

"It's no use. Even if we find the small sky island, it can't fly to the moon. We don't have any propulsion systems!" First mate Ben Beckman shook his head and replied.

"What should we do? Are we just going to wait here forever?" Sniper Yasopp was also getting tired of their current life. They were pirates and should be living on the high seas, not stationed on this small island every day.