Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Zoro and the others saw that Reina had something to say to Robin, so they pulled Luffy away, who didn't want to leave.

“Here’s the thing, Izo might be going back to Wano Country soon. You know the situation in Wano Country. If they want to open their country, they first need to understand the outside world. So Momonosuke asked Izo to go back and teach them, and also train their army! But as you know, Izo has been with us as a pirate since he set sail. What does he know? So I was thinking if you could recommend some books to him, so he can buy some and bring them back to Wano Country!” Reina explained Izo’s situation to Robin, who readily agreed.

Chapter 1070 Red Hair's Gratitude

With Robin's help, Izo quickly decided on the list of books to bring back. However, since he hadn't gathered all the books, he didn't leave with Luffy and the others when they set off. Instead, he went back to another island to buy more books.

Three days after Luffy left, the Red-Haired Pirates arrived here.

Although they did not suffer any casualties, judging from the extent of damage to their pirate ship and the physical condition of their crew, Shanks and his crew still engaged in a fierce battle with the Navy on Music Island. At least when Reina met Shanks, Shanks and the main officers were still wrapped in bandages.

"You guys didn't kill Kizaru or Green Bull, did you?" Reina asked Shanks and the others with a smile.

Shanks gave a wry smile and replied, "It's not like we were the ones pestering them to fight!"

"Although we didn't kill them, they're in a much worse situation than us!" Yasopp said, pursing his lips.

He sensed the teasing tone in Reina's voice; one cannot lose face in front of the enemy.

Ben Beckman, who was smoking a cigarette, said leisurely, "Since you can still joke with us, then there shouldn't be any problems with Uta, right?"

Reina gave a thumbs up and said with a smile, "As expected of you, Reiju can indeed deal with the poison on Uta's side, but it will take time. After all, Uta has been poisoned for too long, and the toxicity of the Sleepless Mushroom is extremely strong. Even Reiju will need a long time to completely remove the poison from Uta! And Uta is still unconscious. You can rest for a day and visit her tomorrow!"

Hearing Reyna's words, Shanks breathed a sigh of relief. His biggest fear was that Reiju wouldn't be able to help either, and he had even prepared himself mentally before coming here.

"Thanks, I owe you a huge favor this time!" Shanks said happily. "Next time you come to our place, we'll invite you to a banquet together!"

"Why wait until later? We can do it now!" Reina said with a slight smile.

After saying that, Reiju gave the order to prepare a banquet to entertain the members of the Red-Haired Pirates.

As a pirate, one can lack many things, but not banquets. Whitebeard himself particularly enjoys hosting banquets with his children, especially after using the banquet plaza on Crescent Moon Island. No matter where he goes, he always makes sure to set up a banquet plaza first. Therefore, there is also a banquet plaza at the front-line base.

Marco and his crew prepared the banquet quite quickly, after all, they were pirates.

However, once the banquet began, Shanks and the others instantly fell in love with the banquet square, saying that this was the kind of banquet pirates should have, and they were extremely envious. They said they would organize one when they got back and invite Reina and the others to attend together next time.

After the banquet ended, Reina led Shanks and the others to the resting place that had been arranged for them.

The next morning, Shanks took Ben Beckman directly to the hospital. Reina had told them the exact location the day before and told them to go see Uta themselves. However, Uta was still unconscious, so they could only look at her and couldn't communicate with her.

When Shanks and the others arrived, Reiju was treating Uta. Because the toxins were deeply rooted, Reiju could only absorb a small amount of toxins each time. Moreover, Reiju also needed to digest the toxins. While Reiju was digesting them, some of the toxins in Uta's body would regenerate. Therefore, Reiju's treatment was not progressing quickly.

If Reina were to freeze Uta every time Reiju finished treating him, the toxins wouldn't increase, but they would cause permanent damage to Uta's body. That's why Reina decided to treat him slowly. It doesn't matter if it takes a little longer, he'll be healed sooner or later anyway. There's absolutely no need to destroy Uta's life force just to rush things.

After Reiju finished absorbing the toxins and came out, Shanks and the others immediately went up to ask her questions.

Reiju didn't hide anything from them and told them what had happened. Shanks expressed his gratitude after listening and told Reiju that it didn't matter if the treatment took a little longer, as long as Uta could recover.

Therefore, Shanks made a special promise to Reiju that they would never delay in helping her if she ever needed their assistance.

If Judge heard this, he would be overjoyed, but Reiju doesn't care about power, so she tells Shanks that she is now a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, and if he wants to thank anyone, he should just thank the Whitebeard Pirates.

Leaving the hospital, Ben Beckman remarked with a sigh, "No wonder he's Whitebeard. After the Germa Corporation joined them, they didn't even want our favors anymore. If this were before, they would probably have been quite happy!"

"Old Man's personal charisma is no joke. I knew that back when I was still in Roger's crew. Even the captain highly respected Old Man!" Shanks replied seriously. "Look at Reina. He was also a great man, but he has been willing to stay in Whitebeard's crew all these years and has never intended to leave. If he were in another pirate crew, I believe Reina would have started his own crew long ago!"

Everyone nodded in agreement. They all knew that with Reina's current strength, he was no less than the so-called Four Emperors. If Reina had the intention to leave, it probably wouldn't be too difficult for him to form a Four Emperors pirate crew.

Leaving aside the Red-Haired Pirates, Reina's group, after consulting with Marco and the others, planned to launch another probing attack on the extraterrestrial visitors in the next two days. If the extraterrestrial visitors still didn't make any moves, they also planned to take over a small island. After all, the Navy and the Revolutionary Army had already succeeded, and if they didn't take any action, wouldn't they be inferior to them?

As for the Red-Haired Pirates and the Straw Hat Pirates, their leaders weren't around before, so there was no point in comparing them. Besides, they've both returned from the South Blue now, so it's only a matter of time before they start fighting.

But just as Marco and the others were preparing to set off, Shanks, having received the news, offered to go and help.

With the help of the Red-Haired Pirates, this operation would be a sure thing. However, Reina did not agree. First of all, this was an operation of the Whitebeard Pirates, and they had not yet reached the point where they needed help from others. Secondly, the Red-Haired Pirates had just fought a major battle with the Navy in the South Blue. Although they seemed to be fine, they would definitely be affected in a real fight. If their injuries were aggravated, they would owe the Navy a huge favor.

So when Reina refused, Shanks and the others didn't insist. Reina wasn't involved in this operation, but if things didn't go well at the front, he would definitely go to provide support. Shanks and the others were thinking that they would go with Reina to support Marco and the others later.

Chapter 1071 Reina's Business

"First Mate!"

On the very day Marco and his crew set off, Reina was resting in his room when a pirate arrived.

"What is it?" Reina opened the door and asked with a frown.

"First mate, it's from the hospital. That little girl named Uta has woken up, so Lady Reiju sent me to inform you!" the pirate who delivered the message said immediately.

"Oh? I see! I'll have to trouble you to go to Red-Haired Shanks' side and tell them this news too!" Reina said with a smile.

"Yes!" The pirate nodded and turned to run towards where Shanks and the others were resting.

When Reina arrived at the hospital, he ran into the red-haired men, which showed how anxious they were.

So Reina went with them to the hospital where Uta was hospitalized.

Reiju knew that Reina and the others would definitely come, so even though she was a little tired, she didn't leave but waited for them at the door.

"Reiju, how is Uta doing now?" Upon seeing Reiju, Reina immediately asked.

“A large portion of the toxins has been extracted, but it will probably take some time to completely eliminate them. Uta was awake for a while earlier, but she has fallen asleep again. If you go in, she should wake up, but don’t talk to her for too long. Her body is still quite weak, and most of her bodily functions are fighting off the toxins, so let her rest more!” Reiju shook her head and replied.

“Yes! You must be tired too, go back and rest early. We’ll just go in and take a look before leaving!” Reina nodded and replied.

Reiju's face already showed signs of fatigue, indicating that absorbing the toxins from Uta was not an easy task for her either.

After thanking Reiju, Shanks eagerly went into the hospital room.

Reina didn't go in with them; he'd rather give Shanks and the others that time.

As Reiju left the ward, Reina stood at the hospital entrance and said to her, "There's no rush. You should take care of yourself too!"

"I'm just a little tired. This is a rare opportunity for me. Absorbing the toxins from Uta has greatly increased my ability to resist and use poison. I should be able to give the extraterrestrials a surprise when we fight in the future!" Reiju said with a light laugh.

Her ability grows by absorbing toxins, and at her current level, ordinary toxins have little effect on her. As for things like the Sleepless Mushroom, most people wouldn't dare to eat it, and she doesn't know when she'll encounter such a toxin again.

Reina patted Reiju on the shoulder, telling her to rest well and not to rush the treatment.

Reiju was probably really tired; she said a few words to Reina and then left.

Not long after Reiju left, Shanks and the others came out of the hospital.

"Thank you so much this time!" Shanks said gratefully, grabbing Reina's hand as he came out.

"Don't worry, since Reiju can absorb Uta's toxins, she will definitely get better slowly!" Reina shook his head and replied.

“Yes! I’m very relieved to have Uta here with you, so we plan to leave tomorrow!” Shanks looked at Reina and said, “I’ll come back to pick her up after Uta has fully recovered!”

Reina was taken aback. He hadn't expected Shanks to leave so quickly. Although he had anticipated that Shanks wouldn't wait until Uta was fully recovered before leaving, he thought Shanks would stay for at least several days.

“Anyway, we can’t be of much help here, so we might as well go back and put some pressure on the extraterrestrial visitors. That way, everyone can relax a bit!” Ben Beckman, seemingly noticing Reina’s surprise, explained with a smile.

Reina nodded and said, "Don't worry, Uta is absolutely safe here. You should know that our teleporter has been installed. Even if something unexpected happens, we can send her to Xuan Yue Island at any time. And once she's on Xuan Yue Island, even the Navy... they won't be able to gain any advantage!"

Reina's words were quite domineering, and he also revealed the matter of their teleporter to Shanks.

They had previously given several units to the Straw Hat Pirates and the Revolutionary Army, and sold several more to the Navy, but they hadn't contacted Shanks. Shanks pretended not to know anything about it. Now that Reina has explained, it remains to be seen how they will respond.

Shanks glanced at Ben Beckman, and seeing the man nod, Shanks said, "I've heard you guys cracked the extraterrestrial teleporter. I wonder how well that thing works?"

Reina didn't deliberately exaggerate or deceive the other party. Instead, he told the Red-Haired Pirates about the advantages and disadvantages of the teleporter. Once the teleporter was spread, it was impossible to hide it anymore, so there was no need to lie.

The teleporters that leave our Whitebeard Pirates are basically all bound to the teleporter, so that all teleporters can be transferred through the teleporter on our Crescent Moon Island.

Of course, these are all subject to permissions and require your permission. If your machine has disabled permissions, then our transmitter cannot force the transmission!

Reina had always intended to promote the teleporter. It was useless for them to keep it in their hands. Only by spreading it out could they maximize their profits. Moreover, they could also earn some resources. Why not?

Judging from Shanks and the others' expressions, Reina guessed that the reason they hadn't contacted the seller to buy a teleporter was twofold: firstly, they felt it was unnecessary, and secondly, they were afraid that the Whitebeard Pirates would tamper with the teleporter.

But now that Reina has brought it up, and since they just owe the Whitebeard Pirates a huge favor, they're planning to buy a few.

Once the price was agreed upon, Reina instructed Shanks to take the teleporter back first and send a few technicians to help them install it. Shanks replied that he would send the resources over once he returned.

Reina finally smiled with satisfaction as he watched the Red-Haired Pirates' ship leave with the teleporter and technicians. Using other people's resources to set up teleportation points was a sure way to win.

After setting sail, Shanks asked Ben Beckman, "Didn't we already discuss this before? The Whitebeard Pirates' teleportation device wouldn't benefit us at all! Why did you suggest buying it this time?"

“We owe Uta’s situation to Reina’s help. We couldn’t refuse him since he asked, and the teleporter is indeed useful to us. The biggest drawback is that they probably have a backup plan. They could probably force us to use the teleporter at a crucial moment!” Ben Beckman exhaled a smoke ring and said, “However, as long as we don’t install the teleporter at our headquarters, it’s fine!”

Chapter 1072 Reina's Worries

After seeing off the Red-Haired Pirates, Reina found the people who were in contact with the front lines and asked them how the battle was going.

"First mate, according to the intelligence we received earlier, everything is normal at the front. The number of enemy strongmen is within our expectations, and with the help of the Vinsmoke family clones, our losses have been greatly reduced," the intelligence officer said with a smile.

"Yes, keep a close eye on the situation at the front. Report any developments to me immediately, understand?" Reina nodded and said.

“Yes, First Mate!” the liaison officer replied immediately.

After leaving the liaison room, Reina didn't go back. Instead, he went straight to the banquet plaza, which is basically where the Whitebeard Pirates work. Whitebeard used to receive reports here when he was here, so now everyone reports their work here.

At this moment, all the captains who had not participated in the operation were in the banquet square. When they saw Reina coming over, they all stood up and greeted him.

"Hey guys, are your injuries any better? Don't drink if you're not fully healed!" Reina said helplessly.

These guys were all injured in our previous battles, so they were completely unable to participate in this operation.

"What's so serious about my injury? Marco made a mountain out of a molehill!" said Bramanck, the captain of the Sixth Division, with considerable dissatisfaction.

Reina said with a wry smile, "Alright, stop complaining. While you guys were drinking here, they were fighting the extraterrestrials over there! If they need reinforcements, you won't have time to rest either; you'll have to come with me to support them!"

"Oh? Marco's situation isn't going well?" Bramank's eyes lit up as he asked curiously.

Reina shrugged and replied, "Sorry, you might be disappointed, their operation went very smoothly!"

Upon hearing this, Bramank went back to drinking while grumbling.

He didn't go to the front lines, and the combatants of the Sixth Division were all here. They weren't unhappy about not being able to go to battle. That's how pirates are; life includes not only battles but also fine wine. They were quite content enjoying the wine and food here.

They are willing to fight if necessary, but when there is no fighting, they also stop to enjoy life.

Reina and the others drank and chatted while waiting for news from Marco. Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was getting dark.

"What's going on? Why haven't we received any news from Marco yet?" Reina asked quietly, frowning as he looked at the sky.

"Don't worry, if anything unexpected happens, the liaison officer will definitely come to notify you immediately. Marco isn't a child anymore; he'll handle this kind of thing himself!" Bramank was already a little drunk, so he didn't continue drinking. He hadn't forgotten that he would have to go to the front lines if needed.

Upon hearing this, Reina was still somewhat uneasy, and whispered to the pirate beside him, "Go check with the liaison officer and ask them what's going on!"

"Yes, First Mate!" The pirate summoned by Reina showed no displeasure, but instead put down his wine bottle and headed towards the communications room.