Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

When I ask you to work, you're a wounded soldier, but now that you're drinking, you're not?

So he stopped reporting on his work and sat down to drink with Whitebeard and Reyner.

Whitebeard naturally had no objections, and Reina, seeing Marco's expression, dared not object even more.

Gradually, more and more people came here to drink.

Finally, Whitebeard simply ordered everyone to put down their work and come to the banquet square for a feast, so that everyone could relax. As for work... that could be done later!

So everyone on Xuan Yue Island started to go wild, and some people didn't even understand what was going on before joining in the fun.

It wasn't until the head chef, Sachi, discovered that the food and beverage reserves on Xuan Yue Island were being consumed too quickly that he called a halt to the entire banquet. However, two full days and nights had passed since the banquet began.

Sachi, on the verge of tears, looked at the empty warehouse, which was their pirate crew's regular food storage warehouse!

Fortunately, they have emergency reserve warehouses, so they don't have to worry about going hungry. However, they must purchase food and alcohol as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to buy them if they go to war with the World Government.

Yes, Whitebeard has already told the captains about it. They are all core members of the pirate crew and have the right to know these things.

Chapter 1169 The World Government's Plans

In Sakazuki's office at Marineford, Naval Headquarters.

At that moment, Sakazuki was smoking a cigar and looking at a document in his hand.

A day earlier, Sakazuki received a message from the World Government that they planned to take action against the Whitebeard Pirates.

In the past, Sakazuki would have been extremely happy, as eliminating the Whitebeard Pirates would have greatly enhanced the Navy's prestige and dampened the arrogance of those pirates.

But now he has to think carefully and consider more aspects.

The navy certainly needs to do something to enhance its prestige, but as the marshal, he cannot, as before, only focus on immediate gains.

Taking action against the Whitebeard Pirates would require a massive force.

Moreover, taking action against them now will inevitably affect the situation in Beihai.

Leaving aside the Coast Guard, the Straw Hat Pirates, the Red-Haired Pirates, and the Revolutionary Army all maintain good relations with the Whitebeard Pirates. Taking action against them now would be tantamount to starting a war against the entire pirate group in the North Blue.

This was not the outcome Sakazuki wanted, so upon receiving the news, he approached the Five Elders and voiced his opposition.

However, the Five Elders did not give him a satisfactory answer at the time, but only told him to gather his forces first. Today, he received this document.

"Damn Vegapunk, why did you have to go to Crescent Moon Island of all places?" Sakazuki said with a headache, puffing on a cigar.

Since the matter was related to Vegapunk, he knew it was definitely not simple.

As a naval admiral, he knew many secrets, such as just how powerful Vegapunk really was.

If Vegapunk and the Whitebeard Pirates were to join forces, it wouldn't be impossible for them to overthrow the world.

Therefore, he fully understands the decision made by the World Government.

However, at this point in time, he really couldn't spare too many troops.

If you try to take down the Whitebeard Pirates without enough troops, you're just asking for trouble.

"Dong dong dong..."

Just as Sakazuki was thinking, there was a knock on his office door.

"Come in!"

"Sakazuki said in a deep voice."

"Oh my god~~ Lord Marshal, I'm on vacation right now. Why did you call me back in such a hurry? What's the matter?" Kizaru walked into Sakazuki's office with a lewd look on his face.

Sakazuki gets a headache whenever he sees this guy.

Even when he's so busy, this guy still has the mind to take a vacation.

"The World Government is planning to go to war with the Whitebeard Pirates!" Sakazuki didn't bother with small talk, so he just dropped the bomb.

"Huh? At this time? Declaring war on the Whitebeard Pirates?" Even Kizaru was startled by Sakazuki's words, frowning as he asked, "What's the reason they suddenly want to attack the Whitebeard Pirates?"

“Vegapunk!” Sakazuki exhaled a smoke ring and said, “You were working with the Five Elders before, so you should have known that Vegapunk had escaped, right?”

"So Dr. Vegapunk... is going to the Whitebeard Pirates? If such a dangerous person joins the Whitebeard Pirates... he is indeed enough to threaten the World Government. No wonder they are taking action against the Whitebeard Pirates! But... now is not a good time!"

Sakazuki, unusually agreeing with Kizaru's words, nodded and said, "The Whitebeard Pirates are powerful now. Without enough manpower, we simply cannot fight them head-on. Although the extraterrestrials are holding them back, even if we take them down, we won't have enough manpower to fill their gaps. As for Sengoku and the others... I'm afraid they can't stop the extraterrestrials!"

"So, have they found a way to fill the gap?" Kizaru asked, sitting down. "If they haven't found a replacement for the Whitebeard Pirates, then eliminating them rashly will completely destroy the situation in the North Blue! The pirates in the North Blue might return to the New World! Not only will we lose the North Blue, but the New World that we finally managed to reclaim will also fall into chaos again."

Sakazuki sighed and said, "Replace the Whitebeard Pirates? Easier said than done. If there really is a force that can replace them, we're the ones who should be worried!"

"Anyway, this is something you should worry about. I won't get involved. If you've made up your mind, I'll go and assemble the troops!" Kizaru shrugged and said.

Sakazuki was silent for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Let's assemble the troops first! This kind of thing can't be done in a day or two. Also, I'll go to Mary Geoise again later!"

The problem they are now facing is obvious: if the World Government does not have a reasonable plan, Sakazuki will absolutely not send troops out lightly.

Otherwise, the consequences would be too severe.

Whitebeard's side clearly didn't take the World Government seriously either. They held banquets for several days without even informing the Revolutionary Army or the Straw Hat crew.

"Phew~ My body has finally recovered a bit!" After several days of recuperation, Reina's body has finally recovered. Although he can't exert 100% of his strength yet, he can handle some simple battles without any problems.

He believed that the Venerable One was in a much worse state than him at this moment; injuries of that degree would not be so easy to recover from.

If Venerable Mie were to abandon his injured body, then cultivating a body suitable for him would certainly not be something that could be done in a short time.

While all the other forces were recuperating, only the Revolutionary Army and the Red-Haired Pirates launched a probing attack on the extraterrestrial visitors. Although the visitors did not send out any Venerable-level experts, their forces and the number of titled individuals were significantly greater than before.

Therefore, based on their intelligence sharing, Reina guessed that all the powerful extraterrestrial visitors must have been released.

As for whether their previous efforts had been successful, Reina was unsure.

After recovering somewhat, Reina seemed to be exploring his Sharingan. As long as he could use the Rinnegan, Reina could definitely make even the Venerable One of Destruction suffer.

After studying it for several days, he successfully found the seal, but he had no way to remove it. He even went to Robin's place, hoping to use the power of Robin's Sharingan to guide his own Sharingan power out again.

However, they failed this time. Robin's eye power was completely sealed and isolated. It was unclear whether the seal had been reinforced after the last incident or whether Robin's eye power was insufficient. In any case, Reina's Sharingan remained completely unresponsive.

Left with no other choice, Reina had to change his strategy and decide to first earn enough points to upgrade Black Emperor's abilities.

After all, the two abilities that are most helpful to him right now are the Sharingan and the Black Emperor's abilities.

His Black Emperor ability is currently at level three, which is sufficient for most battles. However, when fighting against a powerhouse like the Extinction Venerable, the Black Emperor ability cannot fully absorb the opponent's power.

Chapter 1170 The Treasure Hunt

The quickest way to earn points is to enter the Tower of Trials, where you can hone your skills and earn a considerable amount of points.

However, Reina's body is not yet suitable for cultivation inside, so he has to find another way.

You can earn some points by checking in every day, but you have to keep doing it continuously, and you have to be on the ship. The time span is also quite long. He might as well wait until he is fully recovered and then go to the Tower of Trials to cultivate.

So the only option left is treasure hunting.

The system will assign a rating based on the treasure map he obtains. The higher the rating, the more items and points he will receive after digging up the treasure.

He used to look down on it, but now it's perfect. He can just gather a few people, check in on the ship every day, and go treasure hunting. He might even earn some extra income.

Since Vegapunk joined the Whitebeard Pirates, their funds have been spent very quickly. Although most of the materials were brought by Vegapunk himself, many of the instruments he needed could not be moved from Future Island, mainly because the Five Elders left too suddenly.

After sifting through more than ten treasure maps in the warehouse, Reina set off on his treasure hunt.

He originally planned to take a few captains out for fun, but now that Xuan Yue Island needs manpower, Reina simply went by himself.

Riding in the hard shell and hanging the Whitebeard Pirates' flag, Reina set off towards his first destination.

Finding treasure is easier for him than for most people, because once he uses the treasure-finding function, the system will give him a general location, and he just needs to follow the coordinates given by the system.

Moreover, when he was selecting treasure maps, he first chose those with the treasure located in the North Sea, and only then did he consider the level of the treasure.

He didn't want to waste time searching for treasure maps that were too far away, even though the treasures there might be of a higher grade.

Once his body recovers, he can go to the Tower of Trials; there's no need for him to dig for any treasures.

"Why did you have to take us treasure hunting?! I don't want to leave the Terror Forest at all, this damn sun..." Perona, perched on his hard-shell back and holding his gothic parasol, said to Reina, who was lying on a deck chair, with a disgruntled expression.

"Wouldn't my journey be too boring without you guys? Didn't I tell you? I won't interfere with your trip this time. Even if you go to the naval base to play, I'll support you!" Reina yawned and said with a light laugh.

"What a joke! What kind of naval base is this?" Perona wasn't stupid. The North Blue Navy had become the Coast Guard and was now an ally of the Whitebeard Pirates. If she acted recklessly, wouldn't she cause trouble?

"Relax, Perona! Since he said so, let's just do it. We'll have him to take the fall!" Olga, also wearing sunglasses and reclining on a deck chair, said with a flippant air, "If something fun happens, we'll do it!"

Perona was taken aback, then glanced at Reina. Seeing that he didn't object, she immediately laughed and said, "Let me tell you, when we're on our mission, we'll be operating under the name of the Whitebeard Pirates! Otherwise, if we get caught, things could get really bad! So you'd better be prepared!"

Reina smiled noncommittally. What big things could these two little girls possibly do? They could scare someone in the middle of the night and they'd brag about it for ages!

Therefore, Reina did not take Perona's words to heart.

But he soon realized how wrong he had been.

They had barely left the Whitebeard Pirates' territory and entered the Marines' domain when the two of them caused a huge commotion.

This forced Reina, who had only intended to replenish his supplies here, to flee overnight with his two girls.

There was nothing they could do; those two girls almost destroyed the town.

"By the way, where did you get these things? The Doctor wouldn't have made these things for you, would he?" Reina asked the two girls, looking at the small ball in his hand.

"Hehehe... This was made for us by Uncle Vegapunk!" Olga said, deliberately trying to look cute.

As for Perona, she was completely terrified.

"No wonder, only Old Man Bei didn't know your personalities, which is why he made so many for you!" Reina said helplessly.

The small ball in his hand functions somewhat like the "absorption shell" of Sky Island—a shell that can absorb impact and then release it.

Usopp once used the Absorption Shell to absorb Luffy's impact and then retaliated against Luffy.

However, the thing in Reina's hand can not only absorb impact, but also store the abilities of the ability users.

For example, the one in his hand contains Ace's fire power; once thrown, it can unleash a large amount of fire.

Reina guessed that Vegapunk thought the two girls were cute, so he gave them the items for self-defense.

He just didn't understand the two men's personalities, so he was asked by them to make quite a few, plus the Whitebeard Pirates had no shortage of Devil Fruit users.

Therefore, the two girls have a large number of "power balls".

They themselves didn't fully understand the power of the "Power Balls" before, so on the previous island, they released a large number of Power Balls at once, causing the town on the island to suffer a fierce attack. If it weren't for Reina's quick reaction and rescue of most people, the island would probably have lost at least a third of its population.