Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Our intelligence sources are absolutely reliable!" After clarifying Kelra's identity, the Five Elders did not give a specific answer, but they did give a positive one.

“Since you’re so sure, then I won’t ask any more questions! But you want to use us as pawns… You can’t just settle things with a few words, can you?” Reina put down the knife in his hand, his smile vanished, and asked.

Now that negotiations had officially begun, Reina broke his silence and spoke up directly.

“This doesn’t mean we’re using you! Extraterrestrials are enemies of all of us!” Jegarcia Satan Saint said softly.

"Heh..." Reina chuckled, leaning back in his chair, and said with a hint of mockery, "In that case, let's go back and defend our respective areas! As for their elite squad... what does it have to do with us? As long as they can't occupy more territory, they can't increase their strength, so it's irrelevant to us!"

Reina's words essentially made things clear: if the extraterrestrial visitors really did form an elite team, then it was definitely for the World Government!

Although he didn't know how the World Government had provoked the extraterrestrials, as he said, a small elite team had almost no impact on the overall situation.

Upon hearing Reina's words, the Five Elders' expressions all turned ugly.

They obtained the information from Lord Im, who also clearly told them that the elite squad of extraterrestrial visitors was targeting the extraterrestrial visitors.

They just didn't expect that their purpose would be guessed by Reina before it even started. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that only the five of them knew about this information, they would have suspected that there was a traitor who had leaked it.

Chapter 1266 Mutual Targeting

Reina's words made the Five Elders feel that things were going off track again, so they had no choice but to say, "The extraterrestrial visitors have come with great force this time. If you all cannot cooperate with us, then the losses will definitely not be limited to just our World Government!"

"I'm too lazy to argue with you. Just tell us what we want to know. Since this is a cooperation, you should at least show some sincerity. If you just want to treat us like fools, there's no need to continue!" Reina said, pursing his lips.

The five elders exchanged glances and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

They truly did not deceive Reina; aside from the fact that Lord Im's existence could not be revealed, they did not hide anything else.

The intelligence was given by Lord Im, so they cannot reveal it. Lord Im's requirements are simple: to defend against this attack from extraterrestrials, and at the same time, to absolutely prevent the enemy's elite squad from entering their core area, otherwise the consequences would be severe.

That's why the Five Elders summoned all the major forces in the North Sea, in order to unite them against the extraterrestrial visitors.

Their original plan was quite good: to inform the leaders of the major powers so they could prepare their defenses, while the navy would send troops to eliminate the elite squad of extraterrestrial visitors.

In order to prevent things from going wrong, they shared the information beforehand.

Otherwise, they could wait until the extraterrestrials launch their final attack before sending their navy, thus minimizing their losses.

The meeting is being held now in order to avoid any misunderstandings.

But things still turned out this way, which made the Five Elders somewhat angry and helpless.

Meanwhile, Reina was not only curious about the Five Elders' information, but also very wary of their intentions.

If it were merely a matter of the elite extraterrestrial team as they claimed, Reina would feel that they were making a mountain out of a molehill.

Given their relationship with the Navy, all they need to do is share the intelligence with Sengoku, and then Sengoku can find them and explain the situation. There's absolutely no need to call them all over.

Now, not only does Reina not believe the Five Elders' explanation, but even Sengoku feels something is strange.

"What is the purpose of the enemy's elite squad? Starting a war at this time will not benefit them. If it is just to send some people into our hinterland, it is completely unnecessary!" Sengoku, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

“We don’t know either. All we know is that if we let them come, it will pose a huge threat to our world!” Jegalsia Satan Saint shook his head and said.

Although Jegalsia Satan Saint's words were essentially meaningless, Reina was willing to believe them. Obtaining information about extraterrestrial visitors was already extremely difficult, and if they even knew the other party's purpose, Reina was unwilling to believe it.

Like Reina, Koala, Shanks, and others also felt that the other party was not lying about this statement.

"So what is your purpose? Don't talk about mutually beneficial cooperation. With the current strength of the extraterrestrials, they are more than capable of defense than offense. Even if they launch a full-scale attack, we are confident that we can trap them in the North Sea! So, a mere elite squad poses no threat to the overall battle situation at all." Shanks tapped the table, laying his words bare.

Reina looked at Shanks with some surprise. The other party had made his point clear. It seemed like he was doing it for their own benefit, but in reality, he was helping the Five Elders, which would allow the conversation to continue.

That's how negotiations work. As long as you can say something, it proves there's room for negotiation. If you have nothing left to say, then the negotiations have come to an end!

The awkward situation arose because of Reina and the others' silence.

However, Shanks acted perfectly normally, seemingly unaware that something was wrong with him.

Seeing this, Reina didn't say much, but just listened to what they were saying with a smile.

The Five Elders fell silent upon hearing Shanks' words.

"Our goal... is the same as yours, simply to protect our world and eliminate more extraterrestrial visitors!" After a moment of silence, the Five Elders, dressed in a dark red suit, with blond hair and a beard, and a scar on his chest, said in a deep voice.

"Tch~" Reina chuckled and said, "Hey, Shanks, it seems the other party doesn't intend to accept your favor!"

Shanks was also surprised by the response. This official-sounding answer wouldn't fool the people here at all; even the young girls from the Revolutionary Army wouldn't believe it.

"Gentlemen, our presence here today is the greatest show of our sincerity. If you do not respect us, then I will have no choice but to return!" Shanks said in a deep voice.

The Five Elders also fell silent at this point, because they could not possibly answer this truthfully, and even if they did, the other party would not believe them.

"Our goal is simple!" But at this moment, Akainu Sakazuki, who had been silent until now, spoke up and said, "If the extraterrestrial visitors break out of the North Blue, it will cause us a lot of trouble, and if you are unprepared, they may break through your defenses!"

"Hahahaha..." Reina couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "If that's really the case, you could just share the intelligence with the Coast Guard. There's absolutely no need for us to make this trip, is there? Since you called us here, is it just for something like this? You might as well send some men out to ambush us now; that would satisfy me much more!"

The Five Elders' faces darkened because before the meeting began, Sakazuki had suggested arranging an ambush on the pirates attending the meeting, but the Five Elders refused, as they only wanted to complete the task given to them by Lord Im.

Moreover, Lord Im had already warned them beforehand that without the help of many forces in the North Sea, it would be extremely difficult to stop the extraterrestrial visitors this time.

"Whether you believe it or not, the reason we've summoned you here is to tell you that these extraterrestrial visitors are coming with great force, and if we don't unite, the harm they could cause will be enormous! That's why we've summoned you," said the Five Elders, dressed in a dark blue suit, with long, straight white hair and a long beard, in a deep voice. "As for whether you believe it or not, that's your business!"

Upon hearing this, Reina immediately got up and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Robin and Jinbe, though somewhat confused, also got up and prepared to leave with Reina. Koala hesitated for a moment before also choosing to leave.

"Wait!" But just as Reina was about to reach the door, Sengoku suddenly called out to him.

"Something wrong?" Reina turned his head to look at Sengoku and asked, "Didn't they say they called us here because of the extraterrestrial visitors? Now that it's been made clear, aren't you leaving?"

Chapter 1267 Reina's Advice

Upon hearing Reina's words, Sengoku's face darkened.

"So how do you plan to deal with this operation by the extraterrestrial visitors? If we don't make any arrangements, we might be picked off one by one!" Sengoku said in a deep voice.

“That’s our business, what does it have to do with them?” Reina said, pointing at the Five Elders.

"But without the help of the World Government and the Navy, are you confident you can stop the attack from extraterrestrials? Even if your Whitebeard Pirates are fine, the Straw Hat crew can too?" Sengoku countered.

"Are you mistaken about something?" Reina chuckled and said, "Don't forget, we're pirates! Not some regular army! If we can't win, of course we have to run! As for the extraterrestrial visitors..."

Reina shrugged, as if to indicate that it was none of his business.

“Just say it! What do you want?” At that moment, Jegarcia Satan Saint asked with a dark face.

He knew that Reina was only saying all this to raise the price, which was also why he disliked dealing with pirates.

“It’s simple, tell me your source of information!” Reina’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the Five Elders and asked.

In fact, he himself did not know that he had already believed the words of the Five Elders and thought that the extraterrestrial visitors were indeed about to launch a full-scale attack.

“I have no comment on this matter!” Jegalsia Satan Saint shook his head and replied, “If you make other demands, we can negotiate, but there is no room for negotiation on this matter!”

The Five Elders' words made Reina frown; he hadn't expected their attitude to be so firm.

He himself knew that even without the World Government's intelligence, if the extraterrestrials launched a large-scale attack, they would still fight to the death. So now he was just increasing his bargaining power in order to obtain more resources from the World Government.

Having figured this out, Reina gave Robin and Koala a wink and said, "In that case, why don't we suspend the meeting and discuss it again tomorrow?"

Sengoku and Shanks immediately nodded in agreement, as they understood what Reina meant. The Five Elders, on the other hand, hesitated for a moment, but after seeing Shanks and Sengoku nod, they had no choice but to agree as well.

After everyone had left, Jegalsia Satan Saint slammed his fist on the table and said angrily, "That Akame! He suspended the meeting simply to gain more benefits!"

"Fine, since Lord Im has given us the mission, we must complete it. They're suspending the meeting now simply so they can get the biggest benefit from us by sending someone to make contact with them! We don't need to offer any more benefits to Sengoku and Shanks!" The Five Elders, dressed in a dark blue suit, with long, straight white hair and a long beard, sighed and said.

"Hmph, they got off too easy!" Jegalsia Satan Saint said resentfully.

Although he said that, he knew that this was the best option given the current situation.

As Reina left the meeting room, he said directly to Robin, Jinbe, and Koala beside him, "If anyone from the World Government comes looking for you, just make your demands and leave evidence! It's best to ask them to do something first, like the resources you need, and then agree to their requests!"

“But… what if their demands are excessive?” Kella said, frowning.

"Idiot, didn't Dragon tell you when you came out? Can you keep your promises?" Reina rolled his eyes and asked.

"Well... since the leader sent me, my promise... should still stand, right?" Kera said somewhat uncertainly.

Reina chuckled and said, "Believe it or not, if Dragon agrees to the terms, then your agreement counts. But if he doesn't... your agreement is worthless! What position do you hold in the Revolutionary Army? You're not even one of the two army commanders. What can you possibly agree to?"

"Ah..." Kelra hesitated for a moment and asked, "The chief sent me here..."

"It's just to find out what the World Government wants! So do what you think is right. For those conditions that seem like you're about to agree but are hesitant to, just put on a show, pretend you've been tricked, and get the resources first! As for what happens after that, let Dragon worry about it!" Reina said with a smile. "The same goes for Robin and Jinbe! Luffy, that hothead, might not understand, but I believe Princess Vivi will!"

Upon hearing this, Robin nodded, indicating that he understood.

Jinbe, on the other hand, felt a little embarrassed. Wasn't this a lie?

“Jinbe, you need to learn more about these things. In the future, your Fishman Island will inevitably have to deal with other forces! Your Sand Star Prince is clearly not good at this kind of thing. As the pillar of the Fishman race, if you often make mistakes in your political stance, it will bring countless losses to the Fishman race!” Reina patted Jinbe on the shoulder and said.

“This…yes! Thank you, Mr. Reina!” Jinbe was taken aback for a moment, then immediately nodded seriously.

“You should interact and communicate with Naga more in the future. She has a talent for this. You can also tell her about this incident, as well as my approach and intentions!” Reina said with a light laugh.

"Yes!" Jinbe laughed upon hearing this.

Reina was somewhat pleased that Naga had gained his approval.

The merfolk are inherently very bad at politics; in this respect, no other race can compare with humans.

To put it nicely, it's called being honest and simple; to put it bluntly, it's just being stupid!

After they returned to their respective rooms, the World Government took action, sending people to contact all of them simultaneously.

"Oh~ I really didn't expect that you would have to come all the way here in person... Isn't that giving me too much face?" Reina said, pretending to be flattered, as he looked at the Five Elders who walked in. Unfortunately, the other party didn't care at all, because he didn't even stand up.

"State your conditions! This time we need your Whitebeard Pirates to capture every extraterrestrial visitor and force them out of your territory! If you can do that, then state your demands!" Jegarcia Satan Saint, one of the Five Elders, spoke directly as he entered.

Reina had initially thought the World Government would send a high-ranking official, but it turned out that the Five Elders came to negotiate with him in person. Therefore, his words just now were not entirely sarcastic.

“I’m curious, how exactly did you get the information from the extraterrestrial visitors? This is something most people couldn’t do, right? If you tell me the reason, I won’t ask for anything!” Reina sat up straight and said directly.

Since the other party has shown sincerity, he can no longer continue to act recklessly.

Chapter 1268 The Agreement

In response to Reina's question, Jegalcia Satan Saint was not angry. Instead, he shook his head and said, "Don't think about such things. Instead, think about what you want to ask for!"

"Tch~ Aren't you worried that we won't be able to meet your requirements? Although the extraterrestrial visitors lost the Destroyer, you should also know that they weren't fighting in their true form. Perhaps the Destroyer has already returned!" Reina shook his head and said, "If they concentrate their forces to attack one point, even our Whitebeard Pirates will only face defeat! Kaido and Big Mom are the best examples!"

Jegalsia Satan Saint paused for a moment, then said, "What I'm certain of is that this time they only intend to send an elite squad to penetrate our defenses in the North Sea, not to launch a full-scale attack to break through in one direction!"