Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Is Garp confident he can hold off the enemy?" Upon hearing Sengoku's words, the Five Elders asked in a deep voice.

“If it’s just about stalling, there shouldn’t be a problem!” Sengoku replied after thinking for a moment.

"That's good! I'll have the Knights of God handle it then!" the Five Elders said in a deep voice.

"The Knights of God?" Sengoku looked astonished.

Even Sengoku, a former naval admiral, had only heard of this name and had never met those people.

As the World Government's greatest trump card, the Knights of God have ten members. It is said that each of them possesses strength comparable to an Admiral. They are the World Government's biggest trump card as far as he knows, and he never expected the World Government to bring them out at this time.

However, with the presence of the Knights of God, even an elite squad from outer space shouldn't be able to gain too much of an advantage. With Garp and Issho added in, there shouldn't be any problems.

Moreover, Sakazuki wouldn't just stand by and watch from the sidelines. He would send at least one admiral-level fighter. In this way, the combined forces would be more than enough to defend against the elite squad of extraterrestrial visitors. Unless the two Venerables of the other side were to be dispatched at the same time, there should be no need to worry.

After receiving the news from the Five Elders, Sengoku finally felt a little relieved, while Advisor Tsuru frowned and pondered.

"Little Crane? What's wrong?" Sengoku asked curiously.

Staff Officer He shook his head and replied, "It's nothing. I was just thinking... what exactly is the purpose of these extraterrestrial visitors? I remember they also launched a surprise attack on Mary Geoise before, right? What... is it about there that attracts them?"

"This..." Staff Officer Tsuru's words made Sengoku frown as well.

Clearly, the Five Elders know the answer, but they certainly won't tell them. Perhaps it involves some secrets of the World Government; otherwise, they would have revealed it during the previous negotiations.

Chapter 1278 Found

When Whitebeard, Dragon, and the others received the invitation from the Navy, just as Sengoku had guessed, they all decisively declined.

Putting aside the fact that the extraterrestrial forces have not completely withdrawn and could launch a counterattack at any time, the World Government alone cannot be completely trusted, neither the Whitebeard Pirates nor the Revolutionary Army.

Therefore, Sengoku had already anticipated that Whitebeard, Dragon, and others would refuse.

Moreover, now that they have received news that the World Government has dispatched the Knights of God, they are not as nervous as before.

After all, that's the World Government's elite force. With Garp, Issho, and the Navy's reinforcements, they should have no problem holding off the elite squad of extraterrestrial visitors.

On the other side, after learning that the extraterrestrial visitors had been defeated, Reina could only sigh and order his pirates to return, as there was no longer any need to continue patrolling.

Although they had not yet found any trace of the enemy, most of them had already penetrated their defenses.

The enemy might take advantage of their current withdrawal to launch another attack, but this possibility is not very high, since the enemy cannot predict when they will withdraw their defenses.

Therefore, Reina guessed that the elite squad of extraterrestrial visitors must have already penetrated their defenses.

Otherwise, Sengoku wouldn't have contacted Whitebeard and invited them to garrison Mary Geoise.

Before long, the pirate ships that had been patrolling outside began to slowly return. However, Reina did not relieve Eagle and Liu Liu of their patrol duties. Although the possibility was very small, they could not be careless.

"First mate, have we found the enemy?" As they disembarked from the pirate ship, many captains asked Reina.

Reina shook his head and replied, "It's not that easy! The extraterrestrials at the front have withdrawn, and they've probably already left! Oh well, let's do our best and leave the rest to fate. Besides, their target is the World Government, so we shouldn't get involved!"

"Hahaha... So you wanted to cause trouble for the World Government! You should have said so earlier! If you had, we would have cleared a path for them, and they wouldn't have had to go to such lengths!"

"Hahaha... This time, the enemy might be able to send out a Venerable-level expert, right? Without the vice-captain, what will the World Government use to fight back?"

Many captains burst into laughter upon hearing this.

“Don’t underestimate the World Government. Putting aside others, Garp alone is not easy to deal with. If the Destroyer is careless, he might suffer a great loss!” Reina shook his head and said.

He recalled his last encounter with Garp in the illusion.

I was lucky that Garp didn't kill me back then; that old bastard showed me mercy.

Upon hearing Reina mention Garp's name, everyone fell silent. They were all once great pirates who roamed the New World, and naturally knew how powerful Garp was.

Even setting aside the fact that Garp once chased Roger all over the world, they still can't beat Garp now.

You have to understand that Roger back then was a strongman that even his father couldn't defeat at his peak, but even such a strongman was chased all over the world by Garp.

"First mate, what do we do now?" As more and more of his crew returned, one of the captains asked.

“Those who want to go to the front lines can go to the front lines themselves, and those who don’t want to go to the front lines can go back to Xuan Yue Island. I estimate that there is no fighting on the front lines right now, but a large number of troops will definitely be needed to garrison them. Also, I am quite concerned about the elite squad of extraterrestrial visitors. I will probably go and take a look at them later, so Xuan Yue Island will also need people to stay behind!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

After Reina finished speaking, the captains looked at each other, but soon they split into two groups according to their own ideas. One group headed towards the first small island at the front line to meet up with the captain there.

The other group planned to return to Xuan Yue Island with Reina.

According to Lei's account, he might have to leave after returning to Xuan Yue Island, so they will be stationed there next.

"You two, come back to Xuan Yue Island with me!" Reina beckoned to Perona and Olga and said.

The two little guys were quite helpful in this operation, especially Olga's sea lizard, which performed very well in patrolling.

However, the two little ones were somewhat disappointed. They had thought they could fight the extraterrestrial visitors, but they didn't encounter a single enemy this time.

Although they still wanted to go to the front lines, they knew that there was probably no more fighting there now.

The two of them usually stayed by Reina's side, so they were very familiar with the current situation.

Just as Reina was about to lead the two onto the ship, they suddenly sensed a signal coming from the Surveillance Eagle.

Reina frowned, stood still, and said to the two of them, "Wait a minute!"

Then it directly connected to the visual sharing of Surveillance Eagle.

"That's... the Red Line?" After connecting to the shared network, the first thing Reina saw was the Red Line. As a vast landmass that runs through the entire One Piece world, the Red Line is very recognizable because its entire land is red, hence the name Red Line.

As for why the Surveillance Eagle came here, Reina had no idea, but with the help of the Surveillance Eagle's vision, he finally knew what anomaly it had discovered!

"Those guys...could they be an elite force of extraterrestrials?" Looking at the black shadows darting across the Red Line, Reina had a feeling that they were indeed an elite squad of extraterrestrials.

As people in the world of One Piece, very few people go to the Red Line. Apart from the high-ranking officials of the World Government and those self-righteous Celestial Dragons, no one chooses to live on the Red Line.

And this... was also an order issued by the Celestial Dragons, who believed that only they, as gods, were qualified to live on the Red Line.

That's why when Reina discovered those dark figures moving across the Red Line, he immediately concluded that they were extraterrestrials.

However, in order not to alert the enemy, Reina did not allow the Surveillance Eagle to approach. The Surveillance Eagle should still be located in the North Sea area, because the group of dark figures should be heading towards the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, but Reina did not find any buildings.

"Hey~ Looks like I can make a killing!" Reina quickly exited the surveillance eagle's field of vision, returned to his original body, and then took out a Den Den Mushi to contact Whitebeard.

"Hello~ This is Lakuyo!" The Den Den Mushi was quickly connected, and Lakuyo's voice came through.

"Where is the captain?" Reina asked directly without wasting any words.

"Hmm? Father? Father is resting. What's the matter?" Clearly, Lacjo recognized Reina's voice.

"Go quickly and inform Big Brother that I've found the whereabouts of the elite interstellar visitor team!" Reina said softly, suppressing his excitement.

"What!?" Rakuyo was taken aback. He gestured to the people around him, signaling them to inform Whitebeard, while anxiously asking, "Where is the other side?"

Chapter 1279 Negotiation

When asked about his situation, Reyna did not answer but told him to wait until Whitebeard arrived.

Perona and Olga, who were standing next to Reina, were completely confused. Reina had been with them the whole time and had just said that he was going back to Xuan Yue Island. Why did he suddenly say that he had found an elite team of extraterrestrial visitors?

If it were the World Government or the Navy speaking to Reina, they would definitely think he was lying. But the person Reina is speaking to is Captain Laco! That's a comrade. Reina wouldn't joke like that with someone else, especially not with his father!

Soon, Whitebeard's voice came through the Den Den Mushi in Reina's hand.

"You found the elite team of extraterrestrial visitors there?"

“Brother, it’s on the Red Line!” Reina said in a deep voice, “We didn’t set up any defenses there, so they could easily use the Red Line to get close to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!”

Whitebeard was silent for a moment before asking, "What do you plan to do?"

“I plan to use this information to exchange for something with the World Government. What do you think?” Reina said with a smile.

"Hmm! Don't go too far. Although I don't know what the extraterrestrial visitors' purpose is, if it can make the World Government nervous, then it must be something serious!" Whitebeard replied softly.

“Hmm! We definitely can’t let the extraterrestrials succeed, but we can’t let the World Government have it too easy either. At least it would be great if the extraterrestrials could cause a ruckus in Mary Geoise! ​​It’s a pity that this opportunity is too good to waste on! I plan to get the World Government to recognize the existence of Fish-Man Island. The Naga and the others have helped us a lot, so we should at least get the World Government to recognize them. It would be best if they could be given a small island so they can come out from the sea!” Reina said, sharing his thoughts.

“That’s right! With the World Government’s recognition, at least ordinary people won’t dare to disturb them. Do you plan to turn them into something like Amazon Lily?” Whitebeard understood Reiner’s meaning after a moment’s thought and asked.

“That’s right. You have to eat one bite at a time. You can’t make a fat man overnight. Besides, their own strength doesn’t allow them to occupy too much territory. If they learn from the Women’s Kingdom and find a remote location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, maybe the World Government will agree!” Reina nodded and replied.

"Don't tell Naga and the others about this yet. Try it first, and if it succeeds, then tell them!" Whitebeard thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Understood!" Reina nodded in response.

After discussing the specific details with Whitebeard, Reina hung up the Den Den Mushi and then dialed Sengoku's Den Den Mushi.

After the call connected, Reina didn't waste any words and immediately had Sengoku transfer the call to the World Government.

Although Sengoku was somewhat surprised, he still transferred the call to the World Government as Reina had requested.

"What is it?" the Five Elders asked in a deep voice.

“It’s Reina. He said he has something important to discuss with you. If possible, I’ll connect you to the Den Den Mushi!” Sengoku replied softly.

In fact, he already had a guess in his heart, but since Reina didn't say it, he wasn't sure.

As expected, the Five Elders fell silent for a moment after hearing Sengoku's words.

"Connect me!" After a moment, the Five Elders agreed to the request to connect.

"Alright, Reina, the Den Den Mushi has been connected. You can now talk to the Five Elders!"

Upon hearing Sengoku's voice, Reina wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he chuckled and said:

"I think you all probably guessed why I'm here to see you, right?"

"Speak! At a time like this, nonsense is useless!" the Five Elders said in a deep voice.

“Hahaha… Good, that’s great! I have indeed discovered the elite squad of extraterrestrial visitors! There are about twenty of them, and they are heading towards your Mary Geoise! ​​Of course, I also know that you have definitely laid a trap in Mary Geoise! ​​But… I don’t think you want to start a war in Mary Geoise, do you?” Reina said with a loud laugh.

“State your conditions! You should know that they can’t destroy the Holy Land Mary Geoise! ​​So don’t bring up those unrealistic conditions! Besides, if they really achieve their goal, it won’t just be us who suffer!” The Five Elders understood Reina a little and said very straightforwardly.

Sengoku listened without speaking. It was a negotiation between the Whitebeard Pirates and the World Government, and he had neither the right nor the standing to speak.

“My request is simple: your world government must recognize the legitimacy of the Fish-Men and give them a small island where they can live!” Reina said directly upon hearing this.

"That's impossible!" the Five Elders refused outright.

The Fish-Men were originally recognized as a race in this world by the World Government, but the existence of merfolk made them the most suitable slaves to be captured.

So gradually, the Fish-Men were removed from the World Government's purview. Without the World Government's protection, the Fish-Men could only stay in the dark depths of the sea year after year.

If the World Government now recognizes the legitimacy of the Fish-Men, then capturing them in the future would be tantamount to opposing the World Government.

And coincidentally, the ones who most enjoy treating mermaids as slaves are the Celestial Dragons!