The tomb of Marquis Auguste in the basement of Fist Cathedral.
Rocks walked to the dark altar, gently opened the coffin, and took out the purple devil fruit inside.
"Hey, Boss Rocks, is this the mythical beast-type devil fruit you were talking about?"
Enel looked at the devil fruit in Rocks' hand and asked curiously.
"Ah, I guess so. However, compared to this devil fruit, I am more interested in this black altar and coffin."
Rocks put the purple devil fruit in his arms and looked at the coffin and altar in front of him.
"Indeed. I didn't expect that this altar could actually transform the devil fruits in the dead human body. It's really magical."
“Snap, snap, snap…”
"As expected of a pirate with a bounty of 2 billion berries, Captain Rocks. He was able to defeat that monster so easily."
Reinhardt clapped his hands, walked out from the dark corner, and looked at Rocks with great amazement.
"Count Reinhardt, what? Aren't you going to take a closer look?"
Rocks was not at all surprised that Reinhardt appeared here.
"Sister Maria, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."
"Hello, Mr. Locke."
Maria bowed slightly and saluted respectfully.
"Hehe, Captain Rocks, thank you very much for destroying this monster. I thank you on behalf of all the residents of Shuigu Town."
Reinhardt bowed and saluted Rocks.
Rocks didn't care and waited for Reinhardt's next words.
Reinhardt bowed, then slowly walked to the altar and gently closed the lid of the coffin.
"In a blink of an eye, hundreds of years have passed. It's really a long time."
Reinhardt said with some emotion, raised his head slightly and looked around the room.
"Do you know that the monster you just killed is the first generation head of our family, Marquis Auguste?"
"He used to be so handsome, cool, and powerful."
"With his unparalleled strength, he protected this island for more than two hundred years. However, fate plays tricks on him after all."
Reinhard slowly told the story about Marquis Auguste.
... ... ... ..
After a long time, the story was finished and Reinhardt walked towards Rocks.
"Thank you again for allowing our ancestors to rest in peace."
Rocks waved his hand casually and walked towards the altar.
"Then, Mr. Count Reinhardt, can you tell me about this altar? I am very interested in this altar."
Reinhardt didn't seem surprised when he heard what Rocks said.
"The altar? I don't mind telling you. This was built by our family's ancestor, Auguste, eight hundred years ago."
"We don't know exactly where the technology came from. Because the family has lost the records of that part over the past few hundred years. However, you have already experienced the only use of this altar, Captain Rocks."
"Yes, it can reincarnate the devil fruit in the body of a dead person into the nearest fruit."
"This is a secret that our family has guarded for generations. Please help us keep it. I don't want our family to be destroyed because of this thing."
After receiving a positive answer, Rocks smiled.
“This is really nice stuff.”
Rocks looked at the small altar in front of him with twinkling eyes.
Lockes was very happy to have such a thing.
Because of it, Rocks can completely rely on it to form a powerful army of people with special abilities.
Moreover, with him, Rocks would no longer have to let powerful abilities like Shiki dissipate and reincarnate on their own.
"Count Reinhardt, I like this thing. Please give me this church and this altar. Of course, in exchange, our Rocks Pirates will protect this island from any pirates."
Rocks made his decision and then spoke it directly to Reinhardt.
Although there was no coercion in his tone, it was full of arrogance that could not be refused.
Reinhardt glanced at Rocks with a gleam in his eyes.
He knew that as long as Rocks knew the function of this altar, he would never give up.
However, Reinhardt would not give away his family's treasures so easily.
"Haha. Captain Rocks, it's an honor to be protected by your pirate group. However, this is a treasure that has been passed down from generation to generation in our family after all."
Rocks looked calmly at Reinhardt, who had a smile on his face.
"Tell me what you want."
"Hahaha, you are really worthy of being Captain Rocks."
Reinhardt said this with a chuckle, then looked at Rocks seriously.
"Captain Rocks, I have only one condition."
"Our family was once the royal family of the Kingdom of Francis in the New World. Eight hundred years ago, our country was destroyed due to a war that swept the world."
"And the only long-cherished wish of our family is to rebuild the original Kingdom of Francis. If you are willing to help me rebuild the kingdom, then I am willing to give you the entire Shuigu Town. And, when the kingdom is established, I am willing to be loyal to you forever."
"My country will fly the flag of your pirate group and become your territory."
"What do you think?"
Reinhardt looked at Rocks with a smile, waiting for his reply.
Rocks stared at Reinhardt quietly and did not respond immediately.
"You are quite powerful and have such an altar. Why do you want my help?"
"With your strength and this altar, I believe you should have a good power. You can completely rebuild your country with your own strength, right?"
Rocks looked at Reinhardt curiously.
From the very beginning, Rocks's natural observation Haki had already noticed that Reinhardt possessed considerable power.
Although he is not the top one and cannot enter the ranks of gold medalists, he is good enough to dominate among silver medalists.
With such strength, they can definitely establish their own country.
Moreover, with this altar, he would not lack powerful devil fruit abilities.
"Ha ha ha, Mr. Captain Rocks. You are really joking."
"Although I have good strength, it is still useless compared to the top sea masters like you."
"Also, although I have some good power, I cannot gain a foothold in the New World."
"You know that the new world is a place where only the strong can gain a foothold. And I want to rebuild the kingdom, but it is impossible for me to rely on myself alone."
Reinhardt sighed.
If he had top combat power like Rocks, he would never want to rely on the Rocks Pirates.
Moreover, the secrets of his family have been completely known to the other party, so he has to consider a way out.
After all, pirates are unreasonable.
"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you and occupy this island directly?"
Rocks looked at Reinhardt curiously.
"Haha, of course I'm afraid. But I think that my life should be more valuable than my death. After all, I have what you, Captain Rocks, need most right now."
"Intelligence." (To be continued)