One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Even Doflamingo was stunned. Such a large sum of money, his accumulation of more than ten years, would take a day or two to move even if someone did it openly. How could it be emptied in one go?

No one knows how much the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's movement speed, combined with the storage function of the gadget space, helped Robert, the veteran, with his relocation project.

Even Vice Admiral Tsuru and Sengoku dared not make a decision on their own in this situation. The Navy, for the first time ever, took the initiative to invite secret agents from the CP department to help track down the whereabouts of Sugar and the embezzled funds, in an effort to prove that the Navy had not embezzled the money.

The great battle officially ended when the warships carrying the Don Quixote family sailed away from Dressrosa.

While King Riku was busy touring the country and pacifying his people, Ah San was writing and drawing in his office.

Luo pushed open the door to the Indian man: "That bastard Robert only left you as his subordinate to deal with such a huge mess in Dressrosa?"

Although he was facing the infamous Shichibukai, the Indian guy changed his usual timid demeanor and said, "Please show some respect to the adults!"

Luo sprawled on the sofa as if he had no bones: "You're quite loyal, aren't you? Now that we're on the same side, can't you tell me how you all negotiated this? After all that effort to take over Doflamingo's businesses, Robert can't possibly just give up all his previous ventures, can he?"

Ah San frowned and remained silent, while Luo said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I've used my Devil Fruit power to cover this place, no one can hear what we're saying."

The Indian man said with a serious expression, "The master said that selling arms is a thankless task. Whether it is the world government or the people at the bottom, whether it is from the top down or from the bottom up, there is a lot of resistance. Only a small number of people in the chain of interests will be satisfied."

Luo seemed completely unsurprised, but asked sarcastically, "So why is he asking you to keep maintaining all the contact information for your upstream and downstream partners? It's not like he's going to invite everyone to dinner sometime, is it?"

Ah San laughed and said, "How did you know? The master said that if you really don't know what to do, just sell grain first!"

Luo frowned, not expecting that Robert would actually want to do such a low-level business.

Ah San knew he didn't understand, and he himself hadn't understood at first either, so he imitated Robert's tone and expression to explain:

"Dres Rosa has flat terrain and fertile soil, and with the help of the Tontata tribe, a race that is most skilled in farming, it will only take a few years to grow enough food to supply several surrounding countries."

Luo wanted to interrupt and ask something, but the Indian man waved his hand and continued:

"Food may seem insignificant, but the world can live without guns and cannons, but it cannot live without food. That is what we call a basic necessity."

"All essential needs are true hard currency. There are a large number of people in the world who don't have enough to eat, and there are also a large number of countries that cannot be self-sufficient enough to feed their people."

"To conquer them with guns and cannons would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but would also cost lives."

"With enough grain, we can easily knock on the door of any country. Even if their people have enough to eat, what about wine? Doesn't it still need to be brewed with surplus grain?"

Luo frowned and said, "I know grain is important, but after all this time you've just started buying and selling grain normally? I didn't partner with Luo to become a grain dealer."

Ah San recalled the story Robert had told him and said mysteriously, "Anything, once it becomes dumped and monopolized, will become the strongest weapon, especially a necessity like food."

"You don't need to understand what we're doing. Just do your own thing. In two years at most, we'll make sure the entire New World is doomed without food from Dressrosa!"

Luo shrugged: "Do whatever you want, just don't skimp on my share. I wonder what kind of trouble he's up to in the Navy."

Ah San looked out the window; Robert had indeed given him a task before leaving.

"One year from now, I'll buy all the floating islands with money!"

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The Navy released a full statement on the Dressrosa incident, which was disseminated to all corners of the world through World Economic News.

First, Doflamingo was stripped of his title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea for conducting horrific biological experiments in the Dressrosa Kingdom.

Then, the honors were given to the naval heroes who overthrew the Donquixote Family’s dark rule over Dressrosa, including hundreds of naval personnel who infiltrated the country over a decade but were tortured after their identities were exposed, as well as four rising naval stars who made great contributions this time.

Lieutenant Commander Bellemere, directly under Vice Admiral Garp of the Navy Headquarters, was promoted to Lieutenant Commander of the Headquarters for his meritorious service.

Former Admiral Aokiji's direct subordinate, Captain Grant, was promoted to Brigadier General for his meritorious service and transferred to the command of Vice Admiral Prodi.

Former Captain Zepa, who was directly under Admiral Aokiji, was promoted to major for his merits and transferred to the command of Vice Admiral Prodi.

Corporal Robert De Niro of the Science Defense Force directly under Admiral Kizaru of the Navy Headquarters played a key role in both the Rocky Harbor Incident and the Dressrosa Incident, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the Navy Headquarters for his meritorious service.

Robert didn't care much about official positions. His power was now on track, and he only needed to develop it slowly. Becoming one of the Four Emperors wouldn't be a problem, so he naturally looked down on the position of an ordinary colonel.

What really concerned him was the Navy's last announcement—

Robert D. Neel, the notorious pirate who committed numerous crimes during the Whitebeard Pirates' attack on Marineford and was ultimately defeated by an unknown attack, reappears in Dressrosa and engages in a fierce battle with Doflamingo.

He escaped while Admiral Kizaru was capturing Doflamingo, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued again.

Based on multiple charges, a new bounty of 950 million Berries has been proposed!

This announcement definitively marked the nature of the Dressrosa incident and brought it to a close.

Robert's attribute panel, which had been unresponsive due to the sealing of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, has finally undergone a huge change!

Chapter 4, is this a test for me?

Before coming to Dressrosa, Robert spent more than half a year painstakingly raising his level to 20.

However, the moment he was sealed by the Childlike Fruit, not only could his item and food storage space not be used normally, but even the most basic panel content such as level and attributes could not be accessed or viewed.

Since the attribute panel was not displayed, Robert naturally had no idea whether he had gained experience or mastered any skills during this period.

It wasn't until he awakened Conqueror's Haki and broke free from the shackles of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit that he immediately wanted to see how much stronger he had become. However, he discovered that although both storage spaces had returned to normal, the attribute panel still could not be displayed.

You are currently experiencing a major node event. Rewards will be settled after the event concludes.

Robert didn't know what a large-scale node event was, because he had never experienced a small one before, let alone a node, he had never even touched the G-spot.

As for when this incident would end, Robert waited several rounds, from defeating Doflamingo, to the Navy taking over the country, and then to saying goodbye to Carina and boarding the ship to leave the recruit camp.

Only now, with the official announcement, has the Dressrosa incident truly come to an end.

You have fully experienced the major node event: the capture of Dressrosa.

You have gained the right to use 40% of Dressrosa's fiscal revenue.

You have reached Exalted reputation in Dressrosa.

Your pirate crew has taken control of the garrison in Dressrosa.

You have effectively taken over the Kingdom of Dressrosa.

[Pirate Crew Territory: Dressrosa (Large Summer Island)]

[Population: 100 million]

[Special Race: Tontatta Tribe, Racial Skills (Great Strength, Swiftness, Plant Cultivation S, Simplicity)]

Your participation in this incident exceeded 60%.

[You awakened Conqueror's Haki during this incident.]

[Overall results: Your level has increased to the second stage cap (level 25)]

[Level 20→25]

You have gained 50 free attribute points.

[Your level has reached the maximum value for Stage Two. After allocating your free attribute points, the Stage Two Reward Trial will be unlocked.]

Robert pondered for a long time, holding his free attribute points. He had always followed the principle of allocating points evenly, but now his attributes were stuck at an awkward value.

Strength 66 points, the remaining points in Agility, Stamina and Spirit are all 70 points.

According to Robert's guess, there will be a reward for breaking the limit when a single attribute reaches 100 points, but 50 attribute points can only stack one attribute to 100 at most.

Following Robert's usual practice, he would naturally choose to increase stamina. After all, firstly, stamina represents how tough he is to take, and secondly, increasing agility will also increase, which is equivalent to doubling the attribute boost with one point, making it the most cost-effective option.

However, Robert hasn't been beaten up in a long time. In the two years that Luffy and his gang of troublemakers have been quiet, not much has happened.

Even in the Dressrosa incident he had just caused, the enemy he faced was no match for him at all. Doflamingo couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes, let alone cause him any harm.

Moreover, I plan to take a break for a while, and I don't really have any safety concerns, so I can put my endurance aside for now.

Since he had decided to take a break and enjoy some peace and quiet, he could stop focusing on increasing his strength. Only his mental abilities, which had the most potential for development, were what truly captivated Robert's attention.

First, add 10 points to Strength and Endurance, then put all 30 points into Spirit.

[Your Spirit stat exceeds 100 points; you can choose one of the following Spirit skill branches.]

[Collapse (Prerequisite skill: Microscopic Interference Advanced Rare Option!): Extremely compresses your perception range, reducing your vast mental field to 10% of its original size. Within this range, your control over the microscopic world increases by 500%.]

[Empowerment (Epic Option for Logia-type Devil Fruits!): You can imbue elemental attacks with Haki.]

Robert felt that even when he first started masturbating, he had never been so conflicted about whether to choose Minami Aizawa or Kaede Karen.

I want both options. The first one is based on the micro-direction I have been choosing to develop, which further enhances my control.

Although doing this comes at the cost of a huge sensing range, the current situation is that this range has already extended to a radius of ten kilometers. At such a distance, my brain capacity simply cannot process so much information, so keeping it would be a waste.

The second option, though only a short sentence, represents a true qualitative change.

Robert's biggest worry is that in the later stages of the game, Haki will become rampant, and his greatest asset, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, will lose its competitiveness.

Once you choose this option, you'll have no more worries. Lightning can be imbued with domineering aura, so who can hit you?

I'll hide a few kilometers away and strike you with lightning that's both Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki. Even if everyone in the One Piece world has maxed-out elemental resistance, they can't possibly have maxed-out Haki resistance too, right?

After much deliberation, Robert reluctantly gave up the collapse skill. Teacher Kai spoke with such certainty and domineering aura that he believed in everything, so Robert decided to heed his advice.

Robert astutely noticed that the astronomical number that had once grown exponentially and caused him to experience anxiety had completely disappeared as he leveled up to level 25.

Although Robert now considers himself terrifyingly strong, he is still far behind monsters like Kaido and Big Mom.

According to Ace, it should be possible to upgrade all the way up to level 50.

But now that I've run out of experience points, how am I supposed to level up in the future?

It's obvious that Ace's claim about fighting supernova-level enemies was nonsense; he was only a dozen levels high enough to easily defeat supernovas of the same level.

Therefore, Robert was staring intently at the level limit breakthrough mission that was slowly emerging. The conditions for further leveling up would probably depend on what choices he made.

[Your level has reached the second-stage limit. Based on your base attributes: Strength 76; Agility/Stamina 80; Spirit 100 and the options available when breaking through the limit, you will be able to unlock one of the following reward trials.]

[Achieving Epic Status: As your name spreads throughout the world, your image in people's minds begins to transcend the realm of ordinary people, moving towards legend]

[Gathering Faith: When your future begins to transcend your personal narrative, you will represent the shared destiny of many fellow travelers.]

Robert stared blankly at the two options, momentarily confused.

At level 10, there are two options: one to activate Armament Haki and the other to activate Observation Haki. It couldn't be simpler and clearer.

Now, the two options are becoming increasingly obscure and difficult to understand.

Robert couldn't help but wonder: Could this be the system's revenge for my awkward performance on the civil service exam?

Chapter 5 New Rules Trial