One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert asked doubtfully, "What kind of person could a new recruit like me help you, a naval inspector, investigate? Are you investigating Admiral Zephyr?"

Alpha shook his head and said, "Can you let me finish? Next, you will pick up a prisoner who was just captured in Dressrosa and take him to the Science Force's research center, Egherd, where you will also be subjected to some experiments."

"I want you to participate in the experiments as much as possible, and take the opportunity to get in touch with Eghard's chief researcher—Vegapunk!"

Chapter 7 I schemed against you, you didn't know; you schemed against me live.

Robert tried his best to act like a proper actor: "Something's not right with you. Why are you involving a new recruit like me in this? And I don't even know this Vegapunk guy. How can you be so sure I can get in touch with him?"

Alpha had already prepared a plan for these issues: "Our supervisory department's task is to reasonably suspect every naval officer, find out those with problems and resolve them. This Vegapunk, due to its high level of secrecy, can only be accessed by the scientific corps."

Robert knew perfectly well that Alpha wanted to investigate Vegapunk because Kizaru, that traitor, was protecting him, so the CP department couldn't get too close and they were trying to get in through the Navy.

If they didn't participate, they would eventually come into contact with one of Vegapunk's alter egos, York, who represents desire. They would then use the privileges of the Celestial Dragons to seduce her, and ultimately have her act as an inside agent to capture evidence of Vegapunk's research into the Void Century.

Before his time travel, Robert spent a lot of money collecting character Vivre Cards from One Piece. All of Vegapunk's clones were created on March 22nd of the year 1520 or 1521 of the Sea Calendar.

In other words, these clones have likely only been created a few months ago, and they probably haven't even finished debugging and uploading to the cloud yet. Naturally, they won't be turned by the CP department, which is why they're targeting other areas.

"Tell me why you suspect that chief scientist. This can't be based on a woman's intuition, can it?"

Alpha said, "Of course, we suspect him of colluding with pirates. A bio-weapon he modified previously had no autonomous consciousness in his report and could only follow orders. But now that bio-weapon is firmly guarding a pirate ship."

Robert knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. Although the story of Tyrant Kuma was very touching, he had to admit that he felt it was illogical from the beginning, and the World Government's tolerance was too high.

Unless it's true, as those nonsensical plot analysis bloggers say, that the God of Scientific Defense, Satan Saint, is actually a double agent and a good person who is loyal to Joy Boy, then none of the stupid things he did make any sense.

"Actually, there's more than just this one thing that's suspicious. We've been investigating it for a while now, but Vegapunk is the smartest man in the world, and it's too difficult to find any fault with him."

Robert gave a wry smile: "You want me to investigate the smartest person in the world? What right do I have to do that!"

Alpha said, "It's not entirely up to you. We've already sent many people to investigate him, but we don't want to miss any opportunity. What if you succeed this time?"

Robert needs Vegapunk; this is the final piece of his plan. Once he gets Vegapunk on board, Robert will truly stop scheming.

Whether Luffy comes out of retirement to become the Pirate King or to overthrow the dark rule of the Celestial Dragons represented by Im, Robert will only reap the benefits. In any case, Luffy is bound to succeed; it is his destiny as the protagonist.

Therefore, in principle, Robert should not cause any unnecessary trouble now; everything should be prioritized to achieve his own goals.

But the moment he saw Alpha's little note, he had already roughly guessed what the CP department wanted to do, and agreeing to be the CP department's inside man was actually the most advantageous thing for his current situation.

Robert needed a starting point to talk to Vegapunk. His original plan was to seriously serve as a Marine for a while, go out and participate in a few battles, and then use Ace and Luffy's names to contact the Revolutionary Army.

Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and Vegapunk have a very close relationship. Vegapunk is a scientific madman who is willing to join the World Government in order to have money to conduct scientific research.

As a result, he took the research funds from the World Government and insisted on researching forbidden knowledge that was strictly prohibited from being researched. This is inextricably linked to the instigation of the dragon.

However, the pace was faster than Robert had anticipated. While he was still progressing step by step, the Navy was already preparing to send him to Vegapunk for research.

This isn't to say that the Navy doubts itself. After all, Kizaru was the first to contribute his Devil Fruit ability. The laser beams that all Pacifistas and Seraphim can use were fired using Kizaru's bloodline factor combined with mechanical parts.

Then look at Seraph. Not to mention bloodline factors, she directly cloned the genes of all the Seven Warlords of the Sea. It is clear that not only the Navy, but even the conscripted pirates have an obligation to provide assistance for Vegapunk's research.

So since I don't have time to use the Revolutionary Army's connections to get close to them this time, I might as well use the CP department's connections and stir things up directly!

While Robert had no experience with adhesives, being a troublemaker was his forte.

Robert nodded to Alpha and said, "Let me make this clear first, I can't guarantee that I can actually find any dirt on Vegapunk. I can only do my best to investigate him. But once I find that he has no illicit dealings with pirates, I will no longer help you with these underhanded things."

Alpha smiled and said, "No problem. You've been here for quite a while now, so go back."

Robert frowned: "If you don't give me any communicator or anything, how am I supposed to contact you if I discover a problem?"

Alpha smiled mysteriously and said, "If you do discover a problem, just act as usual and report back to me after you leave. Don't worry if you are exposed; someone on the island will contact you!"

Robert nodded expressionlessly, then turned and left the bathroom.

After Alpha and Robert had been gone for a while, they also left the bathroom when no one was around and made their way through a maze of turns to a deserted hut.

"So, did you find out anything?"

A tall man in a white robe was standing there. After Alpha entered the room, the ease and flippancy he had shown when facing Robert had completely disappeared.

"No, I still think he's fine."

The man in the white robe sneered and said, "Doflamingo's entire gang has been interrogated separately, and they have all confessed to being defeated."

"Based on everyone's testimonies, we can conclude that the overthrow of the Donquixote Family's rule was a premeditated act of cooperation among multiple forces, including the great pirate Robert D. Niro, Law, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Revolutionary Army, the local resistance forces, and two beautiful songstresses."

"The Navy was actually dragged into this passively. This Lieutenant Commander Robert, whom you personally put into the Navy, happens to be Miss Karina's boyfriend, who participated in this battle. You're saying he has nothing to do with pirates or the Revolutionary Army?"

Alpha frowned, unwilling to admit that he had personally trained a spy within the Navy.

The man in white robes chuckled, "But it doesn't matter, this is a good opportunity."

"Let's have the smartest man in the world help us find out more about this kid!"

Chapter 8 Currency Wars

Robert sat in the reception room, listening expressionlessly as Alpha and the man in the white robe plotted against him, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

This is the advantage that comes from information asymmetry. They think they have a lot of information, but little do they know that what they have is all that they think is insignificant.

For example, what could Robert do even if they knew about his relationship with Karina? Although Redfield had disappeared by the time the navy landed, Robert knew he was secretly watching over Karina.

With a powerful pirate like Redfield, whose strength rivals that of the Four Emperors, by her side, several CP agents were killed before they could even reach Karina.

As long as the next plan goes smoothly, once Vegapunk is won over, he will be fearless. At that time, not only will these little spies be reluctant to part with him, but even the Five Elders will have to lower their glasses to toast him.

A tall man dressed in baby clothes was escorted out of the Navy. Robert had already guessed that the person being escorted was Señor Pick, who had eaten the Swim-Swim Fruit.

When Robert first saw his touching love story, he was deeply moved and felt that this was a true man.

However, after personally experiencing the horrors of Dressrosa, it became difficult for any member of the Donquixote family to gain Robert's sympathy. Even though each of them had their own suffering, it was not caused by the people of Dressrosa.

The escorting Marine warned Momomaru, "This man is extremely dangerous. Although he has been put in sea stone handcuffs, he is still unruly and has injured many of the guards who are watching over him with his physical skills."

Sentomaru glanced at Señor: "It's alright, he can't cause any trouble. Leave it to us."

Señor gave a disdainful smile, Sentomaru gave Robert a look, and then turned and left.

Robert nodded slightly and stood up to follow. Neither of them seemed inclined to take Señor away, which left the navy officer who had brought him somewhat bewildered.

But then the Navy was surprised to find that Señor, whom they called extremely uncooperative, actually followed along obediently. The three of them were like a well-trained army, even their steps were highly synchronized.

Señor's composure had vanished. He discovered that his body, weakened by the Seastone, was being driven forward by another force, and every cell in his body seemed to be trembling with fear, unable to muster even the slightest strength to resist.

He instinctively wanted to question him loudly, but then he saw Robert turn his head to the side and reveal a chilling smile. He made a zipping motion on his mouth with his finger, and the next second, he couldn't open his mouth no matter what.

The three boarded the science unit's ship one after the other. Senor was forced to enter the sea stone prison, while Sentomaru and Robert returned to their respective cabins.

At the highest point of the G1 branch, Aokiji stood by the window watching Sentomaru's ship slowly sail away from the base, and asked Kizaru, who was lounging lazily on the sofa, with a puzzled look:

"Borsalino, you rarely ask me for favors. Why are you requesting special permission to let a guy who just joined the Navy see Vegapunk this time?"

Kizaru said nonchalantly, "I'm just worried about him. Even Granny Tsuru is planning to keep him around to test him. I also want to make sure he's okay as soon as possible."

Aokiji frowned. He didn't care about a colonel-level officer at all. The global conscription had been going on for several months, and he was now focusing all his energy on the selection of several generals.

Seeing that he didn't take it seriously, Kizaru unusually explained seriously, "This Robert has only been in the Navy for a few months, but he has already performed outstandingly in two major incidents. Logically speaking, we should give a lot of publicity to this young naval hero."

"But if we don't thoroughly investigate his background, it would be very embarrassing if something went wrong."

Aokiji shook his head and said, "Ever since Marineford was destroyed, the Navy has completely lost face. Blackbeard confessed to the whole world that he was using the Navy, and then voluntarily withdrew from the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Shanks single-handedly protected the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, and then there's Sakazuki..."

When Akainu was mentioned, both Aokiji and Kizaru fell silent.

"In short, the navy's reputation now needs to be restored through hard-fought battles, not through the promotion of a new generation of naval heroes."

Kizaru shrugged: "You're the Fleet Admiral, so you make the decisions. Just don't cut back on my vacation. Also, hurry up and fill the ranks of the Admirals; I'm exhausted!"

Aokiji took out several documents: "Among the original lieutenant generals, Chaton and Momousagi are outstanding in both strength and combat achievements. In addition, several experts with relatively clean backgrounds and strengths were also selected from the civilian population."

Kizaru seemed to find the document too hot to handle and made no attempt to take it: "You big shots can decide these things; I wouldn't dare offer my opinion."

Having worked with Kizaru for so long, Aokiji knew his personality and didn't force him to do anything. He simply looked wearily out the window.

"If I had known that being a marshal would be this troublesome, I should have just sent that bastard Sakazuki."

Kizaru also looked out the window with a deep gaze: "I wonder where he is having a good time now."

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Robert doesn't know where Akainu is living a carefree and happy life, but he is certainly living a carefree and happy life now.

Although the reward mission for the second stage level cap has not yet been completed, the level increase brought by the military rank cannot be realized because he has not yet performed his duties, and the level brought by the 970 million bounty is also delayed because he is currently hiding his pirate identity.

However, the empowering effect brought by breaking through 100 points in that one mental attribute alone made Robert feel invincible.

Karl of the Big Mom Pirates was able to imbue his Mochi Fist with Armament Haki, leading many to exclaim that it was a significant weakening of Logia-type Devil Fruits.

Now that he can add domineering aura to elemental energy, he has regained the advantage of the nature type.

When Robert first controlled Señor's body onto the ship, he tried to apply Conqueror's Haki while controlling the electrical signals in Señor's body. Sure enough, the control effect was maximized, and he could hardly feel any resistance.

Robert became almost addicted to this ability, and all the seabirds that flew by and the fish and shrimp that swam by became his experimental subjects.

A newsbird landed on the bow of the ship, and Robert went up to it, tossed a 50-bean coin, and bought a copy of the World Economic News.

Since leaving boot camp, Robert has resumed his habit of reading the newspaper every day to learn about the world.

The news recently has been rather bland, mostly consisting of follow-up reports on the Dressrosa incident. Although the content was quite sensational, it was rather dull for Robert, who was a witness to it.

But a seemingly insignificant news item caught Robert's eye today: Dresden's Minister of State, Raleigh, planned to borrow 20 trillion IQ from the Summit West Shipping Company for the reconstruction of Dresden.

Robert's lips involuntarily curled upwards:

"The Sky Island Currency short-selling plan has begun!"

Chapter 9 This is a fertile ground for capital.

Robert left India with a long-term plan: to develop all the sky islands into his own territory.

In the world of One Piece, Sky Islands are the best territories, but very few pirate crews are able to truly conquer them.

In Robert's view, the seas will inevitably descend into chaos in the future, and even someone as powerful as the Four Emperors will find it hard to say that he can remain uninvolved.

Take the side effects of ancient weapons as an example. Just one use would cause the sea level to rise by one meter. This kind of world-ending disaster would happen all over the world at the same time, and no one would be spared because of their location.

So even if you hide in some remote corner, you could still drown in the sea because of the final battle in the new world.

At this point, the superiority of the Sky Island becomes apparent; if she wanted the seawater to flood the Sky Island, she would have to fire more than 10,000 cannons.