One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

"Then hurry up and go. After you finish dealing with things here, you still need to settle accounts with those Celestial Dragons."

The Golden City was now engulfed in flames. Although it was Tesoro's home turf, Tesoro's application of his Devil Fruit power was simply too poor.

A man who has developed his Devil Fruit power to the point of awakening actually relies mainly on condensing the Golden Giant when he fights. This kind of Devil Fruit development makes him a huge target in front of Ace after his special training.

The intense heat of the flames continued to melt the golden giant's body, forcing Tesoro to repair it while simultaneously unleashing laser beams to attack Ace.

Ace flew freely in the air using the recoil of the flames, and the Golden Giant couldn't even touch his tail flames.

Robert, fuming with nowhere to vent his anger, arrived at the battlefield without even greeting Ace, and directly transformed into lightning to crash into the Golden Giant.

Tesoro felt an electric current coursing through the gold, but before he could stop it, Robert had already entered the giant's body thanks to the gold's excellent conductivity.

Tesoro's Gold-Gold Fruit created a golden giant unlike Seca's Stone-Stone Fruit in the Donquixote Family. Instead, he used gold to build complex machinery and create a golden Gundam.

Therefore, this golden man can rely on its internal mechanical structure and Armament Haki to drive its eyes to release laser beams.

However, in Robert's view, developing this kind of Devil Fruit ability was like taking off your pants to fart, and its level of being flashy but impractical was about the same as when he first ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Robert stormed into the driver's seat and, in a fit of rage, punched Tezzolo in the face.

Before he could react, Robert's attack had already overwhelmed him like a storm.

Inside the cramped giant, lightning flashed and thunder roared; within just a few seconds, Robert unleashed hundreds of lightning strikes.

The 0.3% kill probability was triggered in just over a hundred attempts. Of course, it's also possible that Tesoro's pampered body simply couldn't withstand Robert's attacks and was directly knocked unconscious.

Robert used his lightning metallurgy to melt a hole in the back of the golden giant, and then flew out, dragging the unconscious Tesoro along with him.

Ace saw the lightning flash and then the golden man stopped moving. He knew perfectly well that Robert had killed Tesoro instantly, and he couldn't help but curl his lip.

Robert waved to him, and the two flew back to Karina's room one after the other.

"This is my master, the solitary red Red Redfield."

Ace clearly hadn't heard of him before, and simply greeted Redfield respectfully out of respect for Robert.

"This is Karina, my most important partner."

Karina glanced at Tesoro, who looked like a dead dog: "You guys deal with him, I need to clean up this mess."

She walked out step by step, and when she opened the door, she had completely transformed into Tesoro's appearance.

Ace clicked his tongue in amazement, and Robert said to Redfield, "Tezzolo has a few confidants. I'll go and deal with them for Karina."

Redfield waved to stop Robert: "No need. Karina's Devil Fruit ability allows her to completely copy the appearance and memories of her target the moment she makes contact. Karina can handle Tesoro's confidants herself."

"Now we need to discuss how to take Mary Geoise!"

Ace tugged at Robert's sleeve in surprise: "Your master seems a bit... radical..."

Robert glanced at Ace: "Didn't you say you wouldn't arrive for two days? Why are you here today?"

Ace chuckled and said, "Actually, we were already in the Golden City. Sabo said we couldn't let you underestimate us, so we had to spend two days finding you in the city first, and then he would take the initiative to recognize you and give you a surprise. Don't tell him I sold him out."

"We just sensed a powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki, so we went over to take a look. We didn't expect it to be you fighting with someone."

"So now can you tell me? Why exactly do we want to attack Mary Geoise?"

Robert looked at Ace and took a deep breath: "Uta has been captured by the Celestial Dragons."

While Ace was still in a daze, Robert delivered another blow:

"She's Shanks' daughter; we need to contact Redhead as soon as possible."

Chapter 35 Grab Your Weapons

Ace, unusually serious, realized how grave the situation was when he thought of Uta, such a delicate girl, falling into the hands of the Celestial Dragons.

To his even greater surprise, Uta was actually Shanks' daughter!

Although Ace didn't want to be associated with his biological father, he had already put aside his pride and taken the initiative to learn from Shanks in order to save the Whitebeard Pirates.

During this time, Shanks took care of him without reservation. Ace was originally very sentimental, and knowing that Uta was Shanks' daughter, he had no further objections to attacking Mary Geoise.

“I’ll go and call Sabo. He’s protecting the tourists. Since we’re going to Mary Geoise, the Revolutionary Army will definitely help us.”

Robert didn't object, but he told Ace to change his clothes and not to cause trouble for Tesoro, who was played by Karina.

Redfield appeared calm, but his sinister aura intensified.

Robert sat down silently beside him, unsure of what to say.

"Take some time to find a suitable weapon."

Redfield broke the silence, and Robert was taken aback. He was used to fighting unarmed and especially disliked Japanese weapons like katanas.

When Robert was training with his master, Redfield only taught him the Western rapier and spear that Redfield used more often. Robert didn't know why his master suddenly asked him to use weapons now.

"You can't keep using yourself as a Conqueror's Haki hammer. Haki is not inexhaustible. When fighting an enemy, you must control every bit of it precisely and use it sparingly. So you will have to master the technique of Conqueror's Haki entangling sooner or later."

Robert was trying to find something to distract himself, because if he got caught up in the stress and self-blame of losing Uta, he was sure to make a lot of wrong decisions.

"I've seen many people who can entangle themselves with Conqueror's Haki with their bare hands. Would it be easier to master the technique of entanglement with Conqueror's Haki if I had a weapon?"

Redfield was also using knowledge to sort out his emotions. During this time, he had a lot of contact with Uta and had long regarded this simple girl as his junior.

The Devil Fruit in vampire form can only help Redfield restore his physical youth; his mentality is still that of a seventy-year-old man.

Due to his exceptional talent and powerful Observation Haki that allowed him to see into people's hearts, Redfield was once all alone and trusted no one.

It wasn't until he met Robert and Karina that Redfield, despite their petty nature, began to wholeheartedly serve him once they accepted him as their master. Only then did Redfield reluctantly follow them around.

But in reality, elderly people who have been lonely all their lives crave the companionship of family. Uta, a pure-hearted girl with no ill intentions, instantly won Redfield's favor, and he began to treat her like his granddaughter.

Now that Uta has been kidnapped right under his nose, Redfield is suffocating with guilt, feeling that his arrogance is the cause of all this.

He could only try to distract himself to avoid making the wrong decision on impulse, as Robert suggested.

Have you heard of Black Knife?

As soon as he asked the question, Redfield realized, "Of course you should know about black blades. Whitebeard's Murakumogiri is a black blade."

Robert nodded: "A black sword is created by the user constantly wrapping and attaching Armament Haki to it, which accumulates over time and makes the weapon permanently attached with Armament Haki, just like Hawkeye Mihawk's black sword, Night."

Redfield saw that Robert understood the principles of the Black Knife very well, which saved him a lot of trouble in explaining it:

"Logically speaking, wrapping Conqueror's Haki around one's own body is the simplest thing, but this feeling can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words. I can't guarantee how long it will take you to master the technique of wrapping Conqueror's Haki."

"If it weren't for what happened today, there would be no need to rush. By slowly improving my mental state and constantly fighting others, I would eventually master the Conqueror's Haki.

"But since we have to face those bugs from the Knights of God, without mastering the use of Conqueror's Haki, we can't even effectively harm them."

"So there's no time to wait for you to slowly comprehend it. Find a suitable weapon as soon as possible, and let Conqueror's Haki influence it while you're attacking, just like how Armament Haki is used to wrap around and form a black sword. Soon, this weapon will gradually adapt to its master's Conqueror's Haki."

"It can even retain a portion of its own Haki, which naturally creates a Conqueror's Haki effect when attacking enemies, making it a kind of shortcut."

Ace and Sabo walked in just then. Sabo first bowed to Redfield, then smiled at Robert.

“Mr. Robert, we have long admired each other, and it is only now that we meet.”

Robert looked at Sabo; they didn't need Ace to introduce them, as they both knew each other's identities.

"Now that everyone is here, let me explain the whole story."

Redfield doesn't like to talk much in front of outsiders, and he sits there without saying a word.

Ace and Sabo were also completely bewildered by everything that had happened that day, and they needed Robert to explain it to them, so they each found a place to sit down.

“Uta is a partner in my team. Ever since we overthrew the Donquixote Family together in Dressrosa, we have been planning to change the world together.”

Sabo did not interrupt Robert. Several participants in the Revolutionary Army gave reports detailing the events of Dressrosa, providing a comprehensive assessment of Robert and his entire team, which ultimately yielded mostly positive evaluations.

"After that, we split into three groups. Karina and Uta were responsible for taking down Tesoro, Doflamingo's partner, and seizing his vast funds to develop our base."

"My subordinate Raleigh stayed in Dressrosa to help the people there rebuild their country, while also leading the economic war against Skypiea in order to develop Skypiea into a strong rear base that doesn't need to worry about attacks from the World Government."

"Meanwhile, I was maneuvering between the navy and various forces, preparing for the next step of the overall plan."

"We agreed to meet here, and I also wanted to see how Karina and the others' plans were going. I didn't expect that something unexpected would happen."

Everyone present was focused, knowing that Robert was about to get to the most important point.

"Besides the ordinary agents in the CP department, the Celestial Dragons also have a violent department composed entirely of Celestial Dragons, called the Knights of God."

Sabo couldn't help but interject, "Our Revolutionary Army only has very scattered information about this organization. Are your sources accurate?"

Robert was very certain: "My source is absolutely reliable. Your leader, Dragon, also dealt with these guys back in the Valley of the Gods. You can verify this with him."

"Just now, the Knights of God appeared here and forcibly took Uta away!"

Sabo astutely grasped the key question: "Why did they want to capture Uta?"

Robert glanced at Ace: "Because Uta is Shanks' daughter, and Shanks... is also a Celestial Dragon!"

Chapter 36: The 358th Regiment must lend a hand.

Ace and Sabo were so shocked they almost jumped up, exclaiming in unison, "How is this possible!"

Sabo has learned about all the well-known forces at sea over the years. Although Shanks is the most low-key among the Four Emperors, the Revolutionary Army's investigation into him is still very comprehensive.

Regardless of the source of the information, Shanks grew up on Roger's pirate ship from a young age. After Roger was executed, he went to sea on his own and became one of the four emperors of the sea.

Now that Robert claims to be a Celestial Dragon, Sabo can't help but feel a little skeptical of the other information Robert has given him.

Ace is even more complicated. Although he was very unwilling to acknowledge Roger as his biological father, his feelings were very conflicted.

He himself could say that Roger was a bastard and that everyone in the Roger Pirates was no good, but no one else could say a single bad word about them.

Especially Shanks, who has treated him like his own younger brother over the past year.

What are the Celestial Dragons? In the One Piece fandom, they're practically universally reviled pests.

If there was any bloodline that Ace found more unacceptable than the fact that he was Roger's son, then the only option left was the Celestial Dragons.

Ace retorted loudly, "Robert, have you lost your mind? How could Shanks be a Celestial Dragon! No matter who the Celestial Dragon is in the world, he can't be one!"

Robert pressed his palm down, signaling the two not to rush: "I know this is hard to accept, but Shanks is indeed a Celestial Dragon. Sabo, you can ask Dragon if he saved two Celestial Dragon babies from a mother back in God Valley."

When Robert mentioned dragons, Sabo began to waver. Dragon Valley was vaguely mentioned in the Revolutionary Army's database, but all the officers who knew the details were tight-lipped about it.

If Robert dared to let him ask Dragon, then the matter is probably pretty much true.

"Shanks' lineage isn't really the point; everyone can verify that later. The biggest issue is his surname—Figarando!"