One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert beckoned, and the old guide beside him quickly handed him a toy chef holding two kitchen knives.

"Our toys in Dressrosa are not for playing with."

"They are laborers who don't need to eat!"

Chapter 33 Troy

If you include the 43 affiliated crews of the Whitebeard Pirates, the number of pirates could exceed 50,000.

However, after Whitebeard's death, many people left on their own.

Neither Ace nor Marco would actively stop them; they were both sentimental people and found it difficult to lay a hand on their former brothers.

While the massive Four Emperors' faction didn't exactly fall apart, it certainly lost a significant number of personnel, primarily combatants.

When Akainu and the Blackbeard Pirates launched their surprise attacks one after the other, the Whitebeard Pirates suffered even greater losses.

Apart from the more than 20,000 logistics personnel who were taken to Dressrosa early on, after the big battle, only a little over 6,000 combat personnel remained alive and determined to stay with the White Regiment, and they were all wounded.

After more than a month of treatment, Robert finally chose to bring 5,000 people to the Sky Island. With the strength of the Whitebeard Pirates' elite crew, these people were enough to flatten the entire White Sea.

After Robert's demonstration, the toy that could run, jump, and didn't need to eat immediately piqued the interest of the Sky Island people. Robert had to persuade them, saying that they still had three major countries to visit, before they were able to leave half of the toy pirates on the ship.

However, Robert also heard something interesting from the official: when Robert was earnestly trying to persuade him to leave some toy sales share for the other three major countries, the official shook his head dismissively.

"There's no need to go to the Kingdom of Gods. Our three armies are currently surrounding the Kingdom of Gods, so they can't make a deal with you right now."

Robert feigned concern and asked, "The senior businessman who came to do business before said that he found a lover in the Kingdom of God. How come they've started fighting after only a few months?"

The official said, "It's all because of the food shortage. The food from Qinghai can't be transported here, and all the people on the Sky Islands in the White Sea are starving. The people from the Kingdom of Gods took out some of their own grain and distributed it, but that little bit is not enough for anyone to eat."

"Among the Sky Island nations, only they own land, so they must have grown a lot of food. As a result, when everyone suffered disaster, they treated us like beggars. Our three nations have formed an alliance and decided to seek justice from them."

Robert smiled obsequiously, but in his mind he was thinking about those few Jerusalem artichokes from the Kingdom of God.

Neither the former ruler Ganfor nor those Shandian natives were particularly farsighted, so it's perfectly normal for them to act like saints.

The entire White Sea is starving, and only your divine kingdom, relying on the vast lands of Apayado, can grow food. You are innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.

At times like these, you should be ruthless and not let anyone know that you have food.

But the people of God's Kingdom insist on showing kindness and bringing warmth to people in other countries.

Robert wasn't angry that they had disrupted his plans. He was under a lot of psychological pressure because his few words had caused the starvation of many people on the Sky Island. He was just lamenting that the Holy Mother's actions of the Kingdom of God would bring them annihilation!

Robert, having lived this long, has long understood what it means to not test human nature with money.

Letting other starving people know that they have food has been proven to be a death sentence in countless major disasters throughout Chinese history!

The dock officials marveled as the toys walked off the Ice Witch ship on their own. These toys were truly ingenious; for the first time, they didn't need to find someone to unload the cargo, but instead watched the goods walk off the ship by themselves.

All transactions in Dressrosa on the Sky Island do not require cash; once the amount is verified, the accountants of both parties stamp and sign to settle the debt.

Robert returned to the ship, and the Ice Witch slowly sailed away from the port toward the next country.

Ace, perched on the mast next to Robert, asked, "Are you sure the brothers will be taken to the authorities, instead of scattered among the people?"

Robert said confidently, "If it's just about transporting troops, I can simply fly up to the sky island myself and open the portal."

"The reason we're making things so complicated is so that once the war of overthrow begins, our brothers can be positioned precisely around those in power, capturing the thieves and the kingpin as quickly as possible."

“And I can guarantee that these people in power will never share their brothers with the common people to help them reduce their workload. Instead, they will treat them as the private property of the nobility.”

Ace sighed. He knew all too well how these nobles behaved, but he hadn't expected that not only the nobles of Qinghai were like this, but also the rulers on the Sky Island.

They visited the other two major countries in the same way. The toys that the Whitebeard Pirates' elite pirates had turned into were left behind. Only a dozen or so pirates remained on the Ice Witch. The captains of the original sixteen divisions were all turned into toys and led the toys to lie in wait on the Sky Island.

Ace was somewhat anxious. All the brothers of the Whitebeard Pirates had been sent out. Before the war officially began, they could only work every day. However, the Revolutionary Army had not sent any signals of inciting rebellion.

Robert, however, remained completely unperturbed: "Regardless of whether the Revolutionary Army hasn't made up its mind or hasn't found the right opportunity, we must not panic."

"Does this mean we can't take Sky Island on our own without the Revolutionary Army?"

"I was originally planning to come up with some pretext myself, but now, perfect timing, these three major powers have actually initiated a war."

"Let's go, I'll take everyone to the Kingdom of Gods to see what's going on."

Robert's composure was like a stabilizing force, and Ace and the others were infected by his emotions, quickly calming down.

The guide rented a super-fast shrimp, which carried the Ice Witch along the Cloud Channel to higher altitudes, eventually landing on the white sea at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Returning to this familiar place, Robert was filled with a mix of emotions.

The last time he came here, he was just an ordinary cook. His only advantage was that by leveling up and adding points, his four main attributes were slightly stronger than the average person. He also had to rely on various weapons and firearms to defeat his enemies.

Once again set foot on the territory of the Kingdom of Gods, he not only became a human nuclear weapon capable of destroying a nation single-handedly, but also gathered a group of powerful brothers around him.

The sounds of battle cries shook the distance. Marco, looking half-asleep, walked over and asked, "Should I go check what's going on?"

He slapped his forehead as soon as he finished speaking: "I almost forgot, you're much faster than me."

Robert shook his head: "No need to scout ahead, let's just go straight up. These Sky Island people are really impatient. Luckily we arrived quickly, they've already started fighting."

Robert's mental field has a radius of more than ten kilometers, so even without flying over to see it, he can clearly sense the battle that Apayado is going through.

This battle is much larger in scale than when Luffy and his crew participated in the Trial of God, after all, it was three powerful nations in the clouds besieging the Kingdom of God.

To Robert's surprise, he actually saw an old acquaintance here!

The chapter tonight will be posted later.

I'm working like crazy at the end of the semester and I'm still here. I'll post this later when I get back. I'll be done moving by the time the holidays are over.

Chapter 34 Paying back debts is a matter of course

Angel Island, which was independent of a large area of ​​Apayado, had fallen by this time. Fortunately, since the overthrow of Enel's tyranny, the Sky Islanders and Shandians had resolved their conflicts and began to work together to develop Apayado.

Since then, Angel Island has only served as a trading port for the Kingdom of God, and most of its residents have moved to the Golden City of Shandora.

The battlefield was now concentrated on the more expansive Apayado, where the armies of the three kingdoms were fighting against the God's Kingdom Guard, led by the Shandians.

After all, they are a great nation of sky islands, and each of them can produce several experts who are no weaker than the great warriors of the Shandians. Coupled with the absolute suppression of their military strength, the Kingdom of God can only be forced to form a circular town and retreat to the Shandora line.

Fortunately, the Kingdom of Gods still had a giant serpent god at their disposal, which allowed them to barely hold the outer perimeter of Shandora during the defensive battle.

Among the resistance forces of the Kingdom of God, a group of pirates with no wings on their backs stood out. Their appearance and clothing made it clear at a glance that they were not from the Sky Island.

This group of pirates is already quite strong; they would be considered top-tier fighters even in the first half of the Grand Line.

Their leader, in particular, was as strong as a calf. Whenever he gathered strength in his legs, he could launch his body out like a spring. Ordinary Sky Islanders were no match for him and could only send out a few experts to restrain him.

Robert had a smile on his face. Bellamy, who was once considered a super strong guy on Jaya Island, was no longer worthy of his attention.

All of his former companions died at Blackbeard's hands. It was too dark then, and Blackbeard only said he was going to show him his strength. Robert didn't actually see if Bellamy was among those who were sucked into the black hole.

Looking back now, Bellamy, who had already been defeated by Luffy in one move, was probably sent somewhere for treatment and escaped death because of his injuries.

But the inertia of fate is still strong. Even though all his companions were killed, Bellamy still managed to gather another crew and follow in Luffy's footsteps to the Land of God. However, now that he was here, he certainly couldn't let Luffy take away the pillar where the golden bell was placed.

Gan Fall charged through the air on his Pegasus Pierre, engaging in fierce combat with the flying cavalry of other sky island nations. His armor was severely deformed and clearly on the verge of collapse.

The Ice Witch was so close that the sounds of fighting on the island could be heard. Marco finally couldn't resist flying into the sky to check. Ace stood next to Robert, his brows furrowed: "When do we make our move?"

Robert sighed: "Make a move? Make a move against whom?"

Ace never expected Robert to ask that question, and hurriedly replied, "Of course it's about those three invading countries. They kindly shared food with them, and they actually repaid kindness with enmity!"

Robert shook his head: "From what standpoint should we take action?"

Ace was even more puzzled: how could one act as a knight-errant while also having a stance?

Robert looked in the direction of Apayado: "There aren't many experts on Sky Island. If I wanted to, I could suppress all the countries on Sky Island all by myself."

"But what we need is a stable rear area."

"Territories seized by force will only face endless rebellions, because everything we do will be scrutinized under a magnifying glass. It is difficult to gain gratitude for doing well, but any slight flaw will be compared with the previous rulers."

Ace was somewhat skeptical: "Aren't you being too pessimistic? How could that be?"

Robert shook his head: "We people from Qinghai don't have wings on our backs, so we're naturally treated as outsiders."

"Don't be fooled by the fierce fighting between these four countries. As long as forces like ours from Qinghai get involved, the authorities can easily incite the public to unite against foreign aggression."

"That's why we went through so much trouble to wage an economic war. We can't rush to help the Sky Islanders; we have to wait for them to ask us for help."

Although Ace didn't understand, he knew that Robert was more cunning than he was.

Robert wasn't in a hurry at all because, although Apayado's fight looked exciting, no one was actually going all out; everyone was fighting with restraint.

The only problem with Sky Island right now is a lack of food, but a food shortage of only one or two months won't kill anyone.

Not to mention that each country has some food reserves, the fruits, fish and other specialties of the Sky Island alone are enough to fill people's stomachs.

Although eating only these foods will result in an unbalanced diet, it's enough as long as you don't starve.

The lack of food was just an excuse; the deeper reason was that as the only country on the entire sky island with a large tract of land, the Kingdom of God was the envy of the other three nations.

The noble families of all three countries had some private gardens, and the soil in them was brought up from Qinghai by caravans, which was regarded as the most precious resource of the nobles.

The conflicts among the Sky Island people are still too shallow. I heard that they fought a war last time because Dres bought more island clouds from someone else, but it quickly fizzled out.

The three kingdoms are now joining forces to seize the land of the Kingdom of God. Although the fighting seems fierce, Robert is certain that given the current fighting strength of the Kingdom of God, the three kingdoms will soon find that they cannot gain any advantage and will choose to withdraw their troops.

Marco returned to the ship with a strange expression. Ace pulled him aside to ask about the battle. Marco glanced at Robert:

"How to describe the Sky Island people's fighting strength... it feels like we don't need to resort to any schemes or tricks at all. Those five thousand brothers can wipe out the White Sea."

Robert shook his head with a wry smile: "Let's wait until this fight is over. I reckon they can't fight for more than a few days even if they're starving."

Saying it would last for several days would be giving these Sky Island people too much credit. The war only lasted half a day. The four most powerful nations in the White Sea were fighting each other, and in the end, not a single person died. The only injuries were broken bones.

After uttering a few harsh words, the three countries each took their wounded soldiers onto their own ships and evacuated from Apayado, without even taking any local specialties with them.

Robert directed the Ice Witch toward Angel Island: "Let's spend the night in the Kingdom of God. I happen to have a few old friends I want to catch up with."

Ace was utterly bewildered by Robert's actions: "Your friends are here? You didn't even help them when they were being beaten?"

Robert wasn't intentionally hiding his plans from Ace; he was simply driven by ulterior motives. He feared that even if he revealed everything, Ace wouldn't understand why he was doing it.

Seeing that Marco, Whitebey, and the others also seemed full of doubts, Robert simply gathered them together and explained:

"The Sky Island isn't really in chaos right now. If they're not in chaos, we outsiders will never have a reason to take action. So not only should we not make a move now, we should even add fuel to the fire!"