One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

"Odin, the king of gods, the one true god who wields eternal lightning!"

Robert noticed the Elder’s strange look at him last night, and when he heard him call out Odin’s name, he immediately realized what was going on.

Odin is a god created by the moon people to control lightning, in place of the forbidden sun god.

The descendants of the Moon People are actually divided into two groups: one is the Sky Island People who migrated to the Sky Island, and the other is the Shandian People who stayed in Qinghai to guard the ancient ruins.

So these Shandians, who were swept into the sky by a huge ocean current four hundred years ago, have wings even though they did not intermarry with the Sky Islanders!

If there is anyone in this world who can provide faith for themselves, it would probably be either the Kingdom of Piccolo, which was destroyed by Enel and has always kept the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in a temple, or the Shandians who still live on the ancient beliefs of the Moon People!

"Elder, I too am a child of the moon, we share the same origin. Now that I have awakened Odin's divine power, I will surely lead all the children of the moon—"

"Make it great again!"

Chapter 41 The Basics of Cultivation

Robert was originally an atheist, but that doesn't mean he didn't know how religion works.

If you want to win over the poor and struggling lower classes, you have to talk about reincarnation, rebirth, and ascension to heaven.

If we want to develop a wealthy upper class, we must talk about divine gifts, divine selection, and eternal life.

The current Kingdom of God is quite special. It was once prosperous, but was later enslaved. After being liberated for just over a year, it suffered an economic collapse.

It's actually simpler to develop followers among a highly stressed population: just shift the blame and then demonstrate your invincible divine side.

This is why Robert could have taken over the Sky Island by force from the start, but instead chose to resort to trickery and intrigue first.

Using force directly is called aggression; leading people to invade others in the name of God is called preaching.

The Shandians, who had not yet broken free from the primitive tribal lifestyle, were the best targets for developing faith. In just one night, they completed their self-conquest and recognized the attributes of the god Robert.

Meanwhile, the people of other divine kingdoms were still wavering.

They couldn't rest easy until Robert fulfilled his promises, because the hunger in their stomachs was the most real concern.

The Shandians received orders and began to notify the citizens of the Kingdom of God, going door to door. Tens of thousands of people, either voluntarily or forced, went to the square.

Robert was hidden in the light, and his exact form was not clearly visible. The civilians on the ground could only look up at the ball of lightning in mid-air.

"He is the embodiment of thunder, He controls the weather and the bounty of the earth, He is the only true God, the God of gods, Odin, the king of gods!"

The Grand Elder of Shandia, dressed in flamboyant traditional attire, performed a complex ritual in the square like a shaman.

"May the God-King protect us from hunger!"

As the Grand Elder chanted, Robert floated in mid-air and casually waved his hand. Lightning struck the top of an altar that resembled a Mayan pyramid, opening a deep, emerald-green portal.

Dressrosa had already received instructions, and the moment the portal opened, months' worth of food was poured into it as if it were free.

What the Sky Islanders saw was that, as lightning flashed, countless grains rained down from the top of the altar, flowing along the grooves that were originally meant to guide water to the plaza.

The Shandians did not stop any Sky Islanders from going forward to investigate. Everyone saw the continuous flow of food being scattered, and even the most rational person began to believe that this was a miracle.

After the ceremony, the Shandians began to organize their people to line up and receive food. As each person received food, they were led to praise the name of God.

Robert disappeared into the sky, so the missionary work had to be left to the feudal people. He had to downplay his human identity, and it would be more effective for the Shandians to handle it.

The entire Kingdom of God was filled with new hope again. The biggest problem that had been weighing on the minds of all the Sky Island people—food—was solved, and everyone was finally free from worries.

The repayment in Dressrosa wasn't just for the Kingdom of God; it covered up all the debts of the Sky Island nations in just a few days.

Thanks to the massive money printing by the various island nations, Dressrosa has already accumulated a sufficient amount of Ik currency in the past few months.

Originally, the Indians planned to use the power of the Swallow Fruit to try to devour the Synthetic Cloud Island and create counterfeit currency, but they didn't expect the Sky Island people to be so crazy that they didn't even need to use the Gresham's Law to drive out the good and they had already ruined the currency system.

After their first probing attack, the three kingdoms originally planned to return and discuss the matter, regroup their forces, and then launch a final battle against the Kingdom of God. However, the repayment of debts in Dressrosa disrupted their plans.

After all, hunger is only a problem for ordinary people; the ruling class has plenty to eat.

Compared to the Kingdom of God seizing food and land, what is more important is how to quell the enormous economic crisis that could overthrow their regime. This is the real issue that could shake their rule.

Robert has not appeared in Apayado these days. He intends to minimize his appearances and maintain a mysterious image in the minds of the Sky Islanders.

On the Ice Witch, Ace answered a phone call and waved to Robert, saying:

"The revolutionary army sent word that the other countries are in complete chaos. They told me to tell you that you are a real bastard."

Robert curled his lip: "And then what? I invited them to Sky Island not to listen to them curse me. How well have they done their jobs?"

Ace laughed and said, "The Kingdom of Gods has welcomed a true god, promising that everyone will receive their due wages, and then they will casually wave their hand and have food rain down from the sky. They've already started spreading the word."

Robert was somewhat displeased: "Do we really need them to spread these things? The entire White Sea is in chaos, but the Kingdom of God is perfectly fine. How can other countries not come to inquire?"

"People in other countries are all emaciated and pale, but the people of the Kingdom of God are plump and healthy. Even a fool would know that they have plenty of food, right?"

Ace shrugged: "The Revolutionary Army doesn't know that your goal is not only to occupy Sky Island, but also to become a god there. You won't let them know your purpose, so what can they do?"

Marco interjected, "During this time, many of our brothers who have become toys have managed to infiltrate the inner circles of the rulers of the three great powers. They do indeed know what happened in the Kingdom of God, and I'm afraid that in just a few days, they will unite and attack the Kingdom of God again."

"But countries can't send toys to the battlefield, so our brothers can only stay in the rear."

Robert smiled and nodded, saying, "How can we demonstrate the power of a god by defeating the enemy through an ambush? Of course, we have to wait for the enemy to come to our door, and then we can show our divine might, fight a country by ourselves, and achieve an overwhelming victory."

"The toy brothers of various countries are used to demonstrate miracles during the counterattack after a victory on the main battlefield."

Ace shook his head: "You're becoming more and more like a charlatan. I must have gone crazy to agree to play this kind of charlatan game with you."

Robert smiled wryly: "Do you think I want to play tricks? You have no idea how terrifying Im is. Even if my idea is the most far-fetched, I still have to try it out."

Although the topic of their conversation was serious, everyone spoke in a relaxed tone. The Sky Island posed no threat whatsoever, and their power was sufficient to overwhelm anyone there. Naturally, they had more opportunities to test their ideas and experiment with Robert's theories.

Suddenly, all three of them looked in the same direction. Although Robert had a very wide range of electromagnetic induction, he did not react earlier than the others.

The thunder rumbled from more than ten kilometers away. The three men looked solemn. The ancestor who controlled lightning was sitting right there, and the lightning in the distance was indeed quite abrupt.

Did you make that noise?

Robert's face was ashen as he stared intently at the distant thunder:

"Protect Sugar and Padon!"

"This is a huge problem!"

Chapter 42 Teacher Kai, I'm here for tutoring!

There aren't many Devil Fruit abilities in this world that can summon lightning, unlike Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit. The New World has plenty of experts who can manipulate fire.

In the world of One Piece, only a handful of people have ever demonstrated the ability to control lightning. Apart from Enel, the owner of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, there are only Luffy's father Dragon, Loki, the prince of Elbaf, and Kaido, the strongest creature in the sea, land, and air!

Even with Robert's recent rise to fame, it's still not enough to attract the attention of Sweat King Dragon.

Loki is currently locked in the underworld at the bottom of Elbaf, waiting for Luffy to rescue him.

Robert simply couldn't understand why Kaido, instead of preparing his lessons on Onigashima and waiting for Luffy to come and learn the art of binding, would rush to Skypiea to cause him trouble at this time!

Normally, if Kaido were to jump off the sky island to commit suicide and happen to run into the unlucky Kid, it should happen at least six months later, by which time Luffy would not only have set sail again, but would have also resolved the issues of Fish-Man Island and Dressrosa.

Moreover, in Robert's opinion, the idea that Kaido was solely focused on dying was pure nonsense.

This setting was never mentioned again in later storylines. Old Kaido was full of fighting spirit, running his gang and overthrowing the country. He didn't seem to have any desire to live at all.

Kaido's life is colorful, and his mind is full of ideas on how to start wars and turn the world upside down.

Such a person with a super antisocial personality would only think about killing others and would never commit suicide.

Therefore, considering the preceding and following events, it turns out that Scratchmen Apoo, the Supernova who pretended to team up with Kid, was Kaido's spy. He informed Kaido of the locations of Kid and Hawkins, the two Supernovas, and Kaido made a precise landing to recruit these powerful newcomers.

Apoo and Hawkins later joined the Beasts Pirates, but Kid, being stubborn, refused to join and was thrown into the mine as a laborer.

Robert guessed that, given Kaido's personality, Kaido was probably just looking at him, seeing that he was riding high and had the potential to rise to become one of the Four Emperors of the Sea by stepping on Blackbeard, so he was preparing to challenge him to a fight to test his mettle.

Transforming into lightning, he arrived beside Kaido, about to greet Kaido, who was in dragon form and commanding the wind and rain, when he saw Kaido, as if drunk, charge at him with his dragon head.

Kaido is basically the pinnacle user of Haki in the world. After Whitebeard grew old, Kaido's title as the strongest creature on land, sea, and air is truly well-deserved. No one can rival him in terms of physical strength.

With his top-tier mastery of the three types of Haki, if Robert dared to use elemental transformation to dodge, it would be tantamount to courting death.

Fortunately, the greatest advantage of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is its speed. Robert simply dodged a few meters to the side, thus avoiding Kaido's head from crashing into him.

But then, the winding dragon body and tail attacked Robert one after another, and the powerful pressure attached to them made Robert feel the threat of a top-level expert for the first time.

Robert had never felt this kind of pressure when facing the three admirals or Blackbeard before. He couldn't say for sure who was stronger between the elderly Whitebeard and Akainu, but Robert felt that Akainu was definitely no match for Kaido at his peak!

Kaido circled once, transforming from a pure dragon form into a half-human, half-dragon hybrid form, floating in mid-air and looking at Robert:

"Is all you can do is hide? A slippery eel can't be a Yonko!"

Robert took a deep breath. Before, he would have said that whoever wanted to be one of the Four Emperors could do it, but now, he had already boasted to Shanks that if he wanted to compete for the One Piece, then becoming one of the Four Emperors was an inevitable step.

In a world like One Piece, where everything is driven by idealism, one must never be weak in spirit. The first time you lose, it will become a mental obstacle when you reach the top.

"You have your fighting style, and I have mine. I'd say that you can't become one of the Four Emperors by just blindly charging around like an idiot."

Kaido didn't seem angry at all: "Kid, I'm already one of the Four Emperors, and you're still secretly plotting something."

Robert retorted sharply, "What schemes and tricks? Are you referring to my plot to seize Skypiea? Don't be ridiculous. Anyone can say I'm using schemes and tricks, but who are you, Kaido? You're the senior who used schemes and tricks to seize Wano Country. You have no right to accuse me."

Kaido snorted coldly: "It's just a sky island, there's not even a decent strong person. Why not just fight? Why go through all this trouble?"

"And it has nothing to do with me that you like to play house. What I mean is that it's shameful for you to have people brag about yourself in the newspapers every day and create hype to become one of the Four Emperors!"

Robert laughed heartily: "That's all thanks to the kindness of my brothers in the underworld. I really didn't ask anyone to brag about myself, but Morgans is my friend, and he insisted on helping me, so I didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm."

Robert's expression hardened: "Besides, I don't think that's bragging. Every bit of my worth has been earned through hard work and real battles since I started out!"

"I never competed or fought before, but everyone still wanted to provoke me. So I figured it out: since trouble will come looking for me even if I don't seek it out, then I'll become the biggest trouble on this ocean!"

"I'm definitely going to be one of the Four Emperors. What, Mr. Kaido, do you have a problem with that?"

Kaido watched as Robert's fighting spirit steadily rose, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. He seemed to have some kind of spatial artifact on his back, for he reached behind him and pulled out a thick, long spiked club.

"I have no objection, but I have to test your mettle!"

"None of Whitebeard's adopted sons are any good. They can't even protect the legacy of the Four Emperors. Since you want to take over the Whitebeard Pirates now, I have to do my part to vet your old friend!"

Robert made a grasping motion in the air, and Gungnir seemed to have torn through space from another world, floating beside him.

"You're my senior. I may not be as strong as you, but I can't be weak in spirit. We'll run into each other sooner or later anyway. I've already offended Shanks, so I don't care about offending another Yonko! Let's fight!"

As soon as Robert finished speaking, he transformed into lightning and charged towards Kaido.

Kaido was caught off guard by Robert's sudden attack, still pondering his supposed offense against Shanks.