One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert's second order was more direct and effective. Under the supervision of randomly selected civilian representatives, the Whitebeard Pirates opened the private treasuries of nobles and officials in public and dragged a large number of valuable items and food supplies onto the square.

Some ordinary people who had received small favors from officials might have felt deep down that the officials did not deserve to die, and secretly felt sympathy for them.

But when they saw luxury items that they might never have the chance to own in their entire lives being hauled out of their homes, truckload after truckload, that sympathy vanished.

For a society to achieve stability, a pyramid structure is inevitable; mergers and acquisitions cannot eliminate this trend, and the control of the majority of wealth by a minority is an inevitable historical outcome.

The easiest way to gain public support is to redistribute wealth, means of production, and other resources when overthrowing the old system.

Since the land resources of the Sky Island are worthless, these floating assets are the easiest resources to quantify.

Padon used his ability to conjure Bruno, opened a portal connecting to Dressrosa, and a large number of the White Team's logistics personnel poured into the Sky Island, quickly taking over the entire country's administrative system.

They were already experts in financial operations, and in the past few months they had been deeply involved in the operation of the nation in Dressrosa. Their experience in governing a country was simply a game-changer for the Sky Island.

Soon, various surveys were launched on the Sky Island, not only in the four major countries including the Kingdom of God, but also in the surrounding small and medium-sized Sky Island.

The Sky Island was no longer divided into different classes; all were under the unified jurisdiction of the White Gang, and the confiscated property was distributed uniformly.

Robert delegated all these matters to the Whitebeard Pirates, while he remained behind the scenes, minimizing his own presence.

If we want to develop the Sky Island into a major base for providing faith, we cannot emphasize our own human attributes here, but rather try to present ourselves as an ethereal god.

Robert, who had become a hands-off manager, did not leave the Sky Island. On the contrary, he traveled to various Sky Islands during this time, using all sorts of disguises and stealth, and finally found the person he was looking for in a temple on one of the Sky Islands.

"We meet again, Urki."

A very tall monk sat in the center of the temple. He showed no surprise at Robert's arrival, and waved as if he had known he would come.

"Don't you dare pick a fight with me again, I admit defeat."

Previously in the Sabaody Archipelago, Robert would randomly spar with several of his fellow Supernovas every day in order to accumulate experience for leveling up.

Although Robert quickly eliminated a group of people, those who did not master Haki and could not effectively harm him could not provide experience. Urouge was one of the first to be eliminated by Robert.

However, after only fighting him once or twice, Urouge was already deeply traumatized. The power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was practically unbeatable, and fighting Robert meant he could only take a beating. Urouge felt that he would never be able to beat Robert in his lifetime.

Even after entering the New World and finding a way to learn Haki, Urouge still believed that he was no match for Robert's ghostly speed and the destructive power of his lightning.

Robert came to see Urouge not to see how much he had improved over the past year, but to ask him why he had helped him in the first place.

Whether it was the Whitebeard Pirates or the Revolutionary Army, it was difficult for them to gain the trust of the Sky Islanders at crucial moments. At that time, the situation was dictated by a group of Sky Islanders who were completely outside their plans.

Robert followed them for several days before finally finding the mastermind behind their instigation of a mutiny among the soldiers—the eccentric monk Urquid!

“I didn’t come here to fight you. I’m just curious why you sent people to help me manipulate the soldiers’ emotions and incite them to mutini.”

Urki, looking like a charlatan, said, "You are the god of the Sky Island, and as a monk, I must carry out your will."

Robert gave him a look that said, "Let's not get into this. What's with all this talk about gods and magic? Skypiea is a closed-off place. You're a supernova who's trained in Qinghai, you know I have the power of a Devil Fruit, right? You're a Devil Fruit user yourself."

Urouge replied matter-of-factly, "Of course I know that's the power of a Devil Fruit, but in our faith, Devil Fruits are the power of God, and whoever obtains a Devil Fruit is a god!"

Robert narrowed his eyes: "Your beliefs?"

Ulki nodded: "The knowledge transmission of Sky Island is divided into two parts. Some knowledge, such as technology and governance experience, is in the hands of officials and nobles, while the part concerning history and faith is managed by us religious people."

"So we learn about the origins of the Sky Islands and the origins of our ancestors."

"If I told you that Devil Fruits were created by the ancestors of the Sky Island people, would you believe me?"

Robert: Why wouldn't I believe it? The moon people are so powerful, I'd believe you even if you said the cows on the moon have eight Bs!

Chapter 6: I'm taking this technology since nobody else wants it!

The concept of supernovae is actually one of those that appears once and then gradually fades from view. Back then, every supernova in the Sabaody Archipelago looked like a future king of the sea, but once they entered the New World, many of them simply disappeared.

Some bowed down to the Four Emperors and became their underlings, while others challenged the Four Emperors and were beaten senseless.

In short, apart from the main characters, the only other Supernovas from the same generation who went the furthest were Kid and Law. The title of Supernova for the others was like something they bought with connections and money.

But this strange monk Urouge is quite peculiar. While he's undeniably strong, he was one of those kids who were easily defeated by Kizaru back in the day. Moreover, since leaving Sabaody Archipelago, he's either been watching live streams or performing rituals, seemingly having completely faded from the conflicts at sea.

But if you say he's weak, the Big Mom Pirates originally had four Sweet Commanders, but one of them was defeated by Urouge, which is why Charlotte Sgnar was removed from the list.

Although he was defeated by Cracker, who came to avenge his brother, after a great battle, and then fell into the sea after being hit by Big Mom's thunderstorm, he can be considered to have survived under the Four Emperors and retired with outstanding achievements. In terms of achievements, he can be ranked among the top of this generation of Supernovas.

Of all the Supernovas back then, the one Robert couldn't understand the most was this strange monk, Urouge. His origins from Skypiea were already somewhat mysterious, and now he was inexplicably telling Robert about Skypiea history and being willing to admit his godhood, which made Robert even more wary.

With Robert's current strength, he fears no expert of his age. But the problem is that he is no longer alone. Whether it's the White Group, India, or Karina, his close associates, they have become both an asset and a burden.

Robert is now afraid that Urki will become a hidden danger to the vast territory he has just built!

"I also know a bit about the history of Sky Island. As you know, my name contains the character 'D,' and the D clan has quite a connection with the people of the moon."

Uroki revealed the standard charlatan's benevolent smile: "The D Clan is not a race, it's more like an organization, and this organization has some grudges against our ancestors."

Robert, of course, wasn't fooled by Urouge's few words: "Oh? Really? That's a pity. I thought we were all on the same side."

Urki remained unmoved: "Whether we're on the same side or not has nothing to do with history. Apart from those of us who still know history, most of my people have forgotten everything from the past. So the attitude of our generation is the key."

Robert became serious: "Regardless of the relationship between the people of the moon and the D clan in the past, I can say with certainty that everyone's ultimate enemy is the World Government and Im. So my attitude is very clear: anyone who opposes the World Government is my ally."

Urouge also said with a serious expression: "This is also my stance. The World Government possesses the power to destroy everything. In our history, the most recorded thing is to prevent this destructive power from reappearing in the world. Therefore, our goals are the same."

Robert nodded and said, "I am determined to get Sky Island. Only by taking over this easily defensible territory can I fight the World Government without any worries. So I will not return Sky Island to you. This is my bottom line."

Urki quickly waved his hand: "I've been to Dressrosa, and it's really well-developed there, especially the style that uses a lot of Sky Island Clouds as building materials, which makes me feel like I'm back home."

"Compared to Dressrosa, the governance of the Sky Islands is absolutely terrible. If you can develop the Sky Islands like you developed Dressrosa, then I will truly thank you from the bottom of my heart. Who wouldn't want their hometown to become better?"

"So you don't need to worry. I truly support your control of the Sky Islands. Believe me, just like you used the power of the Shandians to control the Kingdom of Gods, as long as I activate the power of the temple to recognize your divine position, you will soon be able to become a legitimate god on other Sky Islands as well."

Robert felt a little unreal. He wasn't some chosen one, and he couldn't understand why this strange monk, Urouge, would help him so unreservedly.

"Your Devil Fruit ability is the Sky Island people's last hope. In our history, the power of lightning is the only alternative to the forbidden sun. The god who controls lightning will eventually lead the Sky Island people into a new era."

Robert waved his hand to interrupt his rambling: "There are some questions I've always been curious about. I've been to the moon and even met some of the descendants of Vilka."

"Back then, the Moon People came to this planet because of resource depletion and established a huge kingdom. Later, they were overthrown by Im and his people. The Moon People then used technology to build sky islands in the clouds."

"The Moon People have such advanced technology, so why have the Sky Island People fallen to this... almost primitive state?"

Urki was slightly stunned, but quickly smiled wryly and said, "Technology is a very comprehensive thing. It's useless to be strong in only one aspect of technology. You have to be strong in all aspects to maintain the existing development."

“Building a floating island isn’t something you can do by just pressing a few buttons on a machine. It requires extracting certain elements from the ocean to solidify the clouds.”

"This required constant travel between the sea and the sky, and at that time we were almost completely defeated. The world government was constantly chasing us winged people on the sea, trying to extract more technology and secrets from us."

"Therefore, the construction of the Sky Island was rushed, which resulted in many key technologies not being brought to the Sky Island."

"Sky islands have no land, so it's impossible to grow food to feed everyone. Therefore, the most crucial technology is to extract energy from natural environments such as sunlight and lightning and inject it directly into everyone's bodies."

"Our defeat was inevitable back then, because even at that point, the Sky Islanders were still fighting amongst themselves."

"At the time, this technology was in the hands of a certain sky island. They wanted to seize supreme power and control all the sky islands by monopolizing the energy intake necessary for survival."

"Then another war broke out, in which even more technology was destroyed."

"The once technologically advanced Sky Island has been reduced to a wasteland and numerous islands that each govern themselves after being besieged by the World Government and fighting amongst themselves."

"A great deal of technology was destroyed by hostile forces during the war. The survivors believed that the source of all the wars, whether it was their homeland of infinite land, the later great kingdom, or the current sky island, was technology. Therefore, they decided to seal away all technology and let everyone return to the most primitive life."

Robert didn't dismiss the Skypiea's foolish decision; he astutely picked up on Urki's choice of words:

"You mean sealed away? So some parts of the Sky Island still retain the technology from the Moon back then, right?"

Chapter 7 Punk is quiet, he must be up to something.

Robert knew better than anyone how advanced the Moon People's technology was.

Urki was merely a monk who possessed some historical documents and knew a little about his ancestors, at least not as much as Robert.

His understanding of lunar technology was limited to its ability to solve the problem of endless energy and escape the food crisis.

But Robert knew perfectly well that the technology of the Moon People from a thousand years ago still far surpassed that of the world today.

Vegapunk, who claims to be the smartest person in the world and has consumed the Brain-Brain Fruit which greatly enhances scientific research capabilities, still believes that his research is far from lunar technology.

His attempt to deduce the abilities of Devil Fruits by reversing cause and effect only resulted in the creation of a bloodline factor. All indications suggest that these Devil Fruits were actually developed by the people of the moon.

Devil Fruits have already reached the realm of turning the illusory into the real, capable of transforming illusory spiritual power into an objective existence that can influence the material world. This technology truly seems to have touched the realm of gods.

Any technology left behind by the lunar inhabitants, regardless of its specific aspect, will undoubtedly possess significant value; even those related to people's livelihoods could potentially alter the global landscape.

Robert's eyes gleamed as he stared intently at Urki.

Urki clasped his hands together: "It is indeed sealed, but no one knows the location of the seal. Neither the documents left in our temple nor the books passed down from generation to generation by the rulers record the location of the seal."

Robert was deflated. He even considered bringing Bucky the Joker, that guy with maxed-out luck and a passion for treasure hunting, to the Sky Island.

"However, my master once told me a legend that a god who controls endless energy will, under the guidance of fate, encounter the sacred relics of his ancestors and lead the people of the moon to rebuild their homeland."

Robert turned and walked out of the temple: "The Whitebeard Pirates will protect Skypiea. I will gradually transfer the industrial center of Dressrosa here. Remember your promise, to make all the people of Skypiea believe in me as a god. This is the only way I can think of to counter Im."

Urouge clasped his hands together and gave Robert a slight bow, knowing that Robert didn't want to continue the conversation.

He didn't make any demands from beginning to end, seemingly only wanting to give without expecting anything in return, but Robert didn't dare to completely trust him, so he immediately notified the White Group to keep a close eye on all the monks on the Sky Island.

Having captured the Sky Island, there was no longer a need for food control. Dressrosa immediately transported large quantities of food and supplies to the Sky Island to support its post-war reconstruction.

In the process of capturing the sky island, most of the key difficulties lie in how to prevent the natives from developing a rebellious attitude, which makes it much easier to overthrow the regime by force.

The damage to the islands was not severe enough to require much money for reconstruction. The biggest task for the logistics staff was to rebuild the currency system.

The administrative handover process across the entire Sky Island was extremely complicated, given that the four large Sky Island nations were all enormous in size. Apart from the Kingdom of God, the populations of the other three nations were in no way inferior to those of the nations on the Blue Sea.

Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates was in a state of chaos, and even many members of the administrative team around India had to be temporarily reassigned.

Once things entered a stable development phase, there was no longer any need for Robert to stay on Skypiea. With the Whitebeard Pirates' top fighters in place, they could hold out for a while even if Kaido attacked again.

You have reached Exalted reputation with Skypiea.

You have effectively occupied the entire Sky Island.

[Pirate Crew Territory: White Sea (White-White Sea)]

[Population: 430 million]

[Special Race: Shandians, Racial Skills (Resilient Life, Primitive Faith, Warlike)]

[Based on the Epic achievement, your Conqueror's Haki weight has increased by 3 (Reputation Exalted with the Skypiea Multi-Nation Merged Large Kingdom + Reputation Exalted with the Shandians), current weight +6]

After occupying Sky Island, Robert's territory was no longer limited to Dressrosa, but also included the entire White Sea. Consequently, his Conqueror's Haki also increased dramatically.