One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert caught the key point in the dragon's words: "Have you received any news? Is the World Government going to take action against Dressrosa?"

Long Jingjing looked at Robert without speaking. Robert realized what was going on: "That's right. They didn't make a move against Dressrosa before in order to lull me into a false sense of security. Now that they've broken off all pretense, they'll definitely use swift and decisive measures to uproot all my forces."

Dragon sighed: "Relocate the innocent people to other countries as soon as possible. Aren't there many neighboring countries around Dressrosa that are on good terms with you?"

Robert shook his head: "The World Government targets people, not any country in name only. If I move people out, I'm afraid it will only harm the neighboring countries."

"Thanks for the reminder. I need to get back to dealing with things in Dressrosa as soon as possible."

Long didn't come here today to negotiate with Robert, so they just chatted about everyday matters.

An organization leader like him, who carries the lives of hundreds or thousands of people on his shoulders, would rather talk about trivial matters than reveal his true intentions if he hadn't prepared the content of the negotiations.

Seeing that Robert was in a hurry to return to handle affairs in his territory, he knew that a good relationship had been established, and politely gestured for him to proceed.

Robert exploded into lightning and disappeared from the spot, rising straight up back to the Sky Island.

He already had a plan on how to sever ties with Dressrosa and wasn't in a hurry; Uta's situation was more important.

Logically speaking, Robert had been holding Uta and fighting Shanks for so long, she should have woken up by now, even if she was fast asleep.

Uta is still in a coma, entirely due to Robert deliberately shielding her nerves with electric current.

Following the electronic signal that had been left on Uta, Robert found the girl lying on a deserted little island.

They carried the person on their shoulders and transformed into lightning, flying towards the Kingdom of Gods.

To the natives of Skypiea, the Whitebeard Pirates were like heavenly soldiers; even their support staff were far more powerful than their previous armies.

Several thousand combat personnel from the White Regiment, along with over 20,000 support troops, stormed into the Sky Islands and, within a month, brought all the Sky Islands above the White Sea under their control.

With supplies paving the way, divine authority providing protection, and the advanced political ideology of overthrowing the original classes and redistributing the means of production, the Sky Islanders accepted the new rulers with almost no resistance, even though they had no wings.

The political center was set up in the Kingdom of God, the foundation of Robert's faith system. It naturally possessed a higher geographical advantage than other sky islands, and with its unique large tract of land, it was easier to package it as the land chosen by God.

Since Robert brought Karina back to Sky Island, most of the Whitebeard's officers have been gathered in Shandora waiting for news from Robert.

Marco explained to everyone what the Celestial Dragons' so-called hunting tournament was all about, and also recounted how his father met Whitebeard at God Valley.

All members of the White Team were filled with righteous indignation and were prepared to launch a full-scale attack to disrupt the hunting competition.

Robert appeared at the conference room door, and a pirate guarding the door immediately announced it loudly. When Karina saw Uta being held by him, she was overjoyed.

But she soon discovered that Uta was unconscious, and asked in a trembling voice, "What happened to Uta?"

Robert explained with a laugh, "I was afraid she wouldn't understand what was going on, so I just knocked her unconscious with an electric shock."

Robert pulled Karina aside and whispered a few words to her.

Karina nodded solemnly, took Uta, and went into the room next door.

The rest of the Whitebeard crew looked intently at Robert, who didn't hide anything: "Ace should have told everyone who Im is, right? Back then, even Dad's captain, Rocks, was controlled by her. I'm afraid Uta has also been marked, so I'll have Karina check him out."

The long-standing pressure has finally been relieved today. Robert has contacted all the partners he wanted to unite with, and he has also secured the vast safe territory of Sky Island. Now he truly has the confidence to face the great era of chaos that is about to come at sea.

Looking at the many powerful officers of the Whitebeard Pirates, Robert felt a surge of pride: "Everyone, I have kept my promise to you."

Ace and Marco were also moved by his emotions and smiled broadly. They had carried too many burdens on their shoulders over the past two years.

Not only are they burdened by the reputation of the Four Emperors' crews and have to deal with endless challenges every day, but they also have to take care of the development of all the protected islands in their territory, which is really overwhelming.

During their decisive battle with Blackbeard, they lost a large portion of their territory, but surprisingly, they felt a sense of relief.

Now that the Sky Island has been captured, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Apart from the lack of resources, there are really no other drawbacks. Not only are the people simple and easy to manage, but it is also far away from the chaotic center of the New World.

With Dressrosa as a communication point, Skypiea has even made up for its lack of supplies, making it the dream base for every pirate crew.

"Next, we need to rest and recuperate for a period of time. Apart from a few important Qinghai territories such as Mermaid Island, we will give up all the other sea areas that we previously controlled."

Although the White Team members were somewhat reluctant, they also knew that with their current strength, they were not capable of defending those islands anyway.

At its peak, the Whitebeard Pirates had more than forty affiliated pirate crews and over 50,000 combat personnel.

After Whitebeard's death, many of his affiliated pirate crews, which were already disunited, were further scattered after the decisive battle.

The number of combat personnel who can regroup on Skypiea is less than 10,000, mostly members of the dozen or so squad leaders, with only one or two from affiliated pirate crews.

"Don't worry, everyone. We will make a strong comeback in Qinghai in a year at most. During this time, everyone should get back in shape and reconnect with the brothers who were separated before."

Ace interrupted, "Robert, I've already discussed it with everyone, and from now on you will be our new captain."

"Your abilities are evident to all. There's no need to comfort us. Everyone can see the situation clearly. We have no objection to the decision to abandon Qinghai."

Robert glanced around and saw that everyone's eyes were on him. No one showed any dissatisfaction; all their eyes were earnest.

He didn't mince words; taking control of the Whitebeard Pirates was a plan he had long ago.

"it is good!"

"Then let's grow bigger and stronger!"

"Let's create new glories!"

Chapter 2 The New Year is almost here!

Karina thoroughly examined Uta from head to toe, but found no marks. Robert breathed a sigh of relief, having to admit that Shanks' connections were indeed useful.

Robert always felt that Shanks's story of faking having his arm bitten off to break free from Im's control was completely untenable. If simply cutting off the part containing the mark would grant freedom, wouldn't that mean that the contractors could be killed after the mark was cut off?

Or, to put it another way, the force that drives regeneration will regenerate based on the parts of the body that bear the mark.

For example, if you brand the Im mark on the back of your hand, and then cut off your hand, your wrist will grow back into a complete person. Wouldn't that make it an infinite clone?

But if even Devil Fruits can appear in the world of One Piece, then what's illogical or unreasonable?

If Uta really has been marked by Im, Robert can only find Law and have him use the power of the Op-Op Fruit to cut off and destroy that part of Uta's body.

It's a relief that Uta is alright now, as Robert can finally have some time to do other things.

According to the plan, all Robert needs to do next is handle the transfer of Dressrosa, and then stand on Skypiea and quietly wait for Luffy to wreak havoc in the New World.

But in reality, there are countless issues that Robert needs to handle one by one.

The most pressing issue is how to sever ties between Dressrosa and himself.

Dressrosa is Robert's base of operations; all his influence revolves around Dressrosa, whether it's commerce or the circulation of goods.

Even with a large number of Sky Islands now, food and a large amount of by-products still depend on Dressrosa for supply. Once this important territory of Qinghai is lost, the Sky Islands will soon fall into chaos again due to famine.

However, as he confronts the World Government head-on, Dressrosa will soon be targeted because it is his territory. At that time, a trade ban would be the least of his worries; the Celestial Dragons might simply send people to wipe Dressrosa off the map.

Uta had just been rescued and couldn't surface at sea for a while, so Robert arranged for Karina to accompany her to rest on the sky island for a period of time.

The scenery of the various countries on the Sky Islands is completely different from that of Qinghai. The two girls were traveling and singing on the White Sea, bringing some comfort to the people of the Sky Islands who had just experienced a great upheaval. This was the original dream of the two girls.

Ace was left to guard Skypiea, while Robert and Marco secretly returned to the Blue Sea and headed towards Kaido's territory.

Marco's attitude towards Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, was very dismissive. They had dealt with each other quite a bit when he was with Whitebeard, and he had fought against three of Kaido's top lieutenants.

Aside from King the Wildfire, who can go toe-to-toe with Marco, the other two are at most on par with Vista the Flower and Jozu the Diamond.

In particular, Kaido's brutal methods of governing his territory were so bad that even the Whitebeard Pirates looked down on them, thinking they were just a bunch of brutes who only knew how to collect debts by force.

However, the biggest advantage of these White Group cadres is that although they are highly capable, they don't have much of their own ideas and are very good at following the captain's orders.

When Robert said he was going to talk business with Kaido, Marco readily agreed to accompany him without even asking what kind of business it was.

Instead of following the proper procedure of landing on the edge of Kaido's territory, reporting through various channels, and waiting for an audience, the two flew directly to Onigashima.

Marco was quite familiar with the place, and his phoenix form was very conspicuous along the way, causing the Beast Pirates to be on high alert, but no one could stop him flying in mid-air.

It wasn't until they were close to Onigashima that Jhin, the leader of the three main characters, took to the air in his Pteranodon form to intercept them.

"Marco, why aren't you going back to guard the little bit of business Whitebeard left behind? What are you doing running off to our Beasts territory?"

Marco floated in mid-air without speaking, while Robert's figure suddenly appeared beside him with a burst of electric sparks.

King was completely relaxed when facing his old rival Marco. The two pirate crews had been fighting for many years, and neither could do anything to the other. Now, they were on their own territory, and Marco no longer had Whitebeard backing him up.

But when Robert appeared, Jhin immediately tensed up.

Before he deliberately exposed himself, he hadn't noticed anyone other than Marco. If Robert had launched a sneak attack just now, he would have suffered a great loss.

After Kaido returned from Skypiea, he specifically called his three top lieutenants to his side and instructed them to form an alliance with Robert, also mentioning that they had fought each other.

Kaido didn't mention that Robert had injured him; he simply said that the two were evenly matched, which already gave the Three Disasters a huge fright.

In their understanding, in the New World, apart from Shanks who still has some strength, even Big Mom probably couldn't fight Kaido to a draw.

Now, Robert, a junior who only set sail two years ago, has already gained Kaido's approval, so his strength must far exceed that of ordinary people.

If someone can gain Kaido's acknowledgment of their strength and has the advantage of launching a sneak attack, even the Lunaria's fire defense form might not be able to withstand it.

Jin no longer spoke with sarcasm: "So it's Governor Robert who's come in person. Why didn't you send your men to announce your arrival first?"

Of the three calamities, only King commands Robert's respect. If it were the other two, Robert certainly wouldn't hold back.

“Mr. Jin, there’s no need to be so polite. I’m not a governor. I had a brief meeting with Mr. Kaido before, and some details of the deal were not clear, so I’ve come to visit you today.”

King narrowed his eyes, trying to see through Robert's true intentions. Robert smiled sincerely and asked, "What, is Mr. Kaido not home?"

Just as Jin was considering how to test Robert further, a powerful pressure emanated from Ghost Island, accompanied by a roaring laugh like a dragon's cry: "Worororo! You're already at the door, why don't you invite him in to talk?"

Upon hearing that Kaido had made the decision, King immediately gestured for them to proceed, leading Robert and Marco to Onigashima.

Robert followed behind with a smile, landing in front of the huge tent in the center of the island. Just as he was about to enter, a sense of resentment suddenly struck him.

Since they were on someone else's turf, Robert couldn't use his Observation Haki to scan the area first, so he only used Electromagnetic Monitoring to observe the situation in a small area.

As this resentment surged within him, Robert couldn't help but glance to the side, only to see a tall man with blond hair and a pink feather cloak glaring at him through gritted teeth.

Robert smiled and waved to Doflamingo, then walked confidently into Kaido's tent.

Kaido, sitting in the main seat, was drinking heavily, accompanied by two burly men. Robert recognized them immediately by their appearance; they were the other two of the three Superstars: Queen the Plague and Jack the Drought.

"What brings you to my ghost island today?"

Kaido asked casually, but Robert could tell that he was also very unhappy about his decision to storm the Beasts Pirates' hideout without prior notice.

"Our last encounter was so sudden that I didn't get to give Governor Kaido any gift, so I've come today to make up for it!"

Chapter 3 Selling Grandparents' Land

Kaido gulped down a large mouthful of wine: "You're not going to give Marco to our Beasts Pirates, are you? That would be a great gift. If he comes, I can gather the four great members. Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruits are an important asset I've been looking for."