One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Therefore, Robert believes that the hundred-year gap in research is not important; what Im cares about is your research ability.

Like the Roger Pirates, those peasants couldn't gather many cultured people in one crew. Even if they reached Laugh Tale, they could only laugh and cry at the same time, and then slink back to their respective homes in disgrace.

But what are those people in O'Hara doing? They actually want to compile ancient civilizations and history into a book. Once they succeed, the whole world will have the ability to study the blank period of the past hundred years. There will always be some clever people who can make some progress.

Moreover, these scholars are truly willing to write the history of the Great Kingdom. If they manage to accomplish these two things, it would be a double overthrow of the World Government, both legally and physically. Therefore, Ohara must not be allowed to remain.

Vegapunk deserves to die even more. He doesn't care what happened during the Void Century, nor does he care who was righteous and who was evil between the Great Kingdom and the World Government. He only cares about ancient technology.

After a thorough investigation, they actually managed to discover something called the Mother Flame. So what's next? Will they use giant robots to reverse-engineer the Celestial Dragons' technology and overthrow their rule using the same methods Im used to establish the nation?

So it's not terrible that York accused Vegapunk of researching the Void Century without permission; what's terrible is that she stole a small portion of the Mother Spark and transported it out using the Sea Beast Weapon to the World Government.

This is the real reason why Vegapunk was executed. Even before Im used the Kingdom of Lulucia to test whether the Mother Spark could unleash the power of the forbidden sun, Vegapunk was still able to conduct his research on Egghead Island as if nothing had happened.

To Robert's surprise, even without York's betrayal, the World Government still had information that Vegapunk had developed the Mother Spark.

Recalling the disdainful attitude that Vegapunk himself, as well as his clones like Lilith, had shown towards the CP agents, Robert found it all laughable.

This is what is called a scholar's rebellion, which will not succeed in three years.

These scientists are excellent at scientific research, but they have no respect for other professions and believe that people with low levels of education are not as good as them at other things.

They didn't understand the saying "a trade is like a mountain." Even if the CP department didn't possess the advanced technology of Egghead Island, it was still the world's number one intelligence organization, capable of infiltrating Egghead Island with manpower alone.

Seeing Atlas hesitate, Kalifa suddenly slammed her hand on the table: "We already know everything, what else do you want to hide!"

"Where is the fusion furnace on this island, used to synthesize the Mother Flame? Tell me!"

A very basic interrogation technique: first, present a shocking piece of information to create a breach in the interrogated person's mental defenses, then apply pressure with urgent language and a tough attitude, leaving them no time to think or react, and forcing them to answer at that moment.

In such situations, simply engaging in conversation will likely reveal even bigger loopholes, which the interrogator can then use as a breakthrough to gradually uncover the lies.

Astra was only a child who had been created two years ago, and had never seen such methods before. For a moment, she was genuinely frightened.

In fact, not only him, but even Shakyamuni was just more composed in character and had no experience in dealing with this kind of interrogation.

Robert's voice instantly rang in Shakya's ears: "I am Robert. You can share thoughts through Punk Records, right? Tell Astra that CP0 knows nothing, they're bluffing her, don't say a word!"

Robert wasn't telling the truth either; if CP0 knew nothing, they wouldn't have asked such a specific question as the Mother Spark.

But at this moment, Robert must first give Astra a conclusion that can calm her down and prevent her from leaving more evidence due to panic.

Several punk clones tensed up, but quickly recovered. Astra in the interrogation room, as if grasping at a straw, instinctively shut her mouth as Robert had instructed.

The tactic of applying sudden pressure must be used in one fell swoop; once the person being interrogated is given time to react, it becomes difficult to be effective.

Kalifa was a young and beautiful woman, but she lacked a bit of presence. However, Jabra was clearly no good. Seeing that Kalifa couldn't control the situation, black fur sprouted all over his body, revealing his beast-like form, and he smashed the table in front of him to pieces.

"I see you're all stubborn even when you're about to die! I'll go kill Vegapunk first, then wipe out all your clones, and that will eliminate the threat of the Mother Spark!"

Robert's voice instantly reached their ears: "Don't worry, let him go. As long as he dares to kill the Doctor, I can follow him, find the Doctor's location, and rescue him!"

With Robert's assurance, Astra instantly gained confidence, pouting and looking away with an expression that said, "I'm not going to cooperate," causing an awkward situation to arise.

Jabra, who had just been so confident that he would kill everyone, was now left standing there, unsure whether to stay or leave. Where could he possibly kill Vegapunk? He wouldn't dare do anything until the World Government gave the order, but now that he had already boasted about his abilities, all the groundwork he had laid would be for nothing if he didn't go.

"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me, Vegapunk has six clones. The five of you are putting up a stubborn resistance, but York's sweetheart is in our hands!"

Chapter 14 No one is allowed to die!

Robert was a little confused. York's sweetheart? Wasn't that him?

His first thought was that even though he was so careful, he had still been discovered when he infiltrated Egerhead.

But looking around at the staff who were still transporting Sea Kings to the laboratory, Robert felt that this wasn't the case.

He tentatively leaped off the sea monster and hid inside a fully automatic cooking machine, ordering himself a hamburger as he went. Finding that he hadn't attracted any attention, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

CP0 is a complete fraud; they probably don't even know that Punk clones can share memories using Punk Records.

Astra looked at Gabra as if he were an idiot: "Then you should go ask York, I still have experiments to do."

Seeing that Astra was unmoved, Jabra was furious, but their only orders were to find out the whereabouts of the Mother Spark from the punk clones, not to kill them. They could only sit there and sulk.

Kalifa knew she couldn't get anything out of Astra, so she waved for her to be taken away and kept in separate custody. After replacing the table that Jabra had smashed with his palm, she brought in Pythagoras instead.

Having learned from Atlas's experience, Pythagoras handled the situation with greater ease.

After the five punk clones had been interrogated, the faces of several CP0 executives turned serious.

Kalifa walked to the window, took out a Den Den Mushi, dialed the number, and said respectfully, "Sir, we need to request higher-level access. They probably know that we have limited information, and they refuse to budge."

A deep voice came from the other end of the phone: "I've already sent people to hunt down Robert De Niro. That suddenly appearing naval hero is the most suspicious. I suspect he conspired with Vegapunk after meeting with him!"

Kalifa gritted her teeth and said, "If you agree to let us torture these clones, I'm confident we can get some information out of them."

The voice on the other end of the phone was unequivocal: "Why torture them? Send Vegapunk back and let them recreate the Mother Spark. If they could create it the first time, they can definitely create it the second time."

"What we want is not an answer, but a result."

Robert couldn't tell who was on the other end of the phone, but that didn't stop him from feeling relieved.

As long as the World Government still needs Vegapunk, he won't be executed quickly. Creating the Mother Spark is a good excuse. This thing can't be made overnight. As long as Vegapunk can hold out for three or four months, Luffy should start fighting the World Government.

At that point, the attention of Im, the Five Elders, the Knights of God, and the like will all be drawn to Luffy, and then I can come and rescue Vegapunk and the others.

Lilith was locked alone in an empty laboratory, where she angrily smashed the equipment on the lab table and cursed incessantly.

Robert's voice rang in Lilith's ears: "It's me, Robert. What happened?"

She didn't stop smashing things in her hands at all; on the contrary, she used even more force, creating a loud noise.

His face contorted in a ferocious expression, but instead of cursing, he muttered an anxious question: "Didn't you receive our signal? Hurry, take York and hide!"

Robert said, "Don't worry about York, she's safe now. Can't you sense where the Doctor is?"

Lilith knew that Robert wouldn't leave without a clear explanation, and besides, Robert was the only outside help they could rely on right now.

"The doctor is going to the moon this time not only to place the Punk Records there, but also to bring a very dangerous weapon with him."

"The doctor's initial intention in researching this weapon was to free the world from energy constraints, but once the weapon was manufactured, we realized that it was too dangerous, and the world government would definitely use it for war rather than for civilian purposes."

"So the doctor decided to hide it, choosing the moon, a place inaccessible to the World Government."

Robert knew things weren't that simple. Although the Vegapunk Records were important, Vegapunk wouldn't be in such a hurry as to take a huge risk to personally travel to the moon to place them.

I once told Vegapunk that we would conquer the Sky Island first. Vegapunk could have uploaded the Punk Records to the cloud first and then slowly transferred them to the moon.

His trip to the moon to install the Punk Records was probably secondary; the most important thing was to transfer the Mother Spark, which was capable of destroying the world.

"The Punk Records have already been set up. Can you sense where the Doctor is?"

Lilith cursed a few times before lowering her voice and saying, "The Doctor was knocked unconscious by someone who can hypnotize people as soon as he returned from the moon. It seems they want to search the Doctor's memories while he's asleep."

"We discovered that the doctor was hypnotized, and we immediately transferred our drowsiness to York through the Punk Records to avoid being hypnotized. These people had no choice but to interrogate us using the most rudimentary method."

A jumble of thoughts raced through Robert's mind, and he suddenly asked, "Where's my spaceship?"

Lilith was initially annoyed that Robert was obsessed with his spaceship, but she quickly realized, "Oh no! That spaceship has also fallen into the hands of the World Government!"

Robert's mind raced. The spaceship had very obvious spacefaring characteristics. There was more than one scientist in the world, but his brilliance had overshadowed the others.

The World Government only needs to study that spaceship to figure out that it is used to travel to outer space. So where could Vegapunk go in the vast starry sky? Even a fool could guess that the Mother Spark is hidden on the moon.

“Lilith, don’t worry. I overheard them reporting to their superiors that the World Government will release the Doctor soon so he can recreate the Mother Spark.”

"Just do as the World Government asks. Anyway, that thing can't be built in a short time. Make sure you're safe first, and I'll take care of the rest."

"Once the spaceship problem is resolved, I will meet up with York, and then we will communicate through the Punk Records."

Although Lilith's expression remained fierce and she continued to smash the experimental equipment, her voice became unusually gentle:

"Robert, if there's really no other way, don't save us. Take care of York."

"All of our memories are stored in the Punk Records, so we will never truly die."

Robert's voice was unwavering:

“I was originally a very lazy person who wanted to hide in a safe place and wait for others to save the world while I enjoyed the benefits.”

"But now I'm forcing myself to be on the front lines of the fight against the World Government, not so that I can abandon my friends."

"None of you are allowed to die, or all my efforts will have been in vain!"

Chapter 15 I almost forgot about you, kid.

Robert has come to terms with it completely. It's not that if he doesn't actively seek out trouble, trouble won't come looking for him.

Moreover, he has actively sought out quite a few troubles, and now he has accumulated too much resentment with the World Government, which is why he was easily provoked by Shanks and targeted by the Knights of God.

If we follow the logic of Vegapunk's analysis, and Im doesn't care whether something is right or wrong, but only considers the threat it poses to her and the World Government, then whatever I do is wrong, because I am getting stronger and stronger.

Moreover, one must become stronger and stronger. On this vast ocean, weakness is the original sin. If one does not become stronger, the enemy will not let one go. On the contrary, one will only die faster.

Robert focused his mind; the mechanical engineers he had captured from the moon were activated and driven by the electricity he released, which meant that he had marked each of them.

To start the spaceship captured from the space pirates, they would definitely need mechanical engineers, so finding them would be equivalent to finding the ship.

Robert no longer cares about how to get to the moon after destroying that ship. He saw the Earth version of the mechanical engineer that the doctor made a few months ago fly to the moon with a hot air balloon. He can always spend some time flying there himself later.

But that ship absolutely cannot fall into the hands of the World Government and be used by them. If the World Government really manages to get to the moon and obtain the Mother Spark and the Punk Records, then all my previous efforts would have been in vain.

The four or five mechanical engineers were located in Egherd, lying in the laboratory after losing power. They must have been dismantled by that old bastard Vegapunk for research purposes.

There were only about 50 other engineers that could be sensed, all of whom were concentrated in one location.

Robert quickly understood what was going on. When he left last time, he had given the mechanical engineers the order to obey Vegapunk's command. That's why Vegapunk was able to order the mechanical engineers to take him to the moon without notifying him.

There were indeed more mechanical engineers left on the moon, but his final order was to maintain a minimum energy consumption hibernation standby, taking turns to wake up at regular intervals to monitor the old man who was staying in the hibernation pod.

Even if Vegapunk reaches the moon, he can still only command the few hundred mechanical engineers he brought back.

After the Punk Record was set up, it also needed maintenance, so Vegapunk only took about 50 mechanics back with him to ensure the minimum piloting requirements for operating the spaceship. The rest of the mechanics stayed on the moon to take care of the Punk Record.

After calming Lilith down, Robert quickly left Eghead.

It turned out that there were only a few agents from the CP department on the island, and they had no means of monitoring their whereabouts. With the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, they could still come and go as they pleased.

Robert was even a little disappointed that Bruno hadn't come this time. Every time he used the Door-Door Fruit, he had to rely on Paton's copying leaves. Instead of that, he might as well use the leaves to copy Blackbeard, kill Bruno, and steal his power.

Following his senses of the mechanical engineers, Robert located his spaceship at a naval base.

Vegapunk was not on the ship, and all the mechanical engineers had consciously fallen into hibernation mode. A group of researchers with all sorts of strange appearances were working intensively on the driving system.