One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Spandam, dressed in the white CP0 uniform, shouted and cursed from the side: "You bunch of useless trash! You all claim to have such strong research capabilities, but you can't even compare to Vegapunk's toenail!"

"After studying it for so many days, when will this ship finally be able to take to the skies!"

The researcher standing before him wiped the sweat from his brow: "Give us a few more days. All those robots have entered hibernation mode. They seem to only obey Vegapunk, and we can't understand the writing on the ship's markings. We can only study them slowly..."

Spandam pointed to the neatly stacked mechanical engineers on the deck and said, "Then dismantle all these robots! They're useless anyway!"

Robert's voice rang in my ears: "After all this time, you're still as annoying as ever."

Spandam was startled by the sudden question and jumped back half a step, cautiously looking around: "Who!"

Robert suddenly appeared and kicked Spandam in the stomach, sending him flying with just over a hundred points of strength attribute.

The CP agents on duty on the ship spotted the enemy attack immediately, but as soon as they drew their guns, they were struck down by lightning summoned by Robert. Now, Robert's casual strikes can generate tens of millions of volts, and he has long since escaped the predicament of not being able to kill people with electricity.

The navy personnel on duty below the ship had no idea what was happening on board and remained expressionless at their posts, while everyone on board had already been taken down by Robert.

Robert wasn't in a hurry. He slowly walked over to Spandam, who was spitting blood, squatted down, and looked at him with a smile: "Do you remember me? Back in Enies Lobby, you even cursed at me."

How could Spandam not remember Robert? After the battle at Enies Lobby, Robert had become his nightmare, and he would wake up from countless nights because of him.

Especially after that, Robert committed one shocking crime after another, and the bounty kept rising, which made Spandam even more desperate.

Not only because it seemed he could never avenge his great grudge, but also because he was afraid that Robert might one day remember his grudge and come to kill him.

Today, his nightmare became reality. Spandam, ignoring the excruciating pain all over his body, begged for mercy: "I was wrong, please forgive me!"

"I've had a terrible time these past few years. I lost all my official position and everything, and I'm bullied every day!"

"Killing me would be a relief for me, and it would only dirty your hands, wouldn't it?"

Robert was amused by Spandam's meticulous logic and quick thinking: "Where are all your old men? Why are you the only one here?"

Spandam's mind raced, and he figured that Robert wasn't satisfied with just taking revenge on him; he wanted to wipe out all the members of CP9.

Although the CP9 members couldn't beat Robert back then, two years later, Robert has grown even stronger, and those people are probably no match for him.

But Spandam can't care about that now. The more people there are to help him share the firepower, the greater his chance of escaping in the chaos.

They're currently at a naval base. If they make any noise, a large number of reinforcements will arrive soon, which might scare Robert away.

"They each have their own tasks, but I can call them all over!"

Robert's eyes lit up: "There's no need to call them all. It would be troublesome for me to deal with them all. Let's call that bastard Bruno first. He's the one who caused me the most trouble back then!"

Chapter 16 Reciprocity

After escaping the ambush in the Kingdom of Corgia, Robert made some plans for his future.

The first priority is to bring the scattered team together. He's always been used to working alone and always thinks about sneaking in and solving things secretly by himself.

But in reality, looking across the seas, no big shot ever solves problems by charging into battle himself. It's always his underlings who go first, settle most of the problems, and wear down the opponent's strength before finally stepping in to make the final decision.

While it may seem like a piecemeal tactic that gives the enemy experience points, it has to be said that if you were really in the position of the villainous boss, most people would make the same choice, whether willingly or unwillingly.

To become someone who can make the final decision, one's own strength must be strong enough.

Currently, his level is still quite far from the maximum level. Before, he was afraid that he might not be able to control the increase of the bounty properly, which would make his little sister Im angry and take action against him personally. Now that she has taken the initiative to turn against him, he no longer needs to be timid.

Luffy is about to set sail again. Once he returns to the main storyline, the whole world's attention will be focused on the Straw Hat Pirates. At that time, no matter how powerful you are, you will only become a background character.

So Robb's plan for this period of time is to stir up trouble and try to get his bounty to five billion.

There is no more effective way to increase the bounty than by directly attacking naval bases.

Although Robert had attacked Marine Headquarters before, he wasn't the main character that time, and he even faked his death to clear out some bounties.

Therefore, Robert felt it was time for him to undergo rehabilitation training, and the first step was to find a small base to get used to it.

Although Spandam was trembling with fear, his survival instinct led him to make the most correct choice at that moment:

"Bruno! Come back quickly, something's happened on the ship!"

A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey Spandam, have you forgotten that you're supposed to call us 'commander' now?"

Spandam had no time to argue with him. His first instinct was to back down and call Bruno "sir." If Bruno could be successfully tricked into coming, he would be willing to call him "sir" or even "my lord."

But just as he opened his mouth, Spandam suddenly changed his mind: "I'm just Commander Lucci's subordinate. Why should I call you commander? Come or not, it's up to you. I've already informed you."

After saying that, he hung up the phone and explained to Robert with a smile, "He would be suspicious if I didn't say that. Don't worry, this ship is very important to the World Government, and he will definitely come."

Robert was quite impressed with Spandam; even in this life-or-death moment, he was still able to maintain his character arc.

Before Spandam could finish speaking, a portal opened in the center of the deck, and a head with a horned hairstyle emerged.

If the Door-Door Fruit wants to open a portal over a long distance, it cannot first travel through the Door-Door Space.

As soon as Bruno showed his face, Robert rushed forward, grabbed him by the neck, and dragged him out of the portal.

Bruno never imagined that he would be attacked after being teleported to the naval base. The main point is that he had only been gone for less than half a day and was too rushed to even finish his wrestling match with Robert. He could only barely use the iron block to protect his body.

Robert was afraid that Bruno had made further progress in the past two years and would develop some new uses for the Door-Door Fruit, so he attacked with a deadly move.

Before Bruno's body even landed on the deck, Gungnir had already shot through the air and pierced him hard.

Spandam didn't even have time to react. He only felt Robert, who was standing in front of him, suddenly flinch, and then there was a thunderclap.

When he turned around, he saw that Bruno had arrived at some point and was being pierced through the chest and abdomen by a giant sword as big as a door, pinned to the deck.

The giant sword crackled with electricity, burning the wounds on Bruno's chest and abdomen shut, strangely preventing a single drop of blood from flowing out.

Bruno opened his mouth wide, but could only exhale and not inhale.

Robert pulled out a large stack of leaves and was rummaging through them when he casually glanced back at Spandam:

"He has heavy metal poisoning. I'll find a way to give him a quick death."

Spandam could no longer contain his fear and screamed as he jumped over the ship's side.

This spaceship was quite large, with a drop of seven or eight meters between its side and the pier. Spandam himself had no strength whatsoever, and his body had long been weakened by wine and women. When he jumped onto the pier, both his legs were broken, and he couldn't even stand up.

As early as when Robert unleashed Gungnir, the accompanying lightning and the loud noise that pierced the deck had already caught the attention of the on-duty navy. When Spandam jumped off the ship's side, even the slowest person would have known that something was wrong on board.

The sailors shouted for their comrades, but for a moment they didn't know what had happened, until Spandam shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Take me away now! There are pirates on the ship! Great pirates!"

"It's Robert D. Neru!"

There was no one in the Navy who didn't know the name of Robert. When they saw that the previously arrogant CP agent could only jump ship to escape, no one questioned whether Spandam was lying.

The entire naval base was mobilized, and the garrison lieutenant general arrived immediately. The atmosphere in the dock was so tense it was almost frozen. Thousands of sailors nervously pointed their guns at the large ship, but no one dared to go up and check.

Only Spandam cried out in pain, surrounded by thousands of sailors. He reverted to his usual arrogance, constantly urging the navy to board the ship and capture Robert.

The lieutenant general frowned, beckoned several skilled soldiers to follow him, and stepped onto the deck using the Moonwalk technique.

In the middle of the deck sat a large, bare-chested, muscular black man, who was not Robert at all, but Blackbeard Teach!

The vice admiral didn't react much to Spandam's false intelligence report. In his eyes, both Robert and Blackbeard were difficult enemies to deal with. He could only try to stall them for time and wait for headquarters to send an admiral to support them.

A sudden exclamation came from below the ship. The vice admiral was startled, but with Blackbeard right in front of him, he dared not turn around to check. He could only extend his Observation Haki as much as possible.

Robert grabbed Spandam by the neck with one hand, and slowly floated up to the same height as the deck.

The vice admiral's heart sank to the bottom. In front of him was Blackbeard Teach, and behind him was Robert. Two great pirates who were capable of vying for the position of Yonko were serving him, a mere vice admiral. He felt a little overwhelmed by the honor.

Robert smiled and waved to the deck: "The World Government gave me a big gift a few days ago. I'm always polite, so I'll naturally return the favor. Take your people and run as far away as you can. In ten minutes, this naval base will no longer exist."

"Please pass on a message to the Five Elders: I'm just giving them a heads-up today."

"I will pay you a visit in person after some time!"

Chapter 17 Who isn't a researcher at some point?

If they were scared away by a few words from Robert, then the navy might as well disband on the spot.

After Robert's threat, instead of retreating within the allotted ten minutes, they mobilized reinforcements from the surrounding area and even sent a distress message to Navy Headquarters.

The fastest to arrive were not the admirals, but the CP0 agents.

They were already in charge of seizing and analyzing the spaceship Vegapunk brought back; they were just using the naval base.

Maha and Guernica, who were already stationed there, immediately dismissed all the navy, drove them onto the warship, and surrounded the small island where their base was located. They then went up to the deck and confronted Robert and Blackbeard.

Upon reaching the deck, the two did not see Spandam, who had been kidnapped by Robert as reported in the naval report.

Just as he was about to make a few threats, Maha suddenly frowned under his mask, sensing that something was amiss.

To test his hypothesis, Maha tentatively fired a finger gun at Robert.

Maha, an agent with little screen time, achieved the feat of taking down Izo, the division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, but his strength was only average.

When he used the Finger Pistol technique, he couldn't attach Haki to the airflow detached from his body. The attack passed right through Robert without causing any damage.

Robert, on the deck, glanced back at Maha and retaliated without saying a word.

Lightning enveloped both CP0 agents, who struggled to withstand Robert's powerful attacks.

Although Maha's initiative provoked Robert's relentless counterattack, his doubts only deepened, and he suddenly shouted:

"Something's wrong! There's something fishy about these two! Hurry up!"

The agents guarding the ship were busily preparing some kind of ritual. Finally, they finished drawing a mysterious magic circle. Urged by Maha, they took out something without hesitation and sprinkled it on the magic circle.

Black lightning and black smoke surged within the magic circle, and a tall figure emerged from it. The white-bearded old man with a cane squinted at the surroundings before leaping onto the ship.

Two CP0 agents, dodging Robert's attacks, shouted, "Greetings, Saint Satan!"

The white-bearded old man frowned as he watched Robert, who was floating in mid-air and constantly bombarding him with lightning. But soon his gaze was drawn to the black-bearded man sitting motionless on the deck.

The news of Robert's appearance at the naval base was immediately reported to the Five Elders. Ever since Robert escaped from Shamrock, who was possessed by Im, the World Government has raised its level of vigilance against Robert to the highest level.

Since this involved the spaceship brought back by Vegapunk, Satan, who was in charge of scientific defense, made a decision immediately, granting CP0 the right to remotely summon him.

Their plan was to first have Satan Saint summoned by the CP organization using a secret method, and then decide whether or not to have the Five Elders gather to besiege Robert, depending on the situation.

The reason they didn't immediately gang up on him was because they themselves knew that as Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, they had no way to prevent Robert from being killed.

When Satan Saint arrived at the scene, although he immediately saw Robert flashing light effects like a disco ball in a dance floor, Blackbeard sitting there silently made him more uneasy.

According to the information held by the World Government, the hatred between Robert and Blackbeard should be irreconcilable, but now the two, one in heaven and one on earth, even seem somewhat harmonious.

The agent waiting below the ship suddenly blew his whistle, their secret signal that the ten minutes Robert had initially declared were up.