One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Even for giants, whose average height is 10 to 20 meters, living on this enormous tree would be like being an ant, which shows how tall the tree is.

For someone like Robert, who possesses extremely fast flying abilities, the chances of not finding Elbaf after flying high into the sky and surveying the sea are virtually zero. As long as the weather is clear and visibility is sufficient, he can always spot the tree within a ten-kilometer visual limit.

Even though he had been in the world of One Piece for more than two years and had seen all sorts of novel sights, including visiting the Moon Robert, he was still amazed by the wonder of Elbaf.

Whether it was a sense of trepidation at the prospect of returning home or fear of Robert's wrath, Haildin's body involuntarily tensed up.

Elbaf's canopy has two layers. The lower layer of the canopy is called the Underworld. Due to the dense foliage above, the Underworld is perpetually shrouded in darkness, exhibiting the climate of a winter island.

Above the bottom canopy lies the area where the vast majority of giants live, known as the Yang Realm. No ships stop at the tree roots; instead, they travel several kilometers upwards using the Rainbow Bridge to reach the Yang Realm before stopping.

Now that they had arrived in Elbaf, Robert was no longer in a hurry, lest he cause misunderstandings with Haldin and the others who didn't trust him much to begin with.

Shipwright Statham took out a brightly colored stone and drew a few strokes in the direction the ship was sailing. A magnificent rainbow appeared from the sea and pierced straight into the sky.

The ship sailed onto the Rainbow Bridge and quickly passed through the clouds, where the treetops above came into view.

The other giants were commonplace, but Robert's brow furrowed and never relaxed.

The reason he went to great lengths to capture the Sky Island was because the enclave, located thousands of meters above the ground, was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The ways to reach the Sky Island are nothing more than high-speed air routes, huge ocean currents, and a few Devil Fruit abilities that allow flight.

But now that he's arrived in Elbaf, Robert has seen another way to easily infiltrate the Sky Island: the Rainbow Bridge.

When Robert first saw this scene, he was only focused on marveling at the magnificent scenery, and since the Skypiea storyline hadn't appeared for seven or eight years, he couldn't connect the two at all.

But the situation is different now. There are giants in the navy, and they must know about the Sunstone.

With the Sunstone in hand, the World Government could use the Rainbow Bridge to launch a major attack on Skypiea, rendering Skypiea's geographical advantage nonexistent.

In an instant, the idea of ​​conquering Elbaf and forcibly taking all the Sunstones into his possession flashed through Robert's mind.

To ensure the safety of his own forces, he had just placed Nami's teachers under house arrest a few days ago, so there was no need for him to show any mercy to the giants of Elbaf with whom he had no connection.

The vibration of the Den Den Mushi interrupted Robert's ruthless thoughts, and Karina's voice came through the Den Den Mushi: "Hey! Nami said you went back to Skypiea a couple of days ago, why didn't you come to see me!"

When Robert heard Karina's voice, he felt no joy, only a chill running through his body.

The fact that he actually wanted to forcibly occupy Elbaf and even completely destroy this country that could threaten him was not a normal reaction for him.

Looking back, I realize that I actually acted quite strangely a while ago.

Robert didn't even bother to reply to Karina; his mind was filled with only one thought:

"Does this make me look like the villain?!"

Chapter 28 needs to include some unhealthy content!

Robert suddenly realized that he had become increasingly indifferent lately.

He didn't care how many people starved to death on the floating island, but how many people died in the war seemed to have become just a number.

He never even considered the possibility that giving the Whitebeard Pirates' territory directly to Kaido might cause some to rebel due to the sudden change of allegiance, and ultimately lose their lives because of their loyalty to the Whitebeard Pirates.

Robert didn't care at all about the significant impact on people's lives during Dressrosa's transfer to Bucky, which seemed like a simple transfer from one hand to the other to prevent the World Government from targeting his important territory.

Whether King Riku's actions were wrong or not cannot be judged solely from Robert's perspective.

It's hard to say that a king who made a wrong decision to protect his people from pirates was not a good king.

This king endured seven or eight years of hardship and humiliation, even becoming a gladiator himself, all to overthrow the wicked men who oppressed the people. He should indeed harbor resentment towards Robert and his gang, who intervened at the last moment and seized the fruits of victory.

If it were the original Robert, he would most likely have personally visited Riku and made things clear. However, even though he had already discovered that King Riku was making underhanded moves, he still did not interfere, which could be considered as condoning it.

It was Robert's negligence that led King Riku to his current predicament. Ultimately, when Buggy occupied Dressrosa, Riku chose to use one enemy against another, thus eliminating the last thorn in Robert's side in Dressrosa.

But the result was, of course, the huge hole that Robert deliberately left behind.

Without its core trading position in the entire White Legion territory, without a strong operations team and established trade routes and systems, Dressrosa, in dire need of rebuilding, is a giant black hole; no matter how much money you pour in, you won't hear a sound.

The revenge plot is certainly very satisfying, and if it continues to develop like this, Dressrosa will inevitably fall from heaven to hell, and the Riku royal family will become the biggest scapegoat.

At this point, if the Dragon King were to return with his powerful military and wealth to revive Dressrosa's economy, he could even raise his voice and replace the Riku royal family's centuries-old rule, becoming the new king whom everyone trusts.

But the tragedy that befell the Riku family was not deserved; it was caused by Robert's deliberate manipulation.

Robert became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it. He felt as if he had lost all emotion during this period. Even when he went to rescue Uta, it was mostly to prevent her, such a powerful fighter, from falling into the hands of the World Government.

Once he rescued Uta, he didn't even say a word to comfort her. He just dumped her on Karina to take care of, like throwing away a burden, and went off to do other things.

Vegapunk was found to have serious problems by the World Government and was even hypnotized and captured, but he only overheard Kalifa talking to someone he didn't know on the phone, and he was convinced that they wouldn't harm Vegapunk, so he put it out of his mind.

Upon seeing Nami, a close friend he hadn't seen for two years, he showed no excitement whatsoever. All he could think about was how to control her teachers, both to prevent the World Government from gaining the ability to attack Skypiea and to have them research weather for his own use.

Not to mention the extreme thoughts that have just emerged, that he actually wants to completely conquer Elbaf in order to maintain the geographical advantage of the Sky Island.

I must be crazy!

Karina's voice grew increasingly anxious as she repeatedly called Robert's name through the Den Den Mushi.

At first, there was a slightly teasing tone, as if he was being coquettish or sarcastic, but when Robert didn't reply for a long time, all that was left on the other end of the phone was anxiety.

Robert was jolted awake from his reverie, his forehead covered in sweat, and he immediately realized his problem.

Demon Possession

This is a negative attribute that was added when my Devil Fruit ability reached the fourth stage of awakening. My mind will be constantly eroded by the so-called Thunder Law, turning me into a rule without humanity.

He had initially set his sights on the so-called lustful anchor point, but since then, there hadn't been any progress in the regularization of his attribute panel, so Robert didn't pay much attention to it.

Robert, in particular, was so focused on racing against time that he had no time to find a beautiful woman to spend time with.

He once thought that his rule-making process had not even started and that the progress was still 0%. He thought that once the progress rose to the point where the attribute panel started to display, he could find a few beautiful and licentious women to have some in-depth fun with and solve the problem.

I never imagined that this process of standardization would be so subtle and gradual; before I knew it, I had made so many irrational decisions.

If Karina hadn't called out to him in that vixen-like voice a few times, perhaps stirring up some lust, he might already be doing something irreversible in Elbaf.

Robert took a few deep breaths, trying to steady himself: "Um, my signal is bad here, hello, can you hear me? Hello? Fuck!"

After exchanging a few words, Robert hung up the phone and wouldn't answer no matter how many times Karina tried to call him.

If he were to explain that he was alright, it would be difficult to fool the clever Karina. So he simply went along with her initial question, pretending to be a jerk who was speechless and could only lie and say that the signal was bad.

The giants around him also noticed that Robert was not in a good condition, and they all looked at him nervously.

Robert forced a smile and said, "Elbaf has spectacular scenery. Did I lose my composure just now?"

Hajrudin swallowed hard: "Ahead lies the Realm of the Living, where most of the giants live."

After the ship sailed along the rainbow through the clouds, it was on a sea of ​​clouds.

In fact, seas of clouds are not unique to Sky Island. According to the rules of this world, the ocean contains a certain special substance. When the water vapor rises into the sky, the clouds naturally take on some of the characteristics of the ocean. Small patches of seas of clouds can be formed naturally all over the world.

The White Sea and the White-White Sea were originally created by the lunar people. Later, due to the huge, towering ocean currents that carried a large amount of seawater directly into the sky, the world's largest sea of ​​clouds was formed around the original few floating islands.

Most of the lower canopy of Elbaf is submerged by the sea of ​​clouds, with only the topmost layer of branches and leaves emerging above it. The giants established their nation on this lush canopy.

Before the ship even docked, Robert's electromagnetic induction had already covered the area, and he didn't even restrain his Observation Haki.

Elbaf currently lacks truly strong individuals. The two most likely candidates to be able to sense his Observation Haki are two humans: Jabba, the Pirate King's left arm who lives in seclusion there, and his own master, Redfield.

But as Robert scanned the area with his Observation Haki, a question arose in his mind:

Elbaf is a large city, but surely there must be a single person within its scanning radius of several kilometers!

Chapter 29 Old Friends

Before they even reached the shore, several giants noticed something was wrong; Elbaf was unusually quiet.

Robert and his group ascended to the clouds via the rainbow bridge they had drawn themselves, instead of taking the predetermined route connecting the West Village to the sea. In the end, Halding and the others still managed to guard against Robert's trick.

They landed in the northwest of Elbaf, at a village called the Hunter Village, whose warriors were all sharpshooters.

According to Hajrudin and Rhodes's ulterior motives, if Robert really had impure intentions, the giants might not be able to hurt him by just wielding clubs, knives, and axes; they would have to rely on the hunters from the Hunter Village.

But in any village in Elbaf, endless liquor and noise should be a part of daily life.

But the hunter village is very strange now. Apart from the animals still moving around as usual, there is no one else in the village.

The giants cautiously brought the boat to shore, their hearts pounding with trepidation.

After exploring the hunter village, everyone became even more nervous, as there wasn't a single elderly person or young child in the village.

But the village didn't seem to have experienced any major battle, and there was no sign that their daily necessities had been packed up and taken away. It was as if, one afternoon, the entire village had spontaneously left their homes and voluntarily gone to a banquet from which they would never return.

Halding's breathing became heavy, and he couldn't help but connect Robert's arrival with this matter: "Who exactly are you picking up?"

Robert glanced at Halding: "My master Redfield, York, the alter ego of scientist Vegapunk, and the hundred giant shipwrights of the Great Hammer Chapter whom I rescued from the ice!"

Hajrudin's eyes widened. He had been at sea for over a decade and was one of the pirates who had integrated into the world of giants quite thoroughly. He knew a great deal about all sorts of things at sea.

The master that Robert mentioned was a super pirate who had been famous on the sea for decades and had a bounty of 50 billion Berries. If it weren't for his lone-wolf personality, becoming one of the Four Emperors would have been a piece of cake.

Vegapunk is a world-renowned scientist, and many of the technological products he invented are still in use in Elbaf. Although it is unclear what the specific meaning of "clone" is, it is easy to understand that she has a very deep relationship with Vegapunk.

As for the Great Hammer Band, it surprised Hajrudin even more. As a warrior who had aimed to surpass the giant pirates since childhood, he had certainly heard of those legendary shipwrights.

"The Great Hammer Warband you mentioned... are they the legendary artisans?"

Robert looked at Haldin and the others seriously: "I really have no ill intentions in coming to Elbaf, but I suspect that the fact that the village is now deserted is closely related to the friends I am looking for."

“Mr. Panz Fry, there is about to be great chaos at sea. I will have to postpone my promise to help you open the Volcano Restaurant. For now, you and Lily should stay in Elbaf.”

"I will come back to pick you up in a few months, once the sea has calmed down."

Halding, realizing Robert was about to leave, asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"

Robert had already completed his elemental transformation and completely ignored Halding's question, instantly disappearing before their eyes.

At the center of Elbaf is the enormous trunk of the Tree of Adam, and all the villages are built on the canopy that surrounds the trunk.

Robert didn't know the exact location, but he could explore Elbaf by simply circling the tree trunk once.

His perception range is incredibly vast, and he recklessly uses electromagnetic induction to enhance his Observation Haki, leaving nothing in his path undetected.

A few seconds later, Robert made a discovery: a ruin came into his perception range, and scattered giants were cleaning up the battlefield.

Robert appeared in the ruins, startling the giant who was moving rubble: "Who!"

Robert's heart skipped a beat. He was less than a tenth the height of these giants. Even though he had appeared suddenly in an unbelievable way, the giants' attitude towards him was a bit excessive, as if they were born to be afraid of humans.

"I'm here to find someone, folks. Have the veterans of the Great Hammer Chapter returned to Elbaf?"