One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

The agreement with Dragon was only to create a dark cloud. As the leader of the Revolutionary Army, he was different from ordinary pirates in the eyes of the Navy and the World Government. Once he showed up, the forces that would surround and suppress him would be several times stronger.

Because of Robert's dawdling earlier, Dragon had already intervened to block the meteorite and was now desperately trying to signal Robert to clean up the mess.

In fact, the biggest hostage Robert held was neither Coron nor Shakky; Luffy was the bargaining chip in this deal with Shanks.

The reason the two had a falling out was because Shanks believed that Luffy was the answer to everything, while he himself had taken most of Luffy's opportunities, so Luffy had to suppress him.

Robert understood perfectly well that in the world of One Piece, the shortcut to becoming stronger was constant fighting, and this fighting had to be against opponents of higher levels; beating up kids was useless.

Luffy has been fighting monsters much stronger than himself since his debut, going from an unknown figure in the East Blue to a supernova in the middle of the Grand Line. He has grown to his current strength by taking on huge experience boosts one after another.

That's why Rayleigh spent two years helping him consolidate his previous achievements in order to solidify his foundation.

In these battles, Zoro, Sanji, and other crew members could only pick up slightly weaker opponents to level up, while the best resources were all concentrated on Luffy.

This kind of crew member is something Shanks and the others would love to have. They can help Luffy clear other obstacles without taking up his resources, making them perfect tools.

But Robert is different. He's been restless for the past two years. When Luffy defeated Enel in Skypiea, Robert wanted to finish him off. In Enies Lobby, Luffy was supposed to be the one to shine after defeating CP9's Lucci, but Robert went straight to fight Aokiji, leaving Luffy and Lucci standing aside like mere extras.

The Marineford War was originally a large-scale event resulting from a multi-party struggle. Shanks' willingness to participate and help the Whitebeard Pirates might have been primarily aimed at rescuing Luffy.

As a result, Robert suddenly appeared, connected with both sides, and ultimately gained both substance and prestige. Shanks probably harbored a grudge against Robert from that moment on.

Not to mention that during these two years, while Luffy was in seclusion training, Robert was jumping around, taking down Punk Hazard and Dressrosa, and almost even interfering in Onigashima and Wano Country, stealing more than one of Luffy's opportunities.

If Shanks were to harden his heart, even if he kidnapped Jabba's son, or even killed Jabba himself, Luffy might not shake his resolve. The only way to make Shanks hesitate is to use Luffy as a bargaining chip.

That's why Robert arranged to meet Luffy at Sabaody Archipelago on the day Luffy set sail.

Now that the deal is done, Robert can't really do anything to Luffy.

First of all, Luffy is also his friend. He didn't say he was angry because he was taking up his resources. Loga wouldn't really ruin Luffy's future, neither morally nor logically.

Secondly, although Robert made preparations for this and that, he himself was not sure what to do. What if there was a setting in the final battle where only the Nika Fruit could defeat Im? Wouldn't he be completely at a loss?

Japanese anime is full of fatalism and bloodline theory, and no one can escape this vicious cycle. Robert doesn't dare to bet that he can escape it either.

So, having set up such a huge mess before, it's time for him to step in and clean it up.

Robert immediately took over Fujitora's attack. His gravity-manipulating fruit was too much of a counter to Luffy, but he couldn't do anything about Luffy's elemental form.

Even if gravity can act on electrons, electromagnetism, as one of the four fundamental forces, can completely negate the effect of the gravity fruit.

Compared to Fujitora, although Momousagi is an opponent that Luffy cannot defeat at this stage due to her superb swordsmanship and Haki, she is still easier to deal with.

Whether it's Fujitora or Momousagi, they are both top swordsmen in the world. Robert didn't even engage them in close combat; he just floated in mid-air and unleashed lightning.

His lightning can be imbued with Haki and has both physical and magical attack attributes. His high-frequency attacks once forced Fujitora to barely be able to swing his sword to defend himself.

Fujitora finally pulled out the Gambler's Fireline, which had been stuck in his cane like a decoration, and began to unleash a series of flying slashes at Robert in mid-air.

However, Robert's speed was simply too fast. Although his Observation Haki might not be as good as Fujitora's, he was enough to observe Robert's starting movements. Often, before Fujitora could even unleash his sword energy, Robert had already moved to another location.

The fight between Momousagi and Luffy was relatively intense. One used a sword and the other used fists and feet, both of them wrapped in Armament Haki, and their fists and swords clashed with a clanging sound.

Momousagi could also see that Fujitora was having a hard time, so she attacked with ruthless moves, all aimed at Luffy's joints where his Haki wasn't fully covered, thinking of quickly defeating Luffy before going to support Fujitora.

Fujitora, a seasoned veteran, couldn't catch Robert, this slippery eel, for the moment. In the gap between blocking the lightning strike, he took the opportunity to target Luffy, using gravity to disrupt his movements and create an opportunity for Momousagi to make a contribution.

Robert thought, "How can this work? He's not even focused on fighting me. Isn't he looking down on me?"

He suddenly summoned several thick bolts of lightning that struck Fujitora. Each bolt was imbued with Armament Haki, forcing Fujitora to defend himself with his sword.

However, Fujitora only had one sword, while Robert could unleash multiple lightning bolts simultaneously. Unable to defend himself, Fujitora was torn open by Robert's lightning, leaving several wounds on his body.

Fujitora, in pain, instantly opened a semi-circular repulsive force field, reversing the direction of gravity around him, and even repelling the electric current emitted by Robert.

But just as Fujitora caught his breath, he heard Momousagi scream in agony. He then realized that Robert's lightning saturation attack was just a smokescreen; while he was defending, Robert had turned around and ambushed Momousagi.

Robert's speed is second only to Kizaru's. The two battlefields are not far apart. While Fujitora is defending with all his might, Robert appeared on Momousagi's side in the next second, and with a leaning stance, knocked Momousagi away.

Luffy was panting heavily. Although he had made rapid progress in the past two years, he was still struggling against a well-established expert like Momousagi.

The opponent's swordsmanship was superb, and she was adept at using both types of Haki, which allowed her to neutralize every attack Luffy made. However, her cunning sword techniques were like a venomous tongue, always managing to strike Luffy where he was least expecting them.

With the added support of Fujitora's sneak attack, Luffy is now covered in wounds.

Robert timely repelled Momousagi, allowing Luffy to finally have a chance to rest.

"Everyone's already on the ship. Go and meet them, then head out to sea. See you at Fishman Island!"

Robert gave Luffy a confident smile, but Luffy frowned and shook his head: "Two years ago I swore that I would never again be so incompetent as to watch my friends cover my retreat!"

Robert hadn't expected Luffy to get so fixated on this. Seeing Momousagi clutching her ribs and getting back to her feet, and Fujitora also surrounding her with a serious expression, Robert was at a loss for what to do.

The reason he could overpower Fujitora was because Fujitora was too slow to catch him and could only be kited around. But actually taking him down was not easy.

Robert could even sense that Fujitora, despite having only recently become a Marine Admiral, had already mastered the core skill of the job—slacking off.

He wasn't really serious at all!

Chapter 11 A Small Test

It's not impossible for Robert to take down these two generals. He had a large stack of leaves in his pocket, which Xiao Padong had stuffed into Robert's arms before he came, worried about his safety.

This stack of leaves is probably no match for the likes of Shanks and Im. After all, Conqueror's Haki is specifically designed to eliminate summoned creatures, and something summoned by a Devil Fruit ability is likely to be scattered before it even has a chance to be used.

But neither Fujitora nor Momousagi possesses Conqueror's Haki, so if Robert simply assembled a veteran trio of Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu, they should theoretically have no problem defeating these two newcomers.

But why did Robert kill these two? Fujitora and Momousagi are both good people. Given the right opportunity, they could be a force to be united. Wouldn't it be self-destructive to fight them now?

Robert glanced at Luffy's stubborn face and had to sigh, saying, "Don't move!"

Luffy naturally wouldn't disrespect Robert. Although Momousagi had just been ambushed by Robert, she could sense that Robert hadn't intended to kill her. Otherwise, the move he used wouldn't have been a shoulder strike with dispersed force, but rather a kick with more concentrated power or even a weapon.

Fujitora quickly tried to rest his aging back, but Robert showed no mercy to the disabled man, launching attacks like mercury. Fujitora spent most of his time on defense and barely managed to launch a few counterattacks.

"Today is the day my friends set sail again, so I came here to see them off. As for fighting those Celestial Dragons, it's also to vent my personal dissatisfaction with the new bounty system."

"Why are you not attacking me directly, but instead refusing to let go of my Straw Hat Pirates brothers?"

Momousagi snorted coldly: "You're pirates, we're marines. Do we need to explain to you that soldiers are catching bandits?"

Robert sighed: "You all know I'm a pirate, right? Pirates have no bottom line. I've recently developed a weapon and I just need to find a place to test it out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fujitora's expression changed drastically. He wanted to stop him but couldn't think of anything he could do.

Momousagi's Observation Haki was not as strong as Fujitora's, but it only took her a few seconds to understand what Robert meant.

"You dare, you brat!"

A sword aura instantly struck towards Robert, who easily dodged it, smiling as he said, "Don't get so worked up. The Navy hasn't made any rule against setting off fireworks."

The clouds lit up with scattered lights, which eventually converged into a super-powerful beam of light with a cross-sectional diameter of several kilometers, falling on the sea not far from the Sabaody Archipelago.

There was once a deserted island there, barren and devoid of resources, and naturally uninhabited. However, it was once occupied by a human trafficking organization that had left the Sabaody Archipelago and used as a venue for human auctions.

When Ronaldo and Ronaldinho were kidnapped, Robert chased them all the way there and rescued them. It was there that he first met Crocodile, Gecko Moria, and his mentor Redfield.

When the beam of light disappeared, it took many people a long time to adjust and regain their vision. Soon, news came from within the navy that an island with an area of ​​over a thousand acres had vanished without a trace in this attack!

Fujitora and Momousagi were still shaken. This kind of attack was completely beyond what humans could withstand. If Robert had targeted the Sabaody Archipelago, apart from himself who could escape at his extremely fast speed, the others would have had no way to deal with it and could only wait for death to come.

"What the hell are you trying to do, you bastard?!"

Robert shrugged indifferently: "Showing off force, now I'll ask again, was my bounty set too low?"

Momousagi gritted her teeth: "You're a madman!"

Fujitora, however, remained serious: "I will report this to my superiors and raise your bounty to the highest level. If this weapon is in the hands of a madman like you, the world will never have peace!"

Robert chuckled, "We can still fire one more shot with the remaining energy. Where should we use it? How about aiming at Mary Geoise?"

Momousagi realized that Robert was just bluffing. Even if the Navy retreated hundreds of miles to let him attack, he wouldn't dare to target Mary Geoise.

"What exactly do you want?!"

Robert held up two fingers: "First, you guys go and clean up the mess in Sabaody Archipelago, and stop targeting us. Second, don't forget to raise the bounty as promised."

Without waiting for the two admirals' reply, he grabbed Luffy and ran towards the beach.

Luffy was still reeling from that devastating attack: "Robert, what was that weapon? You didn't actually destroy an island, did you?"

Robert pulled him aboard the Thousand Sunny, shouting to Nami, "Start the ship!"

As the Thousand Sunny sailed away steadily, watched by a large number of warships, Robert laughed heartily and explained:

"I don't have such powerful weapons. What I did just now was to release some sound, light and electricity effects on a deserted island under the cover of dark clouds. I had already buried some kinetic rocks on the island. The island was blown up by explosives."

Franky was most interested in this powerful weapon, but when he heard that it was made of explosives, he was immediately disappointed.

Chopper, who had been trembling with fear, breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew there couldn't be such a powerful weapon. But Robert, why did you blow up that island?"

Robert said mysteriously, "Only I know that the island was destroyed by explosives. No one else knows. As long as they keep thinking that I have this kind of weapon that can destroy an island in one blow, they won't dare to really kill us, lest I go all out and fire a cannon at Mary Geoise!"

Usopp seemed to have found a kindred spirit, patting Robert on the shoulder and exclaiming, "Did you learn this trick from me? It's pretty good, Robert! You've improved a lot in the last two years!"

Robert, seizing the opportunity, nodded and admitted it with a grin.

Above the clouds, all of Robert's men gathered on the deck of Hela, bombarding York, whose virtual avatar was displayed on the monitor, with questions: "Didn't you say it was just for show, and that destroying the island would rely on bombs? How come the attack just now was so powerful?"

York said with a proud look: "I really only released three percent of the energy level, so this shot only looks scary. In reality, it doesn't have much power. If it could be fully charged, it would not only destroy an island, but also create a crater more than ten kilometers deep in the mantle beneath it, causing countless seawater to flood in!"

Ace wiped the cold sweat from his brow: "You guys actually managed to build the Ancient Weapons that Robert talked about back then, so what are we waiting for? Let's just go to war with the World Government!"

York curled his lip: "If the energy problem isn't solved, this weapon can't be used at will. Just now, we borrowed the electrical energy stored in the entire thundercloud to barely collect thirteen percent of the energy."

"Moreover, we cannot store such a large amount of energy; even if we don't release it, it will naturally dissipate."

"Unless...we also create a Mother Flame!"

After Chapter 12, I switched from solo streaming to group streaming.

Most people have no idea what the Mother Fire is or what harm it can cause.

York said that once this thing was built, it could power the mighty Hela, and everyone on deck was eager to try it out.

Only Redfield stared intently at York's virtual image on the screen, his heart filled with guilt.

He used to be a loner because most of the people he encountered had ulterior motives.

Two years ago, he met the innocent Padon. When he tried to take it away, he was entangled by Robert and Karina. In the end, it was the seemingly scheming but actually very sincere actions of these two that made him decide to end his solitary life.

After his mindset changed, Redfield discovered that there were quite a few sincere people in the world, and perhaps it was because sincere people attracted sincere people. In any case, most of the people surrounding Robert were simple-minded.