One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Sabo shook his head with a wry smile: "What I mean is, at least give me a heads-up in the future."

Robert smiled dismissively, explaining that he himself had only decided to go on a whim and hadn't given any advance notice.

Suddenly, Robert's smile froze on his face, and in that instant, a tremendous power surged within his body.

"What's wrong with Aokiji?"

Chapter 25 I'm a pirate of Yonko level now!

Robert accomplished quite a few major feats in the Sabaody Archipelago: he fought the Celestial Dragons, stopped the Marine Admirals, and even blew up an entire deserted island.

As for his purpose, it really was just as Robert said: he wanted to force the Navy to raise his bounty.

A bounty of 20 billion is actually not low at all. Even among the Four Emperors' crews, this value is the ceiling for a Yonko vice-president.

However, Robert did not accept the price. During the two years of Luffy's closed training, Robert would have preferred to keep a low profile, secretly develop his strength, and not attract the attention of the World Government and the Navy so quickly.

But things are different now. First, the World Government has already taken action against him. Since he has become a thorn in their side, why should Robert keep a low profile? Of course, the higher the level, the more means he has to protect himself.

Secondly, Luffy has already set sail again. With his ability to cause trouble, the New World will soon become his personal stage in the next few months. Even if I were to run naked in Mary Geoise, it would be difficult for my bounty to increase.

Therefore, I must take advantage of the fact that Luffy has not yet awakened his Nika form and hurry up and raise my level.

The biggest boost to Robert's strength right now comes from the reward of breaking through the limit in a single attribute. Once a powerful skill is refreshed, it can bring about a leap in strength.

However, no matter how you calculate it, even if you level up to 50 at once, you still can't raise the three attributes of Strength, Endurance, and Spirit to the next breakthrough limit of 200 points at the same time.

Moreover, Robert may not have the chance to raise the bounty to 50 billion Berries, so he has to overturn his previous strategy of allocating points evenly and focus on one attribute.

He wreaked havoc in the Sabaody Archipelago, even revealing his secret of possessing a world-destroying weapon, all in an effort to quickly increase his bounty.

Robert anticipated that Hela's shot alone should bring his bounty to the 30 billion mark.

With these ten attribute points, I can raise my spirit attribute to at least 200 points.

Because of the god-level passive ability of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, which is the Lightning Reaction, although the bonus for breaking through the limit of Agility is lost, one only needs to add some Stamina to gain dual attribute growth, so adding Stamina is actually the optimal choice.

But now I'm long past the stage where I only need to consider survival. Even if I put all my attribute points into endurance, the enemy would still have a way to kill me.

Upon witnessing Blackbeard's devastating black hole attack, Robert realized that he too needed to master his own unique killing move, otherwise he would be unable to survive in the final rounds.

But his surprise wasn't because the bounty hadn't increased, but because he didn't know what had gotten into the Navy; setting the bounty was completely erratic.

He had run into Im before, and the bounty he received only increased by less than 200 million, which felt like an insult.

But what he did in the Sabaody Archipelago this time wasn't too outrageous, was it? Just now, a powerful force suddenly surged through his body. When he looked at his attribute panel, he was almost dumbfounded.

Name: Robert D. Nelo

[Rank: 45 (Bounty: 4,050,000,000 Berries)]

[Faction: Pirates]

Occupation: Chef (Intermediate)

[Ability: Devil Fruit - Logia Type - Rumble-Rumble Fruit (Awakening Level 4)]

【技能：厨艺、集中发力（25）、力量融合（50）、钢铁之躯（50）、微观干涉（50）、斩杀（100）、解限（100）、赋能（100）】

【property:】

【Strength: 106】

[Agility: 110]

[Endurance: 110]

【Spirit: 140】

Free attribute points: 100

[Overall Assessment: You are infamous on the high seas. The Navy and the World Government consider you a top-level criminal. Veteran pirates also regard you as an equal. Withstand the challenges of the new generation of pirates and steadily advance towards the position of Yonko!]

His level jumped ten levels in one go, and the Navy's previously suppressed net worth surged to 4.05 billion Berries.

Either Aokiji has completely gone mad, or he's preparing to do something drastic to himself.

It's not a Robert conspiracy theory, it's just that the number is too coincidental.

Although it's no secret on the high seas that Robert recruited the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, this former Yonko crew was not Whitebeard's peak crew during his lifetime, but rather a remnant army that was almost wiped out by Blackbeard.

Aside from Whitebeard's legacy, the most famous of Robert's subordinates are Redfield, the great pirate mentor from the old era, and Assassin, the chief financial officer.

Judging solely from his publicly revealed strength, even with heavy weapons that resemble ancient artifacts, his net worth shouldn't have suddenly jumped to over 40 billion.

The Four Emperors are not positions that can be attained simply by comparing strength on paper. There are only so many territories on the sea, so you have to fight tooth and nail to take food from other pirates.

Robert had just lost all his territories to Kaido, and with only Fishman Island remaining on the surface, he was hardly worthy of a bounty of 4.05 billion.

Unless Aokiji is planning to use this number for something, like to annoy Shanks!

Among the original Four Emperors, Whitebeard has the highest bounty at 5.046 billion Berries, which is worthy of his title as the strongest man in the world.

Secondly, there's Kaido with 4.6111 billion Berries. He at least has the title of the strongest creature, so Kaido is worth the price.

Third on the list is Charlotte Lindgren, the world-famous auntie who sits atop World's Wall Street with a net worth of 4.388 billion Berries.

Red-Haired Shanks, the least senior of the Four Emperors, became the gatekeeper of the Four Emperors with 4,048,900 Berries.

Now, Robert's bounty has just coincidentally reached a round number, exceeding Shanks' by 110 million Berries. Robert wouldn't believe there wasn't some sinister motive involved!

While Robert was still lost in thought and bewilderment, a Den Den Mushi that hadn't rung in a long time vibrated:

"So, have you seen the latest bounty poster? Are you satisfied with my gift?"

Morgans' excited voice came through the Den Den Mushi. Robert laughed and said, "Mr. Morgans is truly amazing. He can even manipulate the Navy's bounty system."

Morgans laughed and said, "You don't need to set a trap for me. I'm not manipulating the bounty; I'm just using public opinion and media channels to guide the situation appropriately."

Robert didn't believe Morgans was just trying to curry favor: "Then I have to thank you. You helped me set the bounty higher than Shanks', which really solidified the feud between us."

Morgans let out a strange, cacophony laugh: "Don't you two have a grudge? Your clash in Sabaody Archipelago might have fooled others, but it won't fool my eyes!"

"Oh, right, I have something else to tell you about."

Are you going to the banquet on Whole Cake Island?

Chapter 26 The torture methods I prepared can finally be used!

Robert pinched the bridge of his nose; he had almost forgotten that Big Mom was going to host a tea party.

If the Whitebeard Pirates are completely defeated in the final battle, Fishman Island will be taken over by the Big Mom Pirates, who will then build a huge confectionery factory there.

The reason Luffy became enemies with Big Mom was not initially to rescue Sanji, who was forced into a marriage, but because when they were on Fishman Island, Big Mom sent Baron Tamago and Pekoms to collect the desserts that were served to the guests at the tea party.

However, Fishman Island had just experienced a rebellion, and the new Fishman Pirates had no sense of the bigger picture, treating the destruction of the entire country indiscriminately, and the confectionery workshop was also severely damaged.

So the amount of desserts produced was already insufficient, and Luffy ate more than half of them at his banquet. When Baron Tamago came to collect the goods, the Ryugu Kingdom simply couldn't deliver them.

Luffy generously decided to use the treasure he stole from Caribou, who ate the Swamp-Swamp Fruit, which originally belonged to Fishman Island, to pay Big Mom off her debt. I don't know what kind of divine logic this is.

Then came Luffy's bold declaration of war, saying he would go to Whole Cake Island and knock Big Mom away.

Robert thought Charlotte Linlin was really magnanimous in this matter. She readily accepted Luffy's provocation and decided not to pursue Fishman Island's responsibility, instead choosing to settle the conflict with this inexperienced young man, Luffy.

Even the later marriage alliance with the Vinsmoke family, where Sanji marries Pudding, wasn't really a problem.

The Charlotte family are among the Four Emperors of the New World, while the Vinsmoke family is just a family business operating across the world. Marrying Big Mom's daughter is a stroke of luck, especially since they've shown great sincerity by offering a daughter of the Three-Eyed Clan.

Who on the high seas wouldn't beg and plead to bring back someone with the ability to decipher historical texts? And Pudding isn't exactly ugly; aside from the rather unusual eyes on her forehead, she's a stunning beauty.

However, Luffy and his crew used the excuse of freedom of marriage to disrupt the tea party on Whole Cake Island, triggering a series of events that ultimately led to Charlotte Linlin falling into lava.

Robert once felt that killing Big Mom wasn't Luffy's achievement, but rather a stain on his record, because compared to other villains, Charlotte Linlin wasn't really that vicious, and Luffy's insistence on overthrowing her was completely unreasonable.

Now that Fishman Island has changed hands, Big Mom naturally won't hold a grudge against Luffy for not delivering the full amount of sweets from Fishman Island, and the Tamatebako that caused the Whole Cake Island explosion won't be taken to Whole Cake Island.

Robert asked tentatively, "What kind of banquet?"

Morgans chuckled wickedly, “Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, loves to invite her friends to her tea parties, which she organizes every now and then.”

“I received the invitation a month ago. I heard that Wanguo has some important news to announce, so they invited a lot of guests.”

"I just received a call from Katakuri, the leader of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates. He said they've been wanting to invite you to the tea party, but they don't know how to get to know you, so they'd like me to help them make the connection."

"How about it, want to go have some fun?"

Robert narrowed his eyes. Receiving an invitation from Big Mom at this time was probably not as simple as just her being interested in him.

But from both a moral and logical standpoint, I have no reason not to go.

First of all, it was a polite invitation, not an arrogant notification, which showed that they were giving me, as a junior, a lot of face.

Secondly, regarding the handling of the remnants of the old man's forces after his death, the Wan Kingdom has always maintained a neutral stance. At this time, they do not need to explicitly state that they will help; simply not kicking someone when they are down is already an indication of their intention to show favoritism.

Finally, I am currently in a situation where I need high exposure. BIG MOM has set the stage, so why should I back down?

Robert laughed heartily: "Yes, of course I'll go!"

"Charlotte Linlin was a comrade-in-arms of my father who fought alongside him in the same pirate crew back in the day. After my father passed away, it is only right and proper for me to pay her a visit."

"Now it's the elders who have to take the initiative to invite me; I'm really being inconsiderate."

"Please pass on a message to Mr. Katakuri: I will definitely bring a generous gift when I visit him!"

Morgans chuckled maliciously: "You talk big, but do you know anything about the world? Do you know where you are?"

Robert rolled his eyes: "What, are you planning to deliberately embarrass me by not telling me the time and place?"

Morgans feigned fear: "How could that be? Who would dare embarrass the newly minted 40 billion man?"

"The tea party is in two weeks. I would like to invite you to meet me first, and then we can go together on my airship."

Robert narrowed his eyes. He thought that without the changes on Fishman Island, the tea party would have started four days later as originally planned in the original story. He didn't expect it to be delayed for more than ten days. He wondered what unforeseen circumstances had disrupted the banquet arrangements.

Robert, of course, didn't ask any questions; he simply arranged a meeting time with Morgans and then hung up the phone.

Sabo, who had been listening intently the whole time, smiled and said after Robert hung up the phone, "The international tea party, huh? I've always wanted to go. I wonder if I could..."

Robert resolutely refused, saying, "No."

Sabo pursed his lips. He was just taking a chance, and since Robert refused, he didn't press the matter further.

The concert ended successfully. Uta's Song-Song Fruit did indeed have the effect of calming people's pain, and the sad atmosphere on Fishman Island was greatly reduced.