One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Morgans said casually, "Don't worry, although the NEO Navy is no longer part of the Navy's organizational structure, it can still be considered an auxiliary unit outsourced by the Navy."

"Luffy was quite shrewd; he only hijacked a group of pirates who were about to be handed over to the Navy, and all the ships sailed away without causing any major casualties."

Robert was somewhat bewildered: "How did they manage to confront the NEO Navy? Could it be that Professor Zephyr captured some very special pirate?"

Morgans chuckled: "Isn't Fishman Island your territory? You don't know where he got 100,000 men from?"

Robert was even more confused: "What does this have to do with those 100,000 men?"

Morgans didn't keep them in suspense and explained directly:

“I don’t know where he got so many men, but this matter is definitely related to you.”

"Of those 100,000 people, 30,000 were human. How could so many people survive on the high seas without a ship? So some pirates suggested that they retrieve their old ships."

"Then someone contacted their former subordinates and learned that they had all been scattered."

"A large number of pirates have been captured by the NEO Navy, which has been unusually active on the seas in recent months, and are being escorted to Impel Down."

"So Luffy led 70,000 fishmen in a surprise attack on the escort team, not only kidnapping the pirates but also stealing the ship transporting them."

"Now your brother has dozens of warships of various sizes under his command, making him a force to be reckoned with in the New World."

Robert couldn't help but sigh. No wonder Luffy is the protagonist. He had even thought about disrupting Luffy's progress in recruiting followers and forming the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, so he wanted to make up for it in some way.

Now it seems there's no need for him to make amends. Luffy just takes a stroll on the sea, and plenty of people will bow down in worship.

Even if no one comes to him for help, he can still use his own abilities to go out and steal something.

It's just a pity about that old man Zephyr. After Whitebeard Jr. died on Beehive Island, I thought that Zephyr's resentment should have been gone by now. I was hoping that he wouldn't be so extreme in his attitude towards pirates and could be more peaceful.

Now that Luffy has snatched it, will the old man get stuck on some crazy idea and try to blow up the New World with the Power Rock and wipe out all the pirates?

Robert racked his brains for a long time: "Then why are they heading towards Whole Cake Island now? Wait, could it be that Sanji was kidnapped by Charlotte Linlin again?"

Morgans asked in a puzzled tone, "What do you mean? Sanji's on the ship! Did you hear something?"

If there's anyone in the world whose information channels could interest Morgans, it would only be Robert.

When Morgans heard that Charlotte Linlin was going to kidnap Sanji, his first reaction was not to scoff, but to subconsciously think that Robert had obtained some information that he didn't know about.

Robert cleared his throat: "Isn't the theme of this tea party the marriage alliance between the Kingdom of Wan and Germa 66?"

Morgans' voice was even more puzzled: "Where did you get this information from? Charlotte Linlin did indeed plan to marry off her daughter and did invite the Vinsmoke family, but no one said that she was going to marry her daughter to a son of the Vinsmoke family."

Robert was genuinely confused. He knew the plot had changed, but even if it did, the Vinsmoke family hadn't been involved, so the marriage alliance with the World Kingdom shouldn't have changed.

Now, the old lady didn't choose Sanji as her son-in-law when she married off her daughter, and Sanji is still doing well on the Thousand Sunny, but Luffy and his crew are heading straight for Whole Cake Island. What kind of developments are these?

Robert felt a sense of powerlessness, as if he had lost control of how the story was going.

Morgans laughed and said, "You kid, you really didn't get any news at all? Your brotherhood isn't that really that strong, is it?"

Robert was completely confused: "We? Brothers? Who are you talking about this time? You're not referring to Luffy, are you?"

Morgans laughed and said, "Of course, I'm talking about Luo. Didn't you two team up before?"

Robert was startled. He hadn't heard from Law in a long time, only knowing that he had joined Kaido with Doflamingo, and that Law hadn't contacted him since.

"Luo? He's in Wan Guo too?"

Morgans said, "Yes, this time Charlotte Linlin is looking for a son-in-law, and Luo is one of the top candidates."

"Could it be that he was afraid you would try to take it from him if you went, so he didn't tell you anything?"

Chapter 35 Your thoughts are dangerous, Morgans.

Robert fell silent, feeling he needed to align the granularity with Morgans beforehand.

"Is this the important thing the Big Mom Pirates were going to announce that you mentioned before? Charlotte Linlin is going to find a husband for her daughter?"

Morgans said, "I thought you would definitely be able to find out about this with your information channels. After all, the Big Mom Pirates have been very open about it and haven't been hiding anything at all."

Robert coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment: "You have no idea how many miscellaneous things I have to deal with. I don't have time to ask about these trivial matters. Even if you conveyed their invitation to me, I haven't had time to make any preparations for the tea party."

Morgans didn't suspect anything; he knew Robert had a lot on his plate, so he simply probed:

"I replied to Katakuri as you instructed, saying that you would present a generous gift to Linlin at the tea party, and yet you still haven't prepared a gift?"

Robert replied nonchalantly, "The gift was prepared long ago, so you don't need to worry about that. It definitely won't embarrass you."

"Tell me about the marriage proposal. How did this old lady's daughter end up having to find a husband?"

Morgans answered bluntly, "How would I know?"

"I just received the notification that the original theme of this tea party was to announce a marriage. It seems that Lingling was going to marry one of her daughters to Luo. However, due to some unforeseen circumstances, it was changed to a marriage proposal open to all young talents at sea."

Robert had low expectations for the tea party. With the Tamatebako containing the bomb, Whole Cake Island would never have been reduced to ruins. Luffy and his crew's current strength was far from enough to defeat the Big Mom Pirates.

But things are different now. Luffy is already on his way to Whole Cake Island, and Law, who has been out of contact for a long time, is also on Whole Cake Island.

This kid once said he would give me a big pledge of loyalty, but he disappeared for half a year and came to become my aunt's son-in-law.

Since it's my brother's wedding, I should personally attend and give a gift.

"Then I need to hurry up and finish what I'm doing. See you tomorrow."

Robert hung up the phone, completely ignoring Morgans' shouts on the other end: "What do you mean, 'See you tomorrow'? Do you even know where to find me? You're saying you'll meet me tomorrow..."

Karina chuckled, "What, getting itchy? Want to become an old lady's son-in-law too?"

Robert gave her a disapproving look: "Don't laugh. I hadn't thought about it that way before, but now it seems it's not impossible."

"The auntie's tea party wasn't something she just decided to hold. The fact that she was able to find me through Morgans means she didn't just discover our relationship in the last couple of days."

"Then why do you think they didn't invite me earlier, but only remembered me after deciding to change the theme of the tea party to a marriage proposal?"

Karina mimicked Morgans' tone, saying, "I've already said that we're targeting the young talents of the sea, so of course we can't leave out you, the most dazzling rising star recently."

Robert nodded without hesitation: "That's right. When the Whitebeard Pirates were in trouble, the Big Mom Pirates didn't kick them when they were down because they respected the old man."

"But now that I'm starting to think about competing for the throne of the Four Emperors, my father's influence isn't as important anymore. I can only rely on benefits or strength."

"In terms of strength, Big Mom has never fought me in a real battle, but my previous self-deprecating defeat to Kaido is verifiable. Charlotte Linlin can easily compare and consider me no match for her."

"The only thing that can sway them is profit."

Karina offered her analysis: "You can't think of it that way; reputation is also important."

“You were just a rising newcomer before, and these older generation pirates were a generation above you in seniority, so naturally they wouldn’t give you a second glance.”

"But now that the Navy has put a 40 billion bounty on you, it has put you on the same level as the Four Emperors. Some people may want to test you now."

Robert nodded: "I previously thought the Navy was just trying to annoy Shanks with my bounty, but now it seems that Shanks has fought me before and knows that unless he can kill me in one go, his forces will never have peace once I escape."

“Kaido not only tested my strength, but also secretly cooperated with me. So naturally he won’t make a move just because of my new bounty.”

"The only ones who might target me now are the Big Mom Pirates, with whom I haven't had much contact."

Karina asked in confusion, "Didn't you say before that Kaido and Big Mom were comrades on the same pirate ship? Didn't Kaido inform Big Mom?"

Robert sighed and said, "Do you think every crew is like us? Those older generation pirates don't have any feelings. Otherwise, Dad wouldn't have gone out on his own to find family."

Karina chuckled and said, "So you're saying we have a deep bond?"

Robert glanced at the deep V-neckline that her dress had created: "Hmm, very deep."

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Morgans directed his men to scramble around: "Hurry up and hide all the important documents!"

Despite being one of the kings of the underworld, Morgans was extremely cautious when attending Big Mom's tea party. Who could guarantee that it wasn't a trap, and that he might be detained by Big Mom and never return?

Therefore, Morgans hid all the important documents on the airship on this deserted island in the Western Sea. In case he was in danger, at least his access to world economic news would not be cut off. This was his last bit of pride as a media tycoon.

"You should have said you were hiding the documents. Why didn't you hide them with me?"

Morgans tensed up, then quickly relaxed, saying in a defeated tone, "I'm really impressed. You didn't happen to hit a positioning device on my ship, did you?"

Before he could finish speaking, Morgans contradicted himself, saying, "No, you've only been on my ship once. You couldn't have thought that far ahead back then."

"Moreover, I have inspected the airships more than once in the past two years, and even a positioning device the size of a grain of sand should have been found."

"How exactly did you find me, kid?"

Morgans turned to look at Robert, who was wearing a bespoke suit, with Karina standing beside him, looking radiant and beautiful. The two of them were smiling at him.

“What are you saying, Mr. Morgans? How could I do such a terrible thing to my allies? I have some connections, and these are people who make a living, so it has to be kept secret.”

Of course, Robert didn't think of installing a locator on Morgans' airship two years ago, because at that time his Devil Fruit ability couldn't mark an electron as a target for himself.

The most powerful force in the hands of World Economic News is the newsbird, a seabird that roams the entire world and must eventually go somewhere to retrieve the newspaper.

Robert only needs to track a seabird to find the World Economic News printing plant, and then, based on the electrical signals received by the printing plant, he can easily locate Morgans' airship headquarters.

Unless they stop transmitting the next day's news by telegram, Robert could find Morgans even if he hid in the farthest corner of the world.

Seeing that Robert was unwilling to reveal how he found himself, Morgans wisely refrained from pressing the matter and instead looked behind him:

"Just the two of you?"

Robert shrugged: "Who else should be included?"

Morgans looked Karina up and down: "The gift you're talking about wouldn't happen to be the popular singer, Miss Karina, would it?"

Robert: Objectification of women is forbidden!

I'm taking a day off today.

The school's entrance exam requires encrypted mock tests beforehand, so I've been locked in the encrypted room all day. I can't write anything today, I'm really sorry everyone.

Chapter 36: The main characters always make their grand entrance at the very end!

Robert met with Morgans a few days in advance to get some information beforehand.

When you're out in the world, it's all about your persona. If you've cultivated an image of an all-knowing charlatan and reaped all the benefits from that persona, then you have to maintain it.

Morgans was an old acquaintance of those veteran Four Emperors, but he was never seen to be particularly close to any of them. Was it because the Four Emperors were not as good as him or because they were not as rich as him?

Actually, neither of those is true. It's simply because Morgans is a media professional who made his fortune through intelligence, and I just happened to be able to produce something in the newspaper that caught his eye.

Once Luffy set sail, Robert was no longer in a hurry. He took Karina and ate and drank on the airship as if they were on vacation, and even cooked a few meals, something he hadn't done in a long time.