One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert laughed and said, "No way, that's not what he told me. Our business would be in dire straits without your help. This kid is just trying to get my sympathy by complaining to me."

Kibsen took a swig of wine: "Don't listen to his nonsense. Anyway, I've had a very pleasant working relationship with Raleigh. With your business, my business volume has been steadily increasing by about 50% every month for the past six months. He must be making more money."

When it came to profits, Umit actually had a slight smile on his face: "I never said the cooperation was unpleasant. Mr. Luo is now our most important partner."

The group was chatting happily when suddenly an untimely voice interrupted: "I wonder if this Mr. Luo refers to Mr. Robert or Mr. Rowley?"

Robert looked over with his smile unchanged. The speaker was an ugly man with a cigar in his mouth, wearing sunglasses and a flashy purple suit.

Morgans introduced, "This guy is really something, the God of Wealth, Du Field."

Robert looked at this king of loan sharks in the underworld with no emotion. Logically speaking, among all the dark kings of the underworld, this dark gold king, who controlled a huge cash flow and was said to be able to buy any country with money, should be the most powerful.

But this guy is too weak; Stussy could take him down with a single finger pistol move.

Let alone in a fantasy world like One Piece where individual strength can be so great that one can command the wind and rain, even in the real world, such a wealthy person should know what it means to be a pampered person.

But this Du Field was willing to risk his life for a jade box, and Robert looked down on him from the bottom of his heart.

Robert smiled politely but ignored his blatant provocation.

Umit said he had a close working relationship with Mr. Luo, which could only refer to Robert. Even though he never personally handled the business and always delegated it to the Indians, how could anyone present not be able to tell who the boss was and who the employee was?

His words were just making things harder for himself. If he could develop even the slightest dislike for the Indian, the Indian wouldn't live much longer.

"The Dark Gold King, I've heard so much about you."

Seeing that Robert knew him, Du Field seemed quite pleased with himself: "Your henchman Raleigh is pretty arrogant. I offered to invest some money in your business, and he rejected me outright without even asking you, the boss behind the scenes, or knowing whose business it is."

Robert chuckled and shrugged. "I've always left business matters entirely to Raleigh. Since he refused, that means it represents my decision."

Du Field grinned and said, "You're still too young. I have many dogs under my command that I'm very good at using, but they never dare to make decisions for me."

"The decision can only be made by the person holding the dog's leash. Once you give the dog too much power, it will want to go back to being a human. But there can only be one human. If it becomes a human, it will either turn you into the dog or make you a dead person."

Robert looked around, seemingly searching for someone, which greatly displeased Du Field, who was lecturing him.

Morgans and Robert were old acquaintances, and Morgans knew it was time for him to ask, "Brother Robert, who are you looking for?"

Robert feigned confusion: "I've always heard that there are six kings in the underworld. Four of you are here, but where are the other two?"

Du Field was incredibly foul-mouthed: "Stusey probably went to catch up with Lingling alone. They're best friends, aren't they? As for that grave-digging guy, humph, I don't know why Lingling invited him."

Morgans chuckled and replied, "What, you have a beauty by your side, and you still want to get to know the Queen of Pleasure Street?"

Robert shook his head, feigning shyness: "No, no, no, I wanted to see where Mr. Dragon, the King of Funerals, is."

Morgans thought he really had something to ask Dorag, so he turned around and looked for him too: "We came in together, and now I don't know where he is. Do you need to see him?"

Robert glanced at Du Field and said, "I've heard that you can buy someone's life with money. I'd like to find out how much Mr. Du Field charges for his head."

Du Field flew into a rage: "You're asking for it! I kindly gave you money, and you're really asking for it!"

Robert, on the other hand, was all smiles. He had been looking for someone to assert his authority, and Du Field had practically come knocking on his door.

Karina quickly released Robert's hand and stepped forward to grab Du Field's arm, who looked like he was about to duel Robert: "Calm down, don't ruin the harmony at the banquet."

Robert looked at Du Field with some sympathy: I just wanted to step on you to establish my authority, but this lady has already decided to kill me!

Chapter 39 Are you Wa's junior brother? Always saying "mama, mama"

In fact, Robert also had murderous intent. This wasn't the first time Robert had heard the name Du Field; the Indian had previously reported on this person to him.

Doflamingo is also a king-level figure in the underworld. As an arms dealer, he inevitably has to deal with other kings of the underworld.

When Robert led his men to capture Dressrosa, these channels were naturally taken over.

In the eyes of these business people, the so-called channels are never about deep feelings with a certain person or force, but about who controls the profitable business.

Doflamingo had an arms business, and these people were his business partners. Robert took over Dressrosa, first focusing on infrastructure and then food supplies. Later, he even audited all the transactions in the Whitebeard Pirates' occupied territories in Dressrosa, making his business even larger than Doflamingo's. Naturally, Robert was a better business partner.

In this world, some people do business honestly, while others want to do crooked things.

The king of warehousing and the king of shipping are the kind of people who do business well.

Although they had no morals, they helped Doflamingo stockpile and transport goods while he sold arms. After Robert killed Doflamingo and seized his territory, the two of them immediately switched sides and started doing business with Robert after seeing the huge profits from cooperating with him.

This so-called king of usury, who was said to be richer than a country, was the kind of person who wanted to do crooked and shady things.

He believed that Robert was able to defeat Doflamingo by taking advantage of the situation.

At that time, Dressrosa was home to the newly appointed Shichibukai Law, a Marine Admiral, the once-famous pirate Redfield, and even important members of the Revolutionary Army.

With so many powerful figures and forces working together to take down the Donquixote Family, Robert only participated in the fight with Doflamingo, which, in Du Field's view, did not mean he had much ability.

Since he is not very capable but has occupied Tokushima, such a golden goose, he is naturally unworthy of his position and should give it to someone more suitable to control it.

Of course, as a seasoned dark king with some tricks up his sleeve, Du Field wouldn't just ask Robert for it directly. He used his most proficient method: buying it with money.

Moreover, this purchase is not about buying Tokushima and running it himself, but about buying all of Robert's businesses and having Robert work for him as a senior manager.

As the head manager that Robert had put forward, Du Field could only find the Indian man and make this impolite request. The Indian man didn't even ask about the price, but just politely said that he had to consult with the big boss Robert, and sent the person sent by Du Field back.

Of course, the Indian guy did mention this to Robert back then, but both Robert and the Indian guy regarded Du Field, who made such a stupid suggestion, as an idiot and ignored him after mentioning it casually.

What Du Field didn't know was that while he was thinking about Robert, Robert was also thinking about him.

Robert had always wanted to dominate the New World through economic warfare. Before he accidentally robbed the City of Gold, whoever had money was Robert's target.

If Robert could simply seize this human ATM—whose combat strength was extremely weak but whose cash flow was so large that he was said to be able to bribe even the Celestial Dragons—he would never have to worry about any financial problems again.

It was only because Du Field was well hidden that Robert couldn't find him for a while. Later, the Indian man also started his own business, and Karina even robbed Tezzolo. Robert no longer had to worry about money, and Du Field was able to escape with his life.

But now that Du Field has taken the initiative to provoke him, Robert doesn't care if he has a little more money. After all, Du Field funded Vegapunk's scientific research back then. If he takes his money and continues to invest it in Vegapunk, it won't be against his last wishes.

Du Field looked at Robert with a ferocious expression; it had been many years since someone had pointed a finger at him and started a fight.

He knew he was weak, and even though Robert didn't deserve his 40 billion Berry worth in his eyes, killing him would still be a piece of cake.

But where is this? This is Big Mom's tea party, the core of Whole Cake Island. No matter how powerful Robert is, he would never dare to touch a hair on Big Mom's head on Whole Cake Island, otherwise he would be slapping Big Mom in the face and being regarded as declaring war on the Big Mom Pirates.

Katakuri's act of blocking the end of the red carpet to test Robert was a signal that the Big Mom Pirates and he had made the same judgment: Robert was not worth the bounty offered by the Navy.

With this thought in mind, Du Field believed himself to be invincible, and glared menacingly at Karina, who was pulling him back:

"You want to persuade me to let him go? Fine, give it to me..."

Before Du Field could utter his curse, a candy bean was suddenly flicked into his throat, not only choking him on his unfinished rant but also causing him to cough violently and almost suffocate. It took him a long time to recover.

Karina glanced at Robert, then returned to his side with a wronged look. Robert, in turn, turned to look at Katakuri, who was sitting casually on the wall. The candy bean was the one he had flicked out.

Du Field yelled, "Who is it!"

Katakuri readily admitted, "You're welcome. I just didn't want you to explode into a human firework and make the banquet that my younger siblings worked so hard to decorate a messy, sticky place."

Du Field was still quite wary of Katakuri, the top fighter of the Big Mom Pirates. Just as he was certain that Robert wouldn't dare to make a move on Whole Cake Island, he was equally certain that if he dared to cause trouble on Whole Cake Island, Katakuri would not hesitate to kill him, regardless of his identity.

Du Field forced a grim smile: "This joke isn't funny at all. Does he really think he'd dare to make a move on Whole Cake Island?"

Katakuri nodded seriously: "Yes, as soon as you said those words, he would not hesitate to torture and kill you with the cruelest methods, and no one present would have a chance to save you unless Mom intervenes."

Ignoring Du Field's expression of utter dismay, Robert turned to Katakuri and said, "The Observation Haki that allows you to foresee the future is indeed very strong, but prophecy is not omnipotent. You've misunderstood something."

Katakuri spoke calmly, seemingly unperturbed by Robert's question: "What did I misunderstand?"

Robert's smile remained unchanged: "Even if he didn't say those words aloud, as long as he harbored the thought of insulting Karina, I wouldn't let him live to see today. So even if you shut his stinking mouth with candy, it still won't save him!"

Katakuri shook his head: "No, I can, but you can't kill him now."

Robert squinted, about to make his move, when suddenly a cuckoo's call rang out. A huge, fairytale-like door suddenly opened in the banquet hall, from which came a strange laugh of "mamamama~".

Katakuri said, word by word:

"Because Mom came!"

Chapter 40: Are you treating me like a dumping ground?

Robert glanced in that direction only, then turned back to Katakuri and said:

“I have great respect for Ms. Charlotte, but people still have to be killed.”

Katakuri's eyes were bloodshot as he considered the consequences of Robert's words. After a moment, he let out a long breath and fell silent.

Du Field was actually quite nervous. He was afraid that Robert was a madman who would do anything to him, and that he would be in danger.

Katakuri's statement that no one could protect him didn't sound like a joke, and Katakuri had no right to criticize himself while praising Robert.

But seeing Katakuri's relieved expression, Du Field was completely at ease, knowing that in the future he saw, he would not die at Robert's hands, and an arrogant smile instantly reappeared on his face.

Robert didn't know what Katakuri had seen. He only knew that the ability of Observation Haki to foresee the future was not invincible; such predictions were so fragile that even Sanji's lecherous nature could cause unpredictable consequences.

All that talk before was just to attract attention and lay the groundwork for what I was about to do, a little warm-up act of building anticipation before revealing my true intentions.

Robert held up his right hand in a gun gesture, smiled at Du Field like a mischievous child, and exaggeratedly added, "Bang!"

A thunderclap rang out, and everyone's face showed surprise, including Robert's.

After his powerful lightning strike, Duffield was completely unharmed.

Du Field also looked surprised. That madman Robert actually made a move. Did he not care about the consequences at all?

Charlotte Linlin had appeared behind Du Field at some point, her face also full of surprise.

Just now, in order to save Du Field from Robert, she didn't bother with any entrance preparations. She rushed over the moment the door opened and even threw out her most powerful Homie Zeus!

Zeus was created by Charlotte Linlin using fragments of her own soul. He was extremely powerful, and since he was a thundercloud, he was perfectly suited to be used to block Robert's lightning attacks.

But after that attack, Zeus actually disappeared. This disappearance was a complete physical and spiritual annihilation, just like a thundercloud being shattered by lightning, along with the soul within it.

Charlotte Linlin's Devil Fruit is the Soul-Soul Fruit, which allows her to extract the souls of others and infuse them into inanimate objects, turning them into living beings known as Homies.

All the fairytale items in the world were created by Charlotte Linlin by infusing the natural environment with the souls she extracted. Among them, three Homies are the most special: Zeus the thundercloud, Prometheus the sun, and Napoleon the pirate hat.

These three special Homies were created using Big Mom's own soul, but fortunately, the soul had been completely separated from her body when they were created, so their destruction by Robert did not cause any collateral damage to Charlotte Linlin herself.

Since Robert has already taken action, he is unlikely to stop easily. If he were to back down now, he wouldn't have needed to turn against him in the first place.

His fighting style is characterized by a continuous barrage of attacks; if one strike misses, he'll follow up with a few more.

Robert's lightning was incredibly fast, but what he didn't expect was something even faster: the growth of fear.

When Robert's lightning actually struck Du Field, he completely panicked.

Once fear takes hold, it spreads endlessly. He never expected that Robert would actually kill him without hesitation. Now he couldn't even regret his previous arrogance; all he could think about was how to save his life.