One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

"Once you reach your limit, no matter how hard you try or what opportunities you encounter, you won't be able to improve your strength by even the slightest bit, because the world has locked down your upper limit!"

Robert vaguely remembered that someone had mentioned something similar, but he couldn't quite recall it at the moment.

Kaido, thinking Robert didn't believe him, continued to explain: "Everyone only has one chance in their life to break through this limit, and the choice to break through this limit determines their ultimate height."

"For example, if the maximum bounty that everyone can get from the Navy is 50 billion Berries, and you only have one chance to break through this bounty limit, of course, you have to do something big that will increase your value as much as possible after your net worth has already reached 50 billion Berries."

"If you beat Lingling with your current net worth, your ceiling might be locked at 50 billion 100 million Berries."

Robert suddenly remembered that when he first met Ace, Ace seemed to have explained a similar power system to him, but at that time he was not even level 10 and could not understand these things that were only used at the end of the version!

"What exactly is the path to breaking through limits?"

Kaido stared into Robert's eyes: "Find a strong person who has broken through his limits and kill him!"

Chapter 60 Then Prepare for the Ascension to the Throne

If Robert only listened to Kaido's account, he wouldn't have believed him so easily. Kaido might be taking advantage of his youth and inexperience, trying to use some trick to deceive him and save Big Mom's life.

But Ace had said the same thing to himself, and although there were some differences in the details, the content was pretty much the same.

Ace's character is absolutely trustworthy; unless he was also deceived, this news is most likely true.

The only powerful individuals Ace could come into contact with who had broken through the limits were Garp or Whitebeard, and neither of them would deceive Ace.

Therefore, Robert has reason to believe that this news came from the world's top pirate crew, the Rocks Pirates, where both Whitebeard and Kaido had served.

"It's not that I don't trust you personally, it's just that this statement is too absurd. There are all kinds of abilities in this world, which are completely impossible to summarize and quantify. How could there be such an abstract and unified concept as the limit of strength?"

Kaido swayed his body and transformed into his dragon-man form: "Whether you believe it or not, this is the structure of the world. There are only a handful of seeds capable of breaking through the limits..."

Robert stared intently into Kaido's eyes: "This Charlotte Linlin one, wasn't it meant for me?"

Kaido seemed to have made up his mind: "That Shanks kid said he'd be your stepping stone, so stop eyeing this old lady. She suffered a brain injury years ago..."

Robert was taken aback: "You mean, you old pirates have already decided who to give this so-called advancement opportunity to?"

Kaido smiled wryly and said, "We've just realized that we can't accomplish the task of changing the world in our generation, but who we'll hand over the responsibility to is uncertain. After all, we fought tooth and nail for this opportunity back then."

Robert laughed too: "But I already had my chance, and you snatched it away from me. I have to pay a price, right?"

Kaido took a deep breath: "Do you know about Pluton?"

Robert's smile faltered for a moment, then he laughed even harder: "You're not trying to tell me that Pluton is buried underground in Wano Country, and you're willing to use it to pay me for Charlotte Linlin's life, are you?"

"Don't even mention that it's just a piece of junk because it lacks energy. Even if I could drive it away, I wouldn't want it. Possessing an ancient weapon is tantamount to openly inviting the World Government to attack me, isn't it?"

Kaido sneered, "You've already got Poseidon under your control, what are you afraid of if there's another Pluton?"

Robert shook his head vigorously: "Anyway, I won't accept your conditions."

Robert believes in the claim of breaking through the so-called upper limit, because according to his current attribute panel, he will level up to level 50 when his bounty reaches 50 billion Berries. After that, it is uncertain how to continue to improve or whether he can improve at all.

However, he didn't trust Kaido's words about only having one chance to break through. Why was Luffy able to level up by defeating monsters all the way up? No one said that he was forcing his growth or that he was defeating promising opponents prematurely, which would limit his future potential.

Why must I level up to the maximum level first when it's my turn, otherwise I'll be wasting this precious opportunity?

Moreover, Robert was well aware that his method of improving his strength was different from others. While others relied on hard practice and leveling up by defeating monsters, he relied on accumulating bounties.

With his current net worth, it would be extremely difficult for him to raise his bounty to 5 billion Berries. After all, even someone as strong as the old man only had a bounty of 5.046 billion Berries, and the Pirate King Roger, who reached Laugh Tale, only had a net worth of 5.5648 billion Berries.

It's clear that at this stage, increasing the bounty becomes very difficult. Unless you blow up Mary Geoise, it's hard to reach the version's limit, let alone break through the restrictions.

Kaido was getting a headache when he saw that Robert was not being persuaded. Just as Robert said, he was the one who brought up the idea of ​​cooperating with him, but so far, it was Robert who was making all the sacrifices.

It's really not right for me to plead for Charlotte Linlin now.

If it were anyone else, Kaido would have directly resorted to physical means, but Robert is incredibly fast and slippery. If he were to make a rash move, he would definitely run away on the spot and then retaliate against the Beasts Pirates tenfold afterward.

"I can let bygones be bygones regarding Luo's theft of the Poneglyphs!"

Robert paused for a moment, then nodded seriously and said, "Deal!"

He really didn't know what Luo had been doing for the past six months, since Luo had not only not told him about his plans, but hadn't even said goodbye when he left.

Kaido only mentioned the Road Poneglyphs briefly, and Robert instantly understood what Law meant by "pledge of allegiance."

He probably already knew some secrets about the red Poneglyphs, so he went to Wano Country first and then came to Whole Cake Island in order to obtain all the Road Poneglyphs!

Combined with the rabbit-eared girl Carrot he had met before, Robert even suspected that he had obtained the Road Poneglyph from Rorenzou.

When he wanted to recruit Luo, he valued Luo's ability to stand on his own; Luo was the smartest among his peers.

He survives in this world mainly by having a premonition of the plot, while Luo is the truly intelligent one, able to obtain what he wants through strategic planning even without relying on information asymmetry.

In the original storyline, he first became a Shichibukai, then overthrew Doflamingo, and his role in defeating Kaido on Onigashima was also part of his plan. He is truly the smartest person among the new generation of pirates.

Now he's set his sights on the Road Poneglyphs, and judging from Kaido's words, he's succeeded. Robert immediately decided to spare Charlotte Linlin in exchange for Kaido not pursuing Law's responsibility.

In reality, things had come to this point, and Robert could no longer determine a winner with Big Mom. A Big Mom who had regained her senses was not so easy to kill.

Robert was now afraid that Kaido would ask him what he wanted, because he couldn't think of anything specific he wanted right away, so he might as well take this opportunity to back down gracefully.

Kaido was taken aback by Robert's sudden change of attitude and remained stunned for a long time before saying, "Take Luffy and the others away. Don't get entangled with him anymore. Focus on your goal of becoming one of the Four Emperors."

Robert humbly asked, "What conditions do I need to meet to become one of the Four Emperors?"

Kaido also bluntly pointed out: "First of all, a Yonko cannot be a lone commander. You need to have a group of powerful subordinates. At least the combined value of the officers should exceed 50 billion Berries."

"Furthermore, you need to have a fixed territory in the New World, otherwise the pirates won't recognize your status, and the World Government won't trust you!"

Robert looked puzzled: "Does becoming a pirate officer require an appointment from the World Government?"

Kaido shook his head: "It's not that the Four Emperors need to be officially recognized by the World Government, but there have been some guys without fixed territories who wanted to become Four Emperors before, and they were all targeted and wiped out by the World Government!"

"Because those who have no territory have no worries."

Robert: Are you calling on me?

Chapter 61 Anyone can brag.

Jinbe was carrying Luffy as they fled. He didn't even know who was chasing him, only that the person was very strong. Even Robert, who had just injured Big Mom, ran away after just one call.

Law, standing beside him, also lost his composure. Carrying his large sword, he introduced Kaido's identity to Luffy and the others while cursing Robert for prioritizing women over friends and abandoning them to flee with only Karina, disregarding his own life.

Caesar Courland kept crying. He thought his good days were coming, but his former employer came knocking on his door. Although his former employer wasn't paying attention to him, who could guarantee that he would never see him again?

Sabo was held in Franky's arms. Although he had defeated Smoothie, many parts of his body had been drained of moisture and he could not recover for a while.

Everyone was running away, but at least Luffy and his crew weren't in such a sorry state, unlike Capone Bege.

If we're talking about who the Big Mom Pirates hate the most, the Flame Tank Pirates are definitely on the list.

Even though Robert injured Charlotte Linlin, upon closer examination, it turned out that Big Mom had lured him in to kill her first, and he was merely acting in self-defense.

Luffy and his crew stormed into Whole Cake Island under the pretext of rescuing Robert.

Capone Bege is a pure traitor, and traitors often cause far more harm than external enemies. Take today's chaos, for example. Nobody would believe that Luffy and his crew could have sneaked into the heart of Whole Cake Island without Capone Bege's help.

So now Charlotte Linlin is personally serving them, taking turns using Napoleon on her left and Prometheus on her right to harass the members of the Flame Tank Pirates.

The Soul-Soul Fruit has very strong healing properties; by infusing souls into flesh, organs, and bones, injuries can be quickly restored.

Just now, Robert appeared to have inflicted a huge open wound on her stomach, but the woman, who was nearly nine meters tall, had a layer of fat over a meter thick on her stomach. Robert's fatal blow was merely helping her lose fat quickly.

After regaining her senses, the woman channeled her soul into her abdomen, and immediately became energetic again, chasing after the traitors to kill them.

This is only because Robert destroyed Zeus the thundercloud beforehand; otherwise, none of us here could have escaped Charlotte Linlin's speed of flying through the clouds.

Ships were already waiting on the beach of Whole Cake Island. Most of the current Straw Hat Grand Fleet are Fish-Men. When Jinbe returned to Whole Cake Island, he also incorporated the members of his Sun Pirates into the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.

Aside from the initial battle between Luffy's main force and Charlotte Cracker, who remained behind, when they arrived at the outskirts of Whole Cake Island, the Fish-Men scouted ahead and infiltrated via unpatroled routes.

The fleeing group boarded their respective ships, and the old woman loudly ordered others to board and pursue them. Nusteldi, the 12th son of Charlotte's family's Minister of Transport, reluctantly reported:

"Mom...our boat has been...our bottom has been punctured..."

"My people are working on repairs!"

Charlotte Linlin roared in fury, and Kaido's giant dragon head descended from the clouds: "Leave it to me, Linlin, I will make them all sink to the bottom of the sea!"

A scorching breath spewed from the dragon's mouth, heading towards Luffy and his crew's ship.

A beam of intense light shot down from the sky, abruptly severing Kaido's dragon breath.

Dragon's breath is nothing more than a collection of flames. There are many ways to cut off flames, but this intense light continued to strike the sea near Whole Cake Island after it was cut off, creating huge waves.

Immediately following was a dull rumble, which experienced people would immediately recognize as an impact with underwater rocks.

Sure enough, the beaches along the Cake Island began to shake violently. Several soldiers standing next to the old woman lost their footing and fell to the ground. It wasn't until the bright light subsided that everyone could see what had just happened.

A huge whirlpool appeared on the sea after being illuminated by strong light, and seawater kept pouring in.

The veteran pirates gasped in astonishment. Just how big a cavity must that bright light have created underground to cause the seawater to flood in for so long without subsiding?

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin stared coldly at the sky emitting a bright light, and both stopped their pursuit.

A dark shadow was faintly visible in the vast expanse of white clouds, and it seemed to be even larger than the dragon that Kaido had transformed into.

A ball of fire shot out from the clouds and landed directly on the Thousand Sunny: "Hahaha! Luffy! Sabo! Wasn't our shot amazing!"

The Straw Hat crew members are all fearless, and although they were being chased by two Yonko, they weren't particularly scared.

But the beam of light that seemed like a natural disaster had truly shocked them. It wasn't until Ace appeared and said it was their cannon that everyone became interested.

Franky and Usopp, in particular, were ecstatic. Franky was a shipwright who loved studying mechanics, and Usopp was a gunner who specialized in shooting. When they heard that the shot just now was fired from a cannon, their eyes lit up.

Ace stood on the deck with his hands on his hips, enjoying the questions from everyone. He looked at Kaido and Big Mom in the direction of Whole Cake Island with a smile, his eyes full of excitement.

Robert also descended from the clouds. He and Kaido had just had a private talk and reached a consensus. He returned to Whole Cake Island, picked up Carina, and left, first sending her back to Hela.

Robert didn't come to Whole Cake Island without any backup plans. Besides calling in meteorologists to help him control the weather, Hela, a strategic deterrent weapon, was the real killer move.

That's why Robert was so disdainful when Kaido mentioned Wano Country and Pluton, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Your Hades is still buried underground collecting dust. Even if you dig it out, it will only float around on the sea. Without solving the power problem, it's uncertain whether it can even leave Wano Country, let alone activate the weapon system. At best, it's just a sturdy big ship.

But Hela is different. Although she is also a semi-finished product, firstly, she can fly, and secondly, her secondary cannons are quite frightening. As long as Im doesn't leave the Flower Garden, no one on the sea can rival her.

"Gentlemen, do you want to continue?"

Kaido squinted. Robert had fired a shot near the Sabaody Archipelago before, and the Navy's explanation at the time was that the other side had used explosives to lay in advance on that small island. Kaido was more willing to believe this conclusion.

But now it seems that Robert really does possess this powerful weapon. The Navy's statement was merely to appease the public, since it would be too easy for a pirate to cause social panic if he possessed a weapon powerful enough to destroy an island.