One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert's usually stern eyes darted around, and since the other side couldn't see through the Den Den Mushi anyway, he said, "Then I'll reluctantly give you a suggestion."

"First, you need to figure out where Coby is hiding, something the Navy probably can't do."

As the highest-ranking officer in the General Staff, Lieutenant General Tsuru was in charge of information gathering, so she should have been very angry when Robert said the Navy was not doing well in this area.

But what Robert said is true: the Navy lacks its own intelligence agency, and the CP department will not allow the Navy to develop its own intelligence agency.

This is why, despite being held captive for so long, the Navy still hasn't figured out where Koby is being held.

"Professional matters should be handled by professionals. Alpha is indeed an old acquaintance of mine. You might as well ask her for help. CP is quite professional in intelligence gathering, infiltration, and disguise."

Lieutenant General Tsuru said without hesitation, "You're right. I'll go talk to her in a bit. If they really manage to find out where Koby is, what should they do next?"

"In all battles, one engages with the orthodox and wins with the unorthodox."

"Look at our battle with Kaido, it was me who caused trouble on the front lines, holding back a large number of the Beasts Pirates' forces, but of course, the main force being held back was the Navy."

"You left Mary Geoise and I launched a surprise attack. By then, the main force of the Navy will probably have just arrived at Fishman Island. If we continue forward, we will likely be held accountable by the World Government. If we immediately go back to reinforce, there is a high probability that we will find nothing. In the end, we can only take Fishman Island as a side project."

Robert got angry at the mention of Fishman Island, and after snorting for a long time, he continued, "I'll hold them off from the front, while Luffy and the others will run to Wano Country to launch a surprise attack. I think this is the best way for you to rescue Coby."

"Someone launched a frontal assault to tie down the main fighting force of the Blackbeard Pirates, while another group of people circled around and sneaked in to rescue them."

Lieutenant General Tsuru shook his head: "I thought you would have some better ideas. How could we not have thought of such a simple tactic?"

"The problem now is that the navy cannot become a direct deterrent force."

"You can cease fire once you've achieved your goal, but it's fine if the Navy doesn't meet with the pirates. Once you start a war with the pirates, it has to be a fight to the death."

"The navy simply cannot afford another major war..."

Robert revealed his true intentions. The tactics he had mentioned before were quite ordinary, and he knew that the Navy could also come up with them. What he wanted to do was not to manipulate the tactics, but to target the people who executed them.

"Why not just send someone other than the navy to directly contain them?"

Karp said, "You wouldn't agree to help me!"

Robert said sarcastically, "Oh, so when something goes wrong, you make me, a lowly lieutenant colonel, take the blame? Are you generals all just sitting around doing nothing?"

Sengoku thought Robert was telling Garp to take matters into his own hands and save his apprentice, so he sighed and replied:

"If it doesn't work out, I'll go myself. I've already resigned from my position as Admiral of the Navy, and now I'm just an old man living a leisurely life at home."

Robert said irritably, "How old are you? What are you trying to prove?"

"Don't be fooled by the fact that I tricked Blackbeard into eating a useless Skunk Fruit. His other two Devil Fruits are top-tier: the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. And Blackbeard is at the peak of his power in his prime."

"If you go there and get kidnapped by Blackbeard, the Navy will have to send someone to rescue you."

Zhan Guo was furious: "Funny mud pee! This won't do, that won't do, just tell me what you mean!"

Robert said quietly, "I remember two years ago, didn't an admiral voluntarily resign? He seems to be doing quite well these days. I had a brief meeting with him in Mary Geoise a few days ago, and Akainu seemed to be in good spirits."

"I wasn't the only one who embarrassed him at Marineford two years ago. Blackbeard publicly announced that he had been using the Navy and then withdrew from the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which is quite hateful. You can ask Akainu if he wants to fight Blackbeard."

"As for the choice of personnel for the flanking attack..."

Vika suddenly burst in, yelling, and Robert quickly caught her, saying, "What's wrong? Speak slowly."

Vika blushed and said urgently, "Blackbeard just led a raid on the island where we were holding the Donquixote Family, and kidnapped Doflamingo and the others!"

Robert grabbed the Den Den Mushi that was on a call with the Navy:

"I'll personally handle the flanking maneuver!"

Chapter 14 Infiltration

On a large island not far from Wano Country, countless pirates are celebrating. After losing the protection of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, his former territory has now become a chaotic place that pirates from the New World are vying for.

The original New World was divided and ruled by four emperors, who occupied almost all the rich lands. Other pirates who crossed the Red Line with dreams either chose to join one of the factions or could only fight for some remote islands first, and then slowly seek the path to domination.

However, in the past few months, the situation at sea has changed dramatically. First, Robert's Raibu rose rapidly and took back the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates that had been occupied by Kaido in a very short time.

Immediately afterwards, Luffy and his crew, along with Ace and other high-ranking members of the Raibu Commando, defeated Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, two of the Four Emperors. Meanwhile, Buggy seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Big Mom's stronghold and took over the entire Whole Cake Island without bloodshed.

With this, the new order of the Four Emperors was established, and Shanks continued to hold onto his territory without expanding it.

Raibu inherited his territory from the Whitebeard Pirates, and now that he has reclaimed his original territory, there has been no change in his jurisdiction.

The Cross Guild, which developed from Buggy's Express, directly replaced the Big Mom Pirates and took control of Whole Cake Island, essentially becoming Big Mom's replacement.

As for the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, the last to advance to the ranks of the Four Emperors, everyone expected them to inherit Kaido's territory, since Kaido was defeated by Straw Hat Luffy.

Especially considering that the Raibu faction was deeply involved in the Onigashima war, they did not touch the former territory of the Beasts Pirates after the war.

To everyone else, this was a tacit understanding between Robert and Luffy after they formed an alliance, and after an exchange of benefits, they gave this lucrative prize to the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.

However, people soon discovered that while the Straw Hat Grand Fleet had indeed occupied part of the Beasts Pirates' territory, it was only a drop in the ocean compared to their original massive maritime empire.

With Wano Country as its headquarters, the 100,000 pirates have only managed to occupy seven or eight islands around Wano Country, and no one has even planted a flag on Onigashima.

Now, small and medium-sized pirate crews, like sharks smelling blood, have all joined this territorial feast.

They each displayed their unique abilities, with a wide variety of flags. Some claimed to be from the Thunder Department, expanding their territory, while others claimed to be from the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, ordered to receive the spoils of war. But everyone knew in their hearts that there was not a single person in this sea who truly belonged to one of the Four Emperors' crews.

The campfire crackled and sparked as Blackbeard picked up a bottle of liquor and gulped it down: "That bastard Crocodile, when I tried to recruit the Empress, he tried to take her from me. Now even Gecko Moria has joined him. I was thinking of using Absalom's name to trick him into joining us."

"The Shadow-Shadow Fruit is a perfect match for my Dark-Dark Fruit. If he could join me, we could quickly build an invincible army!"

Shiryu of the Rain gave him a cold look: "I followed you out of Impel Down, not to live this kind of wandering life."

As Blackbeard's most loyal subordinate, Burgess immediately jumped out and roared angrily, "What do you mean? You look down on us? Then you can get lost!"

Shiryu of the Rain completely ignored Burgess, simply staring coldly at Blackbeard, waiting for him to speak.

The Blackbeard Pirates are all united by Blackbeard's immense potential; they have no shared beliefs or goals, just like the pirate crew of Blackbeard's father, Rocks.

The biggest problem with this kind of pirate crew is that everyone is not actually of one mind; they all have their own agendas and just want to use Blackbeard as a platform.

Once they achieve their goals, or discover that the Blackbeard Pirates can no longer support their ambitions, they will immediately turn against them without any mercy.

Blackbeard narrowed his eyes. He knew that Shiryu of the Rain was only using him, but wasn't he also using him?

Blackbeard, always flexible and adaptable, certainly wouldn't turn against Shiryu of the Rain over a single remark.

"Originally, I planned to use Beehive Island as my base, defeat the Whitebeard Pirates, take over their territory, and become one of the Four Emperors."

"Now, if we're slow on one step, we'll be slow on every step. Straw Hat Luffy and Clown Buggy have all climbed over us."

"But it doesn't matter. Luffy is short-sighted. He leaves such a large territory unclaimed and spends all his time playing house with his few crew members."

"Then I'll gladly accept this territory!"

"We'll head straight for Ghost Island as soon as it's light tomorrow!"

"Lafayette should have crushed all the bugs on the island by now, right?"

Covered in wounds, Koby sat silently to the side with his head down. Blackbeard glanced at him with a smile and said:

"Moreover, we also have the disciple of this naval hero. As long as we occupy Onigashima and force the navy to agree to let us establish a country on Onigashima, I will soon be able to take over a large area of ​​the surrounding sea!"

"Then let's see how that bastard Shanks will stop us from finding the One Piece!"

Coby had his head down, seemingly lost in thought, as if Blackbeard wasn't discussing him at all.

One of the pirates lay down not far from Blackbeard and his men, his eyes closed as if he were dozing off, looking as if he had drunk too much.

However, anyone who pays close attention will notice that he was not asleep at all; his ears were consciously pointed towards the black-bearded men by the huge campfire, clearly eavesdropping on their conversation.

His fingers, hidden in his sleeve, were rhythmically tapping on a tiny device.

Inside the Navy Headquarters, the blue-haired Alpha was surrounded by a group of bigwigs, with a very retro-style radio transmitter in front of him.

While she was writing down codes that others couldn't understand, she was also casually flipping through a naval regulations compilation in her hand.

When the transmitter's signal light went out, Alpha said with a relaxed expression, "I've figured it out. Blackbeard's crew plans to take over Onigashima. That guy named Lafayette has already led his men to clear out the scattered pirates on the island. Their main force will land tomorrow."

"The Koby you're looking for is with them, and he'll probably be locked up on Onigashima after tomorrow."

Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves that Robert, being an outsider, really did have a clearer view. Information that the Navy couldn't find out even after racking their brains, a mid-level agent from the CP department could easily find out.

At the same time, their fear of CP has intensified. Even pirate crews like the Blackbeard Pirates have spies planted around them, and there are probably even more spies in the Navy that haven't been caught yet!

Vice Admiral Tsuru suddenly realized something: "If you've planted spies in the Blackbeard Pirates, then you must have even more spies under the command of the Four Emperors, right?"

Alpha shrugged: "That's not necessarily true. I only promised to exchange Koby's information for my own freedom. I wouldn't dare to leak CP's spy network."

Lieutenant General Tsuru stared intently into her eyes: "I may not ask about anything else, but there is one thing I expect you to answer truthfully."

"Have you planted spies in Leibu?"

Alpha's expression remained as calm and collected as ever: "Guess~"

Those present were all seasoned veterans of the Navy, and even Garp, who seemed all brawn and no brains, was actually quite shrewd.

Everyone arrived at the same conclusion from Alpha's response—

CP spies must have infiltrated Raibu too!

Chapter 15 Nobody knows negotiation better than me

Onigashima was once the stronghold of the Beasts Pirates. Although Kaido doesn't particularly like flashy architectural styles, it was, after all, the headquarters of a Yonko crew, and the island's various functional areas and buildings were incredibly complete.

Even less than a month ago, the two Yonko faced five young pirates who could challenge for the Yonko title and almost completely destroyed Onigashima.

However, with simple repairs, this place remains the coveted base of any pirate crew.

But this prime location has been vacant for almost a month without anyone occupying it. Those who have come to Ghost Island to bully others are all low-class trash.

Countless pirate ships, though cowardly, roam around Onigashima, but no reputable pirate crew dares to plant their flag on this legendary island.

All they could do was watch as ignorant and fearless low-level pirates stormed onto Onigashima, fought a few mindless battles, and then, when the pirates thought they had found some incredible treasure and wanted to leave Onigashima to sell it, they would pounce on them like hyenas and tear them to shreds.

As the sun rose that morning, a dozen enormous ships appeared on the horizon. A lookout immediately spotted the fleet, and a trembling voice involuntarily uttered a shout:

"Blackbeard! It's the Blackbeard Pirates!"

The ships that had been surrounding Onigashima, hoping to snatch up any remaining cargo, scattered instantly, none daring to stand in the way of Blackbeard's ships.

Although he is not one of the Four Emperors, his ruthlessness surpasses that of the current four Sea Emperors.

Blackbeard's fleet sailed straight across the sea and brazenly docked at the shore of Onigashima.

Some pirates with keen senses narrowed their eyes instantly. After so long, a great pirate has finally made a move to take over Onigashima!