One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Ah San's expression finally changed: "Little Luo!"

Ronaldinho roared, "I've already said it! I have a name! Call me Ronald D. Neo!"

Rob Lucci, who had been sitting to the side, had long been fed up with the Navy's casual interrogation style and asked sharply, "Do you know where Nine-Tailed Fox Karina is?"

Xiao Luo's expression twisted: "Of course I know! They've all been keeping it from me, treating me like a fool!"

"But I'm no longer that little waiter on Jaya Island! After all these years in the business world, haven't I made any progress at all?"

"How did that Dark Gold King Du Field get in touch with me? He's Robert's enemy. Without your tacit approval, how could he possibly find me to buy food!"

"Others might not be able to tell that Du Field is Karina in disguise! Do you think I can't tell!"

"I've liked her for so many years!"

Ah San tried to remain calm: "This is utterly ridiculous! You actually think Du Field is Karina in disguise?"

"What good would it do her to impersonate that bastard? To join the World Government like you and get food from them?"

The Indians seemed to have lost their composure. In fact, if he hadn't said anything, the Navy and CP agents probably wouldn't have believed Ronaldinho's outrageous deduction.

But when the Indian man hurriedly asked a question, everyone already knew the answer in their hearts.

Rob Lucci smiled slightly, leaned back in his chair, and said nonchalantly:

"It's alright, this is easy to confirm. We happen to have someone right next to him, we can just test him and we'll find out."

He took out a Den Den Mushi and dialed the number. Stussy's voice came through the other end very quickly:

"What's the matter now? It was already quite an achievement to get you all on board, and you just jumped ship without even trying to hide it!"

"My identity as the Queen of Pleasure Street is a very important intelligence resource. Are you really determined to expose my identity?!"

Rob Lucci laughed and said, "Don't worry too much about being discovered by Du Field. We've got new intelligence; he's very likely the Nine-Tailed Fox, Karina, in disguise."

"Go and find out what's going on with her."

Stussy's accusatory tone faltered, as if he were stunned by the information. After a long pause, he replied, "Let Joseph go out and test the waters. I'll watch from the sidelines. If the information is inaccurate, there will still be room for maneuver."

Rob Lucci didn't interfere in the matter, but readily agreed and looked at the Indian man: "My companions have already verified it, and we should have an answer soon."

Ah San sat in the chair without saying a word, but anyone could tell he was tense.

Stussy returned the call surprisingly quickly: "We've already tested the waters, and with suspicion in mind, Du Field is highly suspicious!"

"There's an over 80% chance he's actually a nine-tailed fox in disguise. Joseph and I will keep a close eye on him."

"Furthermore, we have discovered that King Neptune of the Ryugu Kingdom has maintained contact with Raibu, and his daughter, Princess Shirahoshi, is said to have been invited on a trip by the Crimson Songstress Uta, and has not yet returned to Fishman Island."

"It's pretty much certain that the Neptune family has already sided with the Raiden family."

Rob Lucci didn't hide his phone calls from the Indian man, seemingly trying to put pressure on him in this way.

"Really?"

"It just so happens that Robert ruined this year's hunting competition. Didn't Lord Venus tell us to find another place to hold the competition?"

"Why don't we submit an application and decide to hold it in the Dragon Palace Kingdom?"

Chapter 44 Wrestling

Elbaf was completely engulfed in chaos and fire. After Im took control of Junzi's body, he did not engage in any fighting with Jaba.

There was really no reason for them to force their way into Jabba's territory. Elbaf was full of powerful Titans who hadn't mastered Haki but possessed incredible physical abilities, so why bother getting entangled with him?

The winged demon Junzi flew over only a few villages and transformed many giants, including the Giant Warrior Pirates, into demons through black transformation.

Just moments ago, they were comrades fighting side by side against the nightmare monsters, but in the blink of an eye, they were wielding weapons and joining the ranks of destruction, and the giants of Elbaf were immediately routed.

Jabba gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and looked at his son.

Although Cologne was already 20 years old, he was still only a seven or eight-year-old child compared to the giants who lived for three hundred years.

At this moment, Cologne's entire body had transformed into a golden substance, and the thorns that had been wrapped around him could no longer cause him any harm.

After killing Tesoro, Robert had absolutely no interest in his Gold-Gold Fruit. If the Gold-Gold Fruit could turn stones into gold after awakening, like other Paramecia-type Devil Fruits, Robert would have been more interested in it.

However, judging from Tesoro's actions, even if the Gold-Gold Fruit achieves fruit awakening, it can at most manipulate the gold elements that already exist in nature. Isn't this just a low-end version of the gold-providing Gold Fruit of Kid?

So when Karina suggested taking the Gold-Gold Fruit, Robert didn't hesitate at all and let her do as she pleased.

Karina is very meticulous. She quietly helped handle many details that Robert hadn't thought of, including the maintenance of the team.

Karina originally intended to give the Golden Fruit to Robert or Robert Jr., since they were old brothers who had followed Robert for so long. Robert had always neglected to maintain their relationship, so Karina had to find a way to give his subordinates some benefits on his behalf.

Although Robert looked down on the Gold-Gold Fruit, it was, after all, the fruit that made the Golden Emperor Tesoro famous, and it was renowned throughout the seas.

When Karina offered the Gold-Gold Fruit to Luo Da Luo and Luo Xiao Luo, their first reaction was to refuse it.

Whether it's the Indian or the two Ronaldos, they were the first to come out of Jaya Island with Robert, and they have a very deep bond. At the time, they both thought of letting others eat first.

After some final argument, the two decided to leave it with Karina for the time being, since the Gold-Gold Fruit's effects weren't that strong, and even if they ate it, it wouldn't provide much help in the short term.

At the time, the team was on the rise and everyone was full of confidence in the future. The two Ronaldos discussed that they would wait until they obtained another powerful Devil Fruit before deciding how to distribute it.

This wait was completely put on hold, and the Gold-Gold Fruit returned to Robert's hands. Later, Robert stole the Door-Door Fruit and gave it to Big Robert, but the Devil Fruit for Little Robert was never delivered.

It wasn't that Robert didn't want to give him the Gold-Gold Fruit; it was just that in his eyes, the Gold-Gold Fruit was trash. He, Robert's brother, would rather not eat a Devil Fruit than settle for something like this.

When Redhead and his men kidnapped his master Redfield, Robert immediately retaliated by taking Jabba, his giant son, away from Elbaf.

The child was innocent, and Robert certainly wouldn't really hurt Kolomb. In fact, during the time he was taken to Hela, he was played with by Tontatta children every day, and the food and drink he received were the best. Kolomb was quite happy and didn't want to leave.

At that moment, Robert suddenly thought of his future tribulation: the so-called Thorn Fruit of Saint Somaz. It seemed like there was no solution, but in reality, there were countless ways to counter it.

First, there's the fire. Sanji's Diable Jambe can easily burn away these thorns, so if Ace were sent, wouldn't he beat Somaz into begging for mercy?

So Robert took out the Gold-Gold Fruit and fed it to Coron, instructing him never to reveal it to anyone until his father Jabba told him he could use the power.

Cologne was just a simple-minded boy, and since Robert had been very kind to him these days, he was naturally happy to listen to Robert.

After returning to Elbaf, everything was normal. He never showed the power of the Gold-Gold Fruit. The only people who knew that he had eaten a Devil Fruit were his guardians Jabba and Liprit, who had been told by Robert.

Jabba had been worried that Robert might be plotting something. He had helped Shanks kidnap his master, so how could Robert repay kindness with enmity by giving his son a Devil Fruit instead?

But Robert only said that one day Cologne would be able to use this power, and he couldn't get any more information out of him, so he could only give up for the time being with trepidation.

Just now, when he saw Cologne and the other nine children trapped by the thorn fruit, he instantly realized that the opportunity Robert had mentioned was now!

Jabba was now genuinely grateful to Robert: "Colon, you're a brave boy. Can I entrust the task of rescuing the others and protecting these companions to you?"

Cologne nodded vigorously. He could now ignore the harm caused by the thorn fruit and his first thought was to help the other children around him remove the thorns. Hearing his father's instructions, he was filled with pride.

Jaba nodded vigorously to his son and quickly chased after the direction where Junzi had just disappeared.

Twenty years ago, he witnessed the terror of being dominated by the Black One. Before him was Rocks of God Valley, and after him was Harald of Elbaf. These two could be considered the strongest masters at the time, but they could only be controlled by Im.

If Elbaf is allowed to continue its transformation, who knows how much damage it will cause.

When Jabba was there, the children all collapsed to the ground, but as soon as he left, Colon found that his feet were once again uncontrollably moving toward the edge of the mortal realm!

Although the Thorn Fruit has been violently torn off by Korron, Junko's Arrow-Arrow Fruit cannot be eliminated by force!

Somaz, who had been cut in two by Jabba, had recovered. He glanced at Zoro, who was still meditating on the application of Haki that Jabba had mentioned, and then grinned as he charged toward the direction where the children had disappeared.

The ships that were originally moored at the edge of the mortal realm to transport giant children have been destroyed, but the children's steps have not stopped because the end point is a cliff.

Just as they were about to fall into the mortal realm, the children's parents finally arrived and rushed forward to hug their children.

Although they couldn't stop them from moving forward, the parents had already made a decision: even if they fell to the underworld, they would stay with their children!

Just as the children drew closer to the edge of the mortal realm, a deafening roar echoed from the underworld below:

"Why don't you just jump down already! You're dawdling like that, I've been waiting for ages!"

Chapter 45 Adding Weight

Since Joseph revealed that Raleigh had been arrested and that they were about to install Raleigh Jr. in place of the God of Wealth, Du Field has fallen silent.

Stussy joined the probing with a mission, and Joseph, acting on Stussy's instructions, seized the opportunity to drop several bombshell announcements while Du Field was distracted.

For example, they have already found Sky Island by following the cargo ship, and the Navy fleet led by Kizaru has surrounded Onigashima, intending to join forces with Akainu to annihilate Robert.

Du Field's attitude was strange. He just became less talkative and less arrogant than before, but he didn't really show much panic.

This is why Stussy only said there was an 80% chance when reporting to Rob Lucci; the other 20% was due to Du Field's strange silence.

In their minds, either Du Field was innocent, in which case he wouldn't care too much about the current unfavorable situation of the Thunder Department, and might even applaud the avenging of his great grudge.

Either Du Field is actually Karina in disguise, or no matter how cunning she is, she is still just a girl around 20 years old, and she will inevitably slip up in front of CP agents who are experts in behavioral psychology.

But now they were really unsure about Du Field's situation, so Stusey simply asked the Five Elders whether they should arrest Du Field directly.

If we surprise him by putting him in sea stone handcuffs, the truth will be revealed.

But the Five Elders' response was strange; they asked them to keep Du Field occupied until Rob Lucci arrived with the Navy to make some arrangements.

The last order given by the Five Elders before hanging up the phone was even stranger: they demanded that all the humans on Fishman Island be captured and sent away on slave ships as soon as possible, leaving only the Fishmen and King Neptune's family on the island.

The agent under his command looked at Stussy with some difficulty: "Capturing female mermaids has already caused a huge backlash. If we capture the men too, I'm afraid..."

Stussy waved his hand: "This is an order from above, not mine. If you have any difficulties, figure out how to overcome them yourself!"

She frowned as she walked towards her lounge, her fingers seemingly tapping her small handbag unintentionally.

The moment Stusi entered the lounge, a pleasant female voice came through the earphones hidden by her hair: "Is something wrong?"

Stussy seemed not to hear, rubbing his temples as he lay on his side on the sofa, his eyes closed as if he were resting, but the tapping of his fingers never stopped.

Her tapping was translated into words through the earpiece: "Request to expedite the second phase of the plan. Du Field has been exposed, and the residents of Fishman Island must be evacuated as soon as possible!"

The woman's voice on the other end of the phone said calmly, "Okay, I'll be there soon."

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Rob Lucci arrogantly ordered Garp, who was sitting idly to the side, "I have submitted a report to the five lords of Pangaea. I am now ordered to mobilize all your warships and navy to go to Fishman Island to carry out a special mission."

Garp looked at Rob Lucci as if he were an idiot. Although his rank was only vice admiral, in terms of strength, even the three admirals could only rely on their youth and Devil Fruit abilities to fight him.

Garp was the commander-in-chief of the operation to travel to Dressrosa.

Sengoku had already stepped down as Fleet Admiral and was now only participating in the operation as an advisor, unable to lead troops into battle. Vice Admiral Tsuru, on the other hand, was known for his wisdom and strategy, and his mission was to deal with India, so the responsibility of leading troops naturally fell to Garp.

In Garp's eyes, this guy's current strength is just that of an average simpleton. He just opened his mouth and asked to transfer all of Garp's marines and warships. This is basically no different from changing commanders on the eve of battle.