One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Robin's beautiful eyes widened. This guy was indeed despicable.

Zhou Ze chuckled, then with a slight effort, tore off the piece of roasted meat he had bitten into, flipped the military knife over, and handed the hilt to Robin.

As Robin took the item, Zhou Ze was about to speak when Robin suddenly stood up and said sharply, "Are you a Marine?"

"Huh?" Zhou Ze looked up blankly, then followed Robin's gaze and realized that it was this naval standard-issue saber that had exposed his identity.

He scratched his head, his tone somewhat helpless, "Let's agree first, no violence, okay!"

Seeing that Robin didn't object, but was just looking at him warily, he added, "That's right, I'm a Marine."

"But don't worry, I have no interest in arresting you!"

Robin's mind raced, and he instantly understood Zhou Ze's hidden meaning: "You really do know me?!"

“Of course I know you,” Zhou Ze swallowed the last bite of meat, then patted the sand beside him, gesturing for Robin to sit back down. “Hello, Nico Robin!”

"My name is Zhou Ze!"

“Zhou Ze?” Robin repeated the name, seemingly without any recollection, then her expression relaxed slightly.

“That’s right, I can teach you Chinese,” Zhou Ze said softly.

"However, I want to know what the Poneglyphs actually record!"

Chapter 27 Showing Off and Running Away (Seeking Silver Tickets)

The moment Robin heard the words "Poneglyph," he threw down his sword, braced himself, and prepared to attack Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze, however, caught the falling knife first, then quickly waved his hand, "Don't be impulsive, let me finish."

"I know that you are the only one in the world who can decipher the historical texts; it's no secret."

"I'm not asking you to tell me every time. Just share it with me after you've finished deciphering all the historical texts."

"In return, I will not only teach you Chinese, but I also guarantee that I will not harm you, and of course, your... companions!"

Zhou Ze finished saying what he wanted to say in one breath, and even emphasized the word "companion".

Robin looked at the calm Zhou Ze and said coldly, "They are not my companions."

Zhou Ze waved his hand and said calmly, "I wasn't talking about them."

Then he stood up, brushed the sand off his butt, and said, "Think it over carefully."

"Next time we meet, I will prepare my Chinese knowledge and give it to you, hoping to receive good news from you as well."

"We'll see each other again soon."

After Zhou Ze finished speaking, he walked towards his F-Crocodile mount, mounted it, turned back, and said with a smile:

"When you leave, please help put out the campfire. Starting a fire in the wild is a serious crime!"

Then it drove the F-crocodile away in a flash.

It wasn't until he had been running for quite a while that a smile appeared on Zhou Ze's lips, and finally he burst into laughter.

It was so satisfying to talk a bunch of nonsense in front of Nico Robin; I completely fooled this mature woman.

Showing off and then running away, how exciting!

……

Nico Robin looked in the direction Zhou Ze had left, her brows furrowed. What a strange Marine!

Then she crossed her arms and whispered a word, "Two-round flower, mastery."

Two enormous hands suddenly appeared in the sand, each holding a handful of yellow sand, which covered the campfire, extinguishing the flames instantly.

Having done all this, Robin, who was about to set off, suddenly turned back, looked into the distance, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and murmured, "Black hair, black eyes, young man..."

……

As dawn broke, Zhou Ze, still half-asleep, felt aches and pains all over his body. The long desert trek was no easy journey.

He rubbed his cheeks vigorously to cheer himself up. Signs of human activity were gradually increasing in the desert, and he would occasionally encounter travelers riding various mounts. In addition, the morning breeze carried a faint smell of the sea, and Zhou Ze knew that he was almost at his destination.

After a while, a town came into Zhou Ze's view. On the desert outside the town, countless tents were densely packed together. Soldiers and countless civilians gathered together, some transporting supplies, others giving morale-boosting speeches.

We've arrived at Cateria, the rebels' assembly point.

Zhou Ze's mood sank slightly. The 70-strong resistance army was mostly composed of civilians, including the elderly and children. They should have been living happy and carefree lives, but now they had to take up arms to fight. Their weapons were quite rudimentary; even a single wooden stick required several people to share.

"That damn Crocodile," Zhou Ze cursed under his breath.

……

Caterella, Inner City.

"Chief, is he inside?" A rebel soldier on horseback stopped outside a tent and asked the soldier on guard. After receiving an affirmative answer, he lifted the tent flap and went inside.

The rebel leader, Koza, lay on a pile of supplies, lost in thought.

He had brown hair, wore glasses, had a scar over his left eye, wore a long reddish-brown trench coat, and wore orange gloves.

"Kousha" came in, lifting the curtain. "A ship fully loaded with weapons will be arriving at the port soon. I need to take men to receive it."

Kou Sha nodded. "With today's supply plus the last batch tomorrow morning, we should be able to get a fair amount of weapon supplies."

The visitor sighed, "Even so, it's still far from enough."

Kou Sha pondered for a moment, "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. We'll march on the capital at 8 a.m. tomorrow. We'll make contact with all the cities today."

"Yes."

After the visitor left, Kou Sha was about to lie back down when he suddenly noticed that there was another person in the tent.

He tensed instantly, wary of the person whose entire body was blending into the shadows of the tent, but did not call for the guards.

He knew that if this person could sneak into his tent silently, then he must have the ability to kill him instantly.

The person who came was Zhou Ze. Zhou Ze was somewhat surprised by Kou Sha's reaction. He thought that Kou Sha would call the guards immediately and was prepared to subdue Kou Sha, but the other party did not shout.

As expected of the leader of 70 resistance fighters, Zhou Ze's eyes showed approval. It was rare for an ordinary person to achieve this level.

Zhou Ze slowly stood up. He had no ill intentions towards Princess Vivi's childhood sweetheart and said softly, "Don't be nervous, relax. I mean no harm."

Who are you? What do you want?

Seeing that Kou Sha was still wary of him, Zhou Ze chuckled and said, "You don't need to know who I am. I'm here to tell you some things."

Kou Sha didn't reply, so Zhou Ze could only sigh and continue, "This war, from beginning to end, was a conspiracy..."

Then Zhou Ze told Kou Sha everything he could, and after he finished speaking, he looked at Kou Sha and waited for his response.

"Do you have any evidence for what you've told me?" Kosa's voice was somewhat low.

“Evidence?” Zhou Ze looked at Kou Sha. “Isn’t the source of your weapons evidence? You don’t really think that the guys who sold you weapons were just doing business, do you?”

Kou Sha chuckled, "So what?"

Under Zhou Ze's surprised gaze, Kou Sha continued, "We have no choice but to take a gamble."

“But this will kill a lot of people, they…” Zhou Ze said urgently.

"Does not resist mean you won't die? Do you know how many refugees there are in Alabasta right now? How many people die of hunger and cold every day?"

"No, just wait two more days, and someone will come to save this country..."

Kou Sha scoffed, "Wait? We've been waiting for a long time. Who will save this country? You?"

Zhou Ze was momentarily speechless. He pursed his lips. "I have already reported the same information to the King. King Cobra has promised to exercise restraint, so I hope you..."

Kou Sha was taken aback upon hearing this. He stared at Zhou Ze for a moment, then said, "So it was His Majesty the King who sent you..."

Zhou Ze was speechless. He waved his hand to interrupt Kou Sha, "Some things can't be said in too much detail. Never mind, I came here this time hoping that you can do your best to prevent unnecessary casualties among your resistance troops."

"I've said my piece. The decision is yours, and you'll understand soon enough!"

After saying that, Zhou Ze gradually retreated into the shadows of the tent, where a gap had been torn in the opening. "How I do it is up to me!"

Chapter 28 Various Parties in Momentum (Give me some silver coins!)

As Zhou Ze retreated outside the city, he secretly blamed himself. He was always worried that after changing the plot, things would deviate from his understanding. However, if he didn't explain things clearly, it would be difficult to gain trust.

"Sigh," Zhou Ze sighed, urging F. Crocodile toward the sea.

Soon after.

"Chief, Chief Kou Sha!" A rebel soldier rushed into the camp, shouting Kou Sha's name.

Kosha, who was in a state of agitation inside the tent, rushed out upon hearing the shouts outside. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Chief Kou Sha, the ship, the ship that brought us weapons..." The man was somewhat frightened.

Kou Sha grabbed the other man by the collar and demanded sharply, "What happened to the ship?"

"The ship has been sunk. A swordsman appeared out at sea and destroyed the weapons ship with just one sword strike. Our weapons are gone!" The soldier reported in anguish, tears streaming down his face.

"Ah!" Kosa roared, flung the soldier aside, and ran toward the sea.

Off the coast of Catalonia.

Zhou Ze stood on a small boat and slowly sheathed his knife. Then he turned around and shouted at the top of his lungs at the rebel soldiers and the restless crowd on the distant shore, drawing their attention to him.

Then, pointing to the weapons transport ship slowly sinking on the sea, he loudly announced:

"Today, I'm going to fish in this area. No vessels are allowed to enter or leave the harbor, otherwise..."

"This is what happens!"

As soon as Zhou Ze finished speaking, the quiet crowd paused for a moment before erupting into a commotion. Zhou Ze was far away and couldn't hear it clearly, but he could roughly guess that it wasn't anything nice.

But he didn't care; it was the only way he could prevent the rebels from acquiring weapons.

Kou Sha pushed through the crowd and stood on the beach. His eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the figure on the sea and gritted his teeth as he spat out a few words, "Prepare a boat for me."

"leader"

"Kousha"

"No, he..."

Everyone tried to stop him, but Kosa waved his hand to interrupt them, "Go now!"