One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

The old man couldn't persuade the two of them, so he pulled Karina aside and explained a lot of things to be careful about before leaving the yard with a resentful look on his face.

Robert was recuperating in the Franky family's shipyard, which was located on the outskirts of Water Seven.

After Karina pushed Robert away, they quickly found a sloop moored on the shore.

The ship appears unremarkable from the outside; it is only five or six meters long and has only one cabin.

However, once you board the ship, you will find that the ship's cabin has been modified, with the lower part raised up to expose two straight iron rods.

Karina pushed Robert into the cabin: "Is your design even reliable? You just bend copper wire into a frame, add two bent magnets on the outside, and then connect a gear to a propeller blade so the boat can move?"

Robert curled his lip: "As long as the workers you hire are reliable, my design will never have any problems. If I can't even make the simplest DC motor, I might as well just be a cook!"

With his hands gripping the two iron rods, Robert tentatively applied current, and the small boat vibrated and began to move slowly forward.

Karina, who had just been full of doubt, suddenly became as excited as a child who had found a new toy, and began running around trying to figure out how the ship moved.

"Kalina! Stop getting carried away with the novelty, you need to control the steering! By the way, do you know how to get to Sabaody Archipelago?"

Karina smiled confidently into the wind and said, "I am the best navigator in the world. How dare you doubt that I don't know the way!"

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In fact, once you reach Water Seven, you've basically completed the first half of the Grand Line, and the Red Line, which separates the Paradise Area from the New World, is only two or three days away.

Robert's current battery level is no longer the biggest problem limiting his endurance; rather, the mental fatigue from continuous flight is a major challenge for this injured man.

On the way, Robert finally had time to sort out his huge gains on Enies Lobby.

Robert had already experienced the rewards of breaking through the limits of his power, and it was precisely because of this ability that he dared to try using the pseudo-light speed kick on Aokiji.

However, the maximum reward for the mental attribute is what Robert is most interested in.

Unlike other reward skills, the "meticulous" skill in the mental attribute has a vague and esoteric description with no quantitative details.

Robert initially only speculated that this option would lead to the development of Observation Haki towards predicting the future, rather than Usopp's kind of long-range Observation Haki.

But what Robert was really looking forward to wasn't the effect of this skill on Observation Haki, but rather that its description didn't specify that it didn't affect Devil Fruit abilities, unlike the Power Max reward!

Therefore, theoretically speaking, my control over the electricity in my mental field should be more precise than before, and it may even allow me to move from the macroscopic to the microscopic realm.

This is also the path Robert thought of to advance his Devil Fruit awakening to level 3!

While sailing, he studied his new abilities, and the ship steadily moved towards the Red Earth.

Karina noticed that Robert sometimes frowned and sometimes smiled broadly, and knew that he was probably thinking about something, so she didn't disturb him.

As thick fog enveloped the ship, Karina's tone became serious:

"Boss, be careful! We're now entering what's known as the most dangerous area in the first half of the Grand Line—the Devil's Triangle!"

Robert snapped out of his reverie about his own abilities: "I almost forgot about this troublesome place. So, best navigator in the world, do you have any good ideas?"

Karina rolled her eyes: "Why don't you use those tricks on your own people?"

Chapter 37 Who isn't a supernova at some point?

Karina, traveling alone at sea, was certainly not someone who would take things one step at a time. She knew all along that to reach the end of the first half of the Grand Line, she would have to pass through this dangerous place.

The most dangerous thing about the Devil's Triangle is getting lost. First, the fog obstructs visibility, and more importantly, the magnetic field in this area is disordered.

Unless there is a permanent pointer, it is easy to end up like Brook, never able to get out of this fog.

Karina pulled out a pointer and said, "The permanent pointers to Sabaody Archipelago are nothing special. As the largest trading hub in the first half of the Grand Line, many caravans carry permanent pointers pointing there."

Robert smiled and said, "I knew you were prepared, Karina. Having a permanent pointer makes things much easier."

Seeing Robert's carefree attitude, Karina frowned and said, "I advise you not to be careless. We're not the only ones with permanent pointers. Everyone knows the Devil's Triangle is dangerous. How can we rush in unprepared? But even so, more than a hundred ships still disappear here every year."

Robert nodded and said, "I know, don't worry. Those ships can't get out because they were attacked by Moonlight Moria. As long as we don't provoke him, we should be able to get through here easily."

Karina looked surprised: "You know that too? I have a feeling you know a lot of secrets. I'm getting more and more curious about your identity."

Robert didn't answer, but casually extended a finger. In a flash of lightning, a phantom shadow could be vaguely seen dissipating in mid-air.

Karina screamed in terror and threw herself at Robert: "What was that! What was that just now?!"

Robert, whose injury had been aggravated by the pressure, let out an even louder scream: "Get off me first! My leg!"

Karina showed no sign of moving, so Robert used his arms to lift her up, and only then did she feel a little better.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a ghost, and I've already smashed it to pieces."

Karina's eyes welled with tears: "What do you mean 'just a ghost'! It's a ghost!"

As Robert spurred the ship forward, he imparted knowledge to Karina:

"Most of the illogical things in this world, if you guess that it's the power of a Devil Fruit, you're probably right. I think that ghost just now was just some kind of Devil Fruit power. Lightning is the nemesis of demons and monsters. With me here, there won't be any problems."

Karina shook her head and said, "What do you mean lightning is the bane of demons? There's no such thing as lightning!"

Robert frowned. "What? Haven't you heard the legend that lightning can subdue all evil creatures, including ghosts, demons, and fairies?"

Karina nestled in Robert's arms, feeling somewhat safer: "I've traveled the world and spent many years in the first half of the Grand Line, visiting countless islands, and I've never heard of such a thing!"

Robert narrowed his eyes, and electric current surged through his body. The small boat beneath him instantly released powerful electric currents in all directions, filling the air with the unique smell of electrolyzed air.

"Alright, come down now. Since you're afraid of the ghosts in this area, isn't the best thing to do to leave as soon as possible?"

Karina mustered her courage to get off Robert, a blush creeping onto her face, but she was still too scared to go far and sat down close to the wheelchair.

The ghost that appeared on the small boat earlier had a unique design; it wasn't scary at all, and was even somewhat cute.

Robert could tell with a grain of salt that it was one of Moria's three oddballs, and Zoro's future partner—Perona—sent him to investigate using the Ghost-Ghost Fruit's power.

He's in a hurry to get reinforcements, so he has no time to deal with Moria and his gang who are hiding in the fog making zombies.

Karina is an extremely capable woman, but her weakness is also obvious: she is very poor at protecting herself, even less so than Nami, who has been leveling up alongside Luffy.

It seems I can't just focus on improving my own combat strength; I also need to consider making my subordinates stronger.

After Robert's electric shock demonstration, nothing else strange or unusual disturbed their journey in the thick fog.

But Robert remained unsettled, intently watching every movement within the range covered by his mental field.

This sea area is certainly not as simple as he told Karina. The ancient weapon Uranus, controlled by Im, is most likely hidden in this mist.

Thanks to the fact that their ship looked completely harmless, after traveling for half a day in this notoriously dangerous sea, the small boat emerged from the thick fog.

Unlike Luffy, who relies on the Log Pose with an uncertain destination to navigate, once they break out of the Devil's Triangle, they can already see the Red Line and the huge Yarchiman mangrove forest at its feet.

Robert stopped the boat, ate something, and after restoring his physical and mental strength to its peak, he continued sailing towards the Sabaody Archipelago, which was formed by giant tree roots.

Before even getting close to the island, Karina had already taken out her Den Den Mushi and started contacting the Indians.

"Hey! Raleigh, where are you guys staying? The boss and I are on our way!"

A commotion came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, with A-San's voice mixed in: "I'll do yours first! After you're done, I'll do yours! I know what I'm doing! I'm still keeping this situation under control!"

Xiao Luo picked up the Den Den Mushi excitedly and shouted, "Boss! Have you arrived yet? We're over at Tree 24! Business is booming, boss! We've succeeded! Where are you? I'll come pick you up right now!"

Robert looked puzzled. It was already noon, and the snacks he had taught Ah San were all breakfast-oriented. He hadn't expected so many people to be queuing up at noon. It seemed that he had indeed succeeded.

"You guys continue with your business, Karina and I will come find you."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Robert said to the excited Karina, "Put on some makeup. There are Celestial Dragons active in the Sabaody Archipelago. You're so pretty, don't let them capture you and make you their concubine."

Karina struck a seductive pose: "Really? Then I'd better dress up nicely. If I really catch the eye of a Celestial Dragon, I'll live the life of a rich lady. It's better than living in constant fear with an unreliable boss like you."

Despite saying she wanted to dress up nicely, Karina obediently dressed herself up as a greasy middle-aged man. The two of them sailed a small boat between islands made up of tree roots, and finally docked under a tree marked with the number 24 on its trunk.

Karina went to the dock to complete the paperwork for storing the ship, and then pushed Robert toward the island.

"Hey boss, why didn't you send Xiao Luo to pick us up? These islands are huge, where are we supposed to find them?"

Robert laughed and said, "Their business is so booming, we can just ask anyone and find out."

A notification suddenly appeared before his eyes, and Robert raised the corners of his mouth:

[Faction: Pirates (Bounty: 4 million Berries)]

[You landed on the Sabaody Archipelago as a pirate, and your bounty exceeded 1 million Berries upon arrival. You have been awarded the title: Supernova]

Your reputation has been further increased (+2), and you now have a place in the Worst Generation.

You will be more likely to gain respect when interacting with people in this world.

Your item storage space increases from 3m³ to 10m³.

At this moment, only the 4 million bounty was on Robert's mind:

"I only cursed you a few times, old Akainu, is it really necessary to hate me like this?"

Chapter 38 I Have My Own Insights on Pretending to Be Cool

Karina was pushing Robert around, about to ask someone for directions, when she discovered that a vacuum had formed around them, and people in the distance were pointing and whispering about them.

"Boss, something's not right. Why are they all avoiding us?"

Robert didn't answer, his eyes fixed on the pink-haired beauty blocking the road.

"I want to see what kind of guy has such a high bounty after such a short time in the industry!"

If the pink hair wasn't enough for Robert to guess who the woman was, then the large piece of roast meat she was clutching was enough to prove her identity.

Robert chuckled and said, "I've been so busy traveling lately that I didn't even know I had a new bounty on me. Could you tell me the exact amount? Miss Bonnie, worth 140 million Berries!"

Bonney took a big bite of the roasted meat in her hand: "Roba, the Son of Destruction, whose original bounty was 70 million Berries, infiltrated and destroyed the Marine G2 branch, and also orchestrated the terrorist attack that destroyed Enies Lobby. During this time, he colluded with Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, to injure Marine Admiral Aokiji. For multiple crimes, his bounty is 400 million Berries!"

Robert narrowed his eyes. Luffy's net worth reached 3 million Berries after the Enies Lobby incident. He could accept the surge in his own net worth, but he really didn't expect it to increase to this extent.

Especially since the Navy even revealed his embarrassing feat of injuring Aokiji, Robert's mind conjured up Akainu's repulsive face.

It seems that the time for Akainu and Aokiji to compete for the position of Fleet Admiral is very close, and it appears that Akainu has been making preparations both openly and secretly for some time now.

Robert smiled and said, "It's all just empty fame. If the Navy hadn't forced me, I'd still be a law-abiding citizen. Miss Bonnie, you're clearly a foodie. Do you know what good food is on this island?"

Bonnie, seeing that Robert wasn't even trying to get a piece of her mind about the bounty, suddenly felt bored: "The barbecue over there is delicious, and the seafood risotto on Island 21, and..."

Robert was puzzled after visiting several shops, but none of them had Ah San's food stall. Given how popular it was on the Den Den Mushi and Bonnie's gluttonous nature, she shouldn't have never heard of Ah San.

"Aren't there any new, more refined or unique snacks?"

Bonnie pouted: "There's a new stall not far ahead that sells 'gluten-free crepes & unsalted butter churros tacos,' but I went over and there was never a line."