One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Aokiji explained that this was a special squad composed of Navy personnel who had submitted their resignations to Navy Headquarters. They were both Navy personnel and not Navy personnel, possessing the right to fire freely, but the Navy would not be responsible for the consequences.

However, those familiar with the plot know that these so-called Sharp Blade Squad members are all second-generation military personnel.

Koby and Helmeppo are Garp's direct disciples; Peacock is Vice Admiral Tsuru's granddaughter; Captain X Drake's father is also a Marine; Prince Gross's codename is Prince, so you could say he's a Celestial Dragon; Sniper Hibari speaks with the same Hiroshima accent as Akainu, so even if they're not related, they're probably from the same hometown.

However, apart from Drake, there has never been a reasonable explanation for why the other second-generation members relinquished their naval identities and joined such a mysterious squad.

Kobi and Helmeppo, in particular, should have resigned along with their mentor when Garp submitted his resignation to Commander-in-Chief Kong after the Marineford War.

But now the plot has changed drastically. Ace did not die at Marineford, so Garp did not resign due to self-blame and disappointment with the Navy. These two are still rising stars in the Navy, so there is even less need for them to join Razor.

Upon hearing Peacock's question, Kobi looked embarrassed and said, "It's a secret mission, I can't tell you."

Peacock looked at him with disdain: "You're really something, aren't you? A secret mission, huh? Well then, don't delay your secret mission. We have to carry out our regular missions."

While the two were arguing, Alpha secretly moved closer to Robert and said, "Hey, do me a favor."

Robert shook his head: "You're not here to investigate that treasure either, are you?"

Alpha scoffed: "There's no treasure. Law didn't even get the treasure pointer. We questioned Buggy the moment we got the news. He's a Shichibukai, after all. He's been very honest with us."

Robert gritted his teeth in hatred. Buggy was actually the purest pirate in the One Piece world. He was shameless, cruel, cowardly, and bullied the weak. It was just that his comical character made him less hateful. In reality, he would be the most evil villain.

“I’m here to investigate something else, and so am I.”

Although Robert was eager to know what they were doing there, he couldn't ask directly, so he had to take a roundabout approach:

What benefits would I get from helping you?

Alpha looked confident: "Didn't you check the identity I got for you? See? I wasn't lying to you."

Robert was genuinely surprised this time. In truth, he hadn't really taken his identity seriously. There were too many countries in the world that hadn't joined the World Government, and even among the member states of the World Government, there were a large number of undocumented immigrants.

Although joining the Navy requires a political vetting process, even pirates can be whitewashed and recruited. For example, Django from the Black Cat Pirates was whitewashed and recruited into the Navy after meeting a Marine at a dance competition.

Judging from what Alpha said, it seems that the other party really took the matter of registering his household registration seriously, otherwise they wouldn't have brought it up to him like they wanted credit.

Seeing that Robert didn't answer, Alpha assumed that he was being coy because he felt indebted to him, and his tone immediately hardened:

"Do you know how much favor I did for you to get this done? Now you're making excuses for asking me for a small favor. Fine, fine, if you do a good job this time, I'll help you get into the navy, and I guarantee you'll be an officer right away!"

Robert squinted: "Tell me first what kind of help you can offer."

Alpha whispered, "While the treasure is nonsense, there really is a stone tablet on this island that records forbidden knowledge. Help me find it!"

Chapter 31 Wonderful

Robert immediately refused: "Don't be ridiculous, that's forbidden knowledge. Although I don't know exactly what's forbidden about it, I know that whoever studies it will die. If I help you find that thing, I can't explain whether I secretly looked at its contents. Don't kill me later."

Alpha chuckled: "You think just anyone can understand the information on the stone tablet? Even if I let you study it for ten years, you still wouldn't understand a single word."

Although Robert knew she was telling the truth, he still didn't intend to agree: "If I were a member of the World Government, I would kill you regardless of whether you understood it or not. If you don't understand it, someone else will. Just memorize it, copy it down, take a picture to preserve it, and find someone who understands it to translate it. So anyone who has seen it is in danger of being executed. I refuse."

Alpha was surprised by Robert's insight: "Well then, if things get chaotic, all you have to do is find a way to hold those tough guys off here for ten minutes, and I'll get you into the Navy, how about that?"

Robert frowned: "Get into chaos? Isn't it chaotic enough already?"

Alpha, with his enigmatic demeanor, was displeased when Peacock saw Robert whispering to the girl again.

"Hey you, come here, I need to talk to you."

Alpha blinked and shrank into the crowd, while Robert, feigning impatience, walked over to Peacock.

"It's so dangerous right now. Unless it's something important, I still need to protect the civilians."

Peacock was furious: "If you keep protecting them, you'll end up protecting them in bed! Besides, with our navy here, who do you think you are to protect civilians? You're a civilian yourself!"

Robert retorted without any hesitation: "You know I'm just a civilian. The navy is only good at making sarcastic remarks and doing nothing. What else can I do but find a way to protect myself?"

Kobi stood there helplessly: "Hey, stop arguing. This gentleman is right. It is indeed very dangerous right now. We must unite and protect the safety of civilians first."

Peacock turned to argue with him, but Robert turned his gaze to one side of the square.

Peacock keenly noticed Robert's serious expression and followed his gaze.

Pirates began pouring out of the alleyway, and they didn't seem to be scattered rabble, but rather an organized and premeditated group gathering here.

Robert leaped over and stood in front of the civilians on this side. Peacock and Kobi exchanged a glance, and Kobi quickly stood next to Robert, while Peacock alertly stood on the other side of the square to prevent anyone from launching a sneak attack from this side.

The pirates gathered outside the plaza and stopped advancing, seemingly in a standoff with the civilians led by Robert.

Someone in the civilian group recognized the pirates and said with a hint of relief, "It was those guys on the island. It must have been Lord Wang Zhi who defeated the invaders. We're saved."

More and more civilians spotted familiar faces, and some even greeted the pirates from afar.

Robert, however, did not let his guard down at all. In his perception, the square was not directly in front of him; the pirates had already surrounded the area, and it did not look like they were there to rescue civilians.

The pirates parted to make way for a tall, sleazy-looking old pirate who slowly walked out. Everyone, whether pirates or civilians, remained silent, seemingly intimidated by his aura.

Kobi whispered to Robert, "This is the owner of Beehive Island, the Pirate Godfather Wang Zhi!"

Robert squinted at Wang Zhi. This great pirate, who was only mentioned by others, didn't seem to have anything special about him, except for his tongue that was always sticking out.

"It is truly shameful that some overconfident fools believed the rumors and dared to attack Beehive Island. Moreover, they actually succeeded, causing such great losses to the people on the island. My king is utterly disgraced."

Robert and Kobi remained silent, waiting for him to continue. The more intense the moment, the more focused Robert became, not daring to miss any information around him.

The battle on the island was not over. In many places, the pirates who attacked Beehive Island even had the upper hand, but Wang Zhi left everything else and came here.

Upon seeing Wang Zhi arrive, Alpha, who had been hiding at the edge of the crowd, took advantage of the chaos to slip into the alleyway. Although Robert did not agree to help her buy time, he also had no reason to give her any reason to cause trouble, so he simply left her alone.

On the contrary, news from other places startled Robert, because he discovered several familiar faces!

Blackbeard's staunch confidant, Champion Burgess, is wreaking havoc on the island; this warmonger is ready to punch anyone he sees.

When you see a cockroach, your house has already been completely overrun by cockroaches.

Therefore, the appearance of the first member of the Blackbeard Pirates on the island proves that Blackbeard must also be hiding somewhere with his men, ready to cause trouble at any moment.

Although he was already very strong, Robert was still a little scared when he thought of Blackbeard, after all, he had been scheming against him from the beginning, and had already schemed against him twice.

Especially the second time, I don't know if he likes Zoan-type Devil Fruits. I carefully chose them for him, hoping to help him overcome the disadvantage of the Dark-Dark Fruit, which doubles the damage and pain when he eats it.

Unaware that Robert was lost in thought, Wang Zhi continued, "But no matter how chaotic this island is, it's not the navy's place to land here. If word gets out that I, Wang Zhi, can't protect my own people and have to rely on the navy, that would be truly shameful."

He turned to his men: "So what should we do?"

A gaunt pirate said in a sinister tone, "Why don't we just kill them all?"

Wang Zhi's eyes widened: "Hey! This is really a good idea. Who can guarantee that no one will curse me behind my back later, saying that I didn't show up in the time of crisis, and that it was the navy that killed them all, so I can rest easy and not have to worry about anyone betraying me afterwards."

Everyone present was stunned at first, and then a huge chorus of pleas for mercy erupted. The civilians were the first to believe that Wang Zhi was telling the truth. They had lived on Beehive Island for many years and knew all too well what kind of person Wang Zhi was.

On the contrary, Robert, Coby, and Peacock were a beat slow to react. No one expected that these pirates would have such bizarre thought processes. They couldn't protect the civilians themselves, and the Navy couldn't protect them either. If the Navy intervened, these civilians would be tainted.

Kobi was dumbfounded and couldn't utter a single word, but Robert reacted quickly, stepping forward and mocking, "What kind of bullshit logic is this? You're blaming your neighbor for being infertile because you can't have children!"

Wang Zhi took a few seconds to react, then grinned and said, "Let's keep this one alive and let him test whether I'm fertile."

Robert: You, Wang Zhi, aren't straight either!

Chapter 32 Everyone wants to be the one who suffers the consequences, but I stand firm in upholding justice!

As soon as Wang Zhi gave the order, the surrounding pirates swarmed forward. Robert knew that the previous battles were just minor skirmishes, and now the real test was about to begin.

The pirates brought by Wang Zhi were clearly much stronger than the pirates who had previously plundered the island's civilians, but they were still relatively easy for Robert to deal with.

The pirates were unfamiliar with Robert's fighting style, and every time they were controlled at a crucial moment, their movements would freeze for a fraction of a second before Robert would smash their throats with his knuckles.

The battle looked like a large group of pirates swarming towards Robert, then lining up to be wiped out by him in one move, creating a somewhat bizarre scene.

Compared to Robert's simple and efficient style, it is far more flamboyant than Peacock's moves.

Kobi learned the most violent boxing style from Garp. Every punch he threw was accompanied by a powerful impact. One punch could send many people flying, and each of them would be seriously injured.

However, in reality, very few lives were lost, making it a very merciful approach.

Every time the peacock's whip struck a pirate, that person would instantly turn against their former comrade who had just charged alongside them, quickly forming a team of about 10 people.

Robert appeared to be giving it his all, but in reality, he had plenty of time to observe his surroundings. This kind of battle, where you just rely on physical skills to kill the enemies who are lining up to die, is hardly any real substance.

Peacock's Devil Fruit ability can probably only control a dozen or so people at most, otherwise it would be very difficult, but at least a dozen people are enough to hold off a large number of enemies.

Each punch was an area-of-effect attack, barely enough to block one side of the enemy.

Instead, by not using lightning to clear out large numbers of troops, they ended up with the narrowest defensive perimeter.

The pirates weren't entirely brainless. Seeing that the three tough guys were highly skilled, many of them started bypassing them and attacking the civilians in the square instead.

Enraged, Kobi unleashed a flurry of punches, repelling the pirates before him, and leaped into the air, heading straight for the leader, King Zhi.

Wang Zhi grinned cruelly, casually throwing a punch in return. The two powerful attacks collided, and the shockwaves from them sent many of the surrounding pirates flying.

Wang Zhi's expression remained unchanged, seemingly encouraging Kebi to continue exerting himself, but Kebi's veins were bulging, as if he were about to exhaust himself at any moment.

Robert was just wondering whether he should lend a hand when suddenly his heart tightened!

Within his perception range, two figures suddenly appeared.

Robert was certain that his Observation Haki had never let his guard down, and that these two were definitely not within his mental field at first; they had appeared out of thin air!

Space was torn and distorted, and a huge shock spread outwards from Wang Zhi's lumbar spine. Blackbeard, in his Zoan-type Devil Fruit human-beast form, unleashed a punch filled with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which struck the unsuspecting Wang Zhi in the waist.

Robert could see clearly that the person who appeared with him was Van Augur, a sniper from the Blackbeard Pirates, and that Van Augur had teleported away the instant he brought Blackbeard to this location.

Robert only knew that in the two years following the end of the Marineford War, Blackbeard would lead his crew to relentlessly pursue Devil Fruit users in order to help the entire team obtain Devil Fruits. He never expected that only four or five months had passed and Van Augur had already obtained the Teleportation Fruit!

Kobi, who was closest to Wang Zhi, was the first to be blown away by the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, followed by the pirates surrounding Wang Zhi, who were all thrown into the sky and into the distance.

Immediately afterwards, a massive earthquake shook the area and struck the plaza, causing pirates to fall and be thrown about in its path.

Robert stood in front of everyone, using Armament Haki to cover as much of his limbs as possible, and took the aftershock of Blackbeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit attack head-on.

However, just because Robert himself could withstand the vibration didn't mean that everyone behind him would be alright. The civilians in the entire square were all knocked over by this blow.

Fortunately, Wang Zhi was already standing far away and absorbed most of the attacks, which prevented the civilians from suffering heavy casualties.

Wang Zhi was sent flying dozens of meters backward, causing all the houses along the way to collapse and be destroyed. Blackbeard laughed wildly:

"Tsk, hahaha! I really have to thank you, kid in the navy. I was just wondering how to ambush him, and you've done me a huge favor. How about you come and work for me from now on?"

Kobi, looking disheveled, rose from the ruins: "I am a Marine! I will never associate with pirates!"

Verbal statements alone seemed insufficient; Koby wanted to rush forward and attack Blackbeard, but a massive figure crashed through a building and punched Koby.