Vic didn't keep him in suspense any longer. Since the topic of his visit to Ace had come up, he told Ace everything about the God Realm God Realm even demonstrated its power in the illusion!
Ace is not Luffy, or better yet, it's better to be straightforward. Vic doesn't doubt Ace's talent either, after all, both his parents are members of the D. Clan, and his father was the first Pirate King, a being who almost broke through to the God Realm. According to genetics, his talent is definitely not lacking!
Ace's talent is indeed very strong; you can tell just by looking at his performance from childhood to adulthood!
Vic's display of power completely stunned Ace. He had previously thought he had caught up with Vic, and even if he was slightly behind, he shouldn't have lost, right?
But after seeing Vic's God Realm, he realized what Vic meant by "one move"—it meant being instantly killed, with no chance of resistance!
"I have told you all the secrets of the God Realm. As for the choice, it is up to you: will you participate in the battle between the Law God in the future, or will you sit at the same table with the Five Elders?"
It's all up to you. A war between us and the World Government and the Celestial Dragons is inevitable. I, Luffy, and the old man will all be involved!
Before leaving, Vic only said a few words. He wouldn't force Ace to improve, leaving the choice to Ace himself. After all, Ace was a character who had died in the original work. The fact that he survived and grew to where he is today is already a great comfort to Whitebeard, Garp, Dadan, Luffy, and Sabo!
After saying these words, Vic dispelled the illusion and, while Ace was still somewhat distracted, stepped into the void!
After a long while, Ace finally came to his senses. He was neither intimidated by the strength that Vic had displayed, nor was he discouraged by the last few words Vic left behind!
Although Vic's last few words implied that he was giving Ace the choice, Ace perceived them more as a sign of distrust, indifference, and a "whatever makes you happy" attitude!
Ace felt that Vic must have misunderstood him. He was throwing parties every few days because he had lost his goal, and he had also given up developing his Devil Fruit ability because he had no goal. He really wanted to say, "If you had told me about the God Realm and the World Government earlier, wouldn't I have taken action long ago?"
Ace was indeed like that; he previously had two goals: to hunt down Blackbeard and to revive the Whitebeard Pirates!
But not long after Blackbeard was killed by Vic and turned into a statue, he was discovered by a reporter from Morgans. Although the reporter did not know if the statue was real, he still took a picture and sent it to headquarters!
When Morgans saw it, he didn't care if it was true or not; it was Big News Morgans and had to be published to attract attention. The headline was. "Blackbeard's crew was petrified by Empress Hancock, who recently joined the Thunder God Pirates!"
When Ace saw this news, he felt like the sky had fallen. Revenge only has meaning if you do it yourself!
However, it seems that it was Boa Hancock, who joined the Thunder God Pirates, who killed Blackbeard. So, she was practically one of their own, which made Ace feel much better.
So Ace called Vic, got a definite answer, and then focused his attention on reclaiming the Four Emperors' crew. This was easy to do, since Ace didn't have the ambition to become the Pirate King, so he had some free time.
But now Ace has an enemy, even if this enemy was created instantly and has a god-like level of power, which is something he also yearns for!
Ace knew that Vic would definitely tell Luffy about this and guide Luffy to break through to the God Realm. Therefore, Ace could never lose to Luffy. A younger brother will always be a younger brother!
From that day on, Ace rarely hosted parties, or rather, he rarely participated in parties anymore; he had more important things to do!
He kept the matter of the God Realm a secret. Seeing Vic's cautious attitude, Ace analyzed a lot and realized that Vic was wary of the person behind the Five Elders!
Vic has Robin's Vivre Card, which Olvia made for Robin and gave to Vic. The meaning is self-evident: this is motherly love. Even though her daughter is over thirty, Olvia's love for Robin has not diminished in the slightest!
When Vic emerged from the void, he arrived at the Whale Forest of Zou.
After listening to Vic's advice, Luffy secretly led the entire pirate crew into Zou. The World Government could have agents lying in wait anywhere, but they didn't have any in Zou!
One reason is that the Mink Tribe is difficult to disguise. Another reason is that the Mink Tribe has a limited population, so it's hard for a strange face to be noticed if it suddenly appears. The last reason is that Zunesha is constantly moving, making it difficult to pinpoint its location. Therefore, the news of the Straw Hat Pirates appearing in Zou was kept very secret!
"Ah! It's Mr. Vic! You almost scared me to death! What brings you to Zou all of a sudden? Are you here to see Luffy?"
Vic's sudden appearance nearly startled Robin, who was studying rubbings of the three Road Poneglyph under a large tree in the Whale Forest!
If she can find Laugh Tale's location by reading the contents of the three Road Poneglyph, she can help Luffy become the Pirate King sooner, and she herself can also learn about what happened during the Void Century much earlier!
But if Robin could think of something, could Joy Boy from eight hundred years ago not have thought of it?
The Road Poneglyph is not continuous; instead, the four coordinates used for location are scrambled and scattered across four red stones!
So even if you have three of these stones, it's useless. It's like each coordinate is missing, and you can't even put together a complete location coordinate, let alone find out where Laugh Tale is!
" Robin! You're so naughty! You can't be scared to death, or I won't be able to explain it to your mother!"
"Still studying the Road Poneglyph? Don't bother anymore. No matter how much you look at it, you won't see anything. The person who designed this information wouldn't leave such loopholes for you to exploit. Your hopes are all on Luffy; only his Voice of All Things can find that final Road Poneglyph!"
Vic also has the ability to Voice of All Things, but he would never actively seek out the whereabouts of the Poneglyph.
Without the One Piece, the World Government won't feel that sense of impending doom, which will allow Imu to lower his guard. At least until the last Road Peg appears, Imu won't initiate a war!
Vic is happy to use this time to help everyone improve their strength. He himself needs time to comprehend the Laws, and those he values need it even more!
Of course, this doesn't mean that Vic will just give Luffy. The path he pointed out to Luffy is the only path right now, and whether he can find it depends on Luffy's own luck!
"I know it's impossible, but a voice inside me keeps telling me to hold onto a sliver of hope. Couldn't the person who left the coordinates have been careless? Couldn't they have made a mistake? Couldn't they have overlooked something? If I can find those coordinates, wouldn't I be able to end this unknown journey of setting sail again?"
Robin wasn't particularly interested in spiritual practice; she preferred reading and studying Ancient Script. Now that they were just missing the last signpost, she naturally wanted to put in as much effort as possible to find useful clues in the midst of this cluelessness!
"Mistake? You're quite cynical. If they can carve on this kind of stone, they can just move on to another one and continue carving. So there's no such thing as a mistake!"
As for not being thorough enough? There's nothing wrong with that. It's just shuffling the four positioning coordinates and re-dividing them into four parts. That's not a difficult thing to do, is it?
You'd better not waste your energy on this. You'd be better off using that time to cultivate yourself. Don't you even know what kind of people your enemies are?