Two years have passed, Straw Hat Pirates have sailed the Grand Line once again. They have already traversed three of the seven routes in the first half and sailed through all three routes in the second half, but the fourth road sign is still nowhere to be found!
However, they found quite a few other Poneglyph. Even the one that Vic had previously discovered, guarded by a giant Poneglyph robot, was sensed by Luffy. Robin's gains this time were significant, as she has already uncovered a corner of the Void Century!
Although they hadn't found the fourth Road Poneglyph, the Straw Hat Pirates remained confident and had great faith in Luffy's ability to find the Poneglyph!
Therefore, the Straw Hat Pirates unanimously decided to travel through the remaining four routes of the first half of the Grand Line. Even if they couldn't find the fourth Road Poneglyph would still be a good gain!
" Vic! I've sailed the Grand Line again and found quite a few Poneglyph, but there's still no trace of the fourth Road Poneglyph. Do you have any other ideas?"
Vic's peaceful life was once again disrupted by a phone call from Luffy. However, Vic had no better advice to give him, but Luffy's interruption of his meditation on the Laws also broke his concentration. So Vic decided to go out for a walk and see his friends and old acquaintances!
The first place he visited was Gion. The two hadn't seen each other for some time, and even though Vic had mastered the ability to fold space, they didn't see each other often.
Gion already wore the Pure Gold he gave her. The two of them would have plenty of time to spend together in the future, so there was no need to rush. The most important thing was to seize the time to become stronger!
Afterwards Vic took a stroll around the Marine Headquarters. Visiting old man Garp was just a pretext; his main purpose was to check on the young geniuses he had placed in the Marines!
What Vic wants is to secretly control the Navy's power. Even though he has already exerted significant influence over Akainu, most of the mid-level admirals still need to listen to him!
Even if the Navy's high command is forced to sign Soul Contract by Imu, it won't affect Vic's plan. The current officials are more powerful than the current ones, so he can directly sideline the Navy's high command!
Vic was very satisfied with the naval trip. The people he selected were actually quite talented and had the potential to become Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.
In addition, due to his mental influence, none of these people had any ulterior motives; they only wanted to advance and become generals!
With talent and determination, what can't be accomplished? Therefore, apart from the old Vice Admiral, most of the mid-level naval officers have been replaced by people planted by Vic!
After leaving the Navy, Vic went to the Revolutionary Army, the organization he had chosen to replace the World Government as its future leader!
Vic isn't afraid that these people will eventually become the new Celestial Dragons, because this is a world where the strong are respected. The Celestial Dragons ' nobility comes from Imu's strength, and Celestial Dragons extravagance and parasitic nature are also a result of Imu's indulgence!
If Vic becomes the one standing behind the World Government, he will not allow the new World Government to become like this. Dare to degenerate? Then go to hell!
The Revolutionary Army's power is steadily increasing. After all, the current World Government is making it impossible for many people to survive. People who can't survive will naturally seek change. Even a cornered dog will jump over the wall!
So some people went to sea and became pirates, while others were absorbed into the Revolutionary Army as new forces. Anyway, with the mighty Gild Tesoro supporting them, the Revolutionary Army could easily support a small number of people!
What surprised Vic the most was Vegapunk, because he had brought over Egghead's research institute intact, saving Vegapunk a lot of time in setting up the institute.
Therefore, Vegapunk had already begun training and modifying Seraphim. Apart from the Seraphim without Vic, Seraphim from the other original Shichibukai. With this combat power reserve, it wouldn't be difficult to overthrow the Marine Headquarters!
Moreover, the Seraphim are still being continuously trained. Even though the cost is relatively high, the tanky character can afford it because the Gild Tesoro has seen the hope of overthrowing the Celestial Dragons!
With a considerable number of Seraphim, the World Government's CP Agent have enough manpower to deal with them. The real enemies left are probably only the Holy Knights, the Five Elders, and Imu!
" Red-Hair! I heard you're also looking for the One Piece? How's it going? Any leads?"
After leaving the Revolutionary Army, Vic arrived at the Red Hair Pirates ' base. Shanks had been searching for the last Road Poneglyph for the past few years, but it was unclear whether he wanted to go to Laugh Tale himself or was looking for it for Luffy.
" Vic! Come sit down, it's been so long since we had a drink together!"
"We're just going to join in the fun, find an excuse to go on an adventure, otherwise life is just too boring!"
Shanks warmly greeted Vic. Although he had been searching for the last landmark for the past few years, he hadn't been particularly proactive, as if he was just looking for an excuse to take his companions on an adventure!
But given the Red Hair Pirates ' strength, how many places in the New World are truly safe for adventure? Saying they're going on a trip is probably a more plausible explanation!
For the past few years, Shanks has been deliberately avoiding Luffy, and the two have never met. Luffy's straw Straw Hat has also never been returned to Shanks.
According to their original agreement, Luffy is now definitely an outstanding pirate, so he should fulfill his promise and return the Straw Hat!
However, Shanks didn't want to meet Luffy right now. He had other ideas. If even the Four Emperors weren't considered outstanding, then only the Pirate King deserved to be called outstanding. And it seemed that Shanks was waiting for the day when Laugh Tale Luffy became king!
Shanks ' actions were somewhat baffling, causing Vic to hesitate to tell him about the God Realm, even though Shanks was one of the people Vic believed could break through to the God Realm.
But Luffy later told him that the leader of the Holy Knights looked exactly like Shanks, except he had extra arms!
Although Vic already knew Shanks was Celestial Dragons, he didn't expect him to have a twin brother whose status among the Celestial Dragons was not low. This was one of the reasons that made Vic hesitate. However, Vic came to Shanks today because of the promise they made back then!
Vic walked over and sat down next to Shanks, took the barrel glass Shanks handed him, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. Shanks took the bottle and quickly refilled his glass!
" Luffy has been searching for four or five years, sailed the Grand Line three times, and searched all three routes in the New World, but he still hasn't found a clue to that last road sign. He came to me for help, and I'm having a headache too!"
Red-Hair! You were on Mr. Roger's ship back then, didn't you know anything about the inside story?
Vic stopped drinking and instead asked Shanks about the situation on the Oro Jackson back then. If anyone still knew any clues about that last landmark, it must be Roger's crew!
It's just that Rayleigh and Gaban are unreliable. Such an important matter, and these two right-hand men of the Pirate King don't even know about it. All they know is drinking and playing with women. They're completely useless!
"Back then, Buggy and I were just apprentices on the ship, young and focused on adventures, battles, and parties. We never paid any attention to sailing, and now I really regret it. If we had paid more attention back then, we wouldn't be so clueless now!"