"I wonder what this plan requires me to do?"
Many thoughts flashed through Vic's mind in an instant, but he quickly suppressed them. Sengoku would say it soon enough; he didn't need to think about it so much.
The " Shichibukai " plan is essentially about selecting powerful and intimidating figures from among the pirates to act as allies of the World Government. When the World Government needs strong military support, these Shichibukai can be recruited.
They are also expected to help the Navy fight other pirate crews. In return, the government will no longer put bounties on these Shichibukai and will grant them the legal right to Shichibukai!
Since this is a newly proposed decision, in order to ensure its effective implementation, a powerful individual is needed to communicate with the selected pirates and, incidentally, assess their strength to determine if they are capable of earning the title of " Shichibukai."
Sengoku was somewhat embarrassed to tell Vic about this; asking pirates to help the Navy fight against other pirates was a bit shameful to say.
This is also why Kong, despite being nearby, remained silent. He also felt ashamed of the plan, especially since he was now scheming against a passionate young navy man; it made him feel quite uncomfortable.
Although Vic was mentally prepared, he outwardly displayed disbelief, anger, and incomprehension, immediately accusing the World Government's high-ranking officials of being blind and having a son without an anus. This was both an act and a true expression of his feelings. Neither Kong nor Sengoku stopped Vic's cursing because they thought the same thing, but they just didn't want to say it out loud.
"Our navy's annual budget is provided by the World Government, and we have no choice but to carry out the missions they assign us!"
Without this military spending, the navy would be unable to sustain itself in terms of warships, weapons, artillery, and personnel subsidies, and would immediately disintegrate. Then who would uphold justice on the high seas?
Therefore, sometimes we must learn to compromise. For the sake of the bigger picture, this task is something we must do; it's a relatively important decision for the World Government.
Therefore, we hope you will carry out this mission, teach those Shichibukai a lesson, and make them dare not disobey us while pretending to obey, so that they will work properly for our Navy!
After Sengoku and Vic had been hurling insults at each other for a while, they began to ease tensions. Vic then offered a plausible explanation for Vic's mission, preventing him from discovering the truth and alienating the Navy. This would also deter the future Shichibukai from going too far, as they would fear Vic's strength. If they went too far, Vic would deal with them. Sengoku asked them if they were afraid.
"Hmm! I can go. Which pirates specifically caught the World Government's eye? Do you have a list?"
Vic was just putting on an act; he didn't believe that coming to this world would make the Shichibukai system disappear prematurely, and his current strength didn't allow him to do so.
Moreover, the timing was completely wrong. He was prepared, but he couldn't just pretend. If he was too calm, his sense of justice would be questioned, and he wouldn't do anything that would affect his chances of becoming the head of the navy, especially something as small as this.
"Here, this is the shortlist of candidates for the Shichibukai. Oh, this one doesn't count, since you've already arrested Bullet. The rest are all candidates for the title of Shichibukai. The final selection will depend on your opinion."
You can assess their strength and other aspects. The specific route is up to you to arrange. The World Government hasn't set a deadline for completion. Take your time with the missions, and while you're at it, get your team cohesive and familiarize yourself with this ocean.
Sengoku handed a stack of bounty posters to Vic, then took back the top one, Bullet's bounty poster.
This was Sengoku's oversight; he forgot to remove the captured person from the list. It was also Vic's sudden arrival that caught him off guard. Vic did indeed glance at Bullet's bounty poster a couple of times before his eyes were drawn to the next bounty poster.
The second wanted poster is for Shanks, not the Haki photo from the future. The current Shanks is still young and inexperienced, and he doesn't have the three scars left by Blackbeard on his eyes.
However, the bounty has already exceeded 1.2 billion, so it seems that besides Bullet, Shanks is the World Government's most favored candidate for Shichibukai. But given Shanks ' ambition and the mission he carries, how could he possibly agree to become Shichibukai? Nevertheless, Vic still wants to find Shanks, have a spar and a drink.
Then Vic continued looking down and found Mihawk, Crocodile, Kuma, and Moria, but Doflamingo, Jinbe, Hancock were not among them.
At this time, Jinbe was still the commander of the guards at the Ryugu Palace on Fish-Man Island and was not famous at all on the sea. Hancock was still a little girl and a slave in the hands of the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, so it was even more impossible for her to appear on the list.
As for Doflamingo, it's unclear whether he was included because of his status as Celestial Dragons or because of his lack of strength.
This led Doflamingo to later realize the immense value of the Shichibukai identity and, wanting to become Shichibukai, he robbed a warship transporting the Heavenly Tribute as leverage in his bid for the Shichibukai title. He did succeed in the end, but now he's out of the picture, quietly developing his strength in the North Blue.
As for Crocodile and Moria, they are quite famous on the seas. One fought to a draw with Bullet when he was young, and the other was defeated by Kaido. They are both powerful figures.
Mihawk has sparred with Shanks several times, with neither gaining the upper hand. As for Kuma, Paw-Paw Fruit and is a Revolutionary Army officer, making him very strong. He also holds many secrets. However, whether these individuals can still become Shichibukai in this timeline depends on Vic's attitude.
"This is Den Den Mushi) for contacting the World Government. As long as you approve of someone becoming Shichibukai ), and they themselves agree to join, just have them dial this Den Den Mushi. You don't need to worry about the rest; they'll handle the communication themselves."
After Vic had read through all the bounty posters, Sengoku handed Vic a Den Den Mushi, which was clearly no ordinary Den Den Mushi based on its Den Den Mushi.
Vic took the Den Den Mushi and put it in his pocket. He didn't know if a Marine was initially sent to do this in the pirate world before he existed, but there was definitely no such person later on. The delivery bats would directly deliver the contract to the acknowledgment recipient.
So it was like this from the beginning? Or was the Shichibukai system abolished later when it became more deeply ingrained in people's minds? Vic wasn't sure, but he knew that if there were any pirates he didn't like, he could just take them out without even mentioning the Shichibukai.