Vic reluctantly accepted the two Vivre Card, put them into his pocket, and actually placed them into his Dimensional Space.
Dimensional Space, the Vivre Card showed no reaction and stopped moving towards its owner, deviating from its intended characteristics. The Vivre Card had become ineffective due to the different space it was in. Vic pondered this for a moment before boarding his warship.
"Sail away!"
Once everyone was in position, Vic gave the order, and the warship departed from the main port. They had all said goodbye, but no one came to see them off.
Standing at the bow of the warship, gazing at the horizon, Vic felt a sense of freedom, like a wild horse let loose!
Standing beside him were Rebecca and Barnett, who were holding a baby, and next to them were Wendy and Frodeku. Behind them were marines assigned by headquarters, who were required to be on every warship. Vic and his men couldn't do everything themselves; they were the guarantee of the warship's safety and the vanguard in carrying out missions.
Vic's plan for this mission is to first meet with several potential Shichibukai in the first half of the Grand Line. He's getting a bit tired of searching the Red Line, and since Shanks is still in the first half, he's the first person Vic wants to find.
After that, there are those pirates entrenched in the first half of the voyage. Vic has already obtained information on Shanks and his crew, but they are still wandering around in the first half. Shanks is training new recruits, so the voyage isn't going that fast. They're taking it slow, stopping and starting, playing around and having fun.
Vic commanded the warships to bypass the triangular vortex area where the Gate of Justice was located, and sailed horizontally along the Grand Line for several days.
Vic didn't land on Sabaody, nor did he go to Water 7, and he didn't even go into the Florian Triangle to look for Moria. Vic planned to leave Moria as the last person he investigated in the first half of the Grand Line. Anyway, after Moria was defeated by Kaido and all his crew members were killed, he became a fat otaku and basically wouldn't go around. It wouldn't matter if he left him alone.
" Vic! Where are we going? You haven't told us what our mission is yet! Aren't we going to the New World?"
Vic hadn't told Rebecca and the others what the mission was about, and they hadn't asked Rebecca either.
But now she saw Vic directing the warships past the Sabaody Archipelago, then past the Florian Triangle Belt, and then past Water 7 before heading towards Twin Cape.
Rebecca finally couldn't hold back any longer. This didn't seem like a trip to the New World. They didn't sail like this on the Red Line or on Fish-Man Island. They had long since left Sabaody. Barnett and the others also wanted to know about this mission, and they all gathered around when they heard what Rebecca said.
"See for yourselves!"
Vic didn't want to say much, and handed a stack of papers to Rebecca. Vic originally thought that with their strength, going to the New World was the most suitable option, but he never expected that Sengoku would assign him this mission!
When the mission was assigned, he felt a sense of exhilaration at receiving it and being able to set sail immediately, without thinking too much about it. However, after sailing at sea for the past few days, he felt increasingly uneasy. This mission was simply wasting his time, mainly in terms of military merit.
It won't limit his improvement. Vic isn't the kind of player who can grow quickly through actual combat, so not letting him go to the New World won't limit his improvement.
Of course, only he himself knows this. Whether others think the same way and try to stop him is another matter. Vic now has the urge to capture all the pirates on the wanted posters and send them to Impel Down. However, he knows that even if he captures them all, the World Government will still release them as Shichibukai. Unless he kills them all, it's probably not worth it.
"Wow! So many bounty posters! The first one is Red-Haired Shanks, Crocodile... Moria... Tyrant Kuma... Is our mission this time just to capture these pirates?"
Rebecca flipped through the wanted posters in her hand in surprise. The wanted posters were all for very famous pirates. She didn't expect the mission to be upgraded to this level so suddenly!
Rebecca thought to herself, "So this is the kind of pirates the Headquarters Vice Admiral will be facing? My strength is still lacking. I need to hurry up and improve it, otherwise I really won't be able to keep up with Vic's pace."
Wendy and the others also took the bounty posters that Rebecca had read and started looking at them. They had assumed from Rebecca's words that it was about capturing these people, and they wanted to see who they were, how much the bounty was, and analyze the strength of the opponents based on the news they had seen and the rumors they had heard.
"Just look at the bottom one yourselves, I'm too lazy to explain."
Vic replied to Rebecca that the bottom of the wanted poster was a summary of the contract signed with the Shichibukai.
As for whether there is any deeper cooperation between the World Government and the Shichibukai, the Navy will not know. This is why the selected Shichibukai were given a Den Den Mushi) and Vic was asked to contact the World Government. There must be something fishy going on, but Vic could not deduce anything based on the plot he knew.
If Vic had only traveled through time to Whole Cake Island, he would have known about the Seraphim and would have been able to deduce some things!
After hearing Vic's words, Rebecca ignored the bounty poster below and directly pulled out the bottom sheet of paper that was the same size as the bounty poster but had a completely different format and content. Wendy and the others also forgot about the bounty posters in their hands and focused their attention on the paper related to the mission.
The paper contained little information; it mainly invited pirates to become Shichibukai and form an alliance with the World Government to fight against other pirates.
Then there were the Shichibukai ' powers, including the freezing of bounties, legal plundering, and the cessation of pursuit, which infuriated Rebecca and the others!
When did piracy become legal? Even pirates have to be whitewashed and appear in the open? This is a huge insult to the Navy. Only then did they realize why Vic didn't want to talk about it; he simply wasn't in the mood!
" Vic! You accepted this mission rather hastily. Even if you waited a little longer at headquarters, it wouldn't have mattered. With your abilities, a little more time won't make a difference!"
Barnett quickly realized the impact of this decision on Vic. He was a man dedicated to pushing Vic to the top of the Navy, but it was clear that this task would run counter to his ambitions, and Vic would likely become a victim who could only sit on the sidelines in the Navy.
If he completes this mission, his reputation within the Navy will suffer a severe blow, and the banner of justice he previously upheld will crumble. Even if he has the ability and strength, the World Government will not allow Vic to become Fleet Admiral.
Therefore, Barnett believed that Vic was eager to make a name for himself. However, what he didn't know was that a riot would soon break out in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, and Vic's promotion to Marine Admiral was not far off. He could not stay at Marine Headquarters any longer.