As the earthen cone fell, Vic transmitted Luffy's bright smiling face, which was printed on the wanted poster, into Fujitora's mind. After Fujitora's brain recognized it, he also showed a knowing smile with his eyes rolling back!
Clearly, Fujitora was very pleased with Luffy's infectious smile. Luffy's appearance did not disappoint him. Perhaps only the owner of this smile could do something that even Marine Admiral like him could admire!
"You're taking this whole piece with you?"
"I only need a small piece; let the navy take the rest back. Perhaps there are masters in the navy who can forge top-quality weapons. Even if there aren't, there will be in the future. Taking it back will still be useful."
After the two returned to the ground, Aokiji looked at the huge meteorite and knew that it would be difficult to handle. Although it was only the size of a house, its weight was far beyond what an ordinary ship could carry. Each one would sink if it was crushed, so it had to be cut into pieces and transported in multiple trips.
Vic actually wanted to take everything. Rebecca's title was the Ten Thousand Swords Witch, and he couldn't have too many. He also had Dimensional Ring, which had plenty of space left. It would be easy to fit a meteorite the size of a house. However, with outsiders present, Vic couldn't expose himself, so he had to sacrifice the larger ones for the smaller ones.
Another reason Vic wanted to take it all was that he was afraid the Navy would waste such good materials.
Master Allen, who helped him forge the sword, passed away a few years ago. He was indeed too old. Given the situation at the naval weapons factory at the time, apart from Allen, no one could make the most of the materials. Most of them used rare materials as practice materials. Even though there were plenty of meteorite materials, it wasn't enough for those people to squander. Sooner or later, it would all be wasted!
" Mr. Sengoku! I have a suggestion. This piece of Cast Blue Gold is extremely precious. If your naval weapons factory craftsmen want to use this material to forge weapons, I hope you can set a standard!"
That means only craftsmen who have forged Famous Sword can use these materials; otherwise, they won't be able to reach their full potential. Of course, this is just a suggestion; whether you implement it or not is up to you.
Vic couldn't help but offer his opinion to Sengoku, thinking that so many precious forging materials might be wasted. This was because he considered the Navy as his future power and that's why he gave up the majority of them; otherwise, he would have gotten rid of them anyway, even without using Dimensional Space, there were many ways to transport them away.
Even if the Navy doesn't accept his suggestion, it doesn't matter. After a while, he'll sneak into the Navy's weapons factory to check on things. If those people really don't know how to cherish it, he'll take it back!
Vic's biggest fear was that the meteorite would be divided up among the high-ranking officers as soon as it entered the Marine Headquarters. After all, who wouldn't want to own good weapons? The Navy's high-ranking officers were all based on military force, and they needed the weapons. Once they got their hands on the materials, it was up to them to find someone to forge them, which made things difficult.
" Vic's suggestion is excellent. Good things should be used where they're most needed. I'll pass it on to Sakazuki when I get back!"
"The best way to reward those who have forged excellent weapons is to award them as military merits, rather than having them distributed among all the high-ranking officials!"
" Tsuru is right, these two things should be implemented together. I didn't expect there to be such an unexpected surprise this time. Vic! Do you want to cooperate with Yixiao again? There should be a lot of meteorites like this in the sky, right?"
Sengoku readily accepted Vic's suggestion. As the Resourceful General, he knew the purpose of Vic's suggestion, and as a former Fleet Admiral, his words carried considerable weight, requiring careful consideration even from the current Fleet Admiral.
Crane's considerations were very comprehensive. She eliminated the idea of everyone getting a share of the rewards, which Koby. This created a very good reward mechanism, which would be very beneficial to the development of the navy. Vic would then be able to reap the benefits.
"I'm leaving here. I, a pirate, can't keep hanging around with your Marines. People will think I'm an undercover agent. What you want, Mr. Issho can do all by himself. Go find him."
Vic rejected Sengoku's suggestion outright. He wasn't going to be a laborer. Although he didn't have the other rare metals, he had quite a few mixed together. If he needed to forge Supreme Great Grade Sword, he could just go to Titan Island to get it.
So Vic drew his Blood Wither from his waist and slashed at the large meteorite beside him, then quickly sheathed it. His movements were as fast as Inazuma and seamless, without the slightest hesitation caused by the indestructibility of the special metal!
With one hand, Vic lifted a small piece of meteorite that had slipped to the side due to the overly smooth cut, then his feet left the ground, and he disappeared from everyone's sight in a few breaths.
"Laugh! Is what Vic said true? You can summon a meteorite of special metal all by yourself?"
Vic acted too quickly; he had barely refused Sengoku when he took a small piece of meteorite and left. Sengoku didn't even have time to say a word to stop him before he flew away.
After a moment of stunned silence, Sengoku remembered what Vic had said before leaving. As a former Fleet Admiral, he naturally knew the value of special metals. Even the high-ranking officers in the Navy didn't have any decent weapons, which was due to the scarcity of materials and the scarcity of master forging experts.
Of course, materials are the most important factor. Without materials, even the best master craftsmanship is useless. But with materials, it's different. Even if there aren't any highly skilled masters in the navy, you can spend money to find them outside, right?
Some masters might even be willing to help for free, after all, good materials are hard to find, and a master might only have this one chance in their lifetime. Sengoku was well aware of the implications.
"It's difficult! We were able to locate this meteorite so precisely thanks to Brother Vic's help. If it were up to me alone, it would have been a matter of luck, and I wouldn't have bothered to do it intentionally!"
"Alright! That's settled then. You arrange for someone to transport the meteorite back to headquarters. I and Tsuru will escort the Donquixote Family to Impel Down."
Knowing he'd been tricked by Vic, Sengoku was helpless. He could understand Fujitora's reluctance to summon all the meteorites from space, so he could only make some simple arrangements for what followed.
Their main mission here is to escort the Donquixote Family and guard against Kaido of the Four Emperors. The Navy couldn't possibly be completely unaware of the connection between Doflamingo and Kaido, so they still need to be on guard.
"Ah! Well then, I'll take my leave. Goodbye everyone, and thank you for your hospitality!"
Vic left, and Aokiji didn't want to stay any longer. Now he was the only outsider there. He put down his bowl, wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth, Aokiji up, greeted the three of them, and strode away.
Kuzan! Come back and visit sometime!
Aokiji didn't turn around, nor did he stop walking. He simply raised his hand and waved, his back view so carefree!
Is this Vic?
It's him!
"Yeah?"
"Yes! He was very dark-skinned back then."
This isn't him.
You're saying this isn't him?
"No!"
"I said he isn't either, this isn't Vic at all!"
"So what exactly happened?"
"I'd like to know what happened! I need some proof to report to the five lords, right? I went to Vegapunk's research institute to get the Seraphim's photo, and this is what he gave me!"
I said this wasn't Vic, and he said it Vic! I said this really wasn't Vic, and he said this was Colon Vic. I had no choice but to bring this photo with me!
"Oh! Is that so?"
"What? This is just a black dog! Where's Vic's Seraphim? What's Vegapunk good for? Is this the strongest artificial human Seraphim we were hoping to replace the Shichibukai?"
The above is a dialogue that took place Room of Authority in Mary Geoise. It started when Vegapunk's Seraphim Project made a fundamental breakthrough. Then, Saturn, the Warrior God of Science and Defense, sent Kizaru to inspect it. Kizaru then brought back photos of all the Seraphim to report. The other Seraphim all fine, very powerful and perfect. Only Vic's Seraphim turned into a black dog, which was completely different from the photo on Vic's bounty poster!