"A lot of warships have arrived. I reckon they won't be able to deal with us on the island by the time things get going. They'll definitely launch Buster Call, and everything on the island will be engulfed in flames. The equipment here, your research results—everything will be destroyed!"
Although Vic had read the order from the memories of the Vice Admiral on the warship, he did not say it aloud. He needed Vegapunk to confirm his choice!
If Vegapunk is willing to join the Thunder God Pirates or the Revolutionary Army, Vic is willing to use his spatial powers to put those scientific research equipment and results into another dimension.
Once Vegapunk settles down, we can use these devices to rebuild a research institute, which will save a lot of money. The key is that the money comes from the World Government. Just thinking about it is awesome!
"So you're saying there's a way to take the equipment and the Seraphim's incubation chamber from here? The condition is that you join your Thunder God Pirates?"
Vegapunk understood the meaning behind Vic's words: he had already prepared to abandon this place, and even prepared to die!
However, there are two very important things here that we must take with us if we can. If they fall into the hands of the World Government, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Those two important things were the Fusion Furnace Mother Flame and the brain he had cut off!
The fusion furnace is the equipment used to create the Mother Flame, and it's extremely important. The central control computer in the laboratory contains data on the manufacture of the fusion furnace and the principles of Mother Flame synthesis. These are secrets that the World Government cannot know; otherwise, how many more kingdoms like Lulusia would disappear?
Vegapunk's brain is also very important. He already knows that York is the traitor. If this brain is left to the World Government, and given York's connection to it, even without the Fusion Reactor and the Mother Flame, York can be replicated through the information stored in that brain. This is something we can't just stand by and watch!
This is the downside of sharing a brain: if even one of them betrays the other, all the shared information will be exposed. That's why Vegapunk has decided that before he leaves, he must destroy some things or delete some information from that brain!
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to leave in peace, but now it seems Vic has a way to get rid of those devices, and he has a new option in mind!
"Joining my pirate crew is fine, not joining is fine too, but I have a suggestion: Luffy's father is also a good choice. They've been doing very well these past few years and aren't short of money!"
Vic didn't care whether Vegapunk joined the Thunder God Pirates or the Revolutionary Army; they were in cahoots anyway. He could use or take any new weapons the Revolutionary Army had as he pleased.
However, Vic prefers Vegapunk to join the Revolutionary Army, which is more stable now. It doesn't matter which side he joins, but Vic has a feeling that the matter of him meeting Imu is not going to end well. It's impossible for Lulusia to let him go just because she made a move. There will definitely be more actions to come!
Therefore, things won't stay this peaceful here forever. Vegapunk needs a stable environment and a fixed research institute, so the Revolutionary Army is still the safest and most stable place for him!
With Vic regularly checking their memories, it's impossible for any CP agent to infiltrate the Revolutionary Army's headquarters!
The World Government has been planting agents in the Revolutionary Army for years in an attempt to find Revolutionary Army true headquarters, but all attempts have failed. Vic played a crucial role in this, making the Revolutionary Army's location both safe and stable, making it the most suitable Vegapunk!
Vegapunk understood the implication in Vic's words. This was also Vegapunk's preferred choice. It wasn't that Vic was bad, but Dragon had invited him once before, which he had refused. Now, he wanted to fight alongside Dragon!
Another reason is that he didn't want to cause trouble for Vic, and the Revolutionary Army was more secretive and shared the same goal!
Even though he decided to let the Straw Hat Boy take him away from here after meeting Straw Hat Boy, that was only a temporary arrangement. He wouldn't join the Straw Hat Pirates and wouldn't cause them lasting trouble!
So Vegapunk decided to join the Revolutionary Army after a little consideration, even though Dragon hadn't formally invited him!
Vic then left Black Emperor to protect Nami and the others, and left the control room with Vegapunk. Vic needed Vegapunk to point out which equipment they needed to take, but Vegapunk wanted to take everything!
All the equipment here has been with him for many years, and many of them were made by his own hands, so he has a lot of affection for them and they will be of great use in the future.
Vic dismissed Vegapunk speechlessly and busied himself in the research institute.
Although the equipment in the research institute was either connected together or fixed to the ground, Vic was a master of the Law of Lightning. These devices, connected by metal or bolts, were incredibly easy to handle in Vic's hands, even easier than disassembling Lego!
In this way, Vic sent all the equipment in the research institute into that alien space where time did not flow, unit by unit.
If Saturn were to come in and see this, he would definitely berate Vegapunk for being inhuman, for trying to fleece the World Government. This research institute is so empty that even thieves would leave something behind before leaving. This place is so clean; it's like a rat reincarnated!
Vic was incredibly fast. With just one move, he separated all the pre-selected connection points. Then, he touched all the device units, and each unit disappeared from its original location, entering the alternate dimension.
If someone in the alternate dimension were watching Vic's actions in the real world at this moment, they would find that the positions of those device units had not changed at all; only the previously slightly blurry and distorted devices had become clearer and more realistic!
This is the amazing thing about the overlap between the alternate dimension and the real world. Although things still appear to be in the same place, the space and dimension they occupy are different. Those things have already disappeared from the real world!
"Doctor! Everything's taken care of. Now all that's left is the control room and your big head. Let me know when you've finished dealing with all the wiring, and we can send it away anytime."
Vegapunk's severed head was immersed in a culture chamber and placed separately on the second floor of the research institute. Since it involved the brain, Vic didn't handle it rashly. If he damaged or killed this world's largest head, Vic would be a sinner. Therefore, Vegapunk needed to personally prepare a self-circulation system before sending it into the alternate dimension!
"What! How could it be so fast? So much equipment has been transported away?"
After dealing with the equipment in the research institute, Vic quickly returned to the control room, but Vegapunk found Vic's words somewhat unbelievable. How much time had passed? Had it been only fifteen minutes?
That's equipment for an entire research institute, not just a machine on an assembly line. Just disassembling it would take a long time. Only Vegapunk knew how big the project was. It took him many years to gradually install it!
Now that Vic is telling him that it was all dismantled and sent away in fifteen minutes, even someone with a poor brain would find it hard to believe, let alone a genius like him.
However, Vic was such a trustworthy person that Vegapunk had no choice but to believe him; Vic's extraordinary abilities far exceeded his comprehension!