The warship has already passed Enies Lobby and is sailing between Water 7 and Enies Lobby. It is indeed very close to Xift; the warship can reach it in less than a day.
The other cadets on the warship didn't react much when they saw the ship change course. The Elite Camp members were only responsible for training on the ship; they didn't need to get involved in the trivial matters on board. These personnel were all provided on the warship. The Elite Camp's main purpose was to gain experience; if there were any trivial matters, their training time would be too short.
"Teacher, the princess of that kingdom was kidnapped, but didn't she leave behind any useful information?" Vic asked Zephyr.
"There's some information; headquarters just told me about it."
"The princess was kidnapped while she was traveling. All the guards were killed, and no one saw the kidnappers' true faces. We don't know where they came from. The only useful information is that the kidnappers are still on the island, and they left a letter demanding a ransom of 1 billion Beli!" Zephyr revealed the information he had.
"Could it be pirates? If it were pirates, they wouldn't kill someone to cover it up, would they? There aren't even any witnesses. Aren't pirates all obsessed with fame?" Vic asked, puzzled.
"It's hard to say. Some pirates are very cautious; they don't crave fame, they're only after money. It's also possible that it was someone from the island who did it!"
"If they're not pirates, they shouldn't be under our Navy's jurisdiction, right? Why were we transferred here before their identities were even confirmed!"
Vic doesn't have a very good opinion of the kings in this world, except for a few. Working for the royal family is really unpleasant, but they've paid protection money, so there's no way to refuse.
"Let's go see and see for ourselves. This time, even if it's not pirates, we have to get involved!" Zephyr wasn't very happy either.
Vic didn't say anything either. The matter was already settled; he would go and see what happened, and just follow his heart.
As Vic gazed at the azure sky, a thought came to mind.
"In this world, some people are born strong, and some are born weak. The strong have a duty to protect the weak; this is the law of the world!"
However, the world is exactly the opposite: the strong enslave the weak, the strong take from the weak at will, and life and death are only a thought away!
Vic had forgotten where he saw this quote, but it applied to this kind of world. Some people are powerful but use force to do evil, and some rulers do not think about protecting their people but instead exploit and harm them. This world is very abnormal. No wonder Dragon would create such an organization. The D. Clan's yearning for freedom is truly engraved in their bones.
Vic fell into deep thought. What exactly happened 800 years ago that turned the world into this state?
"The scenes I saw on the Red Line that day were definitely related to that war. But what were they fighting for?"
Even Vic couldn't guess. Before he transmigrated, the original story had only reached the end of the Wano Country arc, with a final chapter to follow, where all the mysteries lay.
" The Celestial Dragons have ruled this world for over 800 years, and the development of civilization has almost come to a standstill. In many aspects, it has even regressed. The Great Kingdom that Dr. Clover mentioned had very advanced technology, but now it can hardly be called technologically advanced at all. If it weren't for the genius brain of the Vegapunk, the technology would really be lagging behind!" Vic thought to himself.
Vic shook his head, putting those thoughts aside for the time being. He couldn't delve into that history yet; Ohara was a cautionary tale.
Vic looked around the warship and saw that this year's students were actively practicing physical skills. They were full of justice and were still very pure at this stage.
Vic walked up to someone and noticed that this person had also learned to shave, and was really fast.
" Barnett, not bad! You've learned to shave so quickly!" Vic said to Barnett, who was practicing shaving.
"Haha, actually I guess I took a shortcut. The training for the Six Powers is really tough. Every time I finish training, I use my Devil Fruit ability to recover from the damage to my body and mind, so I have more training time. That's why I learned it so quickly. But I still can't compare to Rebecca and Wendy!" Barnett explained his training method.
"Oh, this is somewhat similar to some of the abilities of the Paw-Paw Fruit, except one is ejected and the other is replenished, but the result is the same!" Vic thought to himself.
"That's great too, at least your training is twice as much as theirs. Come on, let's go over there and talk!" Vic said to Barnett and walked towards the deck.
Barnett remained silent and followed Vic to the edge of the area.
Vic sat down cross-legged, and Barnett sat down next to him.
" Barnett, what are your plans for developing your Devil Fruit abilities?" Vic asked earnestly.
"Imagine? Doesn't that depend on the fruit's own abilities? You just use whatever ability comes your way!" Barnett asked, puzzled.
"That's a wrong idea of yours. The abilities of Devil Fruit aren't static. First, you need to understand the characteristics of the fruit, that is, what the essence of the fruit's ability is. Take your Replenish-Replenish Fruit for example, what is its essence? Repair? Rather than repair, it's more like restoration. Its essence is restoration!" Vic admired these people. Some of them really developed their abilities according to the fruit's own nature.
Barnett is actually very intelligent, but his limited perspective restricts his thinking!
"Restore?" Barnett asked thoughtfully.
"Yes, it's recovery. You can restore your spirit and recover from injuries, right? On the surface, it's replenishment, but it's actually restoring you to your original state!"
"Yes, that's it!" Barnett Satori.
"Since it's about restoration, anything consumed or lost should be able to be restored. You should develop your abilities in this direction. Maybe if your Devil Fruit power Awakening, you could even regenerate severed limbs!"
"Limb regeneration? Is that really possible?" Barnett was shocked, his voice rising to attract a lot of attention.
"Of course! Limb regeneration might not even be the limit of this fruit; it might even be able to temporarily reverse time!"
Vic has an even bigger idea: since it's about restoration, could he restore people to their youth, like Garp? This would be similar to the effects of Bonney and Ain's Devil Fruits, but it's unclear whether it would work on Garp, who possesses Haki Garp.
Although their abilities overlap, their essence is different. Bonney's ability directly affects the physical body, Ain's ability affects time, returning to a state at a certain point in time.
However, if the user loses consciousness and the Devil Fruit power disappears, it will revert to its original state, just like Sugar's Toy-Toy Fruit, which is always linked to the user and requires the power to sustain it.
However, Barnett's Replenish-Replenish Fruit is different. Although it also works on time, once he returns to that state, he loses the connection with the user. It's a one-time thing, and the fruit's power won't become ineffective and then revert back when the user loses consciousness.
For example, if a wound has already been healed by the Replenish-Replenish Fruit, and the user falls into the sea and loses the fruit's power, does that mean the wound will reopen? Of course not. That's the power of the Replenish-Replenish Fruit; the healed state can be preserved.
Therefore, Vic concluded last time that this fruit was a God Level fruit. If it could really be developed to the realm of time, then Barnett would really have a hard time dying.
Barnett was somewhat dazed. This was something he could never have imagined before. A support-type Devil Fruit had suddenly transformed into God Level Devil Fruit. In battle, it could even be used to exchange injuries, except that your injury would be real and mine would be fake.
"Can this fruit really do that?" Barnett asked, his initial excitement followed by some doubt.
"Of course, anything along a line will reach that area if you just follow the line."
"Of course, there's a prerequisite: using these kinds of fruits consumes more stamina, so if you want to develop the fruit's power to its limit, you need a good body and you need to train your endurance a lot!" Vic said seriously.
"Can I train with you guys from now on?" Barnett asked expectantly.
"Of course! Endurance is relatively easy to train, you can do it on the ship. But the limit of endurance is different every time, we need to break through it one by one so that we can become more durable!" Vic agreed, he himself had never given up on physical training.
"So how should I exercise?" Barnett continued to ask.
"Let me ask you a personal question, are you still a virgin?" Vic leaned closer to Barnett and asked in a low voice.
"Yes... yes, is it supposed to be training by doing that kind of thing? Is this how you got so strong?"
Barnett blushed and said, then turned to look at Vic with surprise, thinking to herself that Vic had always lived alone with Rebecca by the sea, so was there some consideration behind this?
"What are you thinking? If you're a virgin, just keep it that way. Don't waste your energy. Spend more time exercising!" Vic slapped Barnett on the back of the head. This smart guy just loves to make connections.
"Sigh, it's a pity you ate Devil Fruit. Otherwise, I could have tied you to the back of a warship and made you swim with it. That would have greatly improved your endurance. I used to train by pulling ships!" Vic sighed.
Barnett's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this; he thought of Little Yellow, the sea monster that pulled the warship.
"Okay, then you can practice handstands. You can add weights to your body during practice, gradually increasing the time and weight. These will all help build your endurance!"
"Okay, I understand!"
"However, you shouldn't neglect your regular Six Powers training. If your Devil Fruit ability could make sleeping disappear, I think you'd have more time!" Vic smiled.
"Are you a devil? You won't even let people sleep!" Barnett roared inwardly.