"You two should go and get some rest. It's getting late. Girls age quickly if they don't get enough sleep. This world is very unfair to you girls!" Vic wanted to study the ring alone, so he sent the two girls to sleep.
"Oh! Is that so? Wendy, let's go to sleep!" Rebecca panicked a little when she heard this and quickly pulled Wendy towards the cabin. As Wendy left, she gave Vic a meaningful look before turning away.
"Women are truly terrified of getting old. Even a young girl not yet twenty isn't immune; she was scared off by just one sentence. Looks like I'll have to get Rebecca some Pure Gold jewelry to wear from now on!"
Vic remarked with some emotion that he didn't react much to Wendy's meaningful look. He knew Wendy's character well; although she was much smarter than Rebecca, she had a good heart and wouldn't do anything to hurt others. Rebecca was just a bit more naive and energetic.
After the two women left, there were basically no trainees left on the deck; it was mostly staff members assigned to the warship on duty.
Zephyr didn't come over to greet Vic when he saw him return. After announcing the departure, he went to rest, after all, Zephyr wasn't young anymore.
Vic sat cross-legged on the deck, carefully examining the ring on his hand, trying to figure out its purpose.
However, two hours passed and Vic still had no clue. It seemed to be just an ordinary piece of jewelry, but Vic knew that this ring was definitely not ordinary; he could guess from the patterns on it.
"Never mind, maybe the time isn't right yet. Just like with the Divine Staff back then, if I hadn't been struck by that void lightning for more than five minutes, I wouldn't have noticed the effect of that lightning on my Haki."
Of course, this is also related to my sensitivity to changes in Haki. An ordinary person might just feel attacked, and it's hard to say whether they'll use it to attack themselves again in the future. Just let nature take its course, and we'll find out eventually!
Vic put down his research on the ring. There was no need to rush things that were already in his possession. Some things could not be forced. Perhaps he only needed a certain opportunity, and when the time was right, he would naturally know the use of the item. After putting down his research, Vic immediately began meditation and the cultivation of Haki.
The next day, the Elite Camp resumed its daily training, but the warships' itinerary had changed; they would no longer return to Water 7, but instead took a different route.
This route passes very few islands that the main group visited in the original work. There may be some islands in the Water 7 the routes are combined, but the routes diverge more and more as you sail towards Reverse Mountain.
Vic glanced at Zephyr, then at the other trainees training diligently, and many thoughts began to form in his mind.
He was exceptionally gifted and precocious, so he developed an exceptionally strong physique from a young age, which allowed him to learn physical techniques and Haki in a very short time.
Of course, I also suffered a lot. I trained and practiced day after day for the past few years, and now I have been beaten a lot in order to master Haki. I was almost killed several times.
Things were alright on Laipe Island; my strength was only making small, steady progress. But after joining the Navy, the level of experience I was exposed to was completely different.
In the past six months, my strength has improved even more. I have learned the Six Powers, Haki, and Ryuo. This is why so many pirates and marines learn Haki when they arrive in the New World. One reason is the survival of the fittest and long-term life-and-death battles. The other reason is the improvement of knowledge and experience. The level is different, and they know the final answer in advance.
Inventing something from scratch is very difficult, but knowing that something exists and then manufacturing it is relatively much simpler, especially since there are many experienced masters there to teach you.
Zephyr and his students didn't have Vic's foresight, so they rarely had the opportunity to systematically train their bodies when they were young.
They might get into a fight and develop some combat skills, but their fundamentals are still lacking. They mostly started receiving systematic training after joining the Navy.
Therefore, they will need more time to accumulate experience, strengthen their bodies, and improve their strength over a longer period of time. This is a gap caused by different levels of development.
Rebecca, for example, received systematic training from Vic from a young age. Although she is still young, her strength is already on a completely different level from the other Elite Camp.
Barnett was able to learn to shave so quickly because he cheated with his Devil Fruit ability. In just six months of Elite Camp training, being able to learn two or three of the Six Powers is already considered genius.
Most people only master the skills after spending several years of dedicated training following their assignments. Some people, however, are too focused on enjoyment and may remain the same after a few years, no matter how they were initially assigned.
The Elite Camp will teach you the methods, but how much you learn depends on yourself. Some people go a step further after learning the Six Powers, which is the Awakening of Observation Haki and Armament Haki. They then have the potential to become Headquarters Vice Admiral.
Vic is still far behind the top powerhouses on the high seas. Although he has the power of Mind Power, which is an unreasonable force, it is still futile in the face of absolute strength!
The fact that he injured Akainu last time using his Mind Power and Ryuo ( Ryuo Akainu ) doesn't mean that Vic's strength has reached the Admiral level.
Although the two were restricted from using their full strength, for Akainu, most of his power lay in his Magma-Magma Fruit.
Akainu- Magma-Magma Fruit was stopped by Sengoku after only a few moves, not to mention the Awakening power of the fruit he hadn't used yet.
Furthermore, Akainu has not yet reached his peak strength from the Paramount War; his Haki can still be improved. Moreover, the gap between him and the Four Emperors, whose strength surpasses that of the Admiral, will only widen.
Don't say they're on the same level as the Emperors. How could they be on the same level? Eighteen years later, the Navy has Three Admirals, the pirates have Four Emperors, and the Navy also has two veteran Admirals, Sengoku and Garp. Zephyr doesn't count.
This force alone is still insufficient to contend with the Four Emperors; they need to rely on the strength of the Shichibukai to achieve a balance.
Is it possible that Sengoku Chaka, and the seven Shichibukai combined could barely compare to one Four Emperors?
Where does that leave Pirate King Roger's face? Where does that leave Dracule Mihawk's face? Where does that leave Marine Garp the Hero's face?
There's no such thing as Garp aging or declining in strength. Is it a joke that Roger was pushed to the brink of defeat by Garp several times? The fact that one of the Four Emperors has Conqueror's Coating" technique is something that even Admiral can't compare to; there's still a significant difference in their levels.
It's possible that the Four Emperors and Admiral all possess Observation Haki, which allows them to Future Sight, and they should also be able to flow Armament Haki, though there are varying degrees of strength in these. However, on the Navy side, only Sengoku possesses Conqueror's Haki, and it's unclear whether he can use Conqueror's Coating. On the other hand, none of the Four Emperors are without Conqueror's Coating; if you can't use it, you can't really call yourself Emperor of the Sea.