"These sounds are all simulated. You just need to memorize all the sounds you've encountered before, and you can simulate them."
Once you understand it, it's quite simple. But don't spread this around. I only started thinking about developing this because the mole overheard my conversation with Brigadier General Bastey last time using Observation Haki.
If someone learns it, we won't be able to uncover many secrets in the future. I'll teach you Observation Haki once you Awakening it!
After explaining the general principles, Vic gave a warning: it's okay to spy on others, but being spyed on is absolutely forbidden—what a double standard!
"So you're saying you were experimenting on me last night?" Barnett, now recovered, stroked his chin and looked at Vic.
"Ahem, don't you have a Devil Fruit ability to cheat? The more capable, the more work!" Vic said somewhat awkwardly, and Wendy and Rebecca both laughed.
"That won't do! You have to compensate me for my emotional distress with three meals of Sea Kings bone soup!"
Barnett laid out the conditions, something Vic doesn't often do, and Wendy and Rebecca were quite in favor, since they would also get to drink some.
"Fine, that's settled then! Now get out of here!"
Vic makes very little because it's troublesome, requires a lot of time to prepare, and the cooking process takes a long time. Vic doesn't usually do that, but this time he was in the wrong!
After finishing their meal, the group went to the deck. They had some time to rest after breakfast, and Zephyr wasn't too strict with them.
Furthermore, the purpose of the Elite Camp is to pass on the techniques of the Six Powers. As for how much the new recruits can learn in the six months of the Elite Camp, it depends on their own abilities. The Haki will not be taught openly. Only those with high talent will be told in advance the method of Awakening Haki.
After the trainees are assigned to their posts, those who still have the ambition to improve will learn and refine all Six Powers, and their Haki will naturally Awakening.
The Six Powers are a starting point for Haki. Of course, there are also two or three other methods of movement and attack, which are not Haki. Having these methods would provide a certain degree of self-defense in the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Blues.
It all comes down to personal choice—whether to succumb to despair or strive for success. It's all up to you. The Navy doesn't force everyone to become strong. Strength comes from a strong mindset; without ambition, it's all for naught.
The weather was still great today, with a few white clouds drifting across the azure sky. The gentle sea breeze felt wonderful. Vic and Ain were already sitting side by side on the deck. Ain always took the futon with her when she went back to sleep, and brought it back during the day, afraid that the rain at night would ruin it.
The trainees also entered a "humming, hawing, and heying" mode, striving to become stronger. They were no longer the same as the ordinary Elite Camp trainees. They had witnessed the power of the strong on the high seas and knew how strong the combat power of the strong could be. As long as they did not despair and worked hard to catch up, their future achievements would surely be remarkable.
They used to think Vic was very strong, almost excessively so, but Vic has suffered setbacks in front of them time and time again.
First, Kaido killed him with a single blow, then Akainu unleashed a devastating attack that made him cough up blood, and even Zephyr on the warship could leave him bruised and battered.
This isn't even the ceiling. I've heard there's also Whitebeard, the World's Strongest Man in the world, in the New World, so the ceiling for their combat power has been raised infinitely.
They have no chance to become arrogant and complacent because of a little achievement, because when you want to be complacent, your memory will tell you, "Too weak, it's just a matter of a stick, a knife, or a slap. Go back to your training!"
On the deck, Vic was already practicing the technique of transmitting sound to multiple people simultaneously, conveying different voices to multiple people at the same time. This was also preparation for weaving illusions in the future. Vic had a premonition that it would be a powerful weapon. In battles between strong individuals, even a moment's lapse in concentration could lead to defeat.
Vic remembers this vividly. It was because CP0 agents interfered with King Luffy that he was knocked unconscious by King Luffy 'Kaido blow, which led to the Awakening of Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika. So, interference can play a crucial role in the battles of strong individuals.
"Ring ring..."
While Vic was practicing, he heard the familiar alarm bell.
"Sir, a pirate ship has been spotted at the three o'clock position, about one nautical mile from here. Please give instructions!" A messenger approached Zephyr and saluted as he reported.
"Turn right and head towards the pirate ship. Do not fire. Everyone else, protect the warship and prevent the pirates' cannonballs from hitting it. Pass the order down immediately!"
Zephyr issued the order, and this wasn't the first time; every time they encountered a pirate ship, Zephyr would rush in and have his students engage in hand-to-hand combat.
"Yes, sir!" The messenger saluted and went to relay the order to the stern of the warship.
Vic and Ain also stood up. Vic's main task was to guard against the shells and bullets fired at Ain. Other people would naturally take care of the other areas. Vic didn't feel comfortable letting Ain go to the cabin. It was easiest to protect her if she was by his side.
The warships gave chase, while the pirate ships fled. However, the warships were technologically advanced and faster, and the distance between them was closing. It was only a matter of time before they were overtaken. The pirates knew this too. There were no islands nearby, and they couldn't kidnap civilians to threaten the navy anymore. They had no choice but to stop their ships and prepare for a desperate fight.
"Men, fire! Sink that warship! You guys, shoot! Blow it up!" the pirate captain roared, drawing his sword and giving the order.
"Oh"
A burst of gunfire erupted, and flames and thick smoke billowed from the pirate ship. Dark cannonballs hurtled towards the warship. The flintlock muskets had too short a range; they fell into the sea before even reaching the warship. The pirate gunners were also unskilled; all the cannonballs missed their mark, not a single one hitting the warship. Vic's hand, resting on the hilt of his sword, was now idle. He had thought he was going to make a couple of cuts, but that was it?
"Boss, that navy guy on the warship is too powerful. All the cannonballs were intercepted and thrown into the sea, and he caught all the flintlock bullets with his bare hands. We should run!" A squinty-eyed henchman stepped forward and reported to the pirate captain.
"Go to hell! If anyone ever sends that blind guy to report again, I'll beat the crap out of them!" The pirate captain shoved aside the squinty-eyed man and roared at the men firing cannons and guns.
"Oh!"
The henchmen were helpless; the distance was still too far, and the gunners hadn't received proper artillery training, so how could they possibly hit the target accurately? If the opposing warship hadn't been willing to fire, the pirate ship would have been sunk long ago. They could only push someone out to report.
"Boss, I'm not blind, I'm just nearsighted. I'm in exceptionally good shape today. I can see the warship a kilometer away clearly. What I just saw was real!" The squinty-eyed man, unconvinced, leaned closer to his boss and said.