So the day's itinerary was very fulfilling, and everyone gained something. This was Zephyr's original intention in having the Elite Camp train at sea.
Regardless of how strong this group of marines will be after graduation, their practical experience and knowledge, as well as their courage and spirit in fighting pirates, will be greatly enhanced. This is the most important thing. Combat strength can be accumulated over time, and Zephyr doesn't particularly value this.
Vic also heard the other people talking about him. In fact, he couldn't actually knock someone out of existence with a single punch unless he possessed a powerful Devil Fruit ability.
He is very strong now, but at most he can only crush a person. However, he won't do that. Bloodshed is meaningless; there are many ways to kill someone.
He actually punched Desukurei to the point of near death and then instantly stored him in his Alternate Dimensional Space ring, which is why the others couldn't find a single trace of Desukurei.
His main purpose was to conduct an experiment. He had already made a plan after emerging from that mountain space, and coincidentally, they encountered a pirate with superpowers who had run into them. Moreover, that pirate had a way of killing himself, making him his experimental subject.
His Alternate Dimensional Space is now piled high with things, all of which he just bought in the next town, including some fresh fruit.
It is said that Devil Fruit have their own will, and that after the user dies, their power will be reborn somewhere in this world.
Vic wanted to see if the Devil Fruit powers of the users he placed in his Alternate Dimensional Space could escape this alternate dimension after their deaths, or if they would simply find any fruit in the Alternate Dimensional Space and possess it.
This experiment is necessary because he promised to find a suitable Devil Fruit for Wendy, but that Devil Fruit has already been eaten. Without a way to extract the Devil Fruit's power, even killing the user might not guarantee obtaining the ability.
So this experiment was to verify the ability of the Alternate Dimensional Space to seal off the power of the fruit. However, even if they successfully obtained the Table-Table Fruit still wouldn't be enough.
This single experiment cannot fully demonstrate the sealing ability of the Alternate Dimensional Space. There might be coincidences, and the ability might have found a fruit nearby in the Alternate Dimensional Space and possessed it. Therefore, even if this experiment is successful, further verification is still needed.
If it is truly proven that the Alternate Dimensional Space can prevent the leakage of Devil Fruit abilities, then Vic will have the same means as Blackbeard to hunt down Devil Fruit users.
Then he can walk his path more leisurely in the future. If that huge war really breaks out, he can create an army of Devil Fruit users, which is a hundred times better than Kaido's bizarre zoo made up of flawed Artificial Devil Fruit.
Therefore, Vic is now looking forward to the death of Desukurei in the spatial ring. Of course, if Vic really had the means to hunt down ability users, he wouldn't be so ruthless as to hunt down any powerful ability he sees. His targets are those who have committed heinous crimes.
The ability to bring living creatures into the Alternate Dimensional Space was something Vic had just tested in town. This wasn't too unexpected, since Blueno's Door-Door Fruit could also bring people into that Alternate Dimensional Space; he himself could even go in.
Therefore, Vic also had this suspicion, but he had not yet physically entered this Alternate Dimensional Space. However, he believed that he was able to enter, but he did not need to at the moment. Retrieving things only required a thought, and his consciousness could see everything inside the other dimension.
Vic couldn't help but marvel at the tenacity of life in this world. Desukurei, whose ribs had been broken and internal organs pierced, was on the verge of death, but Vic's consciousness in the Alternate Dimensional Space saw that Desukurei was still alive.
Beside him, a duck occasionally smacked its beak against him. Yes, Vic had bought quite a few living creatures and placed them in this Alternate Dimensional Space. On one hand, Vic was testing whether he could put living creatures in the space, and on the other hand, he was keeping them as food. Although they were ordinary foods with no Primal Spirit, there were many ways to cook them, and they tasted very good.
Vic felt incredibly lucky. He had only followed orders to save a princess, and he had already received such a convenient treasure. It could be considered a storage ring, although it was very likely related to the power of Devil Fruit. But that didn't affect its usability. It would be extremely convenient for traveling in the future.
In fact, Vic's ability to obtain this spatial ring is also related to his personality. He is powerful, but humble and low-key, and he does good deeds without expecting anything in return.
Although the old king wanted to move this treasure out of his country, it wasn't that he absolutely needed you, Vic. It was just that Vic's character made the old king look at him differently. If Vic were an arrogant, aloof person who looked down on others and was difficult to approach, then this treasure would have been destined to be out of your reach.
Some people say that you, Vic, are so strong, yet you live like an ordinary person, without any of the dignity of a strong person. You spend all your time with a group of ordinary people and personally run around for trivial matters.
Unlike Akainu Sakazuki, who can say he'll kill this strongman today and take down that traitor tomorrow, dealing with Marine Admiral and the Five Elders, and ordering Admiral or Vice Admiral to handle anything—that's the true mark of a strongman.
But what did Akainu gain? What did Vic gain? People like Akainu, who are detached from the masses, will never encounter certain things.
" Vic? What are you thinking about?" Rebecca asked curiously when she saw Vic lost in thought.
After all, it was quite rare for Vic to be in a daze. Rebecca had also rarely seen Vic like this. In her memory, Vic never had time to be in a daze; he would use any free time to cultivate.
"Oh, nothing, just thinking about what delicious food I'll make for you guys tonight." Vic didn't mention the ring or the Devil Fruit, but instead thought about the animals inside the ring. Now that it was confirmed that it could hold living creatures, he could turn those birds and beasts into delicious food.
"Really? Are we going to do something new today? Not going to catch Sea Kings in the ocean?"
Rebecca was oblivious to her good fortune. She was eating Sea Kings feasts every day and still wasn't satisfied. This was a life that many people envied, but she was getting tired of it and wanted to try something different.
She doesn't even realize why her little canteen is developing so well; it's all thanks to those Sea Kings who sacrificed themselves to make her body thrive. They're all great contributors.
"What? Can't you give the Sea Kings a day off? You don't want to let them get away for even a day! That's too cruel. Shall I go catch some later?"
Vic knew Rebecca wanted a change of pace, but he pretended not to know and even teased her in return. Wendy and the others laughed when they heard Vic's words, knowing that Vic was just fooling Rebecca again.