Many people need an environment like the New World to grow rapidly; they need long and intense battles, and often they can only grow quickly by attacking stronger opponents.
But Vic doesn't need to. He has already found the code to become stronger and doesn't need to try it slowly anymore. It might have some impact on his willpower, but he has already thought of a solution. He will just need to spend time on it when the time comes.
The Dog-Head Warship had been sailing in the waters of the New World for almost half a month, experiencing all sorts of strange and bizarre weather phenomena.
The weather in the New World is even more unpredictable and changeable than in the Paradise. One moment the sky is clear and blue, and the next, Iceburg -sized hailstones may be falling. There may also be rain as big as Dog-Head Warship that suddenly comes down.
Giant waves and various ocean currents also came one after another. These natural phenomena alone could destroy countless ships. It is clear that pirates who can truly gain a foothold in the New World are quite skilled, and even the luckiest ones will not be bad.
However, for a ship like the Dog-Head Warship, which possesses both strength and experience, this was naturally not an unexpected outcome.
Although they were somewhat flustered, they gained a clearer understanding of the New World's environment and were able to respond more quickly and effectively.
However, they have to sleep with one eye open at night. But Vic doesn't sleep at night anyway; he's either cultivating or petting rabbits. So Vic told Rebecca and the others to sleep peacefully, and he would warn them if anything happened.
During their two-week voyage, they encountered several pirate crews, some of whom had just arrived in the New World, and others who had been New World for a long time but lacked the strength to explore further.
The vast majority of these pirate crews have Devil Fruit User, and some crews even have several.
There are also pirate crews native to the New World, some of whom can use both types of Haki. However, faced with the overwhelming strength of the Dog-Head Warship, they can only suffer defeat.
Garp barely participated in the battle; Vic and Rebecca earned the most military merits, and Barnett and his crew also honed their skills. During this time, the Dog-Head Warship changed course several times, but it was always heading deeper into the New World.
" Vic! Look up there, the sky has turned red. Is the weather about to change again?"
Rebecca had been leaning against the ship's railing, lost in thought, when she came to her senses and saw the distant sky a deep crimson. Exhausted by the weather of the New World, she was becoming quite sensitive, and immediately called out to Vic.
"Didn't you want to be a navigator? Shouldn't you be the one coming up with solutions in situations like this? Why are you calling me? To split the sky open?"
Vic sat cross-legged on the deck not far from Rebecca, still petting the rabbit, which was squinting its eyes and looking quite content.
You might think Vic wants a pet, but he doesn't keep cats or dogs, only rabbits. And you might think he treats the rabbits as pets, but he doesn't even raise an eyebrow when he cooks them into delicious food.
Few people on the entire warship knew why he was raising rabbits. Although he ate quite a few that died, the number of rabbits kept increasing.
Rebecca's navigator skills are only so-so. She was usable in the first half of the Grand Line, but she would often make mistakes. After arriving in the New World, she was completely lost!
Vic is now a little worried about whether he should hire a professional navigator when he goes out on missions alone in the future. Compared to Nami's talent, Rebecca's talent is a complete mess. The two are worlds apart.
Vic felt that he could surpass Rebecca even if he only studied for a few days. Rebecca was completely bewildered after arriving in the New World, and now she had even forgotten that she was still an apprentice navigator.
Fortunately, the Dog-Head Warship was originally equipped with a professional navigator; otherwise, Rebecca might have commanded the warship to go directly to the vicinity of pirates like Whitebeard and his crew, and possibly get right up close.
Seeing that the professional navigators on the warship hadn't made a sound, Vic knew there wasn't a major problem, so he released his Observation Haki and sent it towards the area of sea emitting a crimson glow.
Vic's Observation Haki can now be released one-way to a great distance. Years of training that focuses on the very essence of Haki have allowed his Observation Haki coverage to far exceed that of many veteran powerhouses.
However, he has never mastered the advanced application of Observation Haki the Future Sight. Although the old man and Frodeku both know it, this advanced application can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words, so they have no way to teach Vic.
If such an abnormal ability as Future Sight could be taught, it wouldn't be so rare. Vic knew that his Observation Haki already had the foundation for Future Sight, but he still needed a catalyst to truly learn it.
In the sea ahead, invisible to the naked eye, an island appeared in Vic's Observation Haki —a very special island.
The island is surrounded by several water walls, which are higher the closer they are to the island, and all of them slope towards the island.
The island's outermost edge was surrounded by a wall of water level with the island's surface. Despite the water wall, Vic could still sense that the island's outer edge was perpendicular to the sea level, just like the island Usopp was on. However, he didn't know if there was a way to enter the island, as his Observation Haki hadn't detected it yet.
Within the water wall surrounding the island, the wreckage of some ships could be vaguely seen exposed. Moreover, Vic discovered that his Observation Haki Observation Haki was being pulled and distorted by some force as he approached the island.
Further investigation revealed that the pulling force was increasing, and his Observation Haki was almost out of his control. Moreover, a burning sensation was transmitted through his Observation Haki as he went deeper.
These were phenomena he had never encountered before, which greatly intrigued Vic. In the past, his Observation Haki could also transmit some temperature-related information, reminding him whether the place he was exploring was Iceburg or a volcano, etc.
But this time the temperature was beyond what we had ever experienced before; it was definitely much higher than the temperature of magma!
Vic's curiosity was of no use; his Observation Haki became increasingly difficult to advance after arriving on the island. Before he even reached the center of the island, his Observation Haki was pulled to the ground and could not go any further!
Vic knew that there were all sorts of strange islands in the world of One Piece, but this was the first time he had ever seen one that could affect his Observation Haki.
Moreover, this island is not a barren island; it has plants and trees, as well as various animal species. However, no particularly large beasts were found within Vic's Observation Haki range.
"Grandpa! What island is that over there? It gives me a really special feeling! Can we go and take a look?"
Vic ignored Rebecca's pout. "Can't I even complain about being a mediocre professional?" he thought. "Am I going to be taken straight to Laugh Tale from now on?"