Of course, Rebecca and the others can't neglect their training either; they still have to follow the schedule. They can contact Vic again after they've finished exploring and returned to the Grand Line, or if there are any special situations that can't be resolved, they can contact him.
Vic wasn't worried about the Sea Kings in the Calm Belt. They could travel from the South Blue to the Grand Line via the Reverse Mountain, and Rebecca's Float-Float Fruit ability was enough to make warships fly. There wouldn't be any problem flying Calm Belt across the Calm Belt.
Meanwhile, Vic himself went to Heavy Water Lake to begin a new training. Since this place is located in the South Blue, he can get back to Rebecca more quickly if there is any trouble there.
In fact, Titan Island was the most suitable place for him to cultivate, because Vic had to endure tremendous pressure in the Heavy Water Lake, which greatly reduced his ability to hold his breath. Therefore, Vic needed to surface to breathe every once in a while, which was quite cumbersome.
On Titan Island, all you have to do is sit there and let all the pressure gather around you. However, Titan Island is still too far from the New World, and Rebecca and the others might not be able to get there in time if there's an emergency. So, they can only wait until they go to the New World to cultivate there for a long time. For now, they can only make do at Heavy Water Lake.
Although Rebecca and Ain were quite unhappy that Vic wasn't sailing with them, they didn't say anything because they knew Vic was going to do some serious training. Wendy's troubles hadn't exploded yet, and for now, they could only hope that Vic would change the fate of Wendy and her country.
So Rebecca and her crew set sail in the South Blue, training as they went, and experiencing all sorts of islands and local customs. Of course, there were also two pirates in the South Blue who were on the shortlist for the Shichibukai, Rebecca and her crew went to find them as well.
Naturally, Rebecca made the first move. Barnett gathered intelligence and information. Rebecca couldn't defeat either of these two great pirates. In the end, it all came down to their Haki not being strong enough or lasting enough!
Finally, she summoned Vic. After learning about the deeds and nature of these two pirates, Vic killed them without hesitation. Countless civilians had died at their hands, and both of them had bounties in the billions. They were a prime example of infamy exceeding their strength.
Vic really wasn't worried about Saturn's claim that it would scare away the other potential candidates and make them harder to find. As long as he didn't reveal it, the other Shichibukai candidates wouldn't know that the two people he killed were also potential candidates. Couldn't they have just bumped into each other by chance during their voyage?
Anyway, the confirmed Shichibukai won't be announced in the newspapers immediately. They'll be announced together once a few are identified. So Saturn's statement was probably just to conceal Shanks ' identity.
Rebecca and her crew sailed in the South Blue for a month and a half before entering the first half of the Grand Line from the Calm Belt. It was then that the marines on the warship saw Rebecca use her powers to make the warship fly for the first time.
Another gasp rippled through the crowd as they looked at Rebecca with unusual fervor. Previously, such gazes had only been directed at Vic, but now, without Vic's dazzling star, Rebecca's brilliance shone through.
They had already witnessed Rebecca's battle with those two great pirates. Although she was no match for them, it was only after a hundred moves. In the early stages, Rebecca held her own and even had the upper hand at times. For a pirate who had been famous for a long time, Rebecca's performance was truly remarkable at her age.
The moment Rebecca entered the Grand Line, she called Vic. They hadn't seen each other for half a month and missed each other terribly, but she gave the excuse that Ain missed him.
Vic ignored it and returned to the warship a week later with Rebecca's Vivre Card. This rapid progress in his training was becoming somewhat addictive for Vic!
Many people can't reach Vic's level of strength no matter how much they cultivate. Even with the best cultivation methods and environment, it's useless. This is due to the limitation of talent, which is hard to overcome.
But who can blame Vic for having cheat codes? In the past month or so, his daily progress has been visible to the naked eye, making it hard for him to extricate himself. From improving a little bit every day to improving more than ten times every day, anyone would be addicted at first, but after a while, they would get used to it.
Just like when Vic first learned the essence of Haki, his cultivation was also crazy. It was like discovering a huge treasure. Every day of cultivation was like going to the treasure to take money. He could only take so much each day. He was afraid that others would also discover this treasure and take it from him, so he didn't want to waste any time.
Before returning to the warship, Vic went to see Gion. He had promised to visit her once a month, but Vic hadn't gone for two months. He had been in a terrible mood and didn't want to affect Gion.
After seeing him, Gion couldn't help but feel resentful. Vic didn't offer much explanation, so Gion told Vic to make it up to her even more.
That night, Gion suffered severe dehydration and was almost completely thirsty. She even dragged her exhausted body to the warship's kitchen to carry a wooden bucket filled with fresh water back to her room.
Why didn't Vic go? Because his arrival went unnoticed; he directly transformed into his elemental form and entered Gion's room.
That night, several marines sleeping in hammocks in the lower cabins dreamed of rain, the rain carrying the scent of the ocean, the rain clouds drifting in from the sea!
Back on the warship, Vic resumed his usual training, which involved having Rebecca and the others use Haki to Haki his own, thus helping them improve rapidly.
After his training on Titan Island and Heavy Water Lake, Vic was no longer interested in such training. His main focus was on helping Rebecca and the others, providing guidance as they trained, and explaining the techniques for using Haki.
"The navy spends most of its time at sea. After undergoing rigorous training in the Heavy Water Lake, this kind of training is now neither enjoyable nor worth abandoning."
It seems I still need to find a way to create a gravity field on the warship. This would make it easier for me to cultivate at any time, and it would also allow Rebecca and the others to accelerate their progress. But does this world even have such technology?
It seems necessary to find Dr. Tsukimi when we go to the West Blue to see if he has any research in this area. Even if he hasn't, we should still have him give it a try. We can't miss Vegapunk either; he's the most brilliant scientist in the world. If this technology really exists in this world, his place is the most likely candidate.
On the deck of the warship, Vic was enduring Rebecca's punches and kicks, but his mind was elsewhere. His appetite had become so spoiled that the beatings from the men were of little help to his cultivation.
He realized he could use technology to aid his training, and his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability could provide unlimited energy.
Before going to Titan Island, he didn't know that powerful gravity could also help him quickly cultivate Haki, so he didn't take this into account when designing the steel warship.
Now that we know, we also need to set up a gravity field on the warship. Among the top figures in the technology field, he only knows Dr. Tsukimi, while Vegapunk is a scientist in the Navy, so he can also seek his help.
Once we get rid of Moria's Shichibukai title, we can go to the New World. Vegapunk is in Punk Hazard in the New World, and then we can go to New World West Blue to find Dr. Tsukimi. He really hopes that this world has this technology.
Vic has already searched for everyone he needed in the first half of the Grand Line, with only Moria remaining. The other candidates are all in the ocean on the other side of the Red Line.
Two ships in the South Blue were destroyed by Vic, while none were destroyed in the East Blue. Therefore, the warships did not stop much except for resupply, and sailed non-stop toward the Florian Triangle, completely disregarding the magnetic lines of the islands.
The warship sailed on the Grand Line for over a month, Vic's voyage this time wasn't entirely idle, aside from his basic training.
Now that we've found a training ground where we can quickly improve our Haki, we absolutely have to arrange training for Wendy and Frodeku, who haven't Awakening their Armament Haki yet.
Both of them can use the Shigan Tekkai, but they haven't reached the edge of Awakening yet. Given enough time, they will definitely Awakening. It's just that Vic has already found the right place, and if they don't Awakening soon, they will waste the time that Vic saved for them!