He shared all his knowledge about Haki and swordsmanship with Rebecca, and now she would have to figure it out herself; he could only offer assistance at most.
Vic went to the forest and cut down a lot of large logs. Once the logs dried, he could start building the log cabin. He was already quite experienced in building houses.
Cooking in the dorm all the time might attract some resentment. Who knows, when I build my own warship in the future, I might need to recruit people from this group. If I offend them too much, and they all stop coming, then I'll be in a bit of a predicament.
After chopping down the tree, he returned to find the small pieces of meat almost cooked, and then invited Rebecca, who was meditating, to eat.
Vic also called out to the sentries, but they had to work and shook their heads in refusal.
The smaller ones were finished eating, and the larger ones were almost done baking. Rebecca ate a lot, but compared to Vic, it was nothing.
A large Sea Kings must weigh 100,000 jin (50,000 kg), and even after removing the bones, it still has tens of thousands of jin (30,000 kg) of meat. Some was left as a snack for dinner, Rebecca ate some, and the rest all went into Vic's stomach.
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you wouldn't believe that a human could do that; you can only marvel at how good a stomach is!
It stores all the energy it gets from digestion within the cells throughout its body.
After finishing dinner, Vic extinguished the campfire and returned to the dormitory area with the reserved food.
When the recruits saw that Vic had brought back ingredients again, they looked at Vic with particularly mournful eyes, as if they were looking at a heartless man who had abandoned them.
Vic's lips twitched at the sight, and he quickly took the groceries back inside, not wanting to stay outside any longer.
After returning to the house Vic immediately started preparing the food. Eating out was mainly for replenishing his Primal Spirit, so everything was grilled and not particularly delicious.
But it still tastes much better than what ordinary people can grill. Sea Kings meat is delicious on its own, and with Vic's cooking skills, it can't be too bad.
When Smoker and Hina arrived at Vic's cabin, drawn by the aroma, Vic had already prepared the food.
"You two should come earlier next time. At least help out with the washing and vegetables. Acting like two old men, just showing up and starting to eat, isn't that inappropriate?"
Vic doesn't like dealing with these things; it's a waste of time.
Both of them replied, "Next time, definitely."
Vic was a little tired of it, but Vic wasn't worried. Sure enough, after eating the Sea Kings meat that Vic had prepared, the two of them didn't want to eat in the cafeteria anymore and insisted on eating at Vic's place. Wasn't that Vic having them under his thumb in an instant?
Vic also wanted to express his gratitude to Smoker for sharing his Six Powers Six Powers techniques today, which brought them to light and allowed him to learn the secrets of other volumes.
Smoker was deeply impressed by Vic's strength and kept asking him how he trained.
Hina, on the other hand, turned into a foodie and started telling Rebecca about Vic's heroic deeds that day.
Rebecca was surprised. She knew Vic was strong, but she didn't expect him to be this strong; she was almost unfamiliar with him.
Vic only briefly mentioned the Elite Camp at the beach, without saying that he had single-handedly defeated Elite Camp soldiers.
After Rebecca learned about this, her determination to master swordsmanship and Observation Haki became even stronger, and her expression changed completely.
After eating and drinking their fill, the three left Vic's dormitory, leaving Rebecca and Hina to clean up the mess.
Smoker staggered away, puffing smoke, and Vic waited until they were gone before lying down to sleep.
Such a peaceful life is rare; the Marine Headquarters is considered one of the safest places in the world.
Nothing happened that night, and soon it was five o'clock the next morning, when everyone gathered in the square.
Vic and Rebecca arrived at the square wearing heavy loads, and everyone's eyes were on Vic.
Shock, admiration, complex emotions, resentment, and defiance flickered in their eyes; they already knew that Vic had chosen the entire Elite Camp yesterday afternoon.
He even fought a battle with former Marine Admiral Zephyr. He accomplished something so significant on his very first day there, something they couldn't have imagined.
Ignoring the stares of the crowd, Vic approached Andrew and spoke amidst Andrew's complex gaze.
"Instructor Andrew, shall we begin classes today?"
"Yes, mornings are for physical training, followed by learning the basics of each subject. This will be the daily routine in Recruit Camp. What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
Andrew explained, then asked with a puzzled look.
"That's right, Instructor Andrew, I have a strong learning ability, so I'd like to directly obtain the textbooks and study on my own."
"I'll use the rest of my free time for cultivation. I'll definitely be joining the combat ranks in the future, so a general understanding of these studies should suffice. I still want to focus on cultivation."
Vic shared his thoughts with Andrew, Andrew expression darkened upon hearing Vic.
"This guy's a real troublemaker! He's only just arrived and he's already causing so much trouble!"
Seeing Andrew's unpleasant expression, Vic added, "How about this, Instructor Andrew, I'll still take the textbooks and study on my own, but I'll be there for the assessment and guarantee I'll pass."
"Then I'll come to morning exercises too, and I'll go out for practical exercises as well, Instructor Andrew, what do you think?"
Hearing what Vic said next, Andrew's expression softened. He knew that geniuses were hard to fathom and each one needed to be treated specially.
Besides, this guy is indeed strong, and he knows more details about what happened yesterday, so he nodded in agreement.
" Vic, I can grant your request, but you must also keep your promises to me. Even if you go to the combat ranks, what we taught in Recruit Camp will still be useful."
"The situation at sea is too dangerous and unpredictable. Sometimes this knowledge might save your life," Andrew agreed to the request, but still warned Vic.
Vic knew that the ocean was indeed like that, with its weather being particularly unpredictable, so knowledge could indeed save lives.
However, Vic doesn't feel much pressure when it comes to knowledge, and it doesn't take him much time each day. He has a photographic memory, so memorizing what he reads is a piece of cake.
Vic nodded to Andrew.
"Instructor Andrew, there's one more thing," Vic said.
Andrew's eyes widened immediately, his temper almost bursting, but thinking of Vic's strength, he had to suppress it, his face turning red, and he remained silent.
Vic knew Andrew was unhappy, but he didn't care because the matter was important.
"That's right, Rebecca. She's very strong, and she'll definitely be a combatant in the future. She'll either be on my ship or on Vice Admiral Tsuru's ship."
"What I mean is, don't waste too much time on the selection process. Just let her choose a professional skill that interests her to learn first, so that she can be independent when she gets on the ship later."
"Forget about the rest. Wouldn't it be better to save that time for training? The Great Pirate Era has arrived, and there are just too many pirates. We can't waste time, Instructor Andrew, don't you think?"
Vic then began to reason with Andrew, which was also Vic's true thought.
Rebecca doesn't eat Devil Fruit, so as long as she becomes strong enough, she's unlikely to encounter any accidents on the ship.
Even if the ship sinks, she can survive. Of course, if she encounters a powerful pirate, that's another story; it all comes down to her own strength.
Andrew didn't know how strong Rebecca was, but he saw that Rebecca ran 20 kilometers yesterday carrying a 500-kilogram load without seeming to be struggling.
I imagine his strength is quite good, after all, he's a partner of Vic.
Then Andrew thought about what Vic had said. If he had already decided on his future profession, then the rest would just be support roles, and spending a lot of time learning would indeed be a waste.
Spending more time on one's primary profession is similar to intensive training in a relevant department after graduating from Recruit Camp, only the timing is earlier, which is also acceptable.
"Alright then, Rebecca, please let me know which subjects you want to study as soon as possible."
Andrew agreed, gave Rebecca instructions, and then looked at Vic.
" Vic, you cooked in the dorm again yesterday. I'm going to punish you by making you run extra distances later. You don't mind, do you?" Andrew whispered to Vic.
"Of course I have no objection. I promised yesterday. When will you give me the textbooks?"
Vic knew this guy was going to get revenge on him, but he really didn't care about running.
"Come to my office to pick it up after you finish your morning exercises. Okay, you can go back to your teams now, it's getting late," Andrew said.
Vic led Rebecca back to the group, and they stood at the front, ignoring the various gazes from behind. He just wanted to Awakening his Armament Haki as soon as possible; he had important things to do.
"Everyone, classes start today. After morning exercises, go to your classrooms. There's a name list posted on the door of each classroom; find it yourself. From now on, use this list as your guide, and line up for morning exercises according to this list."
"Start running now. Those who are late will have to run five extra laps, everyone else twenty laps. Vic cooked in the dorm yesterday, so he'll have to run twenty extra laps, making it forty laps in total. Let's begin."
Andrew explained the arrangements for the day, which would likely become the norm from now on, and then blew a sharp whistle.
The trainees started running, and the recruits' life officially began.