Vegapunk felt incredibly frustrated that he couldn't verify Vic's discovery, and he regretted not having eaten a Logia Devil Fruit.
However, there are always trade-offs. Without consuming the Brain-Brain Fruit, his knowledge and genius ideas wouldn't have received such an epic boost, and whether he could become a contracted scientist with the World Government is another matter entirely.
But he also admired Vic even more, believing that Vic could definitely become a great scientist if he pursued a scientific research career.
"Actually, I'm not saying this to show off that I've discovered a secret of the world. I haven't finished speaking yet. Do you see these particles I've arranged?"
In this way, they interact and become entangled in the microscopic world. But the distance between these particles is actually very large. If we could compress the distance between particles, allowing more particles to be stacked in the same space, the weight of matter would become extremely large.
Just like the heavy water in this bottle, it's made up of more basic units that make up water, which are compressed and stacked together. Of course, this can only happen under specific conditions.
If I open the bottles, they will turn into ordinary water and expand, increasing in volume while returning to their original weight.
"Your task, Doctor, is to use special catalysts and reaction conditions to make the spacing between these elementary particles controllably increase or decrease. I know this is difficult, but isn't the job of scientists to turn the impossible into the possible?"
Vic then took out some metal spheres of varying sizes and used his abilities to control them in the air, forming small groups, which in turn formed larger groups, effectively demonstrating the spatial relationships between particles in the microscopic world.
In fact, Vic already had an idea for building a gravity device, but he didn't want to waste his cultivation time on it. Building it would likely require a lot of time and experimentation, and with Vegapunk, a top scientist, readily available, why should he do it himself? Wouldn't it be better to use that time for cultivation?
"But what does all that you've said have to do with gravity equipment? Isn't that what you came to me for?"
Vegapunk certainly benefited greatly from today's observations, but he felt that Vic had gone a bit off-topic. Didn't they start by talking about gravity devices? Why are they now discussing the composition of the world?
"You should know Dr. Tsukimi from the West Blue, right? He told me that there are many enormous celestial bodies in the universe, some of which are over 100 degrees Celsius during the day and over -100 degrees Celsius at night."
Some planets have gravity only one-tenth that of ours, while others have gravity tens or hundreds of times greater. There are even celestial bodies with gravity tens of thousands of times greater than ours, and their size is roughly the same as our planet. Why do you think that is?
What Vic said before was all just a prelude; what he's about to say is the key to building the gravity device. Explaining the law of universal gravitation to Vegapunk is pointless if Vegapunk doesn't know about it. The principles and the underlying concepts must be explained to Vegapunk; he'll have to handle the necessary catalysts and experiments himself.
"Of course I know Dr. Tsukimi, he's a senior figure. I didn't expect you to know him too. What surprised me even more is that his vision has been focused on the universe. He's truly admirable!"
Do you mean that for objects of the same volume, the distance between particles can produce different gravitational forces? Did you arrive at this conclusion yourself, or Dr. Tsukimi tell you?
Vegapunk was moved again. He never expected to learn several natural laws in a single day that might not be discovered even in decades. If this was also discovered by Vic, then this young man's talent in scientific research was terrifying!
However, Vegapunk was clever enough to have grasped the vague concept of gravity from Vic's explanation: the greater the weight of matter, the greater the gravity it generates. Gravity can be simply described as attraction. With this basic principle as a foundation, the research on gravity devices became clear.
"I didn't realize such a profound principle when Dr. Tsukimi was telling me about interesting things in the universe. The real conclusion was what I realized on Titan Island."
Titan Island is an island where gravity varies gradually. The composition of its surface particles varies greatly, meaning that the same volume of soil in different areas will experience different levels of gravity.
There, I could clearly feel the changes in gravity. Combined with the study of microscopic particles, I realized that all objects with mass can generate gravity.
However, gravity is only a force in the vertical direction, so that's not entirely accurate. I call that force attraction, the force that draws surrounding objects together.
However, this force only becomes noticeable when there is a very large mass, so ordinary objects cannot be seen to be attracted.
If you test this small bottle of heavy water with better equipment, you should be able to prove the existence of gravity. Wouldn't it be easier to make a gravity device based on this principle?
Vic was simply finding a reasonable explanation for his previous life's theory. It's not easy to attribute this to Dr. Tsukimi, since the two might know each other and Vegapunk might seek out Dr. Tsukimi for a deeper discussion.
Of course, the experiment on Titan Island was also fake. He never dug any soil there. He was too excited to have found a good place for cultivation at that time, so he just took a quick look around and left. That place was just an excuse.
"Sure enough, just burying yourself in books and research isn't enough; you also need to travel and see the world. I never imagined that such profound truths were hidden in what I saw and heard. Having a good brain isn't everything; you still need opportunities to achieve many things!"
Vic! You're great. You've taught me a lesson. Don't worry, as long as what you said is true, I'll definitely be able to make an even better gravity device!
Vegapunk learned a lesson from Vic's lies. Although Vic made up all the reasons, many of these truths about nature are found in everyday life.
Because these truths are the manifestations of certain phenomena that constitute the laws governing the changes in the world, but Vic surmised that the land on Titan Island conformed to the manifestation he described.
Vic was surprised that the Old Bei had even summarized that "reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles." However, no matter what Vegapunk thought, he had already delivered what he wanted to impart to Vegapunk. After that, he just needed to train while waiting for the finished product to be completed.
Where did you find the heavy water? Is there anything unusual around it?
Ordinary water cannot turn into heavy water for no reason; there must be some conditions or special substances that caused this change. This is very helpful for the study of gravity devices, which is why Vegapunk asked about it.
"It's on a very ordinary island in the South Blue, nothing special about it. In the center of the island is a small open lake filled with this heavy water. I find it strange that the heavy water expands and turns back into ordinary water as soon as it leaves the lake."
Is there only one small lake on the island? Are there animals and trees? What about the soil? I need detailed samples!
I suspect there's a substance on the island that can act as a special catalyst, causing drastic changes in the distance between the fundamental particles you described. If we could find that substance, it would definitely shorten the time spent researching gravity equipment significantly!
"It's really strange that there are no animals or insects on the island; maybe there's no water to drink."
However, the island does have forests, all of the same type of tree, but the texture is unusual; it's incredibly hard. I even took a closer look at it at the time.
As for the soil, it has long been compressed by the heavy water into a solid mass as hard as refined iron. If you want these samples, I can make a trip to get them for you.
"It's very likely due to those trees, but we can't overlook the soil either. How long will it take you to go there? If it takes too long, I won't wait and will start from other aspects."
"My speed is still quite fast. Although it can't compare to Borsalino, the speed of lightning shouldn't be underestimated. Wait for me a bit. You can organize your research ideas before I get back. I'll be back soon."