Outside, the children were indeed far away from the Rainbow Mist, and Rapanui only released the golden thread when he felt absolutely safe.
Then they heard a whooshing sound as the air was cut through, and when they looked again, they found that the golden thread had disappeared. They wanted to ask the adventurer what had happened, but they found that he was also gone, and they couldn't find him no matter how hard they looked.
However, Rapanui remained decisive and continued to order the boats to be rowed to the dock. Getting out of the sea was the most important thing now. As for the adventurer uncle? He didn't think the uncle would get into trouble; he had probably completed his mission and left.
In his heart, the uncle was a very capable person. He was not surprised or taken aback by the uncle's silent departure. He just took the uncle's instructions even more seriously. He wanted to bury his experiences in the Rainbow Mist deep in his heart and also warn his other friends.
On the other side!
Henzo was unconscious, so he wouldn't steal the Going Merry and venture into the Rainbow Mist. Luffy was also asleep, so he couldn't see the Rainbow Mist and wouldn't be interested in going on an adventure.
Rake died, and no one explained to Nami that there was a lot of treasure in the Rainbow Mist. She just admired the Rainbow Mist on the sea surface and then stopped paying attention. That Rainbow Mist didn't look like a good place at all. You know, beautiful things are always dangerous!
Later, when Nami finished shopping and met up with Robin and the others, Robin didn't tell her about what she had read in the book, so Nami had no idea what she had missed.
When Henzo and Luffy woke up and arrived at the beach, the Rainbow Mist over the sea had disappeared, but Henzo saw his childhood playmates who were still children!
At this moment, Henzo no longer cared about the Rainbow Mist. What had he been researching the Rainbow Mist for all these years? Wasn't it to rescue his childhood friends? Now that they had come out on their own, the Rainbow Mist meant nothing to him. Henzo's eyes filled with tears of reunion!
Meanwhile, the elderly Rapanui and the others who had secretly landed on the island were dumbfounded. This plot wasn't right! Wasn't it Straw Hat Luffy who rescued them? How did these younger ones get out on their own? Did they remember wrong?
There's no way he could have misremembered; he even wrote a book about it! And shouldn't these younger ones have gone back fifty years? That would have created a perfect closed loop. But now they each have two selves, so should they still reappear and reconcile with Henzo? Should they thank their savior, the Straw Hat Boy?
What exactly happened? Rapanui was completely baffled. However, seeing that the older Henzo had reconciled with his younger self, Rapanui and the others decided to stay out of it and continue being good naval officers until retirement. They would leave Henzo's friendship to the younger ones!
When Luffy arrived at the dock, he looked puzzled. He felt like he had missed something interesting, but he couldn't figure out what it was. He looked at the direction of the sea, then at the children who were hugging Henzo and crying. He scratched his head and rubbed his face, still confused!
Robin covered her mouth and chuckled at the sight. She already knew that most of what was written in the book was true; just look at those children. With her intelligence, she quickly understood many things. But what about Vic? Was he still here? Or had he gone into the Rainbow Mist?
Just as the elderly Rapanui was about to leave the island and return to Marine Headquarters, a vortex of Rainbow Mist appeared above the central mountain of the island...
Within the Rainbow Mist, Vic had already stored the golden thread in Dimensional Space, and then arrived at the prison where the children were holding the pirates.
Using his Observation Haki, he discovered that the pirates in the prison were nothing special, but their aura carried a strong sense of bloodshed and evil!
Vic waved his hand and shot out a bolt of lightning, turning the pirates inside into ashes. Keeping such a villainous pirate alive was just a waste of food!
After dealing with the pirates, Vic found a secluded cabin on an abandoned ship and began to meditate and comprehend the Laws. Although his strength was already boundless, when he was engrossed in comprehending the Laws, he might not be able to immediately detect what was happening in the outside world.
Especially when a flash of inspiration strikes and one enters a state of enlightenment, all subjective consciousness is focused on the exhilarating experience of comprehending the Laws, and one becomes completely unaware of what is happening in the outside world. If a villain were to enter the Rainbow Mist at this time, Vic would be in danger!
Although Vic's body is now very strong, without the protection of Armament Haki, his body is still just a slightly stronger mortal body, not yet invulnerable to blades and bullets!
It's true that it's difficult for an ordinary person to hurt him, but what if the intruders are also quite powerful? Then the danger will increase exponentially!
It's important to know that the flow of time inside and outside the Rainbow Mist is vastly different. A few days inside is equivalent to several decades outside. It's not surprising that someone could break in over several decades, so finding a secluded place to cultivate is essential!
Vic sat cross-legged, trying to comprehend the Laws, but he suddenly opened his eyes in less than a quarter of an hour. Cultivating here felt very strange, quite different from the outside world. The Laws within this small space were more obscure and incomplete than those outside, making them much more difficult to comprehend!
After a moment's thought, Vic understood. This small space was nothing compared to the vast world outside. It wasn't a complete world; there weren't many interconnected Laws supporting its operation. Therefore, this world was small and unstable!
No wonder disrupting the balance point of this space can temporarily open the Space Passage of this small world. This is not good news for Vic; he may need to spend more time cultivating and comprehending!
However, there is both bad news and good news. The good news is that the amount of Primal Spirit in this space is much higher than in the outside world, so living in this space does indeed have the effect of prolonging life.
With the addition of the Primal Spirit gathered by the Pure Gold ring on his finger, Vic's life force almost stopped draining away, and he no longer needed to eat frequently to maintain his bodily functions—an effect that could not be achieved in the outside world.
Although Vic possesses Pure Gold, his life force is still gradually diminishing in the outside world, albeit at a much slower pace compared to others.
The life force he expends in a year might only be equivalent to what others expend in a day, but here it might only be equivalent to five minutes for others. Although it cannot be called immortality, it is very close. However, Vic cannot live in this small space forever!
In addition to the good news regarding the Primal Spirit, there is also good news regarding the Laws. Although the Laws within this space are obscure and incomplete, incompleteness also has its advantages. When comprehending the Laws, one does not need to spend more time and energy to peel away the influence of other Laws; one can simply comprehend the ones one wants to comprehend!
It's like trying to pull a single thread out of a tangled mess. The Laws of the outside world are like a tangled mess of tens of thousands of threads, while the Laws within this small space are like a tangled mess of hundreds of threads. Which one do you think is simpler?
Naturally, things are simpler in smaller spaces, but because the Laws these spaces are more subtle, it's not necessarily true that one is more advantageous than the other in terms of efficiency of perception!
"Although those children have eaten, the Primal Spirit content in this space is high, so they don't eat very frequently. Therefore, the difference in the flow of time inside and outside is not as large as imagined."
So, not as many people will be able to get in as I imagined, which is good news! However, it's impossible for me to fully comprehend all the Laws I've sensed in the outside world!
Vic's initial assumption was slightly off, but it wouldn't affect his cultivation inside; fewer people would be able to intrude and disturb him.
However, there were also downsides. Vic comprehended the Law of Speed, Law of Lightning, Law of Ice, Law of Wind in the outside world, and even gained insight into the Law of Fire from the Law of Lightning.
However, this space lacks the Law of Ice Law of Wind, and the Law of Fire is also very incomplete, incomparable to the Law of Fire outside. It is impossible to achieve mastery here.
The temperature in this small space is constant, so the Law of Ice definitely doesn't apply. There's also no air movement, so the Law of Wind doesn't apply either. You can barely cook a meal by making a fire here. Vic can't even use his laser here. This is the limitation of the Laws governing small spaces!
Vic cast aside his distracting thoughts and once again immersed himself in enlightenment. Time flowed by like water. With the support of his abundant Primal Spirit, it would take Vic a long time before he felt hungry. Then he would wake up, eat a Soul Fruit, and continue to comprehend the Laws!
During Vic's cultivation, several groups of people strayed into this place, some good and some bad. Vic was always awakened by their noisy search for treasure, their aura bloody and evil. Vic would simply strike them down with lightning and turn them to ashes.
As for the good people, they were guiding them away from here. Vic could already use his Observation Haki to detect the edge of the Rainbow Mist, so he could leave at any time and wouldn't experience being lost in the mist anymore.
Therefore, guided by Vic's Observation Haki and illusions, the good people were able to leave safely, but all they knew was that they were being chased by a monster that loved treasure.
As for the treasure they collected and took out? Don't even think about it. It all belongs to Vic. It not only serves as a warning to him, but also instills fear in those who go out, preventing them from spreading the word that there is a large amount of treasure in the Rainbow Mist.
They'll just think they've fallen into a hallucination, collected so much treasure, only to find it all gone once they leave the Rainbow Mist. This will only add to the terrifying legend of the Rainbow Mist, and if the legend truly remains, even fewer people will enter in the future!