Vic did not use methods familiar to this world to block the Red Count's detection; he used Mind Power, Mind Power is still a very mysterious force in this world.
Since he wanted to learn Red Count's unique methods, he couldn't let him know that he was particularly resistant to him checking his memories. So, Vic chose Mind Power, which Vic had also trained to be very strong. It could also block the detection of Observation Haki like Conqueror's Haki, similar to the effect of Observation Haki Killer. So Red Count sensed the obstacle, but he didn't know what kind of power it was.
Because the Red Count could see into other people's memories and their inner thoughts, he also became accustomed to the ugliness in the hearts of those around him, which led to his extreme aversion to people and the development of a solitary personality.
This is also why the Red Count didn't reply to Vic, but instead directly probed his memories. He could teach the method of probing memories, but he would never pass it on to someone with an evil and ugly heart. Although Vic's aura gave him a good feeling, one can only know a person's face but not their heart. He still wanted to see Vic's memories, but was blocked by a mysterious force!
"Alright, seeing that your aura is balanced and peaceful, and that many of the things you've done suit my taste, I can teach you the method of probing memories! Although the minimum requirement for learning is to possess strong Observation Haki, I presume you have that too!"
The title "The Red the Aloof" isn't given lightly; there are very few people in this world he can respect, which is probably why he hid in Impel Down. But he had a very good impression of Vic!
He reviewed the memories of many people, including many from the Navy, and learned a great deal about what Vic had done in the past, including what he did when he was a young Navy officer.
In his analysis, Vic is a person with a sense of justice, a kind heart, no fear of power, and the ability to empathize with the weak. This is exactly the kind of person the world lacks most. Even in the Navy, there aren't many like him. This is why he treats Vic differently.
Perhaps Vic's soul comes from another world, and his values and ways of doing things are very different from those of the people in this world. This is why he can achieve such a high degree of soul harmony with someone like the Red Count who has seen through people's hearts. The Red Count may yearn for a truly harmonious world!
"Mr. Redfield! We're leaving now. Do you really need a ride?"
Three days later, Vic had learned how to view other people's memories and was preparing to leave with Ace. However, seeing that there were no ships around the island, he wanted to invite the Red Count to leave the deserted island with him.
"No need, I still have some things to take care of here. You should leave first. I didn't expect you to have such a strong learning ability; most people couldn't learn that in several years! Hope we meet again someday!"
The Red Count was indeed amazed by Vic's learning ability, and his heart was in turmoil, but he didn't show it much on the surface.
Because accessing memories seems so simple—just blame it on Observation Haki, right? Does having Observation Haki mean you can learn it quickly?
That's not actually the case. While viewing memories does require the ability of Observation Haki, Observation Haki is merely a prerequisite. A person's memories are stored in cells in certain areas of the brain, but the way they are stored is not through various images and fragments. You can't just release Observation Haki to view them directly; that would take up too much brain space. For a living organism, that's not cost-effective, and it's an incomplete evolutionary process!
Memory is encoded and recorded by the electrical charges released by neurons, somewhat like the programming language of a computer's backend—code. This way of editing and storing memories can minimize the brain capacity required to store them!
However, this form of code storage is generally incomprehensible to the average person; it requires an intermediary to translate it into familiar text or images before it can be understood.
The same is true of memories. They are etched through the encoding of electrical charges, forming an unknown language similar to code. The information within them is derived from various combinations of these codes, and the Red Count is the one who has mastered the means of translation!
He can see the translated images through those codes, just like a particularly skilled programmer can know what the code will produce just by looking at it. Similarly, Charlotte Pudding, who ate the Memo-Memo Fruit, can directly pull other people's memories out of their brains to view them.
This is because her Devil Fruit ability acts as a translator, directly translating those coded combinations. This is only possible with the help of the Devil Fruit's power. What Red Count wants to teach Vic is what those various combinations of electrical charge codes represent. There are quite a few of these combinations, requiring a lot of memorization.
Red Count's ability to understand these things is innate, a gift from his Observation Haki. He is born with the ability to see translated images through those codes, so he is very clear about what the codes represent. Even so, Red Count still needs to translate the code combinations to obtain those memory images. It's just that the more he does it, the more proficient he becomes, and he can see many at a glance, even to the point of saving the time of translating the code combinations!
However, Pudding doesn't need to go through all that trouble. Her Devil Fruit ability is much more efficient. Apart from the two of them, anyone else would have to start learning from scratch. The number of coding combinations is enormous, and most people really can't remember them all in a short time, let alone learn them!
It's perfectly normal to forget what you learned earlier after learning later. Even those with great talent can't master something in a short time. Everyone's stored memories are different, and everyone's experiences, sights, and sounds are different!
Although even the most complex and varied memories are composed of the most basic coding combinations, those basic coding combinations are also numerous. However, Vic learned them in three days. He could learn each coding combination after being taught it only once, and after learning it, he reached the same level as the Red Count, able to translate the coding combinations into memory images on his own!
Even someone with a photographic memory couldn't achieve this effect, because even if you completely memorized the meaning of those code combinations, when you see the actual code combinations, you still need to translate them one by one and then put them together to see the result, just like a newly hired programmer.
To reach the level of the Red Count, one needs long-term practice and experience. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. However, Vic only took three days to achieve this. His photographic memory was only one aspect; another was that he was a god who controlled lightning!
Since memories are encoded by the electrical charges of neurons, which happened to fall into Vic's domain, it was a piece of cake. As a result, Vic gained a deeper understanding of the human brain. He had a feeling that only when he truly understood his own brain would he become a true "god"! Not Law God magic who controls the Laws but whose physical body is still fragile and can die!
Vic did not extend the invitation further. After bidding farewell to the Red Count, he continued sailing towards Titan Island with Ace. The Red Count did not like to travel with others, and he was not very comfortable even with Vic. Vic knew this.
Life at sea returned to normal, with most of the time still spent helping Ace train in the illusion. However, because he had read Ace's memories, the illusions woven by Vic were more realistic, incorporating more of Ace's memories. Even Ace, who knew he was going to enter the illusion, couldn't tell the difference!
If Vic's illusion began with the scene just before he boarded the warship, then Ace would indeed be lost in the illusion, provided the subsequent developments weren't too far off.
As the scene shifted, Ace thought he had regained consciousness, but in reality, he might still be in Vic's illusion. Vic could even weave multiple layers of illusion, making Ace believe he had returned to reality time and time again, like Inception. That feeling would probably drive Ace crazy!
Having mastered the methods of viewing memories, Vic has already extended his abilities to weaving non-existent memories for others. Isn't it just electrical charge encoding? The Red Count can't do that, but it's Vic's forte. With a thorough understanding of the Law of Lightning, these are all child's play!
Vic is truly terrifying now. He can now arbitrarily overturn a person's personality and values by altering their memories. Memories are in Vic's hands; he can delete them at will or re-encode and implant them!
This method is terrifying. If the Red Count knew that Vic possessed this ability, he would never have taught Vic how to view memories. Memory is the foundation for advanced mental activities such as thinking and imagination, as well as the basis for cognition and perception of the outside world. It is extremely important!
This is mind-blowing! Good people can instantly turn into bad people, and bad people can instantly turn into good people. If this were applied to certain important figures, the world would undergo a cataclysmic change!
Vic had always wanted to pull the Navy to the opposite side of the World Government, but he didn't have a foolproof plan yet. There were also quite a few loyalists in the World Government. Now that he had this ability, the Navy could no longer escape Vic's grasp!