Vic explained the operating mechanisms of organisms, pointing directly to the essence of medicine. If one could understand these, one could become a master of medicine and cure most diseases.
Chopper is currently in the stage of mechanically memorizing what medicine to use for what illness, that is, knowing what but not why, and is still some distance away from understanding the essence. Therefore, Vic's explanation is very helpful to Chopper.
"This is the second of our five internal organs—the lungs. It's the beginning of the respiratory system, and all the oxygen the body needs enters through here. It's a very important organ..."
"This is the body's muscle tissue, a crucial component of the musculoskeletal system; our strength comes from here..."
"This is our brain. All activities within the body are controlled here. Some activities are consciously controlled, but most of the body's deeper activities are controlled by the subconscious."
It's difficult for ordinary people to control their organs consciously, except for the lungs. Therefore, many illnesses have warning signs both inside and outside the body. When the control chain breaks down, the body sends out a lot of information, and this information can be used to diagnose some diseases.
Of course, these are just preliminary judgments, but they give you a general direction. If you can understand all the control chains in the brain, then the vast majority of diseases will be no match for you...
"This is the basic unit that makes up the human body, and also the basic unit that makes up any living organism. I call it a cell. The human body is composed of these cells, which vary in size, shape, and function."
Every cell has its own life cycle, including birth, aging, illness, and death, similar to the human body. Furthermore, chemical and biological reactions constantly occur within cells, and it is these reactions that maintain the body's health and vitality.
If one day, the reactions within these cells malfunction, or they are damaged by foreign substances, and when the number reaches a certain level, corresponding symptoms will appear, which is the early stage of disease. At this point, the body's own immune system can no longer handle it, and medical treatment is necessary...
Vic led Chopper on a tour of the entire human body, explaining as they went. He combined the tour with a holistic observation of the systems involved, making it intuitive and easy to understand. He directly explained the operating mechanisms of various systems inside the human body, even covering the various reactions inside cells. Chopper was so engrossed in the tour that he felt like he was in a dream, losing track of time!
Because the two were in a fantasy world, although half a month had passed inside, less than a day had passed in reality. So when Chopper came out of the fantasy world, the island's natives did not come looking for him.
" Vic! Your medical skills are amazing! I feel even Doctorine isn't as good as you. I've learned so much, and I'm one step closer to a panacea!"
Chopper looked up at Vic, his eyes sparkling with admiration. At that moment, Vic was Chopper's god!
" Kureha is also very capable, but she's not a power user, so she can't delve into the human body like I can. That's why she has to spend a lot of time learning and verifying. I took a shortcut, but it's good that it saved medicine a lot of detours. In terms of a doctor's benevolence, I'm no match for you and your master!"
If we're really going to talk about it, Vic has a lot of professions: swordsman, chef, blacksmith, shipbuilder, doctor, etc. With Vic's learning ability, there aren't many skills he can't learn if he's willing. However, these aren't Vic's main professions, but rather auxiliary professions that serve to make him stronger. Vic's main profession has always been to survive, to live freely and beautifully!
During the time that followed, Vic didn't lecture Chopper anymore; what he had just told him last time was enough for Chopper to digest for a long time!
So during this time, Chopper didn't come to the medical library to read books much. He spent most of his time holed up in his room taking notes, recording what he saw and heard into a book. Who knows, it might become a medical masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages!
Meanwhile, Vic stayed in the medical library, spending his days reading medical books to learn new knowledge and his nights meditating to restore his energy, repeating this cycle day after day.
Vic already possessed the ability to remember everything he saw, and in recent years his mental strength had greatly increased, making his memory ability incredibly powerful. In addition, Vic could directly imprint memories in his mind, so his reading speed was so fast that it could no longer be called reading; it would be more accurate to say that he was rapidly flipping through books!
His eyes were like cameras, instantly storing everything he saw into his mind. He was practically a humanoid AI. In just half a month, he had read 60% of the medical books in the library! There were more than 10,000 medical books in the library. Vic was already superhuman. If Vegapunk knew, he would have to say, " Vic is awesome. I'm not as good as him!"
" Vic! Look! You're on the front page of the newspaper! You've got a new title now!"
That day, Vic was quickly flipping through a medical book when he was interrupted by Chopper's shout. Although this Bird Kingdom was somewhat remote and primitive, News Coo did come here to sell newspapers. Every little bit counts, and Morgans wasn't about to give up.
Chopper learned about Luffy's decision through the newspaper, so he stayed there to study medicine and improve himself. Of course, he did cause a bit of embarrassment by shamelessly returning at that time.
"Oh! It must have been my friends who caused this commotion, but how come they have my title? Let me see."
Vic took the newspaper Chopper handed him and started reading. He was indeed a little curious. Rebecca and the others hadn't called him during this time, which meant they hadn't encountered the Blackbeard Pirates. Vic himself was also focused on his studies, oblivious to what was happening around him, so he was somewhat out of touch with the world.
"Huh? How did I suddenly become one of the Four Emperors? This doesn't make sense! I haven't done anything yet, and Morgans is just trying to attract attention again. Isn't he afraid I'll come after him? I still have the Vivre Card!"
Vic suspected Morgans was reporting fake news again just from reading the headline. That's how people in the media are; they always want to create Big News Morgans, just like the reporters Vic knew in his past life.
In the past two years, Morgans has become much more powerful, and he no longer consults the World Government and the Navy about many news items, releasing them directly if he feels there is no impact.
But can he just casually bestow the title of "Four Emperors "? This title requires the World Government's recognition, that is, official certification. At most, Morgans could only introduce a "Five Emperors," and even then, he couldn't report it with a tone of confirmation.
"Damn it! Marco tricked me! Is this some kind of coronation?"
After reading the news, Vic finally understood what had happened. After they left Sulfur Fire Island, Marco, without saying goodbye, gradually hung the Thunder God Pirates ' flag all over all the islands within the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates, and claimed that the "remnants" had joined the Thunder God Pirates.
As the news spread, Vic, who had both strength and territory, was naturally declared one of the new Four Emperors by the World Government, Thunder God Pirates also became one of the Four Emperors!
The report wasn't Morgans's publicity stunt, but rather an order from above, effectively an official announcement. From now on, the Thunder God Pirates will face challenges from new forces!
" Rebecca and the others should have received the news a long time ago, and Ban should have received it even earlier, but they haven't contacted me about any of this. Are they trying to force things? They're all such troublemakers!"
Vic quickly figured out what was going on. He was just reading in the medical library; he hadn't cut off contact with the outside world, and the Den Den Mushi was still working.
Given Ban's intelligence capabilities and Rebecca's and others' information gathering abilities, it's impossible that they wouldn't have noticed Marco and his group's actions at all. That's a huge area, and the commotion Marco and his group caused was definitely not small!
That means Vic was deliberately kept in the dark, while other factions believed it was at Vic's behest. After all, he had appeared in Whitebeard's territory before, so coincidentally no one asked him anything, not even those who were on good terms with Vic. By the time Vic saw the newspaper, his title as Four Emperors had become a fait accompli, and now he couldn't shake it off even if he wanted to.