Chapter 16 Geng 3 Lang
Vic turned and walked to the body of the Wild Boar King, looked at his masterpiece, smiled and said, "Not bad, my mastery of Snow Walking has improved." Vic was very satisfied with his training at sea during this period.
He carried the wild boar king to a stream in the forest, processed it, and started grilling it over a fire beside the stream. There was no shortage of seasonings, as they were always kept in his backpack. Vic had always cared about food and had a lot of experience in surviving in the wild.
One thigh was left unroasted, ready to be given to Koshiro as a gift tomorrow. After the wild boar was roasted, it was sprinkled with various seasonings and served with a dipping sauce, and then they began to eat.
All the meat was eaten. The digestive ability was so strong that it was almost digested while eating. Vic estimated that his stomach had now learned to return life on its own. It digested while eating and stored the energy. Vic estimated that the Cap family all had this skill, otherwise how could they eat so much.
This should also be related to Garp's education. Vic remembered that when he was watching One Piece in his previous life, Garp said to Ace and Luffy, "In order to prepare for the battle that may come at any time, you should eat as much as you can when you eat. This is also very important for marines. You two should remember this."
Therefore, Ace and Luffy have developed a talent for eating, and they can even eat while sleeping.
Vic felt that what Garp said made sense. Garp's amazing fighting power and endurance had a lot to do with this.
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After Vic finished eating all the meat, he fetched water to put out the fire and carried the pig leg out of the woods. He wanted to see what that place was doing.
After walking for less than half an hour, they arrived at the previous place again, then turned and walked towards the direction of the smoke column. Vic walked very casually. He just roughly observed the forest and did not find any existence that he could not defeat.
As he got closer and closer to the column of smoke, he could roughly see what was in front of him, the outline of a small house. The column of smoke was coming out of the chimney in the middle of the house. Vic thought that this should not be an ordinary house. Cooking would not produce that much smoke and it would not last that long. After several hours, the smoke was still coming out. Vic was a little curious. It was not far from Frost Moon Village. What could it be?
The closer they got, the louder and more continuous the sound of metal knocking became. Vic roughly guessed that this was a blacksmith shop, a blacksmith shop in the forest. Vic would never believe it if someone said it had nothing to do with Koshiro.
As they got closer to the house, the knocking stopped and the door opened with a creak. An old man with completely white hair walked out. He was no taller than 1.6 meters and wore a sleeveless cloth shirt, revealing the muscular arms. He looked at Vic, the stranger, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Stranger, what are you doing here?" the old man asked puzzledly.
Vic knew that this old man must be related to Kozaburo, so he was very friendly and replied with a smile: "It's like this, old man. I heard that there is a kendo hall called Isshin Dojo on this island, so I rushed here from outside the island to become his disciple."
"Become a disciple? I see that you are quite good at swordsmanship, why do you come here to become a disciple?" The old man was still puzzled. He could see that Vic's swordsmanship was quite accomplished. People like him have basically become masters, and they need to walk the rest of the road on their own.
"Old sir, it's like this. I got a book on the basics of Kendo before, and then taught myself according to the sword manual. So I want to come here to learn systematically and fill in the advanced content after the basics." Vic took out the book on the basics of Kendo and handed it over with a sincere face.
The old man was very surprised. A book on the basics of kendo, or self-taught? This young man is not very old, but he has reached this level. He must be extremely talented.
The old man took the booklet and took a look at it. It was indeed the basics of Kendo, a relatively comprehensive foundation.
"My name is Kozaburo. The owner of Isshin Dojo is my son Koshiro. I will write you a letter of recommendation tomorrow, and you will have a chance to become his disciple." Kozaburo admired Vic's talent very much, and was prepared to let Koshiro train him well so as to establish a good relationship with him.
Vic was not particularly surprised. At this point in time, Kozaburo should not be dead. Kozaburo was a master swordsmith, and it was logical that he was working as a blacksmith not far from Isshin Dojo.
"That's great. I just hunted this pork leg. I'll give it to you to eat." Vic said with a smile.
Kozaburo accepted it without hesitation. He could also hunt these prey, but he was always sharpening his knife and didn't have the free time to hunt.
Given the relationship between Koshiro and the Revolutionary Army, and for Kozaburo's safety, he cannot appear here often, so he usually eats very simple meals.
Blacksmithing is a strenuous job, and eating too ordinary food is not good enough, so Kozaburo did not refuse Vic's meat. Such a big leg can be eaten for a long time.
"Old man, what are you doing?" Vic asked knowingly, pointing at the hut.
"Oh, I'm a swordsmith. This is where I forge swords. I'm forging a good sword for my granddaughter." Kozaburo did not hide it. Vic was waiting for him to say this.
"Ah, old man, are you a knife smith? Can you teach me how to forge a knife?" Vic said in surprise.
This is Vic's purpose. He wants a suitable knife, but the creators of this world don't understand the knives of his previous life. How can people in this world forge them? So he wants to learn knife-forging techniques and prepare to forge a suitable knife for himself in the future.
He had planned to find time to study after arriving at the Navy Headquarters.
So when he knew it was Kozaburo, he was secretly delighted. There were not many particularly skilled swordsmiths in the original work. Now that he had met one, he would not miss it. He could learn the best swordsmithing techniques.
"Huh? Aren't you here to learn swordsmanship? Why do you want to learn sword forging too?" Kozaburo asked.
"Mr. Kozaburo, the swordsman's swords are first made by a swordsmith, and then the swordsman chooses these swords. After the swordsman chooses the sword, he needs time to get familiar with and adapt to the sword. I think this is all passively adapting to the sword. People with good talents can adapt very well and reach a very high level. I won't talk about ordinary people." Vic paused and said solemnly.
"However, no matter how talented a person is, it is still a passive state and cannot reach the true realm of 'oneness of man and sword', so I want to make my own sword by myself."
Kozaburo was a little surprised to hear what Vic said. At such a young age, his understanding of kendo had reached the ultimate level. Although he had never heard of "the unity of man and sword", he knew from the literal meaning that it was an extremely high realm. He himself was also a swordsman when he was young. He experienced many adventures after leaving Wano Country. He was also the descendant of the dragon-slaying swordsman Shimotsuki Ryoma, but he had never heard of the term "the unity of man and sword". It was like a new world had opened up for him.
"Young man, you have great ambitions, greater than anyone I have ever seen. It is hard to imagine how powerful that realm is. Can you cut down the moon in the sky with one strike?" Kozaburo looked up at the sky with a fascinated look on his face.
Vic didn't know what Kozaburo was thinking, so he didn't disturb him and just waited quietly.
"Okay, you learn sword skills at the gym in the morning, and come here to learn sword forging from me in the afternoon." Kozaburo said seriously after coming back to his senses.
"I don't know if I can live to see you become one with your sword, alas," Kozaburo sighed.
I have heard of such a realm of swordsmanship. If you have not witnessed it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
"Okay, teacher, I'll follow your instructions." Vic said with a smile.
"Don't call me teacher. Just call me Big Brother and I will call you Little Brother." Geng Saburo waved his hand and said with a smile.
Kozaburo had a feeling that Vic was an extraordinary person, with unlimited achievements in the future. Just teaching him how to forge swords was not a big deal, and he felt that he did not have that blessing and could not bear the title of teacher.
"How can that be possible? How can I discuss this with your son?" Vic was dumbfounded.
"It's your own business. I don't care. You can handle it yourself, hehe." Geng Saburo smiled.