Chapter 40 Arriving at the Chambord Islands
After arriving at the Grand Line, the warships spent most of their time sailing on the sea, following the recorded pointers. They would only go to the island to replenish supplies when there was a shortage of supplies. Sometimes they would go to the naval base to replenish, and sometimes the marines on the ship would hunt or purchase them.
Every time he came ashore, Vic would go out for a wander, see the local customs and cultures, collect some rare metals, and try the local delicacies. If he encountered an island where pirates had landed, he would rob the pirates of their gold, silver, and jewelry for money. He needed a lot of rare metals now, so he needed money very much.
Most of the rest of the time he was faced with the boring ocean. There was nothing interesting to see and he had seen enough.
When he was bored, he could only practice to pass the time. Vic seemed to be welded to the deck. No matter it was windy, rainy, snowy or icy, he would not move.
Experiencing nature, feeling the breath of all things, and exercising the strength of the body, his actions did not make a fuss to Garp and Crane, and they also told others not to disturb Vic unless necessary.
Cap and He now know how Vic trained himself. He did not treat his body as flesh and blood, but as steel, tempering it through thousands of times until it became a useful material.
The others were very surprised at Vic's behavior. They had never heard of this kind of practice, and most people could not bear it. The weather on the Grand Line was unpredictable, and most people would fall ill in two or three days. However, Vic did not even change his clothes, like an old monk in meditation.
"How many days has Vic been in this position?" a voice asked.
"It's been almost ten or twenty days, and it doesn't move except for eating. What kind of monster is it?" another voice answered.
"It's not that he didn't move, you just didn't see him move! One night I woke up because I had to pee, and when I got up to relieve myself I saw it..."
The voice was a little trembling, but it did not affect its roughness. I just didn't know whether it was because of holding back urine or fear.
"Just tell me what you saw. You're being so hesitant like a woman..." Someone was getting impatient.
"I'm just a fucking woman. Can't you tell the difference between a man and a woman? You don't need to gouge out my eyes and feed them to the fish!" The rough voice sounded again.
Everyone else stared at her, looking up and down, left and right, but they couldn't find any evidence that she was a girl. With that size, that dark skin, that square face, that rough voice, it was really not their fault that no one recognized her. After eliminating all the impossible, the only thing left must be the truth.
"Don't worry about whether it's a boy or a girl, just tell me what you saw." Someone brought the topic back to the topic. It's impossible to tell anyway, so why bother about it? The building is built crookedly.
"I'll settle the score with you later, huh... I saw Vic pull up a sea king from the sea, a headless sea king..." She almost wanted to pee when she thought of that scene. The scene was too shocking. The meat was sliced and eaten raw, just like a wild beast.
In fact, Vic just wanted to replenish some spiritual energy to speed up the recovery and growth of his observation Haki, as well as the improvement of his physical fitness.
Vic is still able to go into the sea, and he went to the deep sea to train his body. This can also give Garp and Crane the illusion that Vic has not eaten the devil fruit.
When Vic goes into the sea, he will use his Observation Haki to sense large sea kings. If he senses any, he will hunt them down. If there are no sea kings, he will also look for some large sea beasts to attack.
The sea kings were too huge and difficult to cook on the boat at night, so he could only choose the most primitive method: eating raw fish fillets.
He was now a big eater, and his stomach had almost been turned into a bottomless pit. Except for leaving some for Rebecca and Cap, he swallowed the rest into his stomach and converted it into energy which was stored in his body.
"Is Vic so strong that he can even hunt sea kings? I have seen him take action when we were hunting on the island. Although his moves were clean and neat, those animals were not very strong. I can kill them too." Someone doubted.
"Tsk, you can't understand how powerful some people are. He can hunt those animals because there are no stronger ones. You can hunt because that is your limit, and you have to bring them back with some injuries. But others just take it as a trip, strolling in the garden, like they are visiting their own chicken farm. How can you compare to them?" It was the one who wanted to pee again.
"I think you guys should stop discussing this. I heard from the veterans on the warship that Vic fought with Vice Admiral Garp for nearly half a day. Could it be an ordinary monster? It was a huge monster." Someone broke the news.
"Tsk, I thought you were going to say he was a monster, bastard!" someone said dissatisfiedly.
Vic could naturally sense the Observation Haki, but he did not show any emotional fluctuations. He was able to fight with old man Garp for several hours because old man Garp wanted to test his strength. Otherwise, it would only be a matter of one punch. One Punch Man is not just talk.
Vic is now accumulating his strength until the critical moment when he will burst out. Although he does not know the secret of awakening Armament Haki now, he knows that a strong body is definitely the most basic condition.
He asked Garp how he awakened Armament Haki, but Garp just touched his head and said with a silly smile: "I don't know either. I awakened it by accident when I was beating Roger. It hurts to hit people with that thing, so I like to use it."
Victor thought that Garp was just showing off. Why didn't he say that he beat the Pirate King Gol D. Roger to tears?
Vic knew that for a man like Garp, it would be a waste of time to expect him to learn theory before awakening his domineering power. He didn't need this at all. When the time came, he would just punch him.
Vic felt that he should be this kind of person, but he had encountered too few battles, and no one came to knock on this door of armed color domineering. When would he be able to break the door? Vic was also very distressed.
If other people knew Vic's distress, they would probably drown him with spit. A full man doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man, what a scumbag.
Garp is unable to instruct Wick now. He is not very good at teaching theory. Garp's guidance is practical combat, but this ship cannot withstand the tossing of two people. Garp can only practice throwing cannonballs occasionally. He is bored and has always wanted to encounter a few waves of pirates for fun.
Rebecca is now receiving instruction from Granny Crane, who is much more detailed. Vic only gave Rebecca a general idea of what she had talked about before, and could only teach her some sword skills and physical fitness.
Now Granny He taught him more completely. It was impossible for Rebecca, a girl, to accompany him in the wind and sun, and he was unwilling to do so, so Rebecca stayed in the cabin most of the time, and only came to the deck when practicing sword.
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Finally, a month later, the warship arrived at the waters of Chabaodi. From afar, we could see the tall Algiers mangroves and the big bubbles reflecting colorful lights, which looked very dreamy.
The warship will stay here for a day, so everyone can move around freely. The secretary warned that it is best not to go deep into the island, and then dismissed everyone.
The warship docked at the land of 51GR-60GR, also known as Area 60. There is a naval base and a government department stationed here, which is considered a relatively safe area on the Chabao Island.
This is the gathering place of the islands in the first half of the Grand Line - the Sabaody Archipelago. Everyone who wants to go to the New World must pass through here.
Those who have connections and conditions will take the road on the Red Earth Continent. It is troublesome but safe. Pirates basically take the road to the underwater Fishman Island. This road is very dangerous and most ships will disappear in history.
The forces on this island are very complex. It is a hotbed of all kinds of people and it can be described as such.
The navy, the world government, pirates, human traffickers, underground forces, businessmen, pirate hunters... and so on. It can be said that this is the most complicated place in the entire pirate world, without a doubt.
Even the navy can't control it, and from time to time, the Celestial Dragons come here to act arrogantly and patrol.
Vic didn't have a good impression of this place, but he still wanted to see if there were any rare metals here. After all, the possibility was greater here. If not, it would be good to collect some information about metals.