Chapter 48 Recruit Training Area
Smoker and Tina arrived on time because the food Vic cooked was so delicious that the new recruits in the dormitory were crying with greed.
They looked at Vic's dormitory with resentful eyes, and then they realized why Vic bought such a big bag of things and why he was cooking for himself!
Many students came to get a bite of food but were driven away by him. Pay? No money, no money, he didn't sell it, he just made it for himself.
Rebecca arrived first. She was very familiar with the taste of Vic's cooking. She came when the first dish was being cooked and helped Vic.
Smoker came with Tina. He brought two bottles of wine. He knew Vic must have prepared something, but he felt embarrassed to come empty-handed. After smelling the food Vic cooked, they were drooling.
"Just come, why bring any gifts?" Vic looked at the wine in Smoker's hand with a forced smile.
"Haha, that! I smell it, it smells so good." Smoker was also a little embarrassed, but Tina looked calm.
"Come in and sit down. It's just been prepared. You two have quite a mouthful. You're in for a treat!"
The two ignored Vic's teasing. They were already attracted by the food on the table. It looked good, fragrant, and large in quantity. It looked delicious.
They quickly went over and sat down, staring at the dishes in bowls on the table, as well as a large steamer filled with white steamed buns. They knew that Vic had put a lot of thought into it and that he was taking them seriously, and they felt very comfortable.
"Come, let me introduce you. This is Rebecca, the girl next door who grew up with me." Vic smiled and pointed at Rebecca and introduced her to Smoker and Tina.
Then he pointed at the two people and introduced them to Rebecca: "This big guy with white hair is Smoker. We met in Rogue Town two years ago. This young lady is Tina. We met in the square today. From now on, we are friends. Please take care of each other."
Rebecca waved and greeted Smoker, then sat down next to Tina and talked to her in private.
Vic didn't care. He poured Smoker some wine and looked at Tina and said, "Tina, do you want some?"
Tina directly pushed the wine glass in front of Vic. The meaning was self-evident. Smoker was used to it and didn't care.
Vic also knew that Tina had a bold personality, so he didn't feel anything. Only Rebecca was a little surprised.
"Come, eat some food first and see how it tastes." Vic greeted with a smile.
Smoker and the other man didn't say anything else. They were already impatient, and when they heard what Vic said, they started eating immediately.
When the food reached their mouths, they were stunned. It tasted so good. They had never eaten such delicious food before. It was a feeling of happiness that they wanted to continue forever!
There are restaurants in the living area, and they go there occasionally, but the taste is nothing like what's here. The two of them tried every dish.
The two gave Vic a thumbs up, but they didn't stop eating. Vic and Rebecca looked at each other with smiles in their eyes, and they also started eating.
After the two of them got used to the deliciousness of the dishes, they slowed down their eating pace.
"Vic, your cooking skills are incredible. You won't starve to death even if you're not a sailor. It's so delicious. This is the first time I've eaten it..."
Smoker forced himself to stop chewing and praised Vic several times, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tina's foot. Smoker turned his head and looked at Tina in confusion.
"Ahem, well, Smoker, don't say all your words. Can you leave a few for Tina?" Tina showed an aggrieved expression. Smoker's face turned red immediately. He stopped talking and lowered his head to eat.
"Haha, Vic, Rebecca, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. We are used to making a lot of noise, and Smoker has never seen the world, so he was a little carried away when he ate this rare delicacy. But the food is really delicious. Tina almost had hallucinations. She felt like someone was playing music and Tina was dancing in the ocean of food, which made Tina intoxicated." After Tina played Smoker, she also praised Vic, but her words were a little embarrassing.
Vic thought to himself, you haven't seen anything weird, I don't dare to say or ask!
Vic didn't say anything, just smiled and invited Smoker to drink, and Tina also joined in.
The food was almost finished, and the three of them were drinking mainly, with occasional side dishes. Rebecca drank juice, but Vic didn't let her drink, saying she was still young. Rebecca said she was not young anymore, but her voice was very low.
"Smoker, how long have you been at our headquarters?" Vic asked.
"About half a year, almost ten months."
"Oh, so how much do you know about the headquarters?"
"I only have a general idea of it. The office area in front is not open to people right now. There are only those things in the living area. You should have seen them when you went shopping. They are guarded by soldiers. They are all the residences of the big guys. There is nothing to see. I am more familiar with the recruit training area. We spend most of our time here."
Smoker was also eating and drinking happily. He would know these things in the future, and there was nothing he couldn't say. It was just that he knew them in advance, which didn't have much impact.
"Then tell me about the recruit area. I want to know the situation."
"The new recruits are divided into several groups. New recruits who have just arrived at the headquarters will be trained and studied in the boot camp for half a year, and then they will be divided into different departments for in-depth study based on their personal talents, preferences, devil fruit abilities, and learning conditions."
"We have training courses for the Logistics Department, Science Department, Navigation Department, Intelligence Department, Shipbuilding Department, Medical Department, Pyrotechnics Department, Commerce Department, Finance Department, Law Department, Military Merit Department, Propaganda Department, Combat Department, Weapons Department, etc. These are places for further professional learning."
"The above are some of the large departments. There are also some special departments with very few people. After completing these training classes, you will be directly assigned to various departments."
"After graduation from the combat unit, which is the elite battalion where I am now, the outstanding marines assigned there will generally serve as captains of warships. Then, some necessary personnel will be selected from other departments to form a complete shipboard system. This is the training direction of the recruit area. I have only heard about many of them and have not taken a closer look."
Vic thought to himself, goodness, he only read comics from his previous life, and his understanding was too narrow. Many things about the navy were superficial.
What Smoker said is more or less true. A force this big must have a complete system to function. If there is a problem in any link, it will not be possible to become a top force.
You only see the warships on the sea, but each of these warships is also a small operating system!
Someone has to build the warships, someone has to build the weapons on the ship, someone has to cook, someone has to do the purchasing, professionals have to do the navigation, someone has to command to resist pirates, someone has to charge forward, someone has to record the merits, promotions don't come for nothing, spoils of war have to be recorded, and if you are out of money you have to apply for it, who should you turn to?
Wandering around in the sea in the dark? You have to know where the pirates are, who will do these things? Intelligence must be collected, etc. There are many professions and arms. The navy is not a pirate, and you can go out to sea by just finding a ship.
This is a real world. You may not be strong enough to defeat pirates, but you can't just let the ship wander around on the sea and let the people on board fight with swords barehanded? If the ship is broken and no one repairs it, everyone will sink together. Or if no one cooks, everyone will eat raw food...
Then who would want to be a sailor? You have to do everything by yourself. Can't I be a chivalrous adventurer?
Vic thought of a lot at this moment. Everything he wanted to know was here, and what he wanted could also be found in this recruit area.
"Smoker, is the training in your elite camp hard now? Who is the instructor? What are you learning now? Is Baiqi teaching you?" Vic wanted to know about the elite camp and see how he was progressing.
"Hiccup, our elite camp is mainly for physical training, learning the six marine styles, and combat techniques. Kendo and weapons are all up to personal choice, and there are people to teach them."
"The current instructor is the former admiral Zephyr. He asked us to call him teacher. Haki is rare in the elite camp. Most people find it difficult to awaken Haki during the training camp because they don't have enough accumulation! Only those monster-level and special people will have Haki during the training camp."
"Others either awakened after taking office, or never awakened in their lifetime. It's hard to say. Among our graduates from the previous few classes, many have not awakened their domineering aura even after several years of working outside. Domineering aura is only a theory here."