Chapter 209 News about Shanks
Vic confirmed the possibility of the other-dimensional space, and now he has no intention of giving this devil fruit to others to eat. One reason is that there is no suitable candidate. This fruit tests one's thinking. The formulation of rules is not something that ordinary people can control. Barnett can do it, but he has already eaten the devil fruit.
Another thing is, you got his fruit right after Deskre was killed? This time it might be a coincidence, but in the future, he will definitely not do this only once. Will he say it's a coincidence every time? Forget it, Vic doesn't want to cause trouble for himself. The World Government's intelligence capabilities are very strong.
After putting his thoughts aside, Vic entered into a state of domineering practice. Strength is the foundation of life and he must not relax.
The black knife also needs to be nurtured. Vic doesn't know how long it will take to nurture the knife into a black knife, so he can only continue this work.
In the original work, in modern times, only Hawkeye Mihawk has refined his sword into a black sword. Others such as the Sea Emperor Shanks and Whitebeard do not have black swords.
I don't know whether it doesn't matter to the two emperors of the sea or it's purely because they don't have Hawkeye. As for whether there is anyone who has mastered the black sword, it's not seen in the original work, but the ocean is so vast that the possibility is very large.
It is possible to say that the Sea Emperor does not care. After all, when their strength reaches that level, they can cover their weapons with armament color at any time, which is no different from a black sword.
Moreover, their weapons are essentially the ceiling of weapons. They are made of the best materials. It is difficult to destroy them without being covered with domineering aura, not to mention that they also have powerful armed color domineering aura.
The black knife only enhances the strength of the knife and protects it from damage, but it cannot improve the grade and power of the knife. Therefore, it is understandable that the Emperor of the Sea does not particularly pursue the black knife.
There is some difference between a black sword and a sword covered with Armament Haki. A black sword is difficult to destroy, but this is not necessarily the case for a sword covered with Armament Haki. This depends on the strength of the user's Haki.
In the original story, Virgo's weapon, the bamboo stick covered with armament color and hardened, was easily cut off by Law's ability. If it was replaced with the black knife Qiu Shui, Law would definitely not be able to cut it off.
Just like before, Vic also covered his blood with domineering aura, but it was still broken by Kaido's stick.
But the Sea Emperors never worried about their lack of domineering power. It didn't matter to them whether they had a black sword or not. They would be covered with domineering power during battles, and would never spend time cultivating it at other times. Wouldn't it be great if they could enjoy drinking and holding banquets?
Moreover, their fighting style does not necessarily involve the use of weapons. They only use their domineering aura to cover their weapons during battles part of the time.
For example, Whitebeard fought with a pheasant sword for decades but failed to turn it into a black sword. Of course, Whitebeard was still a person with special abilities, and it was unknown whether the weapon was commonly used, so it would take quite some time for him to master the skill of turning the pheasant sword into a black sword.
Hawkeye and Ryoma are both relatively pure swordsmen. Their fighting method is the swords in their hands, and they will never be absent as long as it is a combat sword.
It is not clear whether they deliberately cultivated the black sword. It is possible that they cultivated the black sword through fighting alone. After all, Longma had died long ago, so it is possible to say that he spent his entire life cultivating the black sword.
Mihawk has been roaming the sea at night with the Supreme Great Sword for more than twenty years, so it is not wrong to say that he has mastered the black sword during this period of time.
If Vic has time, he could use his Armament Haki to cultivate his skills and maybe he could train the black sword in a shorter time. But if Mihawk cheated and did the same, it's hard to say how long it would take Vic.
Vic is not particularly anxious now. After all, there are still fifteen years before the plot begins. His way of practicing the black sword should be the fastest. Even Mihawk does this. Vic is confident that he can master the black sword before the plot begins.
Because Vic's domineering aura will only increase, his strength will also increase, and the time it takes to cultivate the black sword will also become longer and longer. Mihawk cannot compare with this talent.
If you say Mihawk's talent in kendo is amazing, Vic will believe it, but if your Haki is even more amazing than his, Vic won't believe it. He himself is a cheater, and he can clearly sense the accumulation of Haki.
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Sailing on the sea is exciting, but also monotonous. After all, the space for activities is limited, and you have to train every day to make yourself stronger. Time flies, and half a month has passed.
The elite camp's maritime training has reached the middle stage this time. The warships have arrived very close to the Grand Line, and it won't be long before they reach the Twin Capes, the entrance to the Grand Line.
The speed of naval warships is not comparable to that of ordinary sailboats, and it takes very little time to purchase materials along the way. After all, the navy is a large and serious organization with money, power and people!
This is also the planned itinerary this time. It takes half a year to travel back and forth in the first half of the Grand Line, sailing on two routes back and forth. It can also be regarded as a way to become more familiar with the Grand Line. There are only seven routes in total in the first half.
"Vic, I read the newspaper recently and found that the great pirate Red Hair Shanks, who you fought before, seemed to have appeared in the East China Sea."
During lunch, Barnett talked about the news he had read in the newspaper recently. It could be considered as a casual chat during the meal. After all, it was rare for people to not talk at all while eating together.
"Really? That guy came back to Paradise from the New World earlier, and now he's gone to the East China Sea again?"
Vic didn't know what Red Hair wanted to do in the East China Sea, but in the original book, Red Hair had been to the East China Sea three times.
The first time was when Roger was executed, the second time was when he went to look for his partner Jesus Bu, and the third time was when he went to the Windmill Village in the Kingdom of Goa, where he had a fateful meeting and the agreement between Red Hair and Luffy was reached. As for whether he had been to the East China Sea in the timeline not introduced in the original work, it is unknown.
According to the current time point, the Straw Hat Boy is only two years old, so it is unlikely that he will go to Windmill Village. The greatest possibility is that he will go to find Jesus Bu. After all, Shanks returned to Paradise after being defeated in the New World, so it is normal for him to find new partners to accumulate strength.
Moreover, Usopp was already two years old at this time, which is consistent with the time when Jesus went out to sea. (The Baidu Encyclopedia of Shanks says that Red Hair heard about Jesus 22 years ago and went to find him as a partner, but Usopp was not yet born at that time. Could it be that Jesus' neighbor's surname was Wang? Obviously, it is impossible. Jesus knew that he had a son, so he must have become a pirate after Usopp was born. Therefore, the current time point is reasonable. Jesus could not have been a pirate for a few years and then went back to find his wife to have children.)
"Will I meet you then?"
Vic doesn't know how long Shanks will stay in the East China Sea. They are now heading to the Twin Capes, and if Shanks wants to return to the Grand Line, he must go through the Upside-Down Mountain. After all, his old acquaintance Crocus lives at the Twin Capes.
Red Hair will definitely visit him when he comes to the Grand Line, but I don’t know if the timing will be right, and whether the two can meet again at that time.
Last time, Wick suffered a defeat due to insufficient Haki strength, and now he is looking forward to seeing Shanks again. After all, their fighting systems are very similar and there are many areas where they can complement each other.
Although Vic doesn't have the Conqueror's Haki, he has the power of the Speed-Speed Fruit, so he is not at a disadvantage. After all, Shanks's Conqueror's Haki has not reached such an outrageous level yet.