Chapter 810 Unknown Strong Man
A warship is a sailing ship, so all you have to do is adjust the sails according to the wind direction. You don't have to stay there all the time, so even if there are only Vic and Ace on the warship, it can still run well.
In addition, Vic can create wind by himself and go wherever he wants, so the two of them sitting on the deck will not affect the normal navigation of the warship.
Sailing is the most boring time. The sea is too vast and too monotonous. Only when you go to the island can you see different scenery, so Vic uses this boring sailing time to help Ace practice.
Three days had passed since Vic saw Ace's blue flame and was about to start practicing. Ace also spent more than half a year in the illusion woven by Vic.
During the past six months, Ace did nothing in the illusion except developing the ability of the Flame-Flame Fruit. Now he can stably output off-white flames.
Even the blue flame can last for another quarter of an hour, and can barely be used as a means of attack. It just depends on whether the opponent will stop and wait for him to use his ultimate move. However, the effect is visible to the naked eye. No matter what happens in the illusion, only three days have passed in reality.
"Let's eat! You don't need to spend this little time on cultivation in reality. It's better to work hard in the illusion."
Three days passed, and Vic slowly removed the illusion, allowing Ace to wake up. He went to the warship's kitchen to make some delicious food. Both of them hadn't eaten for three days, so it was time to stop practicing and eat.
However, when Vic came to the deck with food, he saw Ace still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed practicing. Vic knew that Ace had really matured a lot after his father's death, and he no longer needed anyone to force or urge him to practice!
It's just that Vic really doesn't think highly of this little bit of time in reality. There are still two years left in reality. If all of it is converted into time in the illusion, it would take more than a hundred years. Just a few decades would be enough for Ace to practice. There is really no need to be so urgent.
It is better to relax a little in reality, and a combination of work and rest is more conducive to practice, but Vic still approves of Ace's serious attitude.
"Mr. Vic! I can finally eat the food you made yourself. I have been missing this taste since I went out to sea. I have been to many places in the sea, but I couldn't taste it. I couldn't even find anything similar. I have been craving this for several years!"
When Ace saw the food on the table in front of him, his eyes suddenly lit up. He no longer insisted on practicing, grabbed a piece of meat and took a bite. After just one bite, he was already intoxicated by it!
This kind of taste can't be tasted outside, and no one has been able to replicate it so far. Only those who have a thorough understanding of ingredients, heat, seasoning, and matching can combine them to bring out the best taste of food.
Others do not have the ability of Vic's fruit, nor do they have the ingenuity to pursue the best taste, and have never thought of using the ability of the fruit used for combat to cook. Naturally, no one can surpass Vic in this field.
And this is not Vic's highest realm. Vic's highest realm is naturally to make you taste the flavor of the highest-grade steak even when you eat poop. This is because Vic's ability can control people's perception and taste nerves. Even eating air can taste sweetness. Controlling the brain means controlling all perceptions and feelings of the human body!
Even with emotions, Vic can influence part of it, but only part of it. Emotions are subjective, and it is difficult to change them if you can't change your thoughts and memories. This is another realization!
“These foods are all made with fruit powers. When I was still young, I would develop fruit powers whenever I had time. Even for some daily trivial matters, I would try to use fruit powers to solve them.
Even when I was cooking, I was thinking about how to use the fruit ability to make food faster and more delicious. Although these abilities may not be used in combat after they are developed, if you develop them to a high level, the results will be completely different.
You will open up a new world. By then, you will see that the abilities you have developed can actually be used in combat, and many of them are tricks that are hard to defend against, or even... Never mind! Now is not the time to tell you this. I will tell you when the time is right."
Vic originally wanted to say that if one wanted to enter the realm of God, one had to develop the ability of the fruit in all directions, and finally comprehend the entire law and achieve a leap in the level of life. However, for Ace, it was too early now. Saying too much would only add to his troubles. It would not be too late to talk about it when Ace got closer.
"I know! You can even use the Thunder Fruit to develop such a supernatural power as the Illusion. I think no one can be better than you in developing fruits.
The illusion may seem like an ability to assist cultivation, but it can be used as a combat ability, and it is very powerful. The illusion you created is no different from the real world. People who are hit may not even know they are hit. As long as they enter your illusion, you can beat them up as you please!"
Ace had seen Vic's illusion a long time ago, but he only realized now that it was the ability of the Thunder Fruit. This amazed him greatly. Such unrelated abilities were actually connected together so magically!
Especially the speed of time in the illusion, which is a deadly weapon. Ace doesn't think that the speed of time in the previous illusion is Vic's limit. If the speed of time in the illusion is faster, is there a possibility that the people who are hit will die of old age instantly in reality?
It's like being deprived of life. Is it similar to the way the Four Emperors Big Mom deprives life? Moreover, Vic's ability is more secretive and can be done without triggering conditions, while Big Mom needs fear to activate her ability.
This is why Ace realized the horror of Vic's illusion when he came out of the illusion and found that his body had changed over the years. Although the changes were few, they were indeed obvious. Those changes were not something that could be achieved in just a few days. For example, the length of hair and nails could not have grown so fast in just a few days!
Vic hasn't used pure gold on Ace yet, so these changes have occurred. This is very easy for Ace to notice. Of course, Vic is not afraid of Ace knowing this.
Afterwards, Wick and Ace talked about some things about abilities while eating. One is a master of theory, and the other is a newbie. They still have a lot to talk about. Fruit abilities are often the collision of ideas. Maybe a powerful ability will be created someday. No one can tell.
Luffy developed his abilities based on many things he saw, and he did a good job, but some of his abilities were too abstract, so he had to use divergent thinking.
"Mr. Vic! There's an island ahead, and it seems to be uninhabited! Should we go ashore to restock supplies?"
While the two were chatting, the warship had approached an island. Ace was facing the island, so he saw it at a glance. The island was not very big and was lush and green, and it didn't look like it was inhabited.
Of course, Ace could only see this side of the island, and he was not sure whether there was anyone on the other side. However, an island like this would definitely have no shortage of meat, fruit, and fresh water. It was a very good supply point. However, Ace did not know how much supplies were left on the warship, so he could only ask Vic, who was cooking.
"Hmm? There are strong men on the island! Ace! Be careful!"
"Are you here for the bounty?"
"I don't know. Let's take a look."
Victor didn't care at first, as there were many such small islands on the Grand Line. He just turned his head to take a look, then covered the area with his Observation Haki. Then, a breath that was no weaker than Big Mom's suddenly broke into his Observation Haki perception, which surprised Victor!
An island without a name, but there was an aura that was no weaker than Big Mom's, and they just happened to run into it? Was it such a coincidence? Ace even thought of bounty hunters, but there were very few bounty hunters of this level.
"Since we've met, let's go to the island and have a chat! Xuanlong!"