Chapter 4: Survival Day 4 I’m now on my way to find my teammates…

Chapter 4: Survival Day 4

Garp finally stopped Wendy.

At first, Wendy was still there confidently saying: "As long as I bring enough planks, I can patch up my boat, and it won't break!"

Karp looked at the round raft, which seemed to be no more than five meters in diameter, and felt that it could only be called a round wooden board at best. Calling it a boat was really an understatement.

Not to mention sailing out to sea, the fact that she could sail a hundred meters was due to Wendy's superb skills and good luck in calm weather.

Garp wisely stopped the other party's suicidal behavior and offered a solution: "Stop messing around. If you really want to find the dragon... then come with me first."

Wendy turned her head and looked at him in surprise: "Huh? Uncle Garp, are you going to look for the dragon too?"

"Even though I'm not looking for him... I know where he'll go." Garp sighed. "Anyway, if you absolutely must go, just follow me for now."

Wendy agreed.

The most important thing is that the navy ship driven by Garp does look much more imposing than hers, and its durability is obviously very high.

Wendy walked around the navy ship with an envious look on her face - because she needed to open the map.

She seemed very natural, and the other sailors on the ship were frightened by her. However, most of them stuttered and did not dare to speak to Wendy, and just muttered to themselves after Wendy left.

"Who was that lady just now? She's so cute..."

"I don't know. It looks like Vice Admiral Garp is carrying it."

"Looking at her attire and appearance, she looks very similar to the nobles I've met before..."

"Impossible! No noble could possibly be as polite as Miss Wendy!"

"Yeah! And she even came to the kitchen to cook! Nobles don't cook for themselves!"

"Hey? Did Miss Wendy cook?! Did Miss Wendy make the food tonight?!"

"Ah, that's not it. Miss Wendy did everything herself and hid away. She didn't stay."

Wendy didn't know about their private whispers, or even if she knew, she wouldn't care, and might even treat it as the atmosphere created by the game NPCs.

After she finished cooking and made sure she had enough food so she wouldn't suddenly starve to death if she couldn't find any, she sat there, swinging her legs, and read the letter Long had given her.

Long's letter was not long, but the words he used were sincere and he briefly explained the situation.

Wendy summarized it and it can be divided into two points - one is an apology to herself, stating her ambition to go to sea, and not telling her because she felt that Wendy was not suitable for the team; the second is an advice to her, saying that her special features may be disadvantageous to her if known by someone with ulterior motives, so she should be careful to hide them and not easily expose them in front of others.

Wendy felt a little regretful, but not too disappointed.

And it was after Wendy finished reading the letter that Garp came over quietly.

He even observed Wendy's expression for a moment, and only after he felt she was in a normal mood did he cough twice and ask, "What did Long say to you?"

"He said he was going out to sea with the mission of liberating all mankind and couldn't take me with him." Wendy said with some regret.

Garp continued to look at her carefully: "You... aren't angry?"

"Why are you angry?" Wendy was puzzled. She was very self-aware. "I'm indeed weak. If we want to explore the world, taking me with us will reduce our efficiency."

Despite having Abigail's powerful AoE attack, Wendy herself is fragile. Furthermore, Abigail can be damaged. If there are too many enemies or a single high-attack enemy, Wendy is simply outmatched. In previous versions of the game, she could rely on positioning to block enemy positions, but now in this holographic world, enemies won't wait for you to attack before attacking.

I'm not afraid in Windmill Village because the enemies in the Novice Village are not very powerful!

...What a clear thinker! What a sensible child! — Just like that, Garp felt that his son was becoming increasingly unpleasant to him: "But if this continues, he will probably not be home for a long time. I don't know when you will see him again..."

"That doesn't matter, does it? We'll meet again eventually." Wendy laughed. "The longer we're apart, the wider the new world map he can share with me when we meet again."

Garp: “…”

Garp clutched his heart, feeling touched - what a good girl! Even if it was just a companion, that guy Long had earned it!

As for Wendy's true thoughts...

Hmm... I'll get some black feathers and papyrus and make some map scrolls. Then when we see a dragon again, you can sync the map with me! The new map my friend opens is also mine! — Wendy was delighted.

"But I still need to meet with Long and tell him something." Wendy said this, still feeling a little regretful - although the Don't Starve game system can add friends, it cannot send messages to friends.

Once you lose contact, you're truly lost. Only when you're relatively close together will a small map icon appear. Once you're separated, reuniting is truly a matter of fate.

Garp also responded to this: "Don't worry, we will definitely meet... Then you can come with me to Rogue Town."

"Rogue Town?" Wendy asked curiously, "What is that place? Why do dragons always go there?"

If Garp was hesitant and preferred not to tell Wendy too much before, after hearing Wendy's open-minded declaration of "sharing the world map", he felt relieved and felt that there was nothing to worry about with a child like Wendy.

So Garp didn't hide it. After all, this was already big news that was open to the world. He replied with a slightly heavy tone: "That is the birthplace of the Pirate King Roger... and he will soon be publicly executed in Rogue Town."

Wendy has heard of One Piece.

After all, he had been in Windmill Village for so long, and he had talked to various villagers in the early days. Windmill Village was also a small town where pirates often stopped and visited, so it was natural that the title of Pirate King was mentioned from time to time.

The Pirate King is named Gol D. Roger. He conquered the Grand Line and is known as the man with the greatest wealth and treasure in the eyes of pirates. Everyone aspires to become him.

Wendy is also very eager to join the game. However, she wants to be his partner because in her eyes, the Pirate King is the one who has opened the entire Pokédex. Becoming his partner will give you access to the complete world map, which will instantly advance your progress by 80%. This makes him a must-have partner in speedrun mode.

However, Pirate King Roger disappeared after completing his journey... Unexpectedly, when he appeared again, he was about to be publicly executed by the navy.

Wendy was a little curious, but Cap refused to take her to see Roger, so she had to stay alone.

There was no way. Roger was now a serious criminal. It was okay for Garp, a vice admiral who was specifically asked to meet Roger, to go and meet him, but Wendy, a member who was not related to him, could not be brought along casually.

The navy still has discipline.

While Cap was at work, Wendy wandered around. When she was stopped in a forbidden area, she was very well-behaved and didn't trespass. After all, in her opinion, that was a closed area.

It’s not that she has high moral standards and would not trespass, but she looked at the two two or three meter tall guards, then looked at her own small body, and the scorching sun outside... She decisively decided to come back later.

Anyway, she could see the route after driving through the map.

After exploring all the places she could, she took out her fishing rod and started fishing at the pier—it was time to start a new recipe! Use the fish meat to make fish fillets!

Unlike meatballs and broth, which primarily restore satiety, fish fillets can also restore health. One fillet restores 40 health points. Considering her total health is only 150, four fillets will fill it up, or even overflow!

While Wendy was fishing quietly and reaping a good harvest, someone came over.

Wendy simply tilted her head to glance at him—a curly-haired man nearly three meters tall. He looked younger than Garp but older than Long.

The other person even bent down to look at her: "Where are you from, little girl?"

Wendy glanced at the other man's navy uniform and answered the question obediently: "I came here with Uncle Garp."

"Garp..." The other person showed a somewhat surprised expression and sat down next to her. "Then where is Vice Admiral Garp?"

"Uncle Garp has gone to deal with the Pirate King Roger's affairs."

"Is that so... Then what do you think about this matter?"

So much to say... Is this an NPC with storyline dialogue? — Wendy put away another fish, glanced at the person, and answered honestly, "It's a shame."

This statement was probably unexpected. The other person turned to look at her: "Huh?"

"I originally wanted to invite Roger to be my companion." Wendy said with a hint of genuine regret.

"Why? You want to be a pirate too?"

"No. I just think the world is too big and difficult to explore. I thought that if Roger became my companion, I could see the world map at once."

The visitor withdrew his gaze and nodded: "I see... That's a pity indeed."

"It's okay. Because even if I got the world map, I would still want to travel around and see what exactly is in this world. Without other people's maps, it would be more interesting to explore." Wendy said, and nodded to herself to show her agreement.

After all, playing sandbox games and opening maps is part of the fun.

Her words made the visitor look at her sideways again: "You're really open-minded...Aren't you afraid of encountering danger?"

"I'm scared, so I need my teammates." Wendy put the fish back into the bag and replied, "I'm on my way to find my teammates now."

"It sounds like you would be an outstanding adventurer..." The visitor sighed. He was silent for a moment and then stood up. "My name is Kuzan."

"I'm Wendy." Wendy looked up at him, thought for a moment, and then took out a few pieces of fresh fish from the package and handed them to him. "This is a welcome gift."

Kuzan looked at the fish handed to him by the other party and couldn't help but fall into silence.

As a vice admiral of the navy, he initially thought it was curious to see a little girl calmly fishing on navy territory, so he came to take a look... Later, when he saw that she was fishing very quickly and had no idea where all the fish she caught went, he realized that this little girl who came with Garp was special in her own way.

However, since he had come with Garp, and having confirmed there was no threat and satisfied his curiosity, he didn't intend to disturb the fishing... But now he had a big question: When was this fish killed? Could this little girl's ability kill fish out of thin air?

Kuzan didn't disappoint the little girl's kindness and took the fish meat: "Thank you...but why did it turn into fish meat?"

Wendy blinked her big eyes, looking innocent and cute. "Because you can only put one fish in each inventory slot, but if you kill the fish and turn it into fish meat, you can stack them up."

Kuzan: “…” He didn’t understand at all, but it didn’t feel right to ask.

After Kuzan took the fish back without saying a word, Garp came back with a frown on his face.

Wendy put away her fishing rod and walked over. She was about to tell him about the new person she met, but her attention was immediately diverted when she saw his expression. "What's wrong? Uncle Garp, is there something wrong?"

"Ah, Wendy..." Garp looked at her, hesitant to speak for a while, and finally shook his head, "It's okay... After you go to Rogue Town to meet Long, do you want to go with Long?"

The author has something to say:

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I still love eating fish fillets. In the summer, when I go fishing in the pond, I catch fish in a matter of minutes. It's so cool! [shy]

Of course, if you are farming, you can rely on the dragon fruit pie to recover your health, which is also very cool.