Chapter 23 The Player's Soulmate
With one hand supporting her gardening hoe, Vera looked at the upscale farm in front of her and nodded in satisfaction.
Vera: "This is all thanks to you, Luo. When the crops are grown, you'll be the first to taste them."
No one understood better than him how these high-end farms came about. Luo's lips twitched: "No need, I think the meatballs are quite delicious."
The most important thing when farming for the first time is to select the seeds left by seabirds as stable crops. This way, you can take care of them according to their requirements for fertilizer, water, and planting season.
Vera used a gardening hoe to dig small holes in front of her, and then Luo followed behind her to plant the seeds and fill the holes with soil.
After finishing hoeing a plot of land, Vera looked at Luo, who hadn't moved, with a puzzled expression.
Luo: "Wait a minute."
Luo: "ROOM!"
A transparent semicircle enveloped the land. Seeds flew out of Luo's hand and burrowed into the small pits that Wil had prepared beforehand. The soft soil around the seeds seemed to come alive, enveloping them.
Violet: "Wow!"
With her hands behind her back, Violet excitedly circled around Luo, tsk tsk tsk, tsk tsk tsk.
Luo Heixian: "Stop making those weird noises."
Vera gave Luo a thumbs up: "Luo, you're practically born with a divine physique for farming!"
Luo: "That compliment doesn't sound pleasant at all."
With Luo's help, farming on the island flourished.
Vera crouched down and carefully reached out to stroke the milky yellow seed: "You must grow up quickly, so that I won't have to eat seaweed every day."
The benefits from seaweed and coconut are too small!
Luo looked at the seeds with equal curiosity: "What will grow into something?"
Vera: "Eggplant, potato, dragon fruit, carrot..."
Violet: "Take good care of these seeds. Water them, fertilize them, and talk to them. They should sprout in about 20 days."
"Chatting?" Luo raised an eyebrow, thinking that Violet had probably heard this from some fairy tale book.
Vera: "It's true, farming is a skill."
Vil: "Different crops require different fertilizers, water, and growing seasons. Planting density and care conditions also affect crop growth."
"continue."
A deep voice came from behind.
As she slowly turned around, holding up a finger, "If anything isn't done well, the crop will accumulate stress during its growth phase. If the stress level is low until harvest, we can obtain a giant crop and reap several times the profit..."
Vera turned around and looked up at the man in front of her: "...Luo, how come you suddenly grew up?"
Laura, standing behind Vera, pulled Vera back a step: "Did you see me clearly?!"
The man standing in front of the two was wearing a wine-colored shirt with the buttons completely undone. He carried a huge cross-shaped longsword on his back, and his sharp, golden eyes, like those of an eagle, were staring at Vera.
He lowered his hat, which was decorated with white feathers: "Excuse me, I thought this was an uninhabited island."
As usual, Mihawk set sail in a coffin boat to find a swordsman to fight. He originally planned to replenish his food on a deserted island, but he did not expect to see a lot of new buildings with traces of human intervention after setting foot on the island.
Although he didn't remember which pirate crew's territory this was, Mihawk, being a great swordsman, didn't need to worry about any danger. Driven by curiosity, he followed the trails deeper into the island.
Then I saw a nice field of farmland and a child who seemed to know a lot about farming.
Mihawk's gaze lingered on Violet's fin-like ears for only half a second before he quickly shifted his attention to the farmland behind her: "I am Jorah Mihawk."
"What are you referring to as stress levels and giant crops?"
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“I see.” Mihawk, sitting next to the windproof stove, nodded. “Crops accumulate stress due to a lack of suitable fertilizer or excessive planting density. It’s a novel idea, but it makes sense.”
Mihawk looked at Violet: "Then how do you take care of them? Is it only possible by talking to the plants? But that seems to be very time-consuming and energy-intensive."
Sitting on the other side, Luo, who was in a triangle with Mihawk and Vera, rolled his eyes as he ate a meatball.
He even believed in talking to plants.
Violet: "You can use a phonograph to play records for the plants, so you can take care of the plants in several plots at once."
Violet: "Of course, this also requires watching over the fields every day, unless you find the King of Fruit Flies, kill it and get a friendly fruit fly, which can automatically take care of the crops in the field."
Mihawk nodded knowingly: "There are indeed many amazing creatures on this ocean that I don't know about."
Mihawk: "I wonder if I can stay here for a while?" Mihawk was very curious about the breeding methods and giant crops that the girl had mentioned.
Wilton immediately transformed into the most demanding HR: "Tell me your strengths and give me a reason to hire you."
Mihawk thought for a moment: "I'm very good with a sword."
In fact, he was quite skilled in farming and cooking, but the girl in front of him had valuable experience in farming that he didn't know about. As for cooking, Mihawk, who had witnessed the other girl throw the ingredients into the pot and serve fragrant meatballs a few seconds later, didn't think his skills were worthy of her attention.
Mihawk looked at the little boy wearing the spotted hat; his eyes held a longing to become stronger.
Mihawk: "Perhaps I can teach you during this time."
Oh, it turns out to be the old man who guided us. Vera and Mihawk hit it off immediately.
Mihawk will stay in R'lyeh for a period of time, waiting for Vil to breed and grow giant crops. During this time, Vil will provide Mihawk with food, and in return, Mihawk will be responsible for teaching Ro during this period.
Luo: "Didn't anyone ask for my opinion?!"
Vera looked up at the sky with a deep expression: "Children should just listen to their parents."
Luo: "You're not that much older than me, are you?!"
Violet: "It's another full moon night."
Looking at Vera's serious expression, Luo had a bad feeling: "What's wrong with the night of the full moon?"
Violet: "Hounds will attack us on the night of the full moon. We need to be prepared tonight."
Upon hearing Violet's words, Mihawk calmly replied that the two children could go to sleep now, and he would take care of any wild animals that might appear.
He's a reliable adult.
As night fell, Mihawk, who was leaning against a tree trunk, suddenly opened his eyes. His sharp, golden eyes, like those of a hawk, pierced through the thick darkness and looked at the sleeping Violet and Law not far away. Then, his gaze slowly rose and stared intently at the ferocious hunting dog that emerged from the darkness.
Hound: "Woof..."
As soon as he uttered the "WO," Mihawk raised his hand and took out a small knife, no bigger than the palm of his hand, from his chest.
Mihawk: "Sorry, I don't have a smaller knife than this."
He raised his hand and waved it, and the hunting dogs in the darkness were all cut in half at the waist.
One of the blue and white hounds fell flat on its back with a thud, and something the size of a fist rolled out of the hound's carcass.
Mihawk stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the flawless sapphire, a sapphire that could easily be the highlight of any auction.
The next morning, as soon as Vera opened her eyes, she saw a slender hand extended in front of her, and a huge sapphire in that hand.
Mihawk: "These are items that fell off your island and rightfully belong to you."
Violet accepted the sapphire.
[sapphire]
[Description: A gemstone possessing wondrous magical fluctuations, so alluring that one can't help but want to touch it in the heat. "Ah, so cool~"]
Violet: What's all that noise?
After watching Violet put the sapphire into the wooden box, Mihawk picked up Law, who had also just woken up.
Vera ruffled Luo's hair, which Mihawk was holding: "You must study hard and listen to Teacher Mihawk. Remember, study as hard as you can, as long as you don't die!"
Knowing that Mihawk was only willing to teach him because of Vera, Luo's expression was firm: "I will."
Luo, burdened with a deep-seated blood feud, will not let go of the slightest opportunity to become stronger.
Vera stuffed Luo's backpack full of food to prevent the important character from starving to death without his knowledge: "Remember to eat."
Mihawk glanced at Luo's backpack, which looked like it was about to explode: "What are you going to do?"
Violet: "I'm planning to go out to sea to the deep sea."
When Vera woke up this morning, she discovered that there was a new side quest.
[The swordsman's wife is a sword!]
Please provide a suitable weapon for resident #1 on the island who is practicing swordsmanship. The quest requires submitting 1 Swordfish Dagger.
Swordfish Dagger
[Item Description: A powerful weapon that deals 68 damage on attack. Ignore its smell; it's the weapon every swordsman dreams of, inflicting physical damage as well as significant psychological damage on enemies.]
[Crafting Materials: Swordfish*1, Gold Nuggets*2, Twig*1]
Swordfish are creatures that inhabit deep-sea areas, are territorial, and will actively attack players.
Mihawk recalled a ship he had seen when he docked on the island: "Was that wooden boat yours?"
Mihawk, who was also traversing the Grand Line alone in his ship, looked at Val with an admiring expression: "Very courageous."
Watching Violet leave, Mihawk said to Law, "Kid, you have a great friend."
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"Is this the work ethic of your navy?!"
Spandain angrily punched the table covered with documents, hitting a decorative item that someone had placed underneath them.
Spandam: "Awooo!!!"
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, this is an ice sculpture I made when I was bored today."
Awakened by Spandam's scream, Kuzan pushed his blindfold up to his forehead, lazily got up, and took the ice sculpture from under the documents.
Spandam: "Kuzan!"
Kuzan picked at his ear: "I can hear you, you don't need to speak so loudly."
Spandam cried, "Waaah, my son, my obedient, well-behaved, and polite son, you just disappeared without a trace..."
Kuzan shifted his body in disgust to avoid getting Spandane's tears on him.
Obedient, well-behaved, polite, and respectful? Who is Spandam?
Kuzan almost laughed. He coughed lightly and said, "His Vivre Card burned out. To be precise, he's already dead, but we haven't found his body yet."
Spandam choked back a sob, glaring angrily at Kuzan: "So when are you Navy going to catch the murderer?!"
"They're just making excuses by talking about demons and devils!"
Spandam doesn't believe in demons; this must be a manifestation of the Navy's dissatisfaction with the World Government, a Navy conspiracy!
乆！
Kuzan: "...So what exactly do you want?"
Spandam grinned wickedly: "Demon, demon... The World Government is already very unhappy with this title."
Spandam: "That bastard who offended the CP and hurt my son, and that devilish child Nico Robin..."
"If the Navy can't catch them, then we, the CP, will do the job."
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Author's note: Mihawk is truly a super dedicated and responsible teacher [kissing emoji]
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