Chapter 1: First Day of Survival, Can You Be My Companion? ...
Chapter 1: First Day of Survival
The sky was clear and the sunlight dappled the ground through the shadows of the trees. A little blonde girl who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, with a blooming pink flower on her head and a pink puff-sleeved long dress, was walking through the woods, seemingly tireless. If you looked closely, you would find that her speed was still constant and she didn't look tired at all.
After finally picking all the berries nearby, the little girl stopped, raised her hand to wipe the non-existent sweat from her forehead, took a long breath, and then began to take out a bunch of berries from the package and stuffed them into her mouth, one bunch at a time.
After taking several mouthfuls, she finally stopped, looking relieved. "That was a close call. I worked too hard and almost starved myself to death... There's no way to revive someone who's dead now."
When she said starving to death, she was not exaggerating, but meant it literally.
Because... she is bound to the "Don't Starve" system.
The girl's name is Wendy. She came to this world after signing up for the "Don't Starve Holographic Simulation Public Beta".
After Wendy selected her character and skin, she first saw four options: [Pirate], [Curse], [Superpower], and [Warring States].
Wendy pondered for a long time.
First exclude the Warring States period.
No matter which Warring States period it is, it feels like a difficult game mode. Especially with the prefix [Famine]... Warring States famine, famine Warring States, no matter how you arrange it, it sounds like you won't survive the first day, it feels like you're starving to death every day.
Then exclude spells and supernatural powers.
Although as a Wendy player she has a ghost twin sister, she can only summon her sister to fight... The word "spell" sounds like there are a lot of ghosts, and it always feels like someone will capture her sister and pretend to be a spirit; the word "superpower" sounds cool, but if you say that your superpower is "Just wait, I'll call my sister to fight you", it always feels very unimpressive.
Moreover, these two look very much like the same type, and there is a sense that they are trying to cling to some hot spot that seems to be about to become outdated but is still strong.
In comparison, pirates look much more normal.
It seemed like all she had to do was plant some crops on an island and protect herself from the occasional pirates who came to plunder her! She knew it, protecting herself from sea monkeys!
So, Wendy chose [Pirate].
After watching a confusing opening animation, she came into this world through the gorgeous door.
The Gorgeous Gate is the birth point, which is also the portal.
After she arrived, she also saw the prompt from the game system.
[Please note: You cannot revive through the Magnificent Gate in the Pirate World. Go find your friends and give them the Telltale Heart~]
[Please note: Friends with a snitching heart will be considered your companions. When you die, your sanity will be affected, causing your sanity to drop. Please choose your companions carefully~]
[Gorgeous Gate Location: East Sea - Goa Kingdom - Mount Korpo]
Wendy was horrified at the warning—what the hell?! What if she died at her spawn point and couldn't be revived? She'd started a second life in the game because of a physical condition that meant she couldn't survive in real life. So if she died in the game, would she die too?! There was nothing like that in the game's disclaimer! She was going to complain about this crappy game!
But she couldn't find the complaint window after searching for a long time, so she could only silently put "finding a friend" first.
She'd already started playing, so what else could she do? Others could just quit the game, but if she did, she was done for.
After walking in the forest for three days and three nights, with her parcel box filled with wood, thatch, branches, berries and other forest accessories, Wendy finally reached the edge and saw a small town.
Her lifeless eyes couldn't help but shed tears of excitement - the map had finally been changed! If she didn't find any traces of human activity, she would have mistakenly thought that her only companions could be chosen from monkeys!
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The new map is a small port town called Windmill Village. It is right on the seashore, with many ships coming and going.
When Wendy entered the local town tavern, she learned from chatting with the owner that pirates often came ashore.
Then, she learned that this world had few, scattered landmasses, mostly islands, and vast oceans, so pirates were rampant. Furthermore, because it was so vast, the government's navy wasn't always there in time, and not all countries were under the navy's protection, leaving those who didn't pay taxes unattended. However, Windmill Village was relatively safe, so there was no need to be afraid.
Wendy realized - that's why this world mode is called Pirates!
However, this information was of little use to her, as she hadn't yet planned to go out to sea. She had to remember that the marine technology section of her manufacturing column was still locked, and she had to build a science machine to light up the science skill.
But there was no rush. Before she could officially establish a home, she had to find a partner. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to secure her own base.
There are quite a few children in this village, but Wendy has screened them and feels that none of them are trustworthy. They all look like cutscene NPCs, and none of them look like the main character. Specifically, it feels like none of them can beat her.
The only one who seemed reliable was a middle-aged man who called himself Karp.
The other person's expression was very subtle when he saw her. He came over and asked, "Little girl, where is your home?"
Wendy blinked and answered truthfully, "I don't have a home yet."
Karp froze for a moment, his expression becoming complicated. After a long silence, he asked in a heavy tone, "Is there anyone else in your family?"
Wendy remained an honest little girl: "I have a twin sister."
Karp looked at the little girl, who looked no more than fourteen years old, and asked hurriedly, "What about your sister?"
Then, Wendy took out a flower that looked just like the one pinned on her head and said solemnly, "My sister is right here! It wouldn't be good for her to show up during the day, so I won't introduce her to you."
Wendy is truly an honest girl. The flower she holds is the Abigail Flower, the home of the spirit of her twin sister, Abigail. She can summon her sister's spirit to protect her and fight monsters. And daytime is indeed when Abigail's combat power is at its lowest.
Of course, after Wendy answered this, Garp's eyes became sympathetic.
Wendy felt that this NPC either thought of herself as a homeless orphan, or a homeless orphan with a mental illness. She shoved Abigail's flower back into the parcel compartment in frustration.
Fortunately, NPC Uncle Cap would not abandon the orphan regardless of whether the orphan was mentally ill or not. He even gave his home to Wendy to stay temporarily without asking for any compensation.
"This is my home. Usually, my son and I live here. But I don't know where my son went after he stopped being a sailor... Anyway, I usually have missions and rarely come back. You can live here for the time being!" Uncle Cap changed into a navy uniform, spoke to Wendy in a generous tone, and got on the ship.
Wendy happily moved into her new home.
Then, a month later, Uncle Cap's son came back.
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Uncle Cap's son was a little confused when he saw Wendy.
Wendy looked at the other person standing there in shock at the door, and then she understood. She explained very considerately, "Don't worry, I'm not Uncle Garp's illegitimate daughter. I'm just staying here for a while."
"...I'm not worried about that." The black-haired young man standing at the door was silent for a moment, then asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Wendy. Wendy Carter. What's yours?"
"Dragon." The young man paused and replied, "Monkey D. Dragon."
The young man said this with a hint of hesitation on his face. After hesitating for a long time, he finally took a step towards home.
Monkey D. Dragon is Garp's son. He is not used to having a little girl in the house, but he can't drive her away, let alone run to his father to question why his room was also given away.
He could only silently move his limited belongings to a place in the hall, leaving most of the space to the little girl who was originally homeless and now occupied his place.
Anyway, he couldn't stay at home for a few days, so forget it... I just didn't know where his father brought this little girl who looked like an aristocrat.
The two of them lived under the same roof for a few days without interfering with each other, and Wendy was kind enough to share the food she cooked with him.
Long watched her eat meatballs every day and thought that her diet was too monotonous and not very healthy for a little girl like her who was still in the growth stage... But after he ate the meatballs, he felt very full and his energy became abundant, so he shut up.
He felt that Wendy was a chef with hidden skills, and he even had a faint respect for her.
And if he asked a little more, Wendy would tell him: Because this is the meatball on the game recipe, it can restore 3 health points, 62 satiety points, and 5 sanity points.
Originally, the two of them had such a shallow intersection.
One defines the relationship between the two as people who just met and live in the same house, and the other defines both parties as the player and an NPC who seems to have a plot.
Then, the accident happened.
Wendy was gathering on Mount Korpo when she encountered bandits. Seeing her running up the mountain alone, Long felt it was dangerous and followed her... Just as Long was about to rescue her, he saw something that made him open his eyes wide.
A pink lotus-like flower appeared in Wendy's hand. She lowered her eyes and whispered like a sigh, "Abigail, I know you're tired, but I need you..."
The beautiful blonde girl with flowers on her head emitted a dazzling white light from the flowers in her hand, and then the flowers in her hand disappeared. In the dazzling white light, a white ghost with the same flowers on her head appeared.
The white ghost narrowed its eyes happily and circled around Wendy.
Then, the White Ghost's eyes suddenly turned fierce, and together with Wendy, who had conjured a spear out of thin air, they attacked the dozen or so bandits. Of course, the White Ghost was the one doing the damage, while Wendy felt like she was just scratching someone's health bar. Because her spear hadn't even caused a single wound.
In less than five minutes, all the bandits fell down. Wendy took out the flower and summoned back the white ghost, then took out a few bottles of ointment-like items and took them directly.
After her face turned rosy, she didn't leave. Instead, she circled the bandit and lashed his corpse with her spear, muttering as she stabbed him: "Why hasn't he fallen yet? Aren't you dead yet?"
Long hesitated for a moment. He felt the bandits deserved their punishment, but if he continued like this, Wendy might actually kill him. But why did this little girl look so skilled? And what was that white ghost just now?
Fortunately, Wendy eventually tired herself out and sat down, taking a few deep breaths before she began to pluck the bandits apart, taking everything from gold coins to straw paper.
This proficiency suddenly made Long understand why she, a seemingly fragile little girl, could survive until now.
Wendy was still mumbling, "Really? I have to pick it up manually? Can't it just drop on its own? Um...will it drop meat if I kill it?"
Long felt a little creepy after hearing this line and came out quickly.
Fortunately, after he appeared, Wendy stopped what she was doing. After hearing him explain that these were bandits and that they wouldn't lose any flesh even if they were killed, Wendy nodded with a look of sudden enlightenment: "So that's how it is!"
Long instinctively knew he couldn't ask her what she was going to ask. After secretly breathing a sigh of relief, he asked solemnly, "Wendy, are you... a fruit ability user?"
That method of summoning ghosts to fight, and the ability to make things appear and disappear out of thin air, all look like special abilities. I just can't figure out what this devil fruit is... but the abilities are so complex, it's definitely superhuman.
Wendy blinked innocently upon hearing this and asked, "What fruit?"
"I mean devil fruits," Long explained patiently. "Devil fruits can give people superpowers, and there are many types of abilities. The only side effect is that they can't swim."
After hearing this, Wendy lowered her head and said thoughtfully, "I really can't swim..."
She even had a vague feeling of sudden enlightenment—the special ability, the inability to swim…it all matched up! She definitely had it! This must be a bug in this world's auto-repair logic, and all the player abilities were Devil Fruit abilities! Could it be that the "Find a Friend" prompt from earlier was for her to find someone who could swim?!
Wendy's eyes lit up when she thought of this, and she looked at Long with sparkling eyes: "So, Long, are you also a devil fruit user?"
Long nodded silently in the other party's expectant eyes.
"Great!" Wendy jumped happily, holding her face in her hands, and continued to ask expectantly, "Then, Dragon, can you be my companion?"
Hearing this question, Long couldn't help but be stunned. There was a hint of gentleness in his eyes when he looked at people, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up a little, revealing a smile.
In his opinion, Wendy is a strong little girl who became a devil fruit user without knowing it, and then encountered misfortune and was the only one left in her family, but she still tried hard to survive.
The other party wants companions so much, which shows that he still feels lonely and wants to be with the same kind as himself...
Long nodded with a hint of pity in his heart.
Then, he saw this strong little girl with a look of joy... taking out a heart out of thin air.
Her face suddenly turned pale and she looked in very bad health.
Under Long's stunned gaze, the blonde girl coughed a few times and handed the heart in her hand to him. A smile remained on her face, and her tone was sincere: "This is the Telltale Heart, equivalent to my heart, and it can only be given to my chosen friends for safekeeping. If I ever die, you will be the only one who can resurrect me."
Wendy was very satisfied with the development of the situation: thatch x3, gland x1, 40 health points, and a Telltale Heart. She no longer had to worry about accidental death~!
Monkey D. Dragon was unexpectedly stuffed with a living, fresh heart. Feeling the beating of the heart in his hand, his pupils trembled and the hand holding the heart trembled slightly.
——He had been a marine for several years and had been wandering around for several years. He had met many people with the ability of a devil fruit and had eaten a devil fruit himself... but this ability was definitely the most devilish he had ever seen!
The author has something to say:
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I'm finally working on it!!! It's been so long! I'm keeping a steady update record, and I'll definitely update even when I'm facing a paper deadline, so don't worry. Since One Piece and Don't Starve aren't very popular on JJ (especially Don't Starve, it's so cold), please follow me and support me, it'll keep me motivated! (wipes tears)
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Note 1: Wendy's original lines in Don't Starve
Regarding whether Abigail is the older sister or the younger sister, the original novel only said sister, while the Japanese version directly said younger sister, and the Chinese setting said sisters. I am used to calling her the older sister, so the setting here is the older sister!
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Note 1: The heroine is a Don't Starve player, but there won't be any description of her real world. Wendy herself will also have some of the Fourth Disaster's [dog head] appearance setting. She is ten years old in the game, and this will of course be adjusted. There will be an adult appearance mod online later. XD
Note 2: Because the game reflects reality, in order to avoid illogical fights and make it more interesting so that people who have never played the game can understand it, I will make many settings of Don't Starve into secondary settings and add some personal settings [shy]
Note 3: The final CP of the main story is Hawkeye, but there will be many rotating companions in the past. In Wendy's opinion, those are all good off the model [rookie], but there is a high probability that there will be a split ending [sunglasses]
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