Chapter 153: God's Knight, Day 7 (Two-in-one, Nutrient Solution 51...
The Seventh Day of God's Knight:
"I was just saying that. It's all Crook's fault for interrupting me," Wendy complained before continuing to recount what happened on her way to find Law. She emphasized, "This time, I'm not looking for Shanks. It's Shammu's storyline that's why I didn't tell you in advance. It's not like I'm going back on my word."
...Is this a way to exploit a loophole? — Hawkeye thought to himself as he looked at Wendy's serious face.
However, he did not intend to pursue the matter this time. After all, it was not her subjective intention to find Red Hair, and it was not a violation of her previous promise.
As for the rest… as long as you make sure the other party isn’t subconsciously looking for the red-haired guy because they’re faced with a situation they can’t handle, it doesn’t matter.
He had no idea that Redhead actually had an identical twin... although Wendy called her a fake. He didn't know what Redhead had said that made her think so.
That seems to explain Red Hair's special interest in Wendy... Is it because he's actually a Celestial Dragon himself, but chose not to return, and seeing Wendy's similar fate, he's particularly interested? — Hawkeye speculated.
Then, Hawkeye, who had just felt relieved, heard the "Knight's Declaration" that followed, and his eyes became sharp - no matter whether this person said this out of selfishness or other purposes, Wendy must stay away from him!
Wendy can go to Mary Geoise because she wants to, but she cannot go because others have other purposes pushing her to go.
"Shanks probably wants to join my Moon Faction," Wendy said seriously, "but I may not be able to open the Moon Fissure... I wonder if he would still want to be the leader of my Knights."
Hawkeye was silent. He didn't know whether he should continue listening to this topic.
After all, he had just asked a few more questions last time and found out that this guy originally wanted to open some shadow line, and it seemed that he would replace her uncle and become the true master of Mary Geoise... He hadn't slept all night just thinking about what this guy would do if he said he wouldn't let him go.
But it should be safe not to mention that shadow line... right?
"What impact will it have after the moon rift you mentioned opens?" Hawkeye asked casually.
"Once it's activated, the world will be permanently bright. At night, there'll always be a full moon, and Charlie won't be able to get out," Wendy explained. "But there will also be more dangers. Creatures will mutate and not die, but resurrect as zombies, with much stronger attacks. Crops will also be parasitized and attack people... So I'm debating whether to activate it. After all, I haven't found the underground yet, so farming will be a hassle."
Hawkeye was stunned by what he heard and couldn't help but interrupt her: "Didn't you say that the Moon Faction represents light, protection, and the power of nature?"
"Yes. The world is always bright and is protected by celestial bodies. Creatures can revive and plants can attack people. Of course, the power of nature has been strengthened." Wendy said confidently.
This is the faction division in Don't Starve—not good or evil, but simply a battle between the forces of Shadow and Moon for control of the Eternal Realm. The Shadow faction is the traditional dark force, while the Moon faction isn't some warm guardian of light, but rather a counter-force. The bosses are all alien lifeforms, zombies and parasitic plants alike.
She preferred the Moon faction purely for its better visibility. But controlling sanity during constant light was actually quite a hassle—if the sanity value was too high at night, the world would become distorted in her view, and she would have to lower it to restore it to normal.
After Hawkeye understood, he couldn't help but close his eyes. This wasn't a faction choice at all! This was simply two different directions of the world's catastrophe! Was this what she'd been referring to when she'd often mentioned "famine"?
He was beginning to doubt that the power she had described as the "Famine Fruit" wasn't actually a Devil Fruit at all... It was more like a selective disaster! Wasn't this "famine" just a symbol of disaster in a broader sense?
"Wendy," he interrupted her, who was still discussing the differences between the Shadow and Moon factions. When she looked at him with confusion, he looked at her and said with unprecedented seriousness, "You can play however you want, any faction you want, but don't open the Moon Rift or the Shadow Rift. And don't tell anyone else about the consequences of opening a rift."
Whether it is the eternal light or the eternal night that Wendy mentioned, it will bring great disaster to the world...but Wendy herself may not realize it.
And if other people knew that Wendy could do this...it is true that those people are now willing to protect and follow Wendy, but once this matter is exposed, he is not sure how many of them can maintain their current attitude.
When it comes to the safety of the world and Wendy, many people will choose the former.
"Well... okay then." Wendy thought for a moment and immediately nodded in agreement.
...Is it so easy?
Hawkeye, who had originally thought he would have to spend some time talking and was even thinking about his own words, was stunned for a moment, frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then asked directly without holding back: "No matter who asks you this, will you agree?"
"No, I only agree if you say so, Mihawk." Wendy sat there, her hands at her sides, shaking her head, and said in a normal tone, "Because with you by my side, it's not so boring. I can choose not to open the rift to explore new ways of playing. Others can't do that."
"...Yeah." Hawkeye responded, and after a long silence, he asked, "Is it not possible for anyone?"
Wendy, who was starting to take things out of her backpack, nodded: "Well, no."
Hawkeye watched her take out all sorts of things and didn't say anything for a while.
He's feeling a bit complicated right now. If he really had to describe it, it would probably be...
I've never felt so important to this world before. — Hawkeye thought.
Wendy took out all the things and started to introduce them excitedly: "This is Luo's hat! It's useless, but it makes me cuter! Am I cuter?"
...This is a violation of the principle of never leaving anything empty-handed, so Trafalgar Law also lost his hat.
"It's cute without the hat," Hawkeye replied. He noticed the tuft of white hair on the table, which was similar in material to the hat, and wondered, "Does this hat shed?"
"No, the material for this hat is from Luo's crew member, Bepo, the white bear. I plucked it from him," Wendy said with a look of regret. "It's a pity I didn't bring a razor, otherwise I could have shaved off more..."
Hawkeye: "...Just stop it." He didn't dare to imagine that scene.
Wendy was surprised: "You said the same thing as Luo."
Hawkeye: "..." Trafalgar Law did not break up with Wendy because of a lot of filters.
Wendy continued to introduce her items: "This is the pure splendor and mourning glory that fell when Rossinandi disappeared."
Listening to Wendy's story about the reappearance of Don Quixote Rocinante's spirit, Hawkeye frowned slightly. Just as he was about to ask something, Wendy said excitedly, "I plan to find a chance to take Luo there later to see if it will refresh!"
...Well, the answer is there without even asking the question.
Hawkeye calmly stopped him and said, "Why don't you let him rest in peace? You can go look for other ghosts."
People have given so many gifts before they left, so don't disturb their souls' rest.
Wendy put everything down and finished explaining, then packed everything up again and moved it into her own box. After finishing everything, she went to confirm the progress of the experiment with Vegapunk, and learned that the other party felt the efficiency was too low and planned to create a clone for herself. She was surprised but did not stop him, but supported him instead.
Then she took the time to call the three children and learned that Sabo was now in Dressrosa, Ace was delivering devil fruits, and Luffy was preparing to go to sea - he would start his sea voyage in a few months!
While Wendy was chatting with her three children on the microphone and telling them the story of Fish Mio and Pig Liye, Hawkeye received a call from Crocodile.
[So, what is your wife's identity? Even the World Government has to give her face? Was Kizaru's behavior accidental or intentional? Is he truly loyal or is he an undercover agent?]
Hawkeye said calmly, "As a temporary member with a two-year contract, you're asking too many questions."
"Tsk, stop nitpicking. I do have ulterior motives, and I don't think Wendy Carter can truly accomplish anything significant. But I still prefer you to the World Government." Crocodile snorted coldly. "The World Government wants me to rejoin the Shichibukai and go undercover with Wendy Carter to report intelligence."
"Yeah."
[Don't be so calm over there. You understand what I mean?]
"Wendy needs to make the decision on this matter. She is the captain."
[I just don't want to talk to her... Tsk, forget it, just give her the phone.]
"Wendy, Crocodile is calling." Hawkeye shouted, and watched Wendy interrupt her magical family story time, muttering in confusion, "What happened to Crocodile again?" and come to answer the phone.
"Wendy Carter, listen carefully. The World Government wants me to be an undercover agent on your side. I can turn the tables and spy on them, leaking some unimportant intelligence from you to them for their own gain. So, I'll be staying in Alabasta for the next few months. I'll also be a Shichibukai member again, but not for real. Do you understand?"
Wendy responded, "Krok, are you leaving? If the time is not up, I won't lend you the Abigail."
"...I'm not saying our cooperation is invalid! I'm more useful to the World Government here than you are! Do you understand?!"
Wendy's eyes sharpened. "Of course I understand. You've reduced your working hours, so I can't lend you the Abigail."
[…You don’t understand at all! What a stupid idea! I can get more information about Pluto here…]
Wendy suddenly realized, "You want to find another Pluto, but don't want to give up the Abigail as a backup? Croc, you're so mean!"
She finished her words with a tone full of condemnation.
[……] Crocodile was silent for a long time. When he spoke again, his tone became a little sad. [Forget it, let Hawkeye answer the phone.]
Wendy: "Okay."
The call was transferred again.
Crocodile was really at his wit's end this time: [Hey, Hawkeye, quickly think of a way to make your wife understand this! I owe you a favor!]
"What do I need your favor for?"
Although Crocodile had no tricks against Wendy, he still used his persuasive skills on others: "Are you sure? For example, when the World Government calls your wife Princess Marijoa, do you really not need the World Government's intelligence? She's so deeply involved with the Revolutionary Army. If Marijoa announces she's a Celestial Dragon, do you think some of her followers will turn from admiration to hatred? Don't say she hasn't oppressed civilians. She doesn't understand things like that, but you should understand them."
"..." Hawkeye didn't say anything. After a moment's silence, he put down the phone, looked at Wendy, and explained, "Sand Crocodile is taking a leave of absence. He might bring you some information about the ancient ruins. I'll make up for it when I come back."
"Oh, I approve then! I'll still lend him the Abigail once he makes up the time."
Hawkeye picked up the phone again: "Did you hear that? It's settled."
Crocodile: [...Do I really have to make up for this time?]
Hawkeye calmly replied, "You don't have to give up the Abigail."
"If I really find the former Pluto here, you're all doomed!" Crocodile gritted his teeth and threatened.
Hawkeye didn't buy this at all and reminded, "The Abigail is also Pluto."
Not to mention that the real Abigail's fighting ability is also amazing.
"No need to remind me!" Crocodile felt even more furious, but he still cared a little. "Hey, Hawkeye. I don't know Wendy Carter's true identity, but I'm sure you do... You'd better be alert. If she wants to go back to Marijoa, it's easy. You've been betrayed before, so be careful not to let it happen again."
Crocodile hung up the phone after he finished speaking - because he didn't want to listen to Hawkeye's love-brained speech, which would make him angry.
“…” Hawkeye hung up the phone and looked at Wendy.
Meanwhile, Wendy had reconnected with the three brothers and was continuing her story, almost to the end: "Then, Fishmeo and Piglie broke the racial divide and joined forces to fight the spider army. They protected each other in the darkness, fighting to the bitter end, inseparable even in death... If you explore underground now, you can even find their remains huddled together!"
The three little ones on the other end of the phone also expressed their opinions.
Sabo: [So this is a love story between people from different factions... But are pigmen also a race? Right now, there are only fishmen... I'll ask Haku if he knows about this story next time.]
Ace: [What? Wendy finally finished?]
Luffy: [ZZZZ…]
Wendy was furious: "Luffy, wake up! This is a very touching Valentine's Day special story! You child who doesn't understand love at all!"
Hawkeye: "..." Why are you angry? You are not much better than Luffy.
But he had known this for a long time... He knew what kind of personality she had from the very beginning - willful and selfish, disobedient, often pretending to be stupid... But she also spoke her mind, would not lie, and would keep her promises.
That's enough, she doesn't have to understand those things.
He wasn't with her to change her.
As for what Crocodile said... To be honest, rather than betrayal, he was more worried that if he wasn't careful, Wendy would go on the path of destroying the world.
However, he didn't really trust Sand Crocodile's double undercover agent.
Hawkeye was still thinking about Crocodile's true intentions and what actions the World Government might take next, while Wendy's conversation with her sons continued.
[I understand!] Luffy was woken up by Wendy and retorted after hearing the scolding, [Isn't love just like that between Mihawk and Wendy!]
"..." Hawkeye's train of thought was interrupted, and he looked over in shock - Luffy, the guy who seemed to have only meat in his brain, actually knew more than Wendy!
"You could say that..." Wendy was convinced, and ended her storytelling time. After chatting with the three of them for a few words, she hung up the phone and ran to find Vegapunk.
But after a while she came back again.
"Mihawk Mihawk, Lao Bei's experiment on giant crops was successful! I'm going to find Lingling and tell her!" Wendy said happily. Standing next to her was Robin holding a giant tomato.
Robin also kept a smile on his face. "This is a huge crop that ordinary people can mass-produce and grow. However, at present, it is only tomatoes. Other varieties seem to require different experiments."
"It's amazing that you can make this, right?" Kizaru, who was holding a vegetable cocktail, exclaimed, glancing at Wendy thoughtfully.
While Wendy's desire to ensure everyone has enough to eat is a good one...how could Big Mom possibly share that sentiment? It's not like she's starving, is it? This gigantism...did Wendy misunderstand it?
"Yeah, Old Bei is really amazing!" Wendy said as she took the giant tomato from Robin. Grunting, she carried it over to the wooden sign, put it down, and pressed the teleport button. "I'm going to Lingling's place! I'll be back soon!"
***
While Wendy ran to find Big Mom, Ace came to Dressrosa and finally met Sabo.
"This is the fruit Wendy gave you." Ace took out the devil fruit from his backpack and threw it over excitedly, "It's said to be the same model as Kaido's, and it can turn into a pink dragon!"
"..." Sabo stared at the pink devil fruit thrown into his hand. After a few seconds of silence, he put the fruit away and smiled. "I understand, but let's decide whether to eat the devil fruit or not."
"If you don't want to eat it, you'll be responsible for telling Wendy." Ace naturally couldn't force his brother to eat the fruit. After saying that, he started asking other questions, "What are you doing in Dressrosa?"
"Even though my mother doesn't care, the Silence Fruit that Doflamingo released might be aimed at her... I'm worried he might have some tricks up his sleeve," Sabo replied. "Also, we discovered some issues here that we need to confirm. Are you going back later?"
"Well, Wendy is still quite short on manpower, and I don't know if the admiral who came here is really following Wendy. I need to keep an eye on him."
"Kizaru?" Sabo also fell into deep thought, "Sometimes I really don't know what the navy is trying to do..."
He also received a call from Ohkuma, saying that Aokiji was spotted in Dressrosa... He didn't know what the other party was here to investigate.
If the Navy can find the problem of Dressrosa and take over the handling directly, that would be the best, after all, the Revolutionary Army is now
Their power isn't enough to rival the navy... If they team up with Doflamingo...
The two brothers had originally planned to split up, but on their way back, Ace saw an island with the Eternal Continent Pirates' flag flying, so he ran over to take a look. And while he was there, he discovered a problem...
"Where are you taking these kids?" Ace crossed his arms, frowning at the green-haired woman in front of him. "What's wrong with these kids?"
"Master Fire Fist! It's true!" A villager nearby explained, "These children have an infectious disease and must go to the island for treatment. They'll be back in a year. Miss Monet is kind-hearted..."
"Really?" Ace's originally serious expression suddenly broke into a broad smile. "So he's a kindhearted person... Well, this place is under my mother's command after all, so let me help escort him! Where should I take him? I also want to meet this kind doctor."
***
Meanwhile, on the other side——
"Hawkeye, are you guys having Vegapunk conduct human gigantism experiments?" Long said in a serious tone.
Hawkeye was stunned when he received the call: "What human body? She just researched giant crops over there..."
"That's good..." Long sighed visibly relieved, then continued in a serious tone, "We've received intelligence that Big Mom is hiring people to conduct experiments on human gigantism... I remember Wendy mentioned some gigantism experiments with Big Mom before, so I came to ask."
Hawkeye: "..." There is indeed cooperation, but it seems that the two people may not be talking about the same thing...
After hanging up the phone, Hawkeye also felt a headache - Wendy even went to see Big Mom with a giant tomato! I wonder what will happen with this communication...
Big Mom is not an easy person to deal with. Before, she only had interests to gain from Wendy, but this time, it’s hard to say.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the gigantic experiment?" Robin only heard what Hawkeye said and asked with some concern.
"Ah, a little..." Hawkeye frowned and narrated briefly, "Wendy was talking about giant crops, but Big Mom wants giant humans."
Robin was a smart man, he understood immediately, and his expression changed: "This is a bit troublesome...Mr. Hawkeye, are you going to pick up Wendy?"
"I'd better go pick up our little emperor." A lazy voice interrupted the conversation, and Kizaru walked over. "If you leave, you won't be able to rest assured if I stay here. What if I drive the Abigail away directly? Besides... when it comes to picking people up, I'm a little faster."
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Author's note: Yu Mi'o and Zhu Liye are Kore's Valentine's Day PVs. You can find their corpses underground to check in [Cai Gou]
I finally submitted part of my paper! I'm still a little behind on the progress, but at least I can take a break for a week or two! I'll try my best to update more in the next week or two! [Sunglasses]
I can start adding more chapters now and dare to ask everyone for nutrient solution! [Pigeon]
PS: If anyone still wants to see the illustrations for the twin Luo Wens...then wait for the 700,000 nutrient solution illustrations before voting! Anyway, the 600,000 is the official wedding illustration! [Kiss]
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