Chapter 36: Rebirth Day 13: This child can’t be your child, Wendy…
Fourteenth Day of Rebirth:
Wendy felt her idea was sound—in the game, the players were the center of the world! Everything existed for the players!
Now she is the only player in this world, and she is the only center of the world!
Ace was stunned and quite dumbfounded - this woman... where does her confidence come from!
If he was somewhat moved at the beginning and was infected by the other party's attitude... now he began to think that he was just a super arrogant guy!
only……
"...What? You're acting like you're so great, you idiot." Ace's gloomy mood gradually faded, and a smile that he didn't even notice appeared on his face. "You're too self-centered, aren't you?"
You're the ones who don't understand. But it's good. An NPC that plays with me has a soul, which is what makes it a perfectly designed interactive NPC. — Wendy looked over with an affirmative look.
So far, she has had a very good experience with several key NPCs, and each one has a very different personality, which shows that the planning team has put a lot of effort into it.
She was a little surprised that the Pirate King's straw hat was given to Luffy instead of Ace, the Pirate King's biological son. However, it is better this way. It does not fall into the clichéd plot that can be seen through at a glance. It can be seen that the main plot design is also very thoughtful.
Speaking of which... Luo, who took away his other snitch, will probably have a new storyline in the future. He will probably seek revenge on Dover for Corazon.
If I had chosen to stand against Dover, then there was a high probability that Luo would come and join me in fighting Dover! This kind of former comrades becoming today's enemies is a classic plot! - Wendy felt a little excited.
However, her combat power is currently too low... Next time you choose a new mod, consider loading [Powerful Abigail] to give Abigail a massive kill spree. Then, find Little Fright to earn Mourning Glory and use it to build potions to buff her sister, and you'll be able to basically dominate the game!
We still need to find out where the user of the ghost fruit ability is.
Although this world is fun, the map is too large, which means she has not yet seen any signs of obtaining some of the common special materials.
Ace didn't know what Wendy was thinking. He still thought she was a bit of a weirdo, but he didn't dislike her. Amidst the horrified, mocking, and pitiful looks from so many adults, Wendy's ordinary gaze actually gave him peace of mind.
"Give me and Sabo's backpacks...we'll reward you." Ace said awkwardly.
Wendy's eyes lit up immediately: "What are you going to give me?"
The return gifts from important NPCs are all good things!
Ace, who hadn't expected Wendy to accept it immediately, was taken aback for a moment. He replied hesitantly, "We haven't saved much money yet..."
Wendy immediately replied, "I don't need money, just give me the special materials."
Money was of no use to her anyway. She preferred the original method of bartering.
Of course, it would be best if you can get it for free.
Special materials...? You mean something special?
Ace thought for a moment and replied, "We looted everything from the Uncertainty Terminal and the pirates... I wonder if they have what you want."
"Then let's go and take a look!"
“Now?!”
Ace felt that Wendy was a little different from what he had imagined. She seemed more greedy than he thought... or rather, she didn't seem to want money...
With a conflicted mind, Ace took Wendy up the tree - because the place where they hid the treasure was on a giant tree.
This was something he and Sabo had collected and hidden together. He'd originally planned to trade some of the items they thought were valuable with Wendy later... but this time, Wendy had requested it, so he brought her here directly.
As for whether there would be any risks... Although he still had some resistance to Garp, Ace still recognized Garp's character. He didn't think that Wendy, as Garp's relative, would directly take away their treasure. In his usual interactions with Wendy, he also believed that Wendy was not that kind of person.
Besides, he didn't think Wendy could beat him.
Wendy was still in shock after climbing the tree, unable to react. What?! I can actually climb trees?!
I was careless because I played too many ordinary games and forgot that holographic games can explore an additional level of space.
"I've already talked to Sabo before, so if you find what you want you can just take it in exchange." Ace lifted a cover, revealing the treasure hidden inside.
Wendy, still immersed in learning a new skill, came to her senses and rummaged around inside. She found jewelry and money, and her interest immediately waned. She had seen a lot of treasures before, even collecting a bunch of gems. But after unlocking the magic technology and playing with it for a while, she lost interest.
After all, the best series of canes can only be crafted after unlocking the Ancient Science tree. She still hasn't found the bottom and has no idea where the Ancient Science is.
It’s like she can’t even play farming now.
"I'm not short of money, and I don't need it." Wendy took a look and sighed, "You can help me pick up some fallen seeds later as payment."
If she wanted to farm, she had to use ordinary seeds to open boxes in the early stages. If she wanted to farm using the Don't Starve system, she couldn't use the purchased seeds. Instead, she needed to collect ordinary seeds and then open blind boxes to obtain the first round of targeted seeds.
...seeds? — Ace was a little puzzled, but didn't ask any further questions. He could tell Wendy wasn't interested in these things, but after thinking about it, he felt it made sense, because Wendy did give him the impression that she wasn't short of money.
"Seeds? I see. I'll look for them in the mountains later." Ace agreed, closed the wooden board again, and put the treasure away safely.
The two, one big and one small, went back after this little episode that night.
Ace returned to the bandit's cabin, while Wendy went down the mountain and returned to her own accommodation in Windmill Village.
Although it is Garp's home, it has now completely become the shape of Wendy. It's because three generations of Monkey's family have never been home.
Wendy continued to work on her own things step by step.
As time passed, her inventory gradually enriched - stones and flints that could be used to make the basis of a series of tools and weapons; basic building materials such as wood, branches, thatch, and charcoal; gears and gold blocks needed to build refrigerators, pots, lightning rods, snowball machines, etc.
Other special items, such as bee stings, canine teeth, pig skin, and cow hair, gradually accumulated. She even deliberately gnawed on raw green mushrooms at night to lower her sanity and fight shadow monsters to obtain nightmare fuel.
Of course, she accidentally died at the end, and she immediately resurrected on her own corpse, then took out a hammer to knock it off, and obtained bone fragments X2.
I can only say that it’s a good thing that no one was around at that time, otherwise after seeing this scene, I would probably be so scared that my worldview would never be able to return to the same state.
"Huh... now everything is complete. I just need to find an uninhabited island suitable for farming to build a home!" Wendy wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead and looked at her results with great satisfaction.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door, and Ace, Luffy and Sabo rushed in, chattering.
"Wendy! Here are the seeds you asked for!"
"Wendy Wendy! Is dinner ready?"
"Didn't you just eat it before?!"
The three little ones were making a lot of noise and huddled together at the door.
The three of them had been together all this time, going up mountains and down rivers, eating free meals, and fighting wits and courage with the pirates and thugs at the Uncertainty Terminal, and they had all gained some reputation.
They even built a secret base outside as their home, and the construction was quite well done.
Wendy was envious because they had built their own home before her. Even though their home was simple... well, now that she thought about it, she wasn't so envious. Her future home would be fully functional and luxurious.
The three little ones even solemnly became sworn brothers, linked their initials together, and called themselves "ASL", and sometimes signed their letters with this name.
The group came to Wendy's place very frequently - because Wendy cooked delicious food, and they often helped Wendy collect fruits and vegetables, hunt for meat, and gave her seeds as a reward as promised.
Because of their enthusiasm, Wendy even bought two more refrigerators. She also started planting in the vacant land behind her house, and when she grew useful seeds, she stored them for future use.
Hmm... maybe it would be better to choose the Fresh Refrigerator as the mod next time... - Wendy thought seriously.
Should I make Abigail invincible first, or should I make sure that I can turn famine into fullness first... What a difficult decision!
However, because the refrigerator is full, Wendy is now happy to make more food to share with the three little ones and sell it at Makino's tavern. Makino will exchange other items with her.
Because of this, Makino also became familiar with the three newly-born brothers and would specially prepare clothes for them - the three little ones were at the age of growing up, and they changed their clothes more frequently as they grew taller.
When they came over, Makino also reminded them: "I heard about your trip to the city today. Don't eat and dine for free. You have to pay the store."
Luffy replied seriously, "I left a note and my name, and told the store manager I'll return it to him with the treasure later."
He's just buying on credit.
Wendy was shocked. "What?! I have to pay for the meal?"
She doesn't have a coin purchasing system either.
Makino: "..." How come you're even less reliable than Luffy?! You're not the source of these three brothers' freeloading, are you?!
Makino sighed helplessly and took over the usual education of the three brothers - as for Wendy, she was already a big child and was stubborn and refused to change, so she chose to give up.
Makino actively ignored the fact that Wendy was older than her.
The three brothers surrounded Wendy with smiles on their faces.
All three of them liked Wendy and got along well with her.
Luffy, needless to say, has called her mother many times; Ace felt that the sense of distance disappeared and he let go of his awkwardness after talking with her that night, but of course he did not recognize his mother.
Sabo became close to the other two brothers and after being taken to play together, he felt that Wendy was a nice person and they became closer.
Of course, besides this, and the fact that Wendy almost recognized him as her child, there was another reason - he was a runaway aristocratic child, and he thought Wendy was too, because some of Wendy's characteristics were very similar.
Although he doesn't recognize his mother, Sabo has a unique sense of identification and closeness to her.
He also told Luffy and Ace about his life story, which was also the opportunity for them to become sworn brothers.
Then after they became sworn brothers, the three of them, all wanting to be captain, started arguing over Wendy's ownership.
"Wendy Wendy, come sailing with me from now on! You're my first crew member!"
"No! Wendy wants to come with me! I can make her the second-in-command!"
"Wendy also wants to be the captain herself, so you should give up. And if we really want to go out to sea, Wendy will definitely come with me!"
"My friends want to farm with me at home, and you are all unqualified." Wendy coldly rejected the three little brats who were about to fight. She opened the system interface, looked at the new plot [ASL Three Brothers] that had just been included, and then went to look at the ongoing plot.
[Story in Progress: Portgas D. Ace]: You meet Portgas D. Ace, the posthumous son of Pirate King Roger. He has sworn brotherhood with like-minded men and views you as a somewhat strange elder...
Wendy ignored the strangeness and only saw the elders, and felt a little proud - I am an elder too!
Then, she stroked Ace's head and was still thinking - this child's storyline is quite long, I wonder what the main plot point will be... Will there be long-term tasks to complete like the pearls on Grandma Island?
Ace's hair was messed up unexpectedly, and he was a little confused.
But even though he didn't like being patted on the head, he couldn't be as mean to Wendy as he was when they first met. He could only keep a stern face and silently touch his hair.
Makino smiled over there, a hint of relief in his eyes - although Wendy was an unreliable elder, the children all liked her very much...
And at this warm and harmonious moment, Cap came back.
"Wendy! Hahaha! You've kept the house in great shape!" Garp, wearing a floral shirt and no longer in his navy uniform, walked into the house, looking like an ordinary, cheerful, retired old man. He even greeted everyone, "Ah, Makino, you're here too. You've worked hard... Have Ace and Luffy become good friends now? Not bad... And this kid is?"
How come after he left, the number of children at home increased...
Garp looked puzzledly at Sabo, who was a little nervous under his stare, and then looked at Wendy, who had her eyes wide open.
Then he looked at Sabo's top hat and rather elegant trench coat and scarf set, and then at Wendy's elegant and beautiful rose suit.
Finally, he looked at Sabo's blonde hair, then at Wendy's blonde hair.
After a few seconds, Garp said in shock, "Could this child be yours, Wendy?!"
Makino: "..." Wendy's eccentricity was actually infected by you, right?!
Wendy was also shocked: "Is that really the case?"
Makino: "..." Wrong! This is a disciple who surpasses the master!
At this moment, Sabo suddenly put on a serious face and spoke: "I'm sorry, Wendy, I have my own parents... But if I could choose, I would also like to be Wendy's child..."
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Author's words: Wendy: I think if no one wants this child, then it's mine.jpg
If Sabo really had to choose, he would really choose Wendy as his mother [dog head]
PS: I've already finished my extra chapters, so there won't be any extra chapters tomorrow morning! See you tomorrow night! [shy]
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