Chapter 60: Companions on the Fifth Day (Deep Water Extra Update x7) I don’t agree…
Companion Day 5:
Wendy didn't know that someone had already made up her entire life story.
But even if she knew, she would probably think that this was the game telling her a summary of its own background settings. Not to mention accepting it completely, she would nod in approval, and might even start a fictitious "restoration of the country" or "revenge" main line because of it.
She had just finished explaining the reason why she invited Tom to be her companion, and then began to proudly show off her shipbuilding skills to Hawkeye.
"Watch this, Mihawk." Wendy found the [Ship] in the system crafting column, and after flipping through it for a while, she found one that she thought was more suitable, specifically one that saved some materials, and then she placed the ship on the water.
Hawkeye had witnessed Wendy's "shipbuilding" skills before, and was quite receptive to her ability to suddenly produce objects. He simply nodded calmly, "Yeah, very impressive."
Wendy didn't care whether the other party's attitude was perfunctory or not. She had already heard the word "very good" anyway, which was a compliment to herself.
After she ran onto the boat, she immediately put down the refrigerator, storage box, and wooden sign she had packed with her. She marked the wooden sign with "Ship." Then she put the food she had on her into the refrigerator and ran to the side of the boat, calling out to Hawkeye, "Mihawk, Mihawk, let's go!"
Looking at the other party's impatient look, Hawkeye couldn't help but sigh - he didn't know where the other party got so much energy every day... Never mind, it's not a bad thing after all.
"Coming." He responded and got on the boat.
This ship looked much more normal than Wendy's drifting pancake boat, and even more in line with the sailing standards of seafarers than Hawkeye's own coffin boat.
Hawkeye checked it out and said to Wendy, "Wait for me on the boat. I'll go to the city to buy some wine."
Although Wendy also makes drinks, they are vegetable cocktails...there are still some differences.
"Then please come back soon," Wendy replied. After a moment's thought, she added, "While you're waiting, I'll go back and get some raw ingredients, and then make a pot and bring it back to the boat."
Hawkeye nodded - if we want to go to the Sabaody Archipelago, it will take some time, so it is necessary to bring more food.
Especially Wendy, because of her fruit ability, she needs more food than normal people.
Now that the wooden sign had been erected on the boat, she could travel directly back and forth between the boat and home. Wendy first moved some food, then some basic materials she might need, including saltpeter, branches, thatch, and wood.
Looking at the box that was quickly filling up, Wendy couldn't help but think - although it wasn't urgent... but maybe the mod six years from now would have the option to stack 99, so that she could carry more things with her when she went out.
After finishing everything, she was a little bored waiting for Hawkeye on the boat. Feeling that she had nothing to do, she made some meatballs and put them in the refrigerator.
When a group of meatballs were almost ready, Hawkeye came back.
Wendy ran up and circled around him twice. "Mihawk, you're so slow! I already made a set of meatballs... What did you buy? Is this meat? We have meat at home."
"I mainly went to buy some red wine. This Shui Shui meat is a gift from the boss," Hawkeye explained, adding, "I mentioned last time that the Shui Shui meat of the Seven Water City is also one of its specialties. It's softer and more tender than ordinary meat... Do you want to try it?"
The two didn't try this last time because Hawkeye himself had eaten it, and Wendy didn't seem to have much interest in food other than her own cooking.
"Hey? Isn't it different?" Wendy showed curiosity and reached out to take the piece of pork.
Then, Hawkeye watched helplessly as the normal watery meat turned into a different texture in Wendy's hands.
Wendy looked disappointed. "What? Isn't this just an ordinary piece of meat?"
"...No, I don't think so." Hawkeye couldn't help but retort.
But looking at Wendy's confused eyes, he found it difficult to explain for a moment... After all, looking at Wendy's expression, it didn't seem like she could explain to him why things changed in her hands.
Thinking about it this way, it is true... the meat he had purchased before, after being put into the refrigerator by Wendy, became what Wendy called "big meat", "small meat", "fish meat"... No matter what kind it was, after entering that mysterious refrigerator, it became the same type.
At that time, Hawkeye thought it was because of the refrigerator, because the refrigerator was a small space that could stack dozens of things, so the refrigerator would automatically turn them into the same type... Now it seems that it was because of Wendy herself!
Is this a side effect of the famine fruit?
Hawkeye was silent for a while, put the red wine away, said to Wendy, "Wait for me a moment," and got off the boat and went into the city again.
Wendy had a puzzled look on her face, but she agreed sympathetically - she knew that it was normal to always think of all the things you forgot to do and bring when you go out.
This time Hawkeye came back quickly with a piece of juicy meat in his hand.
Wendy thought the other party was going to test it again, so she reached out to take it, but was stopped by Hawkeye.
She was stunned for a moment, looking at Hawkeye with disbelief - Aren't we friends?! What's yours is mine, isn't it?!
Although Hawkeye didn't have the ability to read her eyes directly, he could still roughly sense her emotions. He placed the juicy meat next to her mouth and said, "Just try eating it."
Wendy blinked, took a bite, and commented, "Hmm... It feels a bit like fleshy jelly. What a mysterious texture."
She can eat normal food, but it won't increase her stats much, and won't significantly change her 3D stats. Just like a normal, filling meal, eating it might only increase her satiety by 1.
Wendy could understand it, like the Winter Feast event, where those candy canes, gingerbread men, and fruitcakes dropped, and eating them would increase a certain stat in three dimensions by 1. It was for fun, not survival.
"Still eating?" Hawkeye asked.
"Eat it. We can't waste food." Wendy replied.
When playing Don't Starve, you have to be respectful to all the food you eat! Don't waste it!
Even if she's short on rotten food, she'll use flower petals, fluorescent fruit, butterfly wings, and the like to rot. She's not about to waste food! Besides, it's a token of love from her friends! Plus, it tastes like fleshy jelly, which is quite interesting.
Hawkeye realized his mistake when Wendy had eaten half of it - he should have cut a small piece for Wendy to taste instead of feeding her the whole piece of juicy meat.
But Wendy was eating very seriously, with one hand still clinging to his waist, so it seemed difficult for him to change his mind now...
Hawkeye sighed imperceptibly, then frowned. He raised his hand and placed it on Wendy's shoulder, signaling her to stop. He turned his head and looked in one direction, his eyes sharp: "Come out."
Wendy tilted her head and looked over, the only difference being that she looked confused. "Huh?"
Two people quietly walked out from where Hawkeye was staring. Wendy's eyes lit up as she looked at them, and she immediately waved and greeted them: "Fram! Iceberg!"
"Hey, Wendy!" Fram was the first to respond, and he said loudly and politely, "I'm so sorry! We just saw a strange ship docked, so we came to check it out! We didn't mean to disturb you!"
"Flamm!" Bingshan scolded the other person in a low voice, then raised his hand and pushed Fram's back to signal him to leave, with a decent smile on his face, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hawkeye, Miss Wendy, we'll leave now--"
"Iceberg, why did you hit me?"
"Because you, a fool, have no vision!"
“…” Hawkeye, who was about to draw his sword, silently withdrew his hand and looked at Wendy, “Do you know him?”
"Well, I told you before, they are Uncle Tom's two disciples." Wendy was still chewing, her tone full of confusion. "I thought they came to say hello to me... Are they just passing by?"
"..." Hawkeye looked at the direction where the two people were pushing and shoving each other and leaving quickly, then looked at Wendy who knew nothing about it, and felt that it was still a mistake on his part - at least he shouldn't have fed them on the deck.
However, this behavior seemed to arouse Wendy's curiosity. In the evening, Hawkeye placed a half-drunk bottle of red wine on the table, and she took a sip from it before he could stop her.
"Hmm..." Wendy's expression wrinkled, a look of deep resentment. "It doesn't taste good, and it makes me lose my sanity!"
"Does regular alcohol have any negative effects on you?" Hawkeye took the glass of red wine and placed it aside, away from Wendy. He said helplessly, "Don't try it."
Wendy retorted, "I've tried a lot of other foods before, but I've never tried red wine. Because I was still young at the time, I drank fruit juice when Dover and the others drank. But I can still drink the vegetable cocktails I made myself!"
When she was in the Don Quixote family, she had eaten a few bites of ordinary food, but those were not as delicious as her own, so she was not very interested. This time, it was because the taste of the Shui Shui meat was really magical.
Hawkeye paused, glanced at Wendy, who was frowning, closing her eyes and sticking out her tongue, as if trying to dissipate the taste of the red wine, and said nothing.
At the same time, on the other side, at the Navy Headquarters——
"A letter from Dadan? What's going on? Why did they suddenly send me a letter..." Garp took it with a confused look on his face. He had a bad feeling in his heart - what happened? Did something happen to Ace and the others? Or did that brat Long take the three children away and never come back, and his promising grandson in the navy was going to become a revolutionary army?
Cap opened the letter with full of hesitation and worry and began to read.
Good news: the grandson is fine.
Bad news: Wendy's in trouble.
"...Hawkeye—!" Garp's hands were shaking as he gripped the letter, and he was instantly furious—how dare this brat bully his child?! And the only caring girl at that!
Originally, he completely disagreed even if Hawkeye was chosen. Even though the Shichibukai seemed close to the World Government, pirates were still pirates. The deal between the World Government and the Shichibukai was mutually beneficial, and he could see it would eventually go wrong... and yet that brat Hawkeye still disagreed?!
Garp stormed into Marshal Sengoku's office and slammed the table, "I don't agree with the Shichibukai system! I suggest abolishing it!"
Marshal of the Warring States Period: “…” This policy has been in place for a long time and you are jumping out to say nonsense now!
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Author's note: We'll be able to visit the Sabaody Archipelago in the next chapter! New characters are about to be unlocked! [Cai Gou]
PS: This is a bonus update for the Overlord Ticket! I’ve paid it back! I’m awesome! [Sunglasses]
PPS: Every time I add more chapters, I feel like the comments will get less... (deep thought)
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