Chapter 131 Celestial Mission Day 3 (Nutrient Solution 420,000+430,000...)
Day 3 of Celestial Mission:
There is a reason behind Vegapunk's "move".
He naturally didn't conduct research alone, but rather had a team of researchers working for him. One of them, Caesar Courant, developed a poison gas bomb. Vegapunk, a peace-loving man who pursued research to improve the world, naturally couldn't tolerate this behavior and expelled Caesar.
Caesar was not a good person since he would come up with this kind of research. In a rage, he vented his anger on his old boss before leaving, causing Vegapunk's original research institute to become a restricted area filled with poisonous gas. He planned to move the research base away.
And the place they moved to was...
"That's the 8th Naval Science Research Institute, Egghead Island," Long explained seriously, then added, "Because they've just relocated, the security isn't very tight. But if you want to go, it's best to go alone. Firstly, you won't be easily discovered, and secondly, you'll be able to escape easily if something goes wrong."
After all, she was the one who resurrected Wendy. She knew that no one could beat her in running away, so Long was very confident in her in this regard.
"Your declaration in front of Mary Geoise is tantamount to an open declaration of war against the World Government. We can't gamble on your uncle on the throne's leniency," Long said solemnly. "You now control territories and residents. They could use them to threaten you."
"Huh?" Wendy looked bewildered. "Why would it threaten me?"
"..." After a moment's silence, Long changed his words to something she could understand. "They might destroy the island where you farm, seize your ship, and hunt down your companions and children."
"What?! How could they be so evil!" Wendy was shocked, her mood growing heavy. Apparently, even a big world has its downsides... The interpersonal relationships multiplied, and the plot became more complex. Fighting a boss unexpectedly led to so many subsequent plot twists depending on the outcome...
"I understand. I'll prepare well." Wendy clenched her fist. "If it really doesn't work... I'll just have to cheat!"
Originally, for the sake of the gaming experience and to ensure a certain degree of balance, she just gave Abigail a cheat to ensure that any monster could be defeated... But if she really got stuck, she, a home builder who has poor positioning and no obsession with the boss-beating experience, would have to try that speed-run mod!
With the mod update and the ability to replace mods, she has already made her choice - if she really can't beat her, she will replace the powerful Abigail mod with a one-hit kill mod.
[One-Hit Kill Mod]: What if your output is not enough? What if you think fighting is a waste of time? Spend all your fighting time against the Crimson King! After using this mod, as long as you are alive, you are invincible!
Note: This function can only be used by the player himself and cannot be used continuously. There must be a five-minute interval between each use.
Perhaps it’s because this world is too big, and there is no invincible T key mod that allows God to arrange the world at will.
Wendy also understood - the T key always crashed when playing games before, let alone in this world.
But it doesn't matter, with a one-hit kill, you're not afraid of losing. A five-minute cooldown doesn't matter, just let them run for five minutes - if things don't work out, you can always die quickly and revive yourself.
Because everything is reset to zero once you die, and the cooling time is also reset to zero.
Although Abigail will return to her original combat power, she has become a single-player warrior - this time it is his turn to protect his sister! I believe Abigail must be very happy!
Thinking of this, Wendy released Abigail and looked at the cheerful ghost with a look of mutual understanding.
The dragon on the opposite side: “……?”
Although I don't quite understand it, Wendy seems to be very confident in her sister... There shouldn't be any problem... right?
"But how do we get to Egghead Island?" After Wendy and Abigail finished their sisterly conversation, they turned to look at this cheap big brother and asked.
"About this... someone will take you there." Long said this with a faint smile on his face, "And you must let him take you there. He has always wanted to help you."
Wendy blinked, a puzzled expression on her face: "Who?"
***
Wendy is the type of person who doesn't remember bad things she did, nor does she remember good things she did - because she doesn't think about whether it was a good thing or a bad thing at all, she only remembers whether the thing made her happy or unhappy.
Long didn't say who it was, keeping her in suspense, and only said that she would know in a few days.
After talking to Wendy, he went to talk to Nicole Robin.
"I've been to O'Hara before," Long said straight to the point. "I'm a friend of Dr. Shamrock. After O'Hara's fall, I returned to visit... There's something I learned that might interest you."
Long had been to O'Hara and met Dr. Clover, who was exploring world history, and became friends there. This is why Wendy discovered O'Hara Island on the map after she first took Long's map.
After O'Hara's fall, he went to pay homage to Dr. Shamrock, and that's where he met Vegapunk...
"After the fall of O'Hara, the books recording history didn't completely disappear. Instead, they were moved away by the giants."
Robin was stunned, and a shocking guess emerged in his mind: "Giant tribe?"
Seeing her reaction, Long was stunned for a moment, then understood. "It seems you already know... The leader was a strange man covered in bandages. He said he wanted to protect the legacy that O'Hara left behind with his life, and he took the documents away. I didn't think they looked like bad people, so I didn't stop them."
"Well... they... are not bad people..." Robin suppressed the urge to cry, "The man wrapped in bandages is called Sauro, right?"
She knew who it was—the friend she had always talked to when she was little! It was the Titan who had come out to fight the Navy and protect her when O'Hara was destroyed by the World Government's Demon Slayer Order, allowing her to escape!
He survived - this was the best news she had received since her escape!
"I didn't ask for his name... but if you want to find him, now is not a good time." Long said, "I was looking for you and wanted to invite you to join the revolutionary army, but you might be safer with Wendy."
"...Huh?" Robin was stunned for a moment. She wasn't surprised to learn that Long was a member of the Revolutionary Army, but she was surprised...
"I thought Wendy was also a member of the Revolutionary Army..." Robin said with a hint of surprise, "Or rather, I almost thought she was the leader of the Revolutionary Army..."
True Revolutionary Army Leader: "..."
Well, it doesn’t seem that surprising.
"Wendy's rather self-centered and eccentric, making her unsuitable for giving orders." Long smiled. "But she's easy to get along with. And she's going to go find Vegapunk. If Wendy succeeds in inviting him, perhaps you'll learn more from him."
"I understand." Robin suppressed his excitement and nodded.
Because she was so excited, she couldn't help wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes when she walked out of the cabin.
Wendy, who was fishing over there, saw Robin crying and immediately exclaimed, ran over and walked around Robin twice, then looked at Long and said in an incredible tone: "Long, you actually made Robin cry!"
Long: "...It's a misunderstanding."
"I'm fine..." Robin smiled through his tears and looked at Wendy. After a moment's silence, he couldn't help but lean over and hugged her, muttering, "Thank you, Wendy."
She had originally approached Wendy for other purposes... including serving as her translator. Even to this day, she'd always been reserved and even had her own calculations... even though she was having a wonderful time aboard the Abigail...
"Hmm?" Wendy didn't understand, but she still reached out and touched her head, as if coaxing a child, and said, "Be good."
Crocodile narrowed his eyes as he watched this scene from afar, keenly sensing something was amiss. If it was just a relative of Wendy's, Nico Robin wouldn't have reacted so strongly. Furthermore, she clearly didn't recognize the person at first...
"Hey, Hawkeye, does Wendy's brother have any special identity?" Crocodile turned his head and asked.
Hawkeye was drinking and reading a newspaper over there: "Who knows."
Crocodile: "..." Playing dumb, huh? He knew Wendy Carter was secretly being nurtured by other forces! This woman is quite ambitious!
It seems that his plan to capture Pluto needs to be advanced... - Crocodile made a decision in his heart.
However, he still didn't know how to activate Pluto's firepower, and Nico Robin's translation for Wendy Carter was not completed...
"Wendy, this is the translation you wanted." After Long left, Robin gave her the information that had been translated for some time.
Crocodile: “……!!!”
He subconsciously tried to snatch it away at the first moment, but was blocked by a black knife full of domineering aura.
Then he could only watch as the damn blonde woman said "Okay" and took away the translation materials.
Then, the woman took it out again. Before he could react, she quickly flipped through it. The materials disappeared in her hands, and she said happily, "I've learned it! So this is how you activate Pluto... It seems quite complicated!"
Nico Robin agreed with a smile, "Yeah, I think it's quite troublesome too."
"Thank you, Robin."
"You're welcome."
Seeing the two women happily thanking each other, Crocodile recovered from his stunned state and shouted at Wendy in disbelief: "Impossible! How could you learn so quickly?!"
"Just click it and it's done." Wendy looked at him puzzledly, as if she was looking at an idiot. "Can't you do it? Crook, you should learn from Robin and read more books. Otherwise, how can you open Pluto?"
"What... this is not something you can learn just by reading more books!" Crocodile was furious. He turned his head and glared at Hawkeye with bloodshot eyes. "Even you men can't do this!"
Hawkeye retracted the black knife in his hand and replied: "I don't want to open the Hades either."
Wendy nodded over there: "Mihawk's main purpose here is to play and sleep with me, but you are different, Croc."
Hawkeye couldn't help but glance at her—this guy's colander attributes would also be able to play a role in this kind of thing...
Robin smiled and joined in: "As for me, I don't find studying difficult at all..."
Crocodile: “…”
If he didn't still need to master the method of activating Pluto, even if he couldn't beat Hawkeye, he would fight to the death and then leave this damn place! Leave these bastards!
But Crocodile did not expect that this was not the most frustrating moment for him.
Because... a week later, new people arrived on the Abigail - Wendy's good son Ace of Fire Fist finally came from the Sabaody Archipelago, and brought with him the shipwright Tom and his pet frog Yokozuna.
At about the same time, the person that Long mentioned who wanted to help Wendy came over with the Carter family's only official eldest son who inherited the Carter surname.
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Wendy was very happy to see Ace coming at first, especially since there was also the fishman Tom.
Ace also brought his companions from the pirate group. They had been secretly talking about their captain being a mama's boy on the road, but when they saw Wendy, they all stuttered, stood in a row and greeted her obediently, respectfully calling her "Miss Player".
Robin acted as a very good coordinator at this time, and led the group down with a smile - Pluto was big enough, and accommodating more people was no problem at all.
As for Ace...
He was also very excited to see his adoptive parents after not seeing them for a long time. After happily greeting his mother, he couldn't wait to display the traditional filial piety and challenge his father - although in essence, he also wanted to show his parents his current strength...
Hawkeye is used to this kind of behavior from these unfortunate kids. There is only one of them now, but all three of them used to be like this.
However, the show did not last long and was interrupted.
Because Ace had the Flame-Flame Fruit, the battle erupted in flames... Wendy, who was still catching up with Tom, was horrified when she saw this. She immediately ran to her room, got the ingredients, and made a snowball maker on the spot. She opened it and started filling it with ingredients...
As a result, the self-igniting Ace was hit by the oncoming snowball and was completely controlled.
"What's going on..." Ace turned his head in confusion, and saw Wendy running over with a walking cane in hand and hitting him on the head.
"No playing with fire at home! Do you want to destroy this family?" Wendy shouted with her hands on her hips.
"This is too exaggerated..." Ace muttered, but he didn't dare to speak too loudly - he felt a little guilty.
Because when he was on Kraikana Island, he had seen how Wendy treated the wildfire at home as a formidable enemy... But he also fought like this! The Flame-Flame Fruit was also given by Wendy!
Ace couldn't help but look at Hawkeye with a protesting look. Hawkeye received his gaze and responded calmly: "Although you have a natural fruit, controlling your fruit ability is also a kind of practice."
"That's what I mean, even Kroc wouldn't fill his house with sand!" Wendy also used others as examples.
Crocodile, watching the fun from the side, said: "..." Doesn't he want to? If there's sand in the house, this woman will ask him to clean it up. If he doesn't, she will let her ghost sister beat people! If it's not that he can't beat the ghost--!
"Tsk, I get it." Ace responded with a frown.
"The fact that you've made it this far proves your strength, and even the natural element has its nemesis." Hawkeye said from the side, "Don't you know how to use Haki now?"
Ace looked over with an ignorant look on his face, full of question marks: "What domineering?"
"...You're quite talented to have come this far without knowing anything." Hawkeye sighed. "It's okay. I'll teach you starting tomorrow."
If he didn't have Haki in the New World, he would be at a disadvantage in battle. It just so happened that he hadn't had much to do recently except helping Wendy take care of the growing water tree.
"Okay!" Ace took the food Wendy handed him and agreed with a smile. After taking a gulp, he belatedly shouted, "Wow—so cold—!"
"Because I want to cool you down, this is banana jelly that will keep you cool."
"Wendy, you're so strict—"
"But you could make a fire if it's cold."
"Are you using me as a stove?"
Nico Robin watched this scene, walked over to Crocodile, and said with a smile, "Oh, what a harmonious family. Mr. Crocodile, are you worried?"
Crocodile, who was feeling disgusted by this kind of family bonding time, glanced over and said, "What are you worried about?"
"The Fire Fist has its own power source, so it should be more suitable for driving the Pluto. Mr. Crocodile, aren't you worried about losing your job?"
"Tsk, stop your nonsense. I'm not here to be Wendy Carter's helmsman." Crocodile snorted coldly and glanced at Robin. "But you...what did Wendy's brother say to you that made you suddenly change sides?"
He knew that Robin had reservations about Wendy at first, but that changed after the last time... He had a vague guess - Wendy's brother might be the leader of the revolutionary army that has been in the spotlight recently.
The brother and sister, one in the open and the other in the dark, cooperated closely and harvested the power of both civilians and pirates.
"Really?" Robin said with a smile, "I just suddenly thought Wendy was very cute."
"That's enough. I'm about to throw up." Crocodile scoffed and looked away. "You've finished reading Pluto's manual. What exactly does it say?"
"About this..." Robin smiled as he looked at Wendy, who was disciplining her son. "Mr. Crocodile, the only person on this ship who could possibly activate Pluto is Wendy."
"Hmph, don't think you can rest easy just by standing next to that woman. Sooner or later, she'll be in trouble."
"Where will you be then, Mr. Crocodile?"
He'll naturally drive off in his Pluto, completely severing ties with you all. — Crocodile thought, but didn't say it out loud.
Sabo and Kuma came the day after Ace arrived.
"Bear! So it's you!" Wendy saw the person flying down from the sky and landing safely on the deck of the Pluto, and ran over happily. "Does your coming here mean your daughter's illness has healed? Is Luo doing well?"
"Bonnie is fine now and is currently at home under post-operative observation. Luo You asked me to pass on a letter to you. He was very worried about you and wanted to rush to the Grand Line to be with you, but he felt more relieved after seeing Ace go out to sea." Big Bear said with a smile.
"Ace is currently studying with Mihawk on Island 16. He'll be back for dinner."
Wendy said, looking up at the sky. As a flock of crows flew closer and closer, the blond boy sitting on a crow held his hat and jumped down to the deck, greeting everyone, "Mom!"
"Sabo!" Wendy happily went up to her older son, grabbed his hand, and circled him twice, "You come here too!"
Sabo, who was forced to follow Wendy around twice because of being held by the hand, smiled and replied, "Well, when I saw Bonnie coming back, I knew the bear should be here, so I hurried over."
He knew that Xiong came to help Wendy implement her plan, so he naturally rushed over to help.
That night was indeed quite lively. Wendy deliberately let Abigail out, and it was a pity that only Luffy was needed to save the Carter family.
Hawkeye didn't know whether he should remind her that among this group of people, only Sabo had the same surname as her, Carter, and it seemed that Dragon didn't know yet that Wendy secretly adopted Luffy... Although even if Dragon came to accuse her, Wendy would pretend to be innocent and say something like "I don't see anyone stopping me."
However, there was something that concerned him during the welcome party, and he couldn't help but ask Sabo behind the scenes, "You used to only call Wendy "Mom" in front of others, but now you're used to calling her that in front of her too. Is there a reason for that?"
Sabo was stunned for a moment, somewhat impressed by his adoptive father's keen sense... But he didn't hide it and said frankly, "I guess so... It happened when I took some time off to return to the Kingdom of Goa."
At that time, because of the incident in which Abigail angrily beat up the Celestial Dragons, Sabo's parents were very frightened. They simply treated their disobedient and trouble-making son Sabo as dead and spread the word to others. They raised their newly adopted son as their official son.
It was also because of this that Sabo felt that he had finally cut ties with that place, so he said that he wanted to be Wendy's child...
But when he returned to the Kingdom of Goa this time, he discovered something else.
"Didn't my mom take me to Big Mom's tea party before, and I was there? They saw the news and were furious..."
Hawkeye understood: "Do they think you betrayed them?"
"No, they should have known this a long time ago. They wouldn't be so angry now..." Sabo said, his expression becoming a little subtle, and he laughed dryly twice. "They seem to believe what the newspaper said and have started a conspiracy theory. They seem to think that I was originally my child, and that my mother deliberately switched her own child with theirs when I was a child..."
Perhaps they also know that their thoughts are outrageous, but that way they can have a reasonable outlet to vent, and all his "thoughts and behaviors that are not in line with the nobility" can be explained. They can then be completely blameless and become pure victims, and naturally they will choose to believe the statement that is more beneficial to them.
But it’s also good this way. It’s also good for him to treat Wendy as his biological mother.
...Well, judging by their behavior, Luffy always seemed to be related to Wendy. He couldn't help but want to ask Long Wendy if she was his biological sister, otherwise why did Luffy and Wendy look so similar.
Hawkeye couldn't help but fall silent after hearing this answer - because it was too outrageous, he didn't know what to say.
However, it had no effect on Wendy. Seeing that Sabo was happy to acknowledge his mother, he just let it go.
Sabo asked quietly, "Speaking of which... Mihawk, why is that Sand Crocodile still on this ship? Is he okay?"
Hawkeye: "It doesn't matter. He's already Wendy's daily toy."
Sabo: “……?”
Wendy didn't know that her partner was teasing her with her son behind her back, otherwise she would have asked, "Can I play however I want?" and then someone would have been unhappy.
At this time, she was waiting for the banquet to end. Unfortunately, she sacrificed her sleep tonight and pulled Kuma, Sabo, Ace and Hawkeye together to discuss the activities on Eggman Island.
"That's what we'll do then. Bear, take me in, and then I'll find Veg Punk and bring him out!" Wendy finished her plan with confidence.
The other four people: "..."
Sometimes, I really feel that Wendy is Luffy's biological mother and has nothing to do with the leader. - Sabo thought solemnly.
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The author has something to say: I finished writing it ahead of time, so I'll just count it as an extra update! [Kiss]
That's right, everyone should have realized by now... Egghead Island is a solo dungeon for players! [狗头]
I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. It's really fun to spend time with my children and play with Crocodile [roast dog] If you are interested, I will write a funny if in the if collection later, and do a mother-son game with Luffy [sunglasses]
P.S. Here Hawkeye is directly asked to teach Ace Haki. Anyway, Hawkeye is very strong in Haki. Legend has it that he was the man who used the black knife of Haki to row a boat from the Grand Line to the East China Sea (there is no evidence, it is a rumor). Now that he can't teach the baboon, he might as well teach his son first.
In the original novel, Ace only had Conqueror Haki that he couldn't control until his death, and he also didn't have Observation Haki or Armament Haki. It was really a standard plot kill... It's a pity. He was obviously very talented, but he didn't have time to grow up [heartbreaking]
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