Chapter 53: Exploration Day 6 Let’s go crash into that Yarqiman mangrove…
Day 6 of Exploration:
Wendy blinked and put her hand on it.
Then, she discovered a surprising fact - it turns out that holding hands does not take up space!
But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. The setting of Don't Starve is that each hand can only hold one item, but people are not considered items, so holding hands does not count.
After figuring it out, Wendy nodded in satisfaction and continued chatting with Hawkeye: "If you don't like taking the train near home, then let's go to Zhongshumu!"
Hawkeye looked at her: "Wood in the water?"
"Hmm!" Wendy began to describe it. "It's a giant tree growing underwater, with a massive canopy and figs. Hitting the trunk drops seeds... Ah, but we haven't found Grandma Island yet, so we can't retrieve the seeds from underwater without a winch..."
Wendy couldn't help but sigh when she thought of this, and began to feel a little sad. "Grandma Pearl, where is your home?" She couldn't find it.
Hawkeye didn't know that Wendy was beginning to miss her grandmother. He listened to her description. Although he didn't understand what Grandma Island was, he still knew what the giant tree growing in the water was.
"You mean the Alchiman mangrove?" Hawkeye guessed.
"Hmm?" Wendy looked at him, her expression and eyes radiating ignorance.
"..." Hawkeye sighed resignedly and began to explain, "The Alchiman mangrove is a giant tree that grows underwater. The Sabaody Archipelago was formed from its roots."
Hawkeye felt there must be something wrong with Wendy's upbringing, otherwise all this common sense wouldn't have been instilled into her like strange knowledge... Of course, it's also possible that Wendy's learning was just like that, with normal knowledge taking in and strange things coming out. But looking at her reading at home, that didn't seem to be the case.
"Sabaody Archipelago?" Wendy blinked and opened her map. Indeed, she had spotted an island area labeled "Sabaody Archipelago." However, because the map didn't show a thumbnail of a tree, she hadn't noticed...
So this is what the underwater trees in this world look like! They're so big that their roots form land... But it's understandable. After all, the map of this world has expanded so much, so it's normal for it to have some updates!
Wendy felt like she understood everything, and continued looking up at Hawkeye: "I get it, then let's go hit that Yarqiman mangrove!"
After saying this, she nodded seriously to express her determination.
Hawkeye: “…”
If she really did that, Wendy's bounty would probably be higher than her sister's... Wait, she went to learn shipbuilding from the world's number one shipbuilder, wasn't she going to crash into the Yarchiman mangrove just to build a ship?
Once he realized this, Hawkeye began to worry.
But he also knew that his verbal attempts to stop it were useless, just like the mysterious disappearance of all the marble statues in Water Seven. This had almost become a local legend, and since the statues were worthless, most people just thought it was strange, and no one came out to arrest them.
"What is the Grandma Island you are talking about?" asked Hawkeye.
"There's a Pearl Grandma on Grandma Island. If you find her and help her with her work, you can exchange empty bottles with her for the production plan of the Clamp Capstan. The Clamp Capstan can be used to retrieve seeds and treasures from the seabed." Wendy explained slowly.
She was still happy to share strategies with her destined permanent partner.
Hawkeye: "..." Why does this plan sound so complete?
But according to her, we should still go to that Grandma Island, so there's no need to start right now. We shouldn't worry about it right now... But what exactly is Grandma Island? Is Wendy's grandma still alive?
If it was Grandma Wendy who told Wendy to hit the Alchiman mangroves to obtain seeds to grow another Sabaody Archipelago, and she also had the tools to obtain the seeds, Hawkeye would seriously suspect that the reason for the destruction of the Kingdom of Sikeali was not as simple as war or civil unrest.
Unaware of her friends' conspiracy theories, Wendy continued to daydream—with the Waterwood, her home would feel even more complete! She'd probably go to the Sabaody Archipelago sometime... It's right next to the Naval Headquarters on the map. If the wooden sign in Uncle Garp's office hasn't been removed, she can teleport there!
Mihawk doesn't seem too interested in Shui Shui Mu... He must be unaware of the benefits of using Shui Shui Mu as a home. Once I find Granny Island and exchange it for the Clamping Winch, I'll go get the seeds and plant them. Give him a surprise! — Wendy thought lovingly.
Hawkeye, not knowing what kind of surprises were waiting for him in the future, just continued to stroll around the city with Wendy. He even wondered if he could dissuade the other party from their plan to crash into the Sabaody Archipelago if he said, "It's okay to build a train at home."
He also went to pick up the new hat that had been customized earlier... and then he found that after he put on the hat, Wendy next to him started staring at him, and that look made him feel extremely familiar.
"..." Hawkeye was silent for a moment, then said to the owner of the hat shop, "Bring over the second custom-made hat."
Fortunately, he had sensed something was wrong before and ordered an extra one...
Wendy was happy. She took the hat and put it on her head, and then her happy expression gradually disappeared - this new hat did not have any additional functions, it was only decorative.
She immediately took off her hat and placed it on the table beside her, then reached out to Hawkeye, "Mihawk, I want the one you're wearing!"
It must be that only the things of friends can have bonuses! This is just a gorgeous decoration made by ordinary shop owner NPC!
Hawkeye found that he was no longer surprised by such a development. After looking at each other for a moment, he was defeated by the other's completely unchanging and unwavering eyes. He sighed lightly, took off his hat and put it on the other, and then put on the hat that Wendy had placed on the table on his own head.
"Okay, let's go."
Wendy immediately became happy, adjusted her hat, and went over to hold Hawkeye's hand - although the Mask Carnival in Water Seven was very lively, there were too many people, and she had to keep a close eye on Mihawk to prevent him from getting lost!
Wendy was still chatting with Hawkeye.
"Mihawk Mihawk, what's this island near here?"
She looked at the small black area on the map and couldn't help feeling curious.
"Which one?"
Wendy described the location, and Hawkeye understood: "You mean Judicial Island?"
"There is a court directly under the World Government on Judicial Island. No one can get out after being escorted to Judicial Island, because the last door on Judicial Island, the Gate of Justice, leads directly to two places: one is the Navy Headquarters, and the other is the Deep Sea Prison Impel Down."
Wendy nodded thoughtfully, then continued, "Are there any good things on the island?"
Hawkeye: “…”
Looking at Wendy, whose face seemed to say "I'm going to get something good", Hawkeye began to feel that she might not have understood a word of his explanation.
"There's nothing good there. These are all buildings that can't be broken down." Hawkeye replied, eliminating the possibility of Wendy going over there with a pickaxe and hammer to smash things down.
"Ah..." Wendy sighed with regret, "What a useless island."
Hawkeye: "..." So the distinction between useful and useless is based on one's own needs? As expected of her.
The two stayed on the island for just a week, and after Hawkeye's ship was renovated, they left. Before leaving, Wendy politely greeted the people from Tom's studio. However, Hawkeye didn't know why, but he felt that the way they looked at him was a little strange... If they recognized him, it didn't seem that serious...
So, after parting ways, Hawkeye decided to ask the most likely culprit: "Did you talk to them about me?"
"Yeah! They want to attend the wedding." Wendy said bluntly, and asked, "Mihawk, will we have a wedding?"
Hawkeye: "..." Ask him?! He's even full of questions about why he wants to get married!
Wendy, who didn't get an answer, ignored his shock and pondered over her own matter, "I think we should still do it... I have a feeling they'll definitely give gifts if they attend."
"...No one usually holds a wedding for this kind of reason," Hawkeye replied, "and I haven't agreed to get married."
However, his objection did not bother Wendy at all. This time, Wendy did not even mention the time. "It's okay. You will agree later. I will ask you when the time comes."
Hawkeye: "..." Sometimes, he really couldn't understand the other party's mysterious self-confidence.
But this was not the only thing he couldn't understand.
After returning home, Hawkeye fell silent as he looked at the piece of land that suddenly appeared in his home's planting area.
"...Wendy, what is this?" he couldn't help but ask.
Wendy looked over and explained, "Huh? This is a marble bush."
"..." Hawkeye paused for a long time before continuing, "You mean, you turned the marble into a plantable shrub?"
"Yeah," Wendy said, taking a look around the marble bush area. "I made marble beans out of marble, and then planted them to grow marble bushes. But they're only at level two now, so they can't be mined. Once they reach level three, you can smash them with a pickaxe, and they'll drop two marble blocks or one marble and one marble bean. Then we'll never be short of marble again!"
Hawkeye: “…”
He finally understood why Wendy had smashed those marble statues overnight... but... was that right? Could marble be grown that way?
Wendy had no idea that she had once again shocked the worldview of her intended marriage partner. She happily returned to her room and changed out of the "Masquerade" outfit and put on the "Triumph" dress. Although both were black dresses, the Triumph's skirt was bigger and more stylish, and it was more suitable for Hawkeye's black hat with feather decorations.
After looking at her outfit in the mirror, Wendy ran out with satisfaction to show Hawkeye her outfit, then went to the kitchen to get some food, ran back to her room, stood next to the teleportation sign, and chose [Monkey's House].
—It's been so long, the Goa Kingdom navy should have left! She'll go back and check on the situation! And then she needs to tell everyone about her wedding so they have time to prepare gifts for her soon!
Ah… Speaking of which, besides the people I can invite, there’s also Mihawk’s… I’ll go ask Mihawk who his friends are after she finishes inviting them!
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The author has something to say: Without Hawkeye knowing... no, I should say he was the first to know, the wedding date would have already been widely known [Cai Gou]
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