Chapter 47: The fourth day of building a family. Looks like we need to get married quickly...
Day 4 of building a home:
Hawkeye had previously thought that two of his necessities of life had been invaded, but he never expected that the rest would come so quickly.
The hat wasn't a big deal...but the cross necklace around his neck wasn't just a necklace, it was a cross knife. He would use it when he didn't feel the need to use his big knife.
In the past, or if someone else had asked him this, he would have ignored it completely and might even have resorted to violence.
But Wendy was the original owner of the island where he lived, and the two of them lived together now. He had come to know each other's character over the time he had spent with her, and he also understood that Wendy had no other intentions and seemed to simply want... probably because she was a member of the royal family in the past.
So Hawkeye just sighed and replied, "You can have the hat, but not the necklace."
Wendy was not discouraged or unhappy. She happily ran to Hawkeye's room, found the hat, and skillfully stuffed it into the backpack.
And the system showed her the properties of the hat as usual.
[Hawkeye Mihawk's Hat]: Hawkeye Djoracle Mihawk's hat. When worn, it increases attack power by 1.25 times and has a speed-up effect, increasing walking speed by 1.2 times.
Note 1: Dracule Mihawk is the world's number one swordsman. With this hat, you might try using a sword or other weapon. It might have unexpected attack effects.
Note 2: Special items cannot be repaired using a sewing kit.
Wendy looked at the durability indicator and felt a little disappointed—it wasn't a permanent item...
Does it mean that the other party must give it to me voluntarily for it to be permanent? Or does it mean that the other party must be a friend registered in the system?
She was indeed too gentle. She should have asked her friends for things sooner, such as Dover's sunglasses.
Although she couldn't imagine what bonus Doflamingo's sunglasses would offer... judging by their abilities... Dover's ability was thread. Could it be that the sewing kit's durability would be reduced? Never mind, that didn't sound like a very useful thing. — Wendy pondered this for a moment, then quickly let it go and began trying on the hat.
Hawkeye's hat is a wide-brimmed black hat with white fluff. Among the special items Wendy has obtained, this is the best-looking one.
Of course, Wendy's desire to wear this appearance is secondary. The most important thing is the opponent's speed bonus.
Walking canes only have a bonus of 1.25 times, while this hat has a bonus of 1.2 times, and it can be stacked... When the time comes to find ancient technology and make magic light amulets, and put them together, she can't imagine how powerful she will become!
This time fighting the baboon made her realize her weakness - Abigail became invincible, but she was not. If her speed could not keep up, Abigail would easily lose the chance to catch up with the enemy.
On the other hand, as long as she can keep up with the speed, she can be invincible!
This hat made Wendy very happy. She put on the Hawkeye hat and stared at the walking stick for a while. She specially changed the skin of the walking stick into a goat head stick for the sake of matching, and then happily started her racing journey - this speed was a little faster than before!
Hawkeye, who had just finished reading today's newspaper, couldn't help but look sideways. The other person's speed had become faster than before... Was he in a good mood today? Was it because he got the hat?
Wendy didn't know that her chosen friend was confused by her sudden speed increase. She released Abigail, and wearing a hat and holding a walking stick, she strolled in the forest at her own added speed of 1.5 times. The baboons chasing her were so scared that they ran around in panic.
It was also at this time that Wendy saw the sword mark left by Hawkeye's previous sword swing.
"Hmm...was there a trace of this here before?" Wendy tilted her head, a little confused. She didn't remember seeing it when she explored the map before...
Could this be... the traces of a meteorite? Is there a platform nearby? — Wendy, completely lost in her thoughts, began to speculate.
However, she doesn't have anything to upgrade with the platform right now, as she hasn't found any ancient technology yet. She needs to focus on building her home first! She hasn't even finished the planting area yet!
Wendy had already prepared for her home, so she had already prepared things like berry bushes, saplings, and grass. She hadn't planted anything before simply because it was more important to grow dragon fruit first.
Because the hat has durability, adhering to the principle of not wasting, Wendy put the hat into the backpack after strolling back, and then went to the box in her room to take out the three magic tools for building a home and planting - berry bushes, saplings, and thatch.
She also planned it carefully and planted the three plots in an area a little further away.
And after noticing Hawkeye was idle, she ran over and threw the sapling in front of him, and earnestly instructed: "Mihawk, I'll leave the sapling to you. I'll go plant berry bushes and thatch. Remember to plant them densely so that it will be easier to harvest the branches later!"
Hawkeye: “…”
Hawkeye didn't say anything, but Wendy assumed that he agreed and ran away.
Hawkeye had already noticed that if he didn't explicitly say no, it would be considered as an agreement in front of the other party. Even saying no seemed to be useless... This little girl had her own pace and only followed her own pace.
However, considering that the other party's planting ability is indeed amazing... and it is not a difficult thing, Hawkeye still did it.
Just like that, before dark, all three planting areas were completed. Wendy also had time to tend to the dragon fruit plants she had planted.
"When fruit flies come over later, we will kill the bad ones and leave the friendly ones. They can help us take care of the plants, and we don't have to talk to the plants at every stage!" Wendy said after planting.
Hawkeye was silent, because this was another area he didn't understand...but this wasn't the first time this had happened recently, so he just nodded and said, "Okay."
Anyway, you will understand the parts you don’t understand when they happen later.
As for asking Wendy in detail... that was completely pointless. She would just say a bunch of more incomprehensible things.
Wendy didn't know that she had caused her roommate to fall into confusion again. She just finished planting and irrigating her fields and went to check on her fields again.
After accumulating enough dragon fruit seeds, she planted them and taught Hawkeye how to plant them: "Dragon fruit and tomatoes should be planted in a ratio of 1:2, so that they can grow to be huge."
Although I still don't quite understand the concept of gigantism, I know that some plants can grow better if they are planted together, which has an unexpected composting effect.
Therefore, Hawkeye just nodded: "I understand."
Then, when five days had passed and it was time to harvest, Hawkeye discovered that he actually didn't know.
Because... he just stood there and watched as the dragon fruit vine suddenly turned into a giant dragon fruit that was taller than Wendy.
That’s right, there are no stems or leaves, it’s just a huge dragon fruit growing on the ground.
Including the tomatoes on the side.
He never expected that this "gigantic" meant gigantic in the literal sense!
"Wow! The enlargement was successful!" Wendy watched happily from the side, then took out a hammer and handed one to Hawkeye, "Mihawk! Let's start harvesting the crops!"
Hawkeye looked at the hammer that was handed to him. Although he took it, his expression and tone were filled with hesitation: "Harvesting crops with a hammer?"
"Yes." Wendy said and began to demonstrate - she picked a huge dragon fruit and smashed it with a hammer, and the huge dragon fruit turned into three normal-sized dragon fruits and two seeds.
Hawkeye: "..." He really couldn't convince himself that this was normal.
Wendy, after smashing two, noticed he was still standing there in a daze, and urged him with some dissatisfaction, "Hurry up, Mihawk! We have to finish this before dark!"
"...I see." Hawkeye came back to his senses and went over to personally experience the wonders of this giant crop. Finally, he couldn't help but look at Wendy, who was bending over to pick up the dragon fruit she had just smashed, and asked, "You said before that you ate the famine fruit?"
"Yes." Wendy replied.
So that's how it is... Because of the famine, the fruit's ability is acting on edible crops? - Hawkeye pondered deeply, and felt that he understood a little.
He looked at the darkening sky and said to Wendy, "It's getting dark. Let me take over."
It’s not that he likes to take on jobs, but he remembered that Wendy couldn’t stay in the dark... Maybe it was a side effect of the fruit.
Wendy looked up and agreed, "Okay! I'll leave the fields to you, Mihawk!"
Wendy was delighted—her new friend was a perfect farming partner! It didn't matter that they weren't official partners yet; in a few months, she'd have enough modding opportunities to load the wedding mod first!
Hmm... If that's the case, the Ever Fresh mod will have to be put aside for a bit... Never mind! We have land now, so we have no shortage of food! The Ever Fresh mod isn't that urgent anymore!
However, Wendy did not go back to the castle as Hawkeye expected, but instead took the lantern and started collecting straw and branches.
But when she was collecting the branches, something went wrong - because the thatch had mutated, when she was collecting it, the surrounding grass suddenly turned into animals with thatch on their backs that looked like lizards, and ran away screaming.
“…Damn it! They turned into leafy flesh!” Wendy’s eyes suddenly became fiercer. She originally wanted to call her sister to chase the group of creatures and beat them into leafy flesh, but when she turned around and saw Hawkeye, she gave up in disappointment.
If my sister turns into anger mode, she will also attack Hawkeye. No, what if she angers her farming partner and runs away?
Looks like I need to get the wedding mod quickly! Otherwise, using Abigail will be too restrictive! — Wendy made up her mind.
Hawkeye was shocked as he watched the grass suddenly transform into a lizard-like creature and run away. He couldn't control the expression on his face: "...What was that?"
Knowing that this was the first time her friend had seen one, Wendy kindly explained, "They're grass geckos. There's a certain chance they'll turn into grass geckos and run away in the grass. Killing them will drop leafy flesh, but they have little attack power and low health, so they're a bit hard to catch up to."
...So it was Wendy's ability that caused this plant to transform into an animal and escape? Isn't this Devil Fruit ability a bit too diverse? —Although his experience was different, Hawkeye couldn't help but have the same thoughts as Wendy's former companions.
Seeing Wendy's expression of being indifferent and taking it for granted, Hawkeye did not ask any further questions, but just accepted this somewhat unacceptable fact.
But Hawkeye soon discovered that these images that made him silent from time to time were not the end, but just the beginning.
The next day, he saw Wendy, wearing his hat and holding her cane that could transform into several forms, chasing those grass geckos with her ghost sister. Although she had a fierce expression on her face, her cute appearance and clothes made her look not very intimidating.
The grass geckos were frightened and screamed and fled in all directions. Some of them ran away, and some were killed by the ghost named Abigail and turned into a piece of thatch and a piece of green meat.
Hawkeye: "..." The green meat, like the purple meat in the refrigerator, did not look like it was edible... As for why a lizard-like creature would turn into a piece of meat after being killed, he no longer wanted to ask.
Wendy returned after gathering the thatch and leafy meat. She greeted Hawkeye and excitedly told him, "Now that we have leafy meat, we can make jelly salads. It'll give us 50 san points. We can also make beef, green vegetables, and vegetarian burgers. It just so happens that those two crops of regular seeds we planted earlier also produced onions."
... Vegetarian? — Hawkeye was confused for a moment, then suddenly understood.
That’s right, this lizard... well, the grass gecko is transformed from grass. To some extent, it is a plant and of course a vegetarian.
Hawkeye didn't ask any more questions, just nodded: "Okay."
He never questions or changes the recipes assigned by the cook. If he wants to eat something, he will cook it himself, and he is also a pretty good cook.
If Wendy hadn't been happily cooking there and her cooking skills were really amazing, he would even take the initiative to tell her that they could take turns cooking.
He didn't mention taking turns cooking because Wendy's habit of swallowing everything in one gulp might be related to her ability. Combined with the name of her devil fruit and the magical effects of the food she ate, maybe she needs to eat special food.
Thinking of this, Hawkeye said to Wendy who came out after putting the leaf meat into the refrigerator, "I'm going out for a while and will be back in about half a month."
"Great, the crops have just been harvested..." It is normal for friends to go out to sea to explore after building a home. After being mentioned by Hawkeye, Wendy also felt that she had been obsessed with planting recently and had forgotten to explore. It was just right that she came here to continue exploring the surrounding islands.
Therefore, she went to bring some basic materials and food, and excitedly followed Hawkeye to the beach: "It's time for me to go out and explore the surrounding islands!"
Then, Hawkeye watched as Wendy walked to the beach and quickly set down a crude pancake boat... no, it was a round raft that couldn't even be called a boat. She jumped on it, took out a wooden paddle, and started to paddle...
Hawkeye: "...Wait a minute!"
Wendy looked at him confusedly: "Huh?"
"..." Hawkeye sighed resignedly and spoke in a steady voice, "I'm going to the Seven Waters City. If you just want to go to the nearby island, come with me."
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Author's words: Hawkeye, from struggling to accepting his fate (it seems that he didn't struggle much) [dog head]
There are still extra chapters on Deep Water that haven't been completed yet, and there will be more tomorrow morning! See you tomorrow morning!
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