Chapter 48: First Day of Exploration (Deep Water Extra Update x4) I Never…
Day 1 of exploration:
Wendy heard this, thought about it for a moment, and nodded in agreement - after all, sailing alone is really boring.
And actually she doesn't like driving the boat that much because the rudder is really difficult to control.
This time she didn't even make a mast, but just made a driftwood paddle out of driftwood. This was because although the sail would increase the speed, the direction was difficult to control. She originally just wanted to explore the nearby islands, which were not too far away, and the speed of the driftwood paddle was just right.
When the mod space becomes available in the future, she can load a shipwreck mod and sail comfortably!
But this is enough for now.
and……
"Mihawk, why are you going to Water Seven? I want to go too!" Wendy asked curiously and made a decision at the same time.
There is the Seven Water City on her map, but it is a map inherited from a friend. She has never been there herself, so it is still different.
Hawkeye was speechless about what the other party said - although it seemed that he was asking him, why did it feel like no matter how he answered, this guy had already made up his mind to go with him?
In the end, the last item of food, clothing, housing and transportation was still invaded.
Hawkeye wouldn't refuse out of hand, though. With a sigh, he explained, "Water Seven is a famous shipbuilding island with many docks and factories. Most of the world's best shipbuilders are based there. I'm going there to rebuild my boat."
Hawkeye's boat wasn't very big, after all, he was the only one using it before.
Hawkeye had thought his own ship was simple enough until he saw Wendy's. This made him wonder if she had ever been to sea before... But considering her status, and the fact that she was the only one left on Kraikana Island after her country was destroyed, it didn't seem so strange that she had never been to sea.
The ship was a coffin-shaped sailboat with a cross-like mast. The sails and hull were all black. It was originally only big enough to accommodate one person, but Wendy was petite, so one more person wouldn't be a big deal.
The oceans of this world are divided into four major regions: the east, south, west, and north. These regions are separated by vertically intersecting continents and special ocean zones. The former is the Red Earth Continent, while the latter is the Grand Line. The Grand Line is further divided into two sections: Paradise and the New World.
The climate, magnetic field and danger of the Grand Route are much higher than those of the four major seas, and the New World is more dangerous than Paradise.
When Wendy was following Doflamingo, she often hung around the North Sea. Later, when she went to find Dragon, the Revolutionary Army's territory was in the Grand Line. After her resurrection, the places she explored and erected wooden signs were all in the East China Sea. Rogue Town is the only way to get from the East China Sea to the Grand Line.
Kraikana Island is located in Paradise. Wendy first came here after entering the Grand Line and has not explored other places. Therefore, she was quite curious about this trip.
Hawkeye was not surprised by this - after all, in his opinion, this was Wendy's first time leaving the island.
However, there wasn't much to explore on the ship, and Wendy soon grew tired of looking at the sea. So she started asking, "Are there any special terrain or plants in the Seven Waters?"
"Terrain?" Hawkeye was stunned for a moment. He understood Wendy had no idea. Considering she'd been trapped on an island forever, she might lack some common sense. He patiently explained, "Seven Waters is quite special. It's a city on water, mostly man-made, unlike a natural island like Kraikana Island. However, there are some specialties there that aren't found anywhere else."
Wendy nodded, looking very interested. "What's the specialty?"
"Where can I find high-concentration sea salt and the specialty Shuishui meat..." Hawkeye said this, and suddenly found a blind spot. He couldn't help but look at Wendy - come to think of it... it seems that this guy has never added any seasoning when cooking, but the dishes he made are just the right amount of saltiness?
"Huh?" Wendy tilted her head, looking puzzled when she saw the other party suddenly stop.
"...Nothing." Hawkeye decided not to delve into it and continued, "But you don't need salt?" "Yes!" Wendy said, "Salt crystals can restore the freshness of food! You can also make delicious salt licks!"
One salt crystal restores 50% of the freshness of one food item. While salt crystals are harder to obtain and might as well be used to make new food, they're still pretty useful! They can also be used to make tasty salt licks, which are especially useful for training cattle. One salt lick can keep a cow licking for 30 days.
She would definitely patrol cattle in the future, but she hadn't found any creature in this world that was comparable to cattle and could be tamed.
"Then we can buy some to take back this time." After Hawkeye finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was not right. He couldn't help but frowned and fell into deep thought - why did he also start using "we"?
Wendy didn't pay attention to his address. After all, in her mind, there was no such thing as yours or mine. She always used "we", and in her heart, she defaulted to "mine".
Including Hawkeye himself, he is also labeled as "mine" in her heart, but Hawkeye himself does not know it yet.
The Seven Waters City is not too far from Kraikana Island, after all, it is also in the paradise zone.
This city was a typical water city, without any large landmass attached to it, and its interior was made up of winding rivers. Naturally, ships could not sail into the city, after all, the river was too narrow to accommodate ships, not even Wendy's boat could easily sail.
After Hawkeye docked the boat, he took Wendy in. As soon as they landed, Wendy took out her walking stick and put on Hawkeye's black hat, and set off quickly.
It’s just that the Gothic style of the black hat doesn’t match her pink dress. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it’s Hawkeye’s hat.
Wendy also noticed this and felt a little regretful, thinking that she was careless - if she had known, she would have changed into a Victorian suit before going out. The black mourning dress would have been perfect for the black hat!
Unfortunately, she can't change clothes now. Item skins, including Abigail's, can be cleaned with just a sweep of the cleaning broom, but the player must use the wardrobe to change their own clothes.
Although she brought wood, it was for building wooden signs. Besides, she couldn't build a wardrobe anywhere just to change clothes, so she could only ignore this point for now.
She quickly composed herself and began pointing at the creatures in the river, shouting, "There's a grass crocodile here!"
Hawkeye looked at the creature the other person was pointing at. After a moment's silence, he said, "That's Blue. It's the main water transportation tool of the Seven Waters. It can carry both people and goods."
He really didn't understand why Wendy added the word "grass" to this type of creature... For example, the grass gecko at home that was transformed from grass was indeed made of grass... The Bruco here had nothing to do with grass.
And if he asked, Wendy would answer him: Because the grass crocodile in the game will drop thatch and branches.
Of course, although Blue in the Seven Water City looks like a grass crocodile and also moves in the water, he will not drop those basic supplies.
Wendy was also shocked when she noticed that Blue was carrying a person. "Can it be tamed and ridden? So this is a water bull!"
Hawkeye: "It's Blue."
Wendy: "Mihawk! Can we have one at home?"
Hawkeye glanced at her and said, "It can't be used as a cow, and it's only suitable for use here in the Seven Waters. You can't ride it out to sea."
It wasn't that he didn't allow Wendy to keep a blue, but their family simply had no use for Blue. After all, Kraikana Island was a large piece of land.
Wendy, who was rejected, immediately showed a regretful expression, but did not think about it further.
After all, there is no point in training a cow if you can't ride it.
However, she took the Blue and started to tour the Seven Water City.
But she hadn't been playing for a while when she discovered something not so good about it - riding the Blue would make her even wetter.
Therefore, she just sat for a while and came down, still looking unhappy: "My humidity has increased. I didn't bring much sanitation stuff, and I didn't wear a raincoat."
Hawkeye looked at her skirt when he heard that - it seemed that only the bottom of the skirt had become a little damp... Never mind, she was a delicate little girl who couldn't stand the dark and couldn't stand being too humid, and was afraid of both cold and heat.
Recalling Wendy's various behaviors on the island before, Hawkeye felt that this was not something incredible, and naturally he couldn't ask her to endure it. Instead, he said, "Then come down and go. Anyway, we are going to go shopping later."
Blue's owner watched from the side, secretly complaining that this pretty blonde girl was too delicate, but he wouldn't say it out loud. Instead, he rubbed his hands and said, "Thank you for your patronage. Two thousand Baileys."
Wendy was shocked when she heard this. "What do you mean you have to pay? I never have to pay!"
...Yes, after all, you are a former royal family.
Hawkeye was no longer surprised by this. He stepped forward, took out some money, and gave it to Master Blue, whose smile was frozen on his face. Then he looked at Wendy, who was staring at Master Blue, and said, "Let's go, Wendy."
"Okay!" Wendy took out her hat and cane again and followed Hawkeye.
Hawkeye came here this time to repair his ship. After all, after ending his previous career of hunting in the navy, his ship is about to enter a long repair period, and its functions and focus will also have to change.
After entrusting it to the shipyard and paying the deposit, he started to go shopping with Wendy, who was eager to explore the city.
It wasn't that Hawkeye had to go with Wendy... but seeing how Wendy had been so unwavering in her reluctance to pay, he figured it would be best to keep an eye on things himself. After all, if anything did go wrong, the group asking for money would most likely come back to him.
He really hates trouble, so since there will be trouble later, it is better to nip it in the bud at the beginning.
And afterwards, he was glad that he had made this decision along the way - because Wendy's troubles were definitely more than just not paying.
She would pick up any items that fell on the ground, and then, probably because she thought they were rubbish and useless, she would frown and throw them out - he had been paying attention for a long time, but he had never figured out where she put the things she took away, or how she took them out. Maybe it was that magical fruit ability again.
When she saw some sculptures, she would go over to look at them curiously, and then suddenly take out a pickaxe and start smashing the statues.
After being stopped by him, she only looked at him blankly with her big eyes, as if puzzled: "Why can't I smash it?"
"Because if I smash it, someone will hold me accountable," Hawkeye replied, and he began to wonder internally—had the Kingdom of Xikaiari become very poor before its demise? Why would Wendy want to smash and take away even an ordinary marble statue? And the garbage collector before was so quick and smooth...
Wendy suddenly realized that she understood - just like some things in Pig Town in Hamlet's world cannot be taken away casually.
She put the pickaxe away with some regret, took out her walking stick and started strolling again. Then she saw a construction site nearby and pointed there and asked, "Mihawk, what is that?"
Seeing that her attention had finally shifted and she had stopped picking up trash, Hawkeye secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked in the direction she pointed.
"That's building the Sea Train," Hawkeye replied.
Build? — Wendy's eyes lit up when she heard the word, and she pulled Hawkeye over there and ran: "Then let's go get the map!"
——Great! Finally, we get to the point where we'll get to build the blueprint!
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Author's words: If you have read One Piece, you should know what kind of manufacturing blueprints you can get here [Cai Gou]
PS: This is a bonus update for Shen Shui! It’s finished! See you tonight!
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