One Piece, I'm just an adventurer.

Lin Yi wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth, slowly stood up, and kept his gaze fixed on the rat-man sage leading the way. The rat-man sage walked steadily toward a mysterious underground chamber. Seeing this, Da Pan and the others followed without hesitation, and the group filed in.

Wolf had already taken his leave while they were enjoying their meal, presumably to rush back to the front lines to handle some business.

This underground chamber is exceptionally spacious, resembling a vast treasure trove hidden deep underground. The surrounding walls are covered with all sorts of instruments and equipment, but sadly, these once-glorious devices have now fallen silent, having lost their former vitality and life.

"Alas... due to the lack of any substantial results over a long period of time, the research work here was forced to stop twenty years ago," the rat-man sage explained to the group with some regret as he walked forward.

As he spoke, he arrived in front of a huge, square iron box. The box looked quite heavy and sturdy, and it was covered with a large, thick, transparent glass. Looking through the glass, one could clearly see a giant egg, as white as jade and flawless, resting quietly on a soft, comfortable piece of cloth.

The white egg was about half a person's height, with a beautiful oval shape. Even more amazingly, the eggshell surface emitted wisps of soft, soothing, veil-like fragrance from time to time, adding a mysterious atmosphere to the entire secret room.

"Speaking of this egg, its existence can be traced back to more than seven hundred years ago, almost as long as the history of our orc race. Since its initial discovery, we have never given up trying to hatch it, but unfortunately, all our efforts have ultimately come to naught, and we have yet to reap any success." The ratman sage sighed softly, his face revealing deep helplessness and regret.

"Do you know what kind of creature this egg belongs to?" Lin Yi asked, his eyes fixed on the egg in front of him, his curiosity piqued.

He only knew from the mysterious map that there was such a magical egg on Star Chaser Island, but he had no idea what kind of egg it belonged to. The reason that prompted him to go through all this trouble to find the egg was simply because the map was given to him by Brother Tongzi. If it weren't for that, he probably wouldn't have been so interested in it at all.

Upon hearing Lin Yi's question, the rat-man sage beside him slowly shook his head, sighed, and replied, "To be honest, we are not entirely clear about this either. However, through long-term research, we have made a discovery—the halo emanating from the surface of this egg has extremely powerful healing effects! Because of this, even after many years, we have never been willing to easily give up further exploration and research on it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi was slightly startled, a look of surprise appearing on his face. Clearly, he had not expected that this seemingly ordinary egg would actually possess such a miraculous ability.

At this moment, the rat-man wise man looked at Lin Yi again and kindly advised, "Mr. Lin Yi, are you really determined to take this egg away? To be honest, in my opinion, given the current situation, it will probably not be easy for you to successfully hatch it. After all, it has remained completely silent since it was discovered more than seven hundred years ago."

However, Lin Yi seemed unconcerned by the rat-man sage's advice. He casually waved his hand, a confident smile spreading across his lips, and said loudly, "Haha, sage, there's no need to worry too much! Even if it ultimately fails to hatch, it's not bad to display it as a beautiful decoration!"

“Alright then,” the rat-man sage said softly, then walked to a mysterious device placed nearby. He extended his long, nimble fingers and accurately pressed a switch on the device. With a soft “click,” the previously tightly closed transparent glass began to slowly move to both sides, gradually opening.

And the snow-white egg, radiating a soft glow, slowly rose from within. The egg appeared crystal clear, as if it contained boundless vitality and mystery.

Seeing this, Lin Yi quickly stepped forward and carefully cradled the white egg in his arms. The instant he picked up the egg, a wondrous sensation spread throughout his body. It felt as if he had just enjoyed a top-notch full-body massage, every muscle and nerve experiencing ultimate relaxation and relief, leaving him with an unprecedented sense of comfort and pleasure.

A barely concealed gleam of joy flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. He thought to himself, "Just this one amazing function alone makes this trip worthwhile!"

Having achieved his goal, Lin Yi no longer intended to linger in the underground chamber. He nodded to the rat-man sage, then, carrying the white egg, led his companions toward the exit.

When they stepped back onto the ground, the sunlight warmed them. Lin Yi looked up at the sky and realized that it was already afternoon.

"Mr. Lin Yi, why don't you stay here with me? I'd like to extend my hospitality." Just as Lin Yi was about to bid farewell to the rat-man sage, the man extended an invitation with a sincere expression.

However, Lin Yi smiled and shook his head, politely declining, "Thank you for your kindness, but we won't bother you any longer. This Star Chasing Island is so beautiful and charming; we plan to enjoy ourselves here to the fullest."

“Alright then, keep this token safe.” The rat-man sage said, taking out a token that shimmered with silver-white light from his robes and handing it to Lin Yi. He then explained, “This is my token. Take it. If you need anything on Star Chasing Island, you can ask the orcs for help. They will certainly not refuse.”

Lin Yi reached out and accepted the token, sincerely thanked him, and then, together with Da Pan and the others, took to the air and quickly left the dense forest like birds.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Lin Yi never asked why the Demon Bone Sea was so determined to attack Star Chasing Island.

After all, in his view, this matter had little to do with him. However, although he didn't ask, when he was deep underground in the attic, he clearly felt an evil aura that was extremely similar to the Demon Bone Sea.

Meanwhile, the Ratman Sage stood quietly at the entrance of the pavilion, his gaze following Lin Yi and the others as they disappeared from sight. His face, which had previously held a gentle smile, gradually returned to calm, becoming devoid of joy or sorrow.

Just then, a soft sound of footsteps approached. Immediately afterwards, a graceful, beautiful fox-like beastman slowly emerged from the pavilion. She moved swiftly and quickly reached the rat-man sage's side, whispering, "He's found me."

Upon hearing this, the Rat-Man Sage paused slightly, but quickly regained his composure. He gently shook his head and responded softly, almost with a sigh, "It's alright. This person's strength is unfathomable. With our current abilities, we can hardly contend with him. It's best not to provoke him lightly..."

The fox-orc said, "What do we do now? The Demon Bone Sea is dead, and there is no external threat. I'm afraid the orc race will soon fall into internal strife, and then the situation of our weak orc race will probably become very bad."

"Well, with my current prestige, I should be able to suppress them for a while. At least in the short term, the situation won't get out of control or cause any major problems. The most urgent task now is to urge Rat Nine and the others to speed up the development of the new demonizing potion as soon as possible. Since there are no external threats, why don't we create some 'external threats' ourselves? Moreover, these so-called 'external threats' can be completely controlled by us. In this way, when the time is right, the entire Star Chasing Island will fall completely under our control!" The Ratman Sage's tone was sinister and cold, as if everything was already under his control.

For those of them, whose strength was relatively weak, if they could not devise some effective countermeasures and methods, then one day they would inevitably become lowly slaves of those powerful orc races, losing their freedom and dignity. Thinking of this, the rat-man sage's eyes became even more sharp.

Meanwhile, after successfully leaving the dense forest, Lin Yi and his group found a reasonably nice hotel in the inner city of Chasing Star Island and settled down for the time being.

Their arrival, due to their special status as humans, initially caused quite a commotion. Many orcs cast strange glances at them, and quite a few curious orcs even came forward to ask them about the human world outside.

Seeing this, the burly Da Pan had no choice but to release a small amount of his powerful aura. Upon feeling this chilling pressure, the beastmen who had been eager to try their luck immediately changed their expressions, becoming silent and trembling, no longer daring to take a step closer. They could only obediently turn around and leave, afraid of angering these mysterious outsiders.

After finally escaping the outside world's disturbances, Lin Yi and his group returned to their room.

At this moment, everyone sat around the snow-white egg with curious expressions, their eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation, as if they were all guessing what amazing secret this egg might hold.

"Brother Lin Yi, do you know what kind of egg this is? It's so beautiful, and it feels so nice to touch," Felina said, touching the white egg with an expression of enjoyment on her face.

Seeing this, Chiyo also touched it with her little hand and immediately showed the same expression as Felina, saying, "It's true! The halo on this egg has the effect of washing away fatigue."

The others also placed their hands on the egg and tried it, and found that it was indeed true, all of them looking surprised.

"Haha, not bad, right? But I don't know what kind of egg this is. Do any of you know how to hatch it?" Lin Yi laughed for a while, then asked.

Da Pan's eyes darted around, as if he had thought of something. He chuckled and said, "Brother, why don't we put him on the fire and roast him? Maybe the high temperature can hatch him."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi slapped Da Pan in an annoyed tone and said, "Do you want to hatch it? Or do you want to eat it?"

"Hehe, how could that be? Am I that kind of panda?" Da Pan said with an innocent look.

Everyone rolled their eyes at him; this guy really was a glutton.

Lin Yi looked at Da Pan and suddenly remembered that Da Pan was also an egg before. Could it be that it was also hatched by dripping blood?

That's quite possible, after all, it was based on the guidance from Brother Tongzi that we found it.

Without thinking, Lin Yi took out a small knife and tried to cut his hand, much to the surprise of Felina and the others. To his embarrassment, he didn't manage to cut himself.

Is the physical body really that powerful?

Lin Yi had no choice but to apply Armament Haki to the knife. This time, he made a cut, and a drop of blood touched the white egg. As the blood dripped, the white egg trembled slightly, and then the drop of blood was absorbed into it.

It worked! Lin Yi was overjoyed, but the white egg went silent again after absorbing Lin Yi's blood.

Hmm? Is one drop not enough?

Lin Yi dripped a few more drops of blood onto the egg.

The result was the same; after absorption, there was no further reaction.

Lin Yi pondered for a moment, then looked at the group of people who were curiously examining the white egg and said, "Why don't you give it a try?"

The orcs must have tried this method over the years, but the ratman sage never said it worked. He wanted to see if only his blood was effective for the egg.

Hearing him say that, Felina and the others also eagerly dripped their blood onto the white egg, but strangely, their blood was not absorbed by the white egg, but slid off the egg.

"Brother Lin Yi, it seems only your blood is useful," Felina said, somewhat dejectedly.

"It seems so," Lin Yi nodded. Then he used a knife to make a deep cut on his palm, and blood dripped continuously above the white egg.

This time, the white egg reacted very strongly.

But there has been no sign of it hatching.

Because of the significant blood loss, Lin Yi's face turned pale, which worried Felina and the others greatly. They wanted to persuade Lin Yi to stop the blood transfusion, but they knew that Lin Yi was not a reckless person.

Finally, just as Lin Yi was about to bleed to death, a crack appeared on the white egg. Everyone stared intently at the crack, not daring to blink. The crack slowly widened, and a small paw emerged, followed by a wet head. It was a small, snow-white beast with two horns on its head. It shook off the remaining eggshell fragments and opened a pair of bright purple eyes.

The little beast tilted its head and looked at Lin Yi, then wobbled as it ran toward him. Lin Yi was afraid it would fall, so he quickly steadied it with his hand. The little beast affectionately rubbed against his hand, as if to express its gratitude.

Lin Yi smiled gently, his heart filled with surprise and delight. This was actually Bai Ze, a mythical beast from China.

Legend has it that it can speak, understand the feelings of all things, and know the affairs of ghosts and gods. It only appears when a "virtuous ruler" is in power. It can ward off all evil spirits in the human world and is a mythical beast that represents good fortune.

Although I don't know what Bai Ze's situation is like in this world, he must be quite powerful.

It seems his team has gained another powerful partner.

(Bai Ze will be of great use later on)

Chapter 47 Preparing to Head to the Sky Island

The little guy had a tiger's head and a lion's body, with long deer antlers on his head and a snow-white body. He was very cute and immediately captured the hearts of several girls as soon as he appeared. Even Robin, who had been hiding her true feelings, could not escape his charm.

The little guy was hatched using Lin Yi's blood, so it naturally had a connection with him and could easily know Bai Ze's thoughts and abilities.

Even when Bai Ze was still a child, it was already able to use extraordinary abilities.

Whenever Bai Ze fights alongside his teammates, he can unleash magical energy, granting them powerful buffs. These buffs are not only diverse in type, but their power also increases as Bai Ze grows stronger.

When Bai Ze reached adulthood, its power became even more astonishing. After reaching adulthood, Bai Ze could easily wield the power of lightning in battle, and its strength was in no way inferior to those who had eaten the legendary Lightning-Lightning Fruit.

But what delighted Lin Yi most was not just this. When Bai Ze guarded a territory, the fortune of that region would undergo a dramatic transformation. Those once ordinary lands would suddenly become exceptionally prosperous, as if blessed by heaven. Favorable weather would become commonplace. Even more astonishingly, with Bai Ze's protection, the probability of producing geniuses in this area would increase dramatically. Therefore, calling Bai Ze a national guardian beast was truly well-deserved.

Having just been born, Bai Ze played happily for a while before quietly nestling in Lin Yi's arms and falling into a deep sleep. Looking at this tiny, exquisite Bai Ze, only the size of a human head, it was hard to imagine that it had hatched from that enormous white egg.

Felina patted Bai Ze's head and asked softly, "Brother Lin Yi, what should we do next? Should we stay here or leave?"

Everyone else looked at Lin Yi, waiting for his answer.

"Let's stay here for a few days. There's no rush. It'll be nice to take a good look around Star Chasing Island," Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Great! We can buy more food here. To be honest, the meat here is really delicious," Da Pan said happily.

"You're such a glutton," Felina said, rolling her eyes at Da Pan.

"Hahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter.

The next day.

Instead of gathering together as usual, the group dispersed and chose activities that interested them. The girls formed a group and excitedly headed to the bustling streets to enjoy shopping; while on the other side, a few boys led by Da Pan enthusiastically ran towards the unique games and activities on Star Chasing Island.

Lin Yi did not go out with them this time. Instead, he stayed in his hotel room, pondering effective ways to accelerate Bai Ze's growth.

He pondered for a long time, but still couldn't find a satisfactory solution. In desperation, he finally turned his attention to the mysterious and unpredictable system store, hoping to find a glimmer of hope there.

After a thorough search, Lin Yi's efforts paid off, and he actually found a magical item that seemed to meet his needs—all-purpose animal food!

This pet food isn't cheap; each bag costs a full 1,000 Prosperity Points to redeem. However, according to the product description, feeding a pet just one bag of this all-purpose pet food can increase its growth rate by 10%.

Although the price was high, Lin Yi gritted his teeth and decided to buy a pack to see how effective it was so that Bai Ze could grow up faster.

When he took out the bag of universal beast food from the system store, Bai Ze, who had been lying quietly to the side, instantly became extremely excited. Its big, bright eyes widened as it stared intently at the tempting beast food in Lin Yi's hand, and its mouth even began to drool involuntarily, as if it couldn't wait to taste this delicious delicacy.

Seeing Bai Ze's greedy expression, Lin Yi couldn't help but find it amusing. He gently reached out and flicked Bai Ze's little head with his finger, saying with a smile, "Haha, I didn't expect you to be such a little foodie!"

"Awoo." Bai Ze cried out pitifully, looking at Lin Yi with a sympathetic gaze.

"Alright, here you go eat." Lin Yi patted its head and smiled.

A bag of all-purpose animal food wasn't much, about the size of regular cat food. Lin Yi took a wooden basin and poured half of it into it for Bai Ze.

After receiving the animal food, Bai Ze couldn't wait to eat it, but after only a few bites, it started whimpering.

This startled Lin Yi, who quickly picked it up.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yi asked with some concern.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

After exchanging a few words, Lin Yi was both amused and exasperated. It turned out that Bai Ze had overeaten. The all-purpose beast food contained a lot of energy, and with Bai Ze's current body, he could only eat about half a bowl at a time. Any more than that would cause indigestion.

Lin Yi said apologetically, "It's my fault for not understanding clearly. I'm sorry, little guy."