One Piece, I'm just an adventurer.

Lin Yi invested a lot in Da Pan's Panlong Staff, including not only the stretching fruit with no side effects, but also two secret stones he exchanged for 20,000 prosperity points from the system shop. Each secret stone was only the size of a fist, but weighed a ton.

After a day of smelting by the artisans of the Germa Kingdom, Lin Yi regretfully found himself unable to work on the two mysterious stones. Heartbroken, he spent another 5,000 prosperity coins to buy a bottle of forging fluid, which he poured onto the stones. The stones quickly turned into a puddle of liquid, and the weight of the Panlong Staff reached over 5,000 jin. Later, as Da Pan adapts, Lin Yi will continue to increase its weight, hoping that one day the Panlong Staff will become the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff).

The group, having acquired their new weapons, were having a great time, and the roaring sounds echoed from the nearby deserted island from time to time.

To make it easier for them to carry weapons, Lin Yi made new storage equipment for all his companions: a tag with 10 cubic meters of space, engraved with exquisite patterns, and strung together with a strong rope to form a necklace.

After spending another three days in the Kingdom of Germa, Lin Yi and his companions prepared the necessary supplies and then prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Lin Yi also traded an ordinary Devil Fruit for 15 sets of combat suits developed by Vinsmoke Judge. These combat suits are not only cool, but also have good defense and combat capabilities, making them essential equipment for home and travel.

At a port of entry and exit in the Germa Kingdom, Lin Yi released the Silver Dragon, which had been stored in his storage space for more than ten days. Da Pan and the others were very happy to see their companions again and immediately set to work, carrying all the prepared supplies onto the Silver Dragon.

Looking at Vinsmoke Judge and his children who had come to see him off, Lin Yi said, "Vinsmoke Judge, you know I've always had a 'kill if you can't' attitude towards those who bully the weak."

Vinsmoke Judge and his children tensed up upon hearing this. Was Lin Yi going to discard them after using them? Although Lin Yi hadn't acted as ruthlessly as rumored these past few days, who could know the thoughts of such a powerful figure?

"But you did help me after all, so I'll give you a chance."

Vinsmoke Judge and his group breathed a sigh of relief, then heard Lin Yi continue, "Vinsmoke Judge, I know you have big ambitions, but I have a rule that I expect you to abide by."

“Lord Void, please give your orders, and the Kingdom of Germa will comply without question,” Vinsmoke Judge said respectfully.

Lin Yi was satisfied with Vinsmoke Judge's sensible attitude. He continued, "After you conquer the territory, I hope you will treat those innocent civilians kindly. You are a genius scientist. Wouldn't it be more meaningful to use your knowledge to benefit mankind? These technologies can also bring you enormous wealth and status. There is no need to deprive those civilians who can barely make ends meet."

Vinsmoke Judge pondered for a moment, then said, "My lord, I promise you I will treat the commoners under my rule well, but I hope to receive your protection."

Vinsmoke Judge was smart. Once he knew he couldn't disobey Lin Yi, he readily gave in. On second thought, having a powerful backer wasn't so bad, was it?

Lin Yi glanced at him, tossed him a gold coin with a spatial symbol, and said, "Take this coin. If you encounter danger, infuse it with your domineering energy, and I'll arrive immediately. But if you're asking me to help you conquer a country, I'll be the first to take your head. Understand?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful sense of oppression erupted from Lin Yi, and Vinsmoke Judge felt as if his heart had been squeezed tightly. Although Lin Yi knew that Vinsmoke Judge wasn't a brainless fool, he still needed to give him a proper warning.

“That’s natural,” Vinsmoke Judge quickly replied.

Lin Yi then said to the three Vinsmoke brothers, "Don't forget what Da Pan taught you, or he'll smash your heads in."

The three of them felt pain in their bodies again, and said with serious expressions, "We will not forget Boss Pan's teachings."

"Haha, very good," Lin Yi laughed.

Lin Yi had thus successfully completed his mission in the Kingdom of Germa. Seeing that Da Pan and the others had loaded all the supplies onto the Silver Dragon, he was about to leave.

Just then, Reiju suddenly said, "Lord Lin Yi, may I come with you?"

"Nonsense, Reiju, why aren't you backing down?" Vinsmoke Eich never expected his usually obedient eldest daughter to do something like this. What if she angered Lin Yi, that ruthless star?

Lin Yi waved his hand, indicating that it was alright.

He looked at the ten-year-old Reiju with a smile and said, "Tell me, why did you come with us?"

Reiju didn't know why she said those words, but when Lin Yi asked her, she mustered up her courage and spoke out her thoughts: "I don't like war, and I hate myself for pretending to be indifferent out of fear. I've known since I was little that I'm different from my other brothers. I have emotions that are useless in my father's eyes. Under my father's orders, I suppressed these emotions, and out of fear, I had to treat others indifferently, just like my other brothers."

Until my other younger brother, Sanji, came along. Like me, he is a person with rich emotions, but he is also different from me. He never hides his emotions, even if it makes his situation worse. Later, he escaped the Germa Kingdom. I admire his courage, so I beg Lord Lin Yi to let me become your partner. I want to be someone who no longer suppresses my emotions. Please.”

Vinsmoke Judge listened to Reiju's story with a blank expression, and no one knew what he was thinking. Her younger brothers, on the other hand, looked surprised; they had never known that their sister, like the brother they disliked, possessed superfluous emotions.

"What do you say?" Lin Yi asked Vinsmoke Judge with a half-smile.

“It is her freedom. If you don’t mind, sir, you can let her stay on your ship as a servant,” Vinsmoke Judge said with a slightly respectful expression.

“Haha, Vinsmoke Judge, you’re wrong. There are no servants on my ship. Once they’re on my ship, they’re all my partners,” Lin Yi laughed.

Lin Yi called over Da Pan and Filina, and said, "Reiju said she wants to join us, what do you say?"

"Really? That's wonderful!" Filina hugged Reiju tightly. After spending a few days together, she quite liked this kind-hearted girl.

Chiyo also commented, "Reiju is really amazing too."

"Yes," said Fiona.

Da Pan shrugged, indicating that one more person wouldn't matter, and Dota and Simon naturally had no objections either.

"Alright, I hereby declare that from this moment forward, Vinsmoke Reiju is officially a member of the Dream Exploration Travel Adventure Team," Lin Yi announced loudly.

"Thank you everyone," Reiju said gratefully, nestled in Felina's arms.

"Brother, this is such an important matter, let's have a banquet," Da Pan said expectantly.

"You glutton, but of course we're going to have a banquet. Let's go, let's set off first," Lin Yi said with a smile, patting Da Pan on the shoulder.

After bidding farewell to Vinsmoke Judge and his son, the Silver Dragon slowly departed from the Germa Kingdom.

As he watched the Silver Dragon sail away, Vinsmoke Judge was filled with a multitude of thoughts.

Vinsmoke Yonji said regretfully, "I don't know when I'll see Miss Felina, Miss Fiona, and Miss Chiyo again after this parting. I wonder if they'll miss me."

Ichiji and Niji looked at their lecherous younger brother with some speechlessness.

Vinsmoke Judge simply and brutally kicked his good-for-nothing son away, yelling, "Go and train harder, and you two too!"

Ichi and Nichi nodded quickly and left.

Looking at his three sons and thinking of Reiju and Sanji, Vinsmoke Judge felt regret for the first time.

Chapter 48, Naval Scoundrels in the East China Sea

After more than three months of sailing, Lin Yi and his group had explored all the remaining islands in Beihai. Since these islands were not very wealthy, the things Lin Yi found were not very good, but Lin Yi was not disappointed. It was good enough to have something, what more could he ask for?

They are currently on their way to the East China Sea.

Lin Yi lay on a recliner, leisurely basking in the sun, with delicate desserts and drinks placed beside him.

He held a small booklet in his hand, filled with various design drawings. The more Lin Yi looked at it, the more delighted he became.

This was obtained from checking in at the Kingdom of Germa; it's the blueprint for the ideal ship in everyone's heart. But it's not needed yet, because no one in the Four Seas can currently build this dream ship. Lin Yi has been taking it out to look at it whenever he has free time. Perfect; the ship design is simply too perfect.

"Haha, Sister Felina, you lost! My fish weighs over 200 jin!" Da Pan's excited voice interrupted Lin Yi's thoughts.

"Hmph, let you be smug for a while. It's not time yet. Maybe the next fish I catch will be bigger than yours," Filina said with a look of dissatisfaction.

"You guys don't need to argue anymore. Fiona just caught a small sea king octopus. Chiyo said it weighs over 3000 pounds," Reiju said quietly from the side.

"Impossible! My sister must have cheated. Did she use a Devil Fruit ability?" Felina didn't believe it.

"No, Fiona used a regular fishing rod to catch it," Chiyo said with a smile as she walked over carrying a plate of food.

"Chiyo, is this takoyaki?" Da Pan asked, drooling as he smelled the aroma of the food.

"Haha, thanks to Fiona, I made a lot of octopus dishes today. Everyone can enjoy them to their heart's content!" Chiyo laughed.

Upon hearing this, Da Pan completely forgot about fishing, put down his fishing rod, and immediately rushed to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Felina called out to Dote and Simon, who were still working, "Dote, Simon, come down for dinner!"

Dotai's voice quickly came from the driver's seat: "Yes, Filina."

But Simon's voice didn't come out for a long time. Lin Yi, who was sitting on the deck chair eating the food that Chiyo had brought, couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Just as he was about to go up and call out, Simon's voice came out: "Captain, there's a situation on the island ahead."

Lin Yi frowned. They were almost at the East Blue territory. Were there any powerful pirates still in Garp's territory?

Lin Yi put down the food in his hand, went to the deck at the bow of the ship, and looked up to see a group of pirates robbing the civilians on the island.

A murderous intent arose in Lin Yi's heart; pirates were truly creatures that made one's teeth itch with hatred.

"Simon, go and inform them, I'll go ahead." With that, he vanished. When he reappeared, he had just kicked a pirate who was killing someone to death.

"This guy is really strong. He even took down the captain in one hit. Go get the captain!" a pirate wearing a single eyepatch said to the men behind him.

Immediately, several pirates broke away from the group and ran quickly in one direction. The others continued to surround Lin Yi.

Lin Yi frowned. These pirates had an indescribable strange feeling about them. They didn't seem like lazy and cruel pirates. Instead, they seemed like a well-trained army.

If he couldn't understand it, he wouldn't think about it. Lin Yi felt utterly disgusted by these people who indiscriminately killed innocent people.

Before those people had gone far, the bag fell down without warning.

The remaining pirates were terrified and tried to flee, but Lin Yi wouldn't let them have their way.

Launch the attack now. "Spatial Chaos Blade"

Countless slashes, flashing with chilling light, swept through the densely packed pirate horde like a torrential downpour. In an instant, accompanied by screams of agony, countless limbs flew in all directions like kites with broken strings. Crimson blood gushed out like a burst dam, instantly staining the once dry ground a shocking crimson.

Lin Yi, amidst this bloody scene, didn't even lift an eyelid. He unleashed his Observation Haki, and the scene on the island appeared clearly before his eyes. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and with a flicker of his figure, he vanished from his spot in the blink of an eye.

All that remained was a pile of horrific, mangled corpses, unrecognizable as human. The severed limbs and bloody chunks of flesh piled together emitted a strong, pungent stench of blood that was nauseating.

At the mouth of the small island, a group of pirates were busily carrying away the valuables they had looted from the villagers' homes.

"Men, hurry up, the navy is almost here!" A burly man with a bare chest and a scar on his chest shouted from the crowd.

"Yes, Captain," the pirates replied with smiles. Their tone lacked the usual awe that pirates showed to the Navy. Instead, they all had a familiar expression on their faces when the Navy was mentioned.

Lin Yi appeared above the crowd, his face grim as he watched a group of pirates carrying away valuables below. The island's residents were forced to kneel together, and not far in front of them lay the corpses of several villagers.

Lin Yi didn't say much. He activated his spatial ability, and heads fell off one by one. If the villagers weren't still there, he would have liked to use his spatial chaotic blades to dismember them. However, considering that there were still villagers at the scene, he couldn't make the scene too bloody, so he gave up.

Villager: It's terrifying now, okay?

Lin Yi killed the group of cruel pirates, leaving only the leader, the scarred pirate, alive.

"Spare me...spare me, sir!" The pirate collapsed to the ground in terror, his face filled with fear. It was too frightening.

"Why didn't you spare these villagers' lives when you killed them?" Lin Yi said coldly, making a move as if to kill him.

"My lord, spare my life! I... I was just following orders!" In order to save his own life, the pirate decided to betray the person behind him.

"Oh, who is it?" Lin Yi asked.

"It was Colonel Madru who ordered us to do this," the pirate said urgently.

Why did he do that?

"Colonel Madru is the head of the 16th branch of the East China Sea. We can plunder freely in the waters under his jurisdiction, as long as we hand over 70% of our loot to him. After each plunder, Colonel Madru will send men to pretend to chase us and then collect large sums of protection money from the villagers."

"You bastard!" Lin Yi thought angrily.

"Sir, I've told you everything, can you let me go now?" the pirate said cautiously.

"Hmph, you'd better go beg for mercy from the King of Hell." Lin Yi chopped off his head with a spatial slash.

Who is Yama, the King of Hell? The pirate was still wondering about it as he died.

"Sir, you'd better leave quickly, or those naval pirates will come and arrest you," a ragged old man said, trembling as he approached Lin Yi.

"Old man, don't be afraid, those naval officers can't do anything to me," Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Old man, do these pirates really have connections with the Navy?" Lin Yi asked.