The male supporting character was actually myself.

Why do I suddenly feel like the little sea otter is in danger?

It's so pitiful to have such an owner...

My host is still the best, mwah~

"Xiao Bai, check if there's anything we can use in our inventory." Jiang Chen pondered for a moment and then instructed, "If Jiang Yuan really doesn't like that cute pet, he might make it disappear to prevent it from falling into someone else's hands."

If that's the case, it would be best if we could win the little sea otter back!

The protagonist's adorable pet is turned against him?

The little white kitten was stunned for a moment, then nodded and obediently scratched its belly with its paw.

“Host, we don’t have similar items in stock. But the item shop has an item that costs 500 points to redeem, called ‘The Price of Love’.”

Their abilities basically meet your requirements.

It is a protective amulet, effective for ten years. After use, the protected person will be immediately teleported to a designated safe location when encountering life-threatening situations.

If the designated location is not safe at that time, the amulet will automatically select the nearest safe location to teleport to.

Host, five hundred points!

We only get that much after completing a mission. This amulet is very useful. Are you sure you want to give it to the protagonist's pet?

What if...it's wasted?

Chapter Twenty-Two: Ship Girls Are the Best!

The fluffy little dumpling was clearly reluctant to part with so many points, and scratched its feet in a dilemma, guessing: "The sea otter hasn't appeared in the story anymore, maybe it's because the protagonist has too many good things, and it's not of any use to them."

It is not necessarily dangerous.

Once our points are spent, they're gone!

Five hundred is indeed not a small amount, and this amulet item is clearly worth that price, but using it on a little sea otter that hasn't appeared again in the story...

"Let's gamble!" Jiang Chen pondered for a few seconds before finally deciding to buy the props.

When entering the protected object, Jiang Chen can only specify it through the script description: an epic pure white treasure-hunting little sea otter, currently named Xiao Bao.

Fortunately, the props provided by the main system were reliable, and the current scene was displayed immediately. He recognized it as Jiang Yuan's yacht at a glance, and the little sea otter was chained to the deck and whimpering pitifully.

"Oh dear, what a poor little guy!" The little white cat's eyes showed deep sympathy upon seeing him. "Jiang Yuan is so wicked! He actually chained up such an adorable pet!"

After Jiang Chen identified the target, he set the teleportation point to his own cabin to prevent the little sea otter from getting so stressed that it would jump back into the sea.

"You think you can get loyalty by chaining up sea otters?" He scoffed. "A species that can live its whole life without ever going ashore, how can it be happy if it's not allowed to go into the water?"

Fortunately, the sign-in system wasn't entirely devoid of conscience, creating a slight challenge for the protagonist by requiring the pets they received to have their loyalty levels increased.

The worst scenario is receiving a high-level pet with maxed-out loyalty, only to have it become unloved, abused, and unable to escape—that would be truly pitiful.

After finishing, he put the script away and prepared to take a shower.

A knock came at the door, and Ye Misha's voice came through, "Captain, shall we continue with the old schedule?"

Um, do you need me to rub your back?

I request permission to personally test the captain's artillery reserves and intensity!

Request for approval!

Jiang Chen: \(￣︶￣)／

Ship girls are definitely the best!

A night of warbling orioles and the fragrance of heather filled the room...

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"As expected of the captain, your combat power is still formidable." Defeated, Ye Misha's eyes were vacant, and there were still traces of her tightly clenched teeth on her lips. She murmured to herself, "Finally... I've found that long-lost feeling again."

In another furnished bedroom in the cabin, Fei leaned against the porthole, looking at the dark night outside, and muttered to himself, "Now Ye Misha shouldn't be so angry anymore, right?"

She can't summon warships, and she's as terrifying as a powder keg; only the captain can handle her!

"Having your abilities suddenly restricted must be a bad mood," Amy said softly as she turned over. "Get some rest. Maybe you'll get lucky and find an island tomorrow."

The yacht drifted gently on the sea, and everyone was fast asleep.

"Eek~ Eek~ Eek~"

The little sea otter, half asleep, vaguely smelled the seawater and rolled around, wanting to jump into the sea for a thrill.

However, the chain was tightly fastened to its right leg, and its length only allowed it to move around on the deck.

The more it longed for the sea, the more it pulled forward, and the more the iron chains tightened, causing it unbearable pain.

The little sea otter let out a pitiful whimper, sounding pathetic in the quiet night.

"Stop yelling! It's so annoying!"

Awakened by the noise, Jiang Yuan yelled at it from the window, "Shut your stinking mouth! Don't disturb my sleep!"

The intelligent little sea otter shrank back pitifully, silently licking its right leg that restricted its freedom, and tried to use its nimble front paws to manipulate the chains, attempting to free itself.

However, binding was clearly one of the skills this elite soldier was proficient in, so how could he let a little sea otter untie him so easily?

"Splash! Splash! Sizzle..."

The constant clanging and rubbing of the chains enraged Jiang Yuan, who was soundly asleep.

He has a passive ability to wake up at the slightest noise at night, which is why he hates keeping pets.

After being yelled at several times, the little sea otter looked at the sea so close at hand and then at the iron chain on its leg. It remained quiet for a moment but still could not suppress the longing in its heart.

So it quickly began to gently tug at the chain again, hoping to escape the blissful embrace of the sea.

"They won't even let people sleep properly. They're ungrateful wretches that you can't even raise. It's better to just kill them and skin them!"

Jiang Yuan got out of bed, grabbed the sharp knife next to his pillow, and angrily muttered, "So what if you can't get loyalty? Even if you're epic level, so what?"

We get free stuff every day anyway, we don't need you! You just eat and do nothing, what use are you?

"Waaaaah!"

When the little sea otter saw the contractor rushing towards it with a sharp knife, it knew it was in grave danger. It let out a desperate scream and tried to escape into the sea, pulling the chains so hard they rattled and leaving marks on its right leg.

"Still trying to escape?" Jiang Yuan was furious when he saw this. He grabbed the little sea otter and stabbed it with his knife. "I'll teach you to defect! I'll teach you to defect!"

"Go to hell!"

However, when he stabbed down, the expected blood did not gush out. Instead, the tip of the knife forcefully pierced the deck, penetrating a centimeter deep!

"This is truly a ghost..."

Jiang Yuan rubbed his eyes hard to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

The moment the knife tip pierced through, the sea otter I was holding vanished!

It's utterly unbelievable that a living animal could simply vanish right in front of you!

Feeling a little guilty, he drew his knife. Could it be that the sign-in system took back the pet it had given him because it saw that he was about to kill it?

Can something that's been given away be taken back?

Does the check-in system have this setting?

Unfortunately, his question remained unanswered, because apart from the daily check-in success notification, the check-in system never made any other noise.

It's even less likely that they would step forward to answer his questions.

Jiang Yuan was filled with unease about the sudden disappearance of the epic treasure-hunting sea otter.

His concern was: what would he do if the sign-in system allowed him to arbitrarily withdraw gifts?

What if one day it suddenly takes back all the freebies? And maybe even charges some interest?

Then I would have nothing left, and I might even lose my life!

Jiang Yuan became increasingly frightened as he thought about it, realizing that he knew absolutely nothing about the sign-in system.

Why did you choose yourself?

And why do you provide yourself with so many good things every day?

Is it possible to only lose money and never receive any?

Where did all those high-end gifts come from?

Is the check-in system ulterior motives?

He checked his raft survival system and found that the previously unlocked pet page displayed: Epic Treasure Otter (Cub), has defected.

Filled with doubts and unease, Jiang Yuan couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He kept thinking about whether he should find a way to uninstall the check-in system with its unclear purpose.

"Waaaaah!"

The little sea otter screamed and struggled desperately as the sharp knife was about to pierce it, but it could not escape the clutches of the devil. It was so frightened that it closed its eyes and dared not look anymore.

However, the expected pain did not come. Instead, the cool sea breeze disappeared, and I fell onto the wooden floor with a "plop," and then light appeared.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Five Hundred Points Won't Be Wasted

"Host, you should go check it out! The protagonist's adorable pet has been teleported over!" The little white cat had clearly just woken up, and its jumping movements were still clumsy.

Sure enough, footsteps soon came upstairs and a knock on the door. "Captain, I'm sorry to disturb your rest."

There's something very urgent that needs to be dealt with immediately!

Jiang Chen hurriedly got up and put on his pajamas. The still-sleeping Ye Misha mumbled, "Captain...please spare me...it'll break..."

"You rest first, I'll go take care of something." He bent down and kissed her forehead, then tucked her in.

Nightsha snuggled deeper into the blankets and breathed a sigh of relief. "Captain, your firepower is fierce and your energy is boundless. You're really amazing."

I'm done for, I need to rest for a couple of days..."

They hadn't found the blueprints for the electrical system, and there were no electric lights on the yacht. On the snowy night, they carried a makeshift lantern, the candle casting a dim, flickering light.

"The sisters were resting when suddenly there was a thud, followed by whimpering sounds," Xueye said in a low voice, leading the way. "We quickly lit candles and saw a little sea otter inside!"

As soon as she entered the room, the other ship girls surrounded her, chattering about what had happened.