The male supporting character was actually myself.

"It seems frightened and afraid of people."

"Your right leg is injured, isn't it? We can see the blood, but it won't let us see it!"

"Poor little guy, his fur is dry, it doesn't look like he swam up from the water."

"It's so cute, I want to pet and hug it!"

……

"Captain, what do you think we should do with this little guy?" Amy asked worriedly. "I was on duty today and didn't notice anything unusual at all. It's like it appeared out of thin air!"

"Wouldn't that make our yacht very unsafe?"

By candlelight, Jiang Chen saw a small, pure white, adorable creature curled up in a corner, its large, dark eyes peeking out timidly from under its paws before quickly covering them again.

The little dumpling curiously stepped forward to take a look. "He's really injured! Did Jiang Yuan do this? That guy is too ruthless!"

"Don't worry, our yacht is safe," Jiang Chen reassured the ship girls. "It's just a prop I obtained that I used to rescue the little guy."

It was abused by its previous owner and is probably emotionally unstable right now. I'll treat its wounds first.

Amy suddenly realized this, but at the same time felt deeply worried. "The props in this world are so powerful. It feels like it's hard to guarantee absolute safety."

This is a big problem…

"Waaaaah~"

The little sea otter huddled in the corner, too afraid to move.

Having learned from past mistakes, it wasn't sure if these humans would also tie it up, but it was clear it couldn't escape and could only tremble as it awaited judgment.

"Don't be afraid. I rescued you from Jiang Yuan, so I won't hurt you." Jiang Chen knew that this epic-level adorable pet was intelligent and could understand everything, so he said directly, "You have an injury on your leg, so I need to treat it for you."

Once your injury has healed, you can choose whether to stay or leave.

But I have to stay here until my injury heals.

You need to change your medication, and your legs can't get wet, so you can't hunt. I can provide you with free medication and fish to help you recover as quickly as possible.

The little sea otter blinked its big eyes and looked at him warily. Then it looked at its burning right leg, nodded, and whimpered twice.

Jiang Chen asked Mandy to bring over the medicine box and disinfected and applied medicine to it by candlelight.

"These are marks from the chains, not too serious, but you have to be careful not to get them wet." After quickly bandaging the wound, he stroked the little sea otter's soft fur and smiled, "How about we give you a name?"

Mandy asked excitedly, "Captain, is it a boy or a girl?"

“Hey, if it’s a boy, you could name him Tata!” Amy suggested.

“You can call him Xiao Hai.” Ye Misha muttered, arms crossed. “When he grows up, you can call him Da Hai.”

Fei said softly, "It's so small, we can't tell if it's a boy or a girl, can we?"

Xueye shook her head. "Anyway, I can't tell."

“I think it looks like a girl,” Edith said enthusiastically, extending her hand. “Anyone want to bet?”

Christine whispered, "If it were a girl, 'Xiaoxue' would be such a lovely name. Look how cute and white it is!"

"Then you can call her Mengmeng!"

"Coco, this name is suitable for both boys and girls!"

……

The little sea otter looked at this and that, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Remembering his former horrible owner, who said when naming himself, "Let's call him Duobao, so he can find me lots of treasures!" Later, he thought it sounded like a fish's name, so he hastily decided on Xiaobao, constantly reminding himself to find him even more treasures...

And these humans who saved me are truly wonderful!

The name I chose is cute and adorable, at least I don't feel like I'm some kind of tool otter.

"I'm a girl!" it said shyly, lifting its leg and whimpering a few times.

The little white cat translates instantly: "Host, it's female!"

Jiang Chen chuckled and said, "This little sea otter is a girl. Since she keeps making whimpering noises, how about we name her Yinyin?"

"They really are girls!" Edith jumped up excitedly. "Except for the captain, everyone on this ship is a girl!"

Amy clapped her hands in agreement, "Yinyin is a very nice name!"

The ship girls unanimously agreed that the pure white, soft, and adorable little sea otter would have a new name.

Jiang Chen gave it some fresh fish, a bunch of fresh sea urchins and crabs; he also threw a rope into the sea so that Yin Yin could stay afloat and not lose track of the yacht.

"Waaah!" The little sea otter had eaten its fill for the first time. Back in the embrace of the sea, it tied the rope to its body and carefully licked its fur.

My terrible ex only ever gave me one or two small fish full of thorns each day.

They wouldn't let us go into the water because they were worried we'd escape;

She would pretend to groom herself every day, trying to get closer to him, and so on—all sorts of superficial actions.

In comparison, the humans I'm encountering now are truly wonderful!

You can eat your fill of fresh and delicious sea urchins, fish, and crabs;

After they got into the water, they all reminded him to keep his injured leg out of the water.

Worried that she wouldn't be used to it, several pretty girls stayed with her for a long time, chatting about how cute, pretty, and adorable she was, or discussing what treats to give her. They didn't seem to think of her as a tool or a tool at all.

The little sea otter Yinyin finally got a good night's sleep while floating in the seawater!

After dealing with the baby sea otter, Jiang Chen lit a candle and wrote furiously in the living room.

The little white cat yawned and asked lazily, "Host, what are you writing?"

"Proposal".

"What are you planning?" The little dumpling looked completely bewildered.

As Jiang Chen wrote, he patiently explained, "Judging from the protagonist's behavior in the plot, he should be an arrogant and suspicious person."

So I spent 500 points to buy items, which had two uses.

The first priority, of course, is to rescue the baby sea otter;

The second purpose is to cause some trouble for the protagonist, Jiang Yuan.

According to the details of the item we purchased, the item takes effect when the protected person is in mortal danger, right?

In other words, when the little sea otter was teleported over, Jiang Yuan was about to kill it.

So imagine the bizarre scene that happened on Jiang Yuan's boat—he was about to kill this little animal when it suddenly vanished without a trace, right under his nose!

Anyone would feel something was wrong in this situation.

In addition, the little sea otter was a gift from the sign-in system.

If you were Jiang Yuan, what would you think?

Chapter Twenty-Four: Misleading and Sowing Discord

The little white cat poked its chin with its paw, trying to get into character, and guessed, "I'd think the ship is haunted..."

"This idea is so cute, it makes perfect sense!" Jiang Chen chuckled.

Seeing the little dumpling's resentful look, he continued to explain, "Jiang Yuan won't think the ship is haunted."

He'll think the sign-in system is up to no good!

In other words, the protagonist was misled by our props.

This was my original plan: to rescue the little sea otter while simultaneously setting a trap for Jiang Yuan!

According to his speculation, the only reason the little sea otter suddenly disappeared was that the sign-in system had taken it back, just like when a reward was suddenly placed in front of him.

Continuing to ponder this line of thought, Jiang Yuan realized that the sign-in system could arbitrarily cancel and reclaim rewards.

The system directly bound him to it without asking if he needed it.

Sign-in successful, without his consent;

The gifts are given randomly, and he is not allowed to choose them himself.

Despite the apparent benefits, Jiang Yuan was actually quite passive in his connection with the system.

Judging from the script, we know that this sign-in system is a super-powerful benefit given to the protagonist, a cheat without any side effects.

But the protagonist, Jiang Yuan, doesn't know that!

The sign-in system has a unique feature: it only gives things away for free and doesn't engage in any communication. This is the only loophole we can exploit.

The little white cat's eyes lit up. "I understand! Host is trying to sow discord!"

“Yes!” Jiang Chen nodded and said, “The difficult thing about this protagonist is the sign-in system.”

Just like you said before, the sign-in is so timely, and supplies are distributed every day according to the protagonist's needs.

As long as he has this sign-in system, it will be very difficult for us to bring him down.

So my plan is: before the main character receives the super-sized gift pack reward after a full year of daily check-ins, I'll have him voluntarily unbind himself from the check-in system!

"Ah, this..." Xiaobai was confused again, "The system can be unbound?"

I thought the host was just using the sign-in system to prevent the protagonist from defending themselves, thus causing the protagonist to feel alienated and stop using the resources obtained from signing in…”

"Simply sowing discord is a temporary fix, not a permanent solution. To bring down Jiang Yuan, we need to uproot him completely and deprive him of his greatest support!" Jiang Chen continued writing without looking up. "As for whether we can unbind the system, well, man proposes, God disposes."

As long as Jiang Yuan's idea takes root and grows, and if the traps he dug before still have some effect, there's probably a chance.

The fluffy little ball rubbed its face with its paws, deciding to stop dwelling on things it couldn't understand. "Then why did the host have to write a proposal? Isn't it enough that you already know the plan?"

"Of course not, my words would only have the opposite effect. So I can't sing this play by myself, I need someone to sing along!"

Jiang Yuan managed to doze off for a short while as dawn broke.

He is currently very upset, and the bizarre scene from last night keeps replaying in his mind.

However, no matter how many times I asked, the check-in system never responded.

Just as he was lying in bed idly browsing the chat channels, a message suddenly caught Jiang Yuan's attention.

Li Xiaoqian: "Calling for Boss Jiang Chen! Calling for Boss Jiang Chen!"