Chapter 35: The Taste of Old Memories

“Morning.”

When Xi Yu woke up, Ding Ren’s voice still seemed to echo in his ears, but when he opened his eyes, he discovered that Ding Ren had already left.

He shielded his eyes from the light; the world before him was very bright.

Just a bit of light had turned this crystal-clear, blood-red glazed world into a kaleidoscope of colors.

This was the underground space where the Ghost Domain core had previously been nurtured.

However, after an unknown amount of time, it was once again filled with a dense concentration of Mutation Particles.

After resting for a moment, Xi Yu couldn’t help but pull back the covers and thrash around.

The floor of this space was covered with many blood-colored glazed small mounds, which could easily be turned into massive, natural beds with a bit of arrangement.

Furthermore, this glazed bed wasn’t cold at all, warming to the touch and feeling exceptionally comfortable.

With a few blankets, this place could become a perfect hidden sanctuary.

The underground space had many tunnels, and the air within was constantly circulating, so staying inside wasn’t stuffy at all.

In fact, lying here was highly comfortable.

After another night, his mind felt refreshed and alert, and he currently felt his body was filled with strength.

He was close to breaking through again.

***

Once Xi Yu was completely awake, he began to make preparations.

To travel to the Dimensional Black Abyss, he had to make many preparations, and the ranch also had to be arranged properly first.

Xi Yu peeled the dragon scale soft armor from his body and tossed it into the air, and then he transformed into the white dragon.

The white dragon retrieved a portion of the dragon blood from the glove space and injected it into the two dragon scale soft armors, and then breathed out a wave of majestic dragon power to refine them.

As the dragon power continuously refined them, the two dragon scale soft armors gradually turned into two white-jade-colored beads.

The white dragon then injected a vast amount of dragon aura into them.

Currently, these expenditures had no effect on him; his state was incredibly good, so Xi Yu easily refined two more dragon scale spaces. Of course, calling them “Scale Bead spaces” was more appropriate now.

Because these Scale Bead spaces were refined while the white dragon was in a healthy state, they were about ten times larger than the glove space he had refined previously, easily capable of holding ten Star-Dream Farms.

Storing the Scale Beads, Xi Yu finally flew back to his quarters at the farm.

After washing up and changing back into his human form, Xi Yu walked toward the dining hall.

“Lord Dragon.”

Upon seeing him, the farm staff greeted him enthusiastically.

Xi Yu smiled and waved back at them.

He had gradually grown accustomed to being called Lord Dragon.

The people on the farm were already used to Xi Yu’s human form, but seeing him transform yesterday still left them highly excited today.

However, as long as there was no business, they wouldn’t disturb Xi Yu, highly satisfied with just a greeting.

It was still early, and the sky wasn’t completely light yet, but many people had already come out to work.

“Lord Dragon!”

At that moment, a figure caught up to him, and Xi Yu turned to see Man Wenhuai, knowing he surely had business to discuss.

But suddenly, he was taken aback. “Congratulations.”

Man Wenhuai felt a bit sheepish; eating meat daily, he felt he had successfully broken through to F-class without even training much. “Thank you, Lord Dragon.”

His ability to break through to F-class was naturally due to the divine dragon, but he didn’t continue expressing his gratitude, fearing the dragon would grow tired of hearing it. Regardless, he knew in his heart that he owed everything to the dragon.

“You haven’t eaten yet, have you? Let’s eat together,” Xi Yu smiled.

“Yes,” Man Wenhuai suppressed his excitement; though this wasn’t his first time speaking with Xi Yu, he still couldn’t help but feel his blood boil every time.

***

The reason Man Wenhuai had sought out Xi Yu was naturally because of the chicken coop.

The first batch of mutated chickens was about to hatch.

The number of eggs these chickens laid exceeded Man Wenhuai’s estimates, especially the first batch that ate mutated locusts daily, as if every one of them had maximized their egg-laying skill. They laid at least two eggs daily, and some could lay five in one go.

In short, the number of chicks hatched this time was far greater than he had originally anticipated, and the farm would soon have over a million mutated chickens.

At this thought, Man Wenhuai couldn’t help but marvel; yesterday, the Lord Dragon’s manifestation had frightened away all the mutated poultry, yet by nightfall, they had all run back, showing how powerful the allure of the mutated locust meat was.

“This is indeed great news,” Xi Yu smiled.

“Yes, but the feed will soon be insufficient,” Man Wenhuai said quickly. “The normal feed isn’t a problem, but is there more mutated locust meat, Lord Dragon? That locust meat is the best feed; as long as we mix a bit of it, the chickens love eating it, and they grow very fast.”

“There’s still quite a lot left, but…” Xi Yu shook his head; they had consumed less than a hundred thousand mutated locusts so far, but those were his reserves.

Man Wenhuai was a bit disappointed, but he quickly put it out of his mind; actually, having normal feed was enough.

“But it doesn’t matter if we don’t have mutated locusts; I have another way,” Xi Yu smiled.

He knew Mu Chengjiang’s area was frequently attacked by marine beasts, and although the vast majority of these beasts were bizarre and inedible for humans, they were perfect for feed, and he would place an order with Mu Chengjiang later.

Man Wenhuai was instantly delighted.

After breakfast, Xi Yu went to find Zhang Qingyuan, but before he could, the man arrived himself.

“Xi Yu, come quickly.”

Zhang Qingyuan brought him to the warehouse. Inside were thousands of processed mutated chickens and various other mutated poultry.

“Did you slaughter chickens yesterday?” Xi Yu asked instinctively.

Only then did he feel a bit sheepish, and Zhang Qingyuan didn’t think much of it; several thousand chickens dying unexpectedly wasn’t a major issue, and they had processed them overnight.

Xi Yu couldn’t help but shake his head, quickly storing the poultry into his Scale Bead space.

Subsequently, he said to Zhang Qingyuan, “Captain Zhang, please gather the B-class experts and Nine Sages’ group; we’ll hold a meeting today.”

“Alright.”

Zhang Qingyuan moved quickly, and in less than fifteen minutes, Augustus, Owen, Xiao Bai, and the other ghosts had all assembled.

Aside from them, only the six members of Zhang Qingyuan’s team who had been staying by Xi Yu’s side were present. When Ding Ren returned, he hadn’t recalled them, letting them remain with Xi Yu to help.

Before Xi Yu, both humans and ghosts sat up straight, looking at him with anticipation and curiosity.

“Today, we’re mainly going to discuss everyone’s roles. I haven’t formalized this previously, so we’ll settle everyone’s responsibilities today,” Xi Yu said seriously.

The farm was growing larger, so they should organize things as soon as possible.

“The farm’s affairs have been handled by Captain Zhang recently, so I plan to have him act as the farm’s vice-manager, responsible for all farm matters in the future. Does anyone have any objections?” Xi Yu looked at everyone.

Augustus and the others shook their heads quickly; how could they have objections? Zhang Qingyuan was one of the people Xi Yu trusted most, and strictly speaking, they were merely captives who were lucky to even be allowed to eat at the table.

And Nine Sages and the other five ghosts wouldn’t have any objections either.

Although their intelligence was equal to humans, they lacked the concept of human life, knowing nothing about the farm’s operation, let alone participating in management.

Fang Jianbo and the other five went without saying.

“Very well, then it’s settled.” Xi Yu smiled at Zhang Qingyuan. “From today on, you are the vice-manager of the Star-Dream Farm, Captain Zhang. Vice-Manager Zhang, please take care of the farm’s affairs from now on. Unless there is a matter you truly can’t decide, you have full authority to handle everything.”

“Yes, Lord Dragon!” Zhang Qingyuan responded loudly.

He didn’t refuse, knowing Xi Yu had many things to do, and he hoped Xi Yu could relax more, so he would try his best not to worry him with the farm’s affairs.

“Ji Yunbing and Qin Wei, the two of you will assist Captain Zhang, serving as assistants for now. This work won’t be easy either, so please put in extra effort.”

“Nine Sages, since you have joined the farm, you will serve as the head of security starting today. You don’t have to worry about daily affairs, but once a crisis arises that the farm can’t resolve, you must step in,” Xi Yu looked at the Nine-Horned Ghost.

“Yes, Lord White Dragon,” Nine Sages felt his heart throb; he recalled not having shared his name with the dragon, so how did Lord White Dragon know?

This left him even more in awe of Xi Yu.

“This is a Scale Bead, and it will be under your supervision from today on.” Xi Yu handed a Scale Bead space containing thousands of mutated chickens to Nine Sages. “It contains my dragon aura, which can purify mutated meat into the Food Seed meat you speak of. Starting today, you will coordinate with Vice-Manager Zhang to complete the meat purification.”

Nine Sages was an A-class ghost, the strongest on the farm aside from himself, so he possessed sufficient strength to protect the Scale Bead space. Actually, giving it to Zhang Qingyuan was the best choice, but it would be too dangerous, as Zhang Qingyuan couldn’t protect it.

As for the secret of the dragon aura, he had no intention of hiding it. He had to leave for a period, and Nine Sages might not be able to keep the secret of the Scale Bead. Rather than letting them guess and cause trouble, it was better to tell them clearly from the start, so they wouldn’t dare play any tricks.

Hearing Xi Yu’s words, everyone present, including the B-class experts and Zhang Qingyuan, was stunned.

This was their first time learning how mutated meat was purified into pure meat, and the dragon aura’s ability shocked them.

And the Scale Bead’s spatial capacity likewise made it impossible for them to remain calm.

But everyone maintained sufficient restraint; scheming against the Scale Bead before Xi Yu was no different from seeking death. And attempting to snatch it from Nine Sages was also suicidal.

“Do not keep this Scale Bead on your person; find a specific place to store it safely, otherwise it will cause you harm,” Xi Yu advised Nine Sages.

Nine Sages’ heart trembled, and he nearly held the Scale Bead with both hands.

The value of the Scale Bead was apparent from Xi Yu’s brief explanation; it was incredibly precious, comparable to the strongest skeletal gear, or even a Divine Food Sacrifice.

The Scale Bead was enough to drive any entity mad.

And now, although Xi Yu was merely letting him guard it, this trust touched him deeply.

He had only just joined the farm, yet the Lord Dragon trusted him so much.

He instantly experienced a powerful surge of loyalty.

“This Scale Bead contains my aura, and no matter where it is, I can perceive it, so do not harbor any thoughts about it,” Xi Yu said gently to Augustus and the others, including Xiao Bai and the other ghosts.

Neither human hearts nor ghost hearts could withstand temptation, so he had to nip any crooked thoughts in the bud.

B-class combat strength was precious, and he didn’t want to kill them with his own hands in the future.

Hearing Xi Yu’s words, many of the B-classes actually felt a wave of gratitude. Although it was a warning, it was actually a form of protection for them.

Among them, Gabriel, in particular, had eyes that gleamed.

After being captured by the white dragon, aside from his initial discomfort, he had quickly accepted his current life. Life on the farm was exceptionally peaceful, which he truly enjoyed, as it was the life he had always yearned for.

And he discovered that although the white dragon was powerful, he was actually very easy to get along with; as long as they didn’t cause trouble and finished their work, he was highly approachable.

With his status as a divine dragon, Gabriel found this hard to imagine.

Currently, he felt more and more that staying by the white dragon’s side was quite good; eating Food Seed meat daily and staying with such a great existence would definitely be highly beneficial to his future. And the dragon was not ungrateful or petty; at least by his side, he didn’t have to worry about being sacrificed casually one day.

From this moment, he began to align himself with the white dragon from the bottom of his heart.

Xi Yu didn’t notice the complex emotions in everyone’s hearts, explaining some usage precautions to Nine Sages so he wouldn’t be injured by the dragon aura, and the ghost nodded repeatedly.

“Augustus, starting today, you will coordinate with Nine Sages, serving as the head of external security for Star-Dream Farm.”

“Yes, Lord Dragon!” Augustus stood straight.

“Fang Jianbo, you will serve as the head chef of the farm, responsible for all meals on the farm in the future, and Gabriel, you will serve as the assistant chef.”

“Yes, Lord Dragon,” Gabriel said with delight.

“Isaac, you stay with Man Wenhuai; all breeding work on the farm will be under your joint responsibility in the future.”

“Ping Feng, Gao Jie, you will be responsible for all logistics and transport on the farm in the future, and Acrylic, you stay with them to assist.”

“As for you guys,” Xi Yu looked at the remaining three B-class ghosts. “You stay with Nine Sages for now, guarding the farm’s safety. Once you have things you want to do yourselves, come tell me, and I’ll arrange them for you.”

He had to give the ghosts time to adapt to the human world.

Everyone nodded in turn.

At this moment, the twelve Ogaso B-classes grew tense; Xi Yu hadn’t mentioned them yet, and they were very anxious about what work would be assigned to them, as most tasks seemed to have been distributed already.

Xi Yu looked at the Ogaso with contemplation.

It was his first time realizing that there were actually many B-class experts on the farm; while everyone seemed busy normally, once the tasks were distributed, they seemed to have nothing to do.

“Owen, the twelve of you will serve as my guards,” Xi Yu smiled. “Normally, you can stay on the farm to help out and move freely, and when I have tasks, I’ll bring you along. Prepare yourselves; we’ll be heading out today.”

The Ogaso backed their empire, so Xi Yu was cautious of them. Furthermore, Ao Lan hadn’t been captured yet, so he was only comfortable keeping them under his own watch.

He prepared to bring them along when he headed to the Dimensional Black Abyss.

Owen and the others had been anxious, but they were now ecstatic; serving as the white dragon’s guards was definitely more promising than staying on the farm.

They were completely at ease now, no longer worried about being rejected by the dragon.

At this moment, Nine Sages and his partners looked at the Ogaso with slightly different gazes.

In their eyes, staying by the Lord Dragon’s side was definitely better, and even just establishing a good relationship with him would be quite good.

“Alright, everyone get to work. Vice-Manager Zhang, publish the appointments on the farm in a bit, and you arrange other matters. Additionally, arrange Nine Sages’ quarters early,” Xi Yu instructed.

“Alright.”

“Xiao Bai, Owen, you guys stay behind.” Xiao Bai hadn’t moved, waiting for Xi Yu to arrange things for him.

When the others left, they were all extremely excited; they finally had official roles on the farm and could formally call themselves the followers of the Lord Dragon.

But they were also highly curious as to what the Lord Dragon wanted Owen’s group to do.

***

Once Zhang Qingyuan and the others left, Owen and his partners looked at Xi Yu expectantly.

“Xiao Bai, you stay with me over these next few days, and I’ll pay you one thousand pounds of grain daily. If there are other tasks, we’ll calculate them separately; in a few days, you should be able to earn your ten tons of grain, how about that?” Xi Yu smiled.

He would directly note the cat’s grain in his ledger, without needing to actually give it to him.

Xiao Bai nodded quickly.

“You know the ocean, right? Take us there now,” Xi Yu gave the cat its first task.

“Alright, let’s set out then.” Carrying these few people, Xiao Bai felt no pressure at all.

Ten minutes later, Xi Yu and his group appeared on the beach.

At this moment, the sea surface was exceptionally calm, which was rare.

Xi Yu’s head was a bit dizzy; Xiao Bai’s teleportation ability was fast, but the distance wasn’t long enough, and it wasn’t stable enough either. However, he was still treated well, receiving special care from the cat. As for Owen’s group, they were dizzy and disoriented, unable to easily handle this rapid teleportation despite being B-class experts.

Although the cat’s teleportation speed wasn’t as fast as the white dragon’s flight, carrying so many people didn’t seem to cause him much effort.

Currently, he was still high-spirited.

“Let’s go, get to work.” Xi Yu greeted Owen and the others. “You guys dive into the sea to catch seafood; catch as much as you can today.”

“Catch seafood?” Owen and his partners were a bit dazed.

‘Weren’t we supposed to be guards? Why are we catching seafood?’

But they didn’t dare delay, preparing to dive immediately.

“Wait a moment.” Xi Yu handed his glove space to Owen. “You guys take turns holding it; it’ll be much more convenient, and just toss the seafood directly inside.”

“Yes.” Owen took the glove curiously, preparing to study it closely beneath the sea.

Having lived beneath the sea for so many years, they possessed excellent breath-holding skills, so catching seafood wasn’t a difficult task for them.

“Xiao Bai, are you going to catch seafood too?” Xi Yu smiled. “I can give you one hundred pounds of Food Seed seafood meat for every ten thousand pounds you catch, how about that?”

Xiao Bai’s eyes lit up instantly, and he swallowed hard. “Lord Dragon, I’m going right now.”

Xi Yu handed the final Scale Bead space to him. “Work hard, catch the large ones, catch with all your might.”

He was about to head to the Dimensional Black Abyss, so aside from pure meat, seafood couldn’t be lacking either. It just so happened that the seafood in his space was running low, so he had come specifically to restock.

Xiao Bai nodded heavily; he would claim this ocean today.

Xi Yu watched as they went to work, feeling exceptionally pleased.

Having people help indeed was comfortable; he didn’t have to do anything.

He would just rest here.

In his previous life, he had visited the ocean daily, but he had rarely visited the beach.

Today’s weather was exceptionally good, with sunlight piercing through the cloud layer, leaving a gold-gilded pattern on the sea surface.

The sea breeze blew across the water, and Xi Yu felt exceptionally relaxed.

He took off his shoes, walking lazily along the beach barefoot.

The sand was warm, warming the soles of his feet comfortably.

He walked further and further down, gradually reaching the water’s edge.

A wave rolled over, washing directly over his feet, and a cold sensation surged from his soles into his heart, making Xi Yu open his arms instinctively.

Just then, he suddenly saw what appeared to be an exceptionally beautiful red flower on the water ahead.

Xi Yu hesitated for a moment, deciding to walk back onto the beach.

But the flower quickly rushed toward him from the sea surface.

BOOM!

The water erupted, and a massive, hideous head lunged to bite him.

[Sequence 7: Terror Class—aside from its large mouth, there is nothing special about it. As for weaknesses, you’ll find out with a single soul attack.]

Even just trying to enjoy a relaxing walk on the beach had led to an encounter with a D-class marine beast.

Xi Yu felt helpless, dodging the Manta Snake’s massive mouth.

This Manta Snake would disguise its tongue as various objects, and once its prey was deceived, they would inevitably become its food. Having treated the ocean as his home in his past life, the snake naturally couldn’t deceive him.

Xi Yu didn’t want to transform right now, and since his relaxing time had been ruined, he would treat this as practice.

However, since he currently differed from the snake by a level, it appeared highly perilous.

In truth, Xi Yu was currently quite relaxed; before last night, he had been close to E-class, so the gap with the C-class snake wasn’t massive. Furthermore, with his past foundation, his physical control wasn’t comparable to an average E-class, so the snake was completely unable to bite him.

At this moment, a vessel appeared on the sea in the distance, and in their eyes, Xi Yu looked on the verge of being swallowed by the snake.

Just as a tragedy was about to occur, a wooden arrow crossed the sea and flew over.

Instantly, the snake let out a shrill, miserable shriek, a wooden arrow impaled in its eye, with blood spraying out.

The snake shook its head violently.

Being heavily injured, it went completely wild.

The seawater went wild instantly, and the snake’s body prepared to emerge completely to crush Xi Yu into pulp.

Psh.

Just then, another soft sound echoed, and another wooden arrow flew over. The snake’s wild body came to an abrupt halt, and finally, its body shivered and collapsed onto the beach, blood staining a large patch of sand.

Xi Yu looked toward the direction of the wooden arrows, seeing a fleet of ships traveling toward him from the distance.

“Friend on the beach, are you alright?” a resonant voice called out from the ship.

“I’m fine, thank you for your help,” Xi Yu waved his hand.

The ship traveled toward the beach, and due to the depth of the water, they could only stop slightly further out.

Xi Yu looked over; the ship appeared to be a pre-catastrophe vessel, but was covered in rust. He couldn’t help but be taken aback; he had actually run into a few acquaintances from his past life here.

He couldn’t help but look around, finding himself a bit unfamiliar with this sea area, and he didn’t know where Xiao Bai had brought them, so running into them left him completely surprised.

“Little brother, why are you alone here? Where are the adults of your family?” At this moment, a tall man leaped off the ship, stepping over the sea surface to arrive before Xi Yu.

A look of sympathy instinctively appeared on his face, believing Xi Yu’s family had suffered an accident while harvesting seaweed.

But standing close, the sympathy on his face shifted instantly.

He had thought Xi Yu was a survivor of a shipwreck, but to his surprise, Xi Yu was completely free of injuries, and wasn’t even disheveled.

What was even more incredible was that this youth possessed a perfect face, looking even more handsome than their Leader Jian. Such looks would have been hard to find even before the catastrophe, yet he had encountered them on this dangerous coast.

And his attire was also highly off.

It was simply too clean and neat, and aside from his feet being slightly wet, his clothes were clean and handsome. If not for the current era, he would have believed Xi Yu was here on a beach vacation.

‘Far too bizarre.’

The man instantly became alert in his heart.

“I’m not alone; my friends went to harvest seafood in the sea,” Xi Yu smiled, expressing his gratitude. “Thank you for your help; otherwise, I really wouldn’t have known how to deal with the Manta Snake.”

“No need to thank us,” Xia Zheng waved his hand, his vigilance increasing further.

‘Harvest seafood?’

One had to remember that those who harvested seaweed called their task “harvesting sea grain,” while “seafood” was a pre-catastrophe term. At that time, the ocean was a treasure trove, and harvesting crabs and shrimp was called harvesting seafood, so hearing this term now felt highly unusual to him.

Xi Yu saw his expression and knew the man hadn’t recognized him.

But thinking about it, it wasn’t strange; during this period in his past life, Jane Yuyi’s group had been busy harvesting seaweed, and once they accumulated enough food, they would bring it to the interior to sell or give to those short of food, so not recognizing him without seeing the white dragon was very normal.

“Old Xia, what’s taking so long? why haven’t you brought the person over?” Just then, a clear, magnetic voice called out from the ship.

The next moment, the owner of the voice also leaped off the ship, gliding toward the beach.

Xia Zheng’s face filled with anxiety; he was worried Xi Yu was some ghost in disguise, but feared he was mistaken. Ultimately, a life couldn’t be ignored, which left him in a dilemma.

But concerning the lives of everyone on the ship, he would rather be mistaken, not wanting to take risks. Even if he was mistaken, the youth looked fine and didn’t seem like he was in danger.

Xia Zheng watched as Xi Yu backed onto the sea surface, wanting to intercept Jane Yuyi.

But his speed was ultimately too slow.

Jane Yuyi glided past his side, arriving before Xi Yu.

Looking at Xi Yu, Jane Yuyi’s entire state shifted instantly, as if he had brightened.

“Little brother, what happened to you? Why are you alone here?” Jane Yuyi asked quickly, instinctively moving closer to Xi Yu.

Xi Yu looked at Jane Yuyi; indeed, he was as handsome and elegant as in his past life.

This was an acquaintance of his from his past life, and they had nearly become friends.

But Jane Yuyi’s life was filled with tragedy, which made him sigh.

Unlike in his past life where everyone knew of the white dragon’s existence, currently, Jane Yuyi knew nothing, so he hadn’t recognized Xi Yu.

And upon seeing Jane Yuyi, Xi Yu knew he would soon find Ao Lan—the real mastermind behind the Ogaso. He had originally thought he would have to spend some time to find Ao Lan, but he hadn’t expected to run into them so easily now.

He repeated what he had just said to Xia Zheng.

Jane Yuyi took a deep breath, studying Xi Yu for a moment before inviting, “The beach is dangerous, and any kind of marine beast could appear. Why don’t you rest on our ship for a while and wait for your friends?”

“Alright, thank you then,” Xi Yu took the opportunity to agree.

“Alright, please follow me.” Jane Yuyi extended his hand. “Do you need me to help carry you to the ship?”

“No, I can manage myself.” Xi Yu walked to the side to put on his shoes.

Jane Yuyi followed his gaze, and upon seeing Xi Yu’s white, jade-like feet, he turned around instinctively.

***

Xi Yu stepped over the waves to board the ship, wetting half of his pants.

Jane Yuyi followed behind him onto the deck, looking at him. “Do you need to change your pants?”

“No need, they’ll dry in a bit,” Xi Yu waved his hand.

“I am Jane Yuyi, I wonder if you’ve heard of me?” Jane Yuyi introduced himself to Xi Yu.

“Of course, the famous [Algae King], I’ve naturally heard of you,” Xi Yu smiled. “I am Xi Yu, a rancher.”

“A rancher?” Jane Yuyi was a bit puzzled. “Then why would you appear here?”

“I came to harvest seafood,” Xi Yu repeated.

Jane Yuyi felt a bit awkward. “Right, you mentioned that. Are you hungry? I have food here.”

“Alright, then I won’t stand on ceremony. Thank you, [Algae King].” Xi Yu’s tone was slightly nostalgic.

He had actually missed the seaweed rice balls on Jane Yuyi’s ship, recalling them as one of the rare delicacies he had eaten in his past life.

In his previous life, after utilizing too much dragon power, he transformed back into human form and dropped into the sea right before losing control. Fortunately, he hadn’t run into marine beasts, and after drifting for half an hour, Jane Yuyi’s ship happened to pass by and rescued him.

So Xi Yu was very familiar with Jane Yuyi; he had spent a very relaxed and safe period on his ship.

In his past life, he had even felt he could become true friends with Jane Yuyi, but once he transformed into the white dragon, everything shifted.

From then on, their relationship was no longer the same.

Jane Yuyi was very famous in the Middle Continent.

He was a hybrid of a Middle Continent human and an Ogaso, combining the genes of both worlds, which granted him a perfect appearance.

However, his life had been tragic from birth; his mother was Ogaso, and she died protecting him during a beast invasion when he was young.

And his father had also died in battle a few years later.

As an orphan, though Jane Yuyi received the Middle Continent’s care, due to his hybrid status, he was unable to join the three major organizations.

Unlike the Drance Federation’s close connection to the Ogaso, the Middle Continent had always been highly wary of them.

Thus, regarding the hybrid Jane Yuyi, the Middle Continent couldn’t possibly risk letting him enter the three major organizations.

However, Jane Yuyi didn’t give up; although he possessed half of the Ogaso bloodline, his heart belonged to the Middle Continent.

Once he grew up, he established a team on his own, wanting to exert his greatest efforts to help the Middle Continent. And he had ultimately succeeded; his team had achieved great things, helping many people, and gradually becoming a hero to many.

Thus, he held a very simple title: [Algae King]. Many citizens held a very good impression of him, and he was quite famous in the Middle Continent.

The seaweed rice balls were quickly served.

There were three large rice balls, each larger than his fist.

Jane Yuyi smiled. “Eat up, there’s more if it’s not enough.”

Xi Yu thanked him, “Thank you, I’ll treat you to meat in a bit.”

Xia Zheng was stunned; treat them to meat?

There were only five people on the entire ship; aside from Jane Yuyi and Xia Zheng, the other three were dark-faced men. Xi Yu didn’t recognize these three, only knowing Xia Zheng and Jane Yuyi.

However, in his past life, Xia Zheng wasn’t this alert toward him, almost treating him like a deity.

Currently, upon hearing Xi Yu’s words, Xia Zheng’s vigilance increased further.

‘Who can eat meat in this era?’

‘Can someone who says such things be an ordinary person?’

‘And he said he has friends harvesting seafood in the sea?’

‘Where are they?’

‘It’s been so long, and there isn’t a single soul nearby.’

‘Perhaps his friends aren’t human.’

Xi Yu gave him a gentle smile; he couldn’t possibly tell everyone he was a dragon.

He picked up a rice ball and took a bite, but his expression shifted slightly.

He recalled the seaweed rice ball tasting exceptionally delicious in his past life, and even after eating pure meat, he still couldn’t help but nostalgically miss the rice ball; he had always felt it was one of the best delicacies of his life.

Later, he had tried making it himself once, but the flavor wasn’t what he remembered, and he had thought his skill was the problem.

But now, Xi Yu finally realized: the seaweed rice ball had never been delicious.

More than half of the rice ball was seaweed, carrying a trace of the sea’s gamey smell. It was slightly salty, and because no oil was used, the seaweed tasted dry and coarse.

The seaweed rice ball wasn’t just not delicious; it was actually a bit terrible.

“What’s wrong? Is it not delicious?” Jane Yuyi couldn’t help but ask.

Xi Yu shook his head, but still ate the seaweed rice ball in his mouth bite by bite. As for the remaining two, he didn’t touch them.

Xi Yu smiled at Jane Yuyi. “I’m full.”

Having tasted the nostalgic flavor, he wouldn’t waste food further.

It turned out that the reason he thought the seaweed rice ball was so delicious in his past life was simply because when he needed help most, Jane Yuyi’s group had rescued him. He had been in a wretched state back then, so anything edible would have tasted like a supreme delicacy.

Looking at the close, slightly concerned Jane Yuyi before him, Xi Yu felt a bit of regret.

In his past life, he and Jane Yuyi hadn’t become friends in the end, and he felt it would likely be the same in this life.

But for this person who had treated him well in his past life, he truly didn’t want the tragedy that befell him to repeat itself.

He just had to execute Ao Lan directly.

Actually, knowing Ao Lan was likely hiding near Jane Yuyi, the reason he hadn’t come to capture him earlier was not only due to a lack of time, but also because he didn’t know how to face Jane Yuyi.

In any case, letting Jane Yuyi know nothing might be his greatest fortune in this life.

In his past life, Xi Yu had spoken with Jane Yuyi, knowing the man felt quite aggrieved.

He felt being a hybrid wasn’t his fault, and the fact that he couldn’t become a military guard like his father had always weighed on his mind. Thus, he wanted to prove himself, and he had indeed achieved that.

But later, he had also realized that the Middle Continent hadn’t been wrong.

His origin was not only problematic, but terrifyingly so.

And his mother wasn’t an ordinary Ogaso; she was someone he could never bring himself to think of, nor dare to.

“Hey, do you actually have friends?” Xia Zheng couldn’t help but say. “If you don’t, we’re going to sail; staying on the sea is very dangerous.”

“I do. Can you wait another ten minutes, please? If they aren’t back by then, you can sail directly!” Xi Yu flashed a brilliant smile at Xia Zheng.

Xia Zheng couldn’t help but swallow; who could withstand this?

“Alright then,” Xia Zheng turned his head, not daring to look at Xi Yu further.

Jane Yuyi couldn’t help but smile at this sight.

Xia Zheng felt he might have been cursed; he must have been targeted by Xi Yu’s sorcery. ‘No, once the time is up, I’ll sail immediately; we absolutely can’t wait.’

To his surprise, in less than six minutes, an abnormality appeared on the sea surface.

Jane Yuyi and his men quickly discovered a section of the sea far off began to churn, and then twelve figures broke through the water surface consecutively, hovering in the air.

These figures checked their bearings in the air, then landed on the sea surface, gliding toward the ship with incredible speed in the next moment.

“B… B-class, and Ogaso?” Xia Zheng was stunned, Jane Yuyi was shocked, and everyone on the ship was terrified.

Then they watched as these twelve B-class experts landed on the deck before Xi Yu.

Owen cautiously handed the Scale Bead space to Xi Yu, his heart finally feeling relieved. “Lord White Dragon, fortunately, we did not fail.”

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