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When they got up that morning, they had never expected to pick up an egg today. The bedding on the bed had all been tidied, neatly piled up, and now that they needed it, they had to shake it out and make the bed again.

Lu Ao placed the egg beside him and reached for the quilt to make the bed.

Once he had finished making the bed and touched the egg again, he could clearly feel that it no longer had that tranquil, sleeping-like stillness. Instead, it seemed as though it had been disturbed awake. When he picked it up, it rubbed against Lu Ao's hand reluctantly.

Lu Ao gently stroked the egg. Unsure whether it could understand him, he said softly, "Go to sleep."

As though soothed, the egg obediently nestled into the blankets and stopped wobbling from side to side.

Lu Ao sat by the bed and watched over it for a while. Only when he felt it trembling rhythmically again, as though it had fallen deeply asleep and was softly snoring, did he stand and return to the cockpit.

On his way back, Lu Ao deliberately glanced at the screen and discovered that they were already very close to the fleet. He straightened up, sat in the chair beside it, and let out a quiet breath. "It feels like a lot has happened these past two days?"

"Tired?"

"Not really. I'm just a little uncertain." Confusion filled Lu Ao's eyes. "We picked up a Dragon Egg. Does that mean we're going to raise it next?"

Song Zhou checked the electronic map, confirmed that they were still some distance from the fleet and that there were no obstacles nearby such as islands or reefs, then casually set the vessel to autopilot. He left the pilot's seat and