"No way! They lost even when it was four against one?"
"Dragon Country is just spouting bullshit. There’s no way the Sea Eagle Country’s aircraft carrier lost to them!"
"Haven’t you seen that the Xi’an Base hasn’t come out to deny it? This is true nine times out of ten!"
"I just @-ed Bao Mu, and there’s no response!"
"No way, you think Bao Mu was captured?"
Seeing their discussion, Long Zhan was also a little confused. "Didn’t Bao Mu escape?"
At the time, several speedboats had fled from the Xi’an Base’s carrier fleet, and Bao Mu wasn’t among the members they had captured!
’He’s probably just too embarrassed to show his face after being defeated,’ Long Zhan guessed.
By now, he had already brought the ships from the Xi’an Base to the Peach Blossom Base.
The members of the Peach Blossom Base were all amazed when they saw the enormous nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
"You work fast!" Ren Yuanyang said with a smile, looking at the aircraft carrier.
"They were already nearby, and since I was on my way back anyway, I just brought them straight here!" Long Zhan explained with a laugh.
"Want to hang out at our base for a bit?" Ren Yuanyang invited.
Long Zhan shook his head. "There’s still a lot to do with the base merger. I have to get back and help!"
"Okay. I just strengthened five more boats. You can take them all back with you," Ren Yuanyang said.
Hearing this, Long Zhan’s eyes lit up. "You got it!" he replied instantly.
The drivers who had piloted the captured ships over would be perfect for taking them back.
Long Zhan took the five strengthened speedboats and headed back.
Ren Yuanyang gave an order. "Clean and disinfect all those ships!"
"Yes, sir!" Lu Jiamei immediately made the arrangements.
Having just strengthened the speedboats, Ren Yuanyang didn’t have much Mental Energy left. So, instead of strengthening anything else, he walked back to his office and resumed his Cultivation.
A hundred meters wasn’t the limit. He needed to keep improving his Mental Energy, at least until he could strengthen an entire aircraft carrier!
On the regional channel, everyone was still discussing the announcement just made by the Aircraft Carrier Base when suddenly, another message set the channel ablaze.
"The Aircraft Carrier Base just sent out a notice! It’s going to merge with the Dawn Base! The new base will be called the Dragon Base!"
"They’re finally merging? Looks like yesterday’s battle took a heavy toll on the Dawn Base, too!"
"That must be it. Otherwise, there’d be no reason for the Aircraft Carrier Base to waste so much fuel merging the two bases."
"Has the Dawn Base already started moving toward the Aircraft Carrier Base?"
"The person above is wrong. The Aircraft Carrier Base is moving to the Dawn Base!"
"What? That’s impossible! The Aircraft Carrier Base would never abandon its position on the World’s Roof!"
"You want me to send you a screenshot of the Aircraft Carrier Base’s notice? Every survivor in the Aircraft Carrier Base knows about it. You think we wouldn’t know if it’s true or not?"
"So the Aircraft Carrier Base is really giving up the World’s Roof?"
"Looks that way for now."
"So are the survivors from the Aircraft Carrier Base going to move with it?"
"There’s no doubt about it. Of course we’re going with the Aircraft Carrier Base!"
"They give us enough to eat and wear, treat our illnesses, and keep us safe! We’ll follow the Aircraft Carrier Base forever!"
"That’s right. The new base is called the Dragon Base. We Dragon Country People belong in the Dragon Base!"
Mike, who had now fled to the west side of the World’s Roof, frowned slightly upon seeing the news.
"It seems those high-performance ships have attracted the Aircraft Carrier Base’s attention as well!" he remarked.
An aide at his side said, "It’s better that they’re leaving. We can stay here on the World’s Roof. In the future, once the floodwaters recede, we’ll have a head start!"
Mike nodded slightly. "We’ll stop here for now. Let’s see how they react before we make our next move."
The Sea Eagle Country’s three carrier fleets came to a halt on the western edge of the World’s Roof.
The speedboats assigned to tail them immediately reported this to Long Zhan.
Long Zhan scoffed. "Then let them wait there for a while. We’ll chase them off after we’re done with the base merger! You all continue to monitor them from a distance. Be careful!"
"Yes, sir!"
Within the Aircraft Carrier Base, all the survivors were also discussing the matter of the relocation and merger.
"Aren’t we fine here? Why make the long journey all the way to the Dawn Base?"
"Yeah, we have way more people than the Dawn Base, right? Why are we the ones moving, not them?"
"That makes sense! Moving fewer people should consume fewer resources, shouldn’t it?"
"What? You don’t want to go with the Aircraft Carrier Base? Then you can choose not to! The base isn’t begging you to come along!"
"That’s not it. I’m sticking with the Aircraft Carrier Base for life. I’m just wondering if this isn’t a bit of a waste of resources."
"Trust that the three leaders have their reasons for this decision. We don’t understand it simply because we’re not in their shoes. The information they have is definitely much more than what we know!"
"That’s true too! It’s not like we have to row there ourselves, so if we’re moving, we’re moving!"
「The next day」 The Aircraft Carrier Base harvested all the crops ready for picking on the sea’s surface, then immediately began the base relocation.
The small, unpowered boats had to be towed behind the larger vessels, making the entire convoy look unusually bloated and massive!
Meanwhile, the Aircraft Carrier Base’s important personnel and supplies had already boarded the two modified supply ships and the destroyer.
The members of the Aircraft Carrier Base were completely stunned as they felt the speed at which the ships were flying across the water.
"Can ships really go this fast?"
Long Zhan didn’t bother explaining to them. It was important to maintain a certain sense of mystery!
At that moment, Ren Yuanyang had boarded the newly cleaned nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. He went directly to the nuclear reactor compartment.
Although he couldn’t strengthen the entire aircraft carrier, he could strengthen parts of it first. For instance, he could start with the nuclear reactor compartment!
[Strengthening successful! Safety enhanced, nuclear energy utilization rate enhanced...]
After the enhancement, the same amount of nuclear fuel could now allow the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to travel for twice as long!
They basically didn’t have to worry about energy issues with this nuclear-powered carrier anymore!
After finishing the enhancement, Ren Yuanyang looked at the ships of the Peach Blossom Base, pondered for a moment, and said, "Jiamei, from now on, the Peach Blossom Base should stop expanding to the east. Construct a large harbor on the eastern side, big enough to accommodate all our current ships, including this aircraft carrier. Continue expanding in the other directions."
Lu Jiamei nodded. "Alright, I’ve got it!"
Because of the Xi’an Base’s defeat, the joint forces that had gathered near the Aircraft Carrier Base instantly fell apart.
The Xi’an Base, even with three carrier fleets, couldn’t defeat the Liaoyuan carrier battle group. There was no need for small fry like them to go and serve themselves up on a platter.
Later, when they heard the Aircraft Carrier Base was moving to the Dawn Base, the Lvzhi Fleet and the Magpie Fleet considered ambushing them on the way.
But before they could even get close to the migrating convoy, they were spotted by a high-speed patrol boat.
"Isn’t that one of the Aircraft Carrier Base’s military speedboats? How is it so fast?"
"We should retreat, quickly! We’re screwed if they catch up to us!"
"Yeah, now’s not the time to be wondering about the Aircraft Carrier Base’s speedboat technology!"
The Lvzhi Fleet and the Magpie Fleet decisively turned tail and fled. Because he was focused on relocating the base, Long Zhan didn’t pursue them.
It took a full twenty-four hours for the Aircraft Carrier Base to completely transfer over to the Dawn Base’s location.
All the survivors curiously sized up the Dawn Base. Since the Aircraft Carrier Base had decided to move here, there had to be something different about it.
But after looking for a long time, they couldn’t see any difference at all!
Realizing this, everyone was a little disappointed.
"We went through all that trouble and wasted so many resources to move here, and it seems like nothing’s different at all!"
"How can you say it’s the same? Now all three carrier fleets are reunited. From now on, no one will dare to mess with our Aircraft Carrier Base—wait, no, it’s called the Dragon Base now!"
"That’s true. Splitting our forces between two places always makes others feel like there’s an opportunity to exploit."
"It’s the same everywhere, just water! Anyway, enough talk, let’s get to work. I’m going to apply for some vegetable seeds this time. We have rice, but we need some veggies!"
"Wait for me, I’m coming too!"
Just as all the survivors were thinking that the Dawn Base was no different from their old location, the seven patches of Banyan Forest near the Peach Blossom Base began to expand rapidly.
These seven banyan trees were in the Second-level Wind Sea Region and could spread outwards freely without any assistance. Their expansion efficiency was much higher than in the Seventh-level Wind Sea Region!

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