Three days later, each banyan tree had formed a small forest with a radius of three hundred meters!
Wang Jun gazed at the seven small forests on the water, still in awe. "This is expanding way too fast!"
"Yes, the enhanced Duckweed seeds Master gave us have arrived. We can sow them directly onto the water’s surface in the forest!" Ji Yizhi replied with a nod.
"Okay. Make sure they’re careful not to let the seeds float away. Don’t sow them near the outer perimeter for now!" Wang Jun instructed.
"Understood!" Ji Yizhi acknowledged, leading a group of soldiers to sow the seeds.
In just a few short hours, the Duckweed had sprouted and spread, completely covering the water’s surface within the forest.
Wang Jun and Ji Yizhi rode a speedboat into the forest.
Seeing the Duckweed, which was much larger than usual, Wang Jun couldn’t help but ask, "Can this really support our weight if we stand on it?"
Ji Yizhi smiled and nodded. He picked up a nearby bamboo pole and handed it to Wang Jun. "Poke it and you’ll see!"
Wang Jun took the bamboo pole and poked at the Duckweed. He watched as the plant slid horizontally under the pressure, but it never submerged in the water!
"Master said we’ll need some aquatic grass to anchor them, then they won’t shift horizontally. That’s a job for Master himself. Once the area has expanded a bit more, he’ll come over and anchor all the Duckweed for us!" Ji Yizhi explained.
Wang Jun nodded.
Then, Ji Yizhi took out a wooden plank, placed it between three tree trunks, and said with a smile, "Go on, give it a try!"
The plank was braced by the tree trunks, preventing it from moving horizontally. Vertically, the Duckweed supported it, keeping it from sinking.
Wang Jun’s eyes lit up. He immediately grabbed a tree trunk and leaped from the speedboat onto the plank!
As he landed on the plank, his first impression was of its solidity—it felt just like solid ground!
He let go of the tree trunk and tried a little jump. The surface beneath him remained perfectly solid!
"Master’s Duckweed is incredible! I think it’s more amazing than any other plant!" Wang Jun couldn’t help but exclaim once again.
Ji Yizhi nodded. "I just wish these banyan trees would grow even faster!"
Wang Jun chuckled. "Can’t be too greedy. This is already fast enough! Have you ever seen a banyan tree expand its perimeter by two hundred meters in a single day?"
Ji Yizhi paused for a moment, then nodded. "That’s true!"
「One week later.」
Ren Yuanyang had enhanced seven destroyers and nearly two hundred speedboats!
Currently, all the speedboats patrolling the perimeters of Peach Blossom Base and Dragon Base were the enhanced models.
During this time, speedboats from outside forces had repeatedly tried to spy on Dragon Base, but they were all captured by these enhanced patrol boats.
After a few such incidents, no other factions dared to spy on them again.
Word began to spread that Dragon Base had achieved a major technological breakthrough, which was how they had produced such incredibly fast military speedboats.
"The Dragon Country People are truly capable of creating miracles! To achieve a technological breakthrough under these circumstances is astonishing!"
"Well, it’s to be expected! After all, they have tons of Evolution Potions. Having Evolvers conduct research is bound to give them an advantage!"
"I’m so jealous of the Dragon Country People. I want to join Dragon Base too!"
"Looking back, the River Bird Fleet’s decision was incredibly farsighted!"
"Yeah, they allied themselves with the Aircraft Carrier Base so early on!"
Nelson, the captain of the River Bird Fleet, was also feeling relieved about his decisive choice back then. If he hadn’t made it, they might not have even been able to handle the unknown virus.
They could also request seeds from the Aircraft Carrier Base for planting, but they were required to hand over sixty percent of their harvest.
Even so, they had managed to stockpile a significant amount of food, as the seeds provided by the Aircraft Carrier Base had incredibly high yields. Even with only forty percent of the harvest, it was more than they could possibly eat!
"Captain, we have more than enough grain now, but we’re short on meat. Do you think we could ask Captain Wang for some poultry and livestock to raise ourselves?" Hansen suggested.
Nelson nodded slightly. "Yes, I’ll contact Captain Wang and ask."
He immediately took out his phone and called Wang Jun.
"Captain Wang," Nelson began, getting straight to the point, "we’re flush with grain over here and would like to request some poultry and livestock to raise ourselves. We’ll still give you sixty percent after they’re grown. Would that be possible?"
Wang Jun was taken aback for a moment, then replied with a frown, "The base is short on meat itself right now. We’ll need to discuss this before I can give you an answer."
"Yes, I understand. I’ll await your reply," Nelson said with a nod.
After he hung up, Ji Yizhi casually asked, "Was that about something at the base?"
"That was Nelson. He wants to request some poultry and livestock to raise. We can’t even get enough meat for ourselves yet, so I told him to wait," Wang Jun replied.
Ji Yizhi pondered for a moment, then said, "Actually, we should be asking Master for the same thing."
Wang Jun was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes widened in understanding. "You mean..."
"If Master can enhance plants and ships, why not animals?" Ji Yizhi continued. "Think about it. We only gave Master a few poultry and livestock before, and now Peach Blossom Base has no shortage of meat. That proves it!"
Wang Jun nodded in complete agreement. "You’re right. Master is coming over later anyway, I’ll ask him then."
After seven days, each of the seven Banyan Forests had grown into a circular grove with a diameter of 1.4 kilometers.
Ren Yuanyang had now come to help them anchor the Duckweed within the forests.
Qin Haonan personally piloted a speedboat, bringing Ren Yuanyang to the site of the seven banyan trees.
Seeing the seven forests, Qin Haonan couldn’t help but marvel, "Leader, the expansion rate of these banyan trees is just insane, isn’t it? It’s only been a week, and each of these groves already feels about the same size as the forest at our Peach Blossom Base!"

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