"Not just ’about the same,’ it’s actually a bit bigger than ours!" Ren Yuanyang replied with a smile.
The six banyan trees given to Wang Jun’s group were enhanced to grow even faster. On top of that, they were in a Second-level Wind Sea Region, so expanding didn’t require the same troublesome procedures as it did for Peach Blossom Base. That’s why they’ve expanded so quickly!
"Huh?" Qin Haonan was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Then let’s move our base over here too!"
Ren Yuanyang shook his head slightly. "It’s not that far, and we can’t just abandon that place. We don’t know what the future holds. Let’s wait and see."
Qin Haonan nodded. "True. At the speed our speedboats go now, we can get there in under half an hour. It really is close!"
As they spoke, Wang Jun’s speedboat had already pulled up alongside them.
"Master!" Wang Jun and Ji Yizhi greeted in unison.
Ren Yuanyang was a little surprised. "You’re both here? You just left Long Zhan to watch the base by himself?"
"Actually, he’s not at the base either. He’s patrolling the surrounding area," Wang Jun explained with a smile. "The base’s management is very mature now. We don’t need to stay there all the time."
Ren Yuanyang gave him a thumbs-up. ’Managing a base with a population of over a hundred thousand so efficiently is no simple feat.’
Of course, this was to be expected. Before the flood, Dragon Country had a population of over a billion, so Wang Jun and his team had experience in management.
"Let’s go. Take me for a tour of these seven patches of forest," Ren Yuanyang said, jumping directly onto Wang Jun’s speedboat with Qin Haonan.
"Alright!" Wang Jun replied, personally piloting the speedboat into the Banyan Forest.
After entering the Banyan Forest, Wang Jun slowed the boat down a bit. As Ren Yuanyang watched the inland waterways they had carved out, he flicked the aquatic plant seeds in his hand into the water.
Once the seeds entered the water, they immediately began to grow rapidly, twining around the roots of the Duckweed and pulling them tight against the submerged branches and roots of the banyan trees.
"Do the relative positions of these seven Banyan Forests change much?" Ren Yuanyang asked.
Ji Yizhi immediately shook his head. "Their relative positions have barely changed at all."
"It seems that as long as they’re in the same sea region, they should remain relatively stationary," Ren Yuanyang nodded slightly. "Once we expand into other sea regions, they might start moving relative to one another."
Ji Yizhi nodded in agreement.
Wang Jun quickly made a circuit through the forest, and Ren Yuanyang gave his next order, "On to the next one."
"Master, is all the Duckweed in this one secured already?" Wang Jun asked in surprise.
Ren Yuanyang nodded slightly. "Yes, it’s all secured."
"Master, your Mental Energy is just incredible!" Wang Jun couldn’t help but exclaim.
"Cultivate diligently, and you’ll reach this level too," Ren Yuanyang encouraged with a smile.
Wang Jun nodded and continued toward the next Banyan Forest.
In this way, Ren Yuanyang managed to secure all the Duckweed within all the Banyan Forests in just forty minutes.
"The current area is already quite large. You can start construction," Ren Yuanyang said to Wang Jun and Ji Yizhi before he left. "But don’t let everyone’s Cultivation fall behind. I hope that next time I visit, someone will be able to help me secure the Duckweed."
"Yes, Master! We will do our utmost to cultivate!" the two of them replied.
Ren Yuanyang nodded. Just as he was about to return to his own speedboat, Wang Jun quickly spoke up. "Master, does Peach Blossom Base have any fast-growing poultry or livestock? Here at Dragon Base, our only meat is fish, and even that is getting a bit scarce..."
Ren Yuanyang was slightly taken aback, then nodded. "We can. If you have young poultry or livestock, send them directly to Peach Blossom Base, and we’ll enhance them for free. If you want to get the enhanced young directly, you’ll have to buy them."
Peach Blossom Base and Dragon Base had already established a common currency system. The "Peach Blossom Coin," jointly developed by Aiti and various professionals from Dragon Base, had already been rolled out in both bases.
Prices were also jointly set and universally observed by both sides.
Helping Dragon Base enhance their young animals would also train his Mental Energy, so he wouldn’t charge any extra fees.
"That’s really great!" Wang Jun said excitedly. "Thank you, Master!"
Ren Yuanyang waved his hand. "I don’t want food shortages to delay our progress. Our time is limited, so everyone needs to hurry up and develop."
"Yes, Master!" Wang Jun and Ji Yizhi replied in unison.
Ren Yuanyang waved his hand, returned to his speedboat with Qin Haonan, and headed back toward Peach Blossom Base.
After they left, Wang Jun eagerly issued an order, "Immediately gather all the young animals at the base and send them to Peach Blossom Base!"
The Minister of Agriculture who received this order was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked, "But those are our hope for meat! If we send them all away, we’ll lose our only chance to alleviate the meat shortage!"
"Then would you like to have poultry and livestock that grow as fast as those crops?" Wang Jun retorted.
The Minister of Agriculture was stunned again, then replied with excitement, "Yes! Could it be that Peach Blossom Base can also make animals evolve?"
"Of course. Otherwise, why would I tell you to send all the young animals over?" Wang Jun asked back with a smile.
"I understand! I’ll gather all the young animals at once and send them over!" the Minister of Agriculture said, his voice filled with excitement.
After arranging all this, Wang Jun took the speedboat back into the Banyan Forest and jumped out.
This time, when he stepped on the Duckweed, there was no horizontal slipping. It was incredibly solid. He walked back and forth several times and even started running through the forest!
’The Duckweed Continent... it’s really amazing!’ Wang Jun was incredibly excited.
Seeing Wang Jun return to the speedboat, Ji Yizhi said, "Master told us we can start construction early. Let’s have the Intelligence-Type Evolvers come over first. Having them build with their Superpowers can also be a way for them to train and improve their Mental Energy."
Wang Jun nodded. "Good idea. But we need to make sure we plan ahead. We can’t just build randomly in the forest."
"Right. The previous blueprints have been improved a bit. We’ll start by building according to the plans," Ji Yizhi replied.
"Then let’s get started!" Wang Jun replied with a smile. He could already envision a bright future for Dragon Base.
After Ji Yizhi made the arrangements, he said, "The number of groups coming to our base to trade has started to slowly increase again in the last few days. It looks like everyone is catching up."
"Our base started a delivery service three days ago. They can buy fuel while staying put, so of course they can keep up," Wang Jun replied.
Most of the survivor factions didn’t understand the Aircraft Carrier Base’s recent relocation, but the ones most affected were those who wanted to do business with it.
If they wanted to continue doing business with the Aircraft Carrier Base, they had to follow it.
Although they had their complaints, the Aircraft Carrier Base paid them no mind. After all, the goods it sold were extremely scarce, monopolized items that they could only purchase there.
They had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow.
Luckily, the Aircraft Carrier Base sold fuel. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to keep up even if they wanted to.
Many factions didn’t dare to travel far due to insufficient fuel.
Similarly, it was precisely because Dragon Base launched its delivery service that more factions started to move.
Most factions still held Dragon Base in awe. After all, back when it was still the Aircraft Carrier Base, they had claimed to have defeated the Xi’an Base and the Sea Eagle Country’s carrier fleet in a one-versus-four battle.
Most importantly, neither the Xi’an Base nor the Sea Eagle Country’s carrier fleet had ever refuted the claim.
Of course, some factions took the risk, trying to get a "five-finger discount" on the goods Dragon Base delivered, but they were all forcefully suppressed.
This was what Wang Jun meant earlier when he said Long Zhan was "patrolling the area."
With the various ships enhanced by Ren Yuanyang, annihilating those fleets was a piece of cake.
Every time an enemy tried to get a "five-finger discount," Long Zhan would return with a bountiful harvest.
"The Duckweed Continent is also taking shape. Should we perhaps accelerate our development and recruit some scientific talent from other countries?" Ji Yizhi continued.
Right now, Dragon Base had no food shortages and was very safe. As long as Dragon Base relaxed its policies, it would surely be able to attract scientific talent from other countries.
Ren Yuanyang had just mentioned speeding up their development, which was a clear sign that he hoped they would quickly develop aircraft capable of taking off and landing freely, and of space travel.
But something like that was hardly simple.
Even before the flood, no country had ever developed such an aircraft.

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