"Master, Wei Jing has sent the research data over!" Ji Yizhi said, immediately asking Ren Yuanyang for instructions after receiving it. "Should I send it to you?"
Ren Yuanyang immediately shook his head. "I’m not the one doing the research. Don’t send it to me—give it to the scientists."
Ji Yizhi smiled. "Isn’t Engineer Xin Yu with you? I was just worried he might be anxious to see it."
Ren Yuanyang paused for a moment, then nodded. "You have a point. Send me the data related to Xin Yu’s research."
Ji Yizhi immediately located the research project Xin Yu was responsible for and sent the data to Ren Yuanyang.
Upon receiving the data, Ren Yuanyang forwarded it directly to Xin Wan.
"Xin Wan, have your dad take a look and see if the Iron Wing Fleet held anything back."
Xin Wan was surprised when she saw the message. "They’ve already given us the research data?"
"Yes, and they gave it to us ahead of schedule. We haven’t even given them the grain for the trade yet," Ren Yuanyang replied with a smiling nod.
"The Iron Wing Fleet trusts us that much?" Xin Wan asked, even more surprised.
Ren Yuanyang shook his head. "To be precise, this is an investment. Dragon Base’s performance has been too astonishing. They’re doing this to build a good relationship with us."
Xin Wan nodded slightly. "That’s true. If word got out about how we handled Sea Eagle Country and the United Fleet, I bet they’d be even more accommodating."
Ren Yuanyang replied with a smile, "I’m sure of it. It’s time to let the world know that the Eastern Dragon has taken flight!"
After ending his conversation with Xin Wan, Ren Yuanyang immediately ordered Wang Jun to simultaneously announce the news on the regional and world channels: Dragon Base had defeated Sea Eagle Country and the United Fleet!
Wang Jun was taken aback when he received Ren Yuanyang’s order.
Dragon Country had always been modest, never so brazen.
But he also understood Ren Yuanyang’s reasoning. Announcing this news would deter any other wannabes from messing with Dragon Base, saving them a lot of trouble in the future.
Long Zhan saw the order as well and immediately chimed in, "That’s exactly what we should do! Let the entire Blue Star know how powerful Dragon Base is. That’ll stop other fleets from coming to bother us!"
"I’ll draft the announcement now. Send me a few clips from the battle footage," Wang Jun said with a nod.
"You got it! Sending them right over!" Long Zhan replied.
At that moment, Xin Yu was on Xin Wan’s laptop, looking through the research data Ren Yuanyang had just sent.
"This is great! It’s all my previous research data, and nothing’s missing!" Xin Yu exclaimed excitedly after a quick scan.
"We can continue our research!" Guo Yao was just as happy.
Seeing their ecstatic expressions, Xin Wan was at a loss for words. "No wonder you two barely called me before the flood. You’re complete research fanatics!"
"Wan’er, do you understand? Our research can change humanity!" Xin Yu’s eyes shone brightly.
Xin Wan paused, then nodded. "I know. Right now, your research also represents our hope for survival."
Hearing this, Xin Yu shook his head slightly. "I don’t know when I’ll have a breakthrough with this research. If I can’t..."
"You will!" Xin Wan immediately cut her father off. "You will definitely succeed!"
Xin Yu was taken aback for a second, then he smiled. "You’re right. I will succeed! I’ll head back to Dragon Base tomorrow and get the lab set up."
Xin Wan nodded. "Okay. I’ll go with you tomorrow."
Meanwhile, Wang Jun posted a synchronized announcement on the regional and world channels.
"Dragon Base has successfully defeated the Sea Eagle Country Fleet and its accompanying United Fleet. All vessels have been captured. Any other fleet that dares to attack our base will suffer the same fate!"
Several combat video clips were attached to the message.
Both channels immediately blew up.
"Holy shit, is Dragon Base that badass? That’s like taking on a dozen countries at once!"
"Isn’t that normal? We did the same thing decades ago!"
"This is different from decades ago. Back then, we just repelled the enemy. This time, we captured all of them!"
"I’ve just got one thing to say: Dragon Base is fucking awesome!"
"Were all of the Sea Eagle Country Fleet’s carriers just for show?"
"I heard some of their carriers were damaged in the geomagnetic storm. Even so, they should have had more than half of them available. For them to fail like this means Dragon Base’s power completely eclipses the Sea Eagle Country Fleet!"
"Could it be that Sea Eagle Country got careless?"
"By now, who doesn’t know how high-performance Dragon Base’s ships are? If they still got careless, they must be brain-dead!"
"From now on, Dragon Base is the undisputed overlord of Blue Star!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let’s all go suck up to Dragon Base!"
The Iron Wing Fleet, of course, also saw the announcement.
Originally, many in the fleet had opposed Wei Jing’s decision to give the research data to Ji Yizhi in advance. After all, they hadn’t delivered the grain yet, which went against the principle of payment upon delivery.
But now, no one had any objections. They even felt Wei Jing’s decision had been incredibly wise.
"Captain, thank goodness you decided to hand over the research data to Dragon Base ahead of time!" an aide at his side said with feeling. "If we had waited until after seeing this announcement to give it to them, their impression of us would have been terrible."
Wei Jing himself was also celebrating his good fortune, but he put on an air of having predicted it all. "All the signs pointed to Dragon Base’s rise," he replied. "It’s only right that we maintain a good relationship with them. Giving them the data in advance was a show of trust, and being trusted is surely a wonderful feeling!"

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