Upon hearing the speedboat’s report, Long Zhan’s expression grew taut. He commanded, "Continue using the high-voltage current. Afterward, have the speedboats go immediately and retrieve those fish!"
"Yes, sir!"
Long Zhan turned to Ren Yuanyang and said, "Master, your judgment was spot on! I never thought the high-voltage current wouldn’t be enough to kill them!"
Ren Yuanyang shook his head slightly. "I didn’t know they weren’t electrocuted to death either. It’s just that retrieving them prevents any future trouble. Besides, they’re all Evolutionary Fish—high-quality food that can’t be wasted."
"You think of everything, Master," Long Zhan nodded.
Ren Yuanyang had enhanced the nuclear reactors on all four nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, so they had more than enough electricity.
Although the fish school was massive, it was no match for the high-voltage current from four carriers at once. Soon, more than half of the school attacking Dragon Base was wiped out, and the base harvested a large quantity of Evolutionary Fish Meat!
Seeing the speedboats from Dragon Base haul in load after load of Evolutionary Fish, the other fleets watched with immense envy.
"I can’t believe Dragon Base actually solved the problem with the school of Evolutionary Fish!"
"They solved it this time, but what about the next? There are so many creatures out there. This time it was just small fish. What if a school of evolved sharks or a pod of whales shows up? How would Dragon Base handle that?"
"Sounds like you don’t want Dragon Base to do well at all!"
"I’m just saying it’s a possibility. Of course I hope Dragon Base does well. Our fleet’s food supply is entirely dependent on what we buy from them. If they fall, we’ll starve! I’m just trying to remind Dragon Base not to get careless!"
"I’m so envious of the Iron Wing Fleet. They seem to have picked the right side again! No wonder they were the first fleet to lease a site on the Duckweed Continent."
"And I thought they were going to break their lease in a panic!"
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Long Zhan smiled at Wei Jing and said, "Thank you, Iron Wing Fleet, for your trust and support in Dragon Base. You didn’t leave in a situation like this, but instead came to support us. We will always remember this act of friendship."
"Captain Long, you’re too kind. Our fleet didn’t really help much. You had it all under control yourselves," Wei Jing said, shaking his head.
"It’s your stance that we value most," Long Zhan replied. "Once your station is constructed, I’ll pay you a personal visit."
"Excellent." Wei Jing nodded. "I’ll let you get back to your work. I won’t disturb you any further."
With that, Wei Jing turned and left.
"Wei Jing is pretty clever. He strengthened their ties with us at the cost of one small freighter," Long Zhan remarked with a slight purse of his lips.
Ren Yuanyang smiled faintly. "At least they were willing to pay a price to maintain our relationship. Look at the ships on the periphery. Most of them are just watching from the sidelines."
Long Zhan paused for a moment, then nodded. "That’s true."
Just then, reports came in from scouts in other sectors.
"Fish schools spotted in the waters to the east, west, and north of the base! They are approaching!"
Ren Yuanyang’s brow furrowed. "The school we just dealt with was only the beginning. I’m afraid we won’t have a moment’s peace from now on."
Long Zhan immediately deployed the carriers to the locations of the new schools, then replied with a smile, "It’s fine. We’ll just zap them with high-voltage current. We can take as many as they send!"
"I’m afraid it won’t be that simple," Ren Yuanyang said, shaking his head slightly. "But for now, we’ll proceed this way."
Long Zhan paused, then answered, "Yes, Master!"
Yu Ren, who was standing nearby, suggested, "Leader, should we call over your pet electric eel to help with the defense?"
"Let it stay and guard Peach Blossom Base. The Banyan Forest area here at Dragon Base is too vast; one electric eel would be a drop in the ocean," Ren Yuanyang said, shaking his head. "Long Zhan, remind the team over at Peach Blossom Base to be ready to retrieve any stunned fish that float to the surface."
"Yes, sir!" Long Zhan acknowledged.
The electrocution operation had already begun in the other three sectors.
As arcs of electricity danced across the water, sea fish began to float to the surface one after another.
Seeing the fish floating on the surface, Long Zhan let out a small sigh of relief. They weren’t very large, which meant they would be relatively easy to handle.
"Go and retrieve those fish!" Long Zhan commanded in a low voice.
Several speedboats launched from the shore and began to retrieve the fish.
Just then, with a loud BANG!
A speedboat was thrown two or three meters out of the water before it flipped onto its side and crashed heavily back onto the surface. Caught unawares, several people on board were thrown into the sea!
From the shore, Long Zhan saw it clearly: the speedboat had been rammed from below by an enormous shark!
"Rescue the crew in the water, and be careful! There’s a shark near the base!" Long Zhan commanded in a stern voice.
Nearby speedboats immediately closed in on the fallen crew members and pulled them out of the water.
After flipping the speedboat, however, the shark didn’t continue its attack on the humans. Instead, it began feasting on the stunned fish floating on the surface!
"All units, pull back now!" Long Zhan commanded as soon as he saw all the crew had been rescued.
The speedboats that had been sent to retrieve the fish immediately retreated toward the shore.
"Master, we’ve spotted a shark to the east of the base, estimated to be about eight meters long. Should we take it out with a Torpedo?" Long Zhan immediately asked for instructions.
Seeing the message, Ren Yuanyang immediately replied, "No. Tell everyone to stay clear of that shark. I’m going to take a look myself."
Long Zhan was taken aback for a moment, then responded, "Yes, sir!"
Ren Yuanyang, who hadn’t yet returned to his quarters, immediately turned and hurried toward the eastern side of the base.
Yu Ren, who had been by his side the whole time, had naturally heard Long Zhan’s request. He spoke up, "Leader, are you planning on claiming that shark for yourself?"

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