Let's start by analyzing the sun

The rain obscured the sky.

Five Mystic Vessels, arranged in a wedge formation, gracefully swept across the sky.

Wherever they passed, the rain was silently pushed aside by the Mystic Array's force field, leaving a noticeable trail in the air.

The leading Mystic Vessel, adorned with elegant silver patterns, stretched over fifty meters in length, nearly twice the size of an ordinary Mystic Vessel.

It was none other than General Jian Wanli's personal transport.

In the officially defined ranking system, this belonged to the 'Silver-Pattern Grade' Mystic Vessel, equipped with a more powerful Mystic Array than ordinary vessels, and possessing a greater flight speed.

Of course.

Silver-Pattern Grade Mystic Vessels consumed more Mystic Crystals during flight, hence only those reaching the level of Mystic Overseer were entitled to one.

At this moment.

Jian Wanli, gazing at the boundless sea through the porthole glass, suddenly recalled some sentences from a document.

"I have unexpectedly discovered that the Green Rice Shrimp contains a unique extraordinary substance, which I have named 'High-Efficiency Kinetic Essence'.

"Interestingly, this is a peculiar substance produced by the mysterious power of the Youmiao Realm; the Voidwind Realm does not seem capable of producing it…"

Thinking of this, the General muttered, "The Divine General said, 'Different worlds possess different laws,' this should be some manifestation of the unique laws of the Youmiao Realm."

Two Mystics seated nearby, catching snippets of his words, exchanged glances involuntarily.

Wasn't the General supposed to be going to the Spirit Oak Demon Factory? Why was he inexplicably muttering about the laws of the world?

How strange!

Jian Wanli's mind rapidly flashed through more sentences.

"High-Efficiency Kinetic Essence can greatly enhance the energy released during fuel combustion, thereby enabling the Arcane-Tech Internal Combustion Engine to possess more robust power.

"This means that, with the Arcane-Tech Internal Combustion Engine's size remaining unchanged, the overall output power of the machine will be significantly increased.

"The significance of this is immeasurable; with the help of High-Efficiency Kinetic Essence, the entire Arcane-Tech industrial system will undergo a massive leap forward.

"To give a simple example, a Warhawk that uses high-efficiency fuel will have its engine power increased by forty percent, and its maximum flight speed increased by thirty percent.

"This also means that the Warhawk's performance will undergo a dramatic change, allowing it to carry more weapons, pursue enemies faster, and possess a greater operational radius.

"To some extent, this infinitely vast alien sea is actually equivalent to an infinitely bountiful energy treasure trove…"

Jian Wanli's gaze swept into the distance, and he softly muttered, "Indeed, a land of infinite bounty."

From an energy perspective, the ocean of this world was entirely a super ranch for grazing Green Rice Shrimp, its value no less than any divine artifact.

Then.

The debate among the Divine Generals and Divine Sovereigns, over whether to completely occupy the Youmiao Realm, could be completely terminated.

It was a must!

Even if it cost more resources and greater sacrifices, it would be entirely worth it!

Jian Wanli couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "Who would have thought that a mere Initial-Stage Mystic would have the ability to determine the strategic direction of a world!"

At this moment.

The General couldn't help but feel a hint of jealousy.

This Mystic Overseer knew that Divine General Lan Yun of Divine City had been paying attention to Commander Cheng; if the matter of High-Efficiency Kinetic Essence was true, even His Highness the Divine Sovereign would remember this figure.

And from Mystic to Divine Sovereign, the difference between the two was so vast that the word 'chasm' was not enough to describe it, yet the two had become connected.

Jian Wanli had lived for thousands of years, and had never seen or even heard of such an extraordinary event.

To put it bluntly.

From now on, although he was the highest-ranking General of the Eastern Li War Zone, managing nearly twenty million people, he would probably have to treat Commander Cheng with courtesy.

Just then.

Jian Wanli's gaze pierced through the rain, seeing a string of small black dots flitting across the distant sky.

These were clearly Warhawks!

The General glanced at his subordinates and asked, "Are those Warhawk squadrons dispatched to patrol the 'Restricted Zone'?"

A Mystic immediately replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Excellency!"

Another Mystic added, "The Warhawk Legion has reported its plan to Zhongting; they have designated twelve patrol zones around Tianyelian, and have dispatched a total of thirty-six squadrons to patrol in shifts."

Honestly speaking.

There were murmurs within Zhongting regarding this patrol plan.

Zhongting had clearly notified them to deal with the Poison-Spraying Giant Squid, yet the Warhawk Legion had merely sent Warhawks to patrol the war zone.

Wasn't this perfunctory?

Jian Wanli watched the Warhawks fly further away, and slowly said, "Commander Cheng is a person of great wisdom; establishing a Restricted Zone is a far-sighted decision."

Single-handedly creating the Arcane-Tech industrial system, including the Warhawks, and now discovering the High-Efficiency Kinetic Essence that would surely startle the Divine Sovereign, even the Divine Sovereign would praise his great wisdom.

Commander Cheng was destined to soar to great heights; criticizing him was by no means a wise move.

Jian Wanli thought for a moment, and his tone became more forceful, "The Eastern Li War Zone should fully support Commander Cheng!"

This was clearly a rising star about to shine brightly; from the perspective of the war zone, doing its best to provide him with more support was the best strategy.

The two Mystics were filled with astonishment.

General Jian's words were clearly an endorsement for Commander Cheng, in his capacity as General.

To put it more bluntly, it meant—Commander Cheng's decision is this General's decision, you'd better not cause any trouble.

*

East Shrimp Lake.

This large artificial lake, covering an area of up to twelve square kilometers, was located east of the Tairui Lotus Island, hence the name contained the word 'East'.

It was currently the season for the bloom of Cladophora ball, and large carpets of Cladophora ball green algae were visible everywhere on the inland sea surface.

And these spherical Cladophora ball were the Green Rice Shrimp's favorite food.

Waves of tide surged incessantly, pushing the green carpets to the shore of Lotus Island, completely piling them up, like a circle of emerald green skirt surrounding Tianyelian.

Therefore, an important task of the farm was to salvage Cladophora ball from the coast and sprinkle it into the lake as feed for the Green Rice Shrimp.

This was free natural feed, forever inexhaustible.

Qu Yuan was a salvage worker working on a salvage boat.

At this moment.

This middle-aged man, wearing a thick raincoat, stood at the bow of the floating wood salvage boat, watching a large net scoop the Cladophora ball into it.

No one noticed.

His eyes flickered with a subtle gray light.

His mouth even trembled slightly, muttering words that others couldn't hear:

"East Shrimp Lake has a total of fifteen salvage boats, salvaging nearly two thousand five hundred tons of Cladophora ball from the coast every day, plus the naturally growing Cladophora ball in East Shrimp Lake, the scale of Green Rice Shrimp farming is not small!

"The Wanhao Clan is very good at utilizing plants; that Commander Cheng's purpose must be to use plant conversion methods to extract oil from Green Rice Shrimp.

"It's a pity that there isn't a single worker in the oil workshop of the Spirit Oak Demon Factory, so there's no way to sneak in and see the specific process of extracting oil."

"Based on the farming scale of these three artificial lakes, according to the most conservative estimate, at least two thousand tons of oil can be extracted every day."

Qu Yuan breathed out a sigh of relief: "What's the use of the Spirit Oak Demon Factory having so much oil?"

This was the question that "he" had not been able to figure out.

It was also the question that "he" had been trying to understand.

At this time.

As the floating wood boat continued to move forward, the salvage net was almost full.

Qu Yuan immediately walked to a controller and forcefully pulled down a handle.

"Buzz~"

The vibration of the internal combustion engine immediately sounded.

The salvage net was lifted up and transported to the middle of the hull.

Qu Yuan and several other workers quickly untied the heavy salvage net and installed a new salvage net on the lifting arm.

"Buzz~"

The internal combustion engine started running again.

The new salvage net sank into the water and began to continue salvaging Cladophora ball.

A bearded worker said with a smile: "Now that we have this Arcane-Tech internal combustion engine to pull the net, it saves too much effort."

Qu Yuan echoed: "This is much faster than us salvaging with net bags; the internal combustion engine pulls at least half a ton of Cladophora ball in one net."

He glanced at the internal combustion engine, and a trace of hostility flashed in his eyes.

Damn internal combustion engine!

Damn Wanhao people!

The bearded man touched his stomach and complained in a low voice: "The meat ration has been reduced again recently, and I'm always hungry after working for a while."

Qu Yuan said in a deeply sympathetic tone: "There's no way, the Warhawk Legion occupies too much ration, we can only eat a little less."

The bearded man said softly: "Yeah!"

Qu Yuan caught a glimpse of the dissatisfaction on his companion's face, and couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart: "If the Warhawk Legion continues like this, it will cause great chaos in the war zone sooner or later."

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind: "That's right! Could the real purpose of the oil factory be to solve the shortage of meat?"

Qu Yuan immediately deduced a set of operating methods:

The first step is to extract oil;

The second step is to find a way to filter out the toxins;

Because in the liquid state, the difficulty of removing toxins is smaller.

The third step is to convert the filtered oil into non-toxic feed;

The fourth step is to start large-scale feeding of livestock, and ultimately solve the problem of meat supply;

This set is very feasible!

The more Qu Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case: "It must be like this!"

He sighed again: "It seems that the threat of the oil workshop is not very great, and I can reduce my attention to it in the future."

Soon.

The new salvage net was also full.

Qu Yuan immediately began to work hard, first unloading the old net, and then installing another replacement salvage net.

He watched the salvage work, and his mind was filled with worries: "Last time I suggested to the higher-ups that the threat of the Cheng scum and the Spirit Oak Demon Factory was too great, it would be best to send strong people to forcibly kill this person and destroy the factory.

"It's a pity that the higher-ups don't agree, thinking that the Voidwind Realm has already mastered the technology to manufacture Warhawks, and it's not worth taking a big risk to kill the target.

"I have a feeling that sooner or later, the Cheng scum will become a huge threat to the Youmiao Realm!

"If we don't kill him now, the higher-ups will definitely regret it in the future!"

After a while.

"Buzz~"

The roar of the Warhawk engine descended from the sky.

Qu Yuan looked up at the sky, watching a team of patrolling Warhawks pass by, revealing a fierce expression: "I hope the Flying Serpent will shoot you down soon!"

He lowered his head and murmured softly: "It's time to leave!"

This guy showed a wicked smile again: "Let me add a little trouble to you."

Soon.

The fishing net was pulled up.

Qu Yuan pretended to be careless and deliberately let his arm get caught in it, and then the whole person was wrapped in the tightened net.

In that instant.

There were several "crack" sounds.

Qu Yuan was strangled to death alive.

This terrible scene frightened everyone on the fishing boat.