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Xiao Ce smiled at Da Lei and said, "That's right, I was wondering about that too..."

Da Lei asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, have you undergone any treatment?"

Xiao Ce shook his head subconsciously, then said, "Regulate? What kind of regulation could there be... I didn't do anything?"

Night Owl chimed in cheekily, "It's not entirely disorganized... there's still some order to it..."

Xiao Ce asked Night Cat in confusion, "What kind of conditioning? I don't remember..."

Night Owl chuckled mischievously, then leaned close to Da Lei's ear and whispered, "Harmony of Yin and Yang!"

After hearing what Ye Mao said, Da Lei's expression became quite interesting.

Although Xiao Ce wasn't listening, judging from the expressions of the two guys, he had already guessed what was going on...

These two guys have really gone bad.

However, judging from Da Lei's expression, it was clear that Night Owl hadn't mentioned Nikolaevich Eva's pregnancy.

As they were talking, Xiao Ce did not continue the topic.

Instead, he turned to Xiao Yang, who was listening intently to Night Owl and Da Lei's conversation, and said, "Xiao Yang, by the way, we haven't seen any fleets along the way. Where are they?"

Xiao Yang said with a smile, "We've found a sea area that's entirely within our inland sea. As long as we don't let anyone else in, they simply can't get in. I was thinking of letting you finish your meal and rest before going to see it..."

"However, it seems your seasickness has improved... you can leave anytime now... How about we eat and rest here first... or..."

Xiao Ce glanced at the sky; it was indeed getting late.

"No rush. Since you're all ready, let's go eat together first!"

As he spoke, a look of pride unconsciously appeared on Xiao Yang's face.

Looking at Xiao Yang's expression, Xiao Ce smiled slightly: "Xiao Yang, what's wrong? Judging from your expression, it seems like you want me to praise you for something."

Xiao Yang pointed to one side, where cars were parked on one side of the dock.

Xiao Ce hadn't noticed them before, but now he did.

Upon seeing the cars, Xiao Ce said to Xiao Yang, "These...these...these are cars?"

Xiao Yang nodded: "Not bad..."

As Xiao Yang spoke, he began to speak along with Xiao Ce.

Actually, before Xiao Yang came here, he had met Lin Zhong of the Tianji Academy once.

He asked Lin Zhong for something that was challenging, but not impossible to make.

Lin Zhong had already trusted Xiao Yang by then, so he showed Xiao Yang a portion of the illustrated guide.

Xiao Yang immediately took a liking to the car.

After this period of time, Yin Weiyong and his group transferred some of the simpler parts of the shipbuilding project to Fusang.

The more sophisticated parts are still manufactured domestically in Xiao Kingdom...

The Fusang Prefecture is responsible for some simple, labor-intensive jobs.

Therefore, their low-end manufacturing is still very good.

Moreover, as Yin Weiyong was in Xiao Kingdom, he sought to better tame the slaves from Fusang Kingdom.

Therefore, Yin Weiyong directly enacted some laws.

For example, one can use points to escape slavery and return to Fusang Prefecture.

These measures were quite effective, making the former slaves of Fusang obedient.

Yin Weiyong painted a rosy picture for them, which also boosted productivity.

Yin Weiyong is now using the same method on the prisoners and slaves of the Slavic countries.

The results were remarkable...

Xiao Yang, head held high, said, "Big brother, although these are your blueprints... I really did arrange everything myself..."

As Xiao Yang walked, he explained, "This car doesn't use an internal combustion engine; it uses a more primitive steam engine..."

However, it is already a significant breakthrough.

Xiao Yang then invited him to get in, saying that the advantage of this car was that it never got tired.

It can increase speed; the original journey can now be completed in half the time, without exaggeration.

Xiao Ce tried it out and found everything to be good, except that it lacked comfort.

However, it was still enough to amaze Xiao Ce.

After all, once you've achieved that breakthrough from zero to one, everything else will go very smoothly...

Xiao Ce sat in the car and kept looking out the window.

Then he asked them, "By the way, has electricity become widespread in your area?"

Because Lin Zhong said that some researchers from their Tianji Academy had already generated thermal power and were able to apply it on a small scale...

Xiao Ce was well aware that the advent of electricity would bring about a major leap forward in technology.

Xiao Yang smiled and nodded: "That's right, we do have it, but currently the power generation can only supply a small area... it can only be used for our military workshops to produce..."

Xiao Ce nodded. In truth, he only had a superficial understanding of these things. He only knew some of the underlying principles.

The specific details of implementation still need to be handled by them...

The progress that Fusang Prefecture has made is something Xiao Ce did not anticipate.

It must be said that the people of Fusang Prefecture do have some merits.

For example, they are truly exceptional at paying attention to details and following orders.

According to Xiao Yang, it's a good dog.

After reading about these events, Xiao Ce said to Xiao Yang, "By the way, Xiao Yang, have you received any news that Yin Pan'er is coming? Or have you discovered any trace of Yin Pan'er?"

Xiao Yang shook his head and then followed Xiao Ce's explanation.

In fact, all letters coming to Xiao Ce from outside have to go through them.

As the first island chain, Xiao Yang and the people of Fusang Prefecture were well aware of this.

Their goal was to filter out as many threats as possible from the Xiao Kingdom, ensuring they wouldn't detect any threats at all...

So he knew about this.

He immediately sent people to search secretly, but after searching in many ways...

There's just no news.

Of course, there's another possibility: Yin Pan'er might sneak in...

But no matter how I think about it, there's no way that's possible.

After all, Yin Pan'er didn't need to do that.

Just as Xiao Yang asked Xiao Ce whether they should go on a large-scale search.

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "No need... Obviously, my guess was right... He probably isn't coming back. If he were, she wouldn't need to be so secretive. She could have been open about it. But the fact that she chose to be secretive means she must have some unspeakable reason..."

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yang nodded first, then asked Xiao Ce, "By the way, Your Highness... have you recognized each other?"

Xiao Ce gave an awkward smile, then shook his head and said, "We haven't officially recognized each other... but it's more like there's a thin veil separating us..."

"She must have had her reasons for doing that... Never mind..."

As he spoke, Xiao Yang began to take Xiao Ce to eat at the banquet hosted by the people of Fusang Prefecture, even though Xiao Ce was not used to the food served by the people of Fusang Prefecture.

However, these things are quite delicious when eaten occasionally.

After resting here for one night, I went to see the fleet the next day.

Upon reaching a sea area southwest of Fusang, he saw warships constantly belching black smoke.

Then it emitted a series of booming sounds.

These warships are trained using various methods...

The fleet was densely packed, but their movements were very orderly.

This left Xiao Ce completely dumbfounded...

This is absolutely amazing!

At this moment, Han Da and Yan Jia were introducing themselves.

Anyway, they have a set of theories.

Xiao Ce realized this as he explained some of the modern mindset to them.

These 'ancient people' were as if their Ren and Du meridians had been opened up.

They not only understood it, but they were also able to integrate it and apply it to other situations.

As Xiao Ce listened to their introduction, he thought to himself that he should control them as soon as possible and mythologize himself.

In the current situation, it would be inappropriate to talk about going to war.

Xiao Ce might really be no match for them.

Xiao Ce said to Wei Wuji, "Wei Wuji, have you considered coordinating your airships with these warships in an attack?"

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Wei Wuji smiled and said, "That's right! I've already thought it through. However, our training isn't in a rush; we can do it during future marches... Actually, our airships can serve as a weapon for them... When neither side's weapons can reach us, we become an extension... Our attack range will be determined by how far our airships can fly..."

After Wei Wuji uttered a simple sentence, Xiao Ce nodded approvingly, and Wei Wuji didn't need to continue...

After all, Wei Wuji's words were enough to prove his understanding of this.

Xiao Ce went to visit their warship fleet.

Han Da and Yan Jia were still thinking of asking Xiao Ce to provide some advice...

Xiao Ce smiled, lowered his head, and remained silent, only repeatedly saying "okay!"

After the visit, Xiao Ce returned to Fusang Palace once again.

After entering a grand hall, Xiao Yang asked Xiao Ce, "Brother... are the Siam and Sulu kingdoms alright? Where are we going to attack next?"

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Yang, "Let's take the troops to the third front in the Sulu Kingdom first. Given the Illuminati's crushing defeat in East Asia, they certainly won't admit defeat easily... So, let's go to the third front to stabilize things first."

"Then I'll talk to Brian Carter and the others to find out about the situation in the West."

Xiao Ce paused, then asked them, "Anyone on your side who is familiar with the West, or has been to the West?"

Some people look at each other, then at each other...

Han Da said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Brian Carter did bring a few Western soldiers over before and shared with me their methods for training soldiers... However, I think that compared to Your Highness, their methods are, without exaggeration, nothing at all..."

Yan Jia nodded: "That's right. Although we have also had contact with those Westerners... after communicating with them, we found that, although they came from the West, most of them are just like us, frogs in a well. They only know about their own little corner of the world and are unaware of other things."

Xiao Yang nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "That's right... that's exactly it, Your Highness. Don't underestimate these Westerners. Although they come from abroad, they're not that much more powerful than us..."

"Their understanding of this planet is actually far less than what you'll tell us later..."

In fact, Xiao Ce already knew this from Brian Carter.

Those Westerners entered the industrial society ahead of time entirely because of the intervention of the Illuminati...

In fact, they only have a superficial understanding of the outside world.

When it comes to views on the world, they still come from some Western seafarers in the past.

Take Boudica, for example. He followed those captains who traveled all over the world, and they probably knew all too well.

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right! So, we need to confirm many things, such as the shipping route, and where their country is. You know, once our fleet sets sail, it will be a huge money-devouring beast, and the subsequent supply of provisions... If we are not fully prepared, we might end up killing ourselves before we even see the enemy..."

"So, my plan for the future is this: First, we'll build a defensive line along the third island chain. If they dare to come any closer, we'll catch them completely off guard... Second, we'll get a map from Brian Carter and his team. Then, we'll organize a powerful advance force, led by me, to explore the area."

"After all, what others give us is often unreliable; we need to see it for ourselves... Only after everything is confirmed should we launch an attack. Our strategy is either not to fight at all, or if we do fight, we must defeat them decisively..."

Xiao Ce's statement was met with agreement and approval from everyone...

After all, it is important to know that launching this war requires enormous manpower and resources, and it must be resolved quickly. Otherwise, the war will become bogged down.

This enormous consumption will cripple the country, and if resources are consumed too much, it will cause internal chaos among the people.

Then the collapse will happen very quickly.

In fact, there are many cautionary tales in these cases...

After some discussion, they first confirmed one thing.

By establishing a defensive line along the third island chain, the initial goal is self-preservation, followed by allowing various parties to subjugate the neighboring countries...

To integrate resources across East Asia for development.

Whenever the Illuminati comes, they first adopt a defensive counter-attacking strategy, and then prepare to go to sea.

Xiao Ce had always said that knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle!

After reaching a consensus, they prepared to set off.