Chapter 286: Chapter 285: United Fleet, Thriving and Prosperous
"Public—the wealth of the many. Management—the act of operation."
"Accumulating the small to create the great, uniting disparate parts for the public good. This is the way of a company."
"And this is the Nanyaoguang Corporation!"
「A month or so later.」
The Nanyaoguang Corporation was officially established.
The Cyan Profound Sect, Canghai Mountain, the Luo Family, the five great families of Weiyuan Immortal City, and others all eagerly purchased shares.
They invested in the company through various means.
This included Spirit Stone cash, cultivator labor, and... a fleet of spirit ships!
That’s right.
A fleet!
To maintain a monopoly on trade with the Far South Continent, a powerful naval fleet was essential.
Thus, at Su Ye’s request...
The Cyan Profound Sect’s fleet merged with the Immortal City Fleet to form a United Fleet!
Qinghe had some minor reservations about this.
He believed the Cyan Profound Sect’s fleet should maintain its independence rather than be absorbed into some "United Fleet."
Beyond that...
He also took issue with his work assignment.
Specifically, being stationed permanently in the Mist Sea to serve as a transporter for the gray wall, punching a clock every day.
Qinghe was not very pleased.
’Kids these days have no manners! I’m a senior who’s hundreds of years old...’
For this reason...
Su Ye made a special trip.
He piloted the Ghostly Flood Dragon to Jade Dew Island personally!
There, he demonstrated his fourth-rank Divine Sense to Qinghe.
As well as the fourth-rank combat power he could unleash while piloting the Ghostly Flood Dragon!
A show of force!
A demonstration of absolute power!
Compared to his time as an Early-stage Crystal cultivator...
Su Ye no longer feared setting foot on Jade Dew Island.
He was confident that even if Qinghe tried to make a move by activating the Golden Wind Jade Dew Formation, a fourth-rank array, he would be utterly crushed!
Realizing this...
Qinghe broke out in a cold sweat and immediately groveled, scrambling to change his tune.
"As a senior who is hundreds of years old, I should dedicate myself to making more contributions!"
"The Mist Sea is wonderful... I like it there. The scenery is beautiful, the views are captivating."
"So... could you perhaps retract the main cannon?"
After a "friendly" conversation...
Su Ye successfully persuaded Qinghe.
From then on, the Cyan Profound Sect’s semi-independent status became a thing of the past.
A Golden Core Sect, a former Overlord Level power.
From this point forward, it had, in effect, become a subordinate force under Su Ye’s control!
The process was as natural as water flowing into a channel!
Su Ye was not surprised by this.
His baseline combat power could now be maintained at the fourth rank, so subjugating the Cyan Profound Sect was only a matter of course.
’In the Cultivation Realm, strength reigns supreme!’
...
Next.
After using a mix of threats and inducements to completely subdue the Cyan Profound Sect...
The Nanyaoguang Corporation’s business began to take off in full swing!
First, the treasures and specialties Su Ye had brought back were sold throughout the Cyan Profound Sea Region, while also being shipped to the Outer Sea to open up new sales channels!
Second was the expansion into the Far South Continent—colonization!
To this end, the Cyan Profound Sect...
...held a public selection on Jade Dew Island, choosing several Foundation Establishment families.
These families would travel to the Far South Continent as the first wave of immigrants, putting down roots, flourishing, and carving out their own territory!
Besides this, as Su Ye looked over the list of families, he discovered something interesting.
On this list, the name of the ’Shu Family’ was clearly recorded.
’The Shu Family?’
Su Ye’s eyelashes fluttered.
A look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.
’How nostalgic...’
’Back then, I was just a Qi Refining cultivator...’
「Decades ago.」
The Shu Family had gone to war with the Luo Family, seeking to seize Donglong Island as their family’s foundation.
However, thanks to Su Ye’s rise, the Shu Family’s scheme ultimately failed at the final hurdle.
Their Foundation Establishment Ancestor died as a result.
The clan’s elites were all wiped out.
Only the old, weak, and infirm were left to move to the spirit lands of Jade Dew Island and eke out a meager existence...
’But under those circumstances, how did they manage to produce a Foundation Establishment cultivator?’
Su Ye was a little curious.
Normally, it would be considered good fortune for such a defeated family to scrimp and save for four or five generations just to painstakingly produce a single Foundation Establishment cultivator.
How had the Shu Family managed to produce another Foundation Establishment cultivator so quickly?
Su Ye wanted to know.
So.
Soon.
The relevant information was delivered to his desk.
’"The patronage of Hongri... high-quality spirit lands... premium Foundation Establishment Elixirs..."’
’I see.’
Putting down the jade slip, an inexplicable look flickered in Su Ye’s eyes.
Hongri had devoured Shu Shaojing’s Dao Foundation to form his third divine seed.
Su Ye already knew about this.
Yet, afterward...
Hongri had shown the Shu Family considerable care.
This allowed the Shu Family to recover their strength relatively quickly and produce a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
And on second thought, Hongri hadn’t died from the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation he had feared and guarded against the most.
Instead... he had fallen to a Heart Demon Tribulation?
’Hmm...’
’Humans... are truly interesting.’
Su Ye propped his chin on his hand, his gaze twinkling with a hint of amusement.
Then.
As for the Shu Family...
Su Ye didn’t pay them much mind.
After a brief moment of reflection, he approved the list and put the matter out of his mind.
He had no intention of giving the Shu Family special treatment; he would treat them the same as anyone else.
Even so, for the Shu Family, this was a great blessing in itself!
After all, given Su Ye’s current status and position...
Such an attitude meant he wouldn’t pursue past grievances or target them!
For the Shu Family, this was the best possible outcome!
One had to understand that if Su Ye had shown even the slightest inclination, countless people wanting to curry favor would have proactively stepped in and torn the Shu Family to shreds...
...
「In the blink of an eye.」
A year passed.
Su Ye celebrated his forty-seventh birthday.
At the same time...
...the Nanyaoguang Corporation’s operations were beginning to take shape.
After some preliminary processing, the specialty goods from the Far South Continent were highly competitive in the Yaoguang Islands!
Trade with the Outer Sea yielded profits several times over!
As for the development of the Far South Continent...
...the past year had shown initial results.
Relying on Qinghe, the Crystal Perfection cultivator, to act as a transporter...
...personnel and materials could be transported relatively smoothly between the Yaoguang Islands and the Far South Continent!
Thus, with ample resources and the help of cultivators’ arts, the first major port on the coast of the Far South Continent was successfully completed!
Su Ye named it—Hope Port.
Thanks to this port and the roads subsequently built to connect it with Aino City and other resource points, the resources of the Far South Continent could be conveniently shipped to the Yaoguang Islands and then sold through foreign trade, earning a vast amount of Spirit Stones!
As it stood...
The Nanyaoguang Corporation’s annual profit, after deducting all costs, had already reached nearly a million Spirit Stones!
Double the income of Weiyuan Immortal City!
And this was just the beginning!
Su Ye was quite satisfied with such abundant finances.
He used this income statement, along with carefully leaked news about the Far South Continent...
...to issue stock in the Nanyaoguang Corporation!
This raised even more Spirit Stones to fuel the corporation’s growth.
Besides being used to purchase cultivation resources for himself, the acquired Spirit Stones were also used to build more spirit ships, strengthen the United Fleet, and replace the Immortal City Grand Array...
Everything was thriving!
Everything was getting on the right track.
