The next day, Ryukyu.
Five helicopters landed slowly, and Guan Chang, along with a team of Heavenly Fire Army soldiers, was already waiting respectfully.
Seeing Fang Er emerge from the cabin with his men, he quickly stepped forward to greet them.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
This was Fang Xin's fiefdom, and the news of Fang Er's ennoblement had already spread, so everyone wore expressions of pride.
"It's really warm here!" Song Yingxing stretched his limbs, surveying the surroundings.
Large areas of land had been reclaimed on the outskirts, and the common people were working in them, creating a scene of peace and harmony.
Like Hainan, this place had a tropical monsoon climate, and due to the temperature, the crops here were not sown at the same time.
Taking rice as an example, newly planted seedlings and ripe rice ready for harvest existed simultaneously.
When they had visited last time, the area was still covered with thatched huts. Now, it had been replaced with neat stilted wooden houses, where Guan Chang and Guan Yu resided.
After a brief chat, Guan Yu was not here; he had gone fishing with Zhang Fei.
With nothing to do all day on the island, fishing and hunting were the best ways to pass the time.
Fang Er instructed Guan Chang to clear enough houses and took out all the corn seeds.
As for the rubber saplings, only the daily planting quantity could be taken out. If more were taken out, their roots would dry up, affecting their survival rate.
After completing these tasks, Fang Er released twenty tractors from his spatial dimension, which had been prepared in advance for the journey.
In the wasteland, a tractor, with a plow attached to its rear, churned up waves of earth, followed by another tractor that raked and leveled the turned soil.
Song Yingxing, Ma Yu, and others, with cloth bags tied to their waists, sowed the corn seeds one by one.
This was the first round of sowing. Their task was to select suitable varieties after the corn grew, to be left for hybridization and selection in the next round.
The rubber saplings were much easier.
Dig a hole, bury some soil.
One, two, three, four, five...
No, water the roots, and their survival would depend on their destiny.
Planting trees was a bit slow, so nearby indigenous people were summoned to help.
As for chili peppers and tobacco, the same method could be used: first, nursery cultivation, then transplanting. Ma Yu had experience in this area.
After working for nearly half a month, seeing that all twenty thousand rubber saplings had been planted, Fang Er returned to Shenyang with peace of mind.
Shenyang, Kun Prince's Mansion.
As soon as Fang Er stepped out of the cabin, Li Tai rushed towards him excitedly.
"What's going on?" he asked curiously.
"Hahahaha, Dean, the outer shell of the gold-mining vessel is complete. We've been waiting for you! Come quickly, let me show you."
Li Tai said, pulling Fang Er towards the mansion.
In the courtyard, a shining flying saucer was parked there, and Zhao Gang and Liu Eryang were still making some adjustments to its parts.
The moment Fang Er saw this thing, he felt love at first sight.
It had a full UFO-like appearance, but he didn't know how it would fly.
"Is the sealing done?" he asked Li Tai, turning his head.
"It's all done! I guarantee it won't leak air during high-speed flight," Li Tai grinned, then pointed to the edge of the flying saucer and continued.
"Look, this part is a single die-casting, and the rear shell is connected by a clamp weld, minimizing the stress on the seams."
"We've tested the glass several times. Even if it shatters, it won't injure the people inside."
The entrance to the flying saucer was set at the bottom. After Li Tai opened the hatch, he pulled out a retractable suspension ladder, and the two of them entered inside along the ladder.
The interior space was about five to six square meters, like a small room, easily accommodating seven or eight people.
The egg-shaped gold-mining vessel was fixed in the middle, with the pilot's seat in an open state. Fang Er sat in it to test it; the added outer shell did not obstruct his vision at all.
Just then, Zhao Gang from outside also came in.
"Your Highness, we've checked it three times. It's ready for a test flight."
Fang Er nodded at him and then said, "Call Zhang Tian and Wang Xuance."
On matters like this, how could Zhang Tian be absent? After surviving a great disaster, he was destined for great fortune. Since his plane crash, it seemed nothing had gone wrong with him.
Bringing him along was like buying insurance for himself~
The two, having received the notification, quickly arrived, but their emotions seemed a bit off.
Zhang Tian had an angry look on his face, his eyes fixed on Wang Xuance as if he wanted to kill him.
Fang Er asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
"Heh heh heh heh, n-nothing~" Wang Xuance rubbed his nose.
"Your Highness, this guy is bullying people!" Zhang Tian complained in a tone of extreme grievance.
"You don't know, this guy this morning~~"
Wang Xuance quickly reached out to cover his mouth, preventing him from continuing.
"Don't! I was wrong, Brother Zhang, Brother Tian!"
Fang Er seemed to understand something and waved them away with a hint of disdain.
"Alright, you guys handle your own little matters. Just don't break anything."
"The gold-mining vessel is modified. Let's focus on the main business first!"
Saying that, he turned and entered the cabin via the suspension ladder.
Wang Xuance and Zhang Tian exchanged glances, feeling that something was amiss.
Break what?
"Holy crap!" Wang Xuance thought for a moment, his eyes widening, and quickly chased after him.
"Your Grace, it's a misunderstanding, it's not what you think!"
In the cabin, Fang Er had already taken the pilot's seat and shrugged at him indifferently.
"You two men alone together, who can say anything about it?"
"So, hurry up and sit properly."
Wang Xuance: ..........
Zhang Tian looked bewildered, still trying to figure out where the problem lay.
After they fastened their seatbelts, Fang Er operated the flying saucer, which slowly ascended.
The gold-mining vessel had completely become the power unit. Sunlight shone through the glass canopy above onto the hull, providing a continuous stream of energy.
This time, Fang Er truly let loose.
After the flying saucer took off and the timer began, it started accelerating southward.
The scenery outside was the same as last time, gradually changing from rapidly passing views into streams of light, streaking across their vision.
The intense G-force pressed them firmly into their seats, rendering them unable to move.
"Oho~ So fast, so exciting!"
Li Tai couldn't help but shout.
Wang Xuance and Zhang Tian had also put aside what had just happened and were staring at everything outside with wide eyes.
"My goodness! This speed, it's too fast!"
"Look outside, we're flying almost as fast as a rocket now, aren't we?"
"Hiss~~ How about we tell His Highness? Let's try firing a rocket to see if it can catch up?"
"Good idea!"
Hearing their discussion, Fang Er's face almost turned green. What kind of ideas were these?
"You two, shut up!"
The flying saucer flew smoothly, but there was a noticeable difference compared to the previous gold-mining vessel.
When the gold-mining vessel flew, even the wind noise was very small, but now, Fang Er could clearly feel the whistling wind outside.
His hand was still on the acceleration button, and the speed was continuously increasing.
Suddenly, the flying saucer vibrated violently, followed by a loud roar.
"Bang!"
Fang Er instinctively turned his head, only to see a white shockwave appear behind the flying saucer.
Damn it!
Did it break the sound barrier?