Back home, Ye Feng felt extremely happy.
Today, he had resolved the livelihood issues of the fishermen and held a product launch event, which not only helped the class monitor but also expanded his own industry's development.
Furthermore, he had brought the Black Dragon Gang under his control and incorporated them for his own use. How could he not be pleased?
With the Black Dragon Gang, many minor troubles could be avoided in the future, and tasks that were inconvenient to handle openly would become much easier.
After dinner, Ye Feng returned to his room and lay on the bed, reviewing his current methods of making money.
Currently, Ye Feng had three main ways of earning money.
The first method was the direct sale of farmed seafood.
Ye Feng had a total of twelve farming enclosures. Ten of them were stocked with top-tier seafood. Eight were currently mature, and the other two were expected to mature soon.
Moreover, the most stable output came from the eleventh and twelfth enclosures on the outer perimeter. Although they only contained ordinary sea fish, they required no feeding, and harvests could be made every few days.
The prices of these sea fish were also not too high in the market, making them affordable for both the rich and the poor. They were currently the most stable source of profit and the most popular in the market.
Ye Feng's second method of making money was through his cooperation with the Zhou family, selling farmed pearls and ambergris.
Currently, this method generated the most income, as top-tier pearls and ambergris were outrageously expensive.
However, the output was not very stable, and it consumed a significant amount of Ye Feng's Sea God's Power, requiring his personal involvement, which was somewhat troublesome.
The third method was the food processing he had just partnered with the class monitor on!
Although it had not yet started generating profits, with the reputation of Sea God Company and the quality of the new four top-tier seafood, this project was guaranteed to be a huge hit.
The revenue from this venture would not be inferior to that of Dragon King Hall, which was astonishing to think about.
Each of these three current methods of making money was enough to excite anyone, but Ye Feng was not satisfied.
He wanted to create more ways to earn money, build a maritime commercial empire, and make even more money.
Ye Feng pondered carefully and realized that the next step should be to expand the scope of the farming enclosures.
After all, his current farming enclosures were too small. After supplying the Dragon King Hall and the class monitor's processing company with the top-tier seafood he farmed, there was barely any left, and sometimes not even enough.
His reputation had already been established. He had no fear of selling his products, only of not having enough to sell.
Therefore, he had to expand the farming enclosures as soon as possible and increase the production of top-tier seafood.
Consequently, the next day, Ye Feng returned to Rocky Island.
He first summoned engineers to conduct observations, and after they provided their design proposals, construction would commence.
After several days of observation, the engineers came up with a design, and a few days later, they presented the construction plan.
The construction this time was expected to take over half a month, with the radius of the farming enclosures to be expanded by approximately three times.
Although it seemed like only a three-fold increase in radius, due to the circular nature of the enclosures, the area had expanded by more than tenfold.
If each farming enclosure was fully utilized, Ye Feng felt that the area would be more than sufficient for the next three to five years.
During this half-month period, Ye Feng spent his days cultivating, giving acupuncture treatments to Qin Mingyuan, and overseeing the progress of the farming enclosure expansion.
As for the evenings, when he had free time, Ye Feng would always go to Lin Qingyue's room for some "deep communication."
The relationship and bond between them had evolved from mere friends to an ambiguous state that was difficult to define.
One day, Ye Feng spent the entire day cultivating in the Sea God Palace. After finishing, he rushed to Lin Qingyue's room.
Ye Feng familiarized himself with opening Lin Qingyue's door and said, "Dear Qingyue, I'm here!"
However, when he arrived at Lin Qingyue's room, he suddenly saw another woman chatting and laughing with Lin Qingyue.
The two women also noticed his arrival and turned to look at him.
Seeing the extra woman, Ye Feng was astonished and exclaimed, "Huh? Murong Xue? You, how did you get here?"
Murong Xue heard him, turned to look at Ye Feng, and revealed a mysterious smile, saying, "I came to visit my best friend. What's wrong?"
"What? Best friend? You two are best friends?" Ye Feng said, looking surprised.
Lin Qingyue nodded upon hearing this and said, "That's right! A few years ago, I fell seriously ill, and Xue'er cured me. Since then, we discovered that our personalities were very similar, and we gradually became good friends!"
"Uh! Alright! This world is too small!" Ye Feng muttered to himself.
However, Ye Feng had a feeling that Murong Xue's purpose was likely more than just visiting Lin Qingyue.
"What? Judging by your expression, you don't seem to welcome me!" Murong Xue said, looking at Ye Feng with a smile.
Ye Feng really wanted to say "you know the answer," but with Lin Qingyue present, he had to show some respect.
Therefore, he quickly said, "Welcome, welcome! Of course, you're welcome!"
"Hmph! That's more like it!" Murong Xue smiled.
At this moment, Lin Qingyue asked, "How do you two know each other? I was planning to introduce you two!"
Murong Xue replied, "We don't really know each other. We met once during a rescue mission!"
"Oh, oh! I see!" Lin Qingyue responded with a smile.
After that, the three of them engaged in some awkward conversation, and Ye Feng reluctantly left.
There was nothing he could do. With Murong Xue at Lin Qingyue's place, his idea of "deep communication" had to be abandoned.
For the next few days, Ye Feng tried to visit Lin Qingyue every night for some "communication," but Murong Xue was always there, which drove him mad.
The next morning, Ye Feng woke up and prepared to check the progress of the farming enclosure expansion.
However, as he stepped out, he saw a woman walking towards him.
This person was none other than Murong Xue, who had visited a few days prior.
"Hey! Ye Feng! You're up too? What a coincidence!" Murong Xue said with a smile.
Ye Feng looked at Murong Xue, feeling a bit annoyed because her presence was interfering with his happy life.
Therefore, he replied with a hint of displeasure, "This isn't a coincidence, is it? Someone seems to have been waiting here for a while!"
"So what if I have! Why do I feel like you really dislike me!" Murong Xue asked.
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng directly said, "Just tell me directly! What is your purpose for being here!"
Seeing Ye Feng's demeanor, Murong Xue stopped beating around the bush and directly stated, "Alright, I'll be direct then! I want to learn the Nine Palaces Needle Technique!"
Hearing this, Ye Feng revealed an expression of "just as I expected" and said, "I knew your purpose for coming here wasn't simple!"
"Stop the nonsense! What do I have to do to teach me the Nine Palaces Needle Technique?" Murong Xue stared at Ye Feng and asked.
Ye Feng glanced at her and said, "I'm sorry! My Nine Palaces Needle Technique is not passed on to others. I have something to do, bye!"
After speaking, Ye Feng walked away without looking back.
"Hey, hey, you, wait a moment!" Murong Xue hurriedly called out.
But Ye Feng completely ignored her, which infuriated Murong Xue.
Consider her, the esteemed Miss Murong, a generation's "Little Medical Saint," beautiful and beloved by all, always being doted upon wherever she went.
Yet, this Ye Feng had made her feel so uncomfortable on multiple occasions, almost driving her to her death.
Staring at Ye Feng's retreating back, she seemed to have made a firm decision and muttered to herself, "Fine! Ye Feng! You just wait, I will make you obediently hand over the Nine Palaces Needle Technique to me..."