I became the King of Ryukyu

Time progressed until noon the following day.

All the fish that Zheng Yi "caught" ended up in the belly of the little white dragon.

After grinding leveling up relentlessly for a whole day and night, Little White Dragon leveled up twice, reaching Lv5.

Its body swelled to five meters in length, becoming massive and ferocious.

Of course, because electric eels are elongated, although they are 5 meters long, similar to adult great white sharks, they weigh less than 200 kilograms due to their small cross-sectional area, which is 1/10 the weight of a great white shark of the same length.

Therefore, in terms of sheer strength, it cannot be considered a top predator in the ocean, but if we consider its terrifying voltage, then without a doubt, it is already at the level of a sea monster.

Now, Xiaobailong's level and combat power have already surpassed the combined strength of Bailing Shangren and Cheye Xiaopang, making him the undisputed number one core combat force under Zheng Yi.

Of course, things will be different once Master Bailing learns the Longyang Sword Technique.

Anyway, last night, Zheng Yi saw on the general panel that [Sha Wujing] had a new status bar with [Enlightenment in Progress] after him, and his level also skyrocketed to lv3, surpassing Cheye Xiaopang.

Clearly, Longyang's swordsmanship greatly benefited Master Bailing's cultivation.

In short, with the Little White Dragon's strength fully formed, Zheng Yi calmed his mind, once again controlled the five-meter-long giant eel, and dived deep for the second time, returning to the deep ocean trench.

After several transformations and enhancements, the little white dragon is now physically strong, and the oppressive feeling brought by the deep sea pressure has been greatly reduced, allowing it to easily adapt to the environment of a water depth of 200 meters.

He slowly circled the ruined shipwreck twice, carefully examining it in the dim light of the deep sea. The hull was carved with exquisite patterns unique to the Ryukyu Kingdom of Chuzan, still discernible despite centuries of seawater erosion.

Scattered deep within the ship's hold were some fragmented bones, their surfaces covered with fine holes, traces of years of erosion by deep-sea bone-eating worms.

Scattered fragments of decaying ancient clothing floated nearby.

Based on the ship-shaped decorations and remaining traces, it can be determined that this was an official tribute ship of the ancient Ryukyu Sho Dynasty, which was sent to the Central Plains. It encountered a super typhoon on its way to the Celestial Empire and unfortunately capsized and sank here.

Although the five-meter-long white dragon was powerful, it was unable to drag the entire sunken ship as a whole.

This sea area is not far from Naha City, or rather, it is the nearshore waters of Naha.

With fishing boats and cruise ships densely packed together, it would be unwise to rashly relocate Shadow Isles.

After a moment's thought, Zheng Yi finalized the plan.

He piloted the little white dragon to patrol the reef area around the shipwreck, and soon encountered several giant grouper and trevally that occupied the area, all of which were fierce wild predatory fish in the near sea.

Before the opponent could launch an attack, the little white dragon instantly released a high-voltage current, paralyzing the entire sea area and stunning all the big fish. It then subdued and incorporated them into its underwater combat force.

On the way back, they encountered a small group of highly aggressive sea wolf fish. Zheng Yi did the same thing, killing the leader and subduing several docile individuals to act as scouts in the waters, responsible for scouting the surrounding area.

A dedicated underwater force, taking initial shape, was thus formed.

Subsequently, Zheng Yi led his underwater retinue to dive into the damaged ship's cabin and systematically sort through and salvage the remaining materials.

After being submerged in the deep sea for a century, most of the fabrics and woodenware have long since decayed and turned to dust, leaving only the water-resistant and corrosion-resistant hard goods intact.

The items included neatly stacked natural sulfur ore blocks, high-quality red copper and white tin ingots, exquisitely crafted mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer plates, dozens of well-preserved Ryukyu-style waist knives with simple and ancient patterns, boxes of Southeast Asian sappanwood, seasoned pepper, exquisite gold-leafed folding fans, and several boxes of precious spices and agate pieces sealed in wax to protect them from seawater erosion.

Each item was a standard tribute presented by the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom to the Central Plains dynasties, with a complete range of items and meeting the required standards.

After the inventory was completed, the quantity and quality of the remaining tribute items on the ship were sufficient for the Heavenly Dynasty's tribute on October 1st.

He originally had 400,000 to 500,000 yen in savings, and Mioko Benbu would give him another 1 million yen on the 30th.

Zheng Yi had intended to use the money to purchase tribute goods, but now it seemed he could get them for free.

The saved funds can be used for the construction of Shadow Isles.

Thinking this, Zheng Yi gave the order to the White Dragon to transfer all the salvaged tributes to the Shadow Isle shallows in batches, and then withdrew his consciousness.

……

On the last day of September, Zheng Yi received a notification that 100 million yen had been deposited into his bank account.

The remitter is [Ryuko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.].

Zheng Yi searched online and found that Ryūkō Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha is a subsidiary of Honmoto Kōsan Kabushiki Kaisha, an innovative drug research and development company located in Honbu-cho, northern Okinawa Island.

Taking advantage of Okinawa's unique subtropical biodiversity and warm climate, the "Subtropical Biological Research Institute" was established.

The company's main business focuses on marine biomedicine, such as extracting anti-cancer substances from soft corals and sponges in the waters off Okinawa, as well as the research and application of regenerative medicine iPS cells.

The company's philosophy is: "Beneath the azure sea of ​​Ryukyu lies the dawn of human life."

After reading the information, Zheng Yi was a little surprised.

In Japanese, "株式会社" means "co-stock limited company".

Under this shareholding structure, even if the young lady of headquarters is the daughter of the major shareholder, she shouldn't be able to use company money to pay her salary, right?

However, these are not things that Zheng Yi needs to consider.

……

October 1st, Thursday, cloudy.

Cheya was sent back to Isshin Izakaya by Bai Ling Shangren the day before.

It wasn't that Zheng Yi was lazy and unwilling to use the general's seal to teleport people; it was simply that the borrowed ship couldn't fit into the game's inventory.

This matter is likely related to the size of the item and ownership.

Zheng Yi was only able to put the tin staff into the game inventory after killing almost all the monks of Lingquan Temple.

After all, once something loses its owner, it will naturally be acquired by someone destined to receive it.

After returning the rented boat and making some purchases, Master Bailing threw the golden seal to him and told him to return to the island by himself.

That's the good thing about real-world games; the loyalty of each subordinate is clearly visible.

When he was appointed to the position of Master Bai Ling, his loyalty was an exceptionally high 100%.

When we sent him to learn Longyang fencing, his loyalty dropped slightly to 97.

After two days, it's back to 100.

In reality, only tools and reputations cannot be given to people.

In the game, I, the ruler, will delegate power!

At five in the morning, the sky was still shrouded in a grayish-blue light. Zheng Yi yawned as he finished washing up and staggered downstairs, his eyes still half-closed with sleep, exuding the strong smell of a corporate slave.

However, this situation was soon broken.

A familiar aroma, a mixture of sweetness and subtle burnt scent, wafted from the bar.

Wearing an apron, Yuki was squatting in front of the kitchen counter, busy with her work. The dim light from the paper lantern fell on her hair, creating an unexpectedly comforting scene.