Feeling Xiaoba's emotions, Ye Fan immediately stopped his work.

In just a short while, he had already selected the production of more than 26,600 people.

The barracks were almost set up, next would be to slowly deploy the troops.

Ye Fan boarded his off-road camper, took the people from the Guard Company, and headed straight for the seaside.

Passing through the bustling center of the island, although the war had just ended, it seemed not to have had much impact here; people continued with their usual activities.

However, when Ye Fan's convoy passed by, many people stopped to watch, their expressions still rather indifferent, with some even showing signs of hatred.

It seems it will take quite a bit of time to get Wanguo Island to the state of Dawn City.

Fortunately, no one dared to rashly attack Ye Fan's convoy, and he arrived at the seaside of the villa area smoothly.

Once here, Ye Fan got off onto the beach and then saw the waves rolling in the sea; Xiaoba appeared.

From the first glance, Ye Fan could tell it had grown again.

The tentacles, originally about forty-five meters, had grown to sixty-five meters.

Its massive body emerged from the sea like a small mountain.

Rushing out of the water with a roar, any ordinary person witnessing it might be scared to wet their pants.

The giant head nudged Ye Fan twice, making Ye Fan's brand-new uniform wet.

"Good boy! Finally upgraded to Three-Star, you've really got it."

Looking at Xiaoba's large build, Ye Fan thought of the deep-sea giant octopus in the Caribbean Island, and now Xiaoba was almost catching up to that guy.

Xiaoba beamed at Ye Fan's exaggerated praise, revealing a terrifying smile from the deep sea.

Ye Fan turned his head and inquired of the Chief of Staff behind him, "Can Xiaoba now advance to a Heroic Unit?"

"Certainly, sir, the Heroic Battalion can now be controlled remotely. You just need to pay an upgrade cost equivalent to a hundred times the unit's base price in money."

"A hundred times the money cost, what was Xiaoba's original price again?"

"Fifty thousand gold for one deep-sea giant octopus."

"Fifty thousand gold, a hundred times, that's five million, this guy's quite expensive."

Ye Fan glanced at the money figure in his system, one million five hundred thousand, and suddenly felt a deep sense of financial inadequacy.

"We've already emptied Wanguo Island's bank vault, are there any other ways to obtain a lot of money?"

Zhongjing, the clever adviser, thought for a moment and quickly came up with an idea.

"Sir, there are two ways. The first is to issue Light Yuan, letting it replace New Coin, and as we did in Dawn City, collect all the gold, silver, and jewels from the survivors on the island; estimating, it may garner around twenty million gold."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan thought for a while and shook his head slightly, "The timing isn't right; the island's populace is quite hostile towards us, considering us shameless invaders. To make them completely submit will require some time, or more precisely, we need to defeat the rescue they anticipate."

Zhongjing nodded, "Sir is right, these foreign barbarians indeed need some harsh discipline, but I think it won't take too long. In this world, people are psychologically attracted to strength. Once they recognize the power of our Dawn Army, it won't be long before they accept our rule. As for those stubborn and unyielding individuals, I believe they shouldn't be appeased, just dealt with directly, which can also serve as a certain deterrent."

Ye Fan chuckled, "But we need to wait for the right opportunity. Tell me about your second method."

"The second method is quicker. Right now, the island is in a state of fear and treachery, with many harboring ill intentions. Among them are many foreign spies, as well as spies from the Loose Province and Jiangzhou, these individuals collude with each other, constantly gathering information against us. According to Military Intelligence Bureau's reports of the past few days, people have been trying to infiltrate the area around the city hall, attempting to sabotage the water facilities at the power station, causing disturbances in the trading market, and planting landmines where our troops pass. I think these people should be captured."

"And after they're captured?"

"After they're captured, they will be imprisoned. Once inside, they will go hungry three times in nine days, and then make them confess their masterminders, who would then pay money for their release. Our prison has been constructed anyway, and can now be utilized; these are walking gold coins, sir, and it would be a pity not to use them."

Upon hearing Zhongjing's words, Ye Fan agreed to the plan almost instantly.

"Capture them! Capture them fiercely! Let me see, hmm, the prison has completed buffering, I'll find a place to put it now."

Ye Fan temporarily separated from Xiaoba and went to find a location for the prison.

He had already chosen this location, situated at the southeast corner of Wanguo Island, where there was a cliff, over three hundred meters high, jutting into the sea. It used to be a popular tourist spot known as Seaview Cliff.

This place is incredibly steep, akin to a mountain peak; three sides surrounded by the sea, with only one road leading up the hill.

Ye Fan drove here, and upon receiving the news, the Dawn Army had already cleared and blocked the area, with road obstacles placed around, forbidding outsiders from entering.

Engineers were already working here, leveling the ground on the top of the hill.

Ye Fan came to the center of the hilltop, looked around; the area was about thirty thousand square meters, barely enough.

He selected the built prison and directly chose to place it.

With a rumble, a prison appeared out of nowhere on the cliff top, perfectly fitting the surrounding terrain.

Around the prison was a ten-meter-high wall, similar to the walls of the Dawn Army, not only allowing soldiers and vehicles to patrol but also equipped with an electric grid.

There are a total of twelve watchtowers surrounding the prison wall, each equipped with soldiers, machine guns, and searchlights.

The prison employs three hundred guards responsible for daily operations here.

The warden was stationed here immediately after enlistment, heading straight to Ye Fan's side.

"Sir! Warden Zhao Laishun reporting to you."

"Mm, tell me about the situation in the prison."

"Here's the situation, Sir, the prison has a total of five hundred cells and can detain up to five thousand prisoners, divided into three zones: front, middle, and rear, corresponding to the importance of the prisoners."

"The front and middle zones can detain two hundred people, while the rear zone holds one hundred people."

"The prison security is extremely stringent. The gates are built to bank vault standards, virtually impervious to explosives."

"Since you chose to place the prison on a mountaintop, apart from a single road leading up, there is also a plane runway allowing direct takeoff and landing within the prison courtyard."

"The prison has its own military capabilities, including two missile silos for air defense."

Zhao Laishun finished introducing, then added another sentence.

"Sir, the prison doesn't have a name yet. Would you like to name it?"

Ye Fan pondered. The strictness of this prison could rival the world-renowned Guantanamo prison pre-apocalypse.

That prison was located in the sea, surrounded by water, and no one had ever escaped from it.

This prison of his was no less strict than that. What name would suit it?

After some consideration, Ye Fan decided to name the prison Senluo Prison.

It is not just a prison but a terrifying inferno where prisoners are utterly helpless concerning their lives.

"Call it Senluo Prison."

"This name is good; it can have a deterrent effect on those prisoners."

Zhao Laishun smoothly flattered, thus finalizing the prison's name.

Now that the prison was established, Ye Fan decisively sent all the captives and important prisoners on the island there.

For this, Ye Fan even took a special tour inside the prison.

The cells were incredibly sturdy, made of reinforced concrete with walls over fifty centimeters thick, virtually impossible to break through.

One can only escape via the mountain road or by plane.

Attempting to climb over and jump off the wall from a height exceeding three hundred meters would mean certain death even if one landed in the sea.

After confirming there was virtually no chance of escape, the captives were transported over.

Not just any captives could qualify for imprisonment; ordinary soldiers were made to labor, doing whatever work was needed on the island. Those eligible for imprisonment were either wealthy or high-ranking figures, such as parliament members.

Ye Fan even saw Cao Zhenxu and Kim Ji-hyun.

These two members arrived handcuffed and bedraggled at the prison.

Seeing Ye Fan, Kim Ji-hyun appeared rather defiant.

"Ye Fan, I demand fair treatment!"

"Oh, what kind of fair treatment do you want?"

"I demand I not be subject to any abuse here, my diet must be plentiful, and my health ensured. My country will not abandon me, I will leave here sooner or later, before that, you must meet my reasonable demands!"

Listening to Kim Ji-hyun, Ye Fan sneered: "You may not have grasped the situation yet. All of you now are prisoners; if anyone wants you out, it's impossible without paying huge prices. If you want to leave, see how much sincerity your country can show."

Speaking, he called Zhao Laishun: "Detain all these members in the back zone; as long as they stay alive, don't concern yourself with anything else. If anyone causes trouble, use any means to deal with prisoners at your disposal."

"Rest assured, Sir, we have plenty of ways to turn any unruly ones into obedient lambs."

Prison guards escorted the prisoners into the depths of the prison; watching their backs, Ye Fan suddenly had a bold idea.

"Fetch Shen Ruihui for me."

The communicator immediately informed Shen Ruihui, who soon arrived.

"Sir, I've heard the situation, you want me to apprehend the spies on the island, right?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Spies need to be caught, but some things require thinking outside the box. I'll increase your Military Intelligence Bureau's quota by ten more members."

Shen Ruihui replied with concern: "Sir, we need more personnel. There are too many issues on the island, and we don't have enough manpower."

"These are separate matters. The ten members I'm giving you are foreigners, and they can play crucial roles. For this spy-capturing operation, you should proceed like this..."

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