Chapter 469: Chapter 272: Satellite Launch, Successful Return

Ren Yuanyang glanced at Qin Haonan and countered, "And why not?"

"There’s a wise old saying: ’Those not of our kind cannot be trusted,’" Qin Haonan said seriously.

"But there’s also an old saying: ’In education, there are no classes!’" Ren Yuanyang replied with a smile. "Teaching them Cultivation is also a way to motivate you! As people of the Dragon Country, you’re practicing with the Dragon Country’s own Daoist Scriptures, yet you can’t even keep up with foreigners. Shouldn’t you be ashamed?"

Qin Haonan was taken aback.

"If even foreigners can learn Cultivation, don’t you think you should have all those scriptures memorized by now?" Ren Yuanyang continued, looking at him.

Qin Haonan’s scalp tingled with dread. "Do I really have to memorize all of it?"

"If you want to cultivate faster, you don’t just have to memorize it—you have to understand it," Ren Yuanyang replied.

Qin Haonan was exasperated. "Fine, I’ll memorize them!"

Seeing Qin Haonan’s martyred expression, everyone burst out laughing.

Meanwhile, inside the former Peach Blossom Base, the prisoners of war had just finished their day’s work. They returned to their crude wooden cabins to eat a meager meal.

But in their eyes, this meager meal was an absolute feast!

"I never thought we’d eat this well as prisoners!"

"If I’d known it would be like this, we should have surrendered ages ago! What was the point of all that fighting? We were just trying to get a bite to eat, weren’t we!"

"When we were first brought to this part of the ocean, I thought Dragon Base was going to execute us! I never expected they’d give us this Duckweed Continent to live on!"

"This has to be the old Peach Blossom Base, right? It looks just like the videos I saw, the ones filmed by survivors who came to visit!"

"To think we’re actually living in Peach Blossom Base. We’re pretty lucky!"

"Yeah, the wind is howling out there, but it’s so calm inside the Banyan Forest. There’s something incredible about this place!"

"You think we’ll be stuck on this base for the rest of our lives?"

"What’s so bad about that? We have food, we have shelter, and there are guards outside protecting us. I could live like this forever! It’s way better than starving like before!"

"That’s not what I mean. I’m asking if we’ll ever have a chance to become regular citizens again! To shed our status as prisoners!"

"Didn’t you hear what the guards said? If we perform well, we’ll have a chance to become regular members of Dragon Base!"

"In that case, we’d better work our butts off and be on our best behavior!"

In an instant, all the prisoners were filled with hope for the future, brimming with motivation.

It wasn’t just the prisoners. That night, the fleets anchored near Dragon Base also saw their meals improve. Crew members who hadn’t tasted pork, mutton, or beef in ages finally got to eat their fill.

The food at Dragon Base was incredibly cheap; even the poorest fleet could afford it.

Although meat purchases were rationed, a fleet consisted of more than one person. If they wanted to buy more, they just had to send a few more people ashore to purchase enough for their entire crew.

And Dragon Base seemed to have an endless supply of meat. No matter how many people came to buy, they could always produce more.

"Dragon Base is just incredible. Cheap grain and meat, an unlimited supply... we won’t have to worry about food anymore!"

"Yeah, and I think we’d better get on board with the Peach Blossom Coin. You need them to buy food, at the very least!"

"You’re right. I’m going to exchange for more Peach Blossom Coins as soon as the market opens tomorrow!"

Amid the discussions spreading through the various fleets, the night passed.

「The next day」

Early in the morning, Wang Jun came to see Ren Yuanyang.

"Morning, Captain Wang!" Ren Yuanyang greeted him. "What brings you here so early?"

Wang Jun nodded. "Our launch vessel is complete. I was hoping you could strengthen it for us."

"A launch vessel?" Ren Yuanyang paused. "For launching a satellite?"

Wang Jun replied, "It’s difficult to build a launch gantry on the Duckweed, so putting it directly on a launch vessel is more convenient."

Ren Yuanyang stuffed the last of the steamed bun in his hand into his mouth and stood up. "Let’s go."

The two of them went to the military port to the southeast, where a massive ship was docked. It was about 170 meters long and 50 meters wide, comparable in size to a destroyer.

Ren Yuanyang walked straight onto the launch vessel and began the strengthening process.

’Strengthen the launch vessel’s hull stability, movement speed, launch systems...’

[Strengthening successful. The launch vessel’s overall stability has been increased, movement speed has been doubled...]

"It’s strengthened. When can you launch the satellite?" Ren Yuanyang asked.

"The rocket and satellite are still under construction. We expect to launch tomorrow evening," Wang Jun replied.

Ren Yuanyang nodded slightly. "Once the rocket and satellite are finished, let me strengthen them before you launch. The environment is harsh; I hope we can succeed on the first attempt."

"Yes, sir!" Wang Jun replied. "To be honest, we’re all prepared for failure. It’s raining hard, the cloud cover is thick, and we have no idea what conditions are like beyond the atmosphere. Everything is an unknown; we have to feel our way forward. In the past, a satellite’s return required manual coordination from the ground. Now, we can only rely on pre-set programs, which is incredibly difficult."

Ren Yuanyang nodded slightly. "Difficult or not, we have to try. I hope this satellite can return safely and bring back some information from outer space."

Wang Jun shook his head. "The engineers in charge of the launch say the probability of that is no more than ten percent."

"But that’s still a ten percent chance!" Ren Yuanyang replied with a smile. "You always have to have hope."

Wang Jun nodded and continued his report. "At five o’clock this morning, the blood rain stopped completely, but the hemostatic agent is still present in the rain. The lab is continuing to extract it, hoping to save as much as possible for research."

"Good. Keep a close eye on any changes in the rainwater," Ren Yuanyang instructed.

"Yes, sir!"

Before long, it was the next day. All preparations for the satellite launch were complete. Ren Yuanyang returned to the launch vessel to find the rocket had already been erected.

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