The Kunlun Group's fleet was led by a single flagship, accompanied by two mech Transport Ships, ten small escort ships, and twenty fast combat ships.
Both the flagship and the mech Transport Ships had been disguised as cargo ships, with their decks piled high with containers. Without boarding them for a thorough search, it would have been nearly impossible to discover the fleet's true nature.
From the captains of the flagship and the other ships to their sailors, the fleet had more than three hundred people in total.
A fleet of this size consumed an astonishing amount every day. Not to mention, there were four mechs aboard. Even without being activated, simply maintaining those massive machines during the voyage would cost a considerable sum.
Therefore, even though Black Witch had promised a reward whether or not they managed to capture the Nether Fish, not a single department had volunteered to take on the mission.
It simply wasn't worth the cost.
In the end, Zhou Yucheng had no choice but to decide the matter by drawing lots.
However, he had manipulated the process behind the scenes, and the mission ultimately fell to the Gou Mang Department.
The first reason Zhou Yucheng had decided to send the Gou Mang Department to capture the Nether Fish was that it could easily afford the expenses of this voyage.
The second was that the Gou Mang Department was developing too quickly. By sending Luo Yan away for a while, Zhou Yucheng could give the other departments—especially Jin Na's Qiang Liang Department—the time and room they needed to grow.
As a manager, Zhou Yucheng was absolutely unwilling to see any single department become overwhelmingly dominant.
Therefore, he had no choice but to balance the internal forces through missions, resource allocation, and other measures.
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