"Fortunately, we removed all the shipborne modules from the Kunshan Jade Shattered before it evolved. After all these years of effort, at least some of it can still be preserved.
"Once we find a new flagship, we'll still be able to use them. We won't have to spend more resources gathering shipborne modules."
Li Zongxu tried to look on the bright side.
Wang Dong didn't join the discussion.
But the moment when the flames formed from the Kunshan Jade Shattered's shipborne Fire Seed abruptly went out had been etched deeply in his mind, circling endlessly through his thoughts.
He could hardly imagine what would happen if the Sky Peng Horizontal suffered the same fate one day.
Would he be able to keep his composure, even barely, like Zhao Wan had?
In the end, Wang Dong shook his head.
Zhao Wan was different from him.
Aside from her Fire Seed warship, her main career was in the entertainment industry.
Thanks to her success in entertainment, she could easily make a fresh start.
As for Wang Dong, almost everything he had was tied to the Sky Peng Horizontal.
If the Sky Peng Horizontal met with disaster,
even with the Auxiliary System's 30 assistance,
it would still be impossible to avoid a severe blow.
Just think of how many resources the Sky Peng Horizontal had devoured over the years.
And how much of his own effort Wang Dong had poured into it.
Thinking of this, he reaffirmed his resolve.
"I must raise the success rate of evolution to one hundred percent, ensuring there's no chance of failure, before considering evolution!"
News of Zhao Wan's flagship failing to evolve made headlines across the New Song Kingdom almost immediately.
As one of the entertainment industry's biggest stars,
Consort Qin Zhao Wan's every move was under