"Xia Yan, how did you discover it?!"
Ning Fengzhi could not contain his shock.
Xia Yan gave the excuse he had prepared long ago.
"Uncle Ning, I'll tell you someday in the future, when the time is right."
"The continent has yet to learn Whale Rubber's true effects. Even if I hadn't told you, Uncle Ning, you would have secretly bought it up in bulk."
Ning Fengzhi suppressed his excited confusion and waved a hand energetically.
"Of course."
Before their conversation had even ended,
he had already issued orders: the budget was unlimited, and they were to buy more than sixty percent of all Whale Rubber on the market, regardless of quality or age.
The world still did not know Whale Rubber's true effects, so they could take their time acquiring it. If they bought everything at once and cut off the supply, it would inevitably attract too much unnecessary attention.
Another order was sent to another group: contact every sea fleet on the continent as much as possible and purchase their Whale Rubber.
Anyone who leaked information would face severe punishment from the sect.
In an instant, part of the enormous Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect began moving silently,
spreading across the entire continent.
The news of Xia Yan's return was not concealed. The next day, Qian Renxue, the emperor who had lurked in hiding for nearly twenty years, sent him a letter.
The letter was warm and appropriate, as if their relationship had not changed because she had become emperor.
She also poured out her troubles. Her imperial father had died, her uncle had passed away, and just like that, she had somehow become emperor. Brother Xia had left without a word for four months, while her teacher was an elder, so she did not even have anyone