After listening to Doctor Armitage's explanation, a trace of excitement appeared on Evan's face.
"So someone has already put this approach into practice?"
By "this approach," Evan did not mean taking a group of people to live in isolation from the world.
He meant extending the animation of his body outward.
Ever since becoming a Master, Evan had been thinking about how to make better use of his Garden of Life.
At the same time, he had wondered how to better use the talent of his Nine Dragons Panel.
He had never really come up with a good approach, but during a recent conversation with Richard and Rain, the subject had turned to maritime shipping.
Recently, to test the siblings Rain and Lucky's ability to fight on water, they had needed suitable opportunities.
The Security Company had taken on several jobs involving combat at sea.
They had completed those missions smoothly, and in the process, everyone had unexpectedly discovered just how profitable maritime shipping was these days.
Especially with tensions simmering all across the Old Continent, where war could break out at any moment.
Transcontinental maritime trade truly offered enormous returns on a small investment.
Of course, the risks were equally considerable.
The seas of this world were home to genuine sea monsters, as well as all sorts of Beyonder pirates.
There were also Beyonder phenomena and rifts into the Dreamlands a hundred times stranger than the legendary Bermuda Triangle.
Besides discussing ways to make money, they had also talked about the powerful warships capable of changing the balance of the world.
Richard and Rain both realized that controlling the seas meant controlling the flow of gold.
Warships capable of carrying more cannons and ammunition had now become a measure of a nation's strength.
Those warships were completely different from