After the others left, only Kakarot, Lina, Shu Laibao, and Fira remained in the meeting room.
Kakarot looked at Shu Laibao and Fira with bright, intent eyes and asked:
"Big Brother Shu Laibao, Fira, how's our Den Den Mushi breeding going?"
In their everyday private interactions, Kakarot wasn't so formal in how he addressed them.
Shu Laibao instinctively glanced at Fira. Seeing that she had no intention of speaking, he cleared his throat and said:
"Kakarot, we have a few fairly well-hidden bases in both Paradise and the first half of the New World.
"Those bases have dedicated Den Den Mushi breeding grounds, and aboard the ship we came on,
"we also have tens of thousands of pairs of Mobile Den Den Mushi for breeding."
Kakarot nodded, then pressed on. "So how many Mobile Den Den Mushi do we have in stock now?"
A trace of pride flashed in Shu Laibao's eyes. An excited smile spread across his face as he said eagerly:
"It's been about six months since Fira developed the Mobile Den Den Mushi.
"We've put everything into breeding them, and now we have nearly ten million Mobile Den Den Mushi!"
Seemingly realizing that Kakarot and Lina might have questions, Fira quickly added:
"I followed Mr. Lamplight's suggestion. Once fully fed, the finished Mobile Den Den Mushi can enter hibernation mode and remain fine for at least a year.
"So, aside from the several million Mobile Den Den Mushi used for breeding,
"we also have several million finished Mobile Den Den Mushi stored in our warehouses."
"Big Brother Shu Laibao, Fira, you really have made tremendous contributions to the Revolutionary Army!"
Kakarot spoke with admiration written all over his face.
Lina also gave them a thumbs-up and praised them. "Exactly! This is a huge help!"
Shu Laibao and