Whoosh...! Swish swish!
Chen Mu and Mingye Ye walked through the air, their control over the Spiritual Power of heaven and earth reaching its peak. In just a few breaths, they traversed a distance of over a thousand meters.
On the way, Chen Mu keenly sensed that Mingye seemed to be in a low mood, and he couldn't help but ask her about it.
" Mingye, are you alright?"
I'm fine!
Mingye turned to look at Chen Mu and shook his head.
"I just feel like I've lost another goal I wanted to achieve."
Chen Mu remained silent for a while after hearing this, and roughly understood Mingye's feelings.
Having no parents in this world, and now that he has even killed his enemies, it's inevitable that Mingye will feel lost and confused about his future.
" Mingye, don't think too much about it!"
I promise you, as long as the situation in Chen Village stabilizes a bit, I'll go with you to the Netherworld to find out about your origins. Is that alright?
"No need! Chen Mu, don't be so nice to me. I can handle my own affairs."
Mingye quickened his pace, seemingly unwilling to say more to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him, not understanding what he had done wrong again.
Upon returning to Chen Village, Chen Mu immediately went to the Rune Research Institute and began to expand the automated production line in Chen Village on a large scale.
After Chen Village gained control of 100,000 square kilometers of territory in the Northwest, the natural resources he obtained were ten or even a hundred times greater than before. Converting these resources into strength as quickly as possible was Chen Mu's most urgent task.
" Landuo, how many Rune Puppet Legion do we have now?"
"36,723 Talisman Puppet spiders, 5,340 Talisman Puppet warriors, and 58 Talisman Puppet war chariots."
Because of the numerous Wilderness mountain paths, spider-shaped Talisman Puppet are best suited for fighting in the forest, so Chen Village used to focus on creating spider Talisman Puppet puppets.
The Talisman Puppet warriors are humanoid and have strong overall abilities. They can also perform tasks such as mining, transportation, and sparring. That's why Chen Village has more than 5,000 puppet warriors.
The Talisman Puppet war chariots were only recently completed, so there are only fifty-eight in stock.
"Alright, now go and hand over all these troops to the clan chief so he can decide who to allocate them to."
This Rune Puppet Legion was originally intended as a hidden force in Chen Village, to be used only in crucial moments.
However, now that things have come to this, there is no need for him to hide anything any longer. He must seize control of the vast territory of the Wilderness with overwhelming force as soon as possible, and only after he has established a firm foothold should he consider accumulating resources.
"Yes!"
Landuo bowed slightly and left Chen Mu's room.
" Juzi, Brother Huaiyuan, you both get ready. The Yin Lineage's nine transport ships should arrive this afternoon."
During this period, I will be carrying out major modifications to the spaceships so that they can directly participate in combat. You should bring the people from the Artifact Refining Department and the Array Department to learn how to modify and build spaceships.
I plan that the Rune Research Institute will begin producing spaceships in three months. I will have Xiaozhi assist you, and you all need to master the spaceship manufacturing technology as soon as possible.
"Yes!"
"Receive!"
Chen Ju Nan Huaiyuan answered in succession, then turned and went out to prepare.
" Xuejun, I will increase the funding for the Biology Department in the future. You can continue your previous research; there's no need to make any changes."
The Biology Department, managed by Chen Xuejun, is now the most unique department in Chen Village. In the past two years, apart from occasionally treating villagers, they have rarely appeared in front of the public.
But Chen Mu knew very well that Chen Xuejun was conducting several astonishing research projects, one of which had already yielded preliminary results: gene therapy.
Gene-enhancing drugs can alter a person's cultivation aptitude, thus determining whether they have the potential to cultivate to a higher realm. This is an epoch-making product, and Chen Mu attaches great importance to this research, keeping the news very tightly under wraps.
"Alright! Then I'll take my leave."
In many instances, Chen Xuejun was even more like a pure researcher than Chen Mu. After answering Chen Mu's questions, he would leave in a hurry and return to his own research room.
Chen Mu smiled and shook his head. Among all his disciples, Chen Xuejun was the one who gave him the least trouble and had the highest talent, especially in the field of biology.
Some of the things Chen Xuejun researched were incomprehensible even to him, which further strengthened his confidence in promoting the scientific and technological system.
A technological tree can never be developed by one person alone. Holding onto one's own limited knowledge and working in isolation will never allow a technological system to develop.
As long as more geniuses like Chen Xuejun can be attracted to join the Rune Research Institute, the Rune Research Institute will become increasingly powerful and ultimately change the world.
By then, Chen Mu will be a trendsetter and a master of this era.
" Little Tong, you guys have been training every day these days, you must be getting tired of it, right?"
"Hehe, Master understands me best."
Nangong Tong's smile was as lively as ever.
"From today onwards, your Rune Department will be under Zheng Fengdao's command. You will be his deputy and operate alongside him."
"Yes!"
Nangong Tong obediently bowed and accepted the order.
Upon seeing Nangong Tong, Chen Mu couldn't help but think of the Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan the ancient races still trapped in the Ancient Desolate Mining Area.
" Little Tong, I promise you!"
After a while, once Chen Village has stabilized, I will go to the Ancient Desolate Mining Area and bring your entire clan out."
In fact, after this period of research, he had already found a way to completely solve the problem of the purple mist, but the timing was not right, so he did not dare to go to the Ancient Desolate Mining Area to bring people out in a big way.
However, with the growth of Chen Village, he is now confident in suppressing those with ulterior motives.
"Thank you, Master!"
Nangong Tong was overjoyed upon hearing this, and her eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter.
"Alright, get to work!"
Chen Mu waved his hand, Nangong Tong immediately skipped away.
The Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan lived in seclusion and had impeccable backgrounds. Chen Mu planned to incorporate them all into the Rune Research Institute in the future, so he naturally wouldn't mistreat them.
In addition, the Ancient Desolate Mining Area also contains peerless treasures such as the Spirit Origin Fruit. Although harvesting it should not be easy, Chen Mu is confident that as long as his strength improves further, it shouldn't be too difficult.
After assigning tasks to everyone at the Rune Research Institute, Chen Mu activated the control panel of the Chen Village Central System and gave Xiaozhi several important tasks.
Firstly, the Yin Lineage's nine transport ships are too large, and Chen Village currently lacks a suitable docking plaza, so he can only build one temporarily.
Fortunately, Chen Village has always had strong infrastructure, as Chen Village has tens of thousands of construction Talisman Puppet, Talisman Puppet were built when Chen Village was constructed.
With tens of thousands of Talisman Puppet present, while it's impossible to build a spaceship docking plaza in a single day, it's certainly possible to immediately level an open area of five kilometers in radius to serve as a temporary docking location for the spaceships.