Seeing Chen Mu take out the ingredients, Duan Tianlong was naturally not to be outdone, and actually took out several plates of roasted meat from his storage ring.
"Brother Chen Mu, please don't laugh at me. Although my cooking skills aren't great, these are all top-quality monster meats, perfect for accompanying wine."
Most cultivators carry some food in their storage rings, but Duan Tianlong, because he was usually too busy, only kept the meat he roasted himself, which shows that he lived a very simple life.
"Haha, Brother Tianlong, you're too modest! Please!"
Chen Mu simply picked up a piece of beast meat and started gnawing on it. Although the cooking technique for the beast meat was indeed mediocre, it was the meat of a demon saint, full of Spiritual Qi, so it wasn't difficult to swallow.
"What... what is this snake soup made of? Why do I feel my blood boiling? It's so potent!"
Duan Tianlong drank a small bowl of Teng Snake soup and felt the enormous energy contained within it, and immediately praised it highly.
"This is the meat of the ancient mythical beast Teng Snake. Haha, I obtained it by chance, and I'm sharing it with Brother Tianlong."
Chen Mu explained with a smile, as if it were completely insignificant.
" Teng Snake?"
Upon hearing this, Su Miaoyin, who was standing to the side, was also stunned.
She had naturally heard of the Teng Snake. Legend has it that the Teng Snake is the progenitor of all evil illusions. Eating its flesh can transform the soul, making one immune to illusions. It is a rare and precious treasure.
I never expected Chen Mu to be so generous, even sharing something like this.
"If Fairy Miaoyin is interested, she may try some. I have plenty more here."
For Chen Mu, this stuff was really nothing. The Nether Essence Liquid he absorbed in the Manju Imperial Palace back then was far more effective than this Teng Snake meat. Whether he ate the Teng Snake meat or not wouldn't help him much.
"Then I shall accept your offer without hesitation. Thank you, Imperial Preceptor Chen Mu."
Faced with such a rare treasure, Su Miaoyin also abandoned her reserve, took out a Teng Snake bowl, poured herself a bowl of Tengshe soup, and carefully tasted it.
"Haha, Brother Chen Mu is indeed straightforward! Please!"
After this incident, Duan Tianlong admired Chen Mu even more, and the two continued to discuss matters related to cooperation.
"Brother Chen Mu, if we are to cooperate, there is actually a big problem to solve, and that is transportation."
Our forces are distributed at the northern and southern ends of the Pan Emperor Continent. In the middle, apart from the territory of the Haotian Empire, there is the territory of the Abyss Devil Race.
If the transportation issue cannot be resolved, the scope for cooperation will likely be quite limited.
"I've already thought about this issue, which is why I wanted to discuss it with you in person, Brother Tianlong."
"If we don't meet in person, many things indeed cannot be arranged, but if Brother Tianlong is willing to lend a helping hand, all problems can be easily solved."
I would like to hear more details.
Before the great upheaval in the world, the Dragon-Toppling Society, with the covert support of the Saint Clan and the Soul Clan, had firmly controlled the three major northern states of Yi Province, Bing Province, and You Province, and was already showing signs of threatening the rule of the Haotian Empire.
Unfortunately, this period of prosperity was short-lived. After a great upheaval in the world, the Heavenly Court sent down heavenly soldiers and generals to aid the Haotian Empire. The Saint Clan and the Soul Clan dared not confront the Heavenly Court head-on and directly abandoned the Dragon-Toppling Society.
As a result, the Haotian Empire quickly regained control of the three states of Yi Province, Bing Province, and You Province, and the members of the Dragon-Toppling Society could only go into hiding and secretly fight against the Haotian Empire.
The members of the Dragon-Toppling Society basically have a blood feud with the ruling class of the Haotian Empire, so no matter how difficult the conditions are, they will not give up on overthrowing the Haotian Empire. That is why Chen Mu thinks they are his natural allies.
Although the Dragon-Toppling Society is currently declining, it is still a massive organization that has existed for nearly ten thousand years, possessing immense strength and profound heritage. If Chen Kingdom were to cooperate with them this time, it would undoubtedly complement each other's needs, and they might even reach a new peak together.
"Regarding transportation, I've come up with two solutions: one is using teleportation arrays, and the other is using high-altitude transport ships."
As Chen Mu spoke, he reached out and gently swept his hand through the air, and a semi-transparent map of the Pan Emperor Continent appeared in mid-air.
"The areas controlled by both of us, even the closest points, are at least 600,000 to 700,000 kilometers apart."
"Given such a long distance, establishing a two-way teleportation array would require a considerable investment of resources."
Duan Tianlong shook his head, clearly feeling that this approach was not advisable.
The greater the distance, the higher the cost of establishing a two-way teleportation array. For example, the teleportation array that Chen Mu built between the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion and Chen Village was only about 10,000 kilometers away. Chen Mu can now build teleportation arrays of this distance at will, and it doesn't cost much at all.
However, the cost of a teleportation array spanning 600,000 to 700,000 kilometers would be exponentially higher. Moreover, even if such a teleportation array were built, the Spirit Stone required for each teleportation would be considerable. This is clearly a transportation method with absolutely no cost-effectiveness.
"You're right. Using teleportation arrays for transportation is very expensive, and I don't recommend using them for transporting ordinary goods. So we can postpone this for a while, until our cooperation is more stable, and then build the teleportation array as a precaution."
Chen Mu nodded and continued with his second method.
"High-altitude transport spacecraft is the most reliable transportation method I'm currently using, and this is the route I think is feasible. Brother Tianlong, could you please give it a try?"
As Chen Mu explained, a red line appeared on the map in the air, stretching from several prosperous cities of the Chen Kingdom all the way to the bustling region of You Province.
"However, the maintenance costs will be very high once the spacecraft flies too high."
Moreover, a round trip by spaceship would take at least several months, so in wartime, it would probably have little military value.
Duan Tianlong was already somewhat tempted when he saw the red line in the sky, but this method obviously had many problems that could not be solved.
"Haha, Brother Tianlong, you are unaware of this."
Besides Talisman Medicine, our Chen Kingdom is also skilled at crafting magical flying ships, but we don't call them flying ships in our Chen Kingdom, we call them airships.
Did you see that spaceship I just piloted? That's a combat ship built by my Chen Kingdom.
Duan Tianlong had naturally noticed Chen Mu's spaceship long ago. He had even secretly competed with Chen Mu in speed just now, but he didn't expect that his magic shuttle would be completely defeated, and he couldn't even push the spaceship to its limit.
"You mean, how many more warships like the one you just piloted can you build?"
Duan Tianlong asked in surprise.
"No!"
Chen Mu smiled and shook his head, "This kind of warship is only suitable for my personal command, and I generally won't build it for anyone else."
What our Chen Kingdom truly excels at is building large warships. As long as you can afford it, you can have as many warships of this speed as you want. However, at present, we only sell transport ships; we do not sell any combat ships.