Chapter 548: Luo Yue Becomes Wealthy, the Whole World is Anxious

Translator: Timothy Editor: GlobeGlotter

While everyone nervously watched the fighter jets, no one noticed Ye Mo had disappeared. The jets circled the boat, clearly attempting to force it to stop. Although the boat lacked professional operators, it was armed with missiles and cannons.

The four fighter jets were no match for Ye Mo’s flying sword. He dispatched them with four swift strikes.

Rumble—Fire sparked as the four jets plunged into the sea.

Everyone stared in shock. They couldn't comprehend the jets' sudden demise.

Ye Mo reappeared on the ship. He told Huang Siyou he needed rest, forbidding interruptions unless absolutely necessary, then retired to a private room.

Ye Mo knew more ships would pursue them. The journey from the Bai Ling Sea to Luo Yue was long, and while he wasn't concerned about the trailing ships, he worried about the US fleet ahead. They’d recently lost a ship, likely bolstering their Pacific presence; a confrontation was possible. The shortest route to Luo Yue crossed the Pacific, through America's backyard.

He instructed Huang Siyou on their course, then scanned ahead, hoping to avoid conflict between the US and Luo Yue.

However, the first fleet wasn’t American, but Japanese. As if anticipating their route, they’d positioned a fleet including one guard ship, two vanguard ships, and two nuclear submarines. Ye Mo attacked without hesitation.

His flying sword sank the two vanguard ships and the guard ship. The Japanese managed a single cannon volley before the ships went down. Ye Mo swiftly disabled the two nuclear submarines, leaving their crews no chance of survival.

The entire Japanese fleet was sunk before anyone could react. The Japanese command center only learned of the attack after the fact; there was nothing left to find.

Other nations' patrol boats spotted the fishing boat, but none could catch up. Taking the shortest route, the boat passed the Philippines and Indonesia. Ye Mo destroyed two Indonesian planes and three ships. The Philippine military, witnessing these inexplicable sinkings, kept their distance. The fishing boat proceeded into the Indian Ocean.

Even then, Ye Mo destroyed two pursuing planes. He found it strange that he’d encountered planes and ships from several countries, but none from the US.

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Xu Yuehua, Xu Ping, and others were astounded by the technical staff and gold Ye Mo brought back, but the world's reaction was even more dramatic.

The US again announced alien activity, citing the loss of a Pacific fleet to a UFO. Reports described white flashes of light preceding the attacks, leaving the ships unable to retaliate. The US urged the Commonwealth Union to join their Earth Protection Plan. Japan released information about the complete destruction of one of their fleets, attributing it to the same means as the US losses; the ships appeared to be cut by a sword. No modern weapon could cause such damage.

The Philippines and Indonesia reported seeing a fishing boat exceeding 60 km/h and also described their losses. Their pursuing planes inexplicably fell into the sea.

It was clear all the destroyed planes and ships suffered the same fate.

Knowing the fishing boat had been sighted, Xu Yuehua ordered its immediate breakdown.

The many internationally renowned technicians Ye Mo brought back eased the pressure on Xu Yuehua and Ye Xing.

Ye Mo learned from Xu Yuehua that the gold could form the foundation for a country, so he decided against selling it immediately. Luo Yue, though not a country, was an independent city, and needed its own reserves. Selling the gold would alert the Black Sun Empire.

Ye Mo sighed. He thought the gold solved his money problems, but he still had to earn more.

All the technical staff were sent to a top-secret location. Ye Mo and Huang Siyou explained that until Luo Yue was fully secure, they had to remain hidden.

Huang Siyou and Pete, essentially Luo Yue citizens, joined the other researchers.

Luo Yue's research capabilities skyrocketed.

Ye Mo began crafting Earth Travel Charms, preparing for his diamond mining trip to Russia.

Meanwhile, on the island Ye Mo had cleared, a frantic search was underway. A man in his sixties roared, "Find it, no matter what!" Almost 80% of the Black Sun Empire's gold was missing—a decade's worth of work.

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A month later, Ye Mo had crafted nearly 1000 Earth Travel Charms.

He left Luo Yue for Siberia, heading to the Amber Crater, rumored to contain tens of thousands of carats of diamonds.