"We possess the technology and productivity to change the entire continent," Quan Yi said, looking around at everyone. "However, we are restricted by other forces, preventing us from fully utilizing our capabilities on the continent."
This is the most awkward point the Quan Family currently faces.
That is, they lack sufficient strength to protect their productive achievements.
Although the continent is currently in a relatively peaceful period, the essence of the strong preying on the weak has not changed.
If other powerful forces discover the Quan Family's productivity, then the productivity Quan Yi is so proud of will become someone else's dowry.
Therefore, whether it's strengthening education or cultivating Soul Masters, the fundamental purpose is to enhance the family's ability to protect itself.
At the same time, to continue steadily and quietly increasing their strength, they must remain low-profile.
The reason Quan Li cannot publicly announce his Title is also due to this.
"However..." Quan Yi changed the subject, walking excitedly towards the sea chart and pointing to a spot. "Now there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us to break free from these restrictions."
The eyes of everyone present followed Quan Yi's fingertip, seeing the words:
'Blue Silver Island!'
This island is where Quan Yi and the others discovered the Blue Silver Seaweed King.
Everyone present was aware of the island's situation, so when they saw Quan Yi pointing to it, excitement flashed in their eyes.
Quan Yi continued, "Blue Silver Island is an isolated island in the center of the ocean.
There are no other islands within hundreds of miles of it.
It is also more than a thousand kilometers away from Sea God Island.
Few fleets on the entire continent can venture this far, and before, this island was surrounded by Sea Soul Beasts, making this sea area a dangerous zone.
However, now that the Blue Silver Seaweed King, who controlled this area, has been killed by us, we are left with a huge island.
The island has an area of 50,000 square kilometers, almost the size of a Duchy.
Moreover, the terrain on the island is flat, the soil is fertile, and the climate is close to tropical, making it very suitable for cultivation.
Roughly calculated, we have at least seventy million mu of arable land to cultivate.
Although Hanhai City is rich in biological resources, it is not suitable for grain production due to the large amount of saline-alkali land.
Therefore, we often need to exchange resources to obtain food.
However, if we develop Blue Silver Island, we will not only be completely self-sufficient, but we can also use these farmlands to recruit manpower. Even more boldly, we can establish our own country overseas."
As soon as Quan Yi said this, everyone's breathing became rapid.
Seventy million mu of arable land.
With the planting technology of the feudal era, five mu of land is enough to feed one person.
That seventy million mu can feed fourteen million people.
If they controlled so much land and population, the Quan Family would grow into a true behemoth.
The temptation this brought was fatal to everyone present.
Yun Qiong, the only one who could still maintain rationality, raised a question to Quan Yi at this time.
"We all understand that Blue Silver Island has great potential.
However, developing it will not be an easy task.
First of all, the biggest problem is distance.
It is too far from Hanhai City, and its location is too isolated. We have no experience in long-distance navigation.
Once the distance is extended, the risks we face in the ocean will increase."
Quan Yi understood Yun Qiong's thoughts. After all, the Quan Family only had a few thousand people, and among them, less than a thousand could undertake navigation tasks.
In the Quan Family, where manpower was extremely precious, encountering even a small risk would cause them pain for a long time.
"Grandma, I understand your concerns. Regarding the distance, I've also made some preparations."
As he spoke, Quan Yi took out several blueprints from the Blazing Sun Heart on his chest and spread them over the sea chart.
Yun Qiong leaned closer to observe carefully. One of them was a design blueprint for a seagoing ship.
However, this blueprint was different from the seagoing ships in her memory.
"What is this?" Yun Qiong asked, puzzled.
Quan Yi turned his gaze to Quan Yue beside him and said, "Father, why don't you help me explain what these are?"
Quan Yue cleared his throat and explained, "These blueprints are for various steam-powered machines that Xiao Yi brought back this time.
And, Mother, the one you're holding is a Steamship that uses steam power to navigate the sea.
With this, our future sailing speed and stability will be greatly improved.
The distance problem you're worried about will be easily solved with the Steamship."
"Steamship!"
Apart from Quan Yue and Quan Yi, everyone present was hearing this term for the first time.
Su Ling'er looked at Quan Yue and asked in surprise, "Why do you know about these?"
Quan Yue explained, "During this time, you were all busy with childbirth and hunting Soul Rings, leaving me as the only one with free time.
So, Xiao Yi gave me these blueprints and asked me to make them.
I didn't want to disturb you, so I didn't say anything."
At this moment, Quan Li asked in surprise, "Yue'er, are you saying that these blueprints were brought back by Xiao Yi when he came?
But, we hadn't discovered Blue Silver Island at that time, had we?
Xiao Yi, could it be that you can predict the future?"
Quan Yi waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I'm not a god, how could I possibly discover the existence of a Sea Island from thousands of miles away?
I started conceiving the blueprints for this seagoing ship a long time ago.
It was for the purpose of bringing greater help to the Quan Family in exploring the ocean in the future.
This time, being able to discover Blue Silver Island was just a coincidence."
Yun Qiong said somewhat incredulously, "According to what you're saying, you should have been conceiving this blueprint for a long time.
Could it be that you had already thought of this when we decided to relocate?"
Quan Yi nodded.
"Existing sailing ships can basically only rely on wind power for propulsion.
In this way, the speed of the ships will be affected by the weather.
However, if we use steam power, then our ships will not only be able to provide a stable sailing speed, but also reduce the constraints of the weather.
In this way, the speed of the Steamship will be greatly improved.
Although the distance has not been shortened, the time has been shortened.
Moreover, there's more than just the Steamship here, there are other steam-powered machines as well."
As he spoke, Quan Yi picked up the blueprint next to the Steamship design and said, "Like this blueprint, it's a Steam Car designed by Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao.
With it, we can modify the appearance of the vehicles and transform them into Steam Plows that can cultivate the land.
In this way, we can rely on machines to carry out large-scale mechanized farming, and also make up for our lack of manpower."
Quan Yi's explanation made the eyes of everyone present light up.
The originally somewhat distant goal slowly became clearer under Quan Yi's explanation.
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