Chapter 1013: Chapter 1013

The next day. The news of the captured Philippine Navy quickly caused a worldwide sensation.

This time, eight warships of various sizes from the Philippine fleet were captured, with over a thousand officers and soldiers taken hostage.

Agence France-Presse quickly came up with a headline.

The Philippine regular army repeatedly lost to pirates, a thousand officers and soldiers captured.

The British media also commented, stating that the Philippine naval combat capability is weaker than that of the pirates, and the country's maritime defenses are worrying.

The Stars and Stripes Country unabashedly stated that if the Philippines were not under the protection of the Stars and Stripes Country, they would likely have long been occupied by pirates on Yongfan Island...

After the Philippine Navy was captured, the Vietnamese Navy, which originally planned to conduct military exercises near the waters of Yongfan Island, embarrassingly retreated without daring to make a sound.

The Vietnamese Navy clearly understood that Yongfan Island is not easily provoked. Not to mention the losses they suffered there previously; this time alone, over a thousand people and eight warships from the Philippines were all captured with zero casualties by Yongfan Island.

Such an impressive Yongfan Island Navy, how could the Philippines dare to challenge them...

Experts from Huaxia Country also highly praised the military actions of Yongfan Island, remarking that the operations were efficient and swift, capturing all the participating Philippine Navy members in less than half a day. This is something that not every country could achieve.

After the capture incident, the Philippine Navy quickly negotiated with Yongfan Island, requesting the return of hostages and all warships.

At this time, under Ding Fan's instigation, Ye Ningbing directly proposed a method for exchanging hostages, which simply put, was a one-for-one exchange.

Upon learning of this exchange method, the Philippines nearly cried in desperation.

Having fought two battles with Yongfan Island, they could not even capture a single soldier from Yongfan Island, let alone negotiate a one-for-one exchange.

The Philippines tried to use condemnation as a means to force Yongfan Island into exchanging prisoners. However, Yongfan Island was completely unfazed by this.

No matter how much you condemn or talk, Yongfan Island replied with only one statement.

We did not invite you to the waters near Yongfan Island, you are the aggressors, and we have no obligation to return the captives for free.

After causing a stir for a while without any results, the Philippines had no choice but to secretly send officials to negotiate with the people of Yongfan Island.

With over a thousand officers and eight warships captured, if these people are ignored and the warships abandoned, they would certainly be ridiculed by the international community.

Even if the international community couldn't care less, they would be crushed by domestic public opinion.

When the Philippine officials arrived at Yongfan Island to negotiate, they began to regret provoking these pirates.

Yongfan Island set a price.

One prisoner needs to be redeemed with one million US dollars. One warship requires payment of five million US dollars.

According to Yongfan Island, during the detention period, they also need to charge some meal fees. As for the warships, Yongfan Island had done extensive maintenance on them, so these are also charged.

At this point, the officials of the Philippines were almost cried to death.

In front of Ye Ningbing, the representative of Yongfan Island, they had no courage left.

After all, their Philippine Navy had failed previously, and losers have no say. So, the Philippine officials, knowing they were swindled, still put on a smiling face.

When this official reported the price set by Yongfan Island back, the leader of the Philippines was filled with wrath.

One million US dollars to return a prisoner, meaning over a thousand prisoners would require paying ten billion! Adding the price of the warships, that's ten billion four hundred million!

They might as well rob!

In fury, the Philippine leader recalled the dispatched officials directly.

After recalling their officials, the Philippines immediately contacted the Stars and Stripes Country.

The whole world knows that many countries in Yahuan State are henchmen of the Stars and Stripes Country. At this point, the Philippines couldn't solve the matter by themselves, naturally needing to find their leader.

The Stars and Stripes Country, being a good patron to the Philippines, quickly sent experts to the country.

Subsequently, based on the current situation, they gave a plan to the Philippines.

The Stars and Stripes Country experts recommended contacting countries around Yongfan Island, Japan, India, Vietnam, along with the Philippines itself, to impose an economic blockade on Yongfan Island.

In simple terms, they would conduct a strategic encirclement, prohibiting any trade dealings with Yongfan Island, ban any military sales to Yongfan Island.

This way, with time, Yongfan Island would definitely be unable to sustain.

It must be noted that Yongfan Island is only a small island with limited resources, and if isolated economically, they would find further material purchases extremely challenging.

Yongfan Island is still fragile. In the eyes of Stars and Stripes Country experts, it wouldn't take half a year before Yongfan Island would completely surrender. Collapse!

The Philippines was very satisfied with the patron's proposed solution immediately, quickly contacting India, Vietnam, and Japan for discussion. It wasn't long before several countries agreed to the economic blockade plan against Japan.

After all, among these four countries, some are merely lapdogs of The Stars and Stripes Country, and others have suffered losses at Yongfan Island. So at this moment, they have united to confront Yongfan Island, bringing these four nations together.

Soon, the four countries announced to the world via the news media that they would impose an economic blockade on Yongfan Island. They also demanded that Yongfan Island immediately return the prisoners of war, equipment, and ships previously taken from India, Vietnam Country, and currently the Philippines.

Seeing the announcement from the four countries, Hu Jin was very anxious and took these news reports to see Ding Fan.

During this time, Ding Fan hadn't gone anywhere else; he had been cultivating in his room all along.

"Island Master... take a look at this." After finding Ding Fan, Hu Jin directly handed him the newspaper.

Ding Fan opened the newspaper and read through it, his eyebrows arching slightly.

"It seems we've been too merciful previously," Ding Fan said calmly.

Hu Jin spoke with some concern, "Island Master, our Yongfan Island is, at the end of the day, an isolated island. If we truly face an economic blockade, then we'll become another North Korea. At that point, we won't need the enemy to defeat us; we'll topple over ourselves."

Ding Fan smiled lightly. "It's not as simple as you say."

Hu Jin continued, "I'm afraid the situation now is even more serious. Island Master, why don't we just release all the prisoners of war from India, Vietnam Country, and the Philippines? Then we can find someone to negotiate properly with them to see if we can resolve the issue."

"We won't release the people without ransom," Ding Fan said resolutely. "As for them claiming they can economically blockade us, they're seriously underestimating the challenge. Their blockade would merely prevent us from doing business outside. That's fine—after all, we've had no plans to conduct business outside recently, so we'll just do business on Yongfan Island."

Doing business on Yongfan Island?

Hu Jin pondered for a moment and then seemed to understand Ding Fan's idea. "You mean, sell the ultimate version of the Steady Pill and Revitalizing Pill, then attract customers to come to us?"

Ding Fan nodded. "Yes, exactly."

Ding Fan remained very confident about the ultimate version of the Steady Pill and the Revitalizing Pill.

These two pills have already gained market recognition, and the black market has begun driving their prices sky-high.

Yet, for quite some time now, Ding Fan hadn't sold the ultimate version of the Steady Pill or the Revitalizing Pill.

Currently, the market truly has demand but no supply; as long as Ding Fan sets the price, wealthy people from around the world will come running.

"What if these four countries block our access routes..." Hu Jin asked with some concern.

On the map, Yongfan Island is surrounded by the four countries. If they block the routes, it's true that getting people onto Yongfan Island would be extremely difficult.

"No need to worry about this; wealthy individuals will find their ways here. Besides, we have already arranged direct flights between Dancheng of Huaxia Country and Yongfan Island. I believe Huaxia Country will ensure the safety of this flight and thus provide a pathway for accessing Yongfan Island."

Hu Jin felt that Ding Fan's words made sense.

"We're just about to relocate Huaxia Company here—is there a way to use this opportunity to promote Huaxia Group's relocation?" Hu Jin suggested. The source of this content ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

Currently, Huaxia Group is not just a simple ordinary company.

Today's Huaxia Group is a large company listed domestically and internationally.

When a company of such scale relocates, it naturally requires coverage and promotion. Using this sale of the ultimate version of the Steady Pill and Revitalizing Pill as a catalyst presents a great opportunity.

Ding Fan cast an approving glance at Hu Jin.

Hu Jin indeed proves to be a talent in economic management, always incorporating related matters into operations, thereby not only saving on promotional costs but also enhancing revenue potential.

"You handle this; discuss with the experts on the island about how the sale should be conducted," Ding Fan said.

"Island Master, can we know how many of the ultimate version of the Steady Pill and Revitalizing Pill we can sell this time?" Hu Jin asked.

Hu Jin was aware that these pills are extremely rare. Previously, no sales ever exceeded a thousand units, so she certainly needed to know the sales quantities for this occasion.

Ding Fan pondered briefly. "For each pill, let's sell ten thousand units."

While Ding Fan could produce more with Sun Qi, scarcity is what keeps its value high; should it become abundant, it might truly lose value.

Hu Jin nodded. "Got it."

"Additionally, I've just researched and developed the Strengthening Pill," Ding Fan said lightly. "During this sales conference, we can also look for buyers. I've priced each pill at ten thousand."

The so-called Strengthening Pill is merely an ordinary pill refined by Ding Fan for strengthening the body.

Upon consumption, the body gets fortified.

This type of pill can be widely used in the military, as training a robust soldier wouldn't cost less than ten thousand.

Hu Jin didn't know what Ding Fan's pill was, but anything he developed wouldn't be bad.