Chapter 888: Chapter 888

In the following days, Mali Island quickly ended the war.

The Tusi Alliance originally intended to rely on Fass Nation to defeat Ding Fan, but to their surprise, while they were awkwardly beaten by Ding Fan, Fass Nation's warships actually retreated.

The Tusi Alliance cursed Fass Nation one after another.

"Weren't you supposed to come and discipline Ding Fan? Why did you come over and not fire a single shot, not even deploy any troops, and then just retreat the troops directly?"

Now it was good, all the Tusi were played by Fass Nation, they became cannon fodder, fighting battles desperately, while the people of Fass Nation saw the bad situation and directly abandoned these lackeys and ran away.

With their master gone, what reason did these Tusi have to continue fighting? They all expressed their willingness to surrender and compensate.

However, at this time, Ding Fan simply did not accept their proposals for talks, it was either complete surrender and disarmament or direct military confrontation, leading to their total annihilation.

Only then did these Tusi start to panic, realizing that Ding Fan was not after small gains; he wanted the entire Mali Island.

Previously, these Tusi thought that with the arrival of Fass Nation, they could take the opportunity to eliminate Ding Fan and then benefit from the situation.

But to everyone's surprise, the one who ended up reaping huge benefits was Ding Fan, who had perfectly utilized this opportunity to unify the entire Mali Island.

Some Tusi were initially determined to fight Ding Fan to the death, but once the cannons fired and the tanks rolled in, those who wanted to resist gave in immediately.

With tanks and massive artillery, the combat power was simply not on the same level, so what more was there to say? It was better to surrender obediently.

Shortly after the retreat of Fass Nation's warships, the Tusi of Mali Island also all expressed their surrender one after another. For the first time, Mali Island was truly unified.

Mali Island covers over 20,000 square kilometers, and at this time, Ding Fan only had one battalion of troops in his hand. This former criminal haven was obviously difficult to control with such few troops.

So, Ding Fan quickly ordered Huang Can to expand the army.

Huang Can, after all, was a military talent, and he immediately decided to expand from the original troops he had trained, increasing the size from one battalion to six battalions.

The number of troops directly reached over six thousand.

Ding Fan no longer concerned himself with the rest of the details, leaving all matters of expansion and training to Huang Can. As for the equipment of these troops, Ding Fan did not hesitate to contact Elder Mu again.

Although equipping six battalions was not a small number, considering Elder Mu's position in the Huaxia army, obtaining these equipments was not a difficult task. Furthermore, Elder Mu and his colleagues were now eager for Ding Fan to ask them for more favors and to help him with more things, so that if they encountered any difficulties later, Ding Fan would naturally lend them a hand.

After settling the equipment issues, Ding Fan began to consider the construction of the entire Mali Island.

The original Mali Island was full of opium plantations and rampant crime. Now that the entire island was in his hands, and he wanted to use it as his base, it was essential to engage in serious development and construction.

When it came to talents for development, the first person Ding Fan thought of was Hu Jin.

Ding Fan had handed over the Huaxia Group to Hu Jin, and now he was fully able to act as a hands-off manager, with Huaxia Group even being listed in the Stars and Stripes Country, and growing at an explosive rate.

Of course, there was Ding Fan's Advanced Stabilizer contributing to this success, but it was also due to Hu Jin's management.

Since Hu Jin could manage a company well, managing a city would not be a problem either.

However, getting Hu Jin to come here to take charge was probably hard for her to accept at the moment. After some thought, Ding Fan decided to let Qin Manshu talk with Hu Jin first.

After all, Qin Manshu and Hu Jin were already acquainted, and they had more common ground between them.

After Qin Manshu and Hu Jin talked, to Ding Fan's surprise, Hu Jin did not refuse. Ding Fan had thought that Hu Jin would definitely reject the idea of managing such a place, considering that Mali was once a criminal paradise.

In fact, her acceptance was due to her absolute trust in Ding Fan. Although Ding Fan seemed indifferent to everything, once faced with a situation, his calm judgment and impressive handling abilities deeply impressed Hu Jin.

Partly because of this trust, and partly because Hu Jin had grand ambitions of her own, perhaps Mali could be the place where her dreams were realized. Follow current novᴇls on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥

After Hu Jin agreed, she arrived on Mali Island within a week, and for now, Qin Manshu temporarily took over the management of Huaxia Group.

Once Hu Jin arrived, her first initiative was to propose a strategy for talent selection.

Now that Mali was just recently unified, remnants of the old Tusi structures still existed, and cleaning up this mess solely by one person's efforts was difficult, so in the current situation where it was impossible to attract talents from outside, Hu Jin decided to first select talented individuals from within the island.

Ding Fan quickly agreed to Hu Jin's proposal.

Subsequently, under Hu Jin's initiative, the highest governing body of Mali was established, and the island was renamed.

First, Mali Island was renamed Yongfan Island.

Yong as in perpetuity, and fan which sounds phonetically similar to 'prosperity'—aligning with Ding Fan's own name.

Ding Fan, as the supreme leader of Yongfan Island, is addressed as the Island Master.

The rest are assigned according to their respective jobs. For example, Huang Can is the commander-in-chief of the military forces on Yongfan Island, Zhou Ruoran is the chief justice of Yongfan Island, and Hu Jin is currently the director of the planning commission of Yongfan Island. Due to the limited manpower, Fang Ruohan has also received a new appointment and is now serving as the director of the police department of Yongfan Island.

Once the highest institution was established, each department would then recruit its own subordinates.

Hu Jin decided to recruit through interviews, as for examinations and such, Hu Jin thought they were unnecessary.

Culture can indeed enhance one's insight, but how much culture one has does not necessarily prove how capable they are.

Therefore, through interviews, by conversing and judging how the other party handles certain matters, one can indeed see a person's abilities.

Apart from talent selection, Fang Ruohan also started preparations for his police department. Mali Island was once a haven for criminals, and now without a strong police force, it would be impossible to keep the entire Mali Island stable and smooth.

Hu Jin's talent introduction policy quickly took effect, and there were talented individuals in each region. Within a week, positions in the planning department, police department, and even the military were filled.

Afterwards, to eradicate some of the chaos left from the previous Tusi rule, both the military and police dispatched a large number of forces and conducted serious crackdowns on crime.

For a time, the society on Yongfan Island stabilized.

Now, another main conflict surfaced - all the opium on Yongfan Island had been eradicated, which resulted in economic sources becoming an issue.

Although Ding Fan had invested billions to develop Yongfan Island, without quickly finding a solution, resources would inevitably be exhausted one day.

Economic issues had become the main problem now.

At this moment, the burden on Hu Jin's shoulders increased, as she now had to undertake the economic development of the entire Yongfan Island.

Hu Jin and Ding Fan discussed it, after all, Yongfan Island's resources were limited, and neither industrial nor agricultural approaches could solve the current construction difficulties.

The solution to the current problems lay partially in medicinal herbs, as Huaxia Group had previously achieved great success with them.

Besides medicinal herbs, Hu Jin thought that tourism was an industry that could be developed, given the subtropical climate and pleasant weather here, making it a good choice for tourism development.

Apart from these options, Hu Jin planned to also try out the electronics and film industries in future developments.

Lack of resources requires a development method tailored for scarcity. Japan is also just an island country, yet it has managed to become a world power, so Yongfan Island might also be able to achieve that step.

Ding Fan had no objections to Hu Jin's suggestions.

Actually, Ding Fan wasn't particularly interested in these matters. The reason why Ding Fan wanted to develop Yongfan Island was partly to have a place to stay, and moreover, as his family and friends were growing in number, Yongfan Island was becoming a sanctuary for everyone.

Thus, Ding Fan granted Hu Jin significant authority, as he had absolute trust in Hu Jin. Since he didn't understand these affairs, he might as well leave them all to Hu Jin to handle.

Now, the entire Yongfan Island was developing towards a favorable situation. First, Hu Jin constructed roads on the island, connecting eighteen small towns with vehicles. Additionally, each town established police stations, hospitals, and schools.

Everyone performing their duties, the time was approaching for the ceremony at Spirit Sect, and Ding Fan had promised Zhang Shanlian to attend. Since the time was nearing, he naturally wanted to go and see.

As Ding Fan prepared to leave, Ye Tianshi naturally followed him closely.

After being seriously injured by the Ghost Sect, Ye Tianshi spent nearly a month recuperating his injuries. Now, what he cared about most was not his own injuries, but his daughter's condition, and when Ding Fan would be able to obtain the Divine Power Herb.

In fact, Ding Fan wanted to help Ye Tianshi too. Although Ye Tianshi was overly domineering and aggressive when they first met, upon further interaction, Ye Tianshi quite matched Ding Fan's temperament.

Ding Fan handed over the affairs of Yongfan Island to Hu Jin and Zhou Ruoran for a while, and then he hurriedly set off.

Ding Fan and Ye Tianshi left Yongfan Island and returned to Huaxia Country by fishing boat. According to the Jade Slip given to Ding Fan by Zhang Shanlian, Ding Fan and Ye Tianshi arrived at Tongshan.

Tongshan is a primal forest on the southwestern frontier of Huaxia Country, pervaded by miasma all year round, hence rarely visited by humans.

Although the miasma is deadly for ordinary people, it is nothing for characters like Ding Fan and Ye Tianshi.

The two of them directly entered deep into the Primal Forest.

Zhang Shanlian's Jade Slip provided a map leading to Spirit Sect, with Ding Fan leading the way and Ye Tianshi following closely behind.

Clashing noises... Just as the two had entered deeper into the forest, a wave of vital energy fluctuations accompanied by the sound of weapon collisions reached them.

Using his Divine Sense, Ding Fan quickly discovered that ahead, two men were attacking a young man.

And that young man, Ding Fan actually recognized him.

Ruan Yuan from the Immortal Sect...