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Chapter 1134: Disappearing One After Another

Chapter 1134: Chapter 1134: Disappearing One After Another

On the fourth night after the cargo ship disappeared, another two cargo ships vanished. Both were flying the Panama flag, one owned by Myriken Company, and the other by the Indonesian Company.

Besides both being supertankers of over 100,000 tons, they had another thing in common—they were carrying wheat.

Including that Merrick-flagged cargo ship, three cargo ships have disappeared, carrying more than 300,000 tons of wheat.

All of a sudden, every ship headed to Indonesia was on high alert, especially those carrying wheat.

A 50,000-ton cargo ship decided midway to divert to Australia, notifying Indonesia, "I plan to wait here for you to collect the goods. If you don’t come in a month, I’ll return the same way."

Two cargo ships each over 30,000 tons directly breached their contracts, preferring to forgo business rather than accept similar orders.

Two days later, a 10,000-ton Champa cargo ship, fully loaded with rice bound for Indonesia, also disappeared near Indonesian waters. A day later, the shipwreck was found on the seabed with a massive breach as if slashed by a sword.

Piles of white rice scattered across the seabed, but seemingly not anywhere close to 10,000 tons.

However, the world’s focus wasn’t on this, but on the dead crew members. The discovered bodies had a distinct feature—they were already dead before falling into the water, clearly not drowned.

What? The world’s attention was immediately diverted—was this an unprecedented giant beast emerging from the sea?

Several Merrick media outlets believed that these cargo ships encountered attacks from the latest underwater weapon—the ships had weak defenses, but couldn’t possibly be slashed open by some sea creature, right?

Some even confidently asserted that it was definitely a new secret weapon developed by Ivan Country. Their reason was that the dead crew members appeared to have died from an infrasound weapon attack.

After all, the Ivan Country people always act roughly and don’t value human life. Such a reckless experiment is exactly their style.

But some others thought it was Huaxia Country’s latest secret weapon. As for why it wasn’t Ivan Country—they’re so poor now, where would they get the money to develop new weapons?

Anyway, after this incident, even ships transporting rice didn’t dare to head to Indonesia anymore.

Feng Jun knew he had caused a lot of trouble this time, but with 300,000 tons of wheat already handled, and an extra 10,000 tons of rice, he patted his back and left happily for home.

The Flash Star Boat truly is a good thing; he used it to return to Luohua in just one night.

The next morning, Elder Yu saw Feng Jun and couldn’t help but exclaim softly, "Huh, Master, you’ve finally restrained your divine skills?"

Feng Jun gave him a faint look, "Old man, what do you mean? I’ve been in seclusion for a while."

In seclusion in Indonesia? Elder Yu wanted to retort but knew he couldn’t control the other party. Speaking up might be satisfying for a moment, but constantly getting slapped in the face isn’t dignified for an elder. He snorted coldly, "I advise you to behave and not provoke the Seventh Fleet."

Feng Jun gave him a glance but couldn’t be bothered to speak. The old man was too lazy to even argue now, proving his strategy was effective.

After breakfast, Sister Hong brought new news: The Argentine grain merchant was once again acting high and mighty.

Technically, since Indonesia is the fourth most populous country and the fifth-largest grain importer, the market price of grain should have fallen due to problems with imports. But sometimes, the market doesn’t make sense.

The market believes that since 300,000 tons of grain have sunk to the seabed in Indonesia, more might sink there in the future. What is certain is that Indonesia has a strong demand for grain, which will convert into strong purchasing power.

Before figuring out the whereabouts of the other three ships, none dare to ship grain to Indonesia. However, not daring to ship doesn’t mean people won’t sell—it’s fine as long as you handle the transport yourself.

In the first four disappearance incidents, Indonesia did lose a lot of grain. But in fact, the country wasn’t buying grain with full payment, rather they pre-pay a 30% deposit, paying the balance when the goods arrive.

So, there’s another issue: those grain merchants can’t deliver on time but instead have to compensate for Indonesia’s breach of contract.

Indonesia didn’t lose much in this wave of incidents and didn’t consider this force majeure as stated in the contracts.

As for whether the grain merchants are willing or able to compensate, that’s another discussion. Either way, with them as an example, no other grain merchant will provide door-to-door delivery—if you want to buy grain, come and get it yourself, we’re not responsible for delivery.

Don’t like it? Haha, suit yourself; not only will we not deliver, we’ll also raise prices—if you’ve got the guts, don’t buy it.

This move was really vicious. Indonesia wanted to react, but the grain merchants had already colluded, and increasing prices was a must.

The consequences of a food shortage need no explanation. There’s no need to list the countless instances on Earth, just look at the Chaos Plane—a slight lack of food leads to a brawl.

Argentine grain merchants also took this change to act all high and mighty.

Feng Jun didn’t pay it any mind, "Ignore it, just keep it hanging. But there’s something important that needs your attention. Recent nearby construction has begun, and you should let Ren Zhixiang know to start quickly."

The relocation around Luohua Manor was complete, and Ji Yuan Company was frantically building infrastructure. Technically, Feng Jun wasn’t concerned with Ren Zhixiang’s small business, but he admired Ren’s big-heartedness.

Of course, he had selfish motives too. Once the wellness facility was up, he could not only earn more but also kindly ask Old Master Yu to move out. The old man staying at the manor every day made him uncomfortable.

After this task, Zhang Caixin approached, saying that Kevin was ready. As long as they place an order, the company could produce, and it wouldn’t be a problem to produce 10,000 units compared to 2,000 last time.

Ultimately, negotiating lithium battery trade with the Ni Hong people wasn’t to trick them but to show Elder Yu that if he kept doing things, he would cooperate with foreign countries.

Procuring lithium batteries actually costs the most money. Ordering 10,000 units would cost at least 20 billion, and Kevin was bold enough to promise this—it probably involved bank loans.

They made some small money last time, but with a total transaction of four billion, how much could they really earn?

Feng Jun thought for a moment, feeling that he should not spend recklessly, though he recently sold 50 tons of graphene, earning 5 billion in cash. Yet, the recent spending had also been significant.

Thinking he might also buy a 100,000-ton cargo ship or even an oil tanker, he felt money was running out.

So he said, "Let’s start with 5,000 sets. Tell them not to worry too much, just maintain quality, and business will come steadily in the future."

Actually, he hadn’t even discussed the next step with Lei Xiu. Lei Xiu did claim no pressure in producing another 100,000 units, but discussions were never guaranteed to be final.

Lei Xiu had already developed the Spirit Stone Generator despite the challenges in developing high-performance battery packs, but who knows when those guys on the Mobile Phone Plane might come up with something weird?

But buying 5,000 sets was less than 10 billion. Even if Lei Xiu didn’t want them later, it would just be unsold stock.

For Feng nowadays, losing 10 billion, does it even matter?

Zhang Caixin, delighted, walked away feeling proud of handling such a large order.

A few days later, one evening, Zhengyang City was suddenly covered in rolling clouds, with lightning and thunder, followed by a torrential downpour, as if it was the end of the world. In internet lingo—"Which cultivator is undergoing tribulation?"

Feng Jun preferred light drizzle, though such a heavy rain was quite unfriendly. But Zhengyang hadn’t had rain for over a month, and some rain is better than none, right?

So while everyone else hurried inside to escape the downpour, Feng Jun stayed in his experimental area, not using Inner Qi for protection, letting the rain drench him like a drowned rat.

The heavy rain lasted for an hour—it couldn’t have lasted longer, or Zhengyang would have been looking at a flood.

But the rain didn’t stop, just became lighter, gradually softening into a drizzle.

Feng Jun was thoroughly soaked and a bit uncomfortable, so he channeled Qi to his body, and immediately a thick steam of white smoke rose from his clothes.

Soon, his clothes were dried thoroughly, after which he retracted his Inner Qi, allowing the gentle rain to fall on him again.

People are strange; when hungry, they crave food, and with plenty of food, they want to diet.

After drying his clothes, Feng Jun found himself wanting to be rained on again.

As the drizzle soaked his clothes, he glanced at the sky, mumbling, "During this season, shouldn’t there be strong convective weather? How did it turn into a continuous drizzle?"

In his memory, Zhengyang rarely had such comforting drizzle during summer. They were usually severe storms.

While he pondered on the rain, Sister Hong approached with an umbrella, smiling, "I’ve contacted another 80,000 tons of wheat, sourced from a grain warehouse, but they want us to collect it ourselves—interested?"

"Of course I’m interested," Feng Jun replied with a smile, then stood up, swiping rain off his face, "Are you going to pick it up?"

"I can’t handle it," Sister Hong chuckled, shaking her head, "It’s better for you to go."

Feng Jun frowned, shaking his head, "I’m really overwhelmed. You and Teacher Mei should go, and I’ll also send Shen Qingyi. She’s quite adept at piloting the Flying Artifact."

On the Mobile Phone Plane, he had committed many killings and robberies, acquiring numerous Storage Bags, including Flying Artifacts. He wouldn’t give Shen Qingyi the Time Shuttle or the Flash Star Boat—not because he was stingy, but because Flash Star Boat was simply too small.

He took out a Flying Artifact resembling a lotus, found Shen Qingyi, and instructed her on what to do.