"Alright, I understand! By the way, how has the company been developing over the past year and a half?" Ye Feng suddenly asked.
Chen Xiaoyue stepped forward and said, "We were just about to tell you about this! Due to the emergence of many hidden powers, numerous companies and enterprises have been affected, with their profits significantly declining!"
Ye Feng asked in confusion, "Why? What's the connection between the appearance of these hidden powers and the profits of various companies and enterprises?"
"It's like this, after those hidden powers appeared, they used force or threats and inducements to compel many companies and enterprises to pledge allegiance to them..." Chen Xiaoyue explained in detail.
It turned out that after many companies and enterprises pledged allegiance to those hidden powers, their goals changed. Previously, everyone was focused on making money!
But now it was different; they were all focused on earning spirit stones!
Because money was essentially just a string of numbers to cultivators, holding little practical use.
What they needed were spirit stones that could aid in cultivation, improve their cultivation base, and contained the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Only spirit stones were what those cultivators needed, especially now that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had not yet fully recovered. The cultivators who emerged into the world constantly consumed spirit stones.
"So that's how it is, but this is also the general trend!" Ye Feng nodded and said.
"However, that's the situation for most companies and enterprises. Our Poseidon Company's situation over the past year and a half has been the complete opposite; instead of declining, our profits have increased, and by a huge margin!" Chen Xiaoyue suddenly said happily to Ye Feng.
This made Ye Feng show confusion again, asking, "What do you mean?"
"Many cultivators have discovered that our Poseidon Company's products not only possess various miraculous effects but also have the ability to help restore spiritual energy and improve cultivation!"
"In other words, the seafood produced by our Poseidon Company is comparable to spirit stones, or even surpasses them! Therefore, our company's profits have not only not decreased but have increased."
"We are even facing a shortage of supply now, so we had no choice but to raise our conditions. High-end seafood can only be purchased with spirit stones..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng was immediately surprised.
After pondering for a moment, he understood.
The seafood from Poseidon Company was all produced on Stone Island. All the creatures there were nurtured by the Poseidon's power constantly emanating from the Poseidon Hall, as well as the spiritual energy emanating from Stone Island itself, which was like a "high-grade spirit stone."
Under such circumstances, the creatures here had long since transformed into spiritual treasures of heaven and earth, greatly benefiting cultivators, hence their miraculous effects and abilities.
Before the hidden powers emerged, the seafood from Poseidon Company held immense appeal for ordinary people.
Now that many hidden powers had emerged and discovered the miraculous effects of Poseidon Company's seafood, they liked it even more.
Consequently, the demand had suddenly become even greater, and it was only natural that Poseidon Company's profits had increased instead of decreasing.
"Lord Poseidon, this is a good thing for us, but also a bad thing! We must be prepared to deal with it in advance," Senior Cang Long hurriedly reminded him.
Ye Feng frowned upon hearing this and asked, "What do you mean?"
Senior Cang Long explained, "As more and more cultivation powers emerge, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has not yet recovered, they urgently need spirit stones to restore their strength and aid their cultivation. Our seafood happens to meet their needs, so many powers have set their sights on us!"
"If it weren't for the fact that we previously deterred them by single-handedly confronting the Tian Luo Sect, the Qing Xuan Sect, the Blood Witch organization, and the Gongsun family from the north, many powers would have already made a move against us!"
"And recently, I can sense that many powerful individuals are eyeing us covetously, frequently appearing near our company to investigate the situation. I estimate that within half a month, some powers will definitely make a move against us..."
Ye Feng suddenly realized and was simultaneously startled.
Indeed, this was a very critical juncture, where opportunities were accompanied by crises.
With the spiritual energy of heaven and earth not yet recovered, the emerging cultivation powers, every time they depleted their internal spiritual energy, could not restore it on their own and had to absorb the spiritual energy within spirit stones to recover.
This was why, after subjugating many companies and enterprises, they directly changed their objective to acquiring spirit stones.
And at this moment, the seafood produced by Ye Feng's Poseidon Company not only possessed the same ability to restore spiritual energy as spirit stones but also had other incredible miraculous effects such as healing injuries, curing illnesses, and aiding cultivation. Which power wouldn't be envious?
If it weren't for their fear of Ye Feng's Poseidon Company's strength, they would have probably come to plunder by now.
However, even though the incidents caused by Poseidon Company previously were quite deterrent, it was inevitable that they would encounter some reckless individuals who were not afraid of death.
Moreover, currently, throughout China, and even the entire world, Ye Feng's company was the only one possessing such a thing.
They could contend with three or four sects without falling behind, but could they contend with eight or ten?
What's more, there were not just eight or ten powers in China; there were at least a hundred, not to mention the powers from lands outside of China.
Therefore, at this moment, Ye Feng felt a chill down his spine, as he understood the principle of "innocent possession of wealth invites trouble."
"I understand, I'll think of a way!"
After Ye Feng figured it out, he also realized their current predicament and began to feel a little flustered.
After a long while, Ye Feng said, "I've got it. Starting tomorrow, let's move our headquarters secretly to Stone Island!"
As long as Ye Feng moved the company to Stone Island, he could cut off the intentions of many powers.
There were three reasons for this!
First, Stone Island was located deep in the ocean, making it difficult for many mainland powers to reach.
Second, Ye Feng's forces were primarily the Deep Sea Vampire Eel clan, the Mermaid clan, and the Merman clan, three major clans. Their combat effectiveness in the sea would be greatly enhanced.
If those people dared to come, their combat power in the water would be greatly reduced. With this imbalance, it would be much easier to deal with them.
Third, Ye Feng's trump card, the Kraken, the giant beast of the North Sea, was slumbering within the Poseidon Hall beneath Stone Island.
If those powers dared to come, Ye Feng could directly awaken the Kraken. By then, let alone Grandmaster Realm perfection, even those at the Half-step Celestial Human realm, or even Celestial Human realm experts, would likely have to face dire consequences.
Upon hearing Ye Feng's plan, everyone nodded in agreement. This was the best solution at the moment.
The next day, Ye Feng and his group immediately transferred many important people and items to Stone Island.
When everything had been transferred, it was already evening.
At this moment, Ye Feng suddenly realized that someone seemed to be missing.
After repeated confirmation, Ye Feng discovered that Murong Xue and Lin Qingyue were nowhere to be found.
The next moment, he found Chen Xiaoyue and asked, "By the way, why aren't Lin Qingyue and Murong Xue here?"
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Chen Xiaoyue replied, "Oh, it seems that as the time for the recovery of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth draws nearer, they were called back by their respective families!"
Ye Feng nodded with some disappointment, "Oh, I see!"
Chen Xiaoyue looked at Ye Feng's dejected expression and said mysteriously, "Actually, this is just an excuse they casually gave when they left! The real reason they left is something else..."