"Apart from these armed forces, there are over twenty thousand non-combat personnel, most of whom are laborers recruited from Continent F, generally controlled by patrol teams. The construction of Demon Island largely relies on them."

Fu Chao continued his briefing.

Ten minutes later, Bai Yan had fully grasped the entire Demon Island's military force and deployment situation.

"Brother Yan, within the entire control system and the central base, your authority is the highest. You can issue any commands from here... My introduction is complete!"

In the small conference room, as Fu Chao's voice faded, everyone turned to look at Bai Yan, who was seated in the place of honor.

Bai Yan lit a cigarette and gently tapped his fingers on the mahogany conference table.

He was contemplating.

"Okay, let's have a brief meeting, everyone brainstorm and bring up any good suggestions for the subsequent development of Demon Island."

Bai Yan said with a smile.

"Demon Island will be our future home, and it's where our foundation lies. I think what Brother Yan said is right, everyone bring up your thoughts!"

Fu Chao nodded, glanced at his brothers and subordinates, and said in a deep voice.

In the conference room, there were at least a dozen people present, including Chen Fei, Li Xu, Chen Yudong, Qin Jiuluo, Zhang Kailei, and others who were senior management of the former enemies of God.

Without exception, all these people were Demon Servants.

Without the identity of a Demon Servant, it was absolutely impossible to become senior management on Demon Island! This was an ironclad rule of Demon Island!

"Brother Yan, I believe that our top priority is to collect a large amount of resources! There are too many things Demon Island lacks, not just in terms of population, money, precious metals, common metals, and so on... Basically, most resources needed by nations are lacking here, especially in terms of population!"

Chen Fei took a deep breath and was the first to speak.

If you don't establish your own force, you really have no idea how difficult it is to build a lair!

Precious metals are needed to create special facilities, common metals are needed to build firearms and bullets, and other high-tech armaments require procurement from other countries.

In terms of population, whether it is laborers or high-tech talents, both are in extreme shortfall!

Not to mention money; at least in the Main Plane, as long as you have enough wealth, you can overcome any difficulty mentioned above.

"Anything else?"

Bai Yan asked in a light tone, nodding his head.

"That's all, this is the conclusion we've come to after discussions over the past few days. Currently, Demon Island is in its early stages, and there's a lot we can't do right now, including satellite launches and research, high-end weapon manufacturing, utilization of nuclear energy, and so on; these are all too costly! Moreover, according to the current international situation, we can't afford to do these things so conspicuously."

Fu Chao sighed.

"Brother Yan, if you ask me, just give the command and I'll lead a raid to snatch up money and resources right away! As for the population, isn't there people everywhere? We can simply take whoever we want!"

Li Xu licked his lips, eager to fight, as he petitioned Bai Yan for permission to act.

His personality is impulsive; ever since he became a Demon Servant and gained formidable power, Li Xu has preferred to solve problems with his fists rather than his brain.

"Idiot! Do you want to get us killed?"

Fu Chao glared at Li Xu.

"What did I do? I'm also thinking of everyone's best interests. With resources and money, no problem will be a problem anymore!"

Li Xu looked at Fu Chao innocently.

"The strategic objectives of Demon Island were set at the beginning; our strength is strong, but not enough to provoke the major countries of the secular world at the same time."

Chen Fei explained to Li Xu.

"Old Chen, I didn't say to provoke many countries at once, we can focus on them one by one! For instance, we can start by targeting Country D, block their doorstep with a warship! Snatch anyone who comes out!"

Li Xu shrugged his shoulders and said with a feeling of grievance.

"Are you stupid? If we pull the fleet over there, never mind Country D's attitude, Hua Xia will be the first one to strike at you, believe it or not!"

Fu Chao spoke with a note of resignation.

That maritime region has always been a hotspot of contention, not only watched by Hua Xia, Country D, and the Country of Sticks, even the far-distant Country M on the other side of the planet is eyeing it.

Involve Demon Island in this at this time?

Our own three fleets of warships wouldn't even be enough for a single bite for them!

Let's not talk about anything else; just the Maritime Self-Defense Force of Country D alone is no joke in terms of firepower.

Strategically, Demon Island can despise all enemies, but tactically, they've always been very cautious.

If he weren't so calm and prudent, Fu Chao wouldn't have been able to make such a big name for himself and his brothers.

"What do you guys suggest we do then! I'm just responsible for fighting; you all figure out the rest!"

Li Xu immediately deflated, playing the rogue, and with a roll of his eyes, he lay back in the chair, languidly speaking.

Bai Yan had been quietly listening to their argument, and only now did he laugh and console Li Xu a bit: "Don't be angry, what you said makes sense, resources and wealth are indeed seized by force! No one will generously hand them over to us."

Ninety-nine percent of this planet's resources already have owners.

Want to develop?

The only way is to plunder!

Brother Yan understands me!"

Li Xu said proudly.

Fu Chao became anxious, speaking sternly to Bai Yan, "Brother Yan, this is no joke. Are we really going to resort to arms at this time?"

Demon Island has just started to establish itself; the most ideal plan should at least have about half a year of development period, and then after gaining strength, it can show its fangs internationally.

But right now, Demon Island is too green! It is not suitable to use force to plunder resources!

At least in the Main Plane, that is not feasible.

"Don't rush, I haven't finished talking."

Bai Yan waved his hand and smiled, "Fu Chao also makes a good point. At this point, if Demon Island goes out to snatch resources and population from others, it's undoubtedly like a child fighting an adult, a fight to the death."

"Moreover, international situations are unpredictable, and it's not as simple as just provoking who you want and avoiding who you don't. Once the warships are deployed, if they are captured by satellites or targeted by a certain country, then Demon Island will face the judgment and sanctions of global nations."

"At that point, Demon Island will only have two paths: either concede its interests and seek survival by attaching itself to a country, allowing itself to be annexed, or it will be targeted and collectively sanctioned by a multitude of nations, being strangled in its cradle."

Bai Yan's voice was very steady, speaking slowly to the people around.

His capacity for calculation and strategy far exceeds others, and even Chen Yudong, with his super high Intelligence, can only match one-tenth or one-twentieth of Bai Yan.

There's no helping it, after all, who can match the strength Bai Yan himself possesses! His Intelligence Attribute had long ago broken through a thousand points!

"So, Brother Yan, if this won't work and that won't work, what do you suggest?"

Li Xu couldn't help but ask.

Starting a war won't work, but without starting a war, resources can't be obtained either, trapping Demon Island in a dilemma!

Demon Island, as it is now, simply cannot stop its quest for resources.

The wealth amassed by Bai Yan in recent days, along with the previously existing funds, is only enough for the short-term consumption of Demon Island.

Within this time frame, Demon Island must find its position for survival and then continue to expand its power.

"So, you see, your approach was wrong from the start. Of course, I don't blame you, after all, with limited information at your disposal, naturally, the paths you can think of are very few."

Bai Yan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

"The approach was wrong?"

Fu Chao was somewhat puzzled, and everyone turned to look at Bai Yan, their eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge.

"Mm, how can you talk about expansion when the foundation is unstable?"

Bai Yan said with a grin.

"Do you mean, Brother Yan, that we should keep a low profile and accumulate wealth and strength? But we're already short on resources, and the money in the account is not enough to support the long-term consumption of Demon Island!"

Fu Chao pointed out Demon Island's sharp problem.

Everything is limited by the scarcity of resources.

Resources come in various forms, including wealth, population, metals, technological sophistication, and so on.

Resources constrain power, and power further constrains the development of Demon Island!

If we don't solve this problem quickly, Demon Island will inevitably fall into a vicious circle.

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