Chapter 165: Jiang Cheng's Island Empire!
Three days later.
Jade Island, Angel Beach Resort, Seaside Villa.
The slightly moist sea breeze gently blew in from the Pacific Ocean, bringing a touch of coolness to the scorching summer.
Jiang Cheng leisurely lay on a beach chair by the sea, enjoying the rare holiday while basking in the sea breeze.
It had been exactly three days since the peace talks with Japan, but the commotion brought by this round of talks had far from settled. Jiang Cheng also took some time to go online and check on the situation.
From the results, it's fair to say that things turned out well. Most people stood by Jade Island's side, showing strong support for Jade Island's island development plan.
Of course, Jiang Cheng knew in his heart that this was all based on the significant contributions he led Jade Island to make to the world's technological development, winning the admiration of the world.
Therefore, this also strengthened Jiang Cheng's determination to achieve even greater accomplishments in technology in the future as a way to give back to the world.
However, this kind of return is, of course, not without purpose!
During this period, he was constantly busy planning for the future development of Jade Island. Seizing the short respite after a crisis moment, he came here to take a break.
The Angel Beach Resort Special Zone has gradually been on the development schedule in recent years, but it clearly cannot yet compare to the Dream Paradise Resort. The area near the villa Jiang Cheng first constructed remains as quiet as ever.
So, in order to enjoy psychological and physical relaxation, he made a point to come here.
Sipping a big gulp of coconut juice, Jiang Cheng took out his phone and opened the Island Tycoon APP.
Immediately, a three-dimensional 3D projection appeared on the screen, displaying a vast ocean and an island surrounded by the blue sea.
Jiang Cheng's gaze moved immediately to his personal information.
Compared to when he first arrived on Jade Island, Jiang Cheng's personal information had undergone a dramatic transformation!
[Island Master]: Jiang Cheng
[Level]: Lv7
[Money]: 1.41 trillion USD (rich enough to rival a nation)
[Number of Islands]: 3 (Jade Island, Nanyao Island, Beiling Island)
[Territory Area]: 3,710 square kilometers
[Territorial Waters Area]: 82,300 square kilometers
Now, Jiang Cheng's Island Master level had risen to level 7, almost unlocking most of the black technology buildings and technologies, truly worthy of being called the Father of Technology.
Meanwhile, Jiang Cheng's wealth had also reached a jaw-dropping status.
1.41 trillion USD!
To put this in perspective, the so-called current richest person in the world, Jeff Bezos, has roughly 150 billion USD. The wealth Jiang Cheng holds is almost ten times that!
Furthermore, this is the asset of Jiang Cheng's personal account. To include Jade Island, this "Tech Paradise," would undoubtedly put everyone else to shame!
After nearly two years of development, Jiang Cheng had completely turned Jade Island into a shining symbol that attracted worldwide attention and continuously advanced the world's progress!
For Jiang Cheng, money was just a string of numbers, its meaning entirely lost.
His goals had shifted from initially earning money and seeking Jade Island's development to leading Jade Island to the pinnacle of the world.
As someone with the Black Technology System, his vision must not be so narrow but as far-reaching as possible.
Moreover, Jiang Cheng had a duty to gradually grow Jade Island into the "Ideal Realm" in the eyes of the people.
This journey is almost endless, but Jiang Cheng is willing to fight for it.
Looking at his personal information, Jiang Cheng felt a slight sense of sentiment but then turned his gaze to other places.
The 3D projection before him displayed Jiang Cheng's controlled territories and waters.
[Name]: Jade Island
[Location]: Western Pacific (N23°26′, E126°48′)
[Ownership]: Private territory
[Nature]: Habitable island
[Area]: 3,620 square kilometers
[Population]: 4 million
[Politics]: 5
[Economy]: 7
[Military]: 5
[Comprehensive Development Index]: 4.2
[Valuation]: 12.7 trillion USD
...
[Name]: Nanyao Island
[Location]: Western Pacific (N23°57′, E126°18′)
[Ownership]: Private territory
[Nature]: Artificial island
[Area]: 17 square kilometers
[Population]: 20,000
[Politics]: 2
[Economy]: 0
[Military]: 5
[Comprehensive Development Index]: 1.3
[Valuation]: 70 billion USD
...
[Name]: Beiling Island
[Location]: Western Pacific (N24°16′, E126°59′)
[Ownership]: Private territory
[Nature]: Artificial island
[Area]: 8.2 square kilometers
[Population]: 1,000
[Politics]: 1
[Economy]: 0
[Military]: 0
[Comprehensive Development Index]: 0.1
[Valuation]: 40 billion USD
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The 3D projection screen clearly displayed the status of all the islands Jiang Cheng currently owned.
From the current situation, the two newly created islands both hold extremely important strategic positions, evident from their valuations.
Beiling Island was a specially chosen name by Jiang Cheng for the northern artificial island.
According to his initial plan, once fully constructed, this island, when viewed from above, would resemble a plume floating on the sea, thus the name.
The positioning of Beiling Island is quite similar to Nanyao Island, acting as the northern gateway for Jade Island.
If nothing unexpected happens, Beiling Island will be the northernmost territory on Jade Island's map.
Jiang Cheng's future development will focus on the sea area between Nanyao Island and Beiling Island. He plans to fortify the sea between the north and south, constructing a maritime empire and further expanding into the Pacific Ocean.
Of course, this is an extremely challenging task. There's still a long, long way for Jiang Cheng to go.
Due to their small size, these two artificial islands lack significant potential for economic development.
However, Jiang Cheng is not worried about this.
His future economic development will primarily focus on the main island of Jade Island.
If necessary, Jiang Cheng can expand his islands through other means to mitigate the constraints posed by limited geography.
Currently, the overall situation of Jade Island is very smooth. The conflicts with both South Korea to the north and Japan to the northeast have been resolved.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Cheng feels the need to re-evaluate the island's development issues.
To move into the Pacific Ocean in the future, Jiang Cheng has much work to do; relying solely on the current economic and military strength is far from sufficient.
Therefore, Jiang Cheng intends to focus his development on technology, as this is truly where he holds a significant advantage, and releasing his Black Technology will undoubtedly make Jade Island a leading economic and technological empire.
Once he gains strong economic power, he can undoubtedly reshape the world's fixed territories, and the Pacific Ocean, which Jiang Cheng had long coveted, will inevitably fall into his hands.