Open your eyes.
Outside the window is the deep blue sky.
Jiang Cheng sat up from the bed, pushed open the transparent open floor-to-ceiling window, and walked outside the villa.
Looking from here, you can see an endless sea with distinct layers, from azure to emerald green, beautiful and dreamy.
23 degrees 26 minutes north latitude, 126 degrees 48 minutes east longitude.
Emerald Isle.
Located in the western Pacific Ocean, between the three major bases of Yamato's Hachimiya Island, the Philippines' Subic Bay, and America's Taro Island, it controls the key maritime transportation hub between China's East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It is an important international waterway from East Asia to South America, North America, and Australia, and its geographical location is extremely important.
Jiang Cheng walked to the beach.
Looking around, you can see natural coral reefs blocking the wind and waves in the open sea, forming thousands of meters of white sand beaches. Colorful fish swim back and forth in the crystal clear water. The coconut trees, beaches and sea water on the island form a beautiful picture.
"well… "
Looking at the magnificent scenery in front of him, Jiang Cheng sighed heavily and frowned.
He is not a tourist here.
In fact, this is his private island.
That’s right!
This island, which has both tropical charm and strategic significance, is Jiang Cheng’s private territory!
is it possible
certainly!
Because this is no longer Earth, but a parallel world - Blue Planet.
The cultural customs of Blue Planet are roughly the same as those of Earth, but there are slight deviations in geographical features and historical processes.
This is also a world of ocean, occupying 70% of the planet's area, but its volume is much larger than the Earth, comparable to Jupiter and more than 1,300 times that of the Earth. It has a vast number of islands that are incomparable to the Earth.
It can be said that the Blue Planet is a world of oceans and even more of a world of islands!
Perhaps it is precisely this vast geography that has deviated from the original course of history.
The starting point of the deviation was the great geographical discoveries from the 15th to the 17th century, known in history as the "Age of Exploration".
In the 15th century on Earth, some developed countries in Austronesia conducted a series of ocean exploration activities in search of new trade routes, greatly expanding the scope of the known world.
The opening of new shipping routes led to unprecedented prosperity in world trade, and Europe, with its rapid development during this period, laid the foundation for surpassing Asia's prosperity.
The impact of the great geographical discoveries was contradictory. It brought prosperity to the world, but also brought plunder to the indigenous people!
Almost all regions in the world have suffered from plunder, and the land and indigenous peoples of all continents have become targets of plunder.
These are histories that have already happened on Earth and can never be rewritten.
On Blue Star, the situation is slightly different.
On the Blue Planet, the great geographical discoveries also began in the 15th century, initiated by the Portuguese Kingdom, a maritime power in Ouzhou.
However, due to the vaster oceans of the Blue Planet, the progress of the great geographical discoveries was greatly slowed down and has continued to this day.
In other words, the Age of Exploration, which should have ended on Earth in the 17th century, continued into the 21st century on the Blue Planet.
Under such circumstances, the world is destined to be in turmoil.
Those islands that are strategically important at sea are bound to become the focus of competition among countries.
Emerald Island is such an island.
To its south, north and east are Fei Gua, He Gua and Mei Liguo respectively. It can be said that it is surrounded by wolves. No wonder Jiang Cheng can't sleep every night.
Logically speaking, as a young man, he should be surrounded by beautiful women and have fun every night, but reality played a huge joke on him!
Jiang Cheng is not from Blue Planet, but a newly minted second-generation demolition tycoon on Earth. After becoming rich overnight, he had no time to enjoy himself before his soul traveled to Blue Planet due to a HNA accident. He became a rich kid and inherited the island in a daze.
His current identity is really not simple!
He is the only grandson of Jiang Zhenyong, the richest Chinese-Filipino and famous industrialist, and the only heir to the Jiang family.
As a successful businessman, Jiang Zhenyong has a great strategic vision. Decades ago, when no one realized the value of Emerald Island, he bought Emerald Island at a sky-high price.
As time passed, the value of Emerald Island began to emerge and attracted the covetousness of companies such as He Gua and Magali.
According to the latest assessment, the value of Emerald Island has exceeded the current wealth of the Jiang family.
Start with an island!
This is what countless time travelers dream of, but for Jiang Cheng, it is hellishly difficult!
Only a fool would do something like fighting against all the powerful forces by himself, right
If it were the original owner of this body, it would of course be impossible, but now Jiang Cheng would like to try this hellish start.
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng took out his mobile phone and clicked on an application icon on the interface.
"Ding..."
"Tropico system loading..."
As the sound rang out, a dense matrix of light dots appeared in Jiang Cheng's sight, quickly outlining a three-dimensional operating interface.
"Welcome to the Island Tycoon System, wise and powerful island owner!"
Ignoring the mechanical prompt sound, Jiang Cheng looked at the top of the interface, where was the system's property panel.
[Island Owner]: Jiang Cheng
[Level]: Lv1
[Money]: 10 billion US dollars (start-up funds given by the system, limited to the development of islands)
[Number of islands under its jurisdiction]: 1 (Emerald Island)
[Area of territory]: 3620 square kilometers
[Area of territorial waters]: 41,500 square kilometers
At present, Jiang Cheng only has one Emerald Island under his name, and he controls an area of territorial waters of more than 40,000 square kilometers centered on the Emerald Island.
He clicked on an island-shaped icon in the upper right corner, and when his sight shifted, a holographic projection of Emerald Island and the nearby territorial waters appeared before his eyes.
This is a rare island with lush greenery and tropical atmosphere, like a piece of emerald on the blue sea.
Most of the island is undeveloped and retains its original natural features. There is only one solitary building at the western end of the island.
This is the sea view villa given to Jiang Cheng by the system when he first arrived here, for him to live in.
Above the holographic projection, some relevant information about Emerald Island is displayed.
[Name]：Emerald Island
[Location]: Western Pacific (N23°26′, E126°48′)
[Ownership]: Private territory
[Nature]：Livable island
Area: 3620 square kilometers
Population: 1
[Politics]: 0
[Economy]:0
Military: 0
[Comprehensive Development Index]：0
Valuation: US$18.7 billion
[Evaluation]: It is an undeveloped virgin land, a pearl on the sea in the western Pacific Ocean, which controls the transportation hub of the western Pacific Ocean. It has great strategic value and is a battleground for maritime strategists.
"Damn... Why is it rising again!"
Skipping over the basic information of Emerald Island, when Jiang Cheng's eyes fell on the valuation column, his face suddenly turned dark and he couldn't help but swear.
(End of this chapter)