Charlotte and Lilith had actually guessed Zhao Chen's idea of a major military expansion long ago.
"Given our current situation, assuming there is no fighting..."
"We can guarantee the expansion of a legion's fleet in two months." Lilith gave a figure, but then she raised another question: "Starships are only a matter of construction time, and manpower is not a problem either."
But who will serve as the commander of the high-ranking officers, especially the newly established fleet legion, is a significant question.
Upon hearing this question, Zhao Chen looked at Charlotte.
In terms of military appointments, Zhao Chen has always assigned Charlotte to oversee the process, and the results are eventually compiled into a table by Zhao Chen.
Charlotte raised her hand, revealing two data tables.
The labels read "Third Generation Trained Generals of the JF-17 Thunder" and "Fourth Generation Trained Generals of the JF-17 Thunder," respectively.
Among the generals trained by the third generation of JF-17 fighter jets, the vast majority have already assumed important military positions, making it difficult to make any further changes.
The names of the remaining few that can be arranged will be highlighted.
For example: Zhao Ruyue, Leona, Midier, Huang Xiaoting, Zhong Xiaoxia.
Among the fourth-generation generals trained by the JF-17 Thunder, some of them have already made achievements in previous battles.
For example, she serves as the captain of the T5 Crimson Reaper-class heavy interplanetary strategic missile ship, and is the sister of the wolf girl Snow White, the wolf girl Bai Yue.
However, most of them haven't made much of a contribution yet and need more opportunities for real-world experience.
"In the short term, there shouldn't be any major problems with the expansion of the several Falcon Legions."
Characters like Zhao Ruyue and Leona possess years of practical combat experience and the ability and experience to command large-scale legion fleets.
They have been serving in our JF-17 Legion for nearly a year now, so we can definitely assign them to be the commanders of the 11th and 12th JF-17 Legions.
Although Midel is a bit young, she has honed her skills in the Warhammer Legion for some time. While she may not be as capable or talented as Zhao Ruyue and Leona, I believe she has the ability and just needs a few more months of training.
Huang Xiaoting and Zhong Xiaoxia are both veterans of our Xiaolong. They may lack natural talent, but they work very hard in training. They have been with the Xiaolong Legion for a long time and their loyalty is beyond question.
They are all very good candidates.
"Once the first five Dragon Legion units are fully equipped, new candidates will naturally emerge," Charlotte said slowly.
Looking at the candidates, Zhao Chen nodded in satisfaction: "That would be the best outcome."
We can accept people waiting for ships, but we cannot allow ships to wait for people!
Every interstellar warship that rolls off the production line must become part of our fighting force in the shortest possible time!
"Please rest assured, Commander!" Charlotte assured him confidently.
Lilith watched from the side, sighing inwardly: Charlotte was under considerable pressure. In other interstellar forces, a commander of this rank would typically require about ten years of training.
However, the Dragon Legion's expansion speed was too fast. In just five years, it grew from a small fleet to a super interstellar force that has expanded its influence to half of the known universe.
There is a huge gap in talent development, especially in top talent!
This has created a spectacle for the JF-17 Legion: a newly joined crew member can become the commander of the JF-17 Legion in just one year!
Of course, this is on the premise that the crew member has extremely high talent or ability.
The combat strength of the Dragon Legion surpasses that of other interstellar fleets, a fact only those who have experienced it truly understand.
“There’s another piece of news,” Lilith suddenly interjected.
"Speak." Zhao Chen picked up the drink next to him and took a sip.
"Because of the truce between the angels and demons during this period, both sides have begun to prepare their armies."
On the demon side, due to the previous battle, they lost six demon legions, leaving only six demon legions and one demon king legion.
The Demon King then ordered that the original six demon legions should not be rebuilt.
"Only the current six demon legions will be retained. As for the six demon legions that lost their numbers, apart from the Red Demon race, the others will belong to the local lords, but they will no longer have the right to establish their own armies. They can only retain a certain number of lord fleets," Lilith said.
Zhao Chen chuckled and said, "Is the Demon King taking this opportunity to consolidate his military power? But what if he doesn't have enough legions and fleets?"
Lilith continued, "So the Demon King ordered the creation of a new legion called the 'Demon Group Fleet'."
The existing demon army will be reorganized into a four-tier system.
The first level is the Demon King's army:
The second tier consists of six existing demon legions, which will be used as elite legions in the future.
The third tier is the newly established Demon Group fleet, which will be used as a regular legion fleet. In the future, its number will be the largest among the Demon Legion fleets, possibly reaching about 50% to 70%.
The fourth level consists of the lord fleets within the various demon race territories, which can be disregarded and simply considered as star system guard fleets.
Reports indicate that the Demon King is currently constructing demonic interstellar warships on a massive scale.
They are probably preparing for the next battle.
At the same time, the entire territory of the Demon Race entered a state of total war.
The Demon King has decreed that over 90% of all production capacity for the next year will be allocated to the military budget!
90% of the annual output value will be used for the military budget?
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen frowned.
"The Demon King is truly going mad this time."
According to previous records, the highest military budget since the beginning of the millennium war between the angels and demons never exceeded 50%! Charlotte said in a deep voice.
Zhao Chen pondered that, in a sense, over 70% to 80% of the annual output value of his JF-17 Thunder was used for military purposes, with the remainder being used to expand interstellar industrial ships in preparation for military expansion.
But the JF-17 was able to do this because Zhao Chen had separated the civilian aspects from the JF-17 system in advance.
All three empires have their own budgets for improving people's livelihoods, and even the Xiaolong system has its own independent budget for improving people's livelihoods.
To ensure stability at the grassroots level, Zhao Chen would set aside 30% of the local output value for development when 'exploiting' each region. In addition, Xiaolong would support those star systems and star regions by establishing star gates and engaging in interstellar trade.
This has led to the healthy development of all territories under the JF-17 system.
Given the Demon Race's current terrifying military budget, Zhao Chen could imagine the situation within the Demon Race's territory over the next year.
"The Demon King is digging his own grave."
Since that's the case, let's help him dig a little deeper.
"Have Akame contact her people. I want them all to come see me!" Zhao Chen said in a deep voice.
He already had a plan in mind.
At that very moment.
Suddenly, brilliant fireworks appeared in the sky, creating a colorful spectacle.
On every Eden-class starship, on every habitable planet, on every Xiaolong interstellar warship, in the Xiaolong system, and within the three great empires.
You can find a promotional video right now.
That was Zhao Chen, dressed in a JF-17 fighter jet uniform, giving his New Year's greetings. He was holding a wine glass in his hand, and after he finished speaking, he smiled and raised his glass to the camera to wish everyone a happy new year.
Almost simultaneously, everyone in the courtyard turned their attention to Zhao Chen.
"Happy New Year."
