"Are these all new models of Interstellar Warships I've never seen before?" Annie looked at Zhao Chen in surprise.
Zhao Chen pointed to the Interstellar Warships. "I have already briefly edited the basic technology, raw materials, construction requirements, and estimated construction time needed for building them. I will integrate the detailed construction blueprints and technology into the Starship construction blueprint system of the T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship later."
Annie began to open the brief descriptions of those Interstellar Warships and examined them carefully.
Jenny, who was beside her, also leaned over to take a look. Zhao Chen had allowed her to look before, but she had declined at that time because she couldn't formulate a comprehensive plan.
If it was just looking at the construction requirements for a single Interstellar Warship, she, as a Starship artisan, certainly had the ability to do that.
Lilith, meanwhile, was watching Zhao Chen's profile with some surprise.
In just a few short months, Zhao Chen had produced technical blueprints for several more Interstellar Warships. While Zhao Chen had demonstrated astonishing ability in Starship manufacturing and research, this was simply too terrifying.
Perhaps this was why Governor-General Chu He and the Royal Family were paying so much attention to him.
Soon, Annie, biting on a post-meal lollipop, muttered, "Your plan requires the construction of one T3 Andromeda-class Interstellar Medical Ship and one T3 Goddess Academy-class starship. Then, the T2 Iron Hammer fleet needs to be expanded, with a quantity of at least five ships. For the others—the T3 Phantom Assassin-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber, the T2 Snow Mastiff-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship, and the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship—there are no detailed construction quantity requirements; they just need to be built gradually after the former construction tasks are completed."
"Yes." Zhao Chen nodded.
"Regarding the raw materials and funding..."
"Don't worry about that; all I want is efficiency!" Zhao Chen stated directly. The down payment of 1.5 billion star coins from Governor ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ Chu had already arrived; that old man was quite reliable and kept his word.
Zhao Chen had now become someone who wasn't short on money. What he wanted was Starships! As many Interstellar Warships as possible!
"Since that's the case..." Annie raised her hand and summoned a holographic projection interface, along with a holographic keyboard. She hung her hands in the air and typed rapidly on it.
Zhao Chen's eyes lit up when he saw this. Annie's posture was very professional—of course, if one could ignore the grease on her hands, the lollipop in her mouth, and her constantly swinging legs, it was actually quite good.
A few minutes later, Annie finished her work and turned the projection to Zhao Chen. "Commander, take a look at the construction plan I've designed. Based on the current situation, the two T2 Iron Hammer ships we are currently building should be off the assembly line and ready for service by mid-April."
Zhao Chen took a look.
April: The four completed T2 Iron Hammer ships will continue to produce four more T2 Iron Hammer ships; this way, by the beginning of May, Zhao Chen would have a total of eight T2 Iron Hammer ships.
May: Four T2 Iron Hammer ships will continue to produce T2 Iron Hammer ships, which can be completed by the end of May; the remaining three T2 Iron Hammer ships will each produce and build one T3 Andromeda-class Interstellar Medical Ship, one T3 Goddess Academy-class starship, and one T3 Phantom Assassin-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber. These three Starships will have a two-month construction period and can be completed by the end of June.
The last T2 Iron Hammer ship will be responsible for producing one T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship in May and one T2 Snow Mastiff-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship in June, with one of each being completed and rolling off the line.
June: The additional four T2 Iron Hammer ships and the original four, totaling eight T2 Iron Hammer ships, will continue to produce T2 Iron Hammer ships; this way, another eight T2 Iron Hammer ships can be completed and enter service by the end of June.
All in all, the number of active T2 Iron Hammer ships in the second quarter of this year could reach twenty!
There was more very detailed content in the construction plan... Finally, by the end of June.
Zhao Chen's Starfleet size would estimatedly be: one T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser, one T3 Phantom Assassin-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber, one T3 Andromeda-class Interstellar Medical Ship, one T3 Goddess Academy-class starship, one T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship, one T2 Snow Mastiff-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship, one t2 bee queen-class heavy carrier starship, one T2 Bronze Eden-class Starship, ten t2 black rhino-class interstellar heavy assault frigates, and twenty T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ships.
The total is fifteen combat-type Starships, including two of t3 level and thirteen of T2 Level. There are twenty-three auxiliary Starships, including two of t3 level and twenty-one of T2 Level. The total number of Starships has reached thirty-eight!
In Zhao Chen's mind, an image of a Starfleet hovering in space, awaiting his command, had already emerged. Thinking about it made him a little excited.
However, the number was still a bit small; what he wanted was hundreds of Starfleets! Wouldn't it be incredibly domineering to take them out for a joyride?
He reined in his excitement. Zhao Chen read on carefully; at the end, Annie had also listed the required material resources, and even the current shortage of Starship artisans.
First was the construction resources, which she had directly converted into star coins based on current raw material prices. Must say, that's really detailed!
The three-month construction plan required a total of 80 million star coins. In the past, Zhao Chen would probably have been rushing around to scrape together this funding, but now, Zhao Chen didn't even blink. This was not even a fraction of the funds he had on hand.
Before this, Zhao Chen had already accumulated 7 million star coins from escort missions and the bonus from this conferment. Plus that massive sum of 1.5 billion! This three-month construction plan was absolutely not a problem.
As for raw material requirements, they were all relatively common materials, so procurement wasn't a big issue. Money wasn't the problem, but Zhao Chen discovered another problem in front of him.
That was people! After these newly expanded Starships rolled off the line and entered service, they would require nearly 4,000 personnel! Among them were over 200 combat crew members and nearly 3,800 technical crew members. The biggest gap, of course, was for the 18 T2 Iron Hammer ships being expanded at once!
"This personnel issue is indeed a big problem, especially regarding technical talent—Starship artisans." Zhao Chen frowned slightly, rubbing his chin, and muttered to himself, "If there aren't enough personnel, when the Starships enter service, we will end up in the awkward situation of having ships but no crew. Especially regarding the T2 Iron Hammer ships... without enough technical talent like Starship artisans, the subsequent construction plan cannot be carried out!"
"Commander, actually I have a suggestion... Our Dwarf race are born artisans and are very suitable for this position!" Annie raised her hand at this moment and shouted.
"Is that so!" Zhao Chen looked at Annie with feigned surprise, just like a big bad wolf seeing Little Red Riding Hood walk right up to him.
