Zhao Chen looked at the status of the twelve T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ships on the data screen.
Two ships were located in the Lion King Star System.
Four T2 Iron Hammers were currently responsible for constructing a T3 Goddess Academy-class starship, a T3 Andromeda-class Interstellar Medical Ship, a T3 Phantom Assassin-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber, and a T2 Snow Mastiff-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship!
They were expected to be completed before the end of June.
The remaining six T2 Iron Hammers had just completed a phase of their construction tasks.
At this moment, these six T2 Iron Hammers were retrieving their external manufacturing platforms.
Because they would be given another mission, to another place.
The Owl Dragon Star System.
“You’ve worked hard during this time.” Zhao Chen looked at Lilith, whom he hadn't seen in nearly two months.
“For the Fleet.” Lilith gazed at Zhao Chen, and in her eyes, there was something more than when she first joined the Xiaolong Fleet.
“You’ve seen the Star Gate construction plan, haven’t you?” Zhao Chen brought up the matter of building the Star Gate.
So far, the only people who knew Zhao Chen wanted to build a Star Gate were Charlotte, Lilith, Aili, and Annie, the person in charge of this Star Gate construction project!
Lilith nodded and said, “I’ve seen it. The investment is huge.
But if it can truly achieve rapid deployment between the Owl Dragon Star System and the Lion ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) King Star System, it will definitely hold a significant strategic position in the future!
So this Star Gate must be built!”
“That’s what I think too, so I’ve decided to transfer those six T2 Iron Hammers back to the Owl Dragon Star System first.
Because the remaining four T2 Iron Hammers still have ongoing projects and cannot be moved.
They can only be transferred back to the Owl Dragon Star System after those four Starships under construction are completed.” Zhao Chen said.
Lilith nodded.
Zhao Chen’s arrangement also meant that he was beginning to shift the focus of construction to the Owl Dragon Star System.
“Has there been any major movement from the Starlight Empire recently?” Zhao Chen had been away for nearly two months, so he naturally needed to understand some current affairs of the Starlight Empire.
Lilith began to brief Zhao Chen.
From a broad perspective, there was basically nothing major.
The Zerg threat in the Water Lily Star System had been brought under control after the Imperial Army’s intervention.
As of now, all Zerg Hive Motherships had been eliminated, and the next stage would be a long and troublesome one.
That was to deal with the Bug Units on the invaded planets.
Compared to space, the situation on planets was more complex; you couldn’t possibly conduct global orbital bombardment with Starships with the intention of destroying the planet’s ecosystem.
Ground forces could only be dispatched to clear every inch of land on the planet, which was a very lengthy process.
It could be as short as several months or as long as several years.
And to restore these planets to the Order they had before the Interstellar Insectoids invasion would require even decades.
This was also why the Interstellar Insectoids invasion was called a terrifying disaster.
And as for Zhao Chen, the popular figure in this incident, after attracting attention for a while, he quickly faded from the spotlight. It was highly likely that someone was controlling public opinion behind the scenes to reduce information about Zhao Chen.
The forces behind this could be Azure Governor and his group, or it could be Governor-General Chu He.
Regardless of who it was, this was not a bad thing for Zhao Chen; he preferred to keep a low profile and disliked being in the spotlight.
Besides these, if there was anything major to mention.
That would be an Imperial military procurement tender scheduled for October this year.
This military procurement tender primarily targeted the Imperial Army Starship tenders for various Star Region garrisons.
Mainly t2 star battleships.
Among them, Interstellar Destroyers were the main focus.
And the Hurricane Conglomerate was rumored to be determined to win the T2 Interstellar Destroyer Order within this military procurement Order.
The amount of the T2 Interstellar Destroyer military procurement Order alone could be as high as two billion star coins!
This was indeed a big Order.
“An Interstellar Destroyer military procurement Order?” Zhao Chen showed a hint of interest.
He instructed Lilith to arrange the relocation of those T2 Iron Hammers to the Owl Dragon Star System, while he himself returned to the Captain’s quarters and sat down at his desk.
He sent a holographic video request to that number.
In three minutes, the woman’s figure appeared before Zhao Chen.
“I didn’t expect Miss Li Yaqi to be so quick?” Zhao Chen was a little surprised.
Li Yaqi smiled reservedly. She had set Zhao Chen’s number to the highest priority; even if she was sleeping or showering, she would be notified immediately.
“Are you looking for me this time because of the T2 Mastiff-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer?” Li Yaqi asked.
Zhao Chen nodded: “Mainly two things, and one of them is because of this T2 Mastiff.
I heard that the Imperial Army is going to conduct a military procurement tender for the garrisons in various Star Regions this time, and the Hurricane Conglomerate is determined to win this one?”
Li Yaqi nodded: “Yes, the scale of this military procurement tender is the largest in the past fifty years, especially since it is rumored that the share of the T2 Interstellar Destroyer military procurement Order might far exceed our imagination.
But the exact amount won’t be known until October.
And it’s well known that the Imperial Army stationed in border areas, those first-line combat units, will be massively equipped with T3 Interstellar Warships in the future, which means many t2 star battleships will be phased out.
The most likely destination for these phased-out t2 star battleships is undoubtedly the second-line Imperial Army in various Star Regions.
Therefore, everyone speculates that this may be the last large-scale military procurement plan by the Imperial Army targeting T2-class Interstellar Warship.
Everyone hopes to seize this last opportunity.
They will then use this capital to vigorously develop T3 Interstellar Warships and capture the market for T3 Interstellar Warships.
The Hurricane Conglomerate must also think this way; they have invested heavily in the research of T3 Interstellar Warships and desperately need this capital.
So they are determined to win!”
“What about you?” Zhao Chen looked at Li Yaqi with a faint smile.
Li Yaqi ran a hand through her hair, then sent a top-secret document to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen checked it; it was the T2 Mastiff’s bidding plan for this October military procurement, clearly targeting the Hurricane Conglomerate at every turn.
“You’re quite bold, aren’t you?” Zhao Chen teased.
Li Yaqi looked at Zhao Chen with her beautiful eyes: “Mr. Zhao Chen has already laid the stage for me; if I don’t even have this determination, then I don’t deserve to be Mr. Zhao Chen’s partner.”
Zhao Chen admired Li Yaqi very much, especially her targeting of the Hurricane Conglomerate.
Zhao Chen hadn’t forgotten that 'Hongmen Banquet' in the Azure Star Region.
Since they treated him so 'kindly,' shouldn’t he reciprocate?
“Alright, let’s talk about the other matter. I need a large quantity of raw materials, estimated to be around four billion... no, five billion star coins.
And I need a top-secret transportation channel, meaning no one should know that these raw materials are for me.” Zhao Chen stared at Li Yaqi, bringing up his other matter.
Five billion in raw materials?
Upon hearing this number, Li Yaqi herself was startled.
