"You...you...you!" The Miss Chu Xuan, who had been teased, was filled with shame and indignation, her face so red it looked as if blood would drip from it.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Just then, an untimely cough came from the video window.
Why did that voice sound so familiar?
A figure appeared behind Miss Chu Xuan.
Grandpa Chu!
The air at this moment seemed to suddenly fall silent.
Zhao Chen was a little awkward...
Teasing someone's granddaughter in front of her grandfather.
And that person was Governor-General Chu He, a Five-Star Marshal!
A terrifying existence who dared to directly drive his Starfleet to someone else's doorstep to 'abduct a grandson-in-law.'
"Chu Xuan, how are the first batch of T3 Fire Dragon-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer that were built, launched, and put into service?
If you have any problems, or anything you don't understand, you can ask me directly." Zhao Chen's expression was serious, completely different from his previous playful demeanor.
Chu Xuan shot him a glare, she naturally knew why he changed his expression so quickly.
Because she was facing away from her grandfather, Chu Xuan moved her lips, looking fierce: I'll deal with you next time.
Then Chu Xuan also said seriously: "The production and manufacturing of the T3 Fire Dragon are all going very smoothly.
The reason I'm looking for you this time is because the Starlight Empire is holding a military procurement event recently, and I will be representing my grandfather as an invited participant. My grandfather hopes you will come with me."
"Me too?" Zhao Chen was a little surprised.
Li Yaqi had just told him about the Imperial military procurement, and now Chu Xuan was inviting him to participate; these two things happened to coincide.
"It's good to go out and see more. There will be many Interstellar Warship at the military procurement fair. Seeing more and listening more is always better than working in isolation," Old Master Chu also said at this time.
Zhao Chen thought about it; there was no loss for him in this matter.
Anyway, he had nothing urgent to deal with at the moment.
He could also take this opportunity to observe the current situation of the Starlight Empire at the military procurement, especially since with the rise of the Xiaolong Fleet, there would inevitably be some contact with certain forces within the Starlight Empire in the future.
At the same time, if Li Yaqi encountered any trouble, he could handle it promptly.
Zhao Chen also guessed Old Master Chu's intention in asking him to attend with Chu Xuan: it was undoubtedly to formally push him to the forefront of the Chu family, to tie him to the Chu family's war chariot.
But this was also a form of protection for Zhao Chen; the Chu family's reputation was quite powerful.
"Alright then, I'll prepare on my end. Just give me a time," Zhao Chen agreed.
"Arrive at the Third Star System of the Star Glory Central Star Region, at the main Starport, before the end of September," Chu Xuan said.
Only the star systems under the Star Glory Central Star Region had no names, or perhaps they did before, but after the establishment of the Starlight Empire's government, the star systems under the Central Star Region had their names removed and were all prefixed with numbers.
The earlier the prefix, the higher the status of that star system within the Central Star Region.
Zhao Chen noted it down: "Okay, I'll contact you when I arrive."
Afterward, they discussed some more about the T3 Fire Dragon; the T3 Fire Dragon was performing very well in the hands of the Chu family.
Of those thirty T3 Fire Dragons, twenty had already been assigned to serve in the Imperial Army controlled by the Chu family on the border.
The communication ended.
"Then I'll go prepare," Chu Xuan said excitedly. Although there was still more than a month until that time, Chu Xuan was already looking forward to it.
Old Master Chu looked at his granddaughter and suddenly blurted out something that almost made Chu Xuan trip: "When did you and Zhao Chen become intimate?"
Chu Xuan barely managed to steady herself, her face flushed as she looked at her grandfather: "Grandpa...that guy was just talking nonsense.
You...you said before that our identities were just to...to control Zhao Chen and protect him!
It's all fake! It doesn't count!"
"Actually, turning a fake act into a real one is also an option," Old Master Chu said casually.
"Grandpa! I'm not talking to you!" Chu Xuan stomped her foot in anger, then quickly ran away.
Old Master Chu watched his granddaughter's retreating figure. He sat on the lounge chair in the courtyard, and the reason he had such a thought was entirely because of the T3 Fire Dragon's actual performance!
He had seen the blueprints before and was amazed by the descriptions on them, but those were, after all, just blueprints.
And after seeing the truly launched and operational T3 Fire Dragon, Old Master Chu truly felt the terrifying aspect of that young man.
This T3 Fire Dragon truly had an extremely high cost-performance ratio; it was astonishing that such a T3 Interstellar Destroyer could be built at such a low cost.
So far, its performance on the border battlefield has also been excellent, quite commendable.
He was increasingly looking forward to the T4 Interstellar Destroyer that Zhao Chen would produce; at this moment, he suddenly felt that three years seemed a bit long.
...
End of August, Galactic Calendar.
This day was special for Zhao Chen, for the Xiaolong Fleet, and for the Owl Dragon Star System.
Why?
Because the T3 Huiyue-class Star Gate in the Lion King Star System had already been completed, and the Star Gate connection could be made today.
This meant that the Owl Dragon Star System would escape its previous awkward situation of having no available Star Gate.
T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser · Bridge
Zhao Chen and Lilith were both here, as was Chief Engineer Annie.
They watched the window display in front of them, which showed the T3 Huiyue-class Star Gate operating at low frequency.
"Ten minutes until the agreed time." Annie's expression was also very serious at this moment; after all, this T3 Huiyue-class Star Gate was personally supervised by her during its construction.
It was like her own child.
Eighty percent of the trial run had been completed before, but the crucial Star Gate connection had been delayed for various reasons and had not yet been attempted.
Now, finally, they had this opportunity.
A Star Gate that has not been connected is an incomplete Star Gate.
And now, this T3 Huiyue-class Star Gate of the Owl Dragon Star System would officially become complete.
"Report, five minutes left. We can open the Star Gate connection channel," Sister Niu, who was in charge of the work on site, reported from the window next to Annie.
"Open the Star Gate connection channel!" Annie gave the order.
"Opening Star Gate connection channel, waiting for the signal connection from the other Star Gate," Sister Niu reported.
At this moment, all they could do was wait.
One minute...
Two minutes...
Three minutes...
For everyone present, this time felt like a year per second.
The estimated five minutes quickly passed.
But the T3 Huiyue-class Star Gate had no reaction.
Zhao Chen didn't speak; he knew this time was just the agreed-upon expected time, and with such a long distance between the two locations, some time delay was normal.
Another five minutes passed.
The T3 Huiyue-class Star Gate still had no response.
Annie bit her lip, looking so anxious it seemed as if she would burst into tears the next second.
The eighth minute!
A ray of light suddenly emerged from the T3 Huiyue-class Star Gate, and between the two crescent-shaped frames, a shimmering ripple of light appeared, like a lake surface.
