Chief Engineer Annie meticulously examined the technical blueprints for the T3 Phoenix-class Heavy Carrier Starship that Zhao Chen had sent her, her eyes lighting up.
“Lilith, after completing all production tasks for this quarter, how much funding and resources do we still have?” Zhao Chen asked Lilith, who was beside him.
Lilith currently manages the Xiaolong Fleet’s funds and resources, essentially serving as Zhao Chen’s housekeeper.
Lilith quickly retrieved the relevant data: “According to the original statistics, by the end of this quarter, which is around the end of this month, we will have approximately 1.8 billion star coins remaining in our accounts.
However, because Scarlet Eye didn’t want our 1.5 billion star coins commission, we now have a total of 3.3 billion star coins in our accounts.”
3.3 billion star coins was quite a substantial amount.
Zhao Chen looked at Annie beside him: “Annie, I need you to immediately formulate a construction plan for the next three months based on my requirements.
I also have two more Interstellar Warship that are ready for production!”
“Two more?” Annie’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Zhao Chen, and then she received two more Starship technical blueprints in her private communication channel with Zhao Chen.
T3 Furnace-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship!
It was actually a t3 level-class Interstellar Industrial Ship!
If they could build a dozen of these, the Xiaolong Fleet’s Starship production capacity would skyrocket.
Then, when she saw the prefix of the next interstellar warship, Annie was stunned.
T4...
Annie gasped, looking at Zhao Chen in disbelief: “T... T... T4... 4... 4!”
Annie’s reaction was exactly as Zhao Chen had expected.
Lilith, beside him, also cast a surprised glance; she hadn’t misheard, had she? She had heard the word ‘T4’?
“This T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship belongs to T4 technology, and it includes clone technology that the Galactic Alliance has strictly forbidden from research and development.
Therefore, the construction of this Starship must be kept secret... it would be best if it could be built in the Lion King Galaxy, and the construction project name must also be kept confidential.
Regarding the modules related to clone technology, Annie, you need to personally oversee them to ensure the highest level of secrecy.
Within our Xiaolong Fleet, only five people, including you, Lilith, Charlotte, and my sister Zhao Wan’er, have the authority to know about it!” Zhao Chen’s expression was very serious as he said this.
Lilith nodded understandingly: “I will coordinate with General Engineer Annie to ensure proper confidentiality.”
Clone technology... If the Starlight Empire found out that Zhao Chen was researching it and had even succeeded, it would definitely bring about a catastrophic disaster.
Although they didn’t know what exactly the Commander’s T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship was, it would definitely cause the Starlight Empire to wield a butcher’s knife against Zhao Chen.
At that time, perhaps even the Chu family wouldn’t be able to protect Zhao Chen.
“I’ve noted it,” Annie nodded seriously.
“Let’s discuss and briefly formulate the construction plan for the last quarter of this year.
Let’s establish the general direction first, and then you can formulate detailed plans based on the actual situation,” Zhao Chen said.
Under Zhao Chen’s arrangements, the three began to work overtime.
Soon, an outline of the construction plan for the next quarter was drawn up.
First, they needed to clarify how much production capacity the Xiaolong Fleet currently possessed.
Thirty T2 Iron Hammers, as well as industrial factories in the Owl Dragon Star System and Lion King Star System responsible for low-to-mid-end construction tasks.
First, the thirty T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship will be responsible for undertaking the construction of the T3 Furnace-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship.
It is estimated that two T3 Furnaces can be completed and rolled off the production line each month, allowing the Xiaolong Fleet to possess a total of six T3 Furnaces before the end of the year.
The successively completed T3 Furnaces will then each commence their respective production tasks.
In short, before the end of the year, one T3 Phoenix, eighteen T3 Blizzards, and three T3 Phantom Assassins will be completed.
Finally, at the end of the year, the five active T3 Furnaces will simultaneously be responsible for commencing the T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship, which is expected to be completed by the middle of the following year.
Excluding the T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship, the entire production plan is expected to cost 700 million star coins.
Starting from the following year, the production task for the T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship will require an investment of at least 1.5 billion star coins per month!
In summary.
This phase of production tasks will allow Zhao Chen to expand his fleet with one T3 Phoenix-class Heavy Carrier Starship, six T3 Furnace-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship, three T3 Phantom Assassin-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber, and eighteen T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser.
The reason for building so many T3 Blizzards is mainly due to the lack of suitable escort Starships for the current Aircraft Carrier Starship.
Using the T2 Black Rhino would give the impression of a small ship escorting a large one.
The former is over a hundred meters long, while the latter is nearly five kilometers long!
It’s hard to say who would be protecting whom.
Therefore, the T3 Blizzard will temporarily undertake this escort mission.
“The entire construction task is not a problem, and our resources and raw materials are quite sufficient.
However, in the first half of next year, to build the T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship, 10 billion star coins worth of raw materials will be needed, and the funding gap is a problem.
At the same time, even with the funds, where to procure such a vast amount of raw materials is also a problem that needs to be solved,” Lilith analyzed at this point.
Zhao Chen nodded, but he said: “We’ll talk about next year’s matters then; for now, let’s solve the immediate problems.
I plan to gradually phase out T2 Interstellar Warship as backup Starships starting next year, and those T2 Interstellar Warship will then be responsible for patrol and escort duties in the Owl Dragon Star System and Lion King Star System.”
Lilith understood the Commander’s intention.
This was in preparation for the Xiaolong Fleet to be fully equipped with T3-class Interstellar Warship.
“Then there’s a big gap in ship types. We are too specialized,” Annie interjected.
“I will find a way to address the gap in T3 Interstellar Warship types,” Zhao Chen said.
Annie blinked, staring at Zhao Chen’s head: “Commander, you won’t develop t3 level-class Interstellar Frigates, Interstellar Destroyers, or Interstellar Battleships later, will you?”
Zhao Chen smiled but said nothing.
“What exactly is in your head? When can I borrow it for research?” Annie stared at Zhao Chen’s head, an expression of considerable interest on her face.
Zhao Chen rolled his eyes at Annie. It was only because she wasn’t physically present that this girl dared to be so audacious; otherwise, Zhao Chen would have directly given Annie’s head a ‘loving iron fist friction’ from both sides of her skull.
“In any case, the outline of the construction plan has been set. Now it’s up to you to arrange it,” Zhao Chen said after explaining these matters, then reverted to being a hands-off boss.
