"So what should we do?" Lilith asked.
Zhao Chen shook his head: "Currently, our battle lines are mainly divided into the border of the Chuhe Star Region, the border of the Beifeng Star Region, and the Beifeng Star Region battlefield where the war is currently underway."
However, we have just experienced World War I and are still in a period of rest and recuperation. Our subsequent combat resources have not yet been fully replenished, so it is not advisable to launch a large-scale interstellar war.
In addition to continuing to dispatch interstellar reconnaissance ships to monitor the enemy's major fleet groups and starports, a reminder is issued to the Imperial Princess Fleet and the Chu Family Legion fleet operating in the North Wind Sector: slow down your previous operational plans and be wary of that Prince Yan.
Lilith nodded: "I'll go and inform those two right away."
"If the Imperial Capital Star and that Prince Yan make any other moves, notify me immediately," Zhao Chen reminded him.
"yes."
"Okay, it's nothing."
"After you've delivered all that, go back and rest." Zhao Chen waved his hand, sat by the window, and looked at the grassland scenery outside. It seemed that Zhao Chen wouldn't be resting anytime soon.
"Please get some rest." Lilith slowly left the room, the moment the door closed.
Lilith felt a warm flow coming from her nose.
She gasped for breath, her cheeks flushed, and leaned against the wall, feeling as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
Normally, seeing a commander in his uniform doesn't seem like much, but now, facing that commander's body directly, its destructive power is truly astonishing.
"Tonight... I should have a good dream." Lilith leaned against the wall, her legs trembling as she returned to her room.
Inside the room, Zhao Chen was thinking about Prince Yan, Qin Xiaotian.
Since he dared to show up at this time, he must still have some trump card in his hand.
"The trump card that makes Qin Xiaotian confident that he can fight against my Xiaolong Legion?" Zhao Chen pondered.
Large-scale interstellar warships?
It's unlikely. Qin Xiaotian can only hide fifty legion fleets; 150,000 interstellar warships are already his limit. He can't possibly have any more interstellar legions.
After all, the larger the interstellar legion, the more logistical support it requires. Hiding 150,000 ships is already a significant achievement; hiding hundreds of thousands more is truly unimaginable.
Support from the Holy Radiant Empire?
Even if Qin Xiaotian had contact with the Holy Radiant Empire, based on the holy war duel wager between him and the Holy Radiant Empire, the Holy Radiant Empire could not directly intervene in the civil war of the Star Radiant Empire.
The most likely scenario is that they would provide ready-made interstellar warships or combat resources, but these alone would not be Qin Xiaotian's trump card.
After much deliberation, Zhao Chen could only come up with two possibilities.
Firstly, Qin Xiaotian has mastered the technology of a T5-level interstellar warship!
"Impossible. There are no T5-class interstellar warships in the entire Galactic Federation, and developing a T5-class interstellar warship requires a huge supply of resources. It's impossible to do it silently."
"The most likely scenario is a high-level T4 interstellar warship or a near-T5 interstellar warship," Zhao Chen guessed.
Secondly, Qin Xiaotian also controls a small but extremely powerful interstellar legion, numbering no more than three thousand ships.
This explains why Qin Xiaotian was confident in dealing with the currently powerful Xiaolong Legion; that's the source of Qin Xiaotian's confidence.
"This is the most likely possibility, and we must be careful," Zhao Chen muttered.
The best way to prevent this threat is for Zhao Chen to strengthen his own power.
Building T5 combat-type interstellar warships?
Zhao Chen had this idea, and he also had the technology.
T5 Hades-class interstellar dreadnought!
However, the cost of three trillion star coins still made Zhao Chen hesitate.
Although Zhao Chen's monthly output value has reached 500 billion star coins, to meet the construction needs of the T5 Hades-class interstellar dreadnought, it is estimated that Zhao Chen will need to stop most of the current production plan.
This will inevitably affect the development of the JF-17 Legion.
Another reason is the lack of sufficient T4 Gemini heavy interplanetary industrial ships.
"We'll have to wait. The production of the T5 Hades-class interstellar dreadnoughts won't begin until at least the second half of the year, and they won't be ready for service until next year at the earliest." Zhao Chen scratched his head helplessly.
Therefore, relying on the T5 Hades-class interstellar dreadnoughts to provide support is currently not a solution that can address the immediate needs.
"Then we can only continue to accelerate the construction speed of the Dragon Legion."
Three interstellar legions aren't enough, so let's have five, ten!
"I just don't believe that Qin Xiaotian really has any extraordinary abilities!" Zhao Chen muttered.
Qin Xiaotian has a trump card, but it won't be ridiculously strong.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to endure for so long and use Qin Ming and the princes' faction as stepping stones; he could have simply 'pushed' his way to the throne.
This gave Zhao Chen confidence that he could handle Qin Xiaotian's next move.
After figuring things out, Zhao Chen opened the system interface.
I saw that the annual tasks had already been updated.
【Annual Tasks】
Task 1: Qin Ming's Death (Completed)
Mission Two: Control at least four star regions within the Star Glory Empire. (Completion progress: Chuhe Star Region, Beifeng Star Region)
Upon seeing the refreshed Task 2, the task description was quite simple.
The description of the four star regions of the Starry Empire suggests that they do not need to be directly controlled by Zhao Chen's forces; control by Zhao Chen's allies would suffice.
Furthermore, the five new resource star regions developed by Zhao Chen outside were not included in the calculation.
"Four? That means we're still short two, or more accurately, one and a half." Zhao Chen opened the interstellar map of the Star Glory Empire.
The Chuhe Starfield and the Beifeng Starfield are already under control, needless to say.
The Azure Star Region is still under contention. If Qin Xiaotian doesn't intervene, it will eventually be controlled by them, which is why Zhao Chen calls it 'half'.
And then we need another target.
This target must, of course, be a neighboring star system.
Currently, the star regions bordering the Zhao Chen Alliance are the Zisu Star Region, the Xingyao Central Star Region, and the Cangyue Star Region.
The Purple Perilla Starfield borders the Azure Starfield; as long as you control the Azure Starfield, you can travel to the Purple Perilla Starfield.
"The Starry Central Star Region is the strongest. The original plan was to take it down during the second phase of the offensive and then control the entire Starry Empire."
However, given Qin Xiaotian's sudden emergence, this plan is likely to face significant obstacles.
In order not to affect the completion of the annual task, I must prepare a second plan.
Apart from the central star region of Star Radiance
The most suitable targets at present are the Cangyue Starfield and the Zisu Starfield.
The Zisu Star Region has not yet clearly sided with Qin Xiaotian. If I were to use force against it, it might push it towards Qin Xiaotian's side.
"Then... the most suitable place is the Azure Moon Star Region." Zhao Chen pondered.
Conquer the Azure Moon Starfield.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Chen drafted an order and sent it to Chi Tong, Shen Bing, and the others, instructing them to simulate a feasible combat plan for the Cangyue Starfield within three days.
This order is currently being discussed only among a few people, and it is not to be circulated outside until it is officially finalized.
