During the banquet, Empress Qin Xiaolei also made a series of announcements.
One of these measures is to reward those who performed outstandingly during the civil war in the Starshine Empire.
Chu Changhe was naturally one of them, but now he was the governor of the star field and a five-star marshal.
There's really nothing else worth rewarding them with; we can't just follow Zhao Chen's example and bestow another title of prince upon them.
Ultimately, the Empress rewarded Marshal Chu Changhe by increasing his authority to mobilize the Imperial Fleet and granting him more private troops.
Although Chu Changhe had previously possessed legion fleets that obeyed his orders through various means, most of them operated in a gray area.
Previously, Chu Changhe's Chu family army fleet only had a strength of three thousand ships.
This can be made public.
Now, Empress Qin Xiaolei has directly given Chu Changhe a personal guard fleet of 30,000 interstellar warships.
Second only to Zhao Chen, the Prince of the Dragon!
To add to this, there are also requirements for the formation of a legion fleet for princes, since it is impossible for you to have a fleet large enough to threaten the royal family.
However, this rule does not apply to Prince Xiaolong.
After all, Zhao Chen now directly controls more than 10,000 combat-type interstellar warships.
This was something Empress Qin Xiaolei tacitly approved of.
If anyone dares to impeach Prince Xiaolong on this matter, it's probably not Zhao Chen who will suffer, but that fool.
In addition, the Governor of the North Wind was also commended, with some wealth and rewards.
Now comes the important part.
The rewards bestowed upon those in the Dragon Legion.
Charlotte of the Dragon Legion was appointed as a five-star marshal.
This award exceeded the expectations of most people. First of all, he was the first half-orc marshal in the Starshine Empire. Moreover, Charlotte was still very young and had never received any military rank or reward in the Starshine Empire before.
This directly led to his becoming a five-star marshal.
Empress Qin Xiaolei's thoughts on bestowing this honor upon Charlotte were mainly twofold. Firstly, because the civil war had resulted in the loss of more than half of the five-star marshals, the Star Glory Empire urgently needed to replenish its talent pool.
Secondly, it was also due to his relationship with Prince Xiaolong.
In addition, Chi Tong, Shen Bing, Bai Xue, Zhao Wan'er, Su Lan, and others were awarded military ranks such as four-star general and three-star lieutenant general.
It is also worth mentioning that Zhao Ruyue, who originally served as Qin Xiaolei's personal guard, has now been promoted to a five-star marshal.
This also means that the Dragon Legion suddenly has two five-star marshals.
They were all very young female marshals.
More importantly, everyone knows that both of these five-star marshals are related to Prince Xiaolong.
In addition, half of the generals who were awarded titles also came from the Xiaolong Legion.
The current JF-17 Thunder Legion is a veritable constellation of generals.
During the latter part of the banquet, Empress Qin Xiaolei personally pinned medals on the marshals, generals, and lieutenant generals who were being awarded honors.
Charlotte returned to Zhao Chen with a calm expression, as if it were just an ordinary event, and she didn't care at all about the five-star marshal medal on her chest.
"Charlotte, at least show some surprise, okay?"
"This is a medal that countless officers in the Starry Empire dream of!" Zhao Chen joked from the side.
Charlotte glanced at the medal on her chest and asked, "Is this medal valuable?"
Zhao Chen paused for a moment, then subconsciously said, "It should be... worth quite a bit of money."
"How many large yellow croakers can we exchange for that?" Charlotte asked Zhao Chen, blinking her eyes.
A five-star marshal's medal, exchanged for a big yellow croaker?
Hearing this, Chu Xuan, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but spit out the wine in her mouth.
I reckon only Charlotte could say something like that.
"This five-star medal is made of a special metal, and the five gems on it are precious gems from a certain planet."
In terms of its value alone, it is worth at least a million Star Coins.
But that's secondary. This five-star marshal's medal is a symbol of status. When you see His Majesty, you don't need to kneel; you only need to give a military salute.
It can simultaneously mobilize up to five Imperial fleets.
"Millions of star coins?" Charlotte's eyes changed slightly. She took off the five-star marshal medal from her chest and handed it to Chu Xuan: "Then I'll sell it to you. You just need to give me one million star coins."
Zhao Chen covered his face, almost bursting out laughing.
Chu Xuan shook her head repeatedly: "I dare not accept this thing. I was talking about its value just now, but in reality, no one in the Star Glory Empire dares to accept this thing."
A five-star marshal's medal—who would dare accept such a thing if they were courting death?
Lilith then said from the side, "Charlotte, you have this five-star marshal medal, which also comes with an account of the Star Empire."
You'll receive a substantial allowance every month, which is equivalent to the Star Empire supporting you for life.
Furthermore, with this Five-Star Marshal Medal, you can freely eat and drink to your heart's content at any venue officially affiliated with the Starry Empire, without spending a penny.
Upon hearing Lilith's words, Charlotte immediately put away the five-star marshal medal, even looking at it with shining eyes.
Anyone who didn't know the situation would assume that Charlotte really liked the five-star marshal's medal.
In reality, Zhao Chen and the others knew very well that Charlotte was just using the five-star marshal medal as a permanent meal ticket.
Chu Xuan looked at her four-star general medal, which she had been very proud of just moments before.
Seeing Charlotte's attitude, the pride in his heart instantly diminished by half.
Come to think of it, are five-star marshals and four-star generals really that important? Are they that powerful?
During this civil war, they killed countless officers.
Several of the five-star marshals were defeated by them.
Can a five-star marshal command a legion fleet consisting entirely of T3 interstellar warships?
The commander of the Falcon Legion can.
Can a five-star marshal order hundreds of T3 interstellar missile ships to fire a salvo?
The commander of the Falcon Legion can.
Thinking of all this, Chu Xuan looked at Zhao Chen, feeling even more proud.
That is the pride of being a member of the Falcon Legion.
"Oh, right, Charlotte, I have something to ask you." Zhao Chen looked at Charlotte, who was fiddling with the permanent meal card.
Upon hearing Zhao Chen's question, Charlotte put down her permanent meal card and looked at Zhao Chen.
"What is it?"
"It's about the situation in the Warhammer Starfleet Union."
For example, the Siren tribe, the Harpy tribe, the Spider Queen tribe, and the Vulture tribe.
"And what's the situation with the other major tribes in the Warhammer Starfleet Union?" Zhao Chen inquired with concern.
The civil war in the Starry Empire ended, whether due to Charlotte or because of the system mission.
Zhao Chen's strategic focus going forward will be on the Warhammer Starfleet Union.
If we can control the resources and strength of the Starry Sky Empire and the Warhammer Empire, then we will not be afraid to face the Holy Radiant Empire directly!
