"Commander,eneralngineerAnnieishere," ilith remindedhimfromtheside.

he Bridge'slightgateopened,andAnniewalkedinwithacheerfulstride.

"Commander,"Anniewalkedupto ZhaoChen,salutedhim,andlookedathimwithherlarge,wateryeyes.

"Annie,haveconstructionplansforthree nterstellarWarship here.akealookfirst.

hen,whileyou'reatit,formulateourproductionandmanufacturingplanforthenextthreemonths," ZhaoChen said.

"hreemore?"Anniewasstartled.Shelookedat ZhaoChen suspiciously,"hey'renotall t3level,arethey?"

ZhaoChen shookhishead.

Anniefinallybreathedasighofrelief,pattingherchest,"thoughtyouwerebringingoutthreemore 3nterstellarWarships.hankfully,they're 2-class nterstellarWarship..."

"neofthemisa 4-classinterstellarwarship," ZhaoChen said.

Annie'sexpressioninstantlyfroze.Shelookedatthedataforthethree nterstellarWarship thatthe Commander hadprojectedinfrontofher.

4uiuang-classStarJumpShips

3riceratops-classnterstellareavyAssaultFrigate

3irgo-classheavyinterstellarsupplyship

Annielookedat ZhaoChen withabitterexpression,complaining,"Commander...yourspeedisabittoofast.

obuildthat 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship foryou,workedovertimetostudyandfinallymasteredtheproductiondataforthatinterstellarwarship.

owyou'vebroughtoutanother4...Whatisthis... uiuang-classnterstellarJumpShip?'veneverevenheardofit."

"et'sworkhardtogether.fyoudon'tunderstandanything,'llhelpyou," ZhaoChen said.

Anniecrossedherarms,lookinglikeshewouldn'tbelievehimevenifshedied,"Commander,'dbelieveyouifyousaidanythingelse,butthis?DoyouthinkAnnieisstupid?

Whichtimedidyoupromisetohelp,andwhichtimeweren'tyouahands-offboss?

Andwithallsortsofexcuses!

ntheend,wasn'titmeworkingovertimetomeetthedeadline?"

Uh...

ZhaoChen thoughtback,anditseemedthatwasindeedthecase.

owever,mostofthetime, ZhaoChen wasindeedtiedup,alwaysplayingtheroleofa'firefighter,'goingwhereverhewasneeded.

"histime,promise,promisethataslongastherearenoaccidents,willdefinitelyhelpyoucompletethisconstructionmissiontogether!" ZhaoChen vowed.

"Whatgoodisyourpromise?You'retheboss,andwe'rejustemployees..."Anniepouted,lookingaggrieved.

"he 3Phoenix's StarshipMessall hasgoodfood.Shallwegotheretodiscussthenextsteps?t'smytreat," ZhaoChen saidwithasmile.

Annie'seyesimmediatelylitup,"Actually,'mquiteinterestedindiscussingwork!"

Afewminuteslater, ZhaoChen andAnniearrivedatthe StarshipMessall.

AlthoughAnnieparticipatedintheconstructionofthe 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship andwasfamiliarwithmostareas,thiswasherfirsttimevisitingtheoperational 3Phoenix-class StarshipMessall.

heentire StarshipMessall hadacompletelydifferentlevelofenvironment,evensurpassingthe 3Blizzard's StarshipMessall!

ere,therewereenclosedprivatediningroomswhereyoucoulddoyourownthing,offeringampleprivacy.

"WelcometoPhoenixo.1Restaurant.Mayhelpyou?"

As ZhaoChen andAnniewalkedintothe StarshipMessall,afloatingscreenappearedinfront◈оvеlіgһт◈(Continuereading)ofeachofthem,displayingtoday'smenu.

ere,therewasnoneedtoorderatthecounter;youcouldsimplyoperatethescreendirectly.

hiswasquiteagoodpieceofnewsforAnnie.

Anniewascurrentlylookingatthedishesinfrontofherwithgreatinterest.Sheglancedat ZhaoChen,"his..."

"rderwhateveryouwant,aslongasyoudon'twasteit.t'smytreat," ZhaoChen said.

Annie'seyeslitup,andshebeganorderingwithouthesitation,herhandsmovingsofastthat ZhaoChen couldn'tevenseewhatshewasordering.

ZhaoChen choseaprivateroomseat,asthematterstheyneededtodiscusswererelativelyconfidential.

AsAnnieapproachedtheseat,itautomaticallylowered,allowingAnnietositdowneasily,andthentheseatautomaticallyrose.

hesurroundingvirtualprojectionscouldalsobechosenfreely.

Anniemadeaselectionandfinallychosea'Candyouse'theme,witheverythingaroundtheminpink.

ZhaoChen lookedatthepinktable,thepinkchairs,andthepinkvirtualimagesaroundthem.Whydidhefeelsounnatural?

fasonglike'PinkMemories'startedplayingatthismoment... ZhaoChen wouldgetgoosebumps.

"First,takealookatthis4 uiuang-classnterstellarJumpShip.hisinterstellarwarshipiscurrentlyveryimportanttoour XiaolongFleet.

Wemustproduceone!fcourse,ifwecanproducetwo,thatwouldbeevenbetter," ZhaoChen said.

ftheyhadtwo,theycouldnotonlylaunchlightningraidsbutalsoreturnquicklyaftertheBattleended!

Anniebegantostudyitcarefully,andwhatshesawwasastounding.

"roupnterstellarWarp?"Anniewasdumbfounded.

Shelookedat ZhaoChen oppositeher,thenatthetechnicaldescriptionofthis Starship.hisblacktechnologywastrulyterrifying.

AlthoughAnniewasnotskilledininterstellarwarfare,shecouldalsoseetheterrifyingrolethisinterstellarwarshipwouldplayonthe battlefield.

"needtounderstandthisinmoredetailfirst,"Anniebegantostudycarefully,and ZhaoChen alsoguidedherlikeateacherfromtheside.

imepassedbitbybit.

Anentireafternoonpassedjustlikethat.

Annierubbedhertemples.earningnew Starship knowledgewasquitementallytaxing,andshehadonlyroughlyunderstoodsomeconstructionrequirements;manythingsshehadonlyscratchedthesurfaceof.

ounderstandthemthoroughly,shewouldneedalotoftimeforresearch.

hismadeheradmire ZhaoChen evenmore.Although ZhaoChen oftenslackedoffandactedasahands-offboss,hisprofessionalabilityinthisareawastrulyastonishing.

Basedontheinformationshehadunderstood,Annieformulatedasimpleconstructionoutlineandsaid,"havebasicallyunderstoodtheconstructionrequirements.extistoarrangetheproductioncapacityforthenextthreemonths.

Currently,wehavesix 3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShipsandthirty 2ronammer-classeavynterstellarndustrialShips.

First,plantoexpandthe 3Furnace,addingfourmoretoreachatotaloften 3Furnaces.

Becauseouroriginalplantobuildthe 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship requiredfive 3Furnacestobebuiltsimultaneously,ourcurrent 3Furnace supplyisseverelyinsufficient.

First,inthefirstmonth,wewilluseallavailableproductioncapacitytobuild 3Furnaces,whichcancompletetheexpansionplanforfourships.

Bythen,wewillhaveten 3Furnacesinhand.Althoughthisnumberisstillnotverylarge,itcanbarelymeetourconstructionneedsforthefirstquarter."