ZhaoChen listenedtoAnnie'sconstructionplan.

nshort,forthefirstthreemonths,inadditiontothefour 3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShipsbeingexpandedandthe 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship beinghalf-completed.

ZhaoChen willalsoacquireone 4uiuang-classStarJumpShips,fifty 3riceratops-classnterstellareavyAssaultFrigates,andfive 3irgo-classheavyinterstellarsupplyships.

hereasonforbeingabletobuildsomany 3riceratops atonceismainlybecausethisnterstellarWarshiphaslowconstructionrequirements,ashortconstructionperiod,andlowcost.

Moreover, ZhaoChen'snterstellarWarshipcurrentlylacksalargenumberof t3level nterstellarFrigates,soitwassimplydecidedtobuildfiftyofthematonce!

hatway,onthenterstellar battlefield,noonewilleverbeabletothreatenthesafetyofthe AircraftCarrierStarship andthe nterstellarMissileShip withinthe XiaolongFleet!

"Fortheproductionofthese nterstellarWarship,the 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship willconsume4.5billion starcoins inrawmaterialsoverthreemonths,the 4uiuang-classStarJumpShips costs5billion starcoins,andtheremaining nterstellarWarship haveaconstructioncostof1billion starcoins.

ntotal,thisquarterwillrequire9.6billion starcoins inrawmaterialsandsupplies."Anniequicklyprovidedthedetailedfiguresfortherequiredrawmaterials.

tmustbesaid,thisisabsolutely ZhaoChen'shighest-costconstructionplanever,almosttenbillion starcoins!

"9.6billion starcoins..." ZhaoChen hesitatedforamoment.he XiaolongFleet'saccountsonlyhad3billion starcoins infunds.

hedeficitwasabitlarge,butitwasn'timpossible.

Because overnorChu stillowedhim7billion starcoins forthetechnicalauthorizationfeeforthesecondbatchof 3FlameDragon-classMediumnterstellarDestroyers.fhehadthisfund,itcouldcompletelycovertherawmaterialsneededforthesethreemonths.

ogically,thatfinalpaymentshouldhavebeendelivered.

e'llfindanopportunitytourgehimlater.

"'llhandletherawmaterialfunds.Youjustneedtoensuretheseconstructionplansproceedsmoothly." ZhaoChen said.

"oproblem."Anniesaid.

"ftherearenootherissues,let'sstophere." ZhaoChen stoodup,preparingtoresolvetheissueswiththesefundsandrawmaterials.

"h..."Anniewasabouttogetupwhenshesuddenlyclutchedherstomach.

"What'swrong?" ZhaoChen lookedatAnnie.

Annie,lookinglikeshecouldn'tgetup,touchedherroundlittlebelly:"t'snothing...maybeatetoomuch.

'llsithereforabitfirst, Commander,yougoahead.

'llbeabletowalkonmyownafterrest."

ZhaoChen lookedatAnniesuspiciously:"You'renotplanningtoeatanothermeal,areyou?"

Anniepouted:"ookatwhatyou'resaying,dolooklikeaglutton?"

ZhaoChen staredatAnnie,hiseyesseemingtosay,'Aren'tyou?'

"Alright,youresthere.fyoustillwanttoeat,youcan rder somemore,oryoucantakesomebackforyouryoungersiblings.

t'sallonmytab." ZhaoChen finishedspeakingandwalkedoutoftheprivateroom.

Anniewasstunned.Shemutteredguiltily:"he Commander issogoodtome...and'mdoingthis...isn'tthatabitunethical...?"

Afterthreesecondsofhesitation,Anniepattedhercheekandmutteredseriously:"hisisn'tabigdeal,and...thisisbeingthrifty,isn'tit...?"

Sayingthat,Anniestealthilypulledoutabagfromherpocket,cleanedtheutensilsthe Commander hadjustusedontheoppositeside,andthenverycarefullysealedeachoneintothebag.

hensheopenedthecommunicationnetworkonherhandheldterminal,whichwastheinternalnetworkplatformofthe XiaolongFleet,allowingXiaolongcrewmemberstochatandthelike,verysimilartoforumsandtieba.

Annieskillfullyopenedagroup,whichwaslabeled'Commander'sFanClub'.

heavatarforthatgroupwas ZhaoChen inmilitaryuniform!

Afterclickingonit,shequicklyeditedamessageandattachedafewpictures.

hepicturesshowedherselfandthe Commander enteringthe StarshipMessall together,andthentheutensilsshehadjustcollected.

Annie'sBigBear: Commander'susedutensils,firstcome,firstserved!

Soonafterthismessagewassent,theproductlinksbegantobid.

Annieusedanauctionmodel,withthehighestbidderwinningwithinthreehours.

ookingattheconstantlyrisingnumbers,Annie'seyesseemedtosee starcoins appearingonebyone.

"'msorry, Commander...ForAnnie'slittlepiggybank...canonlysacrificeyouabit...Anyway,youwon'tloseapieceofmeat...ehehe..."

Anniechuckledasshemuttered,andthenorderedafewmoredishes,alltogo.

Soon,Anniewalkedoutoftheprivateroom,satisfied,carryingthedeliciousdishes.

hecleaningrobotthenslowlycametotheprivatediningtable.tcollectedthesetsoftableware,andwhenitsawtheemptytabletopononesideofthetable,itpaused...

Asifitfeltsomethingwasmissing?

...

Atthismoment, ZhaoChen,unawarethathewasbeingusedbyAnnieasa'sidebusiness',returnedtothe Bridge.

ilith wasdoingherworknearby.

"ilith." ZhaoChen calledout.

ilith immediatelyputdownherworkandcameto ZhaoChen'sside:"Commander,whatareyourinstructions?"

"hisistheconstructionplanforthenextquarterthatAnnieanddiscussed.Youreviewit,andthencooperatewithAnnietoexecuteit." ZhaoChen handed ilith theoutlineoftheconstructionplanformulatedbyAnnie.

ilith checkedit,andwhenshesawtherequiredrawmaterialfunds,shewasalsostartled:"Commander,thisrequiresninety-sixbillion starcoins,butweonlyhavethirtybillion starcoins onthebooks."

"'llhandlethismatter.avesomeonecontact overnorChu Riverforme." ZhaoChen said.

ilith nodded:"Yes."

ilith arrangedforhersubordinatetohandlethecontact,asitspannedseveralalaxies,andtheotherpartywasaovernor,socontactinghimwouldtakesometime.

"ilith,what'sthecurrentsituationinour wlDragonStarSystem?" ZhaoChen rememberedtherequirementintheannualmissiontoimprovethequalityoflifeinthe wlDragonStarSystem,andheasked ilith.

Although Jiangong iscurrentlyresponsibleforthecivilianaspectsofthe wlDragonStarSystem, ilith checksthelatestdataperiodically.

Don'tlookatthecurrent0.6levelofthe wlDragonStarSystem;beforethis,thenumberwas0.3!

Duringthistime, Jiangong notonlyrestored rder tothe wlDragonStarSystem afterthenoblesmigratedbutalsodoubledthestandardofliving.

fcourse,thisisinseparablefromthe XiaolongFleet's'slaughteringnoblesanddividingland'.

odestruction,noconstruction;destroy✪оvеlіgһt✪(fficialversion)first,thenconstruct.

Undersuchcircumstances,aslongasoneisgoodatoperating,onecannaturallybuildatallbuildingfromscratch!