Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women
Chapter 294: A grandfather’s advice
“Currently,under Jiangong'smanagement,the wlDragon StarSystemhasestablishedanewaristocraticsystem,andthenewlyrisennoblesareallunderourcontrol.
owever,becausetherearenopillarindustriesyet,itisnotverystrong.
heannualtaxrevenueofthe wlDragon StarSystemaloneiscurrentlyonlyabouttenmillion starcoins.
But,the wlDragon ResourceStarZonethatwasbuiltlastyearhasbeencompleted,andthetenoldDigger-classeavy nterstellarMiningShipsequippedhavealreadystartedworking,capableofextractingrawmaterialresourcesworthnearlyfiftymillion starcoins permonth,withanannualoutputofaroundfivehundredmillion starcoins.
Furthermore,wehavealreadyarrangedfor Jiangong toestablishrelatedindustrialchainsaroundthe wlDragon ResourceStarZone,whichisexpectedtoincreasethe wlDragon StarSystem'sowntaxrevenuebyatleasttentimes.
Atthesametime,itwillprovidefivemillionjobs.
Relyingsolelyonthis wlDragon ResourceStarZone,thereishopethatthe wlDragon StarSystem'sfutureannualtaxrevenuewillexceedonehundredmillion starcoins!” ilith said.
Justthesurroundingindustriesofasingleresourcestarzoneareenoughtobringsuchhighprofitstoa StarSystem,whichshowshowimportantapillarindustryistoaninterstellarterritory.
owever,giventhecurrentgrowthrate,increasingtheaveragelivingindexfrom0.6to7withinayearisstillquitedifficult.
“owmanypeoplearecurrentlyinour wlDragon StarSystem?” ZhaoChen asked.
ilith said,“riginally,the wlDragon StarSystemhadnearlyfivehundredmillionpeople,butduetothepreviousnobleturmoil,somenobleswerepurged,andsomenoblesmovedoutofthe wlDragon StarSystem.
hisledtoalargeoutflowofpopulationoverthepastyear,inadditiontoyourrequestthat Jiangong notrestrictpopulationoutflow.
herefore,inthepastyearalone,thepopulationoutflowfromthe wlDragon StarSystemreachedtwohundredmillion,withlessthanthreehundredmillionremaining!”
hisistheso-called‘whenthetreefalls,themonkeysscatter.’
Afterall,intheeyesofmostpeopleatthetime,the wlDragon StarSystemhadnopossibilityofrising,andcoupledwiththelossofagroupofcorenobles,the wlDragon StarSystem’ssystemwasdestinedtocollapse!
aturally,agroupofpeopletriedeverymeanstoescapethe wlDragon StarSystem.
hreehundredmillion...that’sstillabitmuch.
ZhaoChen mutteredtohimself.edidn’tcareaboutthepopulationsizewithinhis StarSystem;hewantedthepeoplehesupportedtogenuinelywanttostayinthe wlDragon StarSystem.
“Arrangeameetingwith Jiangong forme,on XiaolongMainStar.
Astheord,haven’tshownupforalongtime,andit’stimetogobackandsee.” ZhaoChen arrangedhisnextitinerary.
hemainpurposeofthiswasnaturallyforthesystemmissionandthat5‘greatbeauty.’
“Yes.” ilith responded.
“Reporting, Commander, overnorChu River’scommunicationhasbeenscheduledandcanbeconnectednow.”A Bridge crewmemberreported.
“Connectit.” ZhaoChen satinthecaptain’schair.
henextsecond,heenteredtheholographicimmersivecommunicationmode,andthesurrounding Bridge scenedisappeared,replacedbyalake.
esawanoldmanholdingafishingrod,castingit,seeminglypreparingtofish.
hisisafunctionunderholographicmode,whichcansimulateanysceneandbehavior.
ZhaoChen walkedoverandlookedat overnorChu,whowasholdingafishingrod.
“Boy,younever{•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t}comewithoutareason.What’sthesuddenmatterthatyou’relookingforme?” overnorChu saidwithoutturninghishead.
“oaskyouformoney.hefinalpaymentforthesecondbatchof 3FlameDragon-classMediumnterstellarDestroyer technologyauthorizationfees.” ZhaoChen saiddirectly.
“hesecondbatchof 3FireDragon hasnotbeenbuiltyet.” overnorChu statedthereasonfornotpayingthefinalbalance.
ZhaoChen said,“My 4nterstellarDestroyer researchhasmadebreakthroughs,butthereisagreatdemandforrawmaterials.
tisestimatedthatatotaloftenbillion starcoins worthofrawmaterialresourceswillbeinvested.”
overnorChu turnedhisheadtolookat ZhaoChen,eyeinghimsuspiciously:“Youdidn’ttrickme,didyou?”
“Doyouthinkneedtotrickyou?”
“Youcertainlydon’tneedtotrickmeintermsof Starship technology.ldZhuhasbeenpraisingyoutomealotlately.heardyouhelpedhimsolveatechnicalproblemwitha 3nterstellarWarship.
owever,tenbillion starcoins worthofrawmaterialresources,it’squitedifficulttoallocatethatmuchinashortperiod.” overnorChu lookedatthelake,asifwaitingforabite.
ZhaoChen raisedhishandandplacedseveralpiecesoftechnicaldata,whichhehadalreadyprepared,infrontof overnorChu:“hisissomeofthe 4starship technicaldatathathavebrokenthroughinmyresearchduringthisperiod.”
overnorChu glancedatitafewtimesandhisgazedidnotmoveaway.
Althoughhewasnotfroma Starship engineerbackground,hehadcommanded nterstellarWarship forsomanyyears;evenifhehadn’teatenpork,hehadatleastseenpigsrun.
ehadsomeunderstandingofcertaintechnologies.
he Starship technologies ZhaoChen providedweremainly Starship energy, Starship propulsionsystems, Starship StarShield technology,and Starship armortechnology,allofwhichwere 4-classinterstellarwarship technologieswithoutexception!
“Canshowthesetotheresearchersatmy Starship researchinstitutes?” overnorChu asked ZhaoChen directly.
“oproblem.” ZhaoChen said.
overnorChu wasnotpolite,hecopiedasetandsentitdirectlytoseveralofhis Starship researchinstitutes,requestingthemtogivehimareplywithintenminutes.
ZhaoChen remainedcalmathisside.
ZhaoChen doesn’thavea 4nterstellarDestroyer yet,butdon’tforgetthat ZhaoChen currentlyhastwo 4-classinterstellarwarships:the t4level uiuang-classnterstellarJumpShipandthe 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship.
xtractingsome Starship technologyfromthemcouldsomewhatfoolthem.
Perhaps overnorChu’s Starship researchersmightfindsomedataabitstrange,butaslongasthese Starship technologiesbelongtothe t4level-class,isn'tthatenough?
“owisyour wlDragon Fleetcurrentlybeingbuilt?owmany 3nterstellarWarshipsdoyouhave?” overnorChu asked.
ZhaoChen didn'texpect overnorChu toaskthisquestiondirectly.
ehesitatedforamoment,thenhonestlyreplied.
“verahundred nterstellarWarship,including26 3nterstellarWarships.” ZhaoChen admittedfrankly.
Anyway,thesethingswouldbeexposedsoonerorlater. ZhaoChen stillhadtobe‘honest’withthisfather-in-law,whowascurrentlyhis‘protectiveumbrella.’
“earlythirty 3nterstellarWarships,thiscombatpowerisalreadyequivalenttoan mperialMarquis’sprivatefleet.” overnorChu nodded,histoneverycalm.
twasunclearwhetherhewaspraising ZhaoChen’sactionsorwhathemeant.
“ZhaoChen,let’sbefrank,justustwo.
Webothknowthatfromthebeginninguntilnow,wehaveactuallybeeninarelationshipofmutualexploitation.
’meyeingthe 4nterstellarDestroyer technologyyoucanprovide,andyou’reeyeingmyChufamily’sreputation.” overnorChu lookedat ZhaoChen.
ZhaoChen smiledwithoutspeaking.
“Actually,ifyouhavetruetalentandrealability,andifyouand ChuXuan arefated,wouldn’tmindifyoutworeallygottogether.” overnorChu said.
ZhaoChen said,“Suchmattersstilldependonthefatebetween MissChu andme.”
overnorChu’sgazeturnedtothebobberonthelakesurface,whichhadbeguntoriseandfall.
“Asagrandfather,askyouonething;youcanagree,oryoucandisagree.” overnorChu’sgazewassomewhatcomplex.
“Pleasetellme.”
“fonedayinthefuture,agreatchangeoccursinthe Starlightmpire.
hopeyoucantake ChuXuan andescapeasfaraspossible,andneverreturn.” overnorChu’shand,holdingthefishingrod,tightenedinvoluntarily.