“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.