ZhaoChen frownedslightly. overnorChu’swordscontainedalotofinformation.

Justas ZhaoChen wasabouttospeak, overnorChu interruptedfirst:“Don’tasktoomuch.hosemattersarenotsomethingyoucanparticipateinrightnow.

Youjustneedtodevelopquietlyandexpandyour Starfleet asmuchaspossible.

Althoughyourcurrentiscounttitleonlyallowsyoutoownaprivatefleetofonehundred nterstellarWarship.

Butyoucantransferthe t2starbattleship underyourcommandtosometrustworthynterstellarFamiliesinyourterritoryatthattime.Maintainingafleetsizeofaroundonehundredandfifty nterstellarWarship willnotbeabigproblem.

omatterwhatthecircumstances,onlythe nterstellarWarship youcontrolaretheonlypoweryoucanrelyon.”

Sincetheoldmansaidso, ZhaoChen didnotaskfurther.

t’sprobablyrelatedtotheinternalaffairsofthe Starlightmpire,suchasthe PrinceParty...

hiskindofdrama,whetherinancienttimesorintherecentnterstellarra,isneverabsent.

Asforthesizeofthe Starfleet, ZhaoChen neverthoughtofcontrollingthenumberofhis Starfleet frombeginningtoend.

hetruthisalwayswithinrange.

ZhaoChen hadadeepunderstandingofthisinhispreviouslife.

And ZhaoChen alsohasa ionKingStarSystem.Atworst,hecanhideabatchof Starshipsinthe ionKingStarSystem,andthentransferthembackwhentrulyneeded.

Withtheexistenceofthe Starate,thisonlyrequiresalittletimeandtheconsumptionofalittle Starate resource.

Justthen, overnorChu alsoreceivedfeedbackfromhis Starship researchinstitutes.

Allofthemwereamazedattheadvancednatureofthese Starship technologies.Althoughtheywereonlypartial Starship technologies,whenappliedtothetwo 4starshipsalreadyinserviceinthe Starlightmpire,theyfarsurpassedthem.

“Allseventybillion starcoins forthesecondbatchoftechnicallicensingfeeswillbeconvertedintorawmaterialsupplies?” overnorChu lookedat ZhaoChen.

ehadalreadycompletelyforgottenwhathehadsaidbefore:thatitwouldbedifficulttogathertheserawmaterialresourcesinsuchashortperiodoftime.

“havearawmaterialorderhere.Justfollowit.” ZhaoChen passedoverarawmaterialorder.

overnorChu glancedatit;therewerenoscarcerawmaterialsupplies:“Sincewearetalkingtoday,howaboutthis.

plantoproduceathirdbatchof 3FireDragon thisyear,estimatedtobe300 3FireDragon.hetechnicallicensingfeeis450billion starcoins.

willpayyou130billion starcoins first,andtheremainingbalanceshouldbepaidoffaroundtheendoftheyear.

Doyouneedthisfundtobeconvertedintorawmaterialsuppliesaswell?”

AsexpectedofhisbelovedrandpaChu,heknewwhathewaslackingandsentitrightover.

fcourse,thiswasalsobecause ZhaoChen’s 3FlameDragon-classMediumnterstellarDestroyer waspowerful,otherwise overnorChu wouldnothaveproducedthreebatchesintotal.

hisindicatesthatthe 3FireDragon performedexceptionallywellonthe battlefield.

Butthereisalsoahiddenmeaning:theChufamilyalsoseemstobeengagingin‘militaryexpansion’.

earlyfiftybillion starcoins,thiscannotbeforthe mperialArmy;itismostlikelytheChufamilyexpandingtheirownmilitary.

AnditshouldhaveusedupalotoftheChufamily’ssavings. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Because,accordingto ZhaoChen’sunderstanding,the ChuRiverStarRegion’sannualmilitarybudgetisonlythirtybillion starcoins!

Butthesearenotmatters ZhaoChen needstoconcernhimselfwithatpresent. ZhaoChen’stoppriorityistomanagehisownsmallterritorywell.

“kay,justfollowtherawmaterialratiofromjustnow.Pleaseprepareatotaloftwentybillionworthofresourcerawmaterialsforme.” ZhaoChen said.

overnorChu nodded:“hefirstbatchwillbedeliveredtoyouwithinhalfamonth,andallwillbetransportedtoyourwlDragonStarSystemwithinthreemonths.

t’sjustapitythatyour StarSystem doesn’thavea Starate,otherwisethespeedcouldbeevenfaster.”

ZhaoChen feignedahelplessexpression.

“Youarecurrentlyaiscount.fyouhavetheopportunitytobepromotedtoanarl,◆оvеlіgһt◆(nlyonоvеlіgһt)canfindawaytogetyouanother StarSystem thatcanbuilda Starate oralreadyhasa Starate.

Afterall,thesituationinthewlDragonStarSystemisreallynotgreat.

’llthinkofsomethingforyou.” overnorChu mutteredaboutthismatter.

ZhaoChen’seyeslitup.Althoughhedidn’tmindthepovertyofthewlDragonStarSystem,ifhecouldtrulyhaveanother Starlightmpire StarSystem onthesurface,thatwouldnaturallybethebest.

Atthattime,ifheopenlyhada Starate inthat StarSystem andsecretlybuilta 3Brightmoon-classStargate,itcouldgreatlyincreasetheefficiencyofaseriesoftasks.

“hankyou,overnor.” ZhaoChen said.

overnorChu hadnothingelsetosay,andthemeetingwith ZhaoChen endedthere.

Andthismeetingnotonlybrought ZhaoChen 200billion starcoins worthofrawmaterialresources,butalsomadehimfeeltheimpendingstormwithinthe Starlightmpire.

ZhaoChen informed ilith aboutthenewsthat overnorChu woulddeliver200billion starcoins worthofrawmaterialresourcestotheminthefuture.

henheleftthe 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship andcametothe 3Blizzardne.

“Commander.” Charlotte stoodupstraightandsaluted ZhaoChen.

hefemalesoldiersonthe Bridge werealsoalittleexcited.

hisusedtobe ZhaoChen’s flagship,butafterthe 3Phoenix enteredservice, ZhaoChen hadnotshownupforseveralmonths.

“histime,needtouseyour flagship toreturnto XiaolongMainStar.” ZhaoChen said.

Becausethe 3Phoenix iscurrentlyinaconfidentialphase, ZhaoChen usedthe 3Blizzardne,theold flagship,forhisreturnto XiaolongMainStar thistime.

“Yes.” Charlotte noddedandimmediatelyassignedthenavigationmission.

eadingto XiaolongMainStar.

“Commander,please.” Charlotte pointedtotheCaptain’schair.

“YouaretheCaptain.fsitinthisposition,wouldn’tbetakingyourseatandleavingyounowheretosit?” ZhaoChen teased,buthisbacksidewasalreadyseated.

Charlotte saidseriously:“Youarethe Commander.verypositionherebelongstoyou;thereisnosuchthingastakingornottaking.”

“Butthisstillmakesmefeelalittlebad.Whydon’tyousitheretoo.” ZhaoChen pattedhisknee.

hisscenemadethefemalesoldiersnearbylooksideways,andsomewereevenlookingonwithlonging.

Charlotte’sfaceinstantlyflushed,andhertailbehindherstiffenedandstooderect.

“o...o...o...oneed.”

Butthenextsecond, ZhaoChen shotoutoftheCaptain’schairandappearedbehind Charlotte.

Charlotte hadseenthe Commander’sactioncapability,whichwascomparabletothatofamodifiedwarrior,before.

henshefelthernapebeinglifted.

naninstant, Charlotte’sentirebodyfeltasifithadbeenelectrocuted,completelynumb.

“ftellyoutosit,thensit.” ZhaoChen returnedtotheCaptain’schairagain,placing Charlotte sidewaysonhislap.

Atthismoment, Charlotte wascompletelytense;shefeltasifherlittleheartwasabouttoburstout.

ertaildidn’tknowwheretorest,sometimesstandingstraightup,sometimesswayingleftandright,andsometimesdroopinglimply.