ChiefngineerAnnie meticulouslyexaminedthetechnicalblueprintsforthe 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship that ZhaoChen hadsenther,hereyeslightingup.

“ilith,aftercompletingallproductiontasksforthisquarter,howmuchfundingandresourcesdowestillhave?” ZhaoChen asked ilith,whowasbesidehim.

ilith currentlymanagesthe XiaolongFleet’sfundsandresources,essentiallyservingas ZhaoChen’shousekeeper.

ilith quicklyretrievedtherelevantdata:“Accordingtotheoriginalstatistics,bytheendofthisquarter,whichisaroundtheendofthismonth,wewillhaveapproximately1.8billion starcoins remaininginouraccounts.

owever,becauseScarletyedidn’twantour1.5billion starcoins commission,wenowhaveatotalof3.3billion starcoins inouraccounts.”

3.3billion starcoins wasquiteasubstantialamount.

ZhaoChen lookedatAnniebesidehim:“Annie,needyoutoimmediatelyformulateaconstructionplanforthenextthreemonthsbasedonmyrequirements.

alsohavetwomore nterstellarWarship thatarereadyforproduction!”

“womore?”Annie’seyeswidenedindisbeliefasshelookedat ZhaoChen,andthenshereceivedtwomore Starship technicalblueprintsinherprivatecommunicationchannelwith ZhaoChen.

3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShip!

twasactuallya t3level-class nterstellarndustrialShip!

ftheycouldbuildadozenofthese,the XiaolongFleet’s Starship productioncapacitywouldskyrocket.

hen,whenshesawtheprefixofthenextinterstellarwarship,Anniewasstunned.

4...

Anniegasped,lookingat ZhaoChen indisbelief:“......4...4...4!”

Annie’sreactionwasexactlyas ZhaoChen hadexpected.

ilith,besidehim,alsocastasurprisedglance;shehadn’tmisheard,hadshe?Shehadheardtheword‘4’?

“his 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship belongsto4technology,anditincludesclonetechnologythatthe alacticAlliance hasstrictlyforbiddenfromresearchanddevelopment.

herefore,theconstructionofthis Starship mustbekeptsecret...itwouldbebestifitcouldbebuiltintheionKingalaxy,andtheconstructionprojectnamemustalsobekeptconfidential.

Regardingthemodulesrelatedtoclonetechnology,Annie,youneedtopersonallyoverseethemtoensurethehighestlevelofsecrecy.

Withinour XiaolongFleet,onlyfivepeople,includingyou, ilith, Charlotte,andmysisterZhaoWan’er,havetheauthoritytoknowaboutit!” ZhaoChen’sexpressionwasveryseriousashesaidthis.

ilith noddedunderstandingly:“willcoordinatewitheneralngineerAnnietoensureproperconfidentiality.”

Clonetechnology...fthe Starlightmpire foundoutthat ZhaoChen wasresearchingitandhadevensucceeded,itwoulddefinitelybringaboutacatastrophicdisaster.

Althoughtheydidn’tknowwhatexactlythe Commander’s 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship was,itwoulddefinitelycausethe Starlightmpire towieldabutcher’sknifeagainst ZhaoChen.

Atthattime,perhapseventheChufamilywouldn’tbeabletoprotect ZhaoChen. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

“’venotedit,”Annienoddedseriously.

“et’sdiscussandbrieflyformulatetheconstructionplanforthelastquarterofthisyear.

et’sestablishthegeneraldirectionfirst,andthenyoucanformulatedetailedplansbasedontheactualsituation,” ZhaoChen said.

Under ZhaoChen’sarrangements,thethreebegantoworkovertime.

Soon,anoutlineoftheconstructionplanforthenextquarterwasdrawnup.

First,theyneededtoclarifyhowmuchproductioncapacitythe XiaolongFleet currentlypossessed.

hirty 2ronammers,aswellasindustrialfactoriesinthe wlDragonStarSystem and ionKingStarSystem responsibleforlow-to-mid-endconstructiontasks.

First,thethirty 2ronammer-classeavynterstellarndustrialShip willberesponsibleforundertakingtheconstructionofthe 3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShip.

tisestimatedthattwo 3Furnacescanbecompletedandrolledofftheproductionlineeachmonth,allowingthe XiaolongFleet topossessatotalofsix 3Furnacesbeforetheendoftheyear.

hesuccessivelycompleted 3Furnaceswilltheneachcommencetheirrespectiveproductiontasks.

nshort,beforetheendoftheyear,one 3Phoenix,eighteen 3Blizzards,andthree 3PhantomAssassinswillbecompleted.

Finally,attheendoftheyear,thefiveactive 3Furnaceswillsimultaneouslyberesponsibleforcommencingthe 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship,whichisexpectedtobecompletedbythemiddleofthefollowingyear.

xcludingthe 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship,theentireproductionplanisexpectedtocost700million starcoins.

Startingfromthefollowingyear,theproductiontaskforthe 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship willrequireaninvestmentofatleast1.5billion starcoins permonth!

nsummary.

hisphaseofproductiontaskswillallow ZhaoChen toexpandhisfleetwithone 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship,six 3Furnace-classeavynterstellarndustrialShip,three 3PhantomAssassin-classightnterstellarStealthBomber,and[]eighteen 3Blizzard-classightnterstellarBattlecruiser.

hereasonforbuildingsomany 3Blizzardsismainlyduetothelackofsuitableescort Starshipsforthecurrent AircraftCarrierStarship.

Usingthe 2BlackRhino wouldgivetheimpressionofasmallshipescortingalargeone.

heformerisoverahundredmeterslong,whilethelatterisnearlyfivekilometerslong!

t’shardtosaywhowouldbeprotectingwhom.

herefore,the 3Blizzard willtemporarilyundertakethisescortmission.

“heentireconstructiontaskisnotaproblem,andourresourcesandrawmaterialsarequitesufficient.

owever,inthefirsthalfofnextyear,tobuildthe 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship,10billion starcoins worthofrawmaterialswillbeneeded,andthefundinggapisaproblem.

Atthesametime,evenwiththefunds,wheretoprocuresuchavastamountofrawmaterialsisalsoaproblemthatneedstobesolved,” ilith analyzedatthispoint.

ZhaoChen nodded,buthesaid:“We’lltalkaboutnextyear’smattersthen;fornow,let’ssolvetheimmediateproblems.

plantograduallyphaseout2 nterstellarWarship asbackup Starshipsstartingnextyear,andthose2 nterstellarWarship willthenberesponsibleforpatrolandescortdutiesinthe wlDragonStarSystem and ionKingStarSystem.”

ilith understoodthe Commander’sintention.

hiswasinpreparationforthe XiaolongFleet tobefullyequippedwith 3-classnterstellarWarship.

“henthere’sabiggapinshiptypes.Wearetoospecialized,”Annieinterjected.

“willfindawaytoaddressthegapin 3nterstellarWarship types,” ZhaoChen said.

Annieblinked,staringat ZhaoChen’shead:“Commander,youwon’tdevelop t3level-class nterstellarFrigates, nterstellarDestroyers,or nterstellarBattleshipslater,willyou?”

ZhaoChen smiledbutsaidnothing.

“Whatexactlyisinyourhead?Whencanborrowitforresearch?”Anniestaredat ZhaoChen’shead,anexpressionofconsiderableinterestonherface.

ZhaoChen rolledhiseyesatAnnie.twasonlybecauseshewasn’tphysicallypresentthatthisgirldaredtobesoaudacious;otherwise, ZhaoChen wouldhavedirectlygivenAnnie’sheada‘lovingironfistfriction’frombothsidesofherskull.

“nanycase,theoutlineoftheconstructionplanhasbeenset.owit’suptoyoutoarrangeit,” ZhaoChen saidafterexplainingthesematters,thenrevertedtobeingahands-offboss.