"Don'tlistentohisnonsense,comeinquickly." ChuXuan glaredat ZhaoChen andpulled ZhaoWan'er intotheroom.

ZhaoChen followedwithasmile.

heroomwasverylarge,anduponentering,onesawahugelivingroom,easilytwotothreehundredsquaremeters.

nesideofthelivingroomwasamassiveglassfloor-to-ceilingwindow,andoutsidethewindow,onecouldoverlookahuge,artisticopen-airexhibitionhall.

Dozensof nterstellarWarship weredisplayedasholographicprojections,andmanypeoplewereadmiringthemanddiscussingvariousmatters.

"Wow..." ZhaoWan'er wasstartledbythesight.

"sn'tthisanmperialMilitaryProcurement?Whyaretheresomanypeople?" ZhaoChen asked.

ChuXuan explained,"AlthoughthisisnominallyanmperialMilitaryProcurement,attimeslikethese,it'salsoagoodopportunityforvarious Starship manufacturerstopromotetheir nterstellarWarship.

venthose nterstellarWarship notselectedbythe mperialArmy mightstillreceiveseveral Starship ordershere.

hisisalsowhytherearesomany nterstellarWarship mooredoutsidethe Starport.

Afterall,ifitweresolelyanmperialMilitaryProcurement,therewouldonlybeadozenorsorelatedfactionsinvolved,sohowmanypeoplecouldpossiblycome?"

Uponhearing ChuXuan'sexplanation, ZhaoChen understoodtheunderlyingmeaning.

eoverlookedtheentireexhibitionhall;mostofthe nterstellarWarship were 2nterstellarDestroyers,withonlyasmallnumberof t1interstellarbattleshipsand 3nterstellarWarships.

necouldtellwhichinterstellarwarshipwasthemostpopularbythecrowdsgatheredaroundeachdisplaybooth.

"Amongthisyear'smperialMilitaryProcurement,thetwomostpopular nterstellarWarship areactuallytwomodels.

neisthe t1wolflouse-classmediuminterstellardestroyer from orthernooseStarshipechnologyroup.Althoughthe mperialArmy hasnointentionofpurchasingit,thisinterstellarwarshipishighlyadmiredbyvariousinterstellarterritories.

tisestimatedthatitcanreceivemany Starship ordersthroughthisopportunity.

heotheristhe 2yena-classMediumnterstellarDestroyer,whichhasconsistentlydominatedthe 2nterstellarDestroyer bestsellerlist.tissaidthat urricaneConglomerate evenspeciallydevelopedabrandnewmodelforthismilitaryprocurementorder,andtheyaredeterminedtowinthismilitaryProcurementrder.

Moreover,themembersofthe MilitaryProcurementCommittee arealsoveryoptimisticaboutthis 2yena,anditishighlylikelythatthis 2nterstellarDestroyer willbeselected," ChuXuan said.

ZhaoChen'slipscurvedslightly,andhethoughttohimself,"hat'snotnecessarilytrue."

"Whatisthemilitaryprocurementprocesslike?" ZhaoChen asked.

ChuXuan said,"t'ssimplythatbeforethedeadline,each Starship manufacturerdisplaysthe nterstellarWarship theyintendtobidwith,statestheirprosandcons,andtheirprices,andsoon.

Finally,themembersofthe MilitaryProcurementCommittee votetoselectthewinninginterstellarwarship.

hen,therelevantmilitaryprocurementordercontractissigned."

"stheentireprocesscompletelyopen?"

ChuXuan thoughtforamoment:"xceptforsomeprivacyclausesinthesubsequentsigningoftheagreement.

Mostofitispublic.hishasbeenatraditionsincethe Starlightmpire wasestablished.xceptforsometop-tier Starshipsthataredirectlynegotiatedprivatelywith Starship manufacturers,asthereisn'tmuchchoiceforthosetypesof nterstellarWarship.

owever,informationonsome 3nterstellarWarshipsandall 2nterstellarDestroyersand t1interstellarbattleshipsismadepublic.

hisrulewassetbytheFirstmperorwhoestablishedthe Starlightmpire topreventcorruptionandmalpractice,whichcouldleadtoproblemsinthe Starship researchandmanufacturingindustryandpreventexcellent Starship manufacturerswithoutconnectionsfromgettingtheopportunitiestheydeserve."

earingthis, ZhaoChen couldn'thelpbutmarvelathowthoughtfulandfarsightedthemperorwhoestablishedthe Starlightmpire trulywas.

owonderhewasableto[]makethe Starlightmpire oneofthethreemajorpolitiesofthe alacticAlliance.

"So,whenisthefinaldecisionmade?" ZhaoChen asked.

"hetimeforfinalizingeachmilitaryprocurementorderisdifferent.Asofnow,thismilitaryprocurementhasatotaloftwenty-sevendifferentprojectprocurementrequirements.

hetimespancouldbeaslongasoneweektohalfamonth," ChuXuan introduced.

"Whenwillthe 2nterstellarDestroyer orderbefinalized?" ZhaoChen askedthequestionhewasinterestedin.

ChuXuan raisedherhandandopenedanelectronicdocument,whichcontaineddetailedinformationaboutthemilitaryprocurementexhibition.

"he 2nterstellarDestroyer militaryprocurementorderprojectwillbefinalizedonctober5th,asitsordervalueisverylarge,makingitakeymilitaryprocurementorder.

Althougheveryoneimplicitlybelievesthat urricaneConglomerate's 2yena willdefinitelywinthebid.

henecessaryproceduresstillneedtobefollowed," ChuXuan said.

ctober5th,that'snotlongfromnow,onlyaboutaweek.

"Youseemveryinterestedin urricaneConglomerate?" ChuXuan askedcuriously.

"Afterall,theywereveryhospitabletomebefore.'msomeonewhoneverforgets'oldfriends'," ZhaoChen saidwithaslightsmile.

ChuXuan continued,"YouandWan'erwillstayhereforthenexttwodays.herearemanyroomshere,youcanpickanyyoulike.

Duringthistime,willaccompanyyoutoseethe nterstellarWarship exhibition.Youcanalsoseeifthereareany Starship technologiesyouareinterestedin.fthere'sanythingthatcanhelpwithyour...that,tellme,andourChufamilywillfindawaytogetitforyou."

heChufamilyplacedgreatimportanceon 4starship technology.

ZhaoChen nodded,shrugged,andsaid,"'mtreatingthisasavacation.Mylittlesister-in-lawandwilllistentoyou."

"Areyouevergoingtostop?" ZhaoWan'er grabbedapillowfromthenearbysofaandthrewitat ZhaoChen.

ZhaoChen easilycaughtit.

ChuXuan wasnowimmuneto ZhaoChen'swords.Sherolledhereyesandcontinued,"here'sanotherimportantmatterinbetween,whichisabanquetthreedaysfromnow.

Manyhigh-rankingofficialsofthe Starlightmpire andlargeconglomerateswillattend,andthelittleprincesswillalsobepresent."

helittleprincess!

ZhaoChen and ZhaoWan'er'seyeslitup.

ZhaoWan'er excitedlysaid,"Willmyeldersisterbetheretoo?"

"rememberyourZhaofamily'seldestsisterservesinthelittleprincess'sRoyaluardFleet,right?But'mnotsureaboutthespecificdetails.

Youcantryyourluckthen," ChuXuan said.

ldersister...

ZhaoChen feltabitofanticipationatthethoughtofseeinghiseldersister.

hefigureinhismemorywassomewhatblurrynow;hecouldonlyvaguelyrecallasilhouette.

"henyoutwoshouldrestfirst.fyouneedanything,youcanjusttellthesmartassistantintheroom," ChuXuan said.

"hankyou,SisterChu," ZhaoWan'er saidsweetly.

hiswomantrulyhasonefaceinpublicandanotherinprivate.Before,whenhementioned ChuXuan,shewasinexplicablyangry,butnowshe'scallingherSisterChu?

ZhaoChen glancedat ZhaoWan'er,and ZhaoWan'er happenedtocatchherolderbrother'sgaze.Perhapsguessingwhat ZhaoChen wasthinking,shestuckouthertongueathim.

hisgirl.

ZhaoChen nolongerpaidattentionto ZhaoWan'er.elookedattheopen-airexhibitionhalloutsidethefloor-to-ceilingwindow,wherehesawthatfamiliarinterstellarwarshipandthatgracefulfigure.

hestagehasbeensetforyou.ow,letmeseehowhighyoucanclimb.