henewsofthe MechanicalRace'slarge-scaleretreatquicklyspreadthroughouttheupperechelonsofthe Starlightmpire inthefollowingdays.

Afterall,suchamassivemovementcouldn'tbeconcealed.

veryonewasspeculatingaboutwhythe MechanicalRace waswithdrawing.

twasrumoredthatthehigh-levelofficialsofvariousinterstellarforcesinthe alacticAlliance werediscussingthismatter.

Atthesametime,the alacticAlliance'svariousforcesalsosettheirsightsonthe StarSystem resourcesleftvacantafterthe MechanicalRace'sretreat,astheywerenowunclaimedterritory!

ctober10,3031,alacticCalendar

ZhaoChen and iYaqi arrangedatimeforaholographiccommunicationtodiscussthemilitaryprocurement.

iYaqi appearedbefore ZhaoChen.

"Congratulations,Presidenti," ZhaoChen applauded,congratulatingher."ow,thefrontpageof Starlightmpire'shotnewsisalmostentirelyaboutthe orthernooseroup everyday.You'reevenbeingcalledtheBusinessmpress!"

"Pleasedon'tteaseme,'vebeenexhaustedthesepastfewdays.utsidersmightnotknow,butdespiteallmyhardwork,'mstillsomeone'semployee," iYaqi lookedat ZhaoChen withahintofresentment.

Shefounditstrangethatforsuchahugebusinessdeal, ZhaoChen hadgenuinelynotinterferedfromthebeginningoftheircooperation,eventrustingaportionoftheprofitstoremaininthe orthernooseroup'saccount.

twasunderstandablebefore,butnowthathundredsofbillionsin Starship ordershadbeensigned, ZhaoChen stillshowednointentionofinterfering.

Shewonderedifhewastrulyuninterestedinmoney,orifhetrulytrusted iYaqi completely.

"et'stalk.owdidthemilitaryprocurementcontractsigninggo?" ZhaoChen asked.

iYaqi raisedherhandandpresentedatop-secretelectroniccontractforthemilitaryprocurementorderto ZhaoChen,allowinghimtobrowseitfreely.

"hesigningwentverysmoothly.riginally,the mperialArmy plannedtoprocure10,000units,butbecauseour 2Mastiff onlycosts3million starcoins,theydecidedtoincreasetheorderto15,000units,foratotalmilitaryprocurementorderof45billion starcoins."

Forty-fivebillion starcoins,thiswasquiteabitmorethananticipated.

iYaqi continued,"Accordingtothe mperialArmy'srequirements,thisordermustbefullydeliveredbytheendofnextyear,andseveralbatcheswillbedeliveredinsuccessionasagreedduringthisperiod.

Basedonourpreviousprofit-sharingagreement,allcostsarebornebyme,soyouwillreceive31.5billion starcoins.

Congratulations,iscount!Bythen,yourwealthmightevensurpassthatofcountsandmarquises.

Moreover,wehavealsoreceivedordersfromotherforces.

hemarketshareforthe 2yena hasbeencompletelytakenoverbyus."

"hat'sallthankstoyouractionsatthemilitaryprocurementconference,whichdirectlyacceleratedthedemiseofthe 2yena," ZhaoChen applauded.

"AndMiss iYaqi,youdidn'tearnanylessthistimeeither.

herawmaterialcostisonly3billion starcoins.thercostslikelabor,transportation,andexpandingproductionlines,evencombined,won'texceed9billion starcoins.

Youstillearnednearly5billion starcoins.

Asfarasknow,the orthernooseroup'spureprofitfortenyearsinthepastprobablywasn'tasmuchasthissingledeal,right?"

nthiscooperation, ZhaoChen and iYaqi achievedawin-winsituation.

iYaqi gainedtheopportunitytoshowcaseherabilitiesinafieldshehadalwaysdreamedof.

ZhaoChen,ontheotherhand,couldearnmoneywhiledoingnothing.

"willstillfullyentrustthe orthernooseroup'smatterstoyou,butneedyoutohelpmewithsomething," ZhaoChen mentionedsomethingofhisown.

"Pleasetellme," iYaqi said.

ZhaoChen said,"owthatthe orthernooseroup hasgrowninscale,procuring Starship rawmaterialsismuchmoreconvenientthanbefore.

So,inthefuture,forthe Starship rawmaterialsneed,'lltroubleyoutoprocureanextrasetalongtheway,andthen'llarrangeforChitutosecretlytransportthemusingherchannels."

Previously,the orthernooseroup'sannualprocurementofrawmaterialswasonlyafewhundredmillion.

So,atthattime, ZhaoChen didn'tdirectlyusethe orthernooseroup'schannel,otherwise,itwouldhaveeasilyexposedtheirrelationship.

Butnow,withthe orthernooseroup'svastenterprise,theprocurementoftheserawmaterialswillnotattractattentionatall,so ZhaoChen cannaturallyusethischannelwithpeaceofmind.

"oproblem.Justgivemearawmaterialorderwhenthetimecomes," iYaqi noddedinagreement.

Aftertheirconversation,theyendedthecommunication.

hemperialmilitaryprocurementmatterwasthusconcluded.Since ZhaoChen'seldestsisterwasnowheretobefound, ZhaoChen hadnointentionofstayingthereanylonger.

Afterbiddingfarewellto ChuXuan, Suan, XueXiaoxiao,andothers.

ZhaoChen's3Blizzard setsailforthe wlDragonStarSystem.

Andthosewhowerestilldiscussinghowthe orthernooseroup'sintroductionofthe 2Mastiff-classMediumnterstellarDestroyer haddethronedthe urricaneConglomerate's 2yena-classMediumnterstellarDestroyer.

heyhadnoideathatthetruemastermindbehindthisincidenthadalreadyquietlydeparted.

ntheireyes,therewasonly iYaqi,therisingBusinessmpressofthe orthernooseroup!

...

Blizzard-classight nterstellarBattlecruiser · Bridge

"t'sstillmorecomfortabletobeonmyown Starship Bridge," ZhaoChen adjustedthecaptain'schairtoacomfortablepositionandopenedthesystempage.

ehadbeenwith ZhaoWan'er andtheothersforthepastfewdaysandhadn'thadtimetocheckthelatestquarterlymission.

QuarterlyMission:

Requirementne:xchangefora t3level auxiliarynterstellar Starship technicalblueprint

Requirementwo:Achieve100combatnterstellar Starships

Requirementwowasn'ttoodifficult.fthenumberwasn'tenough,hecouldalwaysexpandsomemore 2BlackRhino,astheywerecheapandcost-effectiveanyway.

AsforRequirementne, ZhaoChen neededtoconsiderthesystempointsissue.

Atthismoment, ZhaoChen feltasifsomeonewasstaringathim.

ZhaoChen openedhiseyesandsaw ZhaoWan'er standingbesidehim,constantlystaringathim.

"stheresomethingonmyface?" ZhaoChen touchedhisface.

ZhaoWan'er didn'tspeak,justcontinuedtostareat ZhaoChen.

"What'swrong?" ZhaoChen askedincredulously.

ZhaoWan'er,likeaSherlockolmesdetective,askedmysteriously,"sthat iYaqi andthat 2Mastiff relatedtoyou?"

hmy,thiswoman'ssixthsenseistrulyamazing.

owcouldshehaveguessedthat?

ZhaoChen wasstartled,buthisexpressionremainedunchanged,"owcouldberelatedtothatbusinessgenius?

fweretosay'mrelated,onlyknowheryoungerbrother."

"Really?" ZhaoWan'er eyed ZhaoChen suspiciously.

Justthen, Adjutant Bessie suddenlywalkedoverandreported,"Commander,thelatestnewsfromthebase."

"ellme," ZhaoChen immediatelyasked.

ZhaoWan'er alsostoppedaskingquestions.

Adjutant Bessie said,"t'sabouttheinformationChituscoutedback.hey'vealreadyfoundthebaseofthatslavetradingorganization!"

ZhaoChen immediatelybecameenergetic,"Bessie,returntothe wlDragonStarSystem atthefastestspeed!"

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