Chapter 1366: New Imperial Fleet Group: Awarding Ranks!
Early September of Galactic Calendar 3038
Experimentation on Unit 3 begins.
Unit 3 operated for a total of one minute and thirty seconds, and its cosmic space scanning range was five times larger than that of Unit 2.
Results: A complete scan of the Universe 1 map shows that Universe 1 is half again as large as the Dragon Empire Universe, and its predicted age is slightly older than the Dragon Empire Universe.
Scanning part of the second universe's territory, currently scanning half of the Dragon Empire's universe.
No other universes were discovered in this experiment.
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October of Galactic Calendar 3038
The Dragon Empire promulgated a series of civilian technologies and gradually began to put them into practical use.
It is expected to cover the major galaxy range by the end of the year.
In the same month, a series of JF-17 interstellar warships made their debut, without any major handover ceremony.
But when these never-before-seen Xiaolong-class interstellar warships appeared before everyone for the first time.
Especially when in front of those JF-17 series military enthusiasts.
That news spread throughout the entire interstellar network of the Dragon Empire almost instantly.
High-resolution images of various interstellar warships are displayed on various imperial forums.
【The latest T6 interstellar battlecruiser of the Xiaolong series has been spotted in the Xiaolong system!】
【The latest T6 interstellar battlecruiser in the JF-17 series appears to be using the Borei name.】
【A colossal interstellar transport ship has arrived, prompting several interstellar traders to eagerly make a purchase】
【New stargates have appeared in multiple star systems, suspected to be part of the Empire's expansion of its stargate network!】
............
All sorts of news were flying around the empire.
"Chief Engineer Anne."
"Our new starship is quite famous outside now." Nicole, the angel assistant, looked excitedly at Annie, who was working like a couch potato.
Of course.
"They didn't even consider who was in charge first." Annie's lips curled up slightly.
"But the news spread way too fast."
There were even some high-resolution images of interstellar warships.
Some even know what our interstellar warships are called.
"Wouldn't this count as a leak?" Nicole's angel assistant asked worriedly. "Don't you think there might be a spy?"
"If this kind of leak is considered espionage."
"Then His Majesty the Emperor is the biggest spy." Chief Engineer Anne said with a light laugh.
Nicole's angel assistant was stunned for a moment, not immediately understanding what this meant.
Chief Engineer Anne looked at her angelic assistant, who was extremely diligent in her work.
But the biggest problem is that they are too naive and don't think things through.
For example, when choosing food at a buffet, if there are two chicken legs, one big and one small, she will very honestly choose the smaller one that is in front of her.
Why didn't you just choose the largest one at the end?
"Now the entire universe belongs to the Zhao family."
Who would dare to court death at this time?
spy?
Hehehe, the Imperial Guards have long since infiltrated every corner of the country.
Do you think these photos and information would have been disseminated without his permission?
"Some of them might even have been made by the Imperial Guards," Chief Engineer Anne said calmly.
Upon hearing Chief Engineer Anne's words, Nicole, the angel assistant, exclaimed in surprise: "So, all of these are things that His Majesty the Emperor has tacitly approved?"
Anne didn't say anything and continued working.
Nicole, the angel assistant, muttered with admiration in her eyes, "Your Majesty, this is an attempt to unintentionally showcase the current industrial capabilities of our empire."
Let everyone know that the Dragon Empire is very strong now.
Don't have any ulterior motives!
What may seem like a casual display actually has an effect that is in no way inferior to those public exhibitions, and may even generate more buzz!
It's like having a naked beauty lying there; a beauty who's not trying to hide herself is actually more alluring.
This is an inherent tendency of a living organism.
"How are Camille's experiments going lately?"
Has it been effective?
"These projects of ours all require new materials and new energy sources to move forward on a large scale," Annie yawned and asked.
As the highest-ranking chief engineer at JF-17 Industries, Annie naturally knew a lot about things.
As Zhao Chen's assistant, Nicole Angel Assistant also helps him handle some matters in this regard, so she is naturally aware of this.
"We recently completed the third experiment."
However, His Majesty did not seem very satisfied.
"We estimate that the fourth experiment will be conducted before the end of the year," Nicole's assistant replied.
"What about the research on space travel equipment?" Chief Engineer Anne asked.
"It seems there has been tremendous progress in this area."
It's said to be related to that 'ink,' and His Majesty provided very important relevant data in this regard.
The scientists in the project team have been staying in the lab almost the entire time and are extremely excited.
When I visited before, I saw a researcher holding a theoretical document, excitedly shouting that it was a revolutionary technology. —Nicole Angel Assistant
Chief Engineer Anne pouted and muttered, "Could it be that he actually developed the technology to travel to other universes?"
Chief Engineer Annie had basically figured out Zhao Chen's purpose over this period of time.
The goal is to figure out how to enter other universes.
Presumably, they want to find new materials and energy sources from other universes in order to overcome the current difficulties in the development of the JF-17 military industry.
“But doesn’t that also mean that other universes have new materials and energy sources?” Chief Engineer Anne scoffed.
Although she had a bet with Zhao Chen, to be honest, there was still a voice in her heart hoping that Zhao Chen would succeed.
After all, it was for the future of the empire.
It was just that her pride at the time made her unable to resist making that bet with Zhao Chen.
But think about it, at worst, if I lose the bet, I'll just have to work overtime.
It's not like I haven't worked overtime before.
What's there to be afraid of?
"The New Year is almost here again."
Last year during the Chinese New Year, he was not there.
We haven't had a proper New Year celebration.
"I wonder if we can get a holiday this year?" Annie stretched.
I'm already looking forward to the year-end holiday.
During this time, they were busy with project planning, even though Zhao Chen had said that all researchers' holidays were normal.
But almost all researchers gave up their holidays. In fact, if it weren't for the mandatory rest time, some extreme researchers would stay in the laboratory for three days and three nights without closing their eyes.
Annie, relatively speaking, has more rest time, but she also inevitably works overtime.
This wasn't something Annie wanted to do by working overtime.
I was really dragged into this mess.
It was one thing to have my younger sister Nana involved before.
Zhao Chen's office is right in front of me, and there's a wall between us.
It was time to leave work, but Zhao Chen was still working there. She, as an employee, was caught in a dilemma: should she leave or not?
If she leaves, Zhao Chen won't say anything.
But whenever Chief Engineer Nana comes over for a "visit," Annie inevitably gets a scolding from her younger sister.
Even now, Nana has learned to tattle.
When Nana was contacting her family earlier, she seemingly inadvertently revealed to Annie's parents that His Majesty was still working while Annie had already finished get off work.
This directly led to Annie's parents sending her a video call, where they immediately launched into a tirade.
What are you saying? His Majesty is working, and you have the nerve to leave early!
Do you know that our current life is all thanks to His Majesty?
You should be grateful to His Majesty for having this job!
And so on.
Annie could only listen obediently.
Then, quietly, he changed his sister Nana's nickname in his contacts to "Tattoo Girl".
Later, when this nickname was accidentally exposed, Nana naturally got a punch for it.
These are all things to be discussed later.
"There should be a holiday this time."
After all, this is the second anniversary of the founding of our Dragon Empire.
The previous one-year anniversary celebration was cancelled due to special circumstances.
"This time we should really go all out," Nicole's angel assistant muttered.
"I hope so," Anne shrugged helplessly.
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Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, time has come to the last week of the year 3038 of the Galactic Star Calendar, which is also the last week of the second year of the Dragon Star Calendar.
There have been quite a few things happening this week.
For example.
At this moment, Zhao Chen is conferring ranks on two newly promoted Marshals of the Dragon Empire, which also represents the two newly formed full-strength fleet groups of the Dragon Empire.
"I hereby confer upon Leona the rank of Imperial Marshal and appoint her as the Supreme Commander of the Fifth Fleet Group of the Dragon Empire."
Zhao Chen looked at the dragon princess in front of him. Her tail was pounding excitedly on the floor, making a sound like drumming.
Perhaps Leona herself noticed the commotion, for she looked at Zhao Chen with shame and said, "Your Majesty, I was rude..."
"It's alright, I've heard about it."
"Among the dragon people, you beat drums with your tails on some important occasions." Zhao Chen said as he pinned the five-star marshal badge on Leona.
Then he put on the fleet emblem that symbolized the Fifth Legion Fleet of the Dragon Empire.
"Marshal Leona, I believe you will lead the Fifth Legion fleet of the Empire to establish your glory in our Empire!"
Marshal Leona's chest heaved up and down, even though she had once been a princess of the dragon race.
There have been ups and downs as well.
She resolutely joined the Dragon Legion, starting as a cadet.
Graduation, enlistment, promotion.
Captain, fleet commander, corps fleet commander, legion commander.
From there, she rose through the ranks to become the deputy commander of a fleet group.
She truly felt like she belonged to the Dragon Legion.
There are no interstellar races here, and no conflicts between races.
We are all comrades-in-arms.
On the battlefield, there are comrades to whom you can entrust your life.
In their free time, they can get together to drink and chat.
Compared to before, when I was with the Dragonkin tribe.
She discovered that this was the life she had always longed for.
She doesn't know when it started, but in her heart, protecting the Xiaolong Empire became a mission she was proud of.
Marshal Leona suddenly knelt on one knee and placed her hand on her chest.
"What's this?" Zhao Chen asked, somewhat surprised.
Within the empire, there is no such kneeling ceremony.
"Perhaps I still had doubts and resentment in my heart at the time."
But now, I'm certain.
Your becoming emperor is the luckiest thing in the universe.
I, Leona, am willing to be loyal to you forever.
"For you, for the Empire!"
Seeing Marshal Leona's excited expression.
Zhao Chen smiled and patted her on the shoulder.
Meanwhile, in the viewing area at a distance.
Since this is an internal awarding ceremony, there will be no live video broadcast except for the official announcement later.
Therefore, those receiving the rank are specially permitted to invite some of their relatives and friends to attend the ceremony.
Leona naturally invited her sister Blanche.
And my good friends from my time at the Goddess Academy.
Midorie.
As for Zhao Ruyue, there's no need to invite her.
Because she was already present at the ceremony.
Blanche looked at her sister and smiled with relief.
She might think her sister was too idealistic, but at least this outcome wasn't a bad thing.
His older sister, as a princess of the Dragonkin tribe, was able to become a five-star marshal of the Dragon Empire and now leads one of the empire's six legion fleets.
That alone is enough to demonstrate her status.
This also serves as the foundation of the Dragonkin tribe, ensuring their status within the Warhammer Starfleet Federation Kingdoms.
Meanwhile, Midor cast an envious glance at Leona, but also showed her admiration.
They graduated from the same year from the Goddess Academy.
Previously, they had all served as deputy commanders of various fleet groups.
Although she did not become the supreme commander of the newly established Imperial Fleet this time, she was not disappointed, because she knew that this was something Leona had earned through her own strength.
She was genuinely happy for her sister.
Next.
Zhao Chen walked up to another officer who was being awarded a rank today.
Looking at the familiar face before me.
Zhao Ruyue.
The siblings exchanged a glance, and smiles appeared on their faces.
"I hereby confer upon Zhao Ruyue the rank of Imperial Marshal! She shall serve as the Supreme Commander of the Sixth Fleet Group of the Xiaolong Empire."
After Zhao Chen finished speaking, he pinned the badge of a five-star marshal and the fleet emblem of the Sixth Legion Fleet on his elder sister.
"elder sister!
"Sister!" Zhao Wan'er shouted excitedly from afar.
He was happy for his eldest sister, completely disregarding his own status as the supreme commander of the elite fleet and the Imperial Marshal.
"congratulations.
We have all seen your hard work during this time.
You deserve this honor.
"I'm proud of you." Zhao Chen looked at his sister.
Zhao Ruyue looked at her younger brother with gentle eyes filled with familial affection, and said softly, "Now I'm truly standing by your side, aren't I?"
From now on, I can be a sword in your hand, clearing obstacles for you.
My Majesty.
Zhao Ruyue placed her hand on her chest and bowed solemnly.
From then on, the Dragon Empire possessed two newly established Imperial Fleet Groups.
The Empire's fleet size will increase by one million ships!
This has increased the current military strength of the Dragon Empire.
Meanwhile, in future military production plans.
At least three more Imperial fleet groups will be formed in the future.
However, ten imperial fleet groups might not be enough for Zhao Chen.