Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women

"Who is this?" The newcomer asked, looking at the man between Hanaya Ranran and Hanaya Nini.

He was in charge of foreign trade, so he was naturally good at interpersonal communication.

From the way the other person is standing, you can tell that this man is no ordinary person.

It's something that could make the two leaders of the currently powerful Bailan Interstellar Trade Group willingly play second fiddle.

That alone is enough to show this point.

Before Hua Ya Lanlan could introduce herself, Zhao Chen spoke first: "Zhao Chen of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire."

"Zhao Chen, so you are Mr. Zhao."

"Zhao Chen... This name sounds so similar to that of Emperor Xiaolong of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire..." At first, this person did not recognize Zhao Chen's identity.

But when he heard the name 'Zhao Chen', it sounded familiar.

With the rise in prestige of the Dragon Empire, information about the Dragon Emperor has naturally become widely collected and disseminated.

Putting everything else aside, the name 'Zhao Chen' alone is something that anyone with even a little knowledge of the outside world has at least heard of.

This person observed the positions of the two individuals from the Bailan Interstellar Trading Group and their respect for the man in the middle.

He then discovered the subtlety of it.

Everyone knows that the rise of the Bailan Interstellar Trade Group was backed by the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

After all, the Bailan Interstellar Trade Group has acted as an agent for the sale of many Xiaolong series interstellar warships, and now also owns a number of Xiaolong series interstellar transport ships.

Who would believe that the two are unrelated?

Although the Bailan Interstellar Trade Group is a force supported by the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, in terms of status and position, the two individuals in the Bailan Interstellar Trade Group are not people that can be easily ordered around by anyone in the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

Moreover, as far as he knew, due to certain unique characteristics, most of the high-ranking officials in the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire were women.

And now a man has appeared here.

The most likely answer is now before us.

"You are..." The man looked at Zhao Chen in surprise, not daring to say the answer he had guessed.

Instead, she looked questioningly at Hanaya Lanlan and Hanaya Nini on either side.

When Hua Ya Lanlan heard Zhao Chen directly say her name, she had already guessed Zhao Chen's plan.

This is not something to be concealed at all; the concealment on the road is to avoid attracting attention.

Now that we've arrived at our destination and met with the other party, there's no need to conceal our identities in order to increase efficiency.

Hua Ya Lanlan then spoke up, saying, "This is His Majesty the Emperor of the Dragon King."

The grain order from our Bailan Interstellar Trading Group is actually a minor matter.

The main issue is that Emperor Xiaolong has a major cooperation matter to discuss with the Free Federation of Blazing Holy Hammer.

Due to well-known circumstances, it is impossible to quickly contact the high-ranking officials of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation through normal channels.

So, to save time, we came uninvited.

Please forgive any shortcomings.

Immediately afterwards, Hua Ya Lanlan introduced the identity of the person in front of Zhao Chen.

"This is the deputy city lord of Black Sand City."

Strictly speaking, he is the second-in-command of the Black Sand Capital Starfield, a force under the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation.

Black Sand City is mainly managed by the three brothers.

"This man in front of me is Sha Xiong, the second of the three Black Sand Brothers," Hana Ranran introduced.

The second brother, Sha Xiong, confirmed that the man in front of him was the Emperor of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, and his expression changed several times.

Although I had guessed before, it was still hard to believe that this Emperor of the Dragon was actually standing right in front of me.

After all, this Emperor Xiaolong's status and position are completely different now.

It has a vague but growing momentum to become the strongest overlord in the known universe, aside from the one that devours civilizations.

Even the Holy Elf Empire has been showing signs of slowing down in recent years.

"It turns out that it was His Majesty the Emperor of the Dragon King himself who came."

"I am so sorry for not greeting you properly." The second brother, Sha Xiong, bowed repeatedly and apologized.

Although the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation is currently in competition with the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire in the cosmic market, both sides are avoiding contact in all aspects.

But since they've already appeared in front of you, anyone with a brain knows that you should give them face at this point, and everything else can be discussed later.

Moreover, the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire is currently the most powerful force in the world.

It possesses mass-produced, near-T7 level interstellar warships.

I just taught a lesson to the civilization devourer.

To be honest, they were also wary of such a powerful being.

Therefore, in the space trade market, they only dare to compete with the Dragon Star Empire using normal market methods, and dare not use underhanded tactics.

Otherwise, the current space trade market would probably be a scene of bloodshed.

It won't be as peaceful and ordinary as it is now.

All of this is because they are wary of the military strength of the Dragon Star Empire.

Of course, this does not mean that they will submit to the Dragon Star Empire and give up all their interests.

In that case, how could their Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation survive? Strictly speaking, they rely heavily on inter-universe trade.

This is their lifeline.

Moreover, if the Dragon Empire were to directly use force against them for its own benefit, it would be an unwarranted and baseless attack.

The Dragonflight Interstellar Empire might be able to take down the Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation, but their reputation will plummet.

Other interstellar civilizations and universes will no longer dare to have any dealings with the Dragon Empire, for who knows if they will be the next ones to be dealt with.

Combined with the fact that the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire supports the Bailan Interstellar Trade Group, they can basically conclude that the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire is not a warlike interstellar civilization.

"Um... I wonder what brings Emperor Xiaolong to Black Sand City in person?" the second brother, Sha Xiong, asked cautiously.

"Let's talk about cooperation," Zhao Chen replied simply.

"I don't know... what kind of cooperation it is?" the second brother, Suna, said aloud, but thought to himself.

As expected, they have caught the eye of the Dragon Star Empire, but it seems they are prepared to use a softer approach rather than forcefully seize their assets.

If that's the case, then they still have the opportunity to refuse.

"I have two cooperation proposals here."

"I don't know if you can make the decision." Zhao Chen sized up the second brother, Sha Xiong, in front of him.

At this moment, the eldest brother, Suna, puffed out his chest and said, "Although I am the second oldest among the three brothers of Kurosa, I am mainly responsible for foreign trade."

If it concerns matters related to foreign trade, Your Majesty may speak freely with me.

Or perhaps you need to change the setting?

Since they are still talking in the corridor, it is clearly not a place to discuss important matters.

Zhao Chen waved his hand dismissively and said nonchalantly, "Where we talk is not important."

Since you have the authority to make the decision.

Let me start with a brief explanation.

The first thing I want to talk to you about is the Cosmic Trade Alliance, which is an inter-cosmic trade platform that I want to build.

Simply put, this platform, along with the necessary technologies such as cosmic stargates and interstellar transport ships, is built under the leadership of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

This would allow all interstellar civilizations and universes to have a fair, just, and open trading environment, regardless of the reason, enabling them to freely engage in inter-universe trade and thus earn profits.

These are the forces that have already signed a letter of intent regarding this agreement.

This includes the White Orchid Interstellar Trade Group and the Holy Elf Empire.

The heavy industrial strength of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation is evident to all, so I hope you can join us.

The details are explained in this document; you can take it back and take a look.

What I want to add is that this cooperation is beneficial to you.

Through this platform, you can more efficiently sell your starships and other products, and also more efficiently acquire the resources you need.

After hearing the brief and quick introduction from Emperor Xiaolong, I understood.

The second brother, Sunao, did not show much change in expression.

This explanation is very easy to understand; he has basically grasped the nature of this intercosmic trade alliance.

To be honest, from the perspective of intergalactic trade, this is a good thing.

If this were spearheaded by the Holy Elf Empire, or by some other interstellar civilization, he might immediately agree.

But it is precisely the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, and their relationship is very complicated, with many conflicts of interest.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that joining this intergalactic trade alliance might have some drawbacks for them.

Seeing that the other party did not reply immediately, Zhao Chen did not ask any further questions.

Instead, he continued talking to himself.

"The second thing is actually based on the premise that the first thing can be achieved through cooperation."

"But I can talk to you guys first." Zhao Chen looked at the second brother, Sha Xiong, opposite him.

Minister Li Yaqi and Hua Yalan, who were standing nearby, knew that the Dragon Emperor was about to unleash the trump card they had brought this time.

"Please speak," said the second brother, Sha Xiong, waiting for Emperor Xiaolong to continue.

Since the second collaboration can only be discussed before the first collaboration is finalized.

That's mostly the benefit that's offered up.

However, for the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation to put aside all barriers and cooperate openly with the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire, it is necessary to...

This simple sugar-coated bullet is far from enough.

Zhao Chen went straight to the point and said, "I think you should have heard of the Eden-class starship, a type of interstellar warship."

We are prepared to grant the Free Federation of the Burning Hammer all sales rights for this series of interstellar warships.

We can even license the production technology for Eden-class starships below T5 level to you, allowing you to handle the production yourself.

These few words instantly froze the expression on the face of the second brother, Suna.

It took him a long time to come to his senses, and he looked at the man opposite him with an incredulous expression.

"You...you...you're willing to grant us all the sales rights for Eden-class starships?"

"Among them...including the T5 Diamond Eden-class starship and...and...and the T6 Purple Gold Eden-class starship?" The second brother, Sha Xiong, looked very eager.

Although the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire has opened up sales rights for many interstellar transport ships and interstellar mining ships.

However, the sales rights for Eden-class starships have always been tightly controlled.

The number of orders released in recent years is very small.

This has led to the high prices of Eden-class starships on the market.

If you can secure an Eden-class starship order, the price could potentially increase by more than five times after it changes hands several times.

For example, there was once a T3 Silver Eden-class starship, the Xiaolong Star Empire, which had an official price of 12 billion Star Coins. At a famous auction, it was sold for a high price of 7.9 million Star Coins.

This also sets a new record for the highest price ever paid for this T3 Silver Eden-class starship!

After all, most interstellar civilizations in the universe face a shortage of natural crops and food.

Due to the large population and the increasing lifespan of various interstellar races, the demand for natural crops is growing.

Therefore, the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire firmly controlled this Eden-class starship, only occasionally releasing a few batches.

The rest were all supplied to the empire itself or to the Eden Food Trade Group.

The Eden Food Trade Group is primarily responsible for interstellar trade, selling food to foreign entities.

Now, the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire has actually promised to grant the Burning Hammer Free Federation the right to sell this series of interstellar warships, which is undoubtedly a huge temptation for the Burning Hammer Free Federation.

This has now piqued the interest of the second son, Suna.

It's important to know that it's not just about buying access; you can even obtain production technology.

This...this...it's like a dream.

"Then there are some detailed collaborative projects."

I want to establish several joint ventures with you.

We, the Dragon Star Empire, will provide the technology; you will be responsible for production.

They are mainly responsible for two aspects: one is supplying low- to mid-range components to our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, and the other is exporting interstellar warships.

We have advanced technology, and you have readily available heavy industrial production capacity.

We can definitely cooperate.

The Cosmic Trade Alliance, based on this foundation, presents a perfect opportunity.” Zhao Chen said, smiling at the other party, “I wonder if you are interested in the cooperation I’ve proposed?”

The second brother, Sha Xiong, swallowed hard. He looked at Emperor Xiaolong with respect, and dared not show any disrespect to the Emperor Xiaolong before him.

He answered cautiously, "This matter is very important, I...I cannot make the decision."

I'll contact my older brother right away.

Since we didn't expect you to come back, we'll make some changes to our schedule and won't discuss things here.

You and your fleet will now proceed directly into the Black Sand City main system; my men will take you there to rest.

Ten hours... no! Within five hours, I will bring my older brother to see you.

Here is a preliminary answer for you.

"Is this...is this alright for you?"

Zhao Chen nodded in satisfaction: "I can accept it."

The second brother, Sha Xiong, immediately turned around and walked to his adjutant. He whispered to his adjutant, "These are our distinguished guests. Please treat them well."

They must meet any of my needs unconditionally; they must do what they can, and even what they cannot do, they must do for me.

Especially the safety of the adult in the middle.

This must be guaranteed.

If anything happens to that person...

Not only you, but your family and the entire clan behind you will be implicated.

Did you understand?

"I...I understand."

"Then...who is this gentleman?" the adjutant asked cautiously.

His superiors were a little far away when they were negotiating with those guests, so they didn't hear their conversation.

It's also possible that someone deliberately interfered, preventing them from hearing the conversation.

They simply sensed the change in their parents' emotions.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask!" The second brother, Sha Xiong, glared at him.

“Yes...then...then I...will take them to the Black Gold Hall,” the adjutant said.

Before he could finish speaking, the second brother, Sha Xiong, cast a murderous glare at him.

"I said, the highest level of treatment."

Don't take him to the Black Gold Hall, just take him to Jingshan Courtyard.

Furthermore, I ordered that all areas around Jingshan Courtyard be cleared out, and that no one, except for myself, my eldest brother, and my third brother, be allowed to approach without my order.

Anyone who disobeys can be imprisoned immediately.

"Did you understand?" The second brother, Sha Xiong, glared at his adjutant, even though he had made himself perfectly clear.

If his adjutant still doesn't understand, then his term in office is essentially over.

"Understood, understood," the adjutant nodded repeatedly.

The adjutant wasn't stupid either; he could tell from the superior's instructions and attitude that the mysterious guest opposite him was definitely no ordinary person.

This Jingshan Courtyard is no ordinary place.

That was the private courtyard of the three adults of Black Sand City, a scenic spot that had been built at great expense.

Even when the leaders of the other three capital forces came, they didn't have the chance to visit Jingshan Courtyard.

Because that's not considered a reception area.

Now, Lord Sha Xiong has actually allowed these people to enter Jingshan Courtyard directly, which is enough to show that these people are special.

"Then I'll leave this place to you."

"Don't cause any trouble for me." After saying this, the second brother, Sha Xiong, returned to Zhao Chen with his adjutant.

The second son, Suna, said humbly, "Your Majesty, this is my trusted adjutant."

He will then be in charge of your schedule; just let him know if you need anything.

I'll be leaving for a little while and will be back in five hours.

"Okay." Zhao Chen nodded.

The second brother, Sha Xiong, repeatedly said goodbye, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. When he actually left, his steps were quick, as if he was afraid of delaying even a little bit.

The adjutant dutifully led the way for Zhao Chen and the others.

This Jingshan Courtyard is not located on this satellite star system.

The adjutant led Zhao Chen and his fleet directly into the Black Sand City main star system, arriving at a relatively calm airspace.

There is a space city here, somewhat similar to Chang'an and Luoyang in the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

It floats alone in space, but it is not as exquisite as Chang'an or Luoyang, and it is also much smaller in size.

This is the real Black Sand City.

With the adjutant leading the way, the journey was very smooth, with almost no obstacles encountered.

All the starships in the fleet received VIP treatment.

After ascending the Black Sand City, Zhao Chen soon saw the so-called Jingshan Courtyard.

It was in a cabin within Black Sand City, an artificial courtyard with an artificial sun and vegetation. An uninformed person might mistake it for a habitable planet.

It's somewhat similar to the interior of an Eden-class starship, but not as detailed.

For example, the fragrance in the air is obviously artificial, unlike the natural fragrance that you smell on the Eden-class starship.

A banquet has already been prepared in the courtyard.

"The master instructed that you and your people can use any facilities in this courtyard."

"If you are not satisfied with any of the food prepared, please let me know and I will replace it for you." The adjutant had been diligently serving him the whole time, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

"It's okay, it's fine as it is."

You can go down now.

We'll spend some time alone in the yard.

"Let us know when your family members return," Zhao Chen said, waving his hand.

Seeing this, the adjutant breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he wasn't by the guest's side, it was the guest's own request, which would reduce the chance of him making a mistake.

Judging from my parents' attitude towards these guests, if I really neglect these distinguished guests, or if I make any mistakes in receiving them...

Adults really know how to handle themselves.

So avoiding it would be the best thing.

"Then I'll wait in the courtyard."

From now on, there will be no outsiders in the courtyard. If you need anything, just press this button.” After giving these instructions, the adjutant led everyone out of the courtyard.

Only Zhao Chen and his group remained in the courtyard.

Leopard Woman and the others stood silently around the courtyard, responsible for the safety of Zhao Chen and his group.

Zhao Chen, Li Yaqi, and the others sat on chairs in the middle of the courtyard.

"It seems our approach to getting in touch has been quite effective," Zhao Chen said with a light laugh.

Hua Ya Nini clapped her hands and said, "How could this be bad?"

This is the right to sell an Eden-class starship.

Although it is only an auxiliary interstellar warship, it is the best-selling interstellar warship among the known civilizations in the universe.

Moreover, the Free Federation of the Blazing Holy Hammer needs precisely these kinds of interstellar warships capable of producing food.

They cannot produce the higher-level T5 Diamond Eden-class and T6 Purple Gold Eden-class starships themselves.

They can produce Eden-class starships of T4 level and below entirely on their own.

With their own heavy industrial production capacity, they can completely alleviate their food demand problem in a short period of time.

You can also purchase T5 Diamond Eden-class starships and T6 Purple Gold Eden-class starships from the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

In this way, the problem of food shortage will be completely solved!

Minister Li Yaqi nodded: "That's right, this is the most suitable stepping stone for us."

Whether they were from Black Sand City or the leaders of the other three capital city forces, they had absolutely no reason to refuse.

Now, all we need to do is wait for the final good news.

Zhao Chen smiled slightly.

This is the advantage of having technology at your fingertips; it makes everything easier to handle.