Chapter 293: Anne’s Side Job
Zhao Chen listened to Annie's construction plan.
In short, for the first three months, in addition to the four T3 Furnace-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ships being expanded and the T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship being half-completed.
Zhao Chen will also acquire one T4 Hui Guang-class Star Jump Ships, fifty T3 Triceratops-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigates, and five T3 Virgo-class heavy interstellar supply ships.
The reason for being able to build so many T3 Triceratops at once is mainly because this Interstellar Warship has low construction requirements, a short construction period, and low cost.
Moreover, Zhao Chen's Interstellar Warship currently lacks a large number of t3 level Interstellar Frigates, so it was simply decided to build fifty of them at once!
That way, on the Interstellar battlefield, no one will ever be able to threaten the safety of the Aircraft Carrier Starship and the Interstellar Missile Ship within the Xiaolong Fleet!
"For the production of these Interstellar Warship, the T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship will consume 4.5 billion star coins in raw materials over three months, the T4 Hui Guang-class Star Jump Ships costs 5 billion star coins, and the remaining Interstellar Warship have a construction cost of 1 billion star coins.
In total, this quarter will require 9.6 billion star coins in raw materials and supplies." Annie quickly provided the detailed figures for the required raw materials.
It must be said, this is absolutely Zhao Chen's highest-cost construction plan ever, almost ten billion star coins!
"9.6 billion star coins..." Zhao Chen hesitated for a moment. The Xiaolong Fleet's accounts only had 3 billion star coins in funds.
The deficit was a bit large, but it wasn't impossible.
Because Governor Chu still owed him 7 billion star coins for the technical authorization fee for the second batch of T3 Flame Dragon-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers. If he had this fund, it could completely cover the raw materials needed for these three months.
Logically, that final payment should have been delivered.
He'll find an opportunity to urge him later.
"I'll handle the raw material funds. You just need to ensure these construction plans proceed smoothly." Zhao Chen said.
"No problem." Annie said.
"If there are no other issues, let's stop here." Zhao Chen stood up, preparing to resolve the issues with these funds and raw materials.
"Oh..." Annie was about to get up when she suddenly clutched her stomach.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Chen looked at Annie.
Annie, looking like she couldn't get up, touched her round little belly: "It's nothing... maybe I ate too much.
I'll sit here for a bit first, Commander, you go ahead.
I'll be able to walk on my own after I rest."
Zhao Chen looked at Annie suspiciously: "You're not planning to eat another meal, are you?"
Annie pouted: "Look at what you're saying, do I look like a glutton?"
Zhao Chen stared at Annie, his eyes seeming to say, 'Aren't you?'
"Alright, you rest here. If you still want to eat, you can Order some more, or you can take some back for your younger siblings.
It's all on my tab." Zhao Chen finished speaking and walked out of the private room.
Annie was stunned. She muttered guiltily: "The Commander is so good to me... and I'm doing this... isn't that a bit unethical...?"
After three seconds of hesitation, Annie patted her cheek and muttered seriously: "This isn't a big deal, and I... this is being thrifty, isn't it...?"
Saying that, Annie stealthily pulled out a bag from her pocket, cleaned the utensils the Commander had just used on the opposite side, and then very carefully sealed each one into the bag.
Then she opened the communication network on her handheld terminal, which was the internal network platform of the Xiaolong Fleet, allowing Xiaolong crew members to chat and the like, very similar to forums and tieba.
Annie skillfully opened a group, which was labeled 'Commander's Fan Club'.
The avatar for that group was Zhao Chen in military uniform!
After clicking on it, she quickly edited a message and attached a few pictures.
The pictures showed herself and the Commander entering the Starship Mess Hall together, and then the utensils she had just collected.
Annie's Big Bear: Commander's used utensils, first come, first served!
Soon after this message was sent, the product links began to bid.
Annie used an auction model, with the highest bidder winning within three hours.
Looking at the constantly rising numbers, Annie's eyes seemed to see star coins appearing one by one.
"I'm sorry, Commander... For Annie's little piggy bank... I can only sacrifice you a bit... Anyway, you won't lose a piece of meat... Hehehe..."
Annie chuckled as she muttered, and then ordered a few more dishes, all to go.
Soon, Annie walked out of the private room, satisfied, carrying the delicious dishes.
The cleaning robot then slowly came to the private dining table. It collected the sets of tableware, and when it saw the empty tabletop on one side of the table, it paused...
As if it felt something was missing?
...
At this moment, Zhao Chen, unaware that he was being used by Annie as a'side business', returned to the Bridge.
Lilith was doing her work nearby.
"Lilith." Zhao Chen called out.
Lilith immediately put down her work and came to Zhao Chen's side: "Commander, what are your instructions?"
"This is the construction plan for the next quarter that Annie and I discussed. You review it, and then cooperate with Annie to execute it." Zhao Chen handed Lilith the outline of the construction plan formulated by Annie.
Lilith checked it, and when she saw the required raw material funds, she was also startled: "Commander, this requires ninety-six billion star coins, but we only have thirty billion star coins on the books."
"I'll handle this matter. Have someone contact Governor Chu River for me." Zhao Chen said.
Lilith nodded: "Yes."
Lilith arranged for her subordinate to handle the contact, as it spanned several Galaxies, and the other party was a Governor, so contacting him would take some time.
"Lilith, what's the current situation in our Owl Dragon Star System?" Zhao Chen remembered the requirement in the annual mission to improve the quality of life in the Owl Dragon Star System, and he asked Lilith.
Although Jiang Hong is currently responsible for the civilian aspects of the Owl Dragon Star System, Lilith checks the latest data periodically.
Don't look at the current 0.6 level of the Owl Dragon Star System; before this, the number was 0.3!
During this time, Jiang Hong not only restored Order to the Owl Dragon Star System after the nobles migrated but also doubled the standard of living.
Of course, this is inseparable from the Xiaolong Fleet's'slaughtering nobles and dividing land'.
No destruction, no construction; destroy first, then construct.
Under such circumstances, as long as one is good at operating, one can naturally build a tall building from scratch!