The Black God Emperor had anticipated this and did not refuse.

In this way, the last party naturally agreed.

It was agreed that the promised legion fleet must be in place by the time of the sworn duel, at the latest within three months.

Thus, in order to fulfill the oath of duel, the Black God Emperor had already amassed three hundred million interstellar warships in his plan.

This extensive communication effort has now come to an end.

As the Black God Emperor watched the light and shadow on the three chairs dissipate, anyone present would have noticed that on the wall behind the three chairs, there were three murals with completely opposite styles.

The mural is behind the chair to the left of the Black Emperor.

It is a female figure, dressed in clothes that cover her entire body except for her face, holding a flag aloft in her left hand and a prop that looks like a scale in her right hand.

At her feet, a large group of people knelt down.

In the distance of the mural, one can see flags standing upright, but all of these flags are stuck in the chests of individuals, forming a dense forest of human figures.

The atmosphere before and after was completely opposite.

On one side is holiness, on the other is hell.

Because of the vastness of the universe, there are no long-distance space exploration or communication devices, so there is a piece of information that few people know.

Those are the claws of order, which do more than just devour civilizations.

Instead, there were four of them, and they called themselves the Four Divine Envoys Civilization.

And this is the civilization of the Discipline Saintess.

To the right of the Black God Emperor was the owner of the man who had spoken so aggressively earlier.

The mural behind this chair depicts rows of armored soldiers, with interstellar warships, shuttles, and various weapons above their heads.

On one side of the screen, one can see people kneeling on the ground, as if they were sinners awaiting judgment.

This is the Enforcer Civilization, one of the Four Divine Envoy Civilizations.

Finally, on the mural behind the chair opposite the Black God Emperor.

This depiction is very abstract, almost like an abstract work of art.

Because there are no humanoid creatures to be seen here.

They were all distorted individuals, and these distorted individuals seemed to be worshipping some kind of creature.

This is the Soul Apostle Civilization within the Four Divine Envoys Civilization.

If we include the Devouring Civilization, then we have the Four Divine Envoys Civilization.

These four divine messenger civilizations were naturally cultivated by Order to serve as its pawns in controlling those lower-level interstellar civilizations.

Because of the great distance between them, the ideas they gleaned from the order differed to varying degrees.

But his loyalty to order remains unchanged.

The Black God Emperor stepped out of the secret conference room and stood once again under the starry sky. He looked up at the stars.

He seemed to see the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, the Xiaolong Legion fleet, and that man.

He said in a deep voice, "Zhao Chen, I have prepared a great gift for the duel we will have in thirty months."

I want to see if you, who have always been able to create miracles and surprises, can create another miracle here this time.

...

Thirty months have passed in the blink of an eye, and five months have gone by in the blink of an eye.

One-sixth of the time has already passed.

The matter of the sworn duel was not widely disseminated within the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire, perhaps intentionally.

Life continues to develop in an orderly manner among the people.

It can be said that in recent years...

These have been the most peaceful, fastest-growing, and most prosperous years in the universe.

Although the war between the Dragon Star Empire and the X-Dragon Star Empire has never stopped in the past few years.

However, due to the powerful combat capabilities of the JF-17 fleet.

Whether it's defensive operations or intergalactic warfare.

The impact on the local area is not significant.

This means that the vast majority of people do not actually feel the impact of the war directly.

At its worst, it might just mean having a slightly heavier workload and slightly stricter travel restrictions.

Some stargates are unusable, so you have to take a detour or something.

But compared to the devastation and loss of life during wartime, this is already a relatively good situation.

The data from the previous war against the devouring civilization has provided valuable experience for related scientific research projects.

This includes the production blueprints for the second near-T7 interstellar warship of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire!

At this moment, Zhao Chen was on his Dragon Emperor interstellar command ship. Through the porthole of the bridge, he could see an unpainted, patched-up interstellar giant ship slowly sailing out from an industrial base outside.

It's called a giant interstellar ship because it's very large, but compared to the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought that appeared before, it's nothing.

In terms of sheer size, this super-giant warship only ranks among the top five in the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire's interstellar warship series.

Because it is just an interstellar cruiser.

A mass-produced, near-T7 interstellar cruiser; more accurately, it was just an experimental ship.

"Reporting to Your Majesty."

Thanks to the previous success of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought, our development efficiency for this quasi-T7 interstellar cruiser has been greatly accelerated.

The experimental ship is now complete, provided that all subsequent tests pass.

"The first batch of true near-T7 interstellar cruisers will be ready for service in five months at most." Chief Engineer Nana excitedly reported this information to Zhao Chen, a proud expression on her face.

Zhao Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Zhao Chen looked at the construction blueprints in front of him.

This explains why this near-T7 star cruiser was designed so quickly.

Because many of its technologies are very similar to those of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.

For example, its energy system and starship engine are completely copied from the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.

After all, that energy system and starship engine can power a heavy interstellar warship.

That would be more than enough for a star cruiser, and with the relevant upgrades and modifications, it could be directly applied to this star cruiser.

As for interstellar armor, it has enough material to support the armor of a heavy interstellar dreadnought and more than enough to support an interstellar cruiser.

Regarding weaponry, the research on rapid-fire cannons is necessary, but it's not particularly difficult.

The most challenging aspect is undoubtedly the external shape of the interstellar warship, as the primary considerations for an interstellar cruiser are speed and maneuverability.

Therefore, the starship's outline and shape cannot be as arbitrary as that of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.

And after the researchers overcame these difficulties...

Naturally, a new near-T7 level star cruiser can be developed.

Moreover, the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire also possesses a wealth of technological expertise accumulated from various types of interstellar warships.

For example, they have T6-level star cruisers to draw upon for the technology of near-T7 star cruisers.

"Now, Your Majesty, please name this near-T7 interstellar cruiser." Chief Engineer Nana looked at Zhao Chen excitedly, eagerly awaiting the Emperor's name for the interstellar warship she had designed and developed.

Zhao Chen stared at the interstellar cruiser.

He looked at Chief Engineer Nana beside him and said, "If I remember correctly, you were mainly in charge of the design of this interstellar cruiser, right?"

Since you were in charge of designing this interstellar warship, it's only natural that you should be the one to name it.

"Huh? This...is this not quite appropriate?" Chief Engineer Nana looked at Emperor Xiaolong with some surprise.

Zhao Chen smiled and said, "It's alright, this is your right."

Imagine, you design and build an interstellar warship that can roam the interstellar battlefield under your name.

"Then...then..." Chief Engineer Nana looked thoughtful.

"If you haven't thought it through yet, you can go back and think it over before making a decision," Zhao Chen said.

At that moment, Chief Engineer Nana blurted out: "Golden Angel-class light interstellar cruiser!"

"Golden Archangel?"

"How did you come up with such a name?" Zhao Chen asked with interest.

Chief Engineer Nana explained, "Because it's similar to the Golden Scarab, it inherits the prefix 'Golden'."

Considering the characteristics of light star cruisers, I think they are very similar to the Angels.

I hope they can travel freely in the universe like angels.

So I came up with this name for it.

Zhao Chen nodded and said, "Then let's use this name, Golden Holy Angel."

Chief Engineer Nana nodded happily.

Looking at a number on the data panel, Zhao Chen said with some surprise, "I saw here that the cost of a single Golden Saint Angel-class light interstellar cruiser is only one hundred trillion star coins?"

This construction cost... seems a bit too low.

It's important to know that the earliest batches of our T6 Thunder Lord-class heavy interstellar destroyers cost one hundred trillion star coins each, and even now they cost around sixty to seventy trillion star coins.

Your near-T7 level light star cruiser only costs a mere one hundred trillion star credits.

The most striking feature of this Golden Angel is its cost per ship.

That's one way to put it.

This light interstellar cruiser is not particularly outstanding in other aspects. At most, it can only be considered an interstellar cruiser that adopts near-T7 level technology, and it is just average in all aspects.

However, the cost of one hundred trillion star coins makes this interstellar cruiser somewhat unusual.

When Chief Engineer Nana heard Xiaolong Emperor mention this, she immediately explained: "Actually, when I was designing and manufacturing a near-T7 level interstellar cruiser, I took into account the current situation of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire."

We have been fighting the Devouring Civilization for less than thirty months.

This means that what we need is not a powerful quasi-T7 star cruiser, but a quasi-T7 star cruiser that can be produced in a certain number in a short period of time.

This means that the cost of building this interstellar cruiser will be very low, and the construction time will be very short.

Therefore, we considered this point from the very beginning of the design process.

The materials used should also be as inexpensive as possible.

The most crucial reason for this is the golden scarab beetle.

Because before this, in the production of a near-T7 Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought, there was actually a certain rate of substandard production for each component.

These substandard parts will then be recycled and remanufactured.

However, these substandard parts can, to some extent, meet the construction requirements of the Golden Angel.

Therefore, we can directly use some parts and materials that cannot be used on the quasi-T7 Gold Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts on the production of the quasi-T7 Gold Angel-class light interstellar cruisers.

In this way, both construction time and construction costs are greatly reduced.

Therefore, we deduce that only one hundred trillion star coins are needed to build a near-T7 Gold Saint Angel-class light interstellar cruiser!

Zhao Chen looked at the data.

Each ship costs one hundred trillion star coins. Using the T6 Steel Star City currently owned by the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, it would only take less than ten months to produce such a Gold Saint Angel-class light interstellar cruiser.

"Such a short construction time is simply amazing!"

In terms of our current production capacity...

Within thirty months, relying on our industrial strength, we hope to build and put into service at least a hundred of these near-T7 Gold Saint Angel-class light interstellar cruisers in a short period of time.

Even if our production capacity expands further in the future.

"There's hope of increasing that number to over a thousand!" Zhao Chen's tone became excited at this moment.

To understand what thousands of near-T7 level interstellar warships mean!

This power alone could easily annihilate any low-level civilization in the universe.

If Zhao Chen had possessed such a near-T7 interstellar cruiser fleet during the second battle against the Devouring Civilization, the final outcome could have been significantly improved.

After all, such a star cruiser is like a light cavalry force on the interstellar battlefield, appearing and disappearing without a trace. It not only has extremely fast maneuverability, but also a speed that is not inferior to most T6-class star warships.

Chief Engineer Nana nodded excitedly.

Compared to her exceptionally talented older sister Annie, Chief Engineer Nana has a better overall perspective, so she is now in charge of the direction of industrial production.

Furthermore, the Nana General Labor Union keeps up with current events.

Chief Engineer Anne doesn't pay attention to most things outside of work, unless it's something extremely urgent.

Chief Engineer Nana is aware of almost every major event concerning the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, and this was even more evident after discovering Chief Engineer Nana's strategic vision in this regard.

Lilith's secretary specially arranged for someone to send a copy of some event intelligence data to Chief Engineer Nana every day.

"It seems that the Imperial Starship construction plan for the next thirty months needs to be updated again," Zhao Chen joked.

Earlier, the thirty-month starship construction plan, spearheaded by the secretariat and the military, was finalized, and the interstellar warship is about to officially roll off the production line and enter service.

That means the plan needs to be updated.

For the Secretariat and the military, this was undoubtedly a bittersweet experience.

Chief Engineer Nana added a comment from the side, pouring cold water on the idea: "Although the construction cost of this quasi-T7 Gold Saint Angel-class light interstellar cruiser is very low."

However, the cost of a single ship is one hundred trillion Star Dollars, which adds up to a considerable construction cost.

Given the current financial situation of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, we should increase the construction plan for this near-T7 Gold Saint Angel-class light interstellar cruiser.

It's either about increasing existing revenue or reducing other expenses.

Zhao Chen nodded.

He also learned quite a bit about this from Lilith's secretary.

It's not just that during the period of devouring civilizations, there will be a large-scale military expansion.

The same Dragon Star Empire also entered such a phase.

The military budget is gradually increasing every month.

However, compared to the unbridled improvement of devouring civilizations, the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire would never do something so short-sighted as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Regarding people's livelihood, Zhao Chen drew a red line, a line that must not be crossed under any circumstances.

Once that line is crossed, it will inevitably lead to a decline in the prestige of the Xiaolong imperial power, which will be detrimental to the stability of the Xiaolong interstellar empire.

Therefore, Zhao Chen would not allow such a thing to happen unless it was a last-ditch emergency.

In that case, only the 'open source' option remains.

"This is not something you technical staff need to worry about."

"I, the Secretariat, and the Commerce Department will handle these matters." Zhao Chen said with a smile to Chief Engineer Nana.

Chief Engineer Nana nodded; she naturally trusted His Majesty the Emperor unconditionally.

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After completing the sea trial ceremony and naming of the test ship for the new T7 interstellar cruiser, Zhao Chen ended his work here.

He contacted Lilith's secretary directly.

He informed Lilith, his secretary, of everything that was going on on his end.

Lilith is currently a secretary, a position that doesn't seem very important.

In fact, Lilith's status and power in the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire, to some extent, even surpassed Charlotte's.

Lilith is now essentially the prime minister or chancellor of a country.

She has much more to do.

She also has more responsibilities on her shoulders.

Therefore, Charlotte often feels inferior to Lilith when they face each other.

Aside from relieving the worries of the Dragon Star Empire and the Dragon Emperor in war, everything else had to be left to Lilith.

Even when she was fighting on the front lines, it was Lilith who ensured logistical support; otherwise, she might not have been able to fight a decent battle.

This is Lilith's current status.

"A near-T7 Gold Saint Angel-class light interstellar cruiser... Each ship costs only one hundred trillion star coins, and the construction time is also short."

This is indeed the most suitable top-tier interstellar warship for our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire at present.

If we can build it, then we will definitely build it on a large scale in the future.

If possible, at least six hundred ships should be built.

The number of six hundred ships will not affect our original construction plan.

That means we'll need to spend an extra 60,000 trillion star coins. Secretary Lilith frowned slightly.

This is no small amount of money; it can't be scraped together simply by piecing things together.

“It seems we need to move up the plan we set out before.” Zhao Chen looked at Lilith, the secretary, opposite him.

Secretary Lilith thought for a moment and said, "There's no problem with being ahead of time."

I have already arranged all the preparatory procedures for that matter.

All the people who needed to be contacted have been contacted, and all the necessary arrangements have been made.

This matter was originally scheduled to take place three months later.

But given the current situation, we can consider moving this matter forward.

Since that's your idea, I will instruct the Secretariat and the Ministry of Commerce to expedite this process.

However, due to the importance of this matter, your intervention is necessary.

Zhao Chen nodded and said with a smile, "I have no problem with that. If we're talking about who's the most relaxed person in our empire right now..."

That's probably me.

Looking at the expression on Zhao Chen's face, Lilith said, "It's just a pity that your vacation is coming to an end."

I imagine the three children will be very reluctant to part with you.

During this time, the three children have been very happy with your company.

When I contacted them, they often talked about things related to you.

The three children were mentioned.

Zhao Chen's gaze paused.

For the past few months, he has spent most of his time in the Dragon Star Empire.

Aside from occasions requiring his presence, such as attending the rollout and sea trial ceremony of the prototype T7 Gold Saint Angel-class light star cruiser, he is basically always with his children.

This was a rare opportunity for Zhao Chen to spend such a long and relaxed time with his child since the child's birth.

Zhao Chen smiled and said, "The children are older now, and they are all very sensible."

Anne had previously discovered their talents, and I had specially arranged some teachers for them during this time.

We hadn't originally planned for them to be exposed to this kind of thing so early, but since it was the children's own choice...

As parents, we naturally want to provide them with the best possible conditions.

Lilith nodded. She was aware that her three children had each displayed their talents, although only one of them was her biological child.

But like Charlotte, she had long considered the three children as her own.

As a mother, it is naturally a very happy thing to see her child show talent and achieve something.

“After all, their father is the Dragon Emperor, their future is destined to be very bright!” Lilith said with unwavering conviction.

At this moment, Zhao Chen said with a gentle gaze, "To be honest, compared to them, they are the same as me."

I would much rather see them spend their lives in a peaceful and carefree environment.

To others, we may seem superior, enjoying many things that others don't know about.

But they don't know that while enjoying these things, we are also enduring things that others are unaware of.

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