Annie paused for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "What you just said about those planets that originally devoured civilizations in the universe..."

The original Devouring Civilization universe is not yet under our control.

"And these planets..."

"Uh... it's still under our control," Zhao Chen said honestly.

Annie pointed at Zhao Chen: "You...you're trying to fool me again."

These planets aren't even in your possession yet, and you're already offering to give them to me.

Isn't this just empty talk?

Annie glared at Zhao Chen; she wasn't stupid!

No way you can fool Annie! Not a chance! Not even a window of opportunity!

"Cough cough cough, how can this be considered empty talk?"

"I ask you, has the Black Goddess Empress already pledged allegiance to us?"

“Mm.” Annie nodded.

"We have already reached an agreement with the Black Goddess Empress after we have dealt with the Conqueror Civilization Invading Legion fleet."

We will send troops back to the original Devouring Civilization universe to assist the Black Goddess Empress in driving away those minions of the Order.

"Wouldn't those planets then be under our control?"

After hearing Zhao Chen's words, Annie thought about it for a while and felt that there was some truth to them, but something felt wrong, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

She hesitated for a moment.

Just then, Zhao Chen continued, "Think about it, these planets will be yours sooner or later."

Does it make any difference whether you get it sooner or later?

“It seems...that’s how it is.” Annie nodded.

"Then that's settled."

Try some of the specialties I brought back from the Devouring Civilization.

The raw materials for these foods are things we don't have.

All the ingredients are new.

I guarantee you've never tasted anything like it before!

Hearing Zhao Chen mention food.

Anne swallowed hard, looking at the food box: "Then... can we try some first?"

"Try it!"

"Then let's try it."

"Um!"

Annie took out a food she had never seen before from the food box. It was colorful and clearly not an ordinary food.

It's only the size of a palm, like a dessert, and topped with some fruits I've never seen before.

Annie first sniffed it; it had a faint fruity scent.

Then she licked it; it tasted a little sweet, but there seemed to be something else stimulating her taste buds within the sweetness.

After examining it for a while, Annie finally took a bite.

She chewed slowly.

This is completely different from how he used to eat and drink excessively.

Anne is now a gourmet and has her own eating habits.

She would swallow large mouthfuls of some foods she was used to eating.

But she will savor any new or unusual food, especially the first time she's tried it.

In her spare time, she even runs a food-related account.

Therefore, many food manufacturers would even send some of their food to Annie for her to taste.

After all, Annie's identity is that of the chief engineer of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, and there are only a handful of chief engineers of this type in the entire Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

This clearly demonstrates its importance in this regard.

Although she is not a professional food critic, that identity alone is enough to attract many people.

This is why Annie was asked to sample the food.

Annie was naturally happy to oblige; all she had to do was post a few reviews or videos to receive a constant stream of culinary surprises.

Why not?

"It tastes really good."

You can call 8:05.

There was a slight bitterness at the end; I don't know if it was due to a problem with the production or storage.

Or that's just how it is.

If that's the case, then people who like this type of food will probably find it very delicious.

But those who don't like it will probably lose some points.

Out of her 'professional habit', Annie immediately gave her evaluation after finishing the meal.

The secretary standing nearby, witnessing this scene, remembered a note that Lilith's secretary had given her.

It says that for Chief Engineer Anne, there's nothing a good meal can't solve.

If so, then two delicious meals.

Now that we've come to see Annie and Nana.

Zhao Chen then arranged for everyone to have a meal together.

We can also chat about something over dinner.

"How is the research and development of our near-T7 level starship technology progressing?" Zhao Chen asked bluntly.

"At present."

The research continues as always.

It can only be improved little by little.

"Without breakthroughs in raw materials and energy, it will be difficult to achieve significant progress," Nana said helplessly.

Annie, who was eating nearby, said, "The current upgrade is nothing more than upgrading an armor material."

From the initial possible M1 model, it was upgraded to M2 and M3.

To date, they have even developed the M·D·12 model!

My head is about to explode.

Anne's last words carried a hint of resentment.

Adding layers on top of a tall building is a very difficult and risky undertaking.

It is far more difficult than rebuilding a building.

Zhao Chen naturally understood the meaning behind this.

That is the M·D·12 model.

M represents this material.

D represents several major improvements to this material.

This is already the fourth edition.

And the following 12.

This means that the R&D department has made twelve more improvements based on this fourth edition.

It's easy to imagine the immense effort, time, and dedication the R&D department put in behind the scenes.

"That's right."

"Have you asked the Black Goddess Empress if she knows anything about new materials and new energy sources?" Nana suddenly thought of something.

Zhao Chen was taken aback.

He... seems to have really forgotten about this.

Previously, the urgent matter to deal with was the oath duel, but after the oath duel ended...

The Black Goddess Empress rushed back to the original Devouring Civilization universe to sort out the mess there.

Zhao Chen, on the other hand, needs to return to the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire to deal with the mess there.

In such a rush, some oversights were naturally made in this regard.

"I forgot about that."

"I'll have someone inquire about it later." Zhao Chen admitted his oversight.

While preparing to send someone to devour civilized universes, I'll also inquire about this.

Although I know the chances are slim, it is still an opportunity.

What if we can get some clues from Black Goddess Empress Black Lorraine?

"Using existing near-T7 technology, build new interstellar warships."

Although we have developed several starship designs.

But to be honest, they're not good value for money.

Our current two types of ships in service, the near-T7 Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought and the near-T7 Golden Angel-class light interstellar cruiser, are sufficient to meet the vast majority of our needs.

Therefore, I believe these models are completely not worth building.

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