Black Fox Society Headquarters
"Miss Shaw?" The Black Fox Society boss was startled when he heard the name.
"The matter has been handled, and Miss Shaw should not pursue us for responsibility," the small leader said. "However, we probably can't interfere with the succubus matter anymore. Although we still don't know the identity of the man who was with Miss Shaw, Miss Shaw clearly values him highly, directly stating that he is her friend. It's quite clear that her words were a warning to us."
The Black Fox Society boss frowned and thought for a moment: "This is a task Young Master Han assigned us, and we haven't completed it yet…"
"Although Young Master Han is important, he's no match for the Shaw family!" the small leader muttered.
The Black Fox Society boss nodded: "That's true. Forget it, if it's against the Shaw family, our Black Fox Society isn't enough for them to handle. I will relay this matter to Young Master Han. You all should not act rashly during this period, lest you stir up big trouble."
"Yes."
Time flew by, and it was already the end of December.
The large starship workshop, which had seemed spacious, was now a bit crowded. This was because there were now ten starships in it. If these ten starships weren't small in size, they probably wouldn't have fit at all.
Zachary Chase stood in front of the ten starships, and after a quick glance, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Listen to my command. Prepare to activate the test starships!" Zachary issued the order to the Bridges of the ten starships.
The ten starships immediately showed activity. At the same time, beside Zachary, in ten video windows, each captain was systematically proceeding with the starship activation process.
"Report, T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate Ship One, starship engine is starting."
"Report, Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate Ship Two, starship engine started normally."
"Report, Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate Ship Five, starship transmission system is undergoing automatic detection… detection complete… running well…"
"Report, Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate Ship Seven, starship weapon system is undergoing automatic detection… detection complete… running well…"
…
Zachary listened to each of these reported data points. Soon, some starships completed all initial startup procedures.
"Report, Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate Ship Eight, initial startup, full-process detection complete. Starship is all normal!"
"Report…"
"…"
Reports of T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigates completing their self-inspection procedures were compiled one by one. After all ten had reported completion, Zachary's face was beaming with a bright smile, and he slightly clenched his fist: "Beautiful!"
It took nearly a month. Zachary directly produced ten T2 Black Rhinos at once. Because the T2 Black Rhino is relatively small, and combined with the assembly line production process, the efficiency of starship production can be greatly increased. In addition, the cost is low, with a single unit costing only 100,000 star coins. These ten only consumed the 1,000,000 star coins worth of raw materials purchased earlier.
"I didn't expect you to build ten T2 Black Rhinos at once," Charlotte stood beside Zachary, scanning the ten dark Interstellar Frigates in front of her. Each starship was basically identical, except for the numbers 001, 002, 003, etc., on their hull coatings.
Zachary smiled: "After all, they were going to be built sooner or later. Our Alliance fleet only has two starships, and one of them is an Aircraft Carrier Starship. Although it has a Star Shield, it's not an all-round defense. We must be equipped with a certain number of Interstellar Frigates to be considered to have the prototype of an Alliance fleet, right?"
Charlotte looked at this Interstellar Frigate and praised: "It's truly hard to believe that an Interstellar Frigate with such performance data only costs one hundred thousand star coins. And in just one month, ten have been completed! Both efficiency and quality are guaranteed."
"Of course, this is the credit of the T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship! Without it, relying solely on the production capacity of the starship workshop here, only three units could be completed in a month at most," Zachary looked at the side of the only starship workshop—the hardworking T2 Iron Hammer. Thanks to it, Zachary didn't have to personally handcraft the starships this time. He only needed to complete less than 1% of the core technical aspects.
"Let's go out for a test run later. After the test run is complete, we'll purchase another batch of military supplies and daily necessities, and then we'll return to the North Star System," Zachary arranged.
Three months had passed since Wendy Chase returned to the North Starship Military Academy early. As a student, taking three months off was indeed a bit inappropriate. In fact, it didn't matter to Zachary whether he went to school now, but there was one issue that required him to obtain a degree certification from the North Starship Military Academy. That is, the Star Glory Empire has a regulation that any lord must obtain a graduation certification from an Interstellar Military Academy within the Star Glory Empire. There are no requirements for the Interstellar Military Academy; any qualified Interstellar Military Academy will do. So, some prodigal sons might just casually find some third-rate Interstellar Military Academy, muddle through for six years, and then return to formally inherit their titles. Due to his father's early death, Zachary inherited his title early according to Imperial law. However, if he does not obtain certification from an Interstellar Military Academy within a certain period, he may be forcibly stripped of his title.
"I think there's one more thing that needs to be arranged," Charlotte said.
"What?"
"The establishment of our Little Dragon Fleet system," Charlotte said.
Zachary looked at Charlotte.
Charlotte continued: "Before, we only had two starships, so the arrangement of duties was very casual. But now it's different. We have twelve combat starships and one auxiliary starship. We already have the prototype of a small Alliance fleet. To facilitate future management, an Alliance fleet system must be established."
Zachary nodded in agreement: "Since you have an idea, you must have a preliminary plan prepared."
"Starting today, your position will no longer be captain, but fleet commander. You can choose any starship as your flagship, which will be our Alliance fleet's flagship. I suggest the T2 Bee Queen-class Heavy Carrier Starship, because it's safer. I will serve as the captain of the Blizzard Zero, and also as the Alliance fleet's vice commander. Lilith can serve as your flagship secretary and Alliance fleet secretary. Then, on the remaining starships, a captain will be arranged one by one. Before this, we still have about two hundred female soldiers without formal positions. A single T2 Black Rhino only requires twenty female soldiers to operate and pilot, so these two hundred female soldiers can fill this gap perfectly. As for the captain candidates and the Bridge crew for each starship, you will need to arrange them personally," Charlotte stated her arrangements one by one.
As expected of a former fleet commander, she had already thought of all the arrangements for Zachary.
"You should already have a list, right? Show it to me later, and if there are no problems, I'll approve it directly. All these matters are handed over to you. I'm a little tired—I'll go back and rest first." Zachary deliberately stretched, throwing the work to Charlotte.
Charlotte rolled her eyes. This captain… no, he should be called fleet commander now, was becoming more and more fond of being a hands-off boss.
Zachary naturally firmly refused to do anything he didn't have to do himself. With people under him, why bother himself, right?
As for now, Zachary wasn't going to rest. Instead, he was going to check his completed quarterly tasks and claim his rewards!
[Quarterly Mission: Own three starship models (system-produced).
Mission completed, mission reward can be claimed.]