Chapter 2230: The Great Battle is Imminent

This is indeed Phoenix's inner concern. Although he himself doesn't have such thoughts, it doesn't mean that others don't.

"You can just keep your heart in your stomach."

As long as the technology my Dragon Kingdom possesses remains ahead of the general public.

"Then who do you think can shake the position of my Dragon Kingdom?" Zhao Chen asked in return.

Phoenix stared at Zhao Chen in disbelief; he hadn't expected this man to be so confident.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

The technology of the Dragon Kingdom has always seemed inexhaustible. It seems that what limits their technological progress is not research and development time, but production and manufacturing time.

"Relax and work hard with me."

Soon, you will not only become the master of a planet.

It could even become the ruler of a galaxy.

"I'll give you a star system later, and you can name it after Frost Dragon, how about that?" Zhao Chen looked at Fire Phoenix with a grin.

Phoenix's eyes widened.

Name a galaxy after your own kingdom?

Will I become the overlord who rules a galaxy?

Just thinking about it made Phoenix feel his blood boil.

He bowed solemnly to Zhao Chen and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured."

No matter what the future holds, I, Phoenix, will always be your loyal warrior!

Zhao Chen smiled slightly and patted Phoenix on the shoulder.

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Six months have passed in the blink of an eye.

An interstellar industrial zone has been built around Dragon Star, where various types of T1 interstellar warships can be built in large quantities, and even T2 interstellar warships can be built.

"This is the Raptor Interstellar Industrial Zone."

We adopted a modular approach.

Although it is currently limited to T1 and T2, it can be continuously upgraded and expanded.

In our plan, it can be upgraded to the T5 technology level.

"This can greatly reduce the costs required for demolition and upgrades." Annie said, eating a chicken leg and sitting next to Zhao Chen, pointing to the Raptor Interstellar Industrial Zone in the distance.

"Previously it was the T1 stage, and now part of it has completed the T2 stage expansion and upgrade."

If I had another six months to a year, I might be able to build a T3-class interstellar warship.

"How is the construction of our T3 interstellar industrial ship going?" Zhao Chen asked.

If you want to rapidly improve your technological level, interstellar industrial ships are of paramount importance.

"Then, will we be able to build T3 interstellar warships then?" Fire Lidia was standing next to her.

She is now the commander of a small fleet and is qualified to participate in upper-level discussion meetings.

"The T3 interstellar industrial ship is currently still under construction."

It can be completed within a month.

However, there is hope that our T3 combat-type starship can enter service ahead of schedule.

Our T2 Iron Hammer-class heavy interplanetary industrial ships are now under construction, while T3 interplanetary warships are being built.

The main types of ships being built are the T3 Wolverine-class heavy interstellar armored destroyer and the T3 Flame Dragon-class medium interstellar destroyer.

These two interstellar warships have low construction requirements and short construction cycles.

"The first batch should hopefully have five ships each rolling off the production line," Anne muttered.

Five ships each rolled off the production line.

That means there's hope that ten T3 starships could be put into service at once!

Huo Lidia swallowed hard; she had previously thought her T2 Snow Mastiff-class heavy interstellar battleship was delicious.

But now that she knows there are T3-class interstellar warships going into service, her heart is starting to stir again.

It's worth noting that the T2 Snow Mastiff-class heavy interstellar battleship had never actually seen combat in her hands.

Of course, you can't blame her.

The only thing to blame is that the Dragon Kingdom's interstellar warships are being upgraded and replaced too quickly!

"How many starships do we have now?" Zhao Chen asked Marshal Chu Xuan.

"A total of five hundred starships."

One hundred T2 starships and five hundred T1 starships.

"A total of six hundred starships," Marshal Chu Xuan said.

Six hundred ships.

Zhao Chen did the math and realized that the quantity was still a bit too small.

But there's no other way; during this period, we have to balance technological upgrades with the production of interstellar warships.

If both ends are taken care of, the output will naturally be much lower.

However, if we focus solely on producing interstellar warships, the speed at which starship technology advances will be greatly affected.

Now we can only hope that the Dax Empire's fleet will arrive later.

The brief meeting concluded.

Marshal Chu Xuan walked down the corridor. She raised her hand, and on her wrist was a handheld terminal developed by the Xiaolong Kingdom.

She looked at some photos on her handheld device.

The girl in the photo appears to be in preschool.

She reached out and touched the little girl's portrait.

Lately, I've been in the sky most of the time.

There's no time to look after the children on the ground.

But every day, the subordinate responsible for taking care of the child would send him a message.

In a few days, she can ask for leave and go down to see the children.

It seems there are also parent-teacher meetings that can be attended.

However, as the child grew older, she began to ask about her father.

The child's father...

Marshal Chu Xuan's face showed a complicated expression.

I'll stop thinking about that now.

Once you've arranged the next training tasks, you can relax.

Thinking about this made Chu Xuan feel much better.

beep beep beep

Sudden!

The handheld terminal was flashing a red light.

Chu Xuan's expression changed, and before even boarding the starship, she immediately turned and left.

Back in the conference room.

Chu Xuan then saw Zhao Chen, who was already sitting in the main seat.

"The enemy is here?" Firedia asked excitedly.

Zhao Chen nodded and looked at his secretary, Barbara, beside him.

Barbara's secretary stepped forward and pulled up the latest information: "Latest information."

Our outposts at the galactic border have spotted a fleet that is about to arrive in our galaxy.

The size is still uncertain!

"Continue to observe, and immediately inform all senior executives of Xiaolong if any other clues emerge!" Zhao Chen said.

"yes!"

"Chu Xuan".

"exist."

"The combat mission is now under your full responsibility."

We should try to keep the battlefield away from our controlled areas so as not to threaten our production and daily life.

If you need anything, please message us immediately.

"We will provide full support from the rear!" Zhao Chen said.

"yes!"

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Frey civilization

Inside the temple, everyone had gathered.

"The latest information we have received."

"The fleet of the Dax Empire is about to land in our star system," Lord Frey said solemnly.

Upon hearing this news, the ministers present all looked tense.

"The number of enemy fleets is still unknown."

But no matter how many come, we must do our utmost to deal with them and destroy all of these invading enemies.

We must immediately assemble our fleet and head to the border.

Other departments unconditionally support this battle.

Anyone who neglects their duty and affects the fighting on the front lines, regardless of the reason, will be executed without mercy!

"yes!"

The ministers in the temple immediately began to make arrangements.

Lord Frey raised his hand and brought up the data of each fleet.

"Owner.

"How many fleets are we sending this time?" a trusted minister asked.

"Currently, we have a fleet of one thousand active interstellar warships."

However, there are no T3-class interstellar warships yet.

This battle.

Leave behind one hundred interstellar warships.

"All the other nine hundred interstellar warships, launch your attack!" said Lord Frey.

The trusted minister hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Your Majesty, what do you think of the outcome of this war?"

Should we change our policy towards the Dragon Kingdom?

"You mean, after the war, we'll immediately settle scores with the Dragonflight Civilization?" Lord Frey asked his subordinate.

"Both of us are trial civilizations, and we are in the same star system. Sooner or later, we will have a war."

Why not take advantage of this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Xiaolong civilization after the war?

"In this way, we can unify our galaxy and thus accelerate our development!" the subordinate said.

Lord Frey thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, given the current situation."

We cannot afford to break ties with the Xiaolong civilization yet.

Once relations are broken, what if the fleet sent by the Dax Empire surpasses ours?

Then we'll have no room for error.

"What you say is true, Master." The subordinate lowered his head and said nothing more.

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Right now.

Although the two fleets set off from different directions, they both had the same goal.

T2 Snow Leopard-class Heavy Starship, First Ship - Bridge

Huo Lidia sat in the captain's chair and gave instructions on the voyage of each starship.

"Why aren't we using the warp interceptor this time?" the adjutant asked, puzzled.

Huo Lidia glanced at her young adjutant.

He was a young man who had just graduated from Starship Academy. He had excellent theoretical grades, but lacked practical experience.

Some of those ideas were too naive.

Do you think someone would fall into the same pit twice?

The Dax Empire fleet will certainly not directly enter the star system via warp drive this time.

It will most likely stop directly in the edge space outside the galaxy.

Then, using a conventional engine, it entered our galaxy.

In this way, it's impossible to say where they came from.

Even if we deploy defenses in advance, can we defend such a vast galactic border?

Since we can't defend against it.

Let's not waste our energy on defense; let's just wait for them to come in first.

Upon hearing this, the adjutant immediately understood.

"I just don't know how many fleets the Dax Empire has sent this time."

Last time it was three hundred ships.

This number will certainly not be that one this time.

Will it be a thousand ships?

"Or will there be more?" the adjutant muttered to himself.

More?

How many starships will the Dax Empire fleet send?

Huo Lidia herself didn't know either.

However, based on the combat capabilities of the Dax Empire's starships as recorded in their first battle, their staff had calculated their chances of victory.

Including their fleet and the Frey civilization's fleet.

If the enemy has a thousand interstellar warships, the chances of winning are around 50%.

If the number increases to 1,500 ships, our chances of winning will drop to around 20%.

However, the most important thing is the number of T3 interstellar warships they will send this time.

Our weakness is that we don't have T3-class interstellar warships.

Therefore, the number of enemy T3 interstellar warships will be the biggest variable in this battle.

After half a day of sailing.

At a post on the edge of the galaxy, an interstellar warship was detected entering radar range.

These messages quickly reached the two fleets.

It's clear how many interstellar warships will be involved in this battle.

The Dax Empire fleet.

A total of 1,500 interstellar warships.

There are also ten T3 starships!

"Fifteen hundred ships? Plus ten T3 interstellar warships." Zhao Chen exclaimed upon hearing this news.

He squinted: "Fifteen hundred ships are within our calculation range."

There were twice as many T3 starships as we expected.

Perhaps the Dax Empire intended to focus on these T3 interstellar warships in this battle.

However, we weren't completely unprepared this time.

"Let that guy from the Dax Empire see for himself how we'll bury those 1,500 interstellar warships he sent."

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Dax Empire Fleet - Flagship

The commander of the Dax Empire stood on the command platform of his flagship's bridge.

Report.

"We've spotted sentry posts around here!" the adjutant reported.

Ignore them.

They knew we were coming, so they knew.

We have brought 1,500 interstellar warships this time, including ten T3 interstellar warships.

"If they hadn't laid an ambush last time, they would have already reclaimed this star system," the commander of the Dax Empire said dismissively.

In his view, this galaxy before them was already their prey.

"The Commander-in-Chief is right."

This time, we will avenge the defeat of our first expedition.

"They destroyed three hundred of our starships, so we'll kill their entire race!" the adjutant said viciously.

"Commander-in-Chief, which direction should we go next?" the officer in charge of navigation asked.

The commander of the Dax Empire was stunned for a moment.

They did not have a star map of this galaxy, nor did they know the locations of the Xiaolong and Frey civilizations.

After a brief silence.

"Never mind, I don't care anymore."

We headed towards the star.

"Those two trial civilizations will know we're here, and they'll definitely come looking for us themselves." The commander of the Dax Empire waved his hand.

They completely disregarded the enemies in these two star systems.

And indeed, it turned out just as he had imagined.

Half a day later.

Two distinctly different fleets appeared ahead of their Dax Empire fleet.

The three fleets are facing off in an airspace.

Looking at the data on paper alone.

The Dax Empire has 1,500 interstellar warships, including ten T3 interstellar warships.

The Frey civilization fleet has nine hundred interstellar warships.

The Xiaolong civilization fleet has six hundred interstellar warships.

The number of T2 and T1 class interstellar warships is not much different, but the biggest difference is in the T3 class interstellar warships.

There wasn't a single T3 starship on one side, but there were ten T3 starships on the other.

"Dax Empire Fleet".

Battle preparations.

Don't waste time, just keep pushing and shoving.

Let's use our T3 starships to show these guys what kind of opponent they're facing.

In this trial of the gods, our Dax Empire civilization is the true victor!