Zhao Chen sent the request for the third time, simultaneously using his Commander authority.

This allowed him to connect the communication directly, without needing the crew member's consent.

Of course, Zhao Chen was still very 'polite', giving a ten-second communication alert tone, the content of which was undoubtedly the notification that a Commander's communication was about to connect.

This time, the video communication was 'connected'.

The upper body image of Chief Engineer Annie appeared on the screen; a sweating Chief Engineer Annie was wearing her work uniform, with the workshop of an Interstellar Industrial Ship behind her.

"Huhu... Commander, what made you think of contacting me at this time?" Chief Engineer Annie looked at Zhao Chen with evasive eyes, her hands held behind her back.

This girl must have done something she feels guilty about.

"Where are you right now?" Zhao Chen asked unhurriedly, while quietly opening Chief Engineer Annie's location tracker.

This was a setting that every important crew member of the Xiao Long Legion had.

"Of course I am working hard at my post! Commander, look, I'm drenched in sweat; it's really exhausting for Annie. But for the Commander's grand ambitions, Annie is willing to be shattered to pieces, to serve faithfully without regret!" Annie put on an act of being very hardworking.

Zhao Chen glanced at the location of Chief Engineer Annie that he had pulled up on the side.

It displayed: T3 Silver Eden Ship No. 5.

Zhao Chen squinted his eyes, smiling as he looked at Chief Engineer Annie on the other side: "Is that so? Then I must take a good look at our Chief Engineer Annie's workstation!"

As he spoke, Zhao Chen used his authority to zoom out the camera on Chief Engineer Annie's side, causing the video scene to expand several times over.

Lilith, who was by his side, could clearly see Chief Engineer Annie's expression shift from initial panic to anxiety, and finally to guilt.

Because at this moment, in the video, Chief Engineer Annie was wearing her work uniform on her upper body, but her lower body was exposed in a swimsuit.

Next to her was a barbecue grill with a few grilled fish on it, and on the other side was a beautiful lake; on the shore, there were picnic mats, lounge chairs, and other leisure and entertainment equipment.

The contrast of this scene made the background of the Interstellar Industrial Ship workshop behind Chief Engineer Annie look abrupt.

Upon closer observation, one could see a small ball in Chief Engineer Annie's hand. It was a holographic projection device.

"Our Chief Engineer Annie's working environment is re~ally~ ni~ce~," Zhao Chen said, smiling at Annie.

Annie, however, was looking at Zhao Chen in terror, swallowing hard.

It's over... it's over...

Annie is doomed...

Is it too late for Annie to pack up and run now?

...

Half an hour later.

"This is the outline of the construction plan for this quarter that Annie just formulated. Lilith, take a look and see if there are any issues." Zhao Chen sent an electronic document to Lilith, who was beside him.

It detailed the construction plans for July, August, and September.

Because of the completion of the T4 Rebirth-class Clone Starship, the production capacity of five T3 Furnace units was freed up. This significantly increased the production capacity for the next three months!

At Zhao Chen's request, they would build significantly more combat Interstellar Warships this quarter.

And after calculations by Chief Engineer Annie, a final construction plan was derived.

In the next three months, they would build and commission: one T4 Hui Guang-class Star Jump Ships, two t3 emperor, five T3 Phantom Assassin, ten T3 Blizzard, and one hundred and fifty T3 Triceratops.

Ten t3 great white whale-class heavy interstellar transport ship, and five T3 Silver Eden.

A total of 183 Interstellar Warships will be produced!

And they are all exclusively T3 Interstellar Warships, with combat-type Interstellar Warships accounting for ninety percent! This will significantly increase the strength of the Xiaolong Legion Fleet!

Of course, such a large-scale construction plan would require a terrifying amount of raw materials.

"This production plan is estimated to consume raw materials worth 7 billion star coins. The remaining funds and raw materials in the Xiao Long Legion's accounts are 4 billion star coins, leaving a gap of about 3 billion." Lilith quickly calculated the figures.

Zhao Chen said directly: "We will draw this shortfall from the savings of the Northern Goose Group. I will contact Li Yaqi directly and have her transfer 5 billion star coins worth of raw material resources to us. We'll use the transport route previously used by Chitong, and it will be perfect to use the t3 great white whale-class heavy interstellar transport ship that will be in service by then."

Zhao Chen currently held a ninety percent share in the Northern Goose Group, so let alone moving ninety percent of the funds. Even if Zhao Chen wanted to move all the funds right now, Li Yaqi probably wouldn't dare say a single word of objection.

Furthermore, with five hundred T2 Iron Hammer now available, although the final payments for the military procurement orders still needed to wait until all Interstellar Warships were delivered, the final payments for orders from other clients were continuously entering Northern Goose's accounts. Therefore, transferring these 5 billion star coins worth of raw materials was not a big deal for Northern Goose.

"Understood." Lilith noted this down.

"Our Chief Engineer Annie is quite impressive after all; this work was completed very well!" Zhao Chen looked admiringly at Chief Engineer Annie beside him.

Chief Engineer Annie looked dejectedly at Zhao Chen, who was lying on a lounge chair: "Then can Annie..."

"I won't hold you accountable for sneaking off for a 'vacation'. But as punishment for not inviting us, you must satisfy our hunger before you can rest. Remember, you are not allowed to sneak a bite until we are full! First, grill ten skewers of kidneys for me." Zhao Chen put on his sunglasses and lay leisurely on the lounge chair.

This girl snuck out to play and didn't even invite them!

Annie's face was long, and she didn't dare to let her hands rest for a moment. At this moment, she was surrounded by barbecue grills, and she had absolutely no opportunity to rest.

Besides Zhao Chen, Charlotte, Zhao Wan'er, and others had all been invited by Zhao Chen under the guise of a team-building event, and they were all playing in the lake in swimsuits. The scenery was excellent.

Charlotte, wearing a white swimsuit, ran up from the lake, hugging a big-headed fish half her height in her arms, and threw it at Annie's feet.

"Annie, help me grill this fish. Put cumin on this one. I'm going back down to catch a few more. What flavor should I make the next one...?" Charlotte muttered to herself while diving back into the water with a splash.

Although she didn't really like the water, there were fish she liked inside!

Annie looked in despair at the 'giant fish' that could almost swallow her in one bite, and she was on the verge of tears.

"Alright, Annie. Let me help you." Sister Niu walked over considerately at this moment and patted Annie's head.

"Sister Niu... I knew you were the best..." Annie dove into Sister Niu's chest, burying her whole head inside. Her stomach also grumbled aggrievedly at this moment.

Who °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° would have thought that for her first time sneaking off on vacation, she would end up becoming a laborer... Wuwuwu.