Chief Ted said he would consider Zhao Chen's proposal.

Zhao Chen selected a suitable planet within the military control zone surrounding the T3 Moon-class stargate in the Lion King system and arranged for the White Tiger clan to live there.

As for the related living facilities, Zhao Chen was very familiar with them.

Moreover, there are a large number of dwarven artisans in the Lion King system who can build supporting living facilities and construct several city districts in just a few days.

There's even less to worry about in terms of food.

First, the meals are nutritious and filling, and then small batches of natural food are provided.

"How is it? Are your people living here fairly well?" Zhao Chen, sitting in the captain's chair, looked down at the planet before him.

More than a month has passed since I brought the White Tiger Clan back.

“My father told me to thank you for your help. The White Tiger Clan and some other revolutionary soldiers are living very well here!”

Charlotte looked at Zhao Chen and said gratefully, "Commander, on behalf of the White Tiger Clan, I thank you for your help! Thank you!"

"Alright, we're comrades who fought side by side, why talk about this?" Zhao Chen patted Charlotte on the shoulder and laughed.

Charlotte listened to Zhao Chen's words and couldn't help but ponder: Was she and the Commander just comrades-in-arms fighting side by side?

Although such praise was high, for some reason, Charlotte felt a sense of dissatisfaction. She seemed unwilling to be just the commander's comrade-in-arms; she wanted... she wanted more.

Charlotte suddenly shook her head.

Charlotte! What are you thinking about?

The Commander has given you so much, helped you take revenge, given you a new life, and now even saved your people and relatives.

Being able to follow the Commander is your blessing, what more could you ask for!

Charlotte bit her lip lightly, secretly watching the man in front of her.

As long as she could stay by the Commander's side for the rest of her life, she would be content.

Although Charlotte thought this way, a seed was still planted deep in her heart.

【System notification: Annual task completed; rewards available for collection】

A voice suddenly rang in Zhao Chen's mind.

Annual tasks completed!

There are still about two weeks left until the end of the year.

It seems his chief engineer, Anne, is quite capable!

Zhao Chen sat in the captain's chair and calmly opened the system interface, looking at the most conspicuous prompt box.

【Annual Tasks:】

Requirement 1: Possess a legion-level interstellar fleet (3000 interstellar warships), of which 300 must be Tier 3 interstellar warships. (3000/3000) (Completed)

Requirement 2: Possess a T4 combat-type interstellar warship (completed)

Requirement 3: The average lifespan in the Dragon Galaxy must be '7' or higher. (7.0/10)

Requirement 4: Please possess an imperial title of Marquis or higher (Completed)

Requirement 5: Possess 20 T3-level technologies produced by the system (20/20)

Note: Completing four of these tasks signifies completion of the annual mission; completing all five will grant an additional reward of a 'T5 Starship Technology Blueprint'.

You have completed all five tasks and are eligible to claim an additional reward on top of the basic reward.

Zhao Chen felt his heart pounding.

It's coming!

It's finally coming!

I've worked hard for a year, all for this moment.

With Zhao Chen's continuous funding and support, the standard of living in the Xiaolong Galaxy has been rising steadily, with welfare benefits and living conditions improving rapidly, and the life index continuing to climb at an extremely fast pace.

Ultimately, it reached an incredible number.

Regarding the three thousand interstellar warships, Zhao Chen actually found a bug in the system mission.

These are not important right now.

Zhao Chen swallowed hard and clicked to claim the reward.

【Claiming annual mission rewards...】

【Basic Rewards: 1 million system points, 100 mission points, Industrial Manufacturing Acceleration Aura (10 months)】

This reward is very generous!

A full million system points means that Zhao Chen can redeem at least one interstellar warship technology from the T4 item section of the system shop!

The mission points are self-explanatory.

There is also a very important reward.

【Industrial Manufacturing Acceleration Aura: Increases the production speed of interstellar industrial ships produced by the system under the host's command by 30%, reduces the failure rate, and decreases the defect rate...】

There were various further enhancements, which can be summarized in one sentence: a buff aura that lasted for 10 months was given to all of Zhao Chen's interstellar industrial ships.

This could increase the production capacity of Zhao Chen's interstellar industrial ships by at least 30% to 40%!

The original series of production tasks will be able to free up more time.

Getting back to the main point, the most important reward is still that one!

【Bonus Reward: T5 Hades-class Starship Dreadnought】

A new type of ship has appeared!

Starship Dreadnought?

Zhao Chen immediately checked the construction blueprints, but he became confused as he looked at them, because he found that he could not understand the basic performance data of this T5 Hades-class interstellar dreadnought from the blueprints.

It was as if a fog surrounded this interstellar warship.

The only clue we can grasp is...

It is equipped with a super weapon with powerful performance, which can be called an interstellar strategic weapon.

As for just how strong...

Zhao Chen didn't know.

Zhao Chen thoroughly reviewed the relevant manufacturing data. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

However, aside from telling you how to build this interstellar warship, Zhao Chen knew nothing else.

Unlike previous interstellar warships, this one doesn't provide data on the weapons it's equipped with, the thickness of its armor, the amount of energy its star shields have, and so on.

Here, everything is a mystery.

Aside from the name, Zhao Chen had no idea what the thing he was building was.

There is another special feature.

That is, an extra item appeared in Zhao Chen's system repository.

【Pluto Matrix Module】

The explanation is quite simple: after the T5 Hades-class interstellar dreadnought is fully completed, it needs to be installed in a designated location on this interstellar warship, serving as its 'heart'.

This was the first time Zhao Chen had received something ready-made from the system.

Does this mean that Zhao Chen can only build one of these interstellar warships?

Without this Hades Matrix module, Zhao Chen would be unable to build a second T5 Hades.

Zhao Chen frowned. This T5 interstellar warship was too special. If it wasn't built, it would be like a bride with a red veil covering her face; you would have no idea what the bride actually looked like.

However, through Zhao Chen's search, he still found several important data points that also made him 'despair'.