When Xiao Ran heard the reminder in his head, he stood up from his desk with a start, picked up the coat hanging on the hanger and walked out of the study room. The young female secretary outside the door saw Xiao Ran walking out with great interest, and she quickly stood up and followed Xiao Ran.
"Ask Catherine to put down what he is doing and go to the universe immediately. Inform Moses and Billy to take people on the ship and set off for the universe immediately. Ask the Defense Force headquarters whether the battleships and defense facilities I asked them to arrange are ready to be completed."
"Yes." The secretary nodded respectfully. While following Xiao Ran, he took out his phone and contacted Catherine, Billy and the Defense Force headquarters. After notifying Catherine, Billy and the Defense Force, and after getting the reply, Xiao Ran had already walked out of the Presidential Palace and sat in the car that was waiting outside. It was not until the secretary sat in the passenger seat that he turned to Xiao Ran and said.
"Great President, I have informed Chief Assistant Officer Glass and two bodyguards, Billy and Moses, that they will soon leave for the universe to join the defense. Unity Army replied that everything Great President needs has been prepared, including fifteen battleships and The corresponding fighter configuration, several automatic defense artillery pieces, and several Point Defense System generators will be installed by LAI personnel. In addition, the construction of the portal defense will be started immediately, and the New MACROSS-class Battleship ordered by the New Unified Army headquarters is also under discussion."
Xiao Ran nodded, and then said after a ponder, "In addition to obtaining New MACROSS-class Battleship from the earth, the fleet must also start to form its own construction team for New MACROSS-class Battleship and other warships from now on. In terms of personnel, let the government and LAI co-host it, and at the same time recruit enough personnel and immigrants from both inside and outside. The areas that are lacking in technology can be obtained from the newly established alliance. This matter will be notified as a top priority."
"Currently, there are approximately 12 million people in the fleet. The first step is to recruit at least one million immigrants to fill various industries in the fleet to expand the development of the fleet. Especially LAI's factory is a top priority. As for what kind of personnel are needed, the government and LAI will discuss it together. But remember, what I want is talent, not waste. No matter what kind of talent it is, anyone with a certain skill can become an immigrant. Do you understand."
The young and beautiful female secretary nodded seriously, and wrote down everything Xiao Ran said, preparing to compile a detailed document on the matter at the appropriate time and distribute it. Originally, these tasks were supposed to be done by Catherine. As the chief assistant officer, it originally included a series of tasks such as secretary, deputy, etc. of Great President.
But after Xiao Ran became the president, Catherine, the chief assistant officer, had the same status as the vice president. Although there was no vice president in the fleet, to a certain extent, Catherine also obtained some of the rights belonging to Xiao Ran. Of course, this was also arranged by Xiao Ran, including with other Catherine is busy enough with the ship group's contact, the hosting of the trade alliance, the control of the entire ship group's affairs, etc., so Xiao Ran will have an extra close secretary next to him to handle some necessary things for Xiao Ran. The personnel are also recommended by Catherine, and Xiao Ran will only use them anyway.
At present, even though LAI's Technical Strength is extremely high, it still seems to have insufficient foundation compared to several established forces on Earth's Unity Army. It simply does not have the strength to independently build New MACROSS-class Battleship under the current scale of the fleet. Of course, it is not that LAI cannot build it, but it will take a very long time and there are many problems.
Especially under the premise that Xiao Ran cannot damage the planet's environment, LAI cannot develop resources on this planet, so it can only send mining teams to other places in the universe to develop resources. The number of personnel is a very big problem. The current 12 million people in the fleet represent In a complete society, all kinds of industries are already complete and balanced. It is impossible to spare hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of them to work for the mining team and warship construction workers. Therefore, to solve the problem of manufacturing New MACROSS-class Battleship by yourself, the first thing is to allow more personnel to immigrate to the fleet.
It is extremely important for Xiao Ran that the ship group can obtain the ability to build by itself. This is related to the development speed of the Burning Legion in Prometheus. However, as for immigrating people here from the environment where there are so many people in Federation, it is temporarily undesirable no matter how you look at it. At least, you have to wait until Xiao Ran completely controls the situation there before thinking about it.
At present, if Xiao Ran wants to get a New Macross Class, no matter whether it is a new one or an old one, it must be obtained from the Unity Army on the earth. Although there was some unhappiness with Earth Unified due to the problems of habitable stars and bugs, this unhappiness has been resolved by Cruze has been erased since he took the stage with General George who has become New Unified Great President. Others don't know, but Xiao Ran knows exactly what kind of fear George Great President has towards Cruze.
Not only George Great President, but also many people on the earth have had a lot of interactions with Cruze, and they are deeply aggrieved that Cruze single-handedly pushed George to the position of Great President. Yes, from a certain perspective, George Great President can be regarded as 25th Fleet's front and supporter in the New Unified Army, so it is not too difficult for Xiao Ran to get New Macross Class.
After Xiao Ran arrived in the universe, he saw through the bridge that the two steel giant arms of the portal that had been completely constructed and full of a huge mechanical sense were already in an unfolded state, and through an energy that could not be seen with the naked eye, The quantity activation method created a huge portal in the universe. As long as the supplies, personnel and fifteen battleships to Original Federation are ready, you can go to the world of Original Federation through this portal at any time.
While waiting for the fleet to gather, Xiao Ran also sat quietly on the bridge of his ship and meditated carefully. He finally understood now that those large legions earned huge sums of money In addition to normal consumption of Merit Points, such as purchasing supplies at Prometheus, purchasing needed airframes and warships, weapons and ammunition, more Merit Points is consumed in other places.
Time, more staying time in the camp territory, Xiao Ran once tried to purchase the consumption of staying time. A single person needs to consume 300 combat points for staying time every day. This is still a preferential price for legion members. If you switch to honorary members, that is, guests, the price will be higher.
Although each day is not expensive, ten days is 3,000, a hundred days is 30,000, and if it is a year, it is more than 100,000 Merit Points. This is just for one person. If it is replaced by a team of ten people, the consumption will be more than 1 million. What can ten people do in this vast and vast world? You must know that there will be no Merit Points rewards for defeating any enemy in this world. Only by completing tasks can you get Merit Points rewards.
But even a task that only rewards 10,000 Merit Points for a single person cannot be completed casually in a day or two. If you are lucky, you can complete it within ten days. If you are unlucky, it will take several days just to travel. In addition, you can complete the task in nearly twenty days before and after the risk of executing the task. In fact, you can't make much money.
In other words, it is possible to make back the capital within a year in this world, but it requires a lot of energy.
And for a legion, it is absolutely impossible to only allow as few as ten people to stay in Faction Territory for development. The number will be at least five times more. Even if they only stay for one year, the consumption of Merit Points will be almost five million, and it is an inevitable consumption in each world cycle. But the key is that a legion may earn 10 million Merit Points in one mission cycle, and invest one Half of Merit Points is spent on purchasing Retention Time, and the remaining part is used as other consumption for the legion. This approach will inevitably cause the legion to bear huge economic pressure, and more importantly, even if some Merit Points can be recovered by doing tasks in Retention Time, it is impossible for a large legion to earn a net income as high as ten million Merit Points per mission cycle.
No wonder Luo once inadvertently said that he needed to choose a buyer when he was selling battleships. But fortunately, even if he paid these Merit Points to buy Retention Time, it was completely It's worth it. After all, each world has its own special output that can be brought back to Prometheus for sale. Although Prometheus will charge a part of the price as a conversion fee, it is still worth doing.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran also shook his head helplessly. Now he also feels that the pressure on Merit Points is increasing, and he has reached the point where he must buy Retention Time to face the two worlds. It's time for simultaneous development. Otherwise, Faction Territory has only passed two months in one mission cycle. To build a New Macross Class, it will take several Mission Worlds.
Now it is not only necessary to stay for New MACROSS-class Battleship, but also for the integration of Original Federation and the connection between the two worlds. It takes a lot of time to arrange and arrange, but more importantly, Sheryl does not know when it will come back, so the stranded consumption of purchasing Merit Points this time is inevitable.
Moreover, the purchase is not just for Xiao Ran, but the entire team of thirteen people must stay. He, Cruze, and Luo must stay, and El-Elf and Zechs will also be useful if they stay with Original Federation. Moses and Billy, Mwu, Saki Maski, Bobby, Basak, Naluo and the others can't just leave Prometheus. Although it may only be a moment for them, if there is such a thing as differentiated treatment, it will not be conducive to the development of the team. If they want to stay, everyone should stay together, and if they don't, it is most appropriate for everyone not to stay.
Moreover, letting them all stay will also allow Basak to practice Master Asia style more, and Mwu, Bobby and others can also train themselves, so There are also many benefits left behind. Besides, the more trusted people can join in to integrate the current chaos of Original Federation, the more assured Xiao Ran will be, and the faster it will be able to fully master it.