"Let me see... Dawn Star Planet's first battleship-grade space dock completed, located in the H-78 section of the industrial Star Ring... Black Steel Group's first independently developed engineering robot completed testing... Hoth Planet's monthly comprehensive report... Matter Disintegration Cannon testing completed, target-range trials to follow..." Tang Xiao sat behind his desk, watching document titles scroll past before him. He pursed his lips. "Looks like Dawn Star Planet made quite a bit of progress while I was away."
"Under your rule, Governor, everything in the Fourth Civilization has been proceeding in an orderly manner." Standing before Tang Xiao was Francis Underwood, Prime Minister of the Fourth Civilization.
Compared to when he had first been awakened, Francis had not changed much. Although more than a decade had passed and he was now over sixty, with the best care available, he still looked to be in his fifties.
He wore a crisp suit, with the latest Omni-tool optimized into the shape of a wristwatch on his hand, and looked at Tang Xiao with a smile.
Tang Xiao nodded and reviewed each of the documents.
In truth, there was not much in them that required his personal decision. Most were merely reports. Of course, if he wished, these projects could be halted or altered at any time.
As he read through the documents, he said to Francis, "Keep a close eye on Rendili StarDrive so that we can coordinate with them at any time."
"Yes, that has been one of my recent priorities," Francis replied respectfully.
"How are the supplies being transported by the Confederacy of Independent Systems?" Tang Xiao asked.
"The first batch has arrived, but the journey was far from peaceful. The transport fleet encountered Interdictors four times and was ambushed by the Republic fleet. There were some losses, but the escort