Sudden Crisis
Duchy of Dawn capital, Dawn Star Planet, Duchy Palace office.
"I've said it many times already. No! Delay the commissioning schedule for the new warships and devote all production capacity to Whale-class passenger ships and Raloz-class Heavy Constructors. We must compress the Rendili Planet relocation plan into five years!" Tang Xiao said, rubbing his temples as he faced the people standing before him.
"But the Rendili Planet relocation plan is a thirty-year plan! And our fleet cannot wait thirty years!" Sector Governor Sethvenna, Army General Ling Liang, stood before Tang Xiao, her delicate brows raised sharply as an imposing aura radiated from her.
Though she also held the post of Army General, as Sector Governor, she actually commanded the massive land and naval forces of the Sith Vena star sector, including the Xuanwu Titan warship.
Moreover, Eriadu remained the Duchy of Dawn's foremost strategic stronghold and could not be lost. It was therefore perfectly normal for Ling Liang, despite being an Army General, to concern herself with naval affairs.
"I don't want to repeat those old platitudes, General Ling," Tang Xiao said coldly. "You should know the current state of our Duchy of Dawn."
"It is precisely because I know the Duchy of Dawn's current state that I find your policy of completely halting the commissioning of new warships incomprehensible!" Ling Liang said loudly.
"The Hell Angel-class and Calamity-class are already enough to hold up our naval front," Tang Xiao replied. "Putting new warships into production means we must adjust our existing production lines, which will instead reduce our output for a time. And to be frank, for a long time after the Rendili Planet relocation plan is completed, we will use the existing Rendili star dock to commission large numbers of Victory II-class Star Destroyers. This is