"What about the Stellar Fortresses? I remember the Empire's first batch of Stellar Fortresses was nearly finished, wasn't it?" she asked. The scene before them shifted, revealing several star systems.
All five Stellar Fortresses were being built in Isolated Star Domains. Back then, the Empire was nowhere near as powerful as it was now, and the surging Tide of Darkness could wipe out the entire Milky Way Galaxy at any moment. To preserve the seeds of civilization in the most desperate hour, Dragon Soul had gritted its teeth and launched an ambitious Stellar Fortress construction program.
According to the original plans, these super fortresses, which surpassed even Dyson Sphere projects, would take at least a century or two to complete. Fortunately, Atomic Printing Technology had emerged, raising the production efficiency of Forge Worlds by dozens, even hundreds of times and accelerating the construction schedule.
That was how they had managed, in such a short time, to complete a massive project that would otherwise have taken decades or even centuries.
"Another two or three years should do it," Wei Peng said. "Now that the Empire's productivity has increased, it's time to put similar super fortresses on the agenda.
"I recommend planning another batch of Stellar Fortresses across the Milky Way Galaxy. The Empire has no plans to build Stellar Titans yet, but we need defensive fortresses capable of standing against such superweapons!"
In the past, such a proposal would undoubtedly have drawn objections from Conilia and the Administrative Council she represented. The reason was simple: the Empire's strength was growing rapidly, and pouring vast resources into the seemingly bottomless Stellar Fortress construction program would inevitably slow its development.
"Agreed." Under everyone's gaze, she furrowed her brow and sighed.
This Deep Space Battlefield had affected the Empire's elite directly. They had thought