Indeed, although these four Main God-class ships had yet to undergo their sea trials, their performance on paper had already greatly satisfied Earth's high-ranking officials. Of course, there were people who had plenty of complaints about the new equipment plan—after all, the ships had new Cloud Giant engines, new Type Twelve deflector shields, and even an utterly incongruous hangar. But compared with the imposing, magnificent warships that had already taken shape, seeming like gods guarding Earth's civilization, all of those were minor issues.
Since that was the case, they should naturally activate the construction plan for the remaining eight ships, in accordance with the military procurement contract.
Under the original contract, four ships would officially begin construction this March, and another four the following year. As for the final two, the Alliance would provide technical guidance and some specialized equipment, while Earth would provide the funding, manpower, and facilities. Construction would begin at the Martian shipyard the year after next.
In short, once these contracts were fulfilled, the Blue Star Commonwealth would have fourteen of the latest Main God-class ships. If they patched up the old Independence-class ships and kept them in service a while longer, they would still cut the figure of the third-largest military power in the galaxy, with nearly thirty dreadnoughts.
However, when preparations began to lay the keels for the latest four ships at the Poseidon Shipyard, the dissenting voices from Earth grew louder.
One congressman put on the air of an expert and proposed, "I've never heard of this so-called 'neutrino pulse technology.' Even if our Commonwealth is going to be a guinea pig for the Alliance, aren't the first four ships enough? Shouldn't we use the more reliable ion pulse engines instead?"
"And what's the deal with this hangar? They've reduced the hangar space