At that thought, Yu Lian glanced at his companion again and suddenly remembered that he had connections too. He couldn't help asking, "Do you know Admiral Ferragu?"
"The Ferragu family's Gracious Dining Room started selling upscale boxed meals ten years ago. Our Brooklyn Shipyards has an office in Big Apple City, and the senior management order their work lunches from there."
A five-star restaurant where the average meal cost at least a month's wages for a working-class family had started selling boxed meals. All you could say was that a restaurant that had been open for over two hundred years was pretty practical.
"We're lucky the Sea God Fleet is cooperating with you."
"Vaughn has been overseeing construction on the remaining three Main Gods during this time, so he's gotten to know some of the shipyard staff. Of course, we also have General Kagal Design Bureau and General Belmont to thank for their tremendous support," Rozes said.
Even Yu Lian took three seconds to realize that General Belmont must be that... that brother of Krell's. For some reason, adding "General" to that guy's title just didn't seem right.
"Maybe they just want us to finish the work here and get out of town as soon as possible?" Yu Lian flashed a malicious grin.
"Far Shore Star is already seeing combat, after all. The situation is still under control overall, but getting our Main Gods back home sooner might help calm the cat people and bird people down," Rozes explained solemnly. "Yes, this is probably another way the Alliance is doing its best to contribute to peace in the universe."
Yu Lian couldn't help laughing. "So they're actually pretty thoughtful, huh?"
"Purely from a military standpoint, there's nothing wrong with it. Deterrence only works because the conflict in the Far Shore