CHAPTER 1550: CHAPTER 46: TILAN WHO WAITS PATIENTLY_2

In the front, Starfield Governor Yages sat side by side with a songstress in a blue silk and black dress, welcoming the representatives.

This songstress in the blue silk and black dress was Tilan, who had styled her hair elegantly today, with a ribbon-tied bow at the back of her head, tassels that occasionally brushed against dangling Star Moon Silver Plates, reflecting a fine halo of light with pleasant sounds.

The voluminous layers of her skirt diluted the girl’s delicate, youthful aura, making her appear much more poised and mature. The black velvet gloves covering her hands further enhanced this impression.

"First, let’s report on the current progress of the Starship base project," initiated Starfield Governor Yages. He was the successor of the former governor Temachi, and inherited Temachi’s consistent policy direction.

"Yes." Following this, each representative stood up in turn to report on the situation.

The construction of new warships is a massive undertaking, involving everything from the extraction and refining of main materials to the production of various small parts and components. It encompasses thousands of different companies and enterprises. Unlike regular commercial production that waits for the market to self-regulate, the war’s power hub must ensure that every process can operate in a highly volatile environment.

Take, for example, the fire control targeting system on a warship; first, its production materials must be ensured to be safe and stable. If, during the war, there is trade disruption and necessary materials cannot be bought, having a complete subsequent industry chain would mean nothing. This requires the producer to ideally directly control the material extraction point, ensuring ample supply even in wartime.

Secondly, the origin and channels of the components in the fire control system must be stable and reliable. For instance, if the optical components come from a manufacturer in a distant Star Domain, what happens if the route gets cut off and supplies cannot get through? In this case, consideration should be given to relocating the factory and raw materials to the same Star Domain Planet.

Then, the High Rank AI within the fire control system needs to check which company provides it, whether there are any backdoors, and how efficiently it can be adjusted in wartime, particularly when the remote network is cut off, to ensure effective start-up, shutdown, and debugging.

The warship production process is like a cobweb, with the final product in the middle, and all the involved materials and accessories extending like fine threads of the web in all directions. A break in any thread would have a significant impact on the overall production.

Every single thread is crucial and cannot break. These security and stability requirements are entirely different from those in peacetime commercial production and require a more powerful force background to manage and arrange.

Under the plan of Tilan and the High Rank committee within the Jade Dragon, there are now three new warship production core areas in the Southern Star Region. They strive to accommodate upstream manufacturers of this industry, having or reserving ample raw materials to ensure continuous supply of war machines even in wartime.

The Jade Skirt is one of these areas, and also the most crucial production core area, where numerous Southern Star Region’s giant enterprises are invited to establish branches. They produce starship technology and products here, while various mineral raw materials are continually transported to this planet for production and reserve storage.

The presence of these enterprises has brought a massive number of jobs to Jade Skirt, and the consumption of many high-salary individuals has also driven the development of the tertiary industry of the entire planet, resulting in the rapid economic growth of Jade Skirt year after year.

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"Currently, the entire Starship project has been preliminarily completed, and it is ready to start operating," a technical bureaucrat made the final summary report.

Upon hearing this, Governor Yages nodded satisfactorily, then looked toward the girl beside him, seeking her thoughts. Although he held a high position, the person next to him was not someone he could lightly dismiss.

For this outcome, Tilan was not too surprised; in fact, this massive project was spearheaded by her.

"...What I’m more concerned about is the progress of the new warship’s R&D?" She turned her attention to a corner of the hall, where several representatives from the research institute stood.

"You probably launched the R&D plan at the same time as the researchers in the Central Star Domain, yet their speed has surpassed yours by several years now." Although her voice was gentle, these words caused discomfort among the researchers, who were sweating nervously.

This was not an ordinary plan or task, nor was it like a regular commercial contract where losses can be compensated financially. Involved in the power struggle within the Federation, the stakes were enormous, and any mishap could lead to catastrophic consequences they couldn’t imagine.

"Uh..." a technical official wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied.

"We are also putting full effort into developing new warships; as for why we’re slower than the Central Star Domain, it might be because the Star Son Alliance has provided them with a considerable amount of stored hidden technology."

There’s no denying it; the Star Son Alliance is known for producing engineering talent, and those who follow the ’Cloud of Tracing’ philosophy are often genius minds who are disconnected from the mundane world. Their involvement has allowed the Central Star Domain to make rapid advancements in the technological field, making the chase for the Southern Star Region increasingly challenging.

Tilan had anticipated such a reason and wasn’t looking to blame them; she simply nudged them a little, not expecting that a mere sentence would frighten them.

"How much do you know about the Children of the Stars’ technology?" Tilan switched to another question.

"I’m fairly familiar with that," a suave man wearing glasses stepped forward, holding a silver-white record board by his side.