"But I heard that the dwarves are actually very reluctant to join other interstellar forces, and they prefer a natural life.
I don’t want to force your people to work for me.” Zhao Chen looked like I was very confused.
Anne immediately said: "There are indeed many dwarves who don't want to be restrained, but most dwarves have one characteristic!
That’s because they like drinking very much! Especially the adult dwarves!
You know, food is very precious in the current cosmic environment, let alone wine, which is a luxury far beyond fruit.
Commander, as long as you can meet their drinking needs once or twice a month, you can definitely make them work for you wholeheartedly!"
After saying that, Annie still looked like I was very smart.
"Then Annie, do you drink too?" Zhao Chen looked at Annie.
It’s hard to imagine what such a little loli looks like when she drinks.
Annie swallowed, then put her hands on her pants pockets and turned the pockets outward.
"No Money."
Then Anne looked in the direction of the dining table, swallowed her saliva, and said in a low voice: "And that wine is too expensive! Just now... I was too embarrassed to ask you to treat me, Commander.
After all, Commander, you also have your own share of the meal, so it’s hard to treat an ordinary craftsman like me to a bottle of wine, right~"
While speaking, Anne still looked aggrieved, and then let out a long sigh.
Lilith on the side was suppressing a smile. She could see Annie's lowered head, and she was constantly glancing at Zhao Chen next to her from the corner of her eyes.
How could Zhao Chen not know what this little girl is thinking?
"What kind of wine do we serve now?" Zhao Chen asked Lilith.
Lilith quickly replied: "Currently, we only provide beer, rice wine, wine, bayberry wine and a small amount of fruit wine."
"Actually, the rice wine is pretty good." Annie nodded matter-of-factly.
"Use my meal standards and go get a bottle of rice wine." Zhao Chen placed the order directly.
Soon a bottle of rice wine was delivered to Annie.
When Anne held the rice wine in her hands, Zhao Chen always felt a sense of moral condemnation for breaking the law.
"You weren't willing to tell us which planet you came from before. Why are you now directly preparing to arrange jobs for your people?" Zhao Chen looked at Annie teasingly.
Annie held the rice wine that she regarded as a treasure and said seriously: "To be honest, at the beginning, I was really worried about what was going on with you, Commander.
After these few months of getting along with each other, I can completely trust you, Commander. Commander, your light is simply brighter than that of the stars. Your charm exceeds that of the stars in the sky. Black holes are not worth mentioning in front of your attraction.
…”
"Stop! Stop! No matter how much you say, it will only be this bottle of wine today." Zhao Chen shouted to stop Annie's exaggerated boasting skills.
Anne stuck out her tongue and said seriously this time: "I meant the first sentence I just said. You are indeed a good person and you treat us crew members very well.
Orcs, succubus, and me, a dwarf, you treat them all equally, and you have fulfilled all the promises you made.
So I think it is a wise choice for my people to follow you.
And I also miss my family. I also want them to sleep in a clean and warm bed, have a full stomach every day, and don’t have to face all kinds of dangers just to survive!
So... Commander, I can guarantee their ability and loyalty, please be sure to let them join your Xiaolong fleet!"
After saying that, Annie actually put down the rice wine bottle in her hand and gave Zhao Chen a military salute.
Logically speaking, this is a serious scene, but when a dwarf loli, over one meter tall, with grease stains on the corners of her mouth salutes you, Zhao Chen really cannot be serious.
"Okay, okay, I know what you mean.
Tell me where your people's planet is and how many people it has; I can send a fleet to pick it up." Zhao Chen asked the key question.
Annie raised her hand and opened the star map. It was a huge star map, including the interstellar territory of the Galactic Alliance and some mechanical races.
In addition to these two major sectors, there are still many gray areas.
"The planet I am on is at this location, but I am not sure which galaxy or planet it is. But as long as I go to that place and find a detailed star map from the locals, I can determine where it is."
Anne pointed to a gray area on the cosmic star map.
Secretary Lilith took a closer look, and soon she said to Commander Zhao Chen: "This area is within the Reef Star Territory, which is a star territory located at the junction of the Machine Tribe and the Star Empire.
It is a very barren star field, and at the same time it is easy to attack and difficult to defend.
Therefore, neither the Machine Tribe nor the Star Empire are willing to take over this area and have always been in a state of autonomy.
If we want to go to this reef star field and use the T3 Blizzard-class light interstellar battlecruiser, we are not sure whether there is a stargate in the local system that can be used.
It will take about half a month.”
Half a month for one trip and a month for a round trip, which is not a short time.
"How many clansmen do you have?" Zhao Chen asked further.
Annie counted on her fingers: "There are about two hundred thousand dwarves on the planet we live on.
In addition, there are several tribes in our star field. According to my father, there are about three to five million people in total."
Three to five million people...
Even if there are some old, weak, women and children among them, there are at least two million young and middle-aged people, and if half of them are women, that number is not small.
These are all interstellar craftsmen!
Zhao Chen's eyes gleamed, as if he had seen gold.
Going!
Must go!
At this moment, Zhao Chen has completely forgotten the previous warning from Governor Chu. As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger!
Moreover, Zhao Chen left the Xingyao Empire directly this time, so it was not that dangerous.
"But there is a problem. There are so many dwarves... Although it is not yet certain how many dwarves can be taken away... But even if there are only tens of thousands of people, how to transport them is a big problem." Lilith raised a question at this time.
To transport the dwarves, you need some starships.
After all, the T3 Blizzard-class light interstellar battlecruiser alone can only carry thousands of people, even if it is fully loaded with people.
Facing the population base of hundreds of thousands of dwarves, it is completely insufficient.
"This is a question, let me think about it." Zhao Chen looked at Annie: "I need to prepare for a while. When the time comes, I will take you back to your home planet. You are responsible for convincing your tribe to join us.
During this period of time, Captain Jenny also said that her ability cannot complete the coordination of the interstellar industrial ship, so you will serve as the deputy captain of the two interstellar industrial ships and help them complete the coordination of the construction plan during this period.
and arrangements.”
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Then, Annie blinked and looked at Zhao Chen: "Commander... Is this an increase in workload and a promotion in position? Can the benefits be increased?"
Salary increase?
"This issue... I'll go back and think about it." Zhao Chen squinted his eyes.