It was already the end of July when Zhao Chen returned to Xiaolong Galaxy.
This time, it took nearly a month to go back and forth to the Reef Star Territory and deal with matters in the Reef Star Territory.
"When the star gates of the two galaxies are built in the future, it will be much easier to travel between them." Zhao Chen stood on the bridge of T3 Blizzard, drinking the drink prepared by Secretary Lilith and looking at the vast galaxy outside.
"There is a notice from Chief Engineer Anne that the construction of the T3 Huiyue-level star gate in the Xiaolong Galaxy has been completed. Please go over and inspect it." Secretary Lilith reported this matter from the side.
"Then we have to go take a look, but I guess that little girl is going to ask me about the bonus again." Zhao Chen thought of that little dwarf, her work attitude was really different from her usual state.
Think about it, a group of orc craftsmen and dwarf craftsmen stood in front of Annie and respectfully called Chief Engineer.
Why does the picture feel a little funny for no reason?
The T3 Blizzard-class light interstellar battlecruiser began to sail towards the location where the stargate was built.
A few minutes later, Zhao Chen could vaguely see the huge star gate. It had not been activated yet, giving people a lifeless feeling.
But despite this, it still gives people a majestic and artistic feeling.
The shape of this T3 Huiyue-class star gate is like two 'crescents' reflecting each other. The shape material of the 'crescents' is a crystal clear high-strength ore, which gives people an artistic beauty.
"Report, Chief Engineer Anne took the shuttle and applied to board the ship." The bridge crew reported.
"Let her come in." Zhao Chen smiled.
He could almost already think of the next plot.
"Lilith, can you believe it? Wait a minute, that girl will complain to me after walking into the bridge, and then look pitiful like she has lost half her life." Zhao Chen looked at Lilith with a smile.
Lilith smiled and said nothing.
Soon, the bridge door opened automatically, and Anne walked in with two dark circles under her eyes, her eyes were blank, her arms were hanging down weakly, like a walking zombie.
"Commander... officer... sir..." Annie said hello to Zhao Chen without even raising her eyelids, and then walked straight to the captain's chair.
This time, her upper body fell directly on the captain's chair, and her legs hung weakly on the ground.
Zhao Chen didn't even look at Anne, who was lying on the captain's chair. Instead, he pointed to the star gate in the distance with Lilith and chatted with her about some of the main technological issues of the star gate.
"The earliest stargates were T2-level stargates, because the T2-level star warships at that time still used level four warp engines.
Navigating within the galaxy is no problem. Short-distance travel across galaxies, such as warp sailing from our Xiaolong Galaxy to the Arctic Fox Galaxy next door, takes almost four or five days, which is not bad.
But if you need to sail across multiple galaxies.
At that time, there was no definition of the scope of the star field.
Otherwise, it would take at least nearly half a year to cross the North Wind Star Territory with T2 star battleships alone.
But what about now? Depending on the star gate, it only takes a day or two.
Therefore, it is the Stargate technology that brings time and space closer.
The subsequent T3 Stargate and T4 Stargate were mainly upgraded to the stability and safety of navigation, as well as the number of fleets that can be delivered, the distance spanned, etc.
Although our T3 star gate does not have as many fleets as the same level star gates, the distance it spans has reached the T4 star gate level..."
Annie was lying on the chair, her little eyes had been opened. She didn't wait for the commander to call her, as if she ignored her existence.
Listening to that nagging voice, it seems like you could talk for hours.
Anne, who had little patience at first, now stood up with a pouted mouth: "Commander...Anne...I'm tired and lying here. Why don't you...take care of Anne?"
"Are you tired? If you're tired, just lie down for a while, and Lilith will get her a blanket." Zhao Chen said without looking back.
Annie walked up to Commander Zhao Chen and looked like she had been greatly wronged: "Commander...Annie...in order to complete the star gate construction plan as soon as possible...I have lost several pounds in the past two months.
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Zhao Chen snapped his fingers, and a small robot appeared and slipped Aniti up.
Before Annie could come back to her senses.
The small robot reported in a mechanical voice: "Weight... 28 kg..."
Zhao Chen squinted at Annie: "I remember Annie's weight only seemed to be 25 kilograms two months ago..."
Being directly exposed on the spot, Anne rolled her eyes and looked like I was very weak, shaking her body: "Maybe... I am... fattened by exhaustion."
Zhao Chen raised his hand with a smile and released a video screen.
That's the picture of the T3 Blizzard hangar and the corridor.
The entire process of Anne getting off the shuttle from the hangar to the bridge was recorded.
Annie jumped out of the shuttle, then trotted all the way, jumping up and down.
There is no sign of any weakness at all.
But when she was about to reach the bridge, Anne immediately stopped, patted her face, and then entered the state the next second, looking like she was half dead.
"I don't think I was very active before. Why am I so tired as soon as I enter my bridge?" Zhao Chen looked at Annie with a half-smile.
Lilith on the side held back her smile and almost shed tears.
Now it's better, Anne's disguise has been exposed, it's like being executed on the spot.
Annie pouted, sat down on the ground, and deliberately rubbed her eyes with her hands: "Why am I working so hard? Isn't it for our respected Commander, our Xiaolong Fleet?
I am like this... I am like this just because I want to apply for more benefits for everyone."
When she said this, Annie's tears flowed down.
"Well, for the sake of our Chief Engineer Anne's selflessness, we can provide benefits." Zhao Chen paused.
Annie immediately raised her head and looked at Zhao Chen eagerly.
"Every technical employee involved in this Stargate construction project, except for our selfless Chief Engineer Anne, will receive half a month's salary as a bonus."
After hearing Zhao Chen's words, Amway was dumbfounded.
That's fine, it won't do any good to leave her alone in the end.
Zhao Chen suddenly walked up to Annie. He stretched out his hand and touched the 'dark circles' under Annie's eyes.
The 'dark circles' were actually partially wiped away by Zhao Chen, and there was still a smell of onions in them.
"It seems that our Chief Engineer Annie is really tired." Zhao Chen looked at Annie with a smile.
Anne was completely ashamed to see anyone now, so she jumped up behind Lilith and buried her face in Lilith's waist.
"Okay, the commander is bluffing you. For the skilled workers in this stargate construction plan, everyone will be given half a month's bonus.
You have it too, this is something the commander has decided a long time ago." Secretary Lilith touched Anne's little head.
In the Xiaolong Fleet's welfare system, in addition to the catering standards and monthly salary, some reward benefits are also added later.
For example, combatants who participated in previous battles in the Lion Galaxy received wartime subsidies.
The technical employees who built the star gate at the back naturally received bonuses for working overtime to complete the star gate.
Annie immediately turned from sadness to joy, looked at Commander Zhao Chen with a smile, pouted and said: "Commander knows how to bully Annie!"