Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women

At a long conference table, a delegation from the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire, represented by Minister Li Yaqi, and representatives from the Holy Elf Empire were signing various agreements.

On one side of this conference room is a one-way glass wall.

On the other side of the one-way glass, Zhao Chen and the Azure Water Fairy Queen Marytis were sitting there.

This matter was entrusted to the Azure Water Elf Queen Marytis, and naturally Zhao Chen was responsible for coordinating with her. The other Elf Kings did not get involved.

To avoid suspicion, the Flame Elf King Salamander did not stay by Zhao Chen's side this time.

"It seems everything is going smoothly. I wish the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire's grand plan a success." Queen Maritis, the Azure Water Elf, picked up a wine glass that had been prepared beside her and looked at Zhao Chen across from her.

Zhao Chen also picked up his wine glass and said calmly, "Your Holy Elf Empire is only my first stop this time. It's not time to celebrate our success yet."

Queen Maritis, the Azure Water Elf, smiled slightly and said, "We now have letters of intent signed by the Dragon Owl Interstellar Empire, the Holy Elf Empire, the recently rising White Orchid Interstellar Trade Group, and several other interstellar forces."

With these stepping stones in hand, how many people in the known universe could refuse to board this money-making behemoth?

And as the helmsmen of this behemoth, your Dragonflight Interstellar Empire will be the biggest beneficiary.

The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, stared intently at Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Actually, I wasn't planning on doing something so complicated. I just wanted everything to take its natural course."

However, there are two threats: the ability to devour civilization and order.

Your Holy Elf Empire's attitude has always been wavering.

To face future threats, our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire naturally needs to strengthen its own power.

That would require sufficient resources and financial strength.

This is the only way.

Zhao Chen shrugged helplessly.

The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, had been watching Zhao Chen's movements and expressions closely. Seeing Zhao Chen's nonchalant demeanor, it was as if he truly didn't care about such a major event.

This surprised Maritis, the Queen of the Azure Waters.

It's important to understand that this Cosmic Trade Alliance is not just a simple cosmic trade platform.

Its future will be enormous, and the wealth it can generate is beyond imagination.

Through this platform alone, the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire could directly create a second or even a third Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

Where are you planning to go next?

"Do you need my help?" Queen Maritis, the Water Fairy, looked at Zhao Chen.

"I think His Majesty the Azure Water Elf King already knows the answer," Zhao Chen said with a smile.

He had already overheard Queen Maritis of the Azure Waters instructing other interstellar civilizations on their stationed personnel.

Queen Maritis, the Azure Water Elf, smiled slightly and frankly stated, "The Free Federation of the Blazing Holy Hammer."

You made the right choice.

To say that you have convinced our Holy Elf Empire is the first step in your plan.

The Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation is the second step in your plan, which can be considered as if it has already been completed.

Our Holy Elf Empire has prestige, though it may not be as great as before. But as long as the Holy Elf Empire still exists, it still has some strength.

The Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation is the largest interstellar civilization besides the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire, with over 90% of its internal economy based on industry.

Their interstellar warships are found throughout known civilizations in the universe.

Even our Holy Elf Empire sometimes sources spare parts for some of its interstellar warships from them.

They may not claim to have the best quality, but they can certainly deliver on their industrial capacity with guaranteed quality and quantity.

As long as we can persuade them to join the plan.

Then your Holy Elf Empire would essentially possess an industrial civilization base!

If someone wants to sell water and owns a well, why would they worry about others not wanting to do business with them?

Maritis, the Water Fairy Queen, made a very apt analogy.

"I'll do my best." Zhao Chen shook his head helplessly.

The Azure Water Elf Queen, Maritis, looked out the window at the conference room: "While you were negotiating with the Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation..."

Remember to use your trump card.

The interstellar civilization of the Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation has a poor living environment in the universe, resulting in very low food production. Basically, more than 90% of the natural food within the universe is purchased from outside, and more than 50% of the synthetic food is also purchased from other universes.

Even the synthetic food they create in their own universe is known as the worst-tasting food in the known universe, and there are even rumors that eating their synthetic food can shorten one's lifespan.

Therefore, you should know how to persuade them.

The Azure Water Fairy Queen, Maritis, smiled slightly at Zhao Chen and then walked out of the room.

Zhao Chen, on the other hand, swirled the wine glass in his hand.

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With the journey to the Holy Elf Empire coming to an end, Zhao Chen's fleet is preparing to depart for the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation.

However, the journey to the Free Federation of Blazing Holy Hammers was not as smooth as their previous trip to the Holy Elf Empire.

Because Zhao Chen's side does not have a direct connection to the cosmic stargate of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation.

Although the Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation is an interstellar civilization that exports many industrial products, it is somewhat similar to the Stone Kingdom that Zhao Chen had previously encountered.

They are also very xenophobic.

I wonder if it's because people in the industrial field tend to be more rigid in their thinking.

All cosmic stargates connecting to the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation are completely controlled by the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation.

Prior to this, the relationship between the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation and the Wyvern Interstellar Empire was not good.

A major reason for this is the emergence of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, which greatly squeezed their market for selling interstellar warships.

When the Xiaolong series of interstellar warships began to be sold to foreign buyers, it had a huge impact on the Holy Hammer series of interstellar warships and related industrial products.

Although the production volume of the export version of the Xiaolong series interstellar warships is not very large at present, it is obvious to anyone with discerning eyes.

The Holy Hammer starships were completely powerless against the Wraith Dragon starships.

The current Xiaolong series interstellar warships are completely in short supply, and some people are even making a fortune by reselling them. Often, a T3-level Xiaolong series interstellar warship can fetch two or three times its original price after being resold multiple times!

This is what makes the JF-17 series interstellar warships so terrifying.

The Holy Hammer starships could only maintain their original market by relying on their large supply, but due to the impact of the Dragon starships, although the market was still in their hands, the price of Holy Hammer starships dropped.

Some Holy Hammer starships have seen their value plummet by 50% in the past few years!

This is real money.

It is easy to imagine that the Fierce Holy Hammer Free Federation considers the Fierce Dragon Interstellar Empire a formidable opponent.

Some might ask, why is no one paying attention to the Holy Elf Starships?

Aren't the Holy Elf interstellar warships also very strong?

That's because the Holy Elf Empire rarely engages in the sale of interstellar warships to foreign entities; obtaining interstellar warships from the Holy Elf Empire is a rare occurrence.

Therefore, before this, the market was dominated by the Holy Hammer starships.

Now that Zhao Chen has come knocking on our door, it's like 'enemies meeting on a narrow road'.

Fortunately, Hua Ya Lanlan, as the representative of Bai Lan Interstellar Trade Group, had previously cooperated with the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation and had a channel to enter the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation.

After some maneuvering, Zhao Chen's fleet passed through the stargate of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation and arrived in this part of the universe.

When Zhao Chen arrived in this universe, he discovered that the cosmic environment here was quite different from other universes he had seen. To put it simply, the matter in this universe was very turbid.

It gives the feeling of being on a planet, facing an environment similar to smog or a sandstorm.

Even in a star system, it's difficult to see very far by looking through the windows next to the bridge.

In some dire situations, Zhao Chen couldn't even see the starships flanking his fleet from his flagship.

Fortunately, these cosmic weather conditions did not affect the starship radar, and the fleet could still navigate normally using radar navigation.

At this moment, Hua Ya Lanlan explained from the side, "Your Majesty, this is the natural condition of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation Universe."

In this universe, over 90% of the area is under the influence of this cosmic sandstorm. 'Cosmic Sandstorm' is a unique cosmic climate of the Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation, and it is the name given to it by the locals.

Just like the sandstorms on the surface of a planet.

It has existed for a long time.

They can also exist or move in various forms.

Interestingly, some exhibit regular circular or elliptical movement, while others form an irregular cluster of movement.

Under normal circumstances, it's the same as what we're experiencing right now, except for the impact on visibility and some friction on the ship's painted surface.

One issue is that interstellar warships of the Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation often need an additional layer of paint on the outer layer of their starship coating. Otherwise, long-term erosion by the cosmic winds and sand will cause a decrease in the strength of the ship's armor and result in some damage.

But we won't be staying here for very long, so it won't have too much of an impact.

In severe cases, these substances move at high speeds and in large quantities at high density.

That's called a 'cosmic dust storm,' and in that situation, ordinary interstellar warships that enter it face a near-certain death.

Even T5 or T6 level interstellar warships would have difficulty surviving if they were to struggle against cosmic dust storms for an extended period.

They simply survive longer in cosmic dust storms, giving them more time to escape.

So that's what happened.

Zhao Chen heard Bai Yalan's explanation.

Bai Ya Lanlan is a flower fairy merchant and the leader of the Bai Lan Interstellar Trading Group.

Naturally, we will have a greater understanding of various interstellar civilizations and universes.

That's why their relationship was brought up this time.

"This kind of natural disaster in the universe has also brought some bad effects."

For example, if the locals' planet happens to be located in a cosmic sandstorm belt, the planet's surface will be attacked, and the planet's inhabitants must hide in shelters or buildings, otherwise they will die.

The planet's natural environment will be greatly affected.

Therefore, in this universe, more than 90% of habitable planets are only capable of sustaining life, but cannot fully provide food.

This is why the Free Federation of Blazing Holy Hammer is experiencing food shortages, and its main imports are food. "This is why," said Hua Ya Lanlan.

Zhao Chen listened to these words with narrowed eyes.

This information is crucial for his upcoming conversation with the Free Federation of the Blazing Holy Hammer.

Hua Ya Lanlan paused for a moment, then continued, "Cosmic sandstorms have brought these harms to this universe, but they have also brought benefits."

There are so many natural minerals in this universe that they are comparable to the national flag and drum of the Stone King.

At the same time, this environment enabled the local indigenous people to conduct more research in the field of industry.

They also studied cosmic sandstorms, and from this they discovered some industrial characteristics unique to them.

It would be more appropriate for me to explain this when you see it for yourself later.

"Okay." Zhao Chen nodded.

"I have already arranged my next itinerary."

We will be contacting a high-ranking official of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation on behalf of the White Orchid Interstellar Trade Group to discuss a batch of grain orders.

"Because grain orders have always been important to the Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation, they are a good stepping stone for us," said Hua Ya Lanlan.

Zhao Chen then asked, "According to the information, the political structure of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation is a federal system."

They often name themselves something like "City" or "Fortress".

These units formed the Scorching Holy Hammer Free Federation.

Is that so?

Hua Ya Lanlan nodded, opened a cosmic star map of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation, pointed to some coordinates and some flag emblems on it, and said: "The Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation is divided into different regions according to their levels."

They are divided into four categories.

Capital City Star Region, Main City Star Region, County City Star System, Castle Star System.

The Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation comprises four major capital star regions, which are also the four largest powers.

This time, we're going to visit one of them, called Black Sand City.

We are currently in the Castle Star System, a vassal state of the Black Sand City faction.

Although it is described as a free federation.

However, situations still arise where smaller factions attach themselves to larger ones.

Therefore, in summary, the Free Federation of Blazing Holy Hammer is mainly divided into four capital cities.

If you can persuade the powers of these four capital cities in this negotiation, then everything will be accomplished.

Zhao Chen nodded, indicating that he fully understood.

Next, we naturally headed straight to the main topic and went to the capital star system of Black Sand City.

The fleet quickly arrived at the satellite city system of Black Sand City, to put it simply.

Although Black Sand City is called the Capital Star Region, it is actually just the name of one of the star systems.

However, everyone will refer to this star system as Black Sand City.

The Satellite City Galaxy is the galaxy that protects the Black Sand City Galaxy.

To reach the Black Sand City system, one must pass through these satellite city systems.

Here, Zhao Chen also witnessed the benefits that the unique natural environment of this universe brought to the local people, as Hua Ya Lanlan had previously mentioned.

Zhao Chen saw a type of architecture he had never seen before.

This is almost like a deformed windmill, but it's not quite the same as a windmill. It's an inward-curving circle, and you can see huge blades rotating inside.

They actively absorb the surrounding cosmic wind and sand into themselves.

Hua Ya Lanlan, standing beside Zhao Chen, began to explain: "The type of industrial buildings Your Majesty sees are actually the foundation of the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation."

They call it 'Holy Hammer Technology', and what they use now are mostly third generation or higher, while satellite cities like this can use the fourth generation.

If we go further in, we can see the fifth generation.

It is said that long ago, scientists and scholars in this universe discovered in their research on cosmic sandstorms that the material itself is actually a kind of raw material, and that refining it can even yield a kind of energy.

Therefore, they are trying to build technological devices in the universe that can absorb and utilize cosmic sand.

This eliminates the need for data collection.

That was the very first generation.

Later people thought that they could obtain this raw material naturally and also get energy from it.

Wouldn't it be better to just build the relevant technological buildings directly on this basis?

This led to the second generation.

This was also the first time that industrial technology was applied to this, and they integrated the starship factory with it, enabling the rapid construction of interstellar warships.

Its construction efficiency far surpasses that of other interstellar civilizations.

The third and fourth generations were constantly replacing each other in this regard.

This allowed the Free Federation of Blazing Hammers to make rapid progress in this area. In addition, their own fortunate research in interstellar warship technology has enabled them to build the strongest interstellar warships, although they are unable to do so.

However, their advantages in both quantity and quality allowed them to dominate the market for interstellar warships exported across the universe.

Zhao Chen was astonished as he looked at the buildings that resembled mutated windmills.

really.

Every unique environment in the universe gives rise to completely different technologies.

Just like the plant technology of the Holy Elf Empire.

Zhao Chen quickly gleaned some information that would be advantageous to him from it.

"So, in other words, the same interstellar warship would be much more efficient to build in this environment?" Zhao Chen asked, squinting his eyes.

Hua Ya Lanlan nodded heavily: "To be precise, we need to use the 'Holy Hammer Technology' here."

However, Hammer Technology also has a unique characteristic: it cannot build overly sophisticated technological products.

There have been examples of this before.

Another interstellar civilization entrusted the technology of a starship to the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation for manufacturing.

A single interstellar warship that would normally take ten months to complete in their own starship factory in the universe.

Here, it only took less than eight months.

This was when I first took charge; if the construction time increases later, then the construction time can certainly be reduced even further.

There's even hope of reducing construction time by more than 30%!

Reduced by 30%!

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen felt a jolt in his heart.

"However, later some interstellar forces brought some more sophisticated technologies, but the result was that although this place could also be responsible for construction."

However, the defect rate increased significantly.

The Free Federation of Blazing Holy Hammer also attempted to make changes, but perhaps due to the nature of the raw materials and energy they extracted from cosmic sandstorms, they found it difficult to achieve breakthroughs in this area.

The conclusion that followed was...

Here in the Free Federation of Blazing Holy Hammer, they can build low- to mid-range technological products, and the output and production time can be greatly improved.

However, if they cannot build high-end technological products and insist on producing them, the defect rate and failure rate will increase significantly.

It's far better to handle production work in one's own home universe.

After hearing this explanation.

Zhao Chen finally understood.

This may be a double-edged sword.

However, in Zhao Chen's hands, he was extremely lucky.

Zhao Chen had even already planned out future cooperation with the Blazing Holy Hammer Free Federation, not just the Cosmic Trade Alliance.

They also need to establish a higher level of cooperation with each other.

He must take down this Free Federation of the Blazing Holy Hammer.

This is what Zhao Chen was thinking at this moment!

Afterwards, under Hua Ya Lanlan's arrangement, Zhao Chen and his group arrived at a starport in the satellite city.

This starport also comes with its own 'windmill', because this 'windmill' can provide the energy needed, so basically all facilities built in space will have windmills of different sizes.

After docking and entering the port.

Zhao Chen led Li Yaqi and her group, along with Leopard Woman's squad of personal guards, off the flagship.

A group of reception staff can already be seen in the corridor.

These people are humanoid creatures, but perhaps due to the harsh natural environment here, they have no hair, and their skin is covered with a thick layer of keratin, somewhat resembling that of a lizard.

It is estimated that it evolved under natural conditions.

They are similar in height and appearance to humanoid creatures, varying in height, with an average build similar to Zhao Chen and others.

The clothes he wore were rather ordinary, mostly dark-colored and not very exquisite, rather rough.

Huaya Lanlan has also explained this.

This is because the local technology development may have gone astray, or there may be discrepancies in the raw materials.

There is only heavy industry here, no light industry.

As for clothing manufacturing, it is a light industry. Due to the natural environment, locals pay more attention to the durability of clothing than its appearance.

This has shaped their clothing culture.

"Hello, Miss Hanaya Lanlan and Miss Hanaya Nini."

Unexpectedly, the two renowned figures actually came in person. The leader of the group stepped forward. He was somewhat different from ordinary people; his skin was inlaid with gem-like objects, making his complexion appear more vibrant.

This is a cultural style of the locals, a way of showcasing their identity.

They would adorn their bodies, especially their faces, with gemstones to highlight their noble status!