Free Web NovelChapter 1486: Chapter 488: Honorary Military Rank (6k)_3
After all, the main focus within her territory now is to develop the fleet of the Insect Swarm, and a large amount of metal resources has been invested in creatures like the Giant Bees and Centipedes.
Additionally, with other needs such as building large turrets, the production efficiency of both the technological side and the magic side warships has significantly decreased due to the limitation of metal output.
Counting the official warships she currently has, nearly half of them are results of previous seizures.
Among the mechanical warships in her possession, the Planet-class Battleship notably hails from the Saien Civilization, a spoil of war that cannot be openly acknowledged and is thus difficult to deploy directly.
The remaining warships barely add up to form a fleet equivalent to the one responsible for today’s execution-level task.
Even then, the quality of most of those warships is somewhat inferior, with only the numbers and theoretical data being comparable.
Now that she has mobilized all of them, whether replenishing new warships or researching her own, stronger warships within her territory requires a substantial amount of metal.
Not to mention her intent to increase investment in the Insect Swarm.
"Fortunately, I just managed to extract a large batch of resources from the Gemini Emperor recently; otherwise, I really wouldn’t know where to procure such a large amount of metal materials..."
Bai Yi withdrew from the faith perspective and sighed with helplessness.
If it weren’t for the shortage of metal materials here, she wouldn’t have needed to scheme to gain resources from the Gemini Civilization. frёewebnoѵēl.com
"Now that the fleet issue is basically resolved, I’m just waiting for the grant promised by the Gemini Emperor to be able to openly lead an armed fleet.
And thus, bringing out this batch of warships also serves to explain the disappearance of a vast amount of metal materials I had absorbed earlier."
Fortunately, with the efficiency of the Gemini Civilization, Bai Yi wasn’t kept waiting for long.
Before long, she received the promised announcement from the Emperor.
On the Quantum Network, news about the Gemini Civilization conferring her the title of Honorary Vice Admiral quickly made its way to the top, getting pushed into everyone’s view.
The discussions about the recent battle on the Quantum Network hadn’t even ended when this new announcement once again set the network ablaze.
People speculated about Bai Yi’s relationship with the Gemini Civilization, wondering if there was any connection between her display of strength and the subsequent announcement from the Gemini Civilization.
This news wasn’t just a major headline for common folks and Low-tier Transcendents; it was also significant news for those high-level strong individuals and the other two civilizations.
If the previous display of strength primarily broadened these high-level strong individuals’ understanding of Bai Yi personally, without immediately affecting them,
this latest news required them to truly consider how this new understanding influenced their plans regarding Bai Yi.
Upon receiving the news, major organizations across the starry sky immediately convened their smart minds for emergency meetings.
Yet, as the core subject of their discussions, Bai Yi didn’t focus on the buzz within the Quantum Network. Instead, she welcomed her gains within the warship.
"Your Highness, we’ve just received a new set of identification codes shared by the Gemini Civilization!
Moreover, just now, the authority of all our existing identification codes, communication channels, and more have been elevated. We have confirmed access to the Gemini Civilization’s military channels with corresponding permissions." fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
The witch on the warship suddenly beamed with joy and eagerly reported.
Simultaneously, the main control room’s large screen displayed the official proof authorized by the Gemini Civilization, including the title, permissions, and so forth associated with her "Honorary Vice Admiral" designation.
As she had suspected earlier, there was no direct mandate for commanding any troops.
However, she could request assistance and was permitted to establish a military force within allowed limits, recognized and formally organized by the Gemini Civilization.
Bai Yi even discovered an unexpected delight from this document: after her attachment, she could directly receive monthly military funds from the Gemini Civilization, which were not insignificant in amount.
The volume of resources from a single issue would be enough to construct half a Planet-class Battleship or arm a fully-formed Thousand-legged Dragon!
Of course, this involved conducting a series of trades to convert them into the metal materials she needed.
Still, it was enough to surprise Bai Yi, as resources gained without cost should not be ignored.
"Very well, attempt to integrate the identification codes and immediately verify the existing permissions.
Send the identification codes back to Academy Star using our ’own channels’."
"It’s already being done."
The witch promptly responded, and the on-screen visuals began to shift, revealing numerous pages usually inaccessible on the Quantum Network.
The badge of the Gemini Civilization, either in a corner or prominently displayed, indicated this as the internal network of the Gemini Civilization.
"I wonder if this network might be susceptible to intrusion by the Saien Civilization...
However, since the Gemini Civilization is still using it, they should have their own protection measures in place."
Bai Yi reasonably speculated, recalling a unique spell within the starry sky that could manipulate the Quantum Network to a certain degree.
As a civilization grounded in magic, the Gemini Civilization should possess even stronger measures.
Amidst Bai Yi’s contemplation, the witch suddenly interrupted again:
"Your Highness, emergency communication—from Feonne, the one from the Saien Civilization’s Business Alliance!"
