Everyone was stunned.
No one understood why Xia Fei would say that he did not have much time left. It must be pointed out that he had just completed a long and arduous journey from the insectoid territory back to the Alliance. Was he about to leave again?
It was as if Xia Fei was destined to disappear every once in a while, just like how he would be surrounded by trouble wherever he went. Though everyone was curious, they did not ask any questions, though they could not help but mutter in their hearts.
A ballpoint pen in Sarah's hand shattered as she snapped it in half. Despite her wildness, she had yet to learn how to hide her thoughts, and she would immediately show it the moment she felt the slightest dissatisfaction.
Purposely coughing twice, Xia Fei avoided Sarah's questioning gaze and said to Charlie, "Including the cargo ships that Quantum Holdings already has, the company will have an unprecedented total of 1065 cargo ships. This is a massive scale, and Quantum Holdings will need to transfer some of its core members into the transport fleet. I don't wish for the new fleet to be completely managed by humans other than Earthlings."
Charlie agreed. "Quantum Holdings has also nurtured a decent batch of middle-level executives over the years. I'll arrange for some of the loyal Earthlings to join them. As for the captain of the transport fleet, I'll need you to appoint a candidate. In addition, you'll need to arrange for the passenger fleet to transport civilians and the escort fleet that will be built."
Xia Fei rubbed his temples and said in a deep voice, "Let's say that three billion of the six billion Earthlings are willing to migrate to the Terminus Star Region, and that'll still require three thousand million-class passenger spaceships. That's too many. Contact the largest interstellar transportation company in the Alliance and see if they can help us with this mission."
Charlie nodded. "Understood. Due to the circumstances during the war, most Earthlings will be scattered in a mixed fleet of industrial ships, cargo ships, and a few passenger spaceships. Having humans ride cargo ships will naturally save on transportation costs and space, but the long journey will inevitably be tiring. Besides, we're going to a completely foreign star region. The people are already afraid, so riding a passenger spaceship will at least calm them down."
Xia Fei said, "Sarah, I'll appoint you as the commander of Quantum Holdings' new transport fleet. This will be a tough job, managing over a thousand cargo ships shuttling back and forth between the Alliance and Terminus, providing the necessary resources for the construction of the star region. It'll be very busy."
Sarah stood up and nodded. "I'm very willing to take on this job. I don't know much about construction, but I'll do my best to lead the fleet to transport the materials needed by the company safely and quickly."
"Big brother Wu Long, old man Andre, I'll have to trouble the two of you to return to Earth as soon as possible and arrange for the reconstruction of Earth, as well as the production of Quantum Holdings. Currently, the company's operations mainly rely on large barges, which move around in space while producing. The war is over, and I need Earth to be restored to its original state in the shortest amount of time possible. At the same time, I need the production work to be transferred from space back to the surface."
Andre smiled and said, "I'm already used to living on Earth. I really can't bear to leave. Going back is exactly what I want. With an old partner like Wu Long accompanying me, it shouldn't be a problem to resume the normal operations of the company."
Wu Long frowned. "I'm afraid I can't help you much. The burden of rebuilding the Earth Federation is not easy."
Nowadays, the simple and honest Wu Long was paying more and more attention to the position of the president of the Federation. His sense of responsibility was growing day by day. As for the idea of exploring the universe in the past, he never mentioned it again. He was now wholeheartedly taking charge of the Federation.
Xia Fei nodded in satisfaction and said to Porter, "Uncle, I'll have to trouble you with the initial construction of the Terminus Star Region. I'll need you to head to Terminus and be fully in charge of the immigration arrangements and basic construction."
Porter replied, "Even if you didn't mention it, I would've volunteered. Windchime has been away from Black Abyss for a long time now and has long wanted to go back. I plan to accompany her on this trip and fulfill her wish."
As for staying in the Alliance to provide support, the overall command naturally fell on Charlie's shoulders. Everyone had been assigned specific tasks, so they turned around and got to work.
Xia Fei's goal sounded complicated, but it was actually not that hard to understand. He wanted to start construction on both Earth and the Terminus Star Region, and the most difficult part would be how to transport large quantities of the necessary resources across the long No Man's Land to the Terminus Star Region. Manpower was not the most important.
There were many poor people in Terminus, and if Xia Fei were to give them a job and guarantee their basic necessities, he would definitely be able to form a large construction team in a short period of time.
As for the overall plan, Xia Fei decided to use a point-to-surface approach. He would first build Friedel, then use it as the center and slowly expand the business and basic construction to the surrounding areas.
Xia Fei turned off the screen and lit a cigarette, taking a few deep puffs.
"This plan isn't simple. Charlie and the others are going to be very busy," Phantom said.
Xia Fei nodded. "Indeed, but I can't wait any longer. No matter what, the people of Earth need to be self-sufficient and able to protect themselves within thirty months. Only then can I reunite with Yujiang and Yuhua in peace and learn the power of Law."
Next up was the most important part of the immigration plan, the specific construction of the security fleet. Without the support of a powerful military force, no matter how big or grand the plan was, it would be impossible to carry it out. Quantum Holdings and Earth needed to be able to protect themselves, or else the people of Earth would remain a lowly and pitiful existence in this universe where the strong preyed on the weak.
A pretty and slightly surprised figure appeared on the other end of the call. It was Nicole Sawyer, the current person in charge of Gaia Industries and the one who had interacted with Xia Fei the most out of the four major warship companies. When Xia Fei decided to build a top-class fleet, she was the first person he thought of.
"Xia Fei!" Nicole called out Xia Fei's name in surprise and delight. "I'm glad that you still remember me," Xia Fei teased.
"You're the only beautiful female boss of the four major warship companies. How could I possibly forget you? There were a lot of people yesterday, so I didn't get a chance to talk to you. Sorry."
Nicole shook her head with a bitter smile. "It's fine. Who asked you to be the Alliance's Hero? You're probably looking for me for official business, aren't you?"
Xia Fei smiled and nodded. "It's indeed for official business. The Alliance has assigned me to manage the Terminus Star Region, so I need to build my own fleet to defend the safety of the Terminus Star Region."
"Tell me, what model of warship do you need? How many do you need? "Nicole appeared very disappointed as she forced herself to ask.
"I've already sent you the number and model I need. Take a look first and we'll talk."
Work was work, and feelings were feelings. The strong woman Nicole was very clear about this. She carefully read through the details of Xia Fei's order and exclaimed, "One hundred and fifty Dominics-class battleships? Three hundred Vexor-class battleships? Six hundred Tristan-class frigates? Xia Fei, are you trying to build an enhanced combined fleet? Add that to the Thanatos-class carrier you have, and the scale and combat power of this fleet is comparable to any of the Alliance's trump cards. "
Under normal circumstances, a combined fleet would consist of one hundred battleships, two hundred battleships, and four hundred frigates. Xia Fei's order was clearly much higher than the usual composition of a combined fleet, and it belonged to the enhanced, large-scale fleet.
Xia Fei held up three fingers. "Not one, but three."
"Aside from these warships from Gaia, I've also chosen Amarrian's Hell's Angel battleships, Caldari's Baby Dragon-class battlecruisers, Blackbird electronic cruisers, Kitty Eagle-class frigates, Mittal's Assassin cruisers, and Rift-class frigates.
"Fifty Dominics-class battleships paired with fifty Hell's Angle-class pure firepower gunships, two hundred cruisers of various colors, and four hundred hybrid frigates. Based on this scale, I'll form three large fleets. One will be responsible for the security of Terminus' capital planet, one will be responsible for cruising around the planet, and the last will be responsible for escorting the transport fleets coming and going from the Alliance."
Nicole's eyes were filled with shock and admiration when she heard Xia Fei's fleet concept. She nodded repeatedly. "This concept is indeed the most reasonable, and you've got all the best products from the four major corporations. Right now, every corporation, including the Adjudicator and the Monastic, has been greatly weakened due to having their warships requisitioned by the Alliance. If your three fleets are successfully built, you'll be the fourth strongest military organization in three years, excluding the military and the two major warrior organizations, and you'll be number one in the entire business world."
Nicole was right. Even a top-tier corporation like Starlink Corporation would only have one fleet left after the war, and Xia Fei's three fleets would be a force that could not be ignored in the entire Alliance.
Changing the topic, Nicole smiled. "You've picked out all the best products from the four major corporations in one go, but don't forget that these warships are also the most expensive. Take Amarr's Hell's Angle-class for example. Known as the best gunship in the Alliance, the Hell's Angle-class battleship sold for 55 billion star coins before the war. Even if the price of minerals plummeted after the war, causing the price of warships to drop, it won't be less than 30 billion star coins per ship. Just this main warship alone will cost you 4.5 trillion star coins, or 4.5 duns, and that's just the price of a bare ship. You won't be able to complete it without at least seven duns."
Xia Fei helplessly shrugged. "There's nothing I can do about it. Fleets have always been the most expensive, but this is also a one-time investment. If I can build three top-tier fleets, I believe that I won't fall behind the others for the next hundred years."
Nicole hesitated for a moment when she heard what Xia Fei said. "Actually, if you really don't care about the price, I have a better plan to recommend to you."
Xia Fei curiously asked, "What plan? Don't tell me that the four major corporations have some private goods in their hands? "
Nicole very seriously nodded. "You're right. The four major warship corporations haven't been slacking off in this war, either. They've made a breakthrough in the research and development of the second generation of warships!"
Xia Fei was startled. "Second generation warships? Are you referring to the Deimos-class heavy-assault cruiser I piloted last time? The all-powerful new generation heavy-assault cruiser?! "
The heavy-assault cruiser was, of course, worthy of Xia Fei's surprise. It was only the size of a cruiser, yet it had the firepower of a battleship, and it was even more agile than a normal cruiser! Fast!
Take Gaian's battleship products for example. The Dominicus was a level one battleship, the Throne of the Myriad Kings was level two, and the Haiba Dragon God was level three. The higher the grade, the stronger the combat power, and the higher the price.
However, the heavy-assault cruiser was no longer a matter of grade. It was a second-generation warship! It was a brand new product that marked its time, an entire generation higher than a normal cruiser!
Without batting an eyelid, Nicole sent an encrypted file to Xia Fei.
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