As soon as he returned, Xiao Ran was busy the whole night under Catherine's watchful eyes. When Ozma came to the study and saw Catherine's expression, he couldn't help but laugh. After the two left, Xiao Ran went to the headquarters of the Unified Army under the escort of his guards and attendants. There, he boarded a ship and headed to space.
Xiao Ran sat in the bridge of the ship. Except for Moses and Billy, the other members of the crew did not come with him. Even Ryukino chose to rest to relax. The pressure accumulated after the mission was left behind in the lively crew because of Xiao Ran.
Although Xiao Ran only took one ship, as the chief of the crew, his ship was surrounded by dozens of warships. No one knew the purpose of Xiao Ran's trip to space. They only knew that he followed the flagship around the planet in circles. Billy and Moses, however, knew that Xiao Ran was choosing a suitable location for the portal.
In Xiao Ran's opinion, the area near the Queen on the physical ring outside the planet should be the safest area because it was enough to ensure the safety of the portal. However, it was very likely that it would bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to the Queen in the future. Therefore, Xiao Ran decided to choose a place slightly further away from the Queen.
Not long before Catherine and Ozma, who had some rest, came together, Xiao Ran saw a good place.
When Catherine followed Ozma into the bridge, she was still a little embarrassed and stood behind Ozma. When Xiao Ran saw the two of them, he joked slightly, "I've dealt with all the documents, but next time, don't leave so many things that anyone can deal with."
Catherine blushed awkwardly, but she soon stiffened her neck and said, "I made a mistake, I'll be careful next time."
Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head. He looked at the star ring outside the bridge and said, "This place is not bad. It's just the right location from the Queen and the ground crew. It's also around the defense center of the crew. It's not that eye-catching. Moses, inform the defense force headquarters to strengthen the defense of this place from today onwards. Tell them to make more preparations. Once the portal is built, starting from the star ring, they must make it as strong as a rock. "
Moses nodded, and Xiao Ran turned to look at Catherine seriously. "There are a few things you need to deal with immediately. First, select a group of trustworthy management personnel from the military and government. Tell them that they will temporarily leave the crew to work elsewhere for a while. When the time comes, Billy and Moses will tell them everything that they should pay attention to. Remember, they must be people with high enough confidentiality. "
"Second, let the LAI select a group of free technical personnel. The requirements will be the same. They will also need to leave the crew for a while."
"Third. With the current situation of the crew, the Agricultural Island is not as useful as before, and the Park Island is even more useless. Find a way to vacate an Agricultural Island or a Park Island as soon as possible. Temporarily evacuate all the personnel there and relocate them to other places. These three things must be done within a week. "
Catherine nodded and memorized the first two, but when Xiao Ran finished the third, Catherine's face suddenly changed. She frowned and said, "How can we do that? Currently, a lot of the crew's supplies rely on the Agricultural Island. Every Agricultural Island has a lot of people living and working on it. Let's not talk about whether or not an Agricultural Island will affect the crew. Even so, it's impossible to settle so many people in a week. This is simply a wrong decision that wastes manpower and money. I absolutely won't agree to it. "
"If an Agricultural Island will cause problems with supplies, then I will solve the problems." Xiao Ran glanced at Catherine's dissatisfied and angry expression. Calmly, he said, "My orders are the tasks that you must carry out. Once I give you a decision, you must complete it unconditionally. One week, I will only give you one week to complete the tasks that I have arranged. If you can't do it, I will let someone else do it."
Catherine was just about to refute Xiao Ran when she shook her head. She was stopped by Ozma, who shook his head at her. Through eye contact, Kathlyn seemed to understand why Xiao Ran had to do this. She then gritted her teeth and asked, "May I ask what the agricultural island will be used for in the future?"
"This Agricultural Island will become our crew's first real Commercial Island in the universe. It will be the first important point to receive other crew members. It will be the key to the communication between our crew and other forces. It will reduce the pressure caused by outsiders. You should know that many people are watching us, hoping to get something from us. With this Commercial Island in the universe as a buffer, some of the internal problems of the crew won't be so complicated. Some secrets won't be exposed so easily."
"And in the future, there will be some products that have never appeared before on this Commercial Island. I can guarantee that these products will be sought after by people all over the world. It will also become a channel for our crew to show ourselves to the outside world. Maybe one day in the future, with this island as the core, we will become the most important place for human commercial transactions in the world."
Catherine's expression changed. She glanced at Ozma and asked thoughtfully, "Is it something that you brought from there?"
"That's right." Xiao Ran nodded.
As Xiao Ran's first deputy in this crew, in addition to being Ozma's girlfriend's future chess piece, she was also a core member of the crew. Naturally, she knew about the existence of Prometheus. After the crew became Xiao Ran's faction territory, this world seemed to have been completely sealed off. No one other than Xiao Ran could enter this world without Xiao Ran's permission. At the same time, the restriction of not telling the natives about Prometheus was lifted. As long as they were in the faction, they could know about the existence of Prometheus.
However, Xiao Ran did not announce this matter to the entire crew. He only told some of the core members of the crew, such as Catherine, her father, the former President Glass, and Commodore Perry, who was currently in charge of the crew's defense force. It was because these people knew about this that they could take care of the crew when Xiao Ran wasn't around. This allowed Xiao Ran to travel freely between Prometheus and the crew without worrying about the development and stability of the crew.
After receiving Xiao Ran's answer, Catherine calmed down a lot. She just didn't think about it earlier. Vacating an island would have a great impact on the normal operations of the crew. But after learning about Xiao Ran's plan, the impact was not worth mentioning compared to the development they could get. Not to mention, the island was prepared for something from another world. Even if they had to pay some price, it was completely worth it. Even if there were some impact, the crew could handle it. It was just a matter of how much compensation they had to compensate the local residents.
After Moses mobilized the fleet to surround the area according to Xiao Ran's order, Xiao Ran piloted a VF fighter and arrived at the selected location in the celestial ring under the watchful eyes of no one. After opening the cockpit, she jumped out in a spacesuit and took out a card that appeared out of nowhere. Then, the card turned into a ray of light and rushed to the location selected by Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment before she opened the cockpit.
After this inexplicable scene ended, an even more incredible scene appeared again. The moment the ray of light hit the ground, it burst into a dazzling golden light. It seemed to have traveled from an endless distance, yet it also seemed to have appeared directly in the universe out of thin air. Just like that, it completely enveloped the location selected by Xiao Ran.
A few seconds later, the golden light disappeared, but a faint, large shadow appeared on the surface of the star ring. Without any equipment, the large shadow that appeared out of thin air shocked countless people. But then, a gag order issued by the defense force headquarters made everyone who saw this scene keep everything in their hearts.
Xiao Ran didn't know that using the card would cause such a big reaction, but even if he knew, he would still choose to let the fleet come and guard it. After all, it would take at least seven days to complete the teleportation gate, and during these seven days, it would slowly solidify in the form of a shadow. If there were any unforeseen circumstances during the process, the construction would fail and be in vain. Therefore, it was necessary to have someone to guard it.
Furthermore, it was impossible for such a change to be hidden from the guards who patrolled the ship every day. Since that was the case, it was better to simply show it to everyone, at least within the ship regiment. This way, it would become a secret that everyone knew. This way, it would deepen the soldiers' confidence in the ship regiment.
Xiao Ran stayed in the fleet for seven days, handling various matters and listening to the reports of his subordinates. The teleportation gate solidified day by day, but there were still no signs of Sherry Dew's return. After seven days, the moment the teleportation gate solidified completely, Xiao Ran heard a chime in his mind.
"The construction of the teleportation gate has been completed. You can now use the teleportation gate to travel to and from the Primitive Federation and the Twenty-five Ship Regiment's faction territories and the corresponding worlds. You can set the authority for the teleportation gate, and the people who can set the authority include all members of the faction territories."
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