The development and integration of the Primitive Federation was the basis for maintaining the stability of the faction territory. Only a stable faction territory could turn from a pure investment into a reverse return. What Xiao Ran did was to spend some war merit points in exchange for the time spent on the faction's development. What he got was indeed a substantial increase in the technological accumulation of the Primitive Federation during the war period, as well as the unique technology of this world.
The High-Darim Alloy α and the upgraded High-Darim Alloy γ, the third-generation High-Darim Alloy that was already in development, the new C-class Mie Nuclear Furnace that could be mass-produced, and the special version could even reach the B-class. In addition, according to the Mie Nuclear Furnace's related mental strength framework, floating cannons, I-field shields, and so on, the new mass-produced battleships and so on were the rewards of this technological breakthrough.
Xiao Ran could have Anaheim produce a large number of B-class battleships and hand them over to Xiao Ran. He could then sell them from Prometheus and finally exchange them for war merit points to complete the cycle of investment and return. This could be regarded as a real stable source of war merit points for Xiao Ran.
As for the Starship Regiment, it had developed into a lively technological and economic exchange center. Every day, guests from all over the world gathered here. For this reason, the Starship Regiment had to withdraw more islands for use. The things brought from Prometheus were sought after by all the Starship Regiment in the Milky Way, including the rich and powerful people on Earth. It had indeed brought countless resources and a variety of unique technologies to Xiao Ran. Everything was provided by Xiao Ran, so naturally all the money he earned also belonged to Xiao Ran. After converting a fixed proportion of taxes into war merit points, the returns received far exceeded his investment. Not to mention, the remaining large part of the profits that could not be converted were all put into the Starship Regiment. Even if the Starship Regiment's taxes were taken away by Xiao Ran, not only was the Starship Regiment unaffected, but they also gained more economic income.
The one million immigrants had all been completed. Most of them joined the huge factories being built by LAI, while the rest filled in various industries. With so many people joining the Starship Regiment, a new city was built near the main island of the Starship Regiment to accommodate these immigrants and the residents of other islands besides the main island. If there were residents of the main island who were willing to leave the hustle and bustle of the city, they were also free to choose to move out of the main island and live in a wider city outside.
According to the plan, the entire city would be built around the main island, although only a small part of it had been completed. However, it would be easy to accommodate a million immigrants, and when the city was completed, it would be able to accommodate five times the current population, which would be a mega-city with a population of nearly 60 million.
A sudden influx of more than a million immigrants was already a huge burden for a small place like the fleet of 12 million people, especially in terms of economic and living conditions. However, after Xiao Ran sold all the money he earned from Prometheus to the fleet, other than the tax, the fleet was filled with people. The money earned was enough to get the fleet through the most difficult period and back on the right track. Once the fleet was back on the right track, they would be able to withdraw funds to start the construction of a huge factory that was called LAI in name, but actually belonged to the fleet.
A gigantic factory on the scale of an asteroid, built by learning from the original Federation's method of modifying asteroids, was currently orbiting around the Zerg's home planet according to a calculated orbit. Although two years wasn't enough time for this gigantic factory to be completely completed, it already had the basic production capacity and was fully capable of independently producing VF series fighters.
When the two years were up, all of Xiao Ran's investment, including the purchase of the remaining time, seemed to have been recouped. As long as the pre-prepared 100 C-grade VF series fighters produced by the original Federation were sold to the Zerg. On the other hand, the fleet would produce the same number of VF-25s and bring them back to Prometheus for sale. The investment would turn into a return in the blink of an eye, greatly enriching Xiao Ran's wallet. As long as there was a market in Prometheus, this return would be permanent.
This was a return that could be seen and cashed in on the spot. What couldn't be seen was the true stability of the original Federation and the great development of the fleet. Before Xiao Ran purchased the remaining time, the original Federation's technology score was only 50. If the prosperity score was also 50, then the current technology score could easily reach 100, and the prosperity score could reach 70.
As for the fleet, because there were too many things and the support of the original Federation's technical staff, the development of the fleet slowed down. On the contrary, it slowed down the technological development of the VF-30. If the VF-30 was originally given a score of 100 points, it would only be 110 points at most. On the other hand, the new VF-30 had already begun its combat testing. Before it could be mass-produced and used in combat, it would have to wait for the new model to stabilize. However, in terms of technical reserve and industrial strength, the fleet had grown at a terrifying rate. In order to exchange for the things from Prometheus, who knew how many fleets and border forces had taken out their own unique technologies to trade with the fleet. It was just that they hadn't really found the right time to take out these technologies and properly research them.
As for the industrial strength, it was naturally the huge asteroid factory. Now that the fleet had obtained the ability to mass-produce fighter jets, once the factory was fully completed, not to mention fighter jets, they could even manufacture MOLAN-class large spaceships themselves. Not to mention the spaceships in the middle, such as the Tienen IV spaceships, would not be a problem.
Xiao Ran had already experienced the benefits of having a Faction Territory. No wonder Old Luo said that a legion with a Faction Territory was definitely a powerful legion. It gave him the support of two worlds. If he couldn't develop his legion to become stronger under such circumstances, then there would be something wrong with his head. Xiao Ran nodded his head and said, "Don't worry, Old Luo, don't worry.
After two years, Xiao Ran returned to Prometheus. Everything that had happened in the past two years felt like a dream. In fact, only a day had passed in Prometheus, but two years had passed in both factions' territories.
Today, Xiao Ran's team and Vry's team could be said to have upgraded their weapons. Most people's bodies had been improved or directly replaced. For example, Nalor's MK-II Gundam had undergone a major overhaul. Apart from the body's energy system, everything else had been restored to its original form. The original MK-II Gundam did not have many changes except for the addition of the GN-BIT. After removing the GN-BIT, the MK-II Gundam looked much more refreshed.
However, the new modifications were not mainly changes to the body itself. They only installed more thrusters and I-field defense devices on the body, replaced the B-Grade Mie nuclear furnace, added a mirage system, a multi-barreled Gatling gun on the wrist, and more thrusters. The surveillance and detection devices on the head were also replaced with products made by the fleet.
These modifications didn't make much of a difference from the outside, and there weren't any functional changes either. What really changed the MK-II Gundam was the specialized multi-purpose artillery backpack that was later manufactured. This artillery backpack was the real core of this change. It allowed Nalo's MK-II to become a true ultra-long-range sniper mech that also had extremely high speed and defensive capabilities.
The main body of the backpack was actually a general-purpose drone, but its appearance was completely different from the Ghost drone. This was a powerful drone that combined UC technology and fleet technology. It was somewhat similar to the Gundam's backpack elevator, but there were some differences. It emphasized more on defense and firepower.
The backpack's first form was the normal fighter form. It had a super-long-range high-energy sniper cannon hanging directly under the fighter, and it also had dual engines with a solar furnace and a C-grade thermonuclear engine. The wings were vertical like the Gundam's elevator, but they could be rotated through nodes. The front also had the ability to fire high-energy cannons. At the front of the fighter's nose was a mix of beam and live ammunition, and a row of twelve miniature missile launchers on top of the fuselage. Other than that, the interior of the fighter was also equipped with ten small shield-shaped GN-BITS. The ten GN-BITS were only the size of the fighter's fist, and they were all diamond-shaped. They could be used as a defensive shield in addition to firing GN-PARTICLE beams.
When the fighter was separated from the MK-II body, it would have its own combat capability. It was designed to be a great complement to the sniper model of the fighter. It could be used for solo combat, cover, reconnaissance, and even lock on to the enemy.
The second form was the backpack form. Like the Gundam 00, the fighter's wings would be attached to the shoulders of the MK-II Gundam after it was assembled. However, in the assembled state, the nose of the fighter was above the body. Once the assembly began, the nose of the fighter would pop out like the core of the fighter, then fold and cover the back of the fighter.
The wings could be used as a shoulder cannon while also acting as a shield. The fighter's super-long-range high-energy sniper rifle could be used by the main body of the fighter under any circumstances. After the assembly, the fighter's head could even be directly popped out again to cover the head of the MK-II Gundam through the built-in mechanical arm and separation device. This would greatly enhance the MK-II Gundam's detection ability, and at the same time, allow the MK-II Gundam to use the Grimm hybrid cannon on the nose of the fighter.
Due to the limitations of the fighter's body, the MK-II body was not equipped with a solar furnace. Therefore, only a particle storage tank was used to recharge the MK-II Gundam after the assembly. This way, even if the MK-II Gundam was not equipped with a solar furnace, it could still use GN particles.
Apart from Gramsci's Justice Gundam, which had undergone some adaptations and modifications, all the other fighters of the Skeleton Squad had been replaced. The original VF-27 had been augmented with many stabilizing technologies of the VF-30, such as new built-in super-small floating weapons. They carefully adjusted the limits of the fighter's body.
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