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Quietly in the hall, hundreds of people sat in silence.

In a few moments, near the throne in the center, the void rippled like water, and then a young and tall figure appeared in front of the current big guy.

The big guy's expression perked, and he quickly got up and saluted.

Ye Qingyuan bowed his head gently and reservedly: "You don't have to be polite, sit down and talk!" ”

After he sat down, Leng Zhuoyan beside him said: "Your Majesty, all the candidates scheduled to participate in the meeting this time have arrived, and the relevant materials have been prepared, can we start now?" ”

"No problem!" He said from the same level, "Zhongqing is a leading figure in various academic fields in the empire, and he has senior attainments in his own profession that is difficult for others to match!" I have invited you here this time just to hear your opinions, and see what is missing in this plan that the Empire is about to undertake! ”

As far as the eye can see, the participants in the empire are all scientific giants with at least second-class academician or above academic titles! Hundreds of elites, covering almost all the professional branches in the field of imperial engineering!

The youngest of them is over 500 years old, and the youngest is around 100 years old, all of whom are national treasure elites who have made significant achievements and contributions to the empire in their respective disciplines! Therefore, Ye Qingyuan also respects them quite much!

In addition to them, Meng Xuan, Minister of the Imperial Finance, Zi Yuanlan, Minister of Security, Li Kai, Minister of Defense and Intelligence, and Lin Ke, Minister of Imperial Logistics, were also present.

The outside of the entire hall is heavily guarded, and it is secretly unclear how many strong people are on guard, ready to deal with possible accidents at any time!

The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss a super-fine project that the empire was about to undertake, the importance of which was even related to the future fortunes of the empire, but also the future fate of the entire human civilization!

An old man with gray hair slowly stood up and said to the emperor on the throne:

"Your Majesty, since the ministers received the edict, after more than half a year of intensive argumentation and investigation and research, all my colleagues have jointly determined that with the current scientific and technological level of the empire, the domestic industrial manufacturing base, combined with the knowledge of the science and technology of the ancient civilization, it is completely feasible in theory to carry out the development of a super fortress!"

"Although there are still many difficulties in making this unprecedented strategic weapon come out, this is only a technical problem, and it can be completely overcome through hard work!"

Ye Qingyuan said: "In this way, as long as the empire can make up its mind to implement this project, then it will definitely succeed, right?" ”

"Yes! However, this requires the empire to invest a huge amount of human and material resources, as well as financial support, to ensure that the super fortress can be launched smoothly! Another old man with an old-fashioned expression stood up and spoke.

Meng Xuan, who was sitting in front of the big guys, immediately asked, "How much budget do you need?" ”

Leng Zhuo muttered: "This can be said for sure, but according to the preliminary estimate of the Wise Men Regiment, if this plan is decided to be launched, it will require a huge amount of capital investment to choose to build a base, establish a stable resource transportation channel, allocate various materials in place, recruit and place personnel, and work on security and confidentiality!" The initial start-up capital alone will require eight trillion crystal nuclei, but there is no detailed budget for follow-up investment! ”

The face of the Minister of Finance couldn't help but darken, the initial investment will be so much, and the follow-up funds must be rolling up! And the Empire's war machine is about to start again, and then the war will be together, and the money will be spent like water! As far as the Ministry of Finance is concerned, this money is really a big burden! It's just that on such occasions, it is inconvenient for her to speak out, so she has to remain silent.

The corners of Ye Qingyuan's mouth hooked a slight smile, and asked: "It's easy to talk about financial and material resources, however, what I am most concerned about is that if the project progresses smoothly, and the final product is finally produced, can the actual combat power catch up with the level of the Kili Zako people?" ”

Another disheveled, unkempt middle-aged scholar stood up and responded:

"Your Majesty, according to our calculations, we can currently guarantee that the technical indicators can reach 80% of that planet, but the ancient civilization technology you have given us is still being researched and cracked, if these two projects can be combined, then it is completely guaranteed that the future finished products will reach or even surpass the level of the Kilizakho people!"

As early as half a year ago, when the Imperial Army was about to take the Prison Soul Star Sea, Ye Qingyuan instructed Leng Zhuo to convene a group of elite scientists in the field of imperial industry to demonstrate a major topic: that is, with the current technological level and industrial manufacturing capacity of the Empire, is it possible to replicate the asteroid that the Great Lord of Kilizako is riding!

There is such a powerful weapon of mass destruction, Ye Qingyuan has seen it with his own eyes! When the Gardret Federation was destroyed, all the planets in the entire capital universe area were destroyed, which was its masterpiece! Later empires might as well have a few hole cards, and it is impossible to deal with them!

Moreover, being able to destroy two planets was already the limit of what the Imperial Regiment could do at that time, and if a third asteroid was put into the battlefield, then the history of the Empire would have been over long ago!

The impact of such a super-fine weapon on the fierce combat effectiveness of the Imperial Strategy is fundamental! As long as the empire has such an asteroid, even if it is slightly inferior in technology and energy efficiency, it can completely change the fierce combat power contrast between the human world and other civilizations, and thus become a supreme treasure to suppress the luck of mankind!

According to Leng Zhuo's original estimate, the empire estimated that it would have such a killing weapon, even if it was an investment at any cost from now on, without a hundred and eighty years of effort, it was estimated that it would make a breakthrough!

Although the major powers of mankind have the fierce combat power to build large mobile interstellar fortresses, the technical level of the two is not at the same level at all! These fortresses have high energy consumption, poor concealment, long charging time, high failure rate, and unbearable slow maneuvering! At the end of the day, they're just large fortress turrets that can be moved!

It was only after the Daomang Empire gained the knowledge in the source ancient technology that it really built a more decent mobile interstellar fortress! Speed, recharge time, and strike power have all made great progress, and have become an important help for the Imperial Regiment to conquer cities and attack from a distance!

The Empire's latest "Ancestral Dragon" mobile interstellar fortress has greatly improved its maneuvering speed, concealment, and the power of the first-level main battle gun, and it already has the power of some asteroids!

However, it is estimated that in order to truly build a killing weapon comparable to that kind of asteroid, the empire still needs to invest more! to get your wish!

Of course, Ye Qingyuan knew in his heart that in fact, he had obtained a scientific and technological inheritance from the second Yuangu base, which contained a lot of knowledge in this area, so that the empire really had the possibility of making this super weapon reappear! As long as he's willing to spend money!

"Excellent! Since you all agree that this plan is feasible, then I approve it! He said.

"Your Majesty!" Meng Xuan was a little embarrassed and said, "The empire's financial budget this year is already very tight, and even the reserve funds have been transferred and used a lot, if there is another project like this, it will be ......."

"However, the richest person in the sea of stars is the head of the Ministry of Finance, will there be a time when he is short of money to spend?" Ye Qingyuan was slightly ridiculous.

Meng Xuan said with some annoyance:

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Treasury has not had any surplus at all in the past few years, and all the funds have been prioritized to meet the strategic command! Originally, the reserve funds that could not be used were also spent about half of them for various reasons, and in such a situation, the pressure on the Ministry of Finance to ensure that domestic prices are maintained at a relatively reasonable level! ”

Since the founding of the country, the war machine of the Empire has never really stopped for a moment! Although the Imperial Regiment is invincible, it is invincible! Today, the empire has more territory than any other major country in human history, which also ensures that the imperial government has almost unlimited financial and material resources in its hands!

However, the problem is clear, money comes and is spent faster! Today's empire has maintained a wartime economy, and all kinds of social resources are prioritized for war! In the research institute of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, there are thousands of research projects on various new weapons, and the crystal nuclei consumed are already an incalculable figure!

There are also the production of all kinds of warships today, all of which are based on millions, and the output of those maneuvering interstellar fortresses that cost hundreds of billions of crystal nuclei and are known as "gold-swallowing monsters" are all calculated by fighting! However, the construction and cultivation of commandos with a large number of special legions has become a bottomless pit that consumes the resources of the empire!

Therefore, the young finance minister will feel that this family is becoming more and more difficult.

Ye Qingyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, then this money will be paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs!" After that, the project budget will be borne by the royal family! ”

Speaking of this, he asked Leng Zhuo: "How much investment is needed for the entire project budget, can you estimate it at present?" How long will it take to see results? ”

"From the start of the project to the production of qualified finished products, if calculated in three years, the expenditure is equivalent to almost one-third of this year's imperial budget!" She said.

"Three years? Seems like a bit too long! Ye Qingyuan frowned slightly, "Can't you go faster?" ”

The Imperial Regiment will soon go out again, and it will inevitably face off with the civilization of the different races, and it will be okay at the beginning, but in the later stage, when the ultimate power of the other side is dispatched, the Empire does not have the corresponding means to restrain it, and it is inevitable to suffer losses!

Leng Zhuo lowered his head and quickly deduced for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty estimates that it is okay to advance it, if this time is shortened to two years, then the budget will be nearly doubled!" If it's a year, this number will have to double to be used! ”

"And if some unforeseen events happen along the way, the budget may also increase, so you need to prepare an emergency fund!"

"In other words, I need to come up with a budget equivalent to two and a half years on the imperial side, huh? And that's it! Ye Qingyuan smiled faintly, "That's just it!" Let's call this weapon the 'Death Starship', I definitely want to get it!" ”

The property of the family leaders confiscated by the Great Purge at the beginning was generally in the hands of the royal family, and the Imperial Treasury only obtained a small part, which is why Ye Qingyuan did not worry about the problem of money!

As long as the empire can win this unprecedented competition, the entire sea of stars, including those alien civilizations, belongs to the empire, and there is naturally no need to be stingy at present!

Immediately afterwards, the ministers began to discuss the specific details of the project.

Speaking of this, Old Anderson's face couldn't help but sink, and he said a little angrily: "That emperor has already refused, hum!" My envoys, however, went with sincerity, but they didn't expect them to ......."

Immediately afterwards, he saved the other side from being a doctor, and told him that it was useless, so he stopped his mouth and waved him to stand down.

"Go, call Torres!" He ordered the palace maid beside him.

The woman bowed and left for some time, and the old emperor lay back on his back on the couch, gasping lightly, his cloudy eyes reflecting the familiar quaint ornamentation on the dome of the inner courtyard of the palace.

Some time ago, a news came that shocked the high-level leaders of the major powers of the human world, that the great power at the northern end of the Star Sea, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sword Mang Empire, who had unified one-third of the Star Sea, did not expect that he had the perfect gene that only existed in legends!

When he first heard the news, he didn't take it seriously, but some information he received later showed that it was not groundless! At least that young man's cultivation can't deceive people, he can achieve a level nineteen absolute strength in his twenties, except for him, there are no similar examples in the human world! It can be seen that its genes are incredibly good, even if they are not perfect.

Moreover, according to the information collected by the Ministry of Intelligence from various sources, the Daomang Empire has risen so quickly, and the large number of high-star ability legions it has have played an irreplaceable role, and this is largely thanks to the genes of that majesty!

It's an open secret that the Daomang Empire has the technology of the Seven Rank Optimization Elixir! However, according to the analysis of the Wise Men Group, there are definitely more high-grade optimized potion synthesis technologies in the empire that have not yet appeared!

In other words, in the field of the Ability Legion, the Sword Empire already has an overwhelming advantage! It's almost the alliance of several existing human powers, and it may not be this young man's opponent!

So, in order to maintain power and the country, the Rockefeller Empire bowed to a different civilization, which seemed to have become an inevitable choice?

The old emperor Yingwu I has never been afraid of anyone, even those high-ranking alien races, he has never been in his eyes! If it weren't a last resort, he really didn't want to take this move, even if his remaining lives were numbered!

He understood that when he knew the future fate of the empire, but there was no way to change it, that helpless frustration, and the inevitable demise of the royal family, forced him to start seriously thinking about the possibility of making the empire a vassal of a different race!

He understands that this heart is really unwilling!