With a single strike, Horlaw's fleet of thirty-two starships was obliterated, leaving behind a vast field of wreckage. Chu Yunjian gestured subtly, and her adjutant immediately understood, ordering the captains to clear the battlefield and take control of the twenty interstellar transport ships from the Demon Star System.
Following this ambush, Feng Mo would have to abandon long-distance travel for the foreseeable future. The Demon Lord would undoubtedly be monitoring every move within the Storm Star System day and night. But Feng Mo hardly concerned himself with that.
The Spark System had already notified him of the completed mission.
[Temporary Mission: Rescue the Succubi in the Demon Star System from dire conditions. (Completed) Reward: 1,000 points, T4 Kangaroo-class Interstellar Destroyer]
Feng Mo clicked to claim his reward.
[Reward claimed successfully: 1,000 points, T4 Kangaroo-class Interstellar Destroyer.]
With this, Feng Mo now possessed five T4 starship models: the T4 Hurricane-class Battleship, T4 Kangaroo-class Destroyer, T4 Blade and Shield-class Frigate, T4 Furnace-class Industrial Ship, and T4 Scorpion-class Stealth Bomber.
The first four T4 ships would form the fleet's core starships, while the T4 Scorpion was a specialized vessel. Alisa was already busy constructing the new industrial ships, followed by mass production of the frigates and destroyers.
This would take considerable time—Feng Mo estimated at least six months for the Storm Fleet's upgrade to be complete. During this period, he planned to lay low within Federation territory.
After reviewing the specs of his newly acquired destroyer, Feng Mo sent the data to Alisa, instructing her to prioritize the construction of twelve T4 Kangaroo-class Destroyers for the Storm Fleet once the industrial ships were complete.
T4 Kangaroo-class Interstellar Destroyer:
Armor Strength: 430 units
Dimensions: 1.3 km x 266 m x 234 m
Speed: 310 star knots
Warp Drive: Grade 4
Energy Shield: Grade 4, 100% efficiency
Weapons: T4 Turbo Laser Main Cannon x1, T4 Pulse Cannon x4, T4 Neutron Missiles, T4 Proton Torpedoes, T4 Close-Defense Rapid-Fire Laser x60
This ship was essentially an upgraded version of the T3 Mantis-class Destroyer. Although its performance was slightly superior to standard T4 destroyers, it was a modest improvement. Since experiencing the quasi-T5 Hurricane's capabilities, Feng Mo's standards had risen, and he could hardly appreciate standard T4 ships anymore.
Half an hour later, with the battlefield cleared, both fleets set course to return. Chu Yunjian and Ai Er took the opportunity to use the tractor beam technology to transfer over to the Hurricane's control room to meet with Feng Mo.
At that moment, Feng Mo was briefing Hua Qin on the processing of the slaves. As before, all ten million slaves were freed from servitude and granted citizenship under the Storm Star System, part of the Yunshan Empire.
Feng Mo ordered Hua Qin to split the new population between the Storm Main Star and Baiyu Star, at a 70-30 ratio, with particular attention to the gender balance.
After previously intercepting the Bai family's slave fleet, they had gained over three million people. With another ten million from this latest encounter, and through continuous raids in the Auckland System, the Storm Star System now held over two billion inhabitants across its three habitable planets.
The Storm Main Star housed sixteen million people, Baiyu Star four million, and the Elven Main Star four hundred thousand. Feng Mo's original plan was to expand the Storm Main Star's capacity to seventy million people, and it was now only a fifth full—more population was needed.
"Hua Qin, designate the area directly south of the Storm Main Star as a multicultural zone, specifically for the Interstellar Dwarves, Succubi, and Tatta Clan. Any Elves we acquired should be returned to the Elven Main Star," Feng Mo instructed.
"Yes, Commander."
At that moment, Chu Yunjian and Ai Er entered hand in hand, looking like lifelong sisters, surprising Feng Mo. He marveled at how quickly friendships seemed to form between women.
Chu Yunjian, ever the noblewoman, maintained her composure and sat beside Feng Mo with Ai Er, one on each side. She spoke first:
"The Federation has been inviting you to their annual auction for two years now, and you haven't attended. This October's auction is one of the Federation's special decade events, featuring some rare treasures up for grabs."
"Dark matter and dark energy crystals will be standard items. Among the rare items, there will be interstellar seeds, quasi-T5 starship blueprints, and longevity materials."
"Well, are you interested? Since you can't leave Federation space for now, and the venue for this auction is on Radiant Prime, why not come with me to the auction?"
Feng Mo nodded. As Chu Yunjian pointed out, he couldn't leave Federation space anytime soon. Alisa would need significant time to build up the starships, and the Spark System's missions would take at least a year or two to complete.
He realized it would be worthwhile to attend the auction, both to accompany Chu Yunjian and make connections and to see if there were any valuable items for sale.
The Fengyun Starship Trading Company had generated a significant income for Feng Mo and his associates over the past two years, with quarterly dividends increasing each time.
Currently, the Storm Star System had nearly fifty million star credits, and Feng Mo's personal account held another thirty million. At the beginning of the year, Feng Mo had also sent three hundred million Yunshan credits to Elder Yang to upgrade starships and purchase T3 defense systems.
Money was no longer an issue; Fengyun Starship Trading Company felt like a printing press, delivering endless wealth. Life had become a cycle of going to sleep and waking up richer—it was blissful.
"Yunjian, I'll send you six T3 starship blueprints and one T3 mech blueprint. Let the company's research team prepare for production. These seven designs are perfect for assembling a standard fleet, which we could use for marketing. Consider offering a promotional discount."
"Oh? So you're finally allowing the company to sell those T3 designs! This is fantastic news. It'll bring even more powers interested in our company. I doubt even a printing press could match our profit rate."
The designs Feng Mo released were for conventional T3 starships, including battleships, destroyers, industrial ships, supply ships, carriers, transports, and interstellar mechs—standard fleet components.
As for interstellar missile ships and stealth bombers, he would never allow the company to sell those. Feng Mo knew too well the power of these ships, and he would never risk giving up their blueprints.
Moving forward, Fengyun Starship Trading Company would only sell conventional starships. Specialized ships would remain exclusively Feng Mo's.
"As always, I'll provide the designs, and any threats to the company are yours to handle. I think the upcoming auction will be an excellent chance for you to meet people interested in the company. Pull in a few new partners to help shield the company," Feng Mo suggested.
His approach was simple—align with some groups and oppose others. No matter how many people Chu Yunjian recruited or how diluted his shares became, Feng Mo's position would remain unchanged because he held the company's core assets.
Fengyun Starship Trading Company had evolved over the past two years, and under the guidance of Chu Yunjian and Yue Xiaomeng, Feng Mo established the Fengshen Starship Design Company.
By using the design company to repurchase all starship blueprints from Fengyun Starship Trading Company for a single star credit, then licensing the designs back to Fengyun for the same price, they secured the company's control. With new shareholders entering, even ambitious ones would have no chance to seize the company.
The fleet returned to the Storm Main Star without incident. Feng Mo warmly welcomed Chu Yunjian's decision to temporarily reside on the Storm Main Star and accompany him to Radiant Prime for the Federation auction.
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