80: Let's call her "Storm".

Oh my god,

More people are sending explosive updates and flowers (White-haired, red-eyed, cat-eared loli boss, Boss Duiou)

I already owe 11 chapters.

I'll save them up and release them all when I have time... "Fueling complete."

"Ammunition loaded."

"All systems self-check complete."

The mechanical broadcast sounded.

The last engineering drone, under everyone's gaze, retracted its mechanical arm, arced through the air, and flew out of the port area.

Looking at the giant ship quietly resting in the dry dock,

Everyone's reaction was surprisingly consistent—

Even Norma, who only knew how to WAAAAAGH, expressed his shock in his own way.

Among them, White Shark and Baili Ying were the most profoundly shaken.

Compared to the other "planet natives" and "Space City natives" present,

They were the purest "interstellar natives" here.

Perhaps others merely marveled at the battleship's massive size and sharp appearance.

But they, especially White Shark,

He knew very well what it meant to build a battleship in less than half a day!

It's important to know that with humanity's current mainstream modular shipbuilding method, a 1500-meter-class battleship would require at least two years of construction!

How did this battleship just appear?

After the shock, he was immensely delighted—such an awesome person was now his boss!

Thinking back now, his decision to follow Xi Hai then,

Was probably the most correct choice he, someone not good at choosing sides, had ever made in his life!

"Ahem, ahem,"

"Time is short now, so we'll keep everything simple."

Xi Hai lightly coughed twice, breaking the silence in the arena.

He also didn't know what steps a battleship's launch ceremony involved once it entered space.

He heard that the neighboring Lacray Empire seemed to have members of their Imperial Religion carrying incense burners to perform an incense blessing for the entire ship's interior?

He didn't understand, and he certainly couldn't do it.

After some thought, Xi Hai still chose the method from ancient Earth—

Norma and his group found a box of red wine from the fifth era in a luxurious office.

He brought one bottle over and had already had a drone tie it to the bow.

By the way, wasn't it supposed to be champagne originally?

Never mind that.

He pressed the button, and the wine bottle, guided by a rope, drew a straight line,

And smashed with a "ping" against the wedge-shaped bow.

The glass bottle shattered, and the crimson wine clung to the armor surface under the faint artificial gravity.

A white light flashed from the stern, as if the roar of the engines could be heard clearly even through the glass—

The mechanical arms released, and the massive hull slowly floated up, displayed before everyone's eyes.

"Launch" was merely a term passed down through countless generations for this ceremony,

It was actually the first time the battleship ignited its engines and sailed into space after leaving the production line.

Xi Hai just watched it.

"As the first ship,"

"Her name shall be 'Storm'."

Xi Hai said softly.

White Shark, standing behind Xi Hai, heard his words.

Storm? Does he mean the Void Storm in Ursa Major V12.22 right now?

That's quite fitting.

Suddenly, the glass in front of them began to tremble slightly—

The 'Storm' activated its engines and sailed out towards the Starport.

She would circle the space station once, symbolizing her commissioning.

Under everyone's gaze, the massive silver hull gradually disappeared, and the Starport's gate slowly closed.

"Alright, everyone."

"Snap out of it."

Xi Hai looked at the few people behind him—White Shark, Baili Ying, Xu Chang, Xu Ling, Norma, and Speer.

—That's right, the clone Captain from the first FG300 ship.

—As the first clone Xi Hai communicated with, his emotional awareness seemed a bit stronger than other clones, and his military experience was much richer. Xi Hai found it interesting, so he brought him along.

"Are you all adapting to the work I've assigned you?"

"If you have any problems, now is a good time to speak up."

Before Xi Hai's words had even finished, White Shark's voice came from beside him:

"Commander!"

"The nanobots I took to the lab, their interiors seem to have retained data."

"I'd like to request permission to use that small mainframe to try and decrypt this data."

Xi Hai said no problem and asked:

"Do you need me to arrange for a few Marines to help you move it?"

Mentioning those Marines,

For some reason, White Shark inexplicably thought of the armor-piercing warhammers installed on the powered armor's armguards.

Would asking them to help move it really not punch a hole through it?

"Uh... yes, I do,"

"But considering the mainframe's fragility, I think they'll need to remove their powered armor—at least remove the armor-piercing warhammers from their arms—when moving it."

Xi Hai replied that it was fine, then sent the arrangements via night lamp's communication function.

Someone would go and deal with the mainframe issue shortly.

He looked at everyone again.

This time, a minute passed, and no one spoke—

"Hmm, it seems there are no issues."

"Then you're dismissed, go get busy."

After thinking for a moment, Xi Hai called out to Norma again and clapped him on the shoulder.

"Norma, wait a moment,"

"Take me to see how the people you selected are learning now."