234: Go to battle

The Emperor's arrangements were very thorough and meticulous.

Kong Jiamu provided the resources, while Hain provided the connections.

Tu Nan was responsible for the actual operations and management.

"Do you understand? Go and train a new group of people. The Kong Family and the Montoya Family should not interfere in this matter."

"You are my Female Official, understood? As for this company, I will allocate a sum of money to you from the Internal Treasury."

She understood; The Emperor was using her, an outsider, as the person in charge to set up a company for himself.

Whether it was Kong Jiamu or Hain, their respective families still loomed behind them.

Only she was an existence completely dependent on the imperial power.

He wanted both of them to contribute, but he didn't want their influence to expand excessively. Instead, he felt very at ease using her.

The company was established directly on The Emperor's flagship.

The Emperor allocated a small meeting room to her, and in that room, he left her a dedicated line for video calls and communications.

It was extremely precious.

Additional signal stations had not yet been built or reinforced, so video and communication remained strategic resources.

While everyone else still had to apply for usage, Tu Nan could use it freely.

This drew many envious looks.

Several generals who also wanted a piece of this lucrative job were frustrated by their inability to establish a demand network so quickly, thus missing the opportunity.

"Once you've clearly demarcated the sectors, you'll still need to outsource some parts and find partners."

The Emperor casually handed her a list.

"Give these people some work to do as you see fit."

This seemed to be the reward His Majesty threw out to appease his obedient ministers.

"As for the 'Mobile Home' project, I had this idea a few years ago. Using planets as strongholds is actually too passive."

"Then why didn't you push for it?" Tu Nan asked.

The Emperor coughed twice and curled his lips into a smirk.

"There are many reasons."

Tu Nan waited for his next sentence, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he told her:

"Adding communications is actually fast; just add communication ships to pull a relay network." Seeing Tu Nan about to speak again, he told her directly with resignation.

"Why do you have to ask everything? This isn't a technical issue; it's just that there was no demand before."

Oh... Tu Nan thought, that makes sense.

"How is Hain?" His Majesty asked.

How else could he be? His Majesty often appeared in this small meeting room that served as her office.

There were always people connected to the online meetings here.

Even Kong Jiamu couldn't say much here, let alone Hain.

Aside from official business, the two hadn't said a single word to each other during this time.

"He is very busy. There are many procedures to go through for transportation, and Zhuang Qi also needs him to provide introductions for visiting various departments."

That's right. Because the matter of the clones was suddenly brought to light, although His Majesty didn't support the use of androids in the military, he didn't seem angry either.

Those in the shadows thought His Majesty had other considerations regarding this.

Hain stopped his investigation and returned to the Capital Star.

And those people in the shadows also stopped their actions against him.

For a moment, the situation appeared calm and peaceful.

"Alright, it's already quite good that you've handled the promotion and transportation. I'll take care of these two matters."

The Emperor was very satisfied with her "ambition" and raised an eyebrow.

Tu Nan was speechless; she was just asking.

Did His Majesty think she wanted to gather everything into her own hands? She wasn't that reckless.

"Where are the Children?" he asked.

"In the room. Lance and Doctor James are helping to look after them."

In fact, it was just Doctor James.

After obtaining Tu Nan's consent, Lance took some tissue fluid and blood from the child and spent most of his time cooped up in Tu Nan's original tiny storage room, never seeing the light of day.

In general, Tu Nan's original subordinates were so busy they couldn't even see the sun.

Amy went from being an administrative supervisor to filming promotional videos.

Gu Lvhai had so many accounts and categories to calculate that she couldn't even keep track of them herself.

Zhuang Qi, who had just taken over the perfume company, was immediately given a much harder task.

"Boss, I really can't go on. This is too complicated. And I haven't seen Little Bear for almost half a month."

Tu Nan gently exposed him.

"Little Bear is in the Imperial Palace. The teacher assigned by The Emperor is teaching him as well, so you wouldn't have seen him anyway."

If it weren't for that, Zhuang Qi would have resigned long ago, okay?

He earned money, was it not for the Zhuang Family to have a good future and for the Children to have a bright tomorrow?

Now his child was attending small-group classes in the Imperial Palace; what future could be brighter than this?

"Besides, you used to say it was switching industries to make products. Now, look, isn't it all just trade and transportation?"

Under Zhuang Qi's incredulous gaze, Tu Nan just kept talking nonsense.

"What's the difference between interstellar transport and desert transport, other than the tools used?"

"You can do it! I believe in you."

She looked at Zhuang Qi earnestly.

Zhuang Qi logged off with a blank stare.

He blamed himself; he couldn't firmly refuse in the first place, yet he insisted on complaining.

The result was just swallowing more motivational talk and wasting time.

Everything proceeded in an "orderly" fashion.

Until one day, Shou suddenly turned his head. Unsure of what he heard through the built-in channel of his armor, he opened the door of the meeting room and looked out.

Tu Nan belatedly called a halt to the meeting and went to stand by the door as well.

She saw that the atmosphere on the flagship had become visibly tense, with many soldiers running through the corridors of the ship.

"Shou? What's wrong?"

Before he could answer, a person in the distance strode from the other end of the corridor against the flow of people.

It was Kongque.

"I'm going out with His Majesty to take a look."

Tu Nan was stunned.

As far as she knew, Kongque had already been out for several battles, and the injuries from last time didn't seem to affect his performance.

Among the soldiers, he was receiving all kinds of praise.

He had never come over to say anything before.

Was this time exceptionally different?

And, His Majesty?

This was the first time since His Majesty arrived at the border that he had left the flagship to participate directly in combat.

"Is it... a big battle?"

Tu Nan wanted to say "serious," but felt it was a bad omen, so she changed her wording.

Kongque actually hesitated for a moment, but finally said with his head held high, "What are you worrying about? Just take good care of the Little Chick. The flagship will move forward a bit, but it won't enter the front-line combat zone, so it's always safe."

"His name is Chenhui. You always call him 'Little Chick,' no wonder he cries and fusses whenever he sees you."

This childish Kongque had gone to see Little Bird behind her back, resulting in Doctor James having to complain.

Saying he was being ridiculous.

Tu Nan didn't see His Majesty again; he left the flagship directly with Kongque and the Knights.

She only learned later that the Star Worms had gradually shifted from pressing against the Border Star defense line to targeting the entire legion.

Furthermore, they were repeatedly trying to besiege the flagship.

Though they had failed for the time being.

The Emperor took his men, intending to force them into another segmented battlefield in space.

***

When she returned to her room to rest that day, she heard the child in her mind almost crying himself unconscious.

[I'm not a Little Chick! He's the chicken! A Featherless Chicken with no feathers on his tail!]

Tu Nan really couldn't act as a referee for this father and son.

She told Little Bird with difficulty.

[This is also a type of nickname. He only calls you that because he likes you. When you're older, your father will change how he calls you.]

[When I'm older, I'm going to call him a Green-Feathered Chicken! Just you wait, waaa~~]

Little Bird wasn't buying it.

Fine... Tu Nan waited for the day he could speak, only to be pummeled by his father.

As for Little Fish, Tu Nan looked at the little fellow who was quietly chewing on his hand.

[Little Fish, do you want to see your father?]

Hain and Little Fish hadn't met yet.

Little Fish looked at Little Bird worriedly, hesitated for a moment, and said softly:

[Then otherwise, forget it?]

[I'm afraid Mama will be even more annoyed.]

He thought all fathers were as unreliable as Kongque.

[Silly child, he won't be.]

Hain, it didn't matter whether he had figured things out or not.

The child, he had to see him eventually.

He had once looked forward to his birth so much...