The bridge of the T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer.
If this interstellar warship could still be called a T3 Radiance.
"Is this the surprise you have brought us?" The angel Tilia looked at the bridge before her, at once familiar and strange.
When the three of them boarded this T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer they held themselves to know past all knowing.
They found that this T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer had been reconstructed within, from end to end!
And above all in certain parts of the software.
And the most important of all was that part of the core technology they had never handed the Owl Dragon.
"We took the basic technology of your T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer and gave it a small upgrade, and then fitted it with a starship energy core, energy system and the rest that we thought suitable. And so at the last built this particular 'T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer,'" Zhao Chen said with a light laugh.
Words that sounded exceedingly simple, as though he had knocked a toy together in his own back yard.
But within the three angels' minds they were exceedingly shaking.
If the Owl Dragon's completing the number required by the military order, having digested in so short a time the starship technology they handed over.
Was because the Owl Dragon possessed a powerful military-industrial production system.
Then now the Owl Dragon had gone further and, upon the starship technology they had given, in a want of the core technology, built a brand-new T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer.
Which showed the more the Owl Dragon's terrible strength in the matter of starship technology.
In this moment the Holy Angel King looked this man, whom she had first thought quite ordinary and unremarkable, truly over.
A clear and fair face, with a cold handsomeness of clean-cut angles about it, and the smile that showed now and again setting off his confidence the more.
And the aura upon him was wholly unlike the Angel Race's men.
Though there was often a thread of the unruly in it, more of it was a settled and seasoned steadiness.
"In fact, this military order. Divided up in the production as your side required before — it wastes far too much time. And it wants interstellar transports to carry it across besides. Were the whole hull produced and built within our Owl Dragon and sent straight across, would that not save more time yet?" Zhao Chen said his thought with a smile.
The more efficient, the more wealth he could get from that money tree, the Angel Race.
"Then how are we to know what this T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer of yours performs like?" the angel Susan asked, her brows drawn together.
Though she questioned it, there was no arrogance whatever in her tone now; there was even respect in the eyes with which she looked at Zhao Chen.
Susan was proud, but she equally revered the strong who had capacity.
The capacity Zhao Chen had shown to this moment had conquered this Angel Guard entire.
"This T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer may be reckoned a gift I make you. It is yours now. I believe that, set against words out of my mouth. It will persuade you the better," Zhao Chen said with a smile.
The Holy Angel King did not refuse, for she had no reason to refuse; and she was very curious besides how this Owl Dragon-made T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer would perform.
"Then let me first thank the Owl Dragon's lord. The lord has brought us truly far too many surprises this time." The Holy Angel King showed a faint smile.
These were her true words.
"Then I hope our two sides may establish a formal relation of cooperation as soon as may be. I have not much time to waste upon my side. If we cannot establish a formal relation of cooperation before the end of this month, I shall make ready to sail home." Zhao Chen threw the Angel Race a time limit.
Which changed the looks upon all three angels' faces.
The angel Tilia looked toward her own Angel King in some anxiety; the capacity the Owl Dragon had now shown was enough to be a vast support to the Angel Race in this deadlocked campaign against the Demon Race!
"My lord, the time you give is far too tight; there are but three days left to the month's end…" The angel Tilia would have argued for more time.
But this time Zhao Chen's stand was very firm, and he said it in a tone that brooked no question. "If your side sincerely wishes to work with us, then you will not keep a sincere friend waiting long."
"I understand, my lord. By your answer, I shall give you our answer before the month's end," the Holy Angel King promised.
Zhao Chen smiled.
That he had put such a requirement was of course upon consideration of the System's quarterly mission.
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"You say he truly brought 10,000 T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers? And the quality of the components far surpassing what we produce ourselves?" The War Angel King looked at the Holy Angel King with something like disbelief.
The Holy Angel King nodded. "Yes; we have taken receipt of the whole of it, and there is no trouble whatever in it. Beyond that, the Owl Dragon's lord brought a complete T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer besides."
"A complete T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer? We never gave them the full set of the technology."
"That was the lord himself: upon the basis of the part of the technology he had, he researched out a suitable core-technology part of his own. And built this hull, which I call the Owl Dragon-made T3 Radiance-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer."
The War Angel King's face was all disbelief.
The Judgment Angel King, who had said nothing all this while, opened her mouth. "How does it perform?"
"We carried out a performance test. Its comprehensive combat performance exceeds our T3 Radiance by near 30 percent. The newly fitted energy system, engine core and the rest all surpass our own original technology." At these words of the Holy Angel King's.
This conversation fell of a sudden into a short quiet.
"I never thought this Owl Dragon truly had such powers. Then they have indeed the standing to work with us. The state of the front-line fighting grows worse and worse now; and as our lines press ever nearer our own heartland, certain industrial star regions have been affected, and starship capacity will fall by degrees in future. If the Owl Dragon can truly supply us interstellar warships in an unbroken stream, nothing could be better," the War Angel King said, with his face set.
Arrogant as his bearing toward Zhao Chen had been before, as the one of the three Angel Kings who understood military affairs best, he knew very well how the front-line fields now stood.
"The Owl Dragon's lord put forward two pieces of advice besides. ……" And the Holy Angel King set out both the proposals Zhao Chen had made.
"Star gates? He has the confidence to build star gates within the Machine Race's territory?" the War Angel King said in surprise.
Of the Machine Race's strength they knew very well.
Which is why, through these years, though the Machine Race had withdrawn its armies, no power in that stretch of the universe — not the Angel Race, not the Demon Race, nor the Galactic Alliance's side — had dared entertain any notion whatever about the Machine Race's territory.
"So he says; and if he can truly do it, it will be of the greatest good to our cooperation." So saying, the Holy Angel King glanced at the two of them. "The Owl Dragon's lord has given us a time limit. Before the month's end we must give our answer. There is but one day left now; we must make our decision."
The War Angel King was silent a while, and then looked toward the Judgment Angel King, who spoke so little.
"Let us meet this Owl Dragon lord once more."