Chapter 4 Shipbuilding! Shipbuilding!

Two thousand meters underground in the capital of the empire, a white and smooth magnetic train was speeding in a downward-sloping tunnel, with a few flashes of light appearing from time to time. At the end of the tunnel was the SS-level Royal Research Institute, which had the highest level of confidentiality in the empire.

The entire institute was built 10,000 meters underground. It was a sphere with a diameter of 50 kilometers. The outer layer of the sphere was wrapped with a layer of ship armor more than ten meters thick. The only way to get here was the magnetic train that Li Mingze was riding. This was the birthplace of the empire's highest technology. Everything from the armor on the soldiers to the design of warships was completed in this institute. It can be said that it was the essence of the entire imperial civilization.

Li Mingze left the magnetic train surrounded by many guards, because he emphasized scientific research and did not need to salute or receive scientists when conducting scientific research. Therefore, only a few security supervisors and base managers came out to greet the entire magnetic station.

"Long live His Majesty! Long live the Empire!" The bright lights could not conceal the fanaticism in the eyes of the saluting soldiers. It can be seen that the brainwashing of the empire since elementary school has been effective.

Li Mingze waved his hand with great satisfaction, indicating that it was OK. Then a group of people took the base's hovercraft and drove towards the center of the base. Ten minutes later, everyone came to the ship design department, which was the purpose of Li Mingze's trip. After several months of crazy expansion, the empire already had the ability to initially build a fleet.

And it will soon carry out colonization activities. After that, the empire's territory will expand, and some warships will be needed for escort and patrol. The original three frigates are obviously not enough.

"Your Majesty, as you can see, these are the design drawings of the three frigates we have built so far." A researcher in a white robe waved his hand in the air, and a three-dimensional image of a spaceship appeared in the center of the room.

This is a handsome warship with a slightly wider bow and stern, a narrow and long middle part, and two downward-extending wings at the tail. The upper part of the warship is equipped with three heavy nuclear missile launchers. Nuclear missiles can be said to be the most powerful before the development of new weapons. Nuclear missiles equipped with intelligent modules can effectively avoid the opponent's firepower interception.

A frigate can launch nine thermonuclear warheads in one salvo. Even if it does not hit the hull and only explodes around it, it can effectively interfere with the enemy's shields and weapons, and at the same time cause great damage to the enemy's armor.

"Change, change, change, which idiot designed it! Whose weapons are all in a line! Or at the same level! Do you have to turn around and fire when you meet the enemy!"

"Also, you should hurry up to study new energy weapons. Don't give up on them just because the current energy weapons are weak. In my opinion, energy weapons are the king, but don't stop studying nuclear weapons. After all, it is still very useful to burn glass on planets with air." Li Mingze touched his non-existent beard and pretended to be knowledgeable. Of course, this was all his experience in playing games. As for what would happen in reality, he had no idea.

However, the lethality of the empire's energy weapons and electromagnetic orbital weapons is too low and completely unusable. The fleet can only be equipped with fusion missiles and use them for the time being.

"Your Majesty is wise. I will have people speed up the research on energy weapons. Your Majesty's wisdom has dispelled the darkness of life for us. The empire will surely become stronger under your Majesty's leadership!" It must be said that officials in any civilization are good at flattering. This flattery sounds comfortable. Li Mingze is very satisfied.

"Let's go to the shipyard for inspection."

Li Mingze and his group boarded the magnetic energy train and slowly left the research base. The head of the base wiped off the non-existent cold sweat. He still remembered that several senior officials were collectively executed for embezzling huge amounts of money some time ago. Although he was obsessed with scientific research and had never embezzled, he couldn't help but feel afraid when he saw His Majesty. He shook his head, dispelled the fear in his heart and returned to his office.

The Sith Royal Shipyard is a huge space station located in the orbit of the Sith Moon. It is like a blooming flower, with five "petals" linked to the circular building in the middle. These "petals" are fully enclosed shipyards. Because the Empire can transmit minerals and energy through quantum, plus the most advanced printing and construction technology, the shipyard does not need any cargo ships to transport parts, and can "dumplings" continuously. Of course, the premise is that there are enough minerals in the treasury.

The Imperial Royal Ship slowly docked in the center of the ring, and a connecting channel stretched out from the ring and buckled with the Emperor's hatch. Dozens of space-powered armor flew out from the small escort ships around the Emperor to guard around the connecting channel.

If necessary, they will use their bodies to block any danger that comes.

Ten guards entered the space station first. After confirming that there was no danger, Li Mingze slowly stepped into the space station. It's not that he's afraid of death, but it's better to be safe than sorry. Although he can ensure that no weapon of the empire can hurt him, what if an alien sneaks in here? The security here is not as strict as that of the capital.

"Your Majesty, the keels of the four frigates you asked us to build have been printed. It will only take 60 days for the sea trial." A civilian engineer in charge of shipbuilding followed Li Mingze and reported respectfully.

Li Mingze and his group got on the hovercraft and came to the monitoring room, from where they could directly see the progress of the spacecraft construction. Hundreds of blue-glowing mechanical arms were seen swinging back and forth in the air, and blue light was emitted from the nozzles from time to time. Several alloy keels gradually appeared in the empty air, but the speed of formation was too slow. It took an hour to print out one-fiftieth of the keels. It seemed that it would take a long time to complete.

Li Mingze frowned. Although he was a little dissatisfied with the speed, there was nothing he could do.

He had to tell them, "Wait until the design institute produces the drawings of the immigrant ship, and the No. 5 dock will start building the colony ship immediately. In addition, Tianyi, you ask the person in charge of the publicity department to come to my office tomorrow. I have something to tell him."

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Tianyi and the engineer answered at the same time.

It seems that the shipyard is still not enough, the mine is not enough, and the power generation center is not enough. There is a lack of energy crystals and minerals. It's annoying. Why is it that being an emperor is not as comfortable as being a student before? I miss the carefree days of college dogs~ No wonder. Li Mingze spitted.

The next day, Li Mingze summoned the head of the Propaganda Department to his office and began to build momentum for the upcoming first colonization, to increase the people's respect for him, and to let these people witness him leading the empire to expand its territory. By then, these people will be so excited that they will burst into tears, Li Mingze thought happily.

Author, please collect~Please recommend~It is inevitable that there will be some unsatisfactory places when writing a book for the first time, but the author is making progress<(￣ˇ￣)/