Chapter 36 The cunning pirate, the storm continues
Regarding battleships, Chu Hua did not build many.
It just issued a manufacturing plan for 40 Kingfisher destroyers and 20 Turtle Dove cruisers.
Due to the update of warship equipment, the cost of ship construction has also increased.
The Kingfisher destroyer has been increased from the original 50 alloy points to 60 alloy points.
As for the cruiser, it also increased by 10%, from 100 alloy points to 110 points.
It has to be said that the cost of building battleships is really expensive. In addition to the cost of high-end resource alloys, there is also a lot of energy coins. The cost of basic alloys requires as much energy coins as possible.
Not to mention the maintenance fee. Although it only costs 0.01% of the cost, when the number is large, it is also a headache.
Therefore, the construction of these ships not only consumes nearly 5,000 units of energy coins and alloys, but also costs about 0.5 points per day for maintenance. It may not seem like much, but it is the resources that a felon spent half a day in the depths of the mineral planet to collect.
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"Oh my God, half of my resources have been cut off in one fell swoop, and the alloy has bottomed out!"
"Next time I upgrade my technology, I must choose the military country, otherwise I will feel heartbroken..."
Seeing the plummeting resources, Chu Hua felt heartbroken.
[Military Policy] Not only reduces ship construction resources by 10%, but also increases the construction speed, which is most suitable for mass production of warships.
However, of course not all of this fleet is going to exterminate space pirates. Chu Hua does not have that much dedication, so he can just arrange half of the fleet to maintain the stability of the galaxy.
The rest is of course used to defend the territory and prevent emergencies.
The old ships will remain unchanged and will be returned to the dock for upgrades when they are stable.
As a result, two Daxia bandit suppression fleets, consisting of 10 Kingfisher destroyers and 5 Turtle Dove cruisers, set off.
Start fighting back along the path provided by the pirate captives.
A few days later, the surrounding empires also joined together to sweep away the invading space pirates.
"Is this the ship of the Daxia Empire? It looks quite majestic."
"Wait a minute, are their destroyers actually equipped with laser weapons? Has the Great Xia Empire's technology been researched to this extent?"
"It's a pity that the amount of combat data is too small, otherwise we should be able to calculate their combat power value."
Everyone stopped pursuing the space pirates on the only way to go, and they all sighed at Daxia's battleships.
The combat power of a battleship is estimated based on each component. If you are not the builder, you can only make a simple estimate based on combat data.
【Dedaji Pirates】
This is the name of the pirate group in this galaxy.
It is undeniable that their ability to adapt to the changing circumstances is really good.
As soon as he saw many imperial fleets encircling and suppressing them, he quickly shrunk his force system and ran away without even firing a few cannon shots, leaving a large number of docked outposts.
After everyone pursued seven or eight jumping points, they gave up the pursuit and stopped in several key star systems, treating them as pirate invasion interception points.
There is no way, the Dedaji pirates' sphere of influence is too large, mainly because they mainly operate in the area, and they do not have a fixed colonial base, so a single pursuit would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive.
And no one wants to start from this point. They have already reached more than a dozen jump points away from their own empire. There is no point in continuing except to waste resources.
"I believe that after this attack, the Dedaji pirate group will become more honest and will not attack here again in a short time."
"At the same time, we also stay there for a period of time together with the fleets of other empires to deter the other party."
Cortana reported the situation of exterminating the pirates eloquently. This mission went relatively smoothly.
After Chu Hua nodded, he asked curiously: "How is the situation in the external galaxy?"
External galaxies naturally refer to other forces outside this galaxy.
"We have not established relations with external galaxies for the time being, but according to intelligence from surrounding empires, there are quite a few space pirate groups. Now they seem to be in an outbreak period, and many empires have suffered greatly."
"The hyperspace channel on our side doesn't have too many branches, so we can intercept three key galaxies and keep the pirate group at bay."
On the star map, the galaxies that pirates can enter and exit are marked in red, and there are three places in total.
There are two places on the upper left of Daxia and one on the right.
After guarding these three points, the galaxy within them returned to peace again, and the routes of ships from various empires turned green again.
At this point, with the advantage of the waterway, no one lost any ships. The piracy incident temporarily stopped and continued to develop steadily.
At least there are no problems with the galaxies surrounding Daxia, but I don’t know about other empires.
However, under the seemingly calm situation, there is actually a bigger disturbance hidden.
"This opportunity cannot be missed, the time will never come again, it is time!"
The ruler of the Spana Empire, Daimon Jiro.
At this moment, strategic communication with Madaha is underway.
Madaha looked a little serious, "Can we still fight? Daxia's cruisers are twice as many as we expected."
The space pirate group in the galaxy to the right of Daxia was released by them.
Of course they were not afraid of the small pirate fleet as they were well prepared. After driving them away, they deliberately did not destroy them and let these pirates go to the other side to look for opportunities.
At the same time, it was also to test the response situation and fleet strength of Daxia.
Then they saw Daxia's bandit-suppressing fleet, and the two parties traveled to several star systems in the name of cooperation.
"No, no, no, it's just this that confirms my idea." Daimon Jiro smiled and shook his head, confidently saying.
"I am 100% sure that these ships are Daxia's last trump card, and there can never be more."
"And in order to build those 10 cruisers, Daxia's resources must have been exhausted!"
Madha was also a little moved when she heard Daimon Jiro's vows.
"So, are we ready to raise troops?"
"Raise troops!"
They can't wait any longer. Daxia's location is really good. There are no empires nearby, so there are sufficient conditions for development.
If it continues to wait and really develops, then this galaxy will definitely become the world of Daxia.
Blind expansion is not really stupid. Without outside influence, it is a perfect start!
And since they occupied the territory of the Orange Cat Empire, they have squeezed the population output of the Orange Cat Empire and obtained good profits.
As long as this round of attacks passes, resources are snatched, and some population prisoners are captured, Daxia's internal circulation cannot keep up and will inevitably decline.
Then they both stood up completely.
"Moreover, I have also recruited another ally, which I believe will bring us surprises."
"Oh? It's too embarrassing for you to hide this from me, brother Damen."
Daimon Jiro chuckled, "We weren't sure before. Didn't I tell you today?"
Madha showed the same expression as before, and also let out a chuckle to show his appreciation.
Soon, the fleets of the two began to gather together, and they even spent their money to build several more warships, just in case.
