Sky-cracking Rider
Chapter 1038 - 1038: Section 1023 - In a Hurry

"...This is my stellar defense operation plan. Does anyone have anything to add?"

The sound of Chen Fei's voice lingered for a long time, yet the conference room remained silent.

The military heads of the "Atlantis" City Management Committee exchanged glances. They had not managed to fully discuss things when the king of "Atlantis," who normally didn't bother with serious matters, bluntly threw out a six-seven-eight-nine-ten, catching everyone off guard. It truly surprised everyone.

No one in the conference room spoke, and after a long while, a military leader from Europan Sovereignty hesitantly raised his hand.

"Um... what should we people do?"

Chen Fei's operation plan did not assign any role to humans. It was entirely automated combat with all units being disposable, hence many logistical units were streamlined. This design had advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was rapid combat readiness, fast and fierce attack rhythms without much concern. The downside was that it couldn't sustain a protracted battle. Once time dragged on, the combat power of both sides would reverse, making the situation unmanageable.

Since they weren't assigned to the battlefield, the military heads of the City Management Committee suddenly felt unneeded, prompting a surge of disappointment, akin to abandoned kittens and puppies.

Alright! We are redundant.

"Of course, there's work to do. Assist me in gathering various materials, especially production lines for electronic devices. What AI can do is limited, and my Psi Skills are not omnipotent, especially for complex production designs, which require extra assistance. Everyone will get busy afterward. I'll list the material requirements, and the plans must be completed within the scheduled time, or there will be gaps in the stellar defense operation plan."

The five combat weapon plans designed for the stellar defense battle, excluding ammunition and tactical jets, include over ten thousand complete units, requiring a total material mass of 3.3 billion tons, and likely more, not less.

Chen Fei's current reserve of energy points is nowhere near sufficient to complete all items of the stellar defense operation plan. After all, his personal capability is limited, and he can't single-handedly challenge the entire military force of the "Sagali" civilization.

The reserved materials in the "Spatial Branding" weren't initially prepared for this stellar defense battle. Even the great Louis Landon couldn't foresee Chen Fei one day needing to face such a powerful fleet of 439 biological space motherships, each being over 5 kilometers in length, a sure fight against colossal foes.

Therefore, while the "Wall of Sighs" task force won't appear on the front line, they still need to participate in extensive logistical work, assisting the AI in resource collection and production tasks, and even the "Seed Nest" McKenny can't escape being a workhorse.

As McKenny said, "Seed Nest" is "Seed Nest," "Sagali" is "Sagali." The present "Sagali" civilization will show no mercy just because they bred their ancestors.

Thus, if one doesn't want to die in vain or prematurely, they must give it their all.

"Please give us the list, from now on, we'll race against time together."

Huang Xiulun was well aware that they must race against time, or they'll never complete all the preparations within less than two months.

As for the military heads' operation plans, not to mention there isn't the slightest clue up to now, especially if they don't get support from Chen Fei's Psi Skills, their plans are nothing more than castles in the air, unrealistic.

Since "Rookie" has already presented a complete plan, and on the surface, it appears feasible, how to engage the "Sagali" space fleet isn't the most crucial issue now. What's vital is having something to fight with. One can't cook a meal without rice, and a thousand words aren't as effective as one action. They should first complete the construction of these combat units before discussing tactics, for which they have ample time to adjust.

"'Adam,' send the basic materials plan list!"

Chen Fei snapped his fingers.

Though he lost the computational support of the planetary-level compute node and reverted to his original form, the computing resources provided by his brain are still sufficient to support AI "Adam" in completing a significant amount of computational work.

The basic materials plan list for the stellar defense operation plan was completed immediately and distributed to every member of the City Management Committee.

Soon after, a flurry of ding-dong sounds erupted, and all the military heads present hurriedly pulled out their terminal devices, some with phones, some with tablets, some with AR glasses, using various methods to retrieve new files from the local cloud.

"This, this is quite a lot!"

"This many, even engineering machinery can't handle it alone! Ability users are necessary."

"We will indeed become very busy!"

"Does the semiconductor industry production line have a complete set? No wonder it's the civilization archive of the 'Ark Plan'!"

"'Atlantis' can just be laid out with all six districts, one district for each type of combat unit, and a sector specifically for the semiconductor production line."

"I can be responsible for mineral collection, but you must give me all the Earth Element and Gold Series Ability Users."

"You can't have all the Gold Series Ability Users; the industrial production line needs them, especially the Metal Elemental Psychics. We must take on as much work as possible, and can't just pass everything onto 'Rookie.'"

With the stellar defense operation plan serving as a readymade guiding outline, the military heads at once began dividing work. Everyone was fully aware of the weight Chen Fei carried within this operation plan. If they relied too heavily on him, they would lose composure in this great battle.

Like a chess game, if steps are tightly pressured without space to maneuver, the opportunity to turn defeat into victory would be lost.

"Half an hour, no more than half an hour; all plans on the list must be allocated. If anything remains, I'll forcibly assign it!"

In the midst of all the noise, Huang Xiulun pounded the table to ensure his words reached everyone.

The meeting room quieted for just a few breaths before erupting once more like a bustling thoroughfare, filled with disputes and shouts.

Finally, four minutes before the deadline, the military heads had divided all items on the basic materials plan list.

"No more issues?" Huang Xiulun looked around and asked again, "Confirm the plan and execute immediately!"

With a sudden burst of activity, the military heads of the City Management Committee dispersed, using their communication devices to issue orders, summon personnel, and prepare for battle.

Watching the conference room rapidly empty, Huang Xiulun exhaled a long breath, approached Chen Fei, and said, "'Rookie,' you are right, this city needs dictatorship!"

If there wasn't a single decisive voice, it's likely that by the time the "Sagali" civilization's biological space mothership combat group reached Antalu Planet, no one would have reached a conclusion.

It was precisely Chen Fei's straightforward and conclusive complete plan that led everyone to unanimously abandon their own ideas and the ensuing likely meaningless arguments, achieving unexpected unanimity.

"No, no, no, 'Atlantis' has never been a dictatorship, but a democratic centralism!"

Chen Fei waved his hand, being most familiar with the system of democratic centralism.

If it was truly so-called dictatorship, then what would the City Management Committee signify?

With his personality and ability, playing a role in life's exhausting dictatorship is impossible. Consider how Zhuge Liang died, wasn't it playing 'dictatorship' that exhausted him to death?

"Let's start working now. Don't just stand idle."

Seeing Chen Fei still in a leisurely state, Huang Xiulun couldn't help but urge.

In the next period, aside from setting up positions, collecting basic materials alone would take at least a month and a half, without stopping, the more the better.

Chen Fei stood up and said, "Don't worry. According to the plan, the starlight cannon and gravity slingshot celestial bodies will be completed within a week, ready for immediate combat."

While he spoke, AI "Adam" had already assisted in completing the starlight cannon's design plan. There wasn't much technology involved, primarily relying on the matching of the magic array.

The gravity slingshot has no significant technical content, mainly utilizing precise calculations of the planetary gravitational field to throw prepared physical materials in sequence, to "interact" with the "Sagali" space fleet at the scheduled time.