Tony became full of energy when he had something to do.
Even if it meant running back and forth between several worlds, he didn't feel tired. In fact, he was more excited than anyone else.
In this state, Tony's work efficiency was astonishing. He only took a month to put together a basic design framework.
In Tony's initial draft for this Dawn Star-class ship, he utilized almost all the technologies he possessed that were suitable for large battleships.
This included a large Arc Reactor that incorporated numerous black technologies and had been upgraded countless times, anti-gravity technology, and faster-than-light travel technology, all applied to the design.
Other features like energy shields, energy defense layers, and the latest type of space battleship alloy were naturally included, along with heavy particle cannons as the main armament.
After completing the design, Tony still needed to discuss with experts from Cherry Military Industry whether this design could actually be built. If not, which aspects were unfeasible and what needed to be adjusted?
Naturally, with so many new technologies revealed, the battleship experts hired by Cherry Military Industry were completely stunned, wondering if the new company's boss had hired a lunatic as a designer. What were all these things mentioned in the design blueprints? There were many things they had no idea about.
Looking at the various parameters provided... are you sure this guy isn't a novelist?
After all, the specific details of these technologies weren't provided, so these external battleship designers could only make judgments based on the data given. Their conclusion was: complete nonsense.
Unfortunately, these people weren't in charge of this company. Although Cherry Military Industry's first product entering battleship manufacturing would attract a lot of attention from many parties and was an excellent opportunity for the designers to make a name for themselves, Cherry Military Industry did not want to hand this opportunity over to these outsiders. Their job was merely to assist Tony in perfecting the design.
If they did well, perhaps they would have the chance to access more of the core technologies hidden by Cherry Military Industry.
If they didn't do well, or even harbored any ill intentions, then they could just get lost.
If these blind fools even thought about retaliating, then Selene, who was bored to death from idleness, would make them regret ever being born.
"You've been very idle lately?"
Looking at Ethan comfortably lounging in a chair reading, Selene, wearing only a white shirt, held a cup of coffee with a strange expression.
Ethan always seemed to have endless things to do. Although he would often take time to spend with her, in recent years she had rarely seen him lying there daydreaming or reading as he had been lately.
When sailing on the sea, she would often see this kind of scene.
"I dealt with everything I needed to do in one go a while back, and the result is that I don't have much to do recently..." Ethan continued looking at the book in his hands. Although he had become a god now, he still hadn't given up learning. He felt that continuous learning was the key to how he had gotten to where he was today, and he still had a long way to go before reaching the peak, so there was no reason to stop. "Besides, I'm not the only one who's idle."
The team was currently in a calm transition period, with no urgent goals that needed solving, so most people were quite idle.
The Artemis was still navigating through space, systematically inspecting several nearby planets located in the habitable zone and collecting more information.
Before getting a new ship, efficiency couldn't be increased. No matter how anxious Betty was, it was useless. She could only quietly wait for the new ship to be built.
Things were on the right track at Cherry Military Industry as well, and they couldn't be rushed either.
The Resident Evil side was just starting. It seemed like there were many things to do, but in reality, Annette, who possessed the super-strength potion, easily gained support from all sides, and things couldn't have gone smoother.
Compared to the countless types of viruses concocted by countless people in that world, the potion in Annette's hand was healthy, non-toxic, had no side effects, and allowed people to stay healthy for a long time, easily living to a hundred years old if they avoided accidents. With such a powerful effect, Annette had become a VIP for many upper-class individuals. It was natural for someone like her to receive support from all sides when starting a pharmaceutical company.
Of course, there were people who had ill intentions, but they were taught a lesson by Annette and her group in minutes. The gap in strength was too vast, and those with ill intentions didn't dare to cause too much trouble before figuring out Annette's true capabilities.
Thus, Annette had established a firm foothold there. As her company officially opened and generations of potions were produced, she could even gradually gain control of that world if she wished, becoming the underground emperor of that world.
And after everything was on the right track, people like O'Connell and Jonathan didn't need to stay there all the time. Just like in the Starship Troopers world, everyone could go and stay for a while if they wanted to visit, and do whatever they liked normally. Only Annette would be stationed there long-term.
After all, the company had just opened, and she still had quite a few things to handle.
Although there were many things to do, they didn't require much effort. Mainly, she needed to make frequent appearances. More importantly, she really enjoyed this feeling.
After all, this was her hometown. After experiencing countless years of fleeing and exile, she had finally returned home with dignity and could stand in the spotlight, enjoying the various compliments from the group she once had to look up to.
Fortunately, Annette herself was a scientist. She thought about things more rationally, didn't get lost in it or lose herself, and clearly knew where everything she had came from. She still maintained a respectful attitude when facing Ethan.
Annette wasn't causing trouble, and Ethan's team was still incredibly stable, so naturally, there was nothing to do.
"Since you're idle, why don't you go spend time with Diana?"
Ethan looked at Selene. In the past, he had no idea how to get along with women, but after so many years, even a fool should have learned something.
He didn't foolishly say things like he had spent ten years playing with Diana, or that they met often recently. Saying things like that would only make Selene unhappy and serve no other purpose.
"Don't you want me to stay here and keep you company?"
"Anyway, you only stay here to torment me in various ways."
"..."
Ethan smiled triumphantly, directly taking Selene's complaint as a compliment. Then he reached out and pulled her into his arms. Selene, who was smaller than Diana and Ada, curled up into Ethan's embrace, allowing Ethan to hold her and continue reading, enjoying this leisure.
After spending some time with Selene, Ethan returned to the Artemis and sent a message to Modred, who had run off to play somewhere, preparing to arrange her final test.
If nothing unexpected happened, after this test concluded, Modred should go back and inherit the throne.
Of course, before that, Ethan could give her some gifts. For example, if there was any world she wanted to go to, to make it convenient for her to collect information or recruit subordinates, Ethan could help send her there.
It didn't take long before Modred returned, accompanied by a girl with the strange hair color of blonde mixed with pink...
"Hm?"
Ethan knew this girl, but he didn't expect Modred to get mixed up with her. These two shouldn't have had any interaction at all, right?
"Hello, I'm Sheryl Nome!"
This person also had an outgoing personality. Although it was her first time meeting Ethan, she was very enthusiastic.
"Ethan."
Reaching out and lightly shaking Sheryl's hand, Ethan turned to look at Modred.
"I heard that the world Ada is currently in is a world with interstellar civilization, so I went over to take a look, and I found that Ada had actually become an agent... this person's agent."
"Huh?"
Ethan didn't really know much about Ada's activities, but hadn't she infiltrated the upper echelons of some companies? How did she become an agent?
"This matter... it's a long story..."
Sheryl didn't seem to want to explain this matter in detail, but even if she didn't say it, Ethan could guess.
In the original plot of Macross Frontier, Sheryl's agent, Grace, was the biggest mastermind behind the scenes in the entire film. A big reason she cultivated Sheryl was that she treated Sheryl as an experimental subject.
Later, Sheryl's V-type infection progressed to the terminal stage, and the V-virus gradually transferred to her brain. This state basically meant the infected person was close to death, so Grace, thinking Sheryl was no longer useful, abandoned her just like that.
Seeing how lively she was, it was clear that the virus she was infected with had been cleared. From what Modred said, it could be inferred that Ada did it.
When did Ada become so enthusiastic? More importantly, how did Modred get together with her and even bring her here? Did this person want to take Sheryl back to Britain? Did she think her palace needed a singer?
He hadn't figured this out yet when he noticed Illya and the others suddenly return.
Illya, Rin, and Leah were still studying at Hogwarts and usually didn't stay on the ship. If they returned, it meant one thing: Hogwarts was on holiday.
This wasn't a big deal in itself, but what surprised Ethan was that Illya and the others had brought Hermione with them.
"Ethan?"
Although his apparent age had changed quite a bit, his facial contours hadn't changed much, and Hermione recognized Ethan at a glance.
"How did you change... this must be your original appearance, right?"
Miss Know-it-all immediately understood the key point. Ethan wasn't a real teenager. When she first learned Ethan's identity, she had already guessed that he had used some method to change his appearance, which was why he looked like a teenage boy.
"Although the specific details might be different from what you think, broadly speaking... that's pretty much it…"
(To be continued.)