In Starfleet Lunar Headquarters, in Marshal Sanders' office, Lin Fan and four others were standing in front of Sanders with serious faces.
"The Commander of the First Fleet of the Federation Star Fleet, Lieutenant General Lin Fan, has performed outstandingly in this attack on the Oaks Empire and has made numerous military exploits. He is specially awarded the rank of General of the Federation!"
After Sanders read out the conferment order, he also had a look of emotion on his face.
A 25-year-old general, this is also a record in the federation. It can be said that he is the youngest general in the history of the federation.
In Sanders's eyes, Lin Fan's future achievements will definitely far exceed Liang Xingchen's.
Holding the new shoulder title, Sanders came to Lin Fan and personally changed it for him.
"Congratulations, General Lin Fan!"
"Thank you Marshal!"
"No need to thank me, it's due to your own strength. Keep working hard!"
"yes!"
Then, Liang Xue, Emma and Chris also received the title. After all, they were generals, so Sanders personally awarded the title.
Among them, Chris became a lieutenant general, Liang Xue became a major general, and Emma finally entered the ranks of generals and became a brigadier general.
The brigadier general was also made a reserve general of the Federation, but back then Lin Fan took this step directly and became a major general once he became a general.
But this is a special case after all, and Emma still has to start her career as a brigadier general.
Sanders looked at Lin Fan and the four of them, nodded with satisfaction, and then picked up another appointment from his desk.
"Due to the reform of the Starfleet organization, a new corps level has been added. Admiral Lin Fan is now appointed as the commander of the 1st Legion of the Federation Starfleet. It will be organized into 12 standard fleets with a total of 240,000 warships. The headquarters will be established in Horton!"
"At the same time, Horton will become a major military town. The Federation will not immigrate ordinary people here. Everything in this star system will be handled by the commander of the First Starfleet Legion, Admiral Lin Fan, with full authority!"
"Finally, regarding the formation of the legion, the former Federation's first and third fleets will be included in the first legion and become the first and second fleets under the legion. The first fleet, as the guard fleet of the legion commander, will still be commanded by Lin Fan. He will personally command the fleet, and the commander of the second fleet will be Chris Lord. The remaining ten fleets will be completed within ten years. The selection of commanders will be submitted by the First Army and reviewed and approved by Starfleet Headquarters."
"These are the latest appointments. Are there any questions?"
"Report, no!"
"Very good, the Third Fleet is already in Horton. You will set off tomorrow to meet with it in Horton. After that, you can start the construction of the legion."
"Yes, Marshal!"
"Lin Fan, wait a moment, I have something else to tell you!"
Just when Lin Fan and the others were about to exit the office, Sanders spoke again.
Liang Xue and the other three looked at each other and then stepped out wisely. They understood that Marshal Sanders had something important to explain to Lin Fan alone!
"Lin Fan, your mission is very heavy, no less important than Liang Xingchen's mission. The Federation needs an external channel, do you understand?"
"Understood, Marshal, don't worry, give me five years, I will take down the Kabat Empire!"
Lin Fan naturally understood what Sanders meant. The current federal territory had two roads to the outside world, one of which was blocked by the Io Federation and the other blocked by the Kabat Empire.
If the Federation wants to continue to develop, it must open one of the channels. Otherwise, even if it relies on the jump engine to cross these two civilizations and conquer new territories, it will be more difficult to rule because it is not connected to the mainland.
The Io Federation must not be attacked. It is a key part of humankind's future population increase. Wouldn't it be foolish to attack it
Therefore, the only option available was the Kabat Empire. For Lin Fan, three years would be enough to replenish the force to five fleets, and another two years would be enough to destroy the Kabat Empire.
"Okay, until you are ready, the Federation will maintain the deal with them. On the one hand, it will squeeze out the last of their resources, and on the other hand, it will reduce them to leave enough backup for you!"
"clear!"
Ten minutes later, Lin Fan left Sanders' office, joined the other three, and set off back to Earth.
"Sorry, Chris! Originally, I wanted you to spend more time with your wife and daughter on Earth, but it seems that's not possible now. We're leaving for Holden tomorrow!"
Lin Fan said to Chris on the shuttle ship returning to Earth.
"If so, Legion Commander, and Alice can move to Holden as a military dependent!"
"This is no problem, but you and Alice have gone to Horton. What will happen to your daughter? After all, Horton is a military town and there is no school!"
You must know that Chris's daughter Ava is still young, so she can't take her to Horton with her. It is a military town and there is no school for Ava to study.
"That's no problem. Ava has received the admission notice from the Interstellar Military Academy and will enroll in two months. After she graduates, we will ask the commander to help recruit her to our legion!"
Chris said a little embarrassedly, after all, this was definitely a back door.
It's not that Chris wants any special care for his daughter, it's just that he hopes the family can have more opportunities to be together.
"Okay, I agree to this! I will say hello to Dean Li Fulai, don't worry!"
"Thank you, legion commander!"
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More than twenty days later, Lin Fan arrived at Horton with the first fleet.
As mentioned before, Horton was once the military and industrial center of the Oaks Empire. It has 1 living planet and a total of 42 resource stars. It also has these three huge asteroid belts, each of which is an asteroid belt in the solar system. Dozens of times the size, and more abundant resources.
The Oaks Empire has established a huge warship manufacturing base on Horton, which is composed of countless warship production lines. Now these base groups are being transformed by a large number of industrial robots. It is expected that all the transformations will be completed in half a year, and by then this will become the entire The most important military industrial base in the Federation.
In addition to the battleship manufacturing base group, the Federation has also established a huge space scientific research city in Horton, which is located next to the battleship manufacturing base group. The main person in charge is Lin Fan's old acquaintance, the Federation's chief scientist Bai Zixuan.
Today, Bai Zixuan is no longer as old as before after using gene enhancement potions and brain development potions.
The whole person looks like he is in his 40s. Not only is his physical fitness much better than before, but his life span has also been extended by at least 200 years. He is very high-spirited. There are even rumors that Bai Zixuan has recently changed his hair and is looking for a new life. In love with a female scientist.
Lin Fan definitely supports this matter. After all, Bai Zixuan once never married a wife and had no children for the sake of scientific research. Now that he has this intention, it is naturally a good thing!
In short, Holden is now in an era of great construction, and every planet and every void is under construction.
(End of chapter)