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Before Zhao Chen could think further, a cursor began to move rapidly among the three options, like a roulette wheel.
Finally, the cursor stopped on Option Two.
“Congratulations, Host, you have acquired ‘Fleet Luck Bonus’ and ‘Eye of Insight’; please unconditionally enforce the rule that ‘the Fleet can only recruit female soldiers.’ If violated, the above two rewards will be revoked, and you will receive unknown punishment!!!”
Zhao Chen covered his face.
Only recruiting female soldiers... this rule is a bit too much, isn’t it... But for some reason, Zhao Chen still felt a tiny bit of anticipation.
First, back to the main topic. Since this fact cannot be changed, he would just let nature take its course.
Let’s first look at the two rewards he received.
First is ‘Fleet Luck Bonus.’ As the name suggests, any existence within Zhao Chen and his Alliance Fleet will receive a certain Fleet Luck Bonus. As for the specific effect, it’s unknown, as luck is too mysterious.
Second is ‘Eye of Insight.’ It can be used on any species aboard Zhao Chen’s own Starship to determine whether the other party harbors hostility or murderous intent towards him; this means that as long as he is on his Starship, Zhao Chen is absolutely safe.
“Classmates, that’s all for today’s lesson. This semester is almost over, and next semester we will begin practical combat training.”
“Because you are all Starship Captain Department students, you will need to own your own Starship by then.”
“This Starship can be purchased by yourselves, or it can be exchanged with academy points.”
“The crew members on the Starship can be students from other departments within the academy, or they can be crew members you hire yourselves, as long as they comply with relevant regulations.” The teacher announced this matter and then left the classroom.
The matter the teacher announced was about the curriculum for the next semester; every student needed to prepare their own Starship. freёwebnovel.com
Those with family backing could buy one themselves.
Those who were not wealthy could use the academy points accumulated over the past three years to exchange for a Starship from ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) the academy’s Starship list.
Immediately, every student began discussing the Starship they were preparing.
“Let me tell you, my dad has already prepared a T2-class Interstellar Destroyer for me. It’s this year’s latest improved model, and it’s the best-selling Starship in the past decade.”
“Tsk, let me tell you. What is a man’s romance? It’s massive Starships and massive cannons! If you’re going to pilot one, you have to pilot an Interstellar Battleship! That’s what you call a man’s toy!”
“Your families are well-off, but I’m not. I’ll just get an Interstellar Frigate to complete my studies.”
Listening to the discussions of the surrounding students, Zhao Chen couldn’t help but fantasize about his own Starship.
As a boy, who didn’t have a dream of traversing the universe when he was young?
“Old Zhao, have you decided what Starship to exchange for? You need to prepare quickly. Although there are many exchangeable Starships provided by the academy, if you act late, there won’t be any good Starships left.”
“What’s more, you still need to form a crew.” Li Wei leaned over to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen casually asked, “How are your preparations going?”
Li Wei grinned and raised his hand. On his wrist was a thin, watch-like handheld terminal, from which a holographic projection displayed a 3D model of a Starship.
Its appearance was relatively traditional, similar to ancient warships.
Several main cannons and missile launchers could be seen on it.
“A T2 Hyena-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer, currently priced at 4.3 million star coins on the market!”
“My dad ordered it for me, and he even arranged the crew for me—all retired veterans with over ten years of service!” After Li Wei finished speaking, he seemed to recall something.
He looked at Zhao Chen with some concern and said, “Old Zhao, that... if you really can’t find a suitable Starship in the academy’s warehouse, I’ll ask my dad to help you...”
“It’s fine, I already have an idea about the Starship. We’ll go pick up my Starship after dinner.” Zhao Chen smiled.
Li Wei’s family background was good; they were responsible for interstellar trade and were said to be among the top ten in the Starlight Empire’s Northern Star Region.
So, it was not surprising that he could produce such a T2 Hyena-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer worth four million star coins.
After their casual chat, Zhao Chen and Li Wei went to the academy cafeteria together.
On the way, Li Wei saw Zhao Chen looking distracted and assumed he was still thinking about the Starship.
In fact, Zhao Chen’s status was no less than Li Wei’s, because Zhao Chen’s father passed away early, and Zhao Chen had already inherited a baron title and owned a Star System territory.
However, the Star System territory Zhao Chen owned was extremely resource-poor.
It was also a single-star system, which meant that a Star Gate could not be built. If a Star System had no Star Gate and no special resources, it could basically be labeled as worthless.
Zhao Chen’s baron title came from his great-grandfather, who was once an Imperial Army Fleet Commander in the Starlight Empire. He earned military honors and was granted an earl title and a fiefdom.
But by the generation of Zhao Chen’s grandfather and father, neither of them achieved Merits (military honors) sufficient to elevate or consolidate their title, causing it to drop level by level until it became a baron title by Zhao Chen’s time.
If he did not earn further merits in his hands, his descendants would not be able to inherit the title, and the territory would be reclaimed by the Empire.
And given Zhao Chen’s current situation, it was basically hopeless.
It was said that in Zhao Chen’s Star System, there wasn’t even a single T2-class Starship; the Star System’s security was maintained by only a few ancient T1-class Starships; fortunately, due to the Star System’s poverty, no Interstellar Pirates coveted them.
In the past, Li Wei often wanted to help Zhao Chen, but Zhao Chen was strong-willed and never accepted help from others.
“That... Old Zhao, let’s sit over there.”
Suddenly, Li Wei put his arm around Zhao Chen’s shoulder, trying to make him take a different path, as if intentionally avoiding something.
But the person Li Wei didn’t want Zhao Chen to see, Zhao Chen had already seen.
Jiang Shasha.
Zhao Chen’s fiancée, theoretically speaking...
However, at this moment, Zhao Chen’s fiancée, Jiang Shasha, was with a boy; anyone who knew Jiang Shasha knew that boy was pursuing her.
Li Wei covered his face. This was truly an ironic twist of fate; how could they run into this woman everywhere?
He knew that Zhao Chen and Jiang Shasha had grown up together, because Jiang Shasha and Zhao Chen were from the same hometown, from the same Star System. Jiang Shasha’s family was a noble family in Zhao Chen’s territory, so the two had been engaged since childhood.
However, ever since Jiang Shasha and Zhao Chen entered this academy together, everything changed.
Because in the academy, there were boys with more prominent statuses than Zhao Chen, and boys who were more generous; in comparison, Zhao Chen could only be considered a fallen noble from a rural area.
Zhao Chen initially still liked Jiang Shasha very much, but Jiang Shasha’s actions hurt Zhao Chen again and again. Zhao Chen even tried to win her back, but he was met with Jiang Shasha’s cold and cruel treatment.
Li Wei knew that Zhao Chen was heartbroken by this, and several times he couldn’t eat.
What Li Wei didn’t know was that just today, due to emotional distress, Zhao Chen had taken medicine to commit suicide, which led to the current Zhao Chen.
“The window seat over there is good, let’s sit there.” Zhao Chen rejected Li Wei’s suggestion and walked straight ahead.
To outsiders, Zhao Chen was walking directly towards Jiang Shasha.
