Free Web Novel'Blizzard Zero... System prompt... Arrived at scheduled... Currently in autopilot mode.'
Zhao Chen vaguely felt as if there was a sound ringing in his ears.
'Blizzard Zero Starship intelligent... Blizzard Zero has... navigation status, arrived at scheduled... in autopilot mode.'
The sound gradually grew louder, and memories seemed to return to his body at that moment.
'Blizzard Zero Starship intelligent system prompt: Blizzard Zero has exited warp navigation status and arrived at the scheduled location; currently in autopilot mode.'
Zhao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, gasping for air as he watched the transparent hatch slowly open.
The lighting on the Bridge had been restored, and familiar figures had already begun to direct the Bridge's recovery work.
"All personnel on the Bridge return to your posts within one minute and check the Starship's data.
All personnel on the Starship return to your posts within three minutes, ready for duty."
Vice Captain Charlotte continuously issued orders, with Zhao Wan'er assisting her.
Zhao Chen subconsciously took two steps forward, only to find his legs felt weak. If he hadn't grabbed the nearby handrail, he would have almost fallen to the ground.
"Captain, you've awakened. Our Starship has successfully arrived at the outer perimeter of the North Star Star System's Star Gate. All Starship indicators are normal, and it has returned to normal navigation status." Vice Captain Charlotte saw Zhao Chen and immediately reported the current situation.
"You all woke up earlier than me?" Zhao Chen looked at them in surprise.
Zhao Wan'er looked at Zhao Chen's trembling legs and chuckled, saying, "We woke up one minute before you. I told you your physique isn't good enough. I've told you before, exercise more.
Don't /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ think that piloting a Starship is just mental work. You need to know that navigating in space requires both wisdom and physical development!"
Zhao Chen ignored Zhao Wan'er's teasing.
He asked Charlotte, "How long have we been in hibernation?"
"Thirty-two minutes," Vice Captain Charlotte replied.
Thirty-two minutes... This made Zhao Chen feel as if a very, very long time had passed.
Don't think that not much distance was covered in these thirty minutes. If this voyage hadn't used a warp engine, the speed of a conventional engine alone might have taken nearly one hundred days!
The development of warp engine technology led civilization towards interstellar voyaging.
It is a disruptive technology just like Star Gate technology!
Suddenly, Zhao Chen felt unwell in his stomach and instinctively vomited forward.
Vice Captain Charlotte seemed prepared, as a hovering trash can appeared in front of Zhao Chen.
"Ugh... Ugh..." Zhao Chen vomited for a while before finally recovering.
He then realized how painful warp navigation was.
"This is your first time using a military hibernation pod, right? When you traveled between the Owl Dragon Star System and the academy before, you used a travel hibernation pod, which has a recovery phase to allow your body to adapt.
But military hibernation pods are not so comfortable.
When you reach your fourth year, you'll have practice in this area. Most people vomit their first time." Zhao Wan'er explained from the side, but the smile on her face clearly showed she was showing off her better physique compared to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen ignored Zhao Wan'er. He staggered to his Captain's chair and surveyed the Bridge.
He was the last to wake up. Everyone else's hibernation pods had already sunk beneath the Bridge floor, and Zhao Chen's hibernation pod was only now beginning to descend.
"Request Star Gate passage, destination Arctic Fox Star System · Star Gate," Zhao Chen instructed.
"Application has been sent. A reply will be received within ten minutes," Vice Captain Charlotte replied.
It didn't take ten minutes; within a few minutes, Blizzard Zero received clearance, but this was after Zhao Chen paid a Star Gate usage fee.
Blizzard Zero navigated according to the route sent by the North Star · Star Gate management department. Soon, Zhao Chen saw rows of Starships waiting to pass through the Star Gate, as well as Starships crossing the Star Gate to arrive in the North Star Star System.
Of course, none of that was important. Zhao Chen's eyes were drawn to the massive Star Gate.
Although he had studied Star Gate knowledge in academy courses and seen pictures, and he also had memories of it himself.
But this was the first time he had seen it so immersively.
The North Star Star Gate's design resembled three interconnected temple gates, with blue, red, and golden halos emanating from the center of each of the three gates, like a tri-colored lake.
As he gazed at this Star Gate, information about it flooded Zhao Chen's mind.
The North Star · Star Gate uses a t3 level Three Divine Gate-class Star Gate, which is a t3 level Star Gate independently developed by the Starlight Empire. Over seventy percent of the Star Gate network within the Starlight Empire is composed of this type of Star Gate.
"Captain, it's our turn." Vice Captain Charlotte's voice pulled Zhao Chen back from the magnificent Star Gate scene before him.
"Mm." Zhao Chen took a deep breath, his hand unconsciously tightening its grip on the armrest beside the Captain's chair.
Using a Star Gate for a Star Gate jump does not require entering deep space mode. The reasons for this are very complex, and only interstellar scientists can explain them.
Ordinary people only need to understand this principle.
And the whole process is very fast, truly very fast.
Zhao Chen only felt a blur before his eyes, the surrounding scenery disappeared, his pupils seemed to see a colorful world, then his vision began to recover, and the dark, vast universe reappeared before him.
This feeling was much better than the previous warp navigation.
It made sense, after all, he had paid for this.
The star coins an ordinary person earns in a lifetime are not enough for a T1 Starship to make a short-distance Star Gate jump.
Zhao Chen glanced at the time; only less than thirty seconds had passed.
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It greatly reduced the distance between Galaxies.
However, Star Gates also have limitations. The maximum number of Starships that can be transported per hour has an upper limit, and the specific limit will depend on the Starship's type.
Assuming one hour can send ten thousand T1 Starships, then for T2 Starships, only one thousand can be sent, and for T3 Starships, only one hundred can be sent. That's roughly the idea.
The higher the level of the Starship, the higher the cost of using the Star Gate.
"We have arrived in the Arctic Fox Star System, at the location of the Star Gate. After we leave the Star Gate's range, we will re-enter warp navigation status, and are expected to arrive at Arctic Fox Starport in approximately one hour." Vice Captain Charlotte began to explain the next steps.
Zhao Wan'er leaned close to Zhao Chen's ear: "You really just got lucky. I didn't expect there to be such a talented person with command abilities among the Half-Beastman slaves.
This Charlotte is more professional than many fifth-year students I know."
Zhao Chen chuckled inwardly; she hadn't seen her true abilities yet.
"Proceed to Arctic Fox Starport," Zhao Chen issued the navigation order.
