Upon hearing Captain Zachary Chase's command, everyone had different reactions.
Wendy Chase was startled: "They've all surrendered. Why do we still need to destroy them?"
Captain Zachary's face was cold: "Surrender? When they initiated this battle, surrender was not an option in their outcome. If it were us who were defeated at this moment, have you considered what kind of situation we would face if we surrendered?"
Wendy's expression was complex. She thought of that outcome. If they all died in battle, perhaps it would be better. Once captured, she and the female crew members on the starship would suffer a fate worse than death!
Captain Zachary continued: "Just now, I took a moment to connect to the communication network of the Little Dragon Star System. During the two months these interstellar pirates have been in the Little Dragon Star System, they had those nobles send them at least five hundred women from various planets. How do you think these women were treated after being sent to those pirate starships? You should be very clear."
Upon hearing this, Wendy bit her lip lightly. But what the academy textbooks taught… was human rights…
"Charlotte, if Wendy cannot continue to command the operation, then the command of the T2 Bee Queen is now transferred to you. Continue to execute the combat orders." Captain Zachary said coldly.
Charlotte replied, "Yes!"
At this moment, the complex expression in Charlotte's eyes disappeared completely. Instead, she strongly agreed with Captain Zachary's decisive command. Having been through many battles, she knew very well that to survive on the interstellar battlefield, one must be cold-blooded!
"Miss, Captain Zachary's command is not wrong. On this battlefield, there can be no mercy, especially when facing these unscrupulous bastards. They have no attachments, no bottom line. If they survive, they will do anything. Their sins are enough for them to die a hundred times over—the dirty things they've done are completely beyond your imagination." Charlotte stood beside Wendy, trying to persuade her.
"But… those pirate starships still have those captured women…" Wendy was a little worried.
Charlotte said in a deep voice, "For those women, death is a release."
Wendy took a deep breath and looked at Charlotte: "Can I continue to command the operation?"
Charlotte nodded.
Wendy stared at the six pirate starships opposite her. At this moment, a hint of coldness appeared in her eyes.
"All Interstellar Drones, prepare for the final round of attack."
The Bearded Pirate Captain was currently waiting for the enemy's starship to take over their starship, but what he received was an Interstellar Drone Swarm attacking from a distance, and the 1200mm cannon of the Blizzard Zero.
The shaking of the hull from the attack immediately made the Bearded Pirate Captain realize what was happening.
"Zachary Chase! You bastard! You went back on your word!" The Bearded Pirate Captain roared in anger. This was also his last sound.
The next moment, his T2 Gray Shark-class Medium Interstellar Cruiser was hit by the 1200mm cannon of the Blizzard Zero.
The remaining five starships also fell under the bombardment. It was too late for them to try to restart their starships now. Under the attack of the Blizzard Zero and the bombardment of the T2 Bee Queen's Interstellar Drone Swarm, these six pirate starships fell one by one. Ultimately, they all became starship wreckage on this battlefield.
The battle ended.
"Rest in place for ten minutes. Charlotte, you tally the combat consumption of both starships. If there are no issues, we will head to the core area of the Little Dragon Star System after ten minutes." Captain Zachary said.
Most of those nobles lived in the core area of the Little Dragon Star System, and this matter was not over yet.
"Yes." Charlotte immediately began her work.
Captain Zachary sat in the captain's chair and let out a long breath.
This should be considered his first true space battle. Although the opponents were only interstellar pirates, it was much more exciting than the theatrical starship duels at the academy before. Two starships completely annihilated thirty-five pirate starships. This battle result was quite good.
Captain Zachary leaned back in the captain's chair, closing his eyes as if resting. In fact, he had opened the system interface.
The reason he wanted to completely wipe out this group of interstellar pirates was actually another reason.
That was the existence of a system mission.
[Mission Content: Annihilate the Interstellar Pirate Fleet of the Little Dragon Star System
Mission Difficulty: C-class
Mission Reward: Three mission points and 600 points
Mission Status: Mission completed, rewards can be claimed]
That's right—it was for this system mission.
Captain Zachary clicked to claim the mission rewards, and all three mission points and 600 system points were collected.
Coupled with the quarterly mission completed last time, Captain Zachary now had quite a lot of 'resources'.
Host: Zachary Chase
Profession: Top Starship Engineer
Special Attributes: Fleet Luck Value Bonus, Eye of Insight
Points: 1100
Mission Points: 8
Starship Quantity: 2
Missions: None
Warehouse: T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser technical blueprints
There were 8 mission points and a total of 1100 system points.
"I can consider exchanging for another T2 product later." Captain Zachary was a little expectant. As his strength grew, he gradually had the foundation to establish an interstellar fleet.
Charlotte's post-battle report interrupted Captain Zachary's thoughts. He opened his eyes and looked at Charlotte in the video window.
"In this battle, the T2 Bee Queen's hull suffered no damage. Losses include 107 T2 Young Bee-class Light Interstellar Drones, 39 T2 Killer Bee-class Medium Interstellar Drones, and 5 T2 Bumblebee-class Heavy Interstellar Drones. A total of 67% of ammunition and supplies were consumed, with no personnel casualties.
"The Blizzard Zero's hull armor suffered a comprehensive damage of 7.5%, mainly on the port side hull armor, which does not affect the starship's navigation and combat. A total of 46% of ammunition and supplies were consumed, with no personnel casualties.
"The subsequent repair of starship armor, the manufacturing of Interstellar Drones, and the consumption of ammunition—the total market value of losses in this battle amounted to eight thousand star coins." Charlotte reported.
A battle of just one hour consumed eight thousand star coins. Although it was nothing compared to the millions of star coins Captain Zachary had accumulated, for ordinary people, this was a fortune they could never save in a lifetime.
"However, we destroyed thirty-five starships this time, five of which were T2 starships. The wreckage of these starships can be recycled later. It is estimated to generate a value of six hundred thousand star coins." Charlotte said another piece of news.
This surprised Captain Zachary immensely.
"Six hundred thousand star coins? That much?" Captain Zachary was startled.
Charlotte explained: "Although these thirty-five starships are all old starships, if sold, their value would be at least around six million star coins."
Thinking about it that way, it made sense. A pirate fleet originally worth six million star coins, with the remaining starship wreckage generating six hundred thousand star coins, was about right.
"However, six hundred thousand star coins is based on the profit from us melting them down ourselves. If sold directly to others, we might only get three hundred thousand star coins." Charlotte added.
Right—the Little Dragon Star System doesn't seem to have the industrial facilities to process this starship wreckage.
Captain Zachary helplessly covered his head. It was because the Little Dragon Star System was too backward and lacked everything. The technological level remained completely at the T1 technology level.
"These starship wrecks will be left here for now; no one will steal them anyway. The Blizzard Zero and the T2 Bee Queen are preparing to depart for the core area of the Little Dragon Star System via warp navigation. It's time to meet my uncles and elders. They prepared such a grand homecoming gift for us. I must reciprocate properly." Captain Zachary narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with coldness.
The time to cleanse the Little Dragon Star System had come.
Although this cleansing of the Little Dragon Star System might shake its foundations, as many families were involved in the interests of the Little Dragon Star System.