[Mission Content: Accept and complete the bounty mission issued by the Arctic Fox Galaxy Lord.
Mission Difficulty: C-class
Mission Reward: Five mission points and 1000 points.
Special Reward: A random reward will be issued based on mission completion.
Special Reward Completion: 100% completion for the safe evacuation of P331 Asteroid residents.
Mission completed, one mission reward and one special reward can be claimed.]
It seems this completion rate is based on the data of the safe evacuation of P331 Asteroid residents, because all the residents on P331 Asteroid have been safely evacuated.
With a thought, Zachary Chase claimed these two mission rewards.
[Mission rewards claimed: Five mission points and 1000 points.]
[Special reward claimed: Obtained the technical blueprint for the T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate.]
He actually even got a starship technical blueprint! This was beyond Zachary's expectation. The starship type is Interstellar Frigate, but judging by the name, this is not an ordinary Interstellar Frigate.
[Host: Zachary Chase
Profession: Top Starship Engineer
Special Attributes: Fleet Luck Bonus, Eye of Insight
Points: 1780
Mission Points: 10
Number of Starships: 2
Mission: Quarterly Mission (claimed)
Warehouse: T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate Technical Blueprint, T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser Technical Blueprint, T2 Bronze Eden-class Starship Technical Blueprint…]
After claiming these two rewards, Zachary's system page data became much 'richer'.
"Let's first study this Interstellar Frigate."
[T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate
Ship Type: Interstellar Frigate
Technology Level: T2
Hull Armor Strength: 3000 units - 5000 units
Cruising Speed: 35 knots
Warp Engine: Level 4 Warp Engine
Length: 110 meters
Mass: 120,000 tons
Crew Capacity: 20 people
Starship Weapons: 50 T2-class 300mm heavy CIWS cannons (one shot at a time, no interval)
Special Performance: Short-range Assault Mode]
A model of this starship appeared in Zachary's mind; it was a starship with a hull resembling a rhinoceros curled into a ball, with an overall irregular oval shape. Moreover, this hull is quite small; it can be said that among the T2 starships currently on the market, it is almost impossible to find a starship smaller than it.
Do not underestimate this small starship; its hull armor is made of the hardest T2-class metal in a special combination, and its armor strength is ten times higher than that of the Blizzard Zero! This can be seen from its title. 'Heavy Assault' actually means heavy armor. The weakest part of its hull armor has a defensive strength of 3000 units, and the strongest part has a defensive strength of 5000 units.
If it is impossible to find a smaller starship among T2 starships, then it is even more impossible to find a starship with higher hull armor strength among T2 starships. Therefore, this starship has only one characteristic: it is durable and robust—the first choice for travel and resistance!
Originally, with such heavy armor, the speed would definitely be affected. In fact, this is true; the T2 Black Rhino's speed is not fast in normal conditions, but it has a special feature, the 'Short-range Assault Mode', which can accelerate in a very short time. This allows the T2 Black Rhino to appear at the required position of friendly ships when necessary!
To put it simply, this is a starship tank!
In addition, it has another advantage: the cost of a single ship is only 100,000 star coins. The cost of a T2 Bee Queen-class Heavy Carrier Starship can be used to build a full fifteen T2 Black Rhinos! It's simply too affordable!
Zachary excitedly contacted Charlotte on the Blizzard Zero: "Charlotte, can the Blizzard Zero perform warp navigation now?"
"Warp navigation? Are we preparing to return to Arctic Fox Starport? The Blizzard Zero's condition is perfectly fine for warp navigation back to Arctic Fox Starport," Charlotte replied.
"Alright, prepare. Let's return to Arctic Fox Starport!" Zachary could no longer wait to use the T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship, which was still docked at Arctic Fox Starport's starship workshop, to build this T2 Black Rhino.
"Yes." Charlotte began making arrangements.
Commands began to be relayed from both starship Bridges, announcing that the entire fleet would enter warp navigation within ten minutes, and all fleets would enter deep-sea mode. As the captain, vice captain, and secretary, the three of Zachary naturally had to wait until the end to enter the hibernation pod.
"Charlotte, that was a truly brilliant fight." Zachary looked at Charlotte in the video feed and praised her again without hesitation.
"It's mainly because of this starship. If it weren't for such extreme speed and the Interstellar Battleship's hull armor, my wild tactics would have been impossible to implement," Charlotte said sincerely.
Lilith couldn't help but ask: "But why did you ultimately choose to break through the front battlefield in the opposite direction, instead of continuing to accelerate and break through to the other end?" Lilith asked a question she had.
Charlotte explained: "Releasing the starship engine's limits, the extreme speed state cannot be sustained for too long. If I had let the Blizzard Zero continue heading in that direction, it would have likely run into problems in less than ten minutes, and by then, the starship's speed wouldn't even be able to maintain its normal cruising speed. Being caught by the Zerg swarm behind would only be a matter of time. So, from the very beginning, the Blizzard Zero only had one direction for breakthrough."
Hearing this, Lilith suddenly realized that these seemingly crazy actions were actually all pre-arranged by Charlotte.
"But in the end, being able to ram that T2 Zerg Nest Mothership to death was something I hadn't expected; that guy's head wasn't very solid." Charlotte mentioned this, and even she found it unexpected. At the time, she only intended to use the collision to break through the opponent and then continue to flee; who would have thought it would just die. A T2 Zerg Nest Mothership was rammed to death by a starship; if this got out, the Zerg would probably lose face.
Zachary knew in his heart that there was no such coincidence in this world; it was mostly due to his 'Fleet Luck Bonus' that the Blizzard Zero performed so brilliantly.
"Captain, here are images of P331 Asteroid captured by the deep-space telescope." Lilith suddenly said.
Because now Zachary's Little Dragon Fleet (which called itself the Black Dragon Fleet for the mission) and the Imperial Army fleet had both begun to withdraw. Although the Zerg swarm was still in hot pursuit, they could no longer catch up at all. And P331 Asteroid, which was on their inevitable path, became their target; a large group of Zerg swarm swarmed toward the ground base on that asteroid. The buildings and facilities of the ground base were destroyed, but the Zerg swarm did not find any trace of humans.
Zachary looked at this scene, his expression somewhat wistful; if they hadn't stopped them, this asteroid would have been a different sight. A living hell. The entire asteroid would become a Zerg incubation ground, hatching more Zerg Hive Motherships and Zerg combat units, and using this as a springboard to sweep across the entire Arctic Fox Galaxy. The Interstellar Zerg are like a spark in the grassland; if not extinguished in time, they will bring extremely serious consequences.
"Report, all 102 crew members—100 crew members have entered hibernation pods." Lilith reported to Zachary on the dimly lit Bridge.
"Let's prepare for hibernation too." Zachary lay down in the hibernation pod, and a faint fragrant liquid began to cover his body. He seemed to see himself positioned in the center of a vast Interstellar Fleet, with the Owl Dragon emblem painted on the hull of every starship.
At the same time, the two starships began to enter warp navigation, disappearing into the dark universe in the direction they had come from.