[Quarterly Mission: Possess three starships (system-produced).
Mission completed, reward can be claimed.]
[Mission reward claimed.
Obtained 10 mission points.
Obtained 1000 system points.
Obtained T2 Super Soldier Serum.
Obtained a blueprint for the T2 Black Knight-class Light Interstellar Combat Mecha.]
As expected, the rewards for the quarterly mission were quite generous, not wasting Zachary Chase's month-long anticipation.
Besides the regular rewards of 10 mission points and 1000 system points, Zachary saw a familiar item.
T2 Super Soldier Serum.
It seemed this Super Soldier Serum was part of a series. After injecting the T1 Super Soldier Serum previously, Zachary felt his physical fitness significantly improve. What would happen if he injected the T2 Super Soldier Serum?
Zachary took a deep breath, and with a thought, a tube of Super Soldier Serum, identical to the previous one, appeared in his hand.
Recalling the 'feeling' of the first injection, Zachary sat down on his bed in advance, took a deep breath, and plunged it into his arm.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss…"
Zachary instantly felt an electric shock sensation in his head, every cell in his body trembled, and his consciousness seemed about to leave his body.
After a few minutes of pain, Zachary's face showed an expression of comfort, his mouth slightly open, and his eyes narrowed. This state lasted for half a minute before Zachary came back to his senses, still wanting more.
He first swung his fist.
Whoosh.
A fist shadow flashed past.
Zachary looked around, walked directly to the bedside, and effortlessly lifted the large bed with one hand. Looking at himself in the mirror again, his eyes were more resolute, his face seemed to have more defined contours, and his abdominal muscles were more shapely, to just the right degree.
"If I used my current strength to kick Old Chen back then, he'd probably lose his life," Zachary muttered.
Zachary pulled back his thoughts and looked at the last reward from the mission.
T2 Black Knight-class Light Interstellar Combat Mecha.
Combat Mecha as a weapon had actually become a supporting role in this interstellar era. Nevertheless, Combat Mecha were still indispensable.
Because starships could fight in the cosmic environment, but what about occupying a planet? If you only wanted to eliminate the forces on that planet, you could directly have starships conduct orbital bombardment, carpet bombing the area. But if you wanted to control the planet with minimal damage to it, then Combat Mecha were an essential weapon.
It should be noted that while Combat Mecha and Interstellar Combat Mecha were the same weapon type, they were two completely different branches. The former were generally deployed within ground forces on a planet. The latter, however, could operate in a cosmic environment and even perform starship boarding actions!
Zachary checked the data of the Interstellar Mecha.
[T2 Black Knight-class Light Interstellar Combat Mecha
Type: Interstellar Combat Mecha
Technology Level: T2-class
Mecha Armor Strength: 40 units - 50 units
Mecha Cruising Speed: 10 knots
Mecha Maximum Speed: 30 knots
Mecha Height: 15.8 meters
Mass: 420 tons
Crew: 1 person
Mecha Weapons: Two 36-barrel Gatling laser autocannons, 30 units of small missiles, one Black Knight Lightsaber]
The Mecha's armor strength was already comparable to a T1 starship, and its equipped weapons could match the firepower of a T1 starship, plus it had close-quarters weapons. Its cruising speed was slow—after all, it was just an Interstellar Combat Mecha, not a starship. However, its short-term maximum speed could match the cruising speed of some T2 starships.
"I can build and deploy some Interstellar Combat Mecha in the starship hangar for standby; they might be useful for future ground combat missions," Zachary muttered to himself.
After understanding the Interstellar Combat Mecha, Zachary glanced at his data interface.
[Host: Zachary Chase
Profession: Top Starship Engineer
Special Attributes: Fleet Luck Bonus, Eye of Insight
Points: 2950
Mission Points: 20
Number of Starships: 12
Missions: None
Warehouse: T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser Technical Blueprint, T2 Black Knight-class Light Interstellar Combat Mecha Technical Blueprint, T2 Bronze Eden-class Starship Technical Blueprint...]
Mission points and system points had both been added. In addition to the 1000 system points obtained this time, there were also 160 system points accumulated from starship monthly points in October and November, totaling 160 system points.
Zachary pondered for a moment, then clicked on the T2 Shop Upgrade page.
[T2 System Shop Upgrade Conditions]
First: Exchange two T2-class items (2/2)
Second: Complete two C-level system missions (2/2)
Third: Consume 2000 system points to upgrade the shop (2950/2000)
All three conditions for upgrading the T2 Shop were met.
[Confirm consumption of 2000 system points to upgrade the T2 Shop to T3 Shop.]
'Confirm'
[Consumed 2000 system points. T2 Shop upgraded to T3 Shop.
Your remaining system points: 950 points.
Congratulations! You have unlocked the T3 series of items in the system shop. You have received one opportunity to exchange any item without requiring mission points.]
It was the same reward privilege again, but Zachary glanced at the T3 series items and found that their average price was 6000 system points. Zachary, this 'pauper', currently had no system points to exchange, so he could only feast his eyes.
Afterward, Zachary followed Charlotte to supervise the first sea trial of the T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigates. A formation of ten T2 Black Rhinos left the starport. They only returned several hours later. The first sea trial was successfully completed.
Next, it was time to procure some military supplies and daily necessities. Zachary still had a lot of funds in his account; it might not be enough to build a starship, but it was more than enough to support these six hundred-plus interstellar female soldiers in their daily lives.
At the same time, Zachary also specially prepared a banquet.
New Year's Eve banquet!
This should be the first New Year's Eve Zachary had spent since transmigrating to this world.
In the starship workshop, an open space was cleared, filled with abundant food and drinks, playing the most popular music of the moment. Some people were dancing, some were eating and drinking to their heart's content, and some were singing.
"This banquet must have cost a lot of star coins," Charlotte said, taking a sip of some brand of strong liquor, looking at Zachary and Lilith beside her.
Lilith replied, "Total cost: 5000 star coins."
Charlotte shook her head. Five thousand star coins—if it were when she was with the Rebel Army fleet, that would have been several months' worth of meal standards. Now it was all spent in one night. It could truly be said to be quite extravagant.
"What, feeling pained?" Zachary teased Charlotte.
Charlotte didn't speak, but her expression said it all.
"Warriors of the Little Dragon Fleet, tell me! Are you happy?!" Zachary suddenly shouted.
Hearing the commander's voice, everyone shouted, "Happy!"
Zachary's mouth curved upward. He picked up the wine glass next to him, drained it in one gulp, and then laughed, "I, Zachary Chase, don't have any grand ambitions. I just don't want to let down my family's expectations and want to build my Little Dragon Star System and Little Dragon Fleet well. To let me and those who are willing to follow me live well, live like human beings, live with hope! Not just merely to survive, like puppets. At the same time, we must possess the power to prevent anyone from bullying us! Dignity is always within the range of a starship's cannons!"
Many female soldiers stopped their movements, their eyes looking melancholically at the commander, some even had red and swollen eyes.
"This time next year, I hope we can still drink and talk, and dance under the moon! To our future!" Zachary raised his glass again.
Lilith stepped forward a few paces, placed her hand on her chest, and solemnly said, "Stars and bright moon, swear to follow you till death!"
"Stars and bright moon, swear to follow you till death!" Numerous female soldiers echoed in unison.
Zachary tilted his head back, once again draining the strong liquor in his glass.
At this moment, the time had also reached the New Year.
[System Reminder: Annual Mission triggered.
System Reminder: Quarterly Mission triggered.]