With a Star Gate available, the efficiency is indeed fast. Previously, it took almost half a month to travel from the Little Dragon Star System to the Arctic Fox Star System. Now, it only took a few hours to travel from the Arctic Fox Star System to the North Star System.
'T2 Bee Queen Intelligent System reminds: Hull has exited warp navigation state and arrived at the designated location; currently in autopilot mode.'
Zachary Chase woke up immediately, and Lilith simultaneously issued the order for all crew members to return to their battle stations.
"Report, all starships in the interstellar fleet have arrived successfully, awaiting your instructions," Lilith reported to Zachary.
Zachary raised his hand and opened the star map of the North Star System. Their current location was still a considerable distance from the North Starship Military Academy, though it would only take a few minutes if they used the warp engine. The reason for choosing this location was that Zachary needed to first settle his Little Dragon Fleet. He didn't intend to directly bring these thirteen starships grandly back to the academy; that would be too high-profile. This starfield belonged to a relatively remote and rarely visited area within the North Star System.
"Have Charlotte find a suitable place to station the interstellar fleet." Zachary assigned the task of selecting the specific location to Charlotte. Charlotte, having been a general of the Rebel Army, was very familiar with choosing locations to conceal their tracks.
Soon, Charlotte chose an area amidst three small planets that shined against each other, utilizing the blind spot to effectively hide their traces. Unless a starship happened to sail through that exact spot, it would be difficult to discover an interstellar fleet here.
"Charlotte, I will return to the academy with one T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigate and the Blizzard Zero. The T2 Bee Queen-class Heavy Carrier Starship and the remaining nine T2 Black Rhinos, as well as the T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship, will remain here. You are responsible for guarding this place and ensuring the safety of the interstellar fleet. At the same time, supervise the production and construction tasks of the T2 Iron Hammer. Use our existing raw material resources to expand one more T2 Iron Hammer first." Zachary instructed.
Before leaving the Arctic Fox Starport, Zachary converted all 1.2 million star coins into living supplies, military supplies, and raw materials. The raw materials were naturally all arranged inside the T2 Iron Hammer. The living supplies could meet the needs of all the female soldiers on the starships for three months. Without considering living supplies, these starships, even without returning to starport, as long as they are not on long voyages or in combat, their abundant internal energy is enough for them to survive in the universe for decades.
"Yes." Charlotte accepted the order.
"During my absence, report any intelligence to me promptly and maintain 24-hour communication." Zachary instructed.
"Yes."
Afterward, Zachary and Charlotte switched their flagship. Riding the Blizzard Zero, he set off again with one T2 Black Rhino to return to the academy. The two locations were not far apart. In case of an emergency and needing support, using the warp engine, including the acceleration and deceleration time of the starship, it could arrive in as fast as fifteen minutes.
Soon, the Blizzard Zero and the T2 Black Rhino arrived in the outer starfield of the North Starship Military Academy. Zachary sent an application and rented a starship berth that could accommodate one large and one small starship.
"This is your commander's starship academy?" Lilith asked, looking at the beautiful interstellar city before her with a hint of envy. Once upon a time, their Demon Kingdom also had such beautiful buildings. It's just a pity…
"You instruct the crew to stay on standby on the starship. You come out with me," Zachary said.
"Me with you?" Lilith was clearly a bit nervous. She was still somewhat reserved about the outside world, as for decades before this, she had been leading her people in fleeing, hiding in the darkest corners. Even recently joining the Little Dragon Fleet, it was only because she was in a confined environment that she could gradually adapt. Suddenly being taken to an external social environment truly made her nervous and uneasy.
"Yes," Zachary said.
"That… I… I can just wait for you on the starship… You can contact me anytime if you need anything…" Lilith said softly.
Zachary looked at Lilith: "This is an order." Zachary clearly knew Lilith's psychological barrier, but as the secretary of the Little Dragon Fleet, she had to overcome this barrier. Therefore, he insisted that Lilith must follow him, to train her.
"Yes…" Lilith replied timidly.
"You can wear a daily uniform that covers your figure, hiding your tail, wings, and horns," Zachary said. Among the living supplies purchased earlier, besides the Little Dragon Fleet's military uniforms, some daily clothes were also bought, with every female soldier receiving them.
Lilith's heart brightened. Although it only covered a part, it still gave her a bit more sense of security.
After the two starships were moored, Zachary led Lilith out of the starship. Zachary had changed into the academy uniform, while Lilith was wearing a dress with a fluffy skirt that covered her tail, and a hidden layer in the back of the dress that concealed her wings. She wore a somewhat large hat on her head, covering her horns.
Zachary took a look; she seemed like a timid and shy ordinary girl, but if one saw her face, both men and women would probably be captivated. After all, this was the charm of a succubus.
The first thing Zachary did upon returning to the academy was to inform Levi Warren and Wendy Chase of his return. He also sent a communication request to Wendy, but it was surprisingly rejected.
"Does she have something important on hand?" Zachary muttered. Never mind, there's no rush. Wendy would naturally reply once she saw it.
Zachary strolled around the academy with Lilith, hands in his pockets. Lilith timidly followed Zachary, at first not even daring to lift her head, and holding onto Zachary's sleeve. As she gradually became familiar with her surroundings, she began to cautiously observe the buildings and the crowd.
Zachary was now thinking about an important matter. Graduation! The requirement of the annual mission was to graduate within one year. That meant Zachary had to skip grades, and even skip three grades within one year! It would be fine for lower grades like first and second year, but for higher grades like fourth, fifth, and sixth year, it would be truly difficult.
"I'll go ask Wendy; she should know how to skip grades smoothly and quickly," Zachary muttered.
Zachary noticed a holographic model of a starship in a nearby starship display cabinet. He was very familiar with this starship.
It was precisely the T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer!
Below it was written in large letters:
'The most popular T1 starship! In just two months of release, pre-orders have exceeded five hundred!'