Zachary Chase stopped and looked at the news.
He could also hear some passing students pointing at the T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer and talking, indicating that even though it was only a T1 starship, this model had a very high return rate.
"The T1 Wolf Louse is selling so well now. I heard that if you order now, you'll have to wait half a year to receive your starship!"
"Yeah, I heard many lords are ordering this starship. A single unit only costs 30,000 star coins, which is incredibly affordable!"
"It's said that this starship has the potential to become the best-selling T1 starship of 3031, and might even break previous T1 starship sales records!"
Zachary listened to these words and looked at the promotional advertisement below the holographic projection, which even featured Leah Warren speaking personally.
*"T1 Wolf Louse, the most cost-effective T1 starship. Please follow Northern Goose Interstellar Ship Technology Group. We are dedicated to providing you with the finest starships!"*
It seemed that in the several months since Zachary handed the T1 Wolf Louse to Leah Warren, she had successfully promoted it. This was a result Zachary had long anticipated. This T1 starship was the most cost-effective combat starship in his system's T1 mall; it was impossible for it not to sell well. The manufacturing cost was only 10,000 star coins. And now Leah Warren was quoting 30,000 star coins, even after including various advertising costs, operating costs, and labor costs. The profit per unit was between 10,000 and 15,000 star coins!
If the pre-orders had already reached 500 units, it meant that once these orders were fulfilled, Leah Warren could directly earn nearly six to seven million star coins. Compared to the three million star coins given to Zachary, this figure was more than double! However, this was predicated on building and delivering 500 T1 Wolf Louses, which was Leah Warren's projected total profit for the next half year. At that time, Zachary did not have the luxury of waiting that long. Only through a buyout could he receive three million star coins at once.
But thinking about it now, perhaps if he had asked for four million star coins, Leah Warren would have agreed.
"Forget it, forget it. Don't think about past regrets." Zachary covered his face, wanting to cry but having no tears.
However, this time he was prepared to find Leah Warren. And it would be a big move!
Just as Zachary was thinking about these things, his handheld terminal vibrated.
It was a message from Levi Warren.
'Zachary, hurry! Your sister is being bullied!'
Zachary's expression changed slightly, and he took Lilith to the address Levi sent.
It was an Interstellar Starship Duel Arena.
No. 1 Starship Simulation Duel Arena
In the duel arena, a T2 Fire Crow-class Heavy Interstellar Battlecruiser, with a deformed hull and black smoke rising from one section, was slowly being towed away by an Interstellar Barge. At the same time, several shuttles were transporting crew members out of the T2 Fire Crow.
In the arbitration zone not far away, Wendy Chase, who had just disembarked from a shuttle, was looking at the people opposite her with a resentful expression. Opposite them was a group of people wearing uniforms different from those of the North Starship Military Academy.
"What? Are you people from the North Starship Military Academy bad losers?"
"We won fair and square. If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for being incompetent."
"The North Starship Military Academy is nothing special, after all. What genius girl? She was still defeated by us."
A group of people stood there, taunting, surrounding a woman with wavy brown hair and an arrogant expression.
The twin-tailed loli Lily Xue jumped out, pointing indignantly at the arrogant woman: "You're despicable! We clearly surrendered, why did you continue to attack! And the arbitrators, didn't you see it?!"
The arbitrators, scolded by Lily, nervously averted their gaze. These arbitrators were not from the North Starship Military Academy, and they were all wary of the identities of these noble young masters; these ancestors came from the Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy! The students there were either rich or powerful. They couldn't afford to offend them—couldn't afford to offend them.
The woman spread her hands and sneered, "I didn't have time to stop, and who would have thought your T2 Fire Crow-class Heavy Interstellar Battlecruiser would be so fragile. It was my oversight. I apologize to the students of the North Starship Military Academy."
Although she spoke of apologizing, the woman still had a mocking expression on her face.
Just then, a shuttle docked, and several injured crew members, covered in blood, were carried off, one of whom had fainted.
"How are my crew members doing!" Wendy didn't bother arguing with the other party and rushed to attend to her crew members.
The medic who had followed throughout said, "One is severely injured, but has been given a cardiac stimulant and is out of danger. The remaining seven have minor injuries and will recover in a few days."
Wendy looked at the severely injured crew member, who was one of her junior classmates. When she recruited her, the junior classmate said she was her idol and particularly wanted to join her starship. The two also got along quite well in private. Unexpectedly, now she had become like this. She felt self-reproach, guilt, and anger in her heart, and she glared at the woman opposite her.
"Oh my, that look is so scary. It's just a commoner, so what if she dies? There's nothing precious about it. The North Starship Military Academy is really something, still recruiting commoner students. Unlike our Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy, which only recruits noble students. As for those crew members, we can just recruit retired soldiers directly from the Imperial Army. Never mind, never mind. I'll cover your crew member's medical expenses later." The woman covered her mouth and chuckled.
"You are not allowed to insult my crew members!" Wendy roared at the woman.
The woman's smile vanished, and she looked at Wendy with cold mockery: "So what if I insult them? If you have the guts, come and fight me again. This young lady will accompany you to the end in a starship duel! But then, if your crew members die or are crippled, don't come crying."
Wendy certainly wanted revenge, but she had no starship now. Her crew members were also injured. She felt a deep sense of frustration and helplessness.
At this moment, she actually thought of her brother—the brother she had always considered useless before. If… if he were here…
"Want to fight? Then let's keep fighting. We people of the Chase family will accompany you to the end."
A voice sounded at this moment, attracting everyone's attention.
Wendy's body trembled, and she looked over excitedly, seeing a familiar figure. She used to dislike this figure, but now, at the moment she saw him, she felt a sense of security. Tears welled up in her eyes, and a feeling of grievance filled her heart.
Zachary Chase walked to Wendy's side with his hands in his pockets, but he did not comfort his sister. Instead, he asked, "Crying?"
"You're the one crying!" Wendy turned her head and quickly wiped away her tears.
"If you're not crying, then go fight that bitch again." Zachary's words directly infuriated the wavy-haired woman opposite him.