After the meeting concluded, Li Yaqi immediately revised the previous project plan.
She directly prepared to expand the existing starship factory tenfold! And this was only the first phase plan, considering the cash flow. Once funds were abundant later, she would continue to expand!
With the four new starship technologies, Li Yaqi was confident she could transform Northern Goose into a first-class starship technology group in the Star Glory Empire's Northern Star Region, and possibly even become a dazzling new star of the Empire!
As for the 20 million star coins requested by the other party, Li Yaqi transferred the full amount without a word, even when facing the curious and questioning uncles about such a huge expenditure. Li Yaqi did not offer any explanation. Her authority within Northern Goose was now almost the highest, second only to her father.
Zachary Chase no longer had to worry about raw material issues.
As for why he didn't produce and sell these starships himself—on one hand, he currently lacked such a massive industrial base. On the other hand, if he, as an individual, suddenly produced some T1 starships, the danger might not be great, but if it were T2 starship technology, it would attract attention.
Conversely, Li Yaqi introducing these starships wouldn't attract attention, as she was already in that business. Moreover, Zachary had many responsibilities; engaging in production and sales himself would require a significant amount of time, labor, large-scale procurement of raw materials, sales channels, and so on. He was completely new to these areas.
Therefore, for now, he would still utilize Li Yaqi's resources for this work, providing blood transfusions to Zachary's Owl Dragon Fleet. Once Zachary truly had the strength in the future, he would establish his own sales network and move from behind the scenes to the forefront!
North Starship Military Academy
Half a year had passed, and three months of the new semester had gone by. Zachary came to his fourth-year classroom for the first time.
The moment he stepped into the classroom, everyone's gaze focused on him. Even the teacher who came to class was surprised that this student, who had been absent for three months, would suddenly appear.
The North Star Academy's system was one year of study, one year of rest, with a three-month holiday, which was the period Zachary had returned to his territory.
Zachary sat in the back row by himself, not paying close attention to the class content. Because to accumulate triple assessment credits, relying on the credits from classes was completely insufficient.
According to the North Star Academy's credit system, completing the assessment requirements for a school year only ensured a smooth progression to the next grade. To accumulate triple credits, one had to take an unconventional path.
And Zachary quickly found a way.
Imperial Army's military missions.
Currently, the Galactic Alliance was constantly at war with the Mechanical Clan, and the Star Glory Empire's Northern Star Region was on the border of the conflict, so some Imperial Army missions would be released. These Imperial Army missions could be carried out by private fleets, usually simple tasks like patrols or escorting Interstellar Transport Ship fleets. Completing these missions would earn high bounties.
To test students, the Starship Military Academy also allowed students to accept some Imperial Army missions. Once completed, they could not only receive high bounties but also very generous grade assessment points.
This was the fastest way to obtain grade assessment points, but also the most difficult. After all, it was on the edge of war, and who knew what might be encountered. In the North Star Academy's history, there were many instances of students taking seemingly low-risk Imperial Army military missions, only to encounter enemies, resulting in ship destruction and loss of life.
But to complete the annual mission, Zachary had no choice.
He began to open the Imperial Army Military Missions page in class, scanning through the various missions. From small patrols to Interstellar Transport Ship escorts, to direct combat support on the battlefield, there were all sorts of missions. However, generally, few people were willing to undertake combat missions on the front lines, as the casualty rate was too high.
After searching for several minutes, Zachary's gaze locked onto a mission.
[Escort Interstellar Transport Ship Fleet to Liusha City Interstellar Fortress]
The difficulty of this mission was moderate, and it could provide more than double the required assessment credits for the North Star Academy's fourth year in one go! The mission involved departing from Northern Star Region Military Base No. 3 and escorting an Interstellar Transport Ship fleet to Liusha City Interstellar Fortress in a combat galaxy on the front line. This mission was expected to take about one month. In addition to the assessment credits, a reward of 200,000 star coins would be given, with additional rewards for combat.
"I'll choose this one."
Zachary immediately clicked to apply for the mission, and then, when entering the fleet size, he thought for a moment. He entered a fleet composition of five T2 Interstellar Frigates and one T2 Carrier Starship.
During this time, the T2 Iron Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship needed to be engaged in production work and could not leave. Therefore, a few starships had to be left behind to undertake escort duties. Zachary planned to arrange five T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigates and one Blizzard Zero to remain and guard the T2 Iron Hammer. The remaining starships would participate in this military mission.
After submission, it was a matter of waiting for their approval.
Several hours later, Zachary received a reply that his application had been approved. He was ordered to arrive at Northern Star Region Military Base No. 3 by Galaxy Calendar 3031, January 20th, to await orders. Failure to arrive by the deadline would result in being unable to accept Imperial Army bounty missions for the next three years.
Although there was still plenty of time, Zachary had already begun preparations. This was his first time truly getting so close to a battlefield. Compared to a real battlefield, Zachary's previous minor skirmishes were nothing.
After all preparations were complete, Zachary first told Wendy Chase and Levi Warren that he would be leaving for a period. Wendy asked what it was about. Zachary said it was to perform a bounty mission. Because one of the assessment requirements for fourth-year assessment credits was to complete a starship mission, though most students undertook simpler missions. Wendy didn't think much of it, completely unaware that Zachary was accepting a military mission—a mission that at least fifth-year students would accept, and usually very ordinary ones.
After preparations were complete, Zachary led his starship away from North Star Academy, not directly heading to Military Base No. 3 as required by the mission, but first to the temporary base of his Owl Dragon Fleet.
Upon arriving, Zachary already saw a T2 Iron Hammer nearing completion. Although Zachary was at the academy, he had been following the progress here. After Zachary's 20 million star coins arrived, he immediately purchased a batch of raw materials. After they were transported to the vicinity of this star system, Zachary's starships would transport them here.
With the support of this batch of raw materials, the second T2 Iron Hammer was successfully built, and it could even be completed ahead of schedule.
Once the second T2 Iron Hammer was completed, it would be the long-awaited construction plan for Zachary's T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser. This was the flagship he had been waiting for!