Xue Xiaoxiao and Lilith disembarked from the starship.
"Wan'er, your performance earlier was absolutely brilliant! You didn't see how miserable Zhou Min looked after the battle ended! It's just a shame we couldn't see it in person." Xue Xiaoxiao darted over to Zhao Wan'er's side.
Zhao Wan'er smiled. In truth, her contribution to this starship duel victory was minimal; the main credit went to the formidable power of the T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate itself.
The starship crew had also fully mastered and become proficient with this vessel.
All she had to do was convey her ideas, and that beastgirl Captain sister would handle everything for her.
Zhao Wan'er looked at Zhao Chen, her lips moving slightly...
Zhao Chen was taken aback. "Are you talking to me?"
Zhao Wan'er's cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head.
"Speak up, I didn't hear you." Zhao Chen stepped closer.
Zhao Wan'er lightly bit her red lips, her cheeks growing even redder.
"Wan'er said, 'Brother, I love you to death!'" Xue Xiaoxiao suddenly announced from the side.
Zhao Wan'er, both embarrassed and angry, made a move to hit Xue Xiaoxiao, who laughingly dodged away.
"I never... said that! Xiaoxiao, stop talking nonsense! You... if you keep spouting nonsense... I'll tear your mouth off!"
Xue Xiaoxiao ran while laughing. "What? You don't like your brother? Well then, how about you give him to me! How about it, Brother Zhao Chen!"
"Xue Xiaoxiao! Don't you dare run!"
"Don't you dare chase me then!"
Zhao Chen watched the two laughing and playing girls, unable to suppress a smile himself.
Just then, as Zhao Wan'er chased Xue Xiaoxiao and reached Zhao Chen's side, she stopped, not daring to meet his eyes.
"Thank you... Brother..."
After saying that, Zhao Wan'er continued her pursuit of Xue Xiaoxiao.
Zhao Chen watched Zhao Wan'er's retreating figure. For a moment, he hadn't fully processed it.
After all, in all the memories of these many years, Zhao Wan'er had never once called him 'brother'.
The news that a North Star Starship Military Academy student had used an interstellar frigate to defeat a Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy student's stellar battlecruiser continued to ferment within the Academy.
Zhao Wan'er, this fifth-year genius student, saw her reputation reach a peak.
As for Zhao Chen, he returned to his own Zero Blizzard.
Although he had a dorm at the Academy, having grown accustomed to the large-bed room on his own starship, who would willingly go back to that tiny, shabby room?
Furthermore, Zhao Chen had another matter to attend to.
Finding Li Wei's sister!
Of course, not to become her free brother-in-law.
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North Goose Starship Technology Group · Industrial Park Headquarters
This was a starship industrial facility located in a planetary orbit, originally belonging to a starship component manufacturing and supply enterprise.
It had been acquired by North Goose about half a year ago. They spent two months upgrading and renovating it, laying down several starship production lines and starship docks.
After that, they began mass-producing T1 Wolf Louse-class medium interstellar destroyers.
This single starship industrial factory could produce up to 100 T1 Wolf Louse-class medium interstellar destroyers per month at its peak.
At the time, due to Li Yaqi's bold and sweeping move, an investment of nearly five million Star Coins was poured in, of which three million Star Coins were for a starship technology buyout fee whose whereabouts were unclear.
This had once made the North Goose upper management furious with Li Yaqi's actions, believing she was simply smashing a cracked pot—giving up and making things worse.
But who could have imagined that in mid-November 3030, the subsidiary of the North Goose Interstellar Trade Group, the North Goose Starship Technology Group, held a starship launch conference and unveiled a starship named the T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer.
Its price was only thirty thousand Star Coins!
The thirty-thousand-Star-Coin price tag instantly shook the entire Northern Star Sector.
It must be known that the lowest price for a T1 starship on the current market, such as a T1 Interstellar Frigate, was as high as fifty thousand Star Coins. If it were a T1 Stellar Destroyer, it would easily cost a hundred thousand Star Coins.
Yet North Goose's interstellar destroyer cost only thirty thousand Star Coins!
Could such a cheap T1 starship really have no issues?
For the first three days after the conference, no one was willing to purchase this starship.
But on the fourth day, Li Yaqi directly announced that the first one hundred T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers could be taken for a three-day sea trial without any deposit, and if unsatisfied within those three days, they could be returned without any cost.
Under such circumstances, some private fleets or galaxy lords with tight budgets tentatively tried out this starship.
On the fifth day of the conference!
It exploded!
The communication network of the North Goose Starship Technology Group's order department was overwhelmed, with orders pouring in like snowflakes.
There was even an interstellar lord who directly placed an order for one million T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers!
It must be noted that at the time, the North Goose Starship Technology Group's warehouse only had an inventory of three hundred T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers.
And by this fifth day, all three hundred T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers had been completely sold out, with all payments fully settled.
In an instant, the North Goose Starship Technology Group's account received nine million Star Coins!
This directly turned the year's financial statement of the North Goose Starship Technology Group from loss to profit.
"I am now planning to expand the current starship factory, increasing the construction speed from the current one hundred T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers per month to meet a capacity of three hundred T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers per month.
The entire expansion is expected to be completed before mid-year." Li Yaqi looked at the several shareholders attending the meeting, as well as her father sitting opposite her.
Father was looking at her with a satisfied expression.
The other shareholders also changed their previous disdainful attitudes, each one smiling obsequiously at Li Yaqi.
"Niece Yaqi is truly outstanding! This T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer has directly ignited the market in the Northern Star Region of our Stellar Glory Empire.
I heard the number of orders has already reached five hundred!"
"External speculation suggests that this wave of impact will also spread to other star sectors of the Stellar Glory Empire. By then, the annual demand might reach a full five thousand T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers!
Five thousand T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyers—the profits generated would far surpass those of our North Goose Interstellar Trade Group."
"I always knew our niece Yaqi would succeed! I think expanding to a monthly production of three hundred is not enough. We should directly expand to a monthly production of five hundred and open up markets in other star sectors of the Stellar Glory Empire!"
The shareholders chatted enthusiastically, planning the blueprint for North Goose's future in the starship technology field.
Li Yaqi, however, looked at these uncles as if they were clowns. A few months ago, they hadn't worn such expressions.
How laughable.
Beep beep beep
Just then, Li Yaqi's Handheld Terminal flashed with a message notification. Normally, when attending meetings, Li Yaqi would professionally turn off all notifications—even those from her father.
But a few months ago, one person became the exception to this rule.
"Sorry, I have an urgent matter to attend to. Let's end the meeting here for now." Without waiting for the uncles and elders to respond, Li Yaqi exited the meeting.
The conference room before her eyes instantly vanished, replaced by an empty meeting space with a few vacant chairs.
Li Yaqi hurriedly opened her Communication device, where a message was displayed.
『I want to talk to you』
The message was from that mysterious account from several months ago!
The very same mysterious person who sold her the T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer!