Everyone in the spectator stands looked at the derelict asteroid placed within the duel zone, where they could see a starship with a severely deformed hull. There was hardly a single piece of intact starship armor left on it.
Several large gaping holes could be seen directly, and the culprit behind these holes was none other than the Great Black Horn of the T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate.
Several interstellar barges and small interstellar medical ships had already begun sailing over to rescue the starship crew aboard that vessel.
This scene was far more severe than the situation with Zhao Wan'er's T2 Firecrow-class Heavy Interstellar Battlecruiser earlier.
The arbitrator then announced the winner of this starship duel: Zhao Wan'er from the North Star Starship Military Academy.
"Oh dear, I'm really sorry about that. Our academy's students just don't know how to hold back, damaging your student's starship like this. How about this: our academy can provide basic repairs to ensure it can safely return to your Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy's starport." Vice Dean Hong was now brimming with pride, smiling as he looked at Vice Dean Jia beside him.
Vice Dean Jia snorted coldly, "Not necessary." With that, he turned and left the spectator stands.
The other students from the Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy also slunk away in disgrace.
"Hey, don't leave! Weren't you so arrogant just now? Why aren't you saying anything anymore?"
"Your Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy's starships aren't all that impressive, are they? They can't even defeat one of our interstellar frigates."
"An interstellar battlecruiser getting pummeled by an interstellar frigate—if it were me, I'd have found a hole to bury myself in long ago."
The students of the North Star Starship Military Academy were all as excited as if they had won the battle themselves.
"These people from the Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy are just arrogant. Just because they're an empire-affiliated starship military academy, they look down on other military academies," Vice Dean Hong snorted coldly.
At this moment, his mood was exceptionally cheerful. Over the past few days, he had endured no small amount of the haughty arrogance from these Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy folks.
However, that T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate from earlier was indeed formidable. The armor strength of that starship was unbelievably terrifying, along with its short-range acceleration and assault capabilities after closing in on the enemy ship.
It was hard to believe that such a small vessel could possess such powerful acceleration and defensive capabilities.
Why hadn't he heard of a T2 interstellar frigate like this on the market?
Just as Vice Dean Hong was thinking of discussing this starship with that student Zhao Chen, he realized that Zhao Chen and his group had long since disappeared without a trace.
What a mysterious student.
...
"Look! Look! The latest report is out! The T2 Purple Rose-class Medium Interstellar Battlecruiser's overall hull armor damage has reached 60%, with the most severe location having its hull armor directly pierced!
This resulted in 37 cabins being damaged and sealed off.
Even the main starship frame structural strength has suffered 20% damage. Exceeding 30% would bring it close to the verge of disintegration!
Captain Zhou Min is injured, with severe facial deformation... Hahaha... Turns out this woman had a surgically altered face."
The entire starship suffered seven crew fatalities, twenty-six crew members severely injured, and fifty-seven crew members with varying degrees of injuries.
According to estimates, the repair cost for this T2 Purple Rose-class Medium Interstellar Battlecruiser will reach a staggering three million Star Coins!
Hahaha... That's almost enough to buy a brand new T2 Star Escort Ship or a Stellar Destroyer."
On the way to find Zhao Wan'er, Xue Xiaoxiao kept chattering about the report related to this starship duel.
"Old Zhao, this Star Escort Ship is just too awesome. With just a few thumping collisions, it practically dismantled that T2 Purple Rose-class Medium Interstellar Battlecruiser.
Where did you get this Star Escort Ship from!" Li Wei looked at Zhao Chen curiously.
"Want one?" Zhao Chen didn't answer directly but instead asked Li Wei.
Li Wei was taken aback for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "Who wouldn't want such a great Star Escort Ship! It doesn't even flinch when taking on a Stellar Battlecruiser one-on-one."
"When I have time, I'll get you one," Zhao Chen said.
Currently, he didn't have that much production capacity, but building a T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate in the future would be a piece of cake.
"Really! Brother Zhao! You're my real brother." Li Wei, forgetting to inquire about the origin of this starship, was already fantasizing about the scene of himself owning such a Star Escort Ship.
"Brother Zhao, you're still single, right! How about considering my sister? Although my sister has a bad temper, is a bit older, and isn't as gentle as other girls.
But she's still a great beauty!"
Zhao Chen was both amused and exasperated. Are you really selling out your sister for just one Star Escort Ship?
"Brother Zhao, get me a T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate, and I might consider..." Xue Xiaoxiao said temptingly: "telling you Senior Su Lan's contact information, her measurements, and her preferences!
You should know, Han Tianwang promised me many benefits for this information, and I still haven't told him!"
Well, here's another one selling out her senior.
"Didn't you like giant ships and heavy artillery? How can such a starship catch the eye of a young lady like you?" Zhao Chen teased Xue Xiaoxiao.
Xue Xiaoxiao giggled and said, "I've realized now that what you said earlier isn't entirely unreasonable. Actually, being tough has its merits too; of course, I still love giant ships and heavy artillery the most!
When the time comes, I'll pair heavy artillery with a little steel cannon; wouldn't that be absolutely fantastic!"
Faced with these two whose hearts were set only on starships, even willing to sell out their sister and senior, Zhao Chen could only silently mourn for their sister and senior.
"I don't have the capability in the short term. When there's a supply in the future, I'll consider you two first," Zhao Chen promised.
"Such a starship isn't expensive, right?" Li Wei inquired tentatively.
His family had just gotten him a T2 Hyena-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer; if it were too expensive, he wouldn't be able to afford it.
"Not expensive. The market price won't exceed three million Star Coins, and I can give you a discount when the time comes," Zhao Chen said.
This was the truth. Generally, the profit margin for T2 starships is around twenty times.
For example, a T2 Hyena-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer priced around four million Star Coins only has a construction cost of two hundred thousand Star Coins.
However, Zhao Chen's T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate was quite special. If it were really put up for sale, a thirtyfold profit wouldn't be excessive.
Perhaps its only shortcoming was the lack of firepower.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the berth where the T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate was docked.
Li Wei and Xue Xiaoxiao immediately circled around the starship.
"Holy shit, there really isn't any major damage.
There are quite a few minor scratches, but the only large-scale damage is this wound—fifty centimeters in diameter and ten centimeters deep!" Li Wei exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow, wow, wow... this Great Black Horn..." Xue Xiaoxiao stood in front of the bow, looking up with shining eyes at the gleaming Great Black Horn.