T4 North Wind God-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship!
Length: 7.8 kilometers!
Mass exceeding 30 million tons!
Offensive weapon systems include two bow heavy cannons, thirty-six main cannons, and one hundred forty-four secondary cannons!
The two bow heavy cannons are T4 North Wind God-class Heavy Cluster Laser Bow Heavy Cannons!
This starship is one of the few T4-class interstellar warships in the Stellar Glory Empire and also the earliest T4 interstellar warship possessed by the empire, establishing the Stellar Glory Empire's position within the Galactic Alliance. It can truly be called a meritorious starship!
It was jointly researched and manufactured through the leadership of the Northern Star Sector Imperial Army, with collaboration from the Chu River Star Sector, the North Wind Star Domain, and the subordinate North Star Starship Military Academy Starship Technology Research Institute.
Surrounded by numerous T3 starships, they all appeared like cute, well-behaved little brothers in front of this T4 North Wind God-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship.
"If only one day I could possess a T4 interstellar battleship..." Zhao Chen currently wore an expression of utter infatuation, beginning to fantasize about the scene of him owning a T4 interstellar warship.
"Commander... Commander...?" Lilith called out to Zhao Chen several times beside him, finally managing to pull him back from his reverie.
"Ahem... What is it?" Zhao Chen had been lost in thought just now and looked at Lilith, feigning composure.
"We have arrived. According to the Imperial Army's requirements, you need to personally go to the department issuing the mission to receive this assignment. They will also provide a detailed introduction to the mission details and other information," Lilith said.
"Arrived? So quickly?" Only then did Zhao Chen notice that their starship had already docked at a starport.
Within the entire Fourth Star System, starports were countless; otherwise, how could they accommodate so many Imperial Army starships?
And the starport they had docked at was located in a relatively peripheral area.
"You stay on the starship. I'll go check it out." Zhao Chen stepped down from the captain's chair and walked out of the bridge.
Lilith watched Zhao Chen's retreating figure, then glanced at the distant T4 North Wind God-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship. She couldn't help but mutter to herself: Over these past few months, she had never seen the commander show that infatuated expression toward her or any other succubus.
Today, he was actually so captivated by a starship, his eyes filled with a certain desire...
For some reason, a sense of defeat actually rose within her heart.
In front of a man, she, a dignified succubus, was actually less appealing than a starship?
...
Zhao Chen disembarked from his starship and soon an Imperial soldier was waiting for him, with a video window floating nearby.
"You're here to take on that escort mission, right?
Hello, I am the Imperial Army Fourth-class Sergeant Major responsible for you this time.
You are the last to arrive." The Sergeant Major in the video window glanced at Zhao Chen before him, his tone giving off a condescending feeling.
A Fourth-class Sergeant Major, also known as a Fourth-class Sergeant, is a rank just below Brigadier General.
After retirement, there is still hope of obtaining a baron nobility title, though most are without fiefs.
"Yes," Zhao Chen replied.
"This is the detailed information for this mission.
After learning of your arrival, I have notified the other collaborators to come over and participate in a meeting together.
"My soldier will bring you over. You need to meet up with a few other mercenary fleet commanders." The Sergeant Major finished speaking and cut off the communication.
Zhao Chen simultaneously received a data message.
"Sir, please follow me." The soldier's tone was much more polite as he led the way for Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen glanced at his military rank.
Fourth-class Soldier, also known as Soldier Chief.
The Star Glory Empire's Military Rank System is a three-tier, thirteen-level system.
Soldier Tier, Sergeant Tier, and Officer Tier.
The first two each have four levels, with Level 1 being the lowest and Level 4 the highest.
The Officer Tier has five levels, with one star being the lowest and five stars the highest.
"So, we're not the only fleet taking on this mission?" Zhao Chen asked the Soldier Chief leading the way as he walked and reviewed the data.
"That's correct. This mission requires a small fleet of thirty starships to perform escort duties. Since your fleet only has six starships, you will be carrying out this mission alongside other fleets," the Soldier Chief replied.
"So, the payment will have to be split evenly?" Zhao Chen casually mentioned.
The Soldier Chief answered, "Yes, it will be divided based on the contribution made during the escort mission."
Zhao Chen wasn't particularly concerned about this payment—it was only a few hundred thousand Star Coins. After all, he had just received twenty million Star Coins not long ago.
What he valued was the Academy Assessment Points.
Soon, under the Soldier Chief's guidance, Zhao Chen entered a conference room.
Several people were already seated inside, and the appearance of one of them made Zhao Chen quite surprised.
The other person also saw Zhao Chen and was equally surprised to see him here.
"Please have a seat. Our Sergeant Major will be with you shortly to confirm some details of this escort mission," the Soldier Chief said before walking out alone and closing the door.
Now, only four people remained in the room.
Two men and two women.
Zhao Chen walked over and sat down next to one of the young women. He glanced at her and said, "What a coincidence."
"Yes, what a coincidence." Shen Bing didn't hide the fact that she knew Zhao Chen, as this mission wasn't a secret one.
That's right!
The familiar face here was none other than Shen Bing, the class monitor of Zhao Chen's class and one of the Academy's Commoner Campus Belles!
"You two know each other?" the woman across from them, dressed in black tight-fitting leather, spoke up.
"We're classmates," Zhao Chen said proactively.
Since they were all participating in this mission, basic information about the participants could be viewed by each other.
For example, information such as which faction they came from and how many starships their fleet had was available.
Zhao Chen could also see the information of the two people opposite him.
The middle-aged man and the leather-clad woman were both from private adventure fleets, each with over ten starships.
Shen Bing, however, was in a rather pitiful situation—she only had one T2 starship.
"Hey, handsome, I see from your profile that you have six T2 starships?" The leather-clad woman proactively stood up, walked over, and sat down next to Zhao Chen, deliberately leaning closer to him.
Zhao Chen glanced at the leather jacket's zipper, which was pulled down to her abdomen, and replied, "Yes."
"What kind of starships are the T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate and the T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship? I've never heard of them before." The leather-clad woman asked curiously, leaning even closer.
At that moment, a screen window appeared on one side of the conference table, displaying the Sergeant Major.
The woman in the leather jacket finally let Zhao Chen off and sat up straight.
Zhao Chen looked at the Sergeant Major. It seemed he really didn't care much about this meeting—he didn't even bother attending in person and instead used Video Communication.
"Greetings, everyone.
To keep it brief, the four of you have been assigned this Escort Mission.
The mission is to depart on the 20th and safely transport the supplies of an Interstellar Transport Ship Fleet to the Quicksand City Starship Fortress.
There are still two days until the 20th. During this time, you may rest or prepare your fleets.
If you require any military supplies, you can purchase them directly here at market prices.
All other relevant information has been sent to you. If there are no questions, I'll leave it at that. You can discuss among yourselves.
I won't interfere with the mission process—I only care about the results." The Sergeant Major glanced at the four of them and ended the communication.
The brief speech, to be honest, didn't say much of anything.
The conference room immediately returned to the tense standoff between the four individuals.
The woman in the leather jacket once again fixed her gaze on Zhao Chen, just as she was about to continue her "conversation" with him.
The middle-aged man across from them lit a cigarette, exhaling pungent smoke, and stared at the three people sitting opposite him. "Now, let's decide who's in charge for this mission."