Chapter 335: The Romance of Giant Ships and Cannons

Chapter 335: Chapter 335: The Romance of Giant Ships and Cannons

After exchanging for the Auxiliary T3 Starship, the next natural choice was the combat-type T3 starship.

Zhao Chen glanced at the starship types he currently possessed: Carrier Starship, Stellar Battlecruiser, Interstellar Frigate, Interstellar Missile Ship, and Interstellar stealth bomber.

In the future, Zhao Chen intended to establish an interstellar fleet with strong comprehensive capabilities, so naturally, the ship types needed to be comprehensive as well.

Currently, the missing ship types were the three main ones: Interstellar Battleship, Stellar Cruiser, and Stellar Destroyer.

Unfortunately, the performance of these three ship types varied.

The Interstellar Battleship was the main force on the interstellar battlefield, primarily tasked with advancing on the frontline battlefield, commonly known as "Flat Push." It was renowned for its high armor and sustained high firepower.

The Stellar Cruiser, on the other hand, was a support-type starship on the interstellar battlefield, generally pursuing high speed, which meant its weapons and armor were slightly inferior.

Its main tasks included supporting local battlefields, penetrating enemy formations, and conducting long-range raids.

Finally, the Stellar Destroyer needed no further explanation—it was the versatile all-rounder on the interstellar battlefield.

"To be honest, I want them all. But given current production capacity, it’s impossible to mass-produce so many starships simultaneously," Zhao Chen rubbed his chin.

This was truly a dilemma.

"If I build Stellar Destroyers, that would undoubtedly expand the number of starships in the shortest time possible. After all, the construction efficiency of Stellar Destroyers is second only to that of Interstellar Frigates.

But currently, I can’t build too many starships—standing out attracts unwanted attention.

As for Stellar Cruisers... the Blizzard is sufficient for now.

On the other hand, for advancing on the frontline battlefield, the current combat system of the Fierce Dragon Fleet relies on Interstellar Missile Ships paired with Interstellar Frigates, supported by Carrier Starships.

Against smaller enemy fleets, high firepower output can end battles quickly. But if the enemy fleet is too large and the battle drags into a tug-of-war,

a starship capable of holding the line becomes essential." Zhao Chen finally settled on his choice.

The romance of men!

The giant ships and cannons series!

Zhao Chen browsed through various Interstellar Battleships and ultimately selected the one he favored the most.

[Consume 15,000 System Points and 15 Task Points to exchange for the product ’T3 Emperor-class Heavy Stellar Battleship’ Technical Blueprint?]

"Confirm."

[Congratulations on obtaining the ’T3 Emperor-class Heavy Stellar Battleship’ Technical Blueprint]

[Remaining System Points: 163,000]

[Remaining Task Points: 295]

"This name... will it upset the one in the Stellar Glory Empire if word gets out?" Zhao Chen muttered quietly.

Fortunately, although the Stellar Glory Empire is a monarchy, it isn’t that feudalistic and won’t cause trouble over a name.

And Zhao Chen’s T3 Emperor-class Heavy Stellar Battleship was currently the most suitable Interstellar Battleship for the Fierce Dragon Fleet.

Starship Type: Interstellar Battleship

Technology Level: T3

Hull Armor Strength: 10,000–12,000 Units

Stellar Shield Energy Value: 59,000 Units

Cruising Speed: 110 Knots Stellar Speed

Warp Drive: Level Six Warp Drive

Ship Length: 3,580 Meters

Mass: 980,000 Tons

Crew Complement: 500]

Starship Weapons: One Emperor-class Heavy Cluster Pulse Bow Cannon, six 5600mm Caliber Heavy Electromagnetic Cannon Main Guns, sixty-eight Quadruple Mount Heavy Pulse Laser Rapid-fire Cannons, three hundred Fully Automatic Medium-density Close-in Defense Guns.

Zhao Chen merely glanced at the performance data of this T3 Emperor-class Heavy Stellar Battleship, feeling his heart rate quicken considerably.

This interstellar battleship could be described as armed to the teeth; the number of weapon modules equipped alone was several times that of the T3 Blizzard!

Of course, its speed was less than half the cruising speed of the T3 Blizzard.

This interstellar battleship didn’t feature any particularly special black technology; it simply pushed all T3-level interstellar battleship technologies to their absolute peak!

Among the known active T3 interstellar battlesleships in the Galactic Alliance, none were its match.

Zhao Chen even dared to say that in a one-on-one starship duel, the T3 Emperor-class Heavy Stellar Battleship was invincible within its tier!

It even had a chance of winning a cross-tier challenge against some small to medium-sized T4 interstellar warships!

The construction cost of the T3 Emperor-class Heavy Stellar Battleship was around 100 million Star Coins. If built by a T3 Forge-class Heavy Star Industrial Ship, the construction cycle would take about two months.

The single-unit construction cost already exceeded that of the T3 Phoenix-class Heavy Carrier Starship.

"Looks like I’ll be building another large batch of starships when I get back this time.

No matter what trouble the Stellar Glory Empire stirs up in the future, as long as my own strength is sufficient, I can remain as steady as Mount Tai!" Zhao Chen thought to himself.

Beep beep beep beep

Zhao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the popped-up communication window; it was sent by Chu Xuan.

Zhao Chen clicked to open it.

"I heard you’re returning to the Fierce Dragon Star System?" Chu Xuan got straight to the point.

Chu Xuan knew about Zhao Chen’s departure because the Fierce Dragon Fleet’s return to the Fierce Dragon Star System required reporting to the Governor of the North Wind’s command system as part of standard procedure.

After all, if your lord fleet participated in the battle and left without a word, it could lead to a series of problems if your fleet needed to be deployed for combat later.

"Yes. The Zerg Disaster is now under control, and my interstellar fleet, after intense battles during this period, also needs to return for rest and reorganization.

So there’s no need to linger here any longer," Zhao Chen said.

"That makes sense," Chu Xuan blinked at Zhao Chen. "Your Fierce Dragon Fleet has accomplished quite a lot this time.

I heard from my grandfather that he’s preparing to petition the Empire to commend your achievements. A promotion and a title are definitely in order.

Additionally, the rewards for the related Zerg Campaign won’t be lacking either.

However, it will probably take one or two months for these to be approved.

Let me congratulate you in advance."

"Miss Chu herself took down a T4 Zerg Nest Mothership this time; that’s no small achievement either," Zhao Chen returned the compliment.

Chu Xuan rolled her eyes. "Alright, enough flattering me. In that situation at the time, without the cooperation of your Fierce Dragon Fleet, the three hundred starships under my command alone could never have eliminated that T4 Zerg Nest Mothership."

Zhao Chen smiled without speaking.

Regarding the campaign report for that Blitzkrieg, the information Zhao Chen’s side submitted attributed all the surface-level credit to Chu Xuan.

This was something he and Chu Xuan had agreed upon: if there were any substantial rewards to be given, they could go to him, but honorary titles and the like should be given to Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan was destined to inherit the title of Governor Chu in the future, so she naturally needed to accumulate some prestige as well.

Both parties thus agreed to this method of "distribution."

"Alright, enough chit-chat. Actually, I need to get ready to head back too. I guess we won’t be seeing each other for a while." Chu Xuan brushed aside a strand of her hair.

"What? Are you becoming a nun?" Zhao Chen teased.