Trait Extraction, Please Name This Starship

[Extracting Void Crystal]

[First Bounty Mission Complete]

[Evaluation: Good]

[Opening Bounty Mission List, Bounty Commission List]

[Bounty Mission List: Displays three bounty missions per period, refreshes every hundred days]

[Bounty Commission List: Other lifeforms post bounty missions (posters originate from the main universe, other dimensional universes/worlds, etc.)]

[Note: Bounty commission posters are unaware of the Star of Truth]

[Bounty rewards being distributed]

Bounty list? And bounty commissions?

A thoughtful expression flickered in his eyes, but Qingyang quickly focused his attention on the rewards.

Bounties were self-initiated, not forced. He'd cross that bridge when he came to it.

The rewards were the most important thing right now!

First was the Truth Knowledge. It took about five minutes for the information to process in his mind.

Qingyang opened his eyes with a strange look on his face. This piece of knowledge actually taught him how to use the extra effects of his Commander Talent?

It seemed there was still a lot of knowledge left unrevealed.

Extra effect: Commander Shield?

Thinking about it, Qingyang extended a finger. A palm-sized, twelve-sided, dark gold shield materialized at his fingertip.

As Qingyang willed it, various shields changed form.

It could even be directly applied to his internal organs!

"Since this is individual knowledge and it hasn't all been revealed, does that mean the extra effects of other protocols also enhance individual strength?"

Qingyang mused, his gaze falling upon the Trait.

[Ordinary Trait (Complete)]

[Draw?]

Still a gacha system?

Qingyang frowned. "Draw."

He hoped there wouldn't be any blank or useless junk traits, or the Star of Truth's prestige would suffer.

[Drawing.]

[Congratulations on obtaining Trait -- Intricate Pierce (Ordinary)]

[Basic Effect: Fleet Weaponry +10% Range, +10% Fire Rate]

[Extra Effect: Penetrating Main Cannon +20% Shield Damage, Penetrating Main Cannon +10% Calibration Efficiency]

No quantity or level restrictions for Starships?

Qingyang, who hadn't been too surprised initially, suddenly realized something was off.

"Star of Truth, these bonuses have no restrictions? They can be applied regardless of quantity or level?"

[Traits are permanent buffs with no restrictions]

Qingyang was stunned, his joy beyond words.

Apart from Commander Talent, all other bonuses had limitations. Starship levels and quantities were clearly restricted.

Even top-tier Star Weapons required Star Points, and some even had usage time limits.

These traits had no restrictions at all, practically indistinguishable from Commander Talent!!

The bonus effect of the Intricate Pierce trait was no worse than a quality blue Commander Talent.

What about other traits?

As long as he had enough strong traits, Qingyang could sweep fleets of the same level without needing Star Weapons, or even with the most basic Assault Ships.

"So traits are the Star of Truth's most powerful function!"

Qingyang took several deep breaths to suppress his inner excitement and immediately equipped the trait.

Then he looked at the final tangible reward.

A Starship Blueprint from the Star of Truth!

[Generating Blueprint]

[Confirmation Complete -- Expand?]

"Yes."

As the virtual screen expanded, a strikingly prominent Starship appeared before him.

It was also roughly cuboid, but with more angular features, and its material resembled semi-transparent white crystal.

The overall appearance possessed a strong mechanical aesthetic, with even the energy circuits exuding a sense of sharp angles.

Numerous orbital armaments rotated around it, and there were even two floating secondary cannons, each about a hundred meters long!

[Please name the warship]

Qingyang smiled. He could even name the model himself?

"Then let's call it Chichen!"

[Chichen Type Battleship (T8) Master Blueprint]

[Attachment 1: The master blueprint is the origin of the design. Investing Star Points and meeting specific data conditions can produce blueprints for external sale.]

[Attachment 2: There is no upper limit to the number of warships produced by the master blueprint. Its overall combat power is 35% stronger than warships produced from blueprints for external sale.]

"It's still a battleship?! I wonder if it's the high-end type."

The blueprint didn't list any data. He would only know once it was produced.

[According to the Alliance's evaluation standards, the externally sold Chichen type belongs to the top tier. Its overall combat data is 10% weaker than the Huiyue type, but its construction cost is 25% less.]

Qingyang exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean the master blueprint Chichen is 25% stronger than the Huiyue type?!"

Keep in mind, the Huiyue type represented the ceiling among T6 and below battleships. Even if the military wasted resources to customize it for lower cost-effectiveness, it would only be at most 5% stronger. Any stronger and it would be classified as a top-tier T7 cruiser. And now there was a T8 battleship that wasn't expensive to build and was even stronger than a top-tier T7 cruiser?!

Should they still build the Shining Moon Type Battleship then?

After considering for a moment, Qingyang still decided to proceed with production. After all, building fifty of them would allow the Moonlight Group to upgrade to T7 battleships, which could be considered as preparation. Of course, the Chichen Type Battleship wouldn't be neglected either. The Chichen Type Battleship would be prioritized for manufacturing, with the Shining Moon Type second.

Qingyang, having calmed down, suddenly froze. Wait, producing externally sold blueprints? Strength 10% weaker than the Huiyue type, but requiring 25% fewer resources to build?!

Hiss!!!

At that moment, Qingyang felt as if waves of Star Points and resources were crashing towards him. A combat power level at the upper end of the top tier, with construction costs far lower than those for high-tier warships. This would create a market far exceeding that of the Huiyue type.

"Calm down, calm down! I can't expose this before the T6 Fleet does!!" Qingyang forced himself to calm down. The Alliance's laws were indeed perfect, and they were even enforced by a heavenly regulation network similar to the Star Net. Even the leaders of powerful nations only had legal privileges and could not violate the law. However, when the gap was too large, even legal means would be unbearable.

He exhaled. He spent Star Points to digitize the master blueprint, which had turned into a card, and placed it into his personal Star Net space. The Star Net was an unshakeable bottom line for the entire human Alliance, and its security was absolutely guaranteed.

These days were truly exhilarating.

Ten Star Seas had passed since the appearance of the Saint You Great Armor.

At the border of Charka Star Lake, three warships emerged from subspace one after another. Hundreds of detection waves swept over them. Qingyang was stunned. The detection screen showed signals representing warships everywhere within a radius of several light-days. Thousands of them! Among them were many powerful Starfleets.

"What's going on?"

Qingyang curiously opened the Star Net Express and immediately understood. A few days ago, more than ten T6 fleets had arrived from nearby, including one with a scale of over four thousand Starships. The basic configuration was all T6 battleships – a terrifying fleet, with the core flagship being an extremely massive T5 War Creation! It had only taken a few rounds of bombardment to shatter the Saint You Great Armor's formidable void field. However, the moment the Saint You Great Armor died, dozens of Void Swarm Larval Mother Nests emerged from void rifts and scattered to various parts of the Star Lake. That terrifying T6 fleet, due to border defense missions, only destroyed the rifts before hastily departing. The task of searching and encircling those dozens of Void Mother Nests naturally fell upon the fleets that arrived later. Currently, the armies of more than ten surrounding nations had gathered, and their warship detection equipment had almost completely surrounded the Star Lake! Dozens of Starfleets were meticulously scanning the Star Lake, and more Starfleets were still arriving.

After all, a swarm composed of so many mother nests can be considered a small-scale cosmic disaster.

However, this had nothing to do with Qingyang.

The T8 fleet was slightly strained facing the swarm, and gaining much merit from skirmishes on the fringes of the battlefield was difficult.

He gained knowledge and a considerable amount of resources.

Qingyang didn't linger and immediately prepared to leave.

As for where his next destination would be.

Please collect and read!

Ship-to-ship combat is coming up soon, as is a trip to other civilizations!