The valves opened, and the Jianren Type Starship was the first to lift off.
The Eternal Fleet personnel, who had been busy with their own tasks, perked up and hurriedly set their work aside to watch.
They had long heard that their commander was preparing to build a new starcraft, and they were all extremely curious about it.
"Jianren Type Cruiser... is the other one one too?"
Guxing and Guxue stood at the very front of the crowd, while Wanlun and his younger sister Mia watched curiously from behind.
Their eyes were filled with amazement as they looked at the Jianren Cruiser.
In the Star Sea Human Alliance, most children dreamed of becoming Starship Commanders when they were young.
As a result, they knew quite a bit about the various models of starships.
The Jianren Type was one of the more famous types among high-end cruisers.
Combined with the fleet's scale they had seen over the past few days, they held great respect for Qingyang, the commander they had yet to meet.
At the same time, they felt nervous about the upcoming assessment.
The Jianren Cruiser sailed into the fleet's port area, and the other warship appeared soon after.
Its hull was clearly larger than that of the Huiyue Type Battleship. It radiated a gentle glow, while boundless blazing flames seemed to flow across its fiery gold hull. The energy circuits traced along its body formed patterns resembling raging fire.
At the port of its orbital main cannon was a dazzling crystal that looked like a miniature star!
Unlike the Huiyue Type's luxurious splendor, this warship possessed a beauty born of blazing heat and violent killing intent.
Guxue stood frozen for a long moment before murmuring, "What type of battleship is this? Brother, do you know?"
"...I've never seen it before. None of the top T8 Battleship models look like this." After thinking for a long time, Guxing finally answered.
"This warship feels far stronger than the Huiyue Type Battleship, perhaps even stronger than the military's customized top-tier T8 Battleships!"
A starcraft that belonged to no known model or military model, yet far surpassed every T8 Battleship on the market?
Did that not mean it was a top-tier starcraft that had only just been developed and had not yet entered circulation?
No, if that were the case, the old rankings would have to be lowered.
All known top-tier vessels would fall to high-end, while the former high-end vessels would drop to mid-tier.
And this warship alone would occupy the top tier!
However, if the starship research institutes of the superpowers obtained one such warship, it would not take long before starcraft with roughly similar overall combat power, though different areas of focus, began to appear.
After all, those institutions were the ones that had planned out starship standards from nothing.
Even so, this warship would be enough to leave its name in history, monopolizing the title of strongest vessel at a certain starship tier!
There had only been a little over a hundred such vessels in the Alliance's history. Even though they had later been matched or surpassed, their names still remained in textbooks.
Even after endless years, everyone still knew them, and the names of their first owners had likewise been passed down to this day!
[Star Network loading] [New starship detected. Combat capability classification: T8 Class Battleship Exclusive First Tier] [Type: Battleship (T8), Chichen Type] [Star Network title obtained—Star Master Artisan (obtainable by raising the lower limit/upper limit of a certain grade or category of starcraft)] [Confirmed as the first starcraft of this model. Reward amplification program activated] [Note: Reward amplification applies only to the first warship of this model and is unique] [This vessel has been granted a 300% increase to the base attributes of battleships of the same tier, as well as an Evolution Trait (Epic Trait)] [Evolution Trait: Each evolution can raise a starcraft by one level and grant an additional special warship skill] [Converting this vessel's base classification—Battleship—into Special Warship (can be set as flagship)]
Huh?!
Qingyang, who had been in high spirits, was completely dumbfounded.
It was not strange for the Star Network to know of the Chichen Ships. Qingyang had known that long ago.
The Star Network existed more like some kind of rule rather than a mere artificial network, so he was not worried that others would learn of it through the Star Network.
What Qingyang had not expected was that possessing an entirely new starcraft would trigger a Star Network reward?!
The trigger conditions did indeed seem extremely difficult.
Exclusive First Tier did not simply mean surpassing others by 1% or 5%. It required an advantage of at least 20%!
Throughout the long history of starcraft development, only a little over a hundred had received such an honor!
As for the reward amplification, not only had its classification been optimized into a Special Warship, it had directly doubled this Chichen warship's combat power!
The warship's appearance also changed, becoming even more resplendent and majestic, while its blazing aura grew increasingly striking.
Its length increased to four kilometers, while its average width and height reached eight hundred meters.
[Please name this vessel (exclusive)]
Qingyang immediately said, "Taiyi!"
[Confirmation complete. Set as flagship?]
"Confirm!" Qingyang was puzzled. Did setting it as a flagship, merely a symbolic designation, really require a Star Network prompt?
The next moment, a Star Network notification appeared!
[Flagship confirmed—Taiyi (T8 Special)] [Note: Currently effective only for the T8 Fleet]
Qingyang fell silent for a long while. In the end, he took a deep breath and closed the panel.
"Stay calm, stay calm. I'm not the Child of Destiny. I'm just an adventurer!"
"I absolutely can't get carried away!"
After silently repeating it several times, Qingyang finally looked at Taiyi's data panel.
Other than its enlarged hull, shields exceeding 40,000, a main cannon with an attack energy level of 9,999, and secondary cannons exceeding 3,000, it had none of the functions a Special Warship should possess.
It was estimated that Taiyi's panel would only change once it reached T6 and unlocked the Special Warship classification.
Before then, Taiyi was merely a slightly overpowered T8 Battleship. That was all.
"Join the fleet!"
"Understood, Captain!" Suddenly, a ball of light appeared in the control room, startling Qingyang.
The ball of light trembled slightly. "Hello, Captain. I am this vessel's intelligence."
Qingyang came to his senses. While controlling Taiyi to bring the crew below aboard, he asked curiously, "Intelligence? Why do you feel different from other intelligences?"
"Data Life, Captain!"
Guxing and Guxue, who had just appeared in the control room and were still bewildered, both turned their gazes toward the ball of light upon hearing this.
Guxue was even more delighted. "An intelligent lifeform? Brother Qingyang, did you get a Gold Star Weapon related to intelligence?"
"Why would you ask that?" Qingyang asked, confused.
"Starcraft are datafied warships. They completely suppress all intelligent data.
"Only Data Life can assist in controlling a Starfleet and can also double a commander's starcraft datafication capacity!
"Data Life requires a Star Weapon interface, and such Star Weapons are at least Gold-grade."
Guxing took over and explained, while also looking around.
He could only say that the environment was even better now.
Qingyang looked at the ball of light. "A Star Weapon?"
The ball of light replied, "Captain, I am not a Star Weapon. However, I possess all the abilities she described, and the larger the fleet, the stronger my computational power becomes."
Qingyang laughed. "It doesn't matter. As long as you're helpful, I'll call you Changxi."
"Understood, Captain."
Changxi replied. Her voice gradually became crisp and clear, while her appearance changed from a ball of light into the graceful figure of a beautiful woman with waist-length hair.
Her flawless face turned toward Qingyang. "This is an appearance granted to me by an entity known as the Star Network."
Changxi's appearance at that moment could be described crudely in one word: beautiful! Damn beautiful!
It was a natural, flawless beauty that even Great Universe technology could not create.
Qingyang and Guxing were both stunned for a moment before their gazes quickly returned to calm.
Qingyang stared at Changxi's pale golden eyes and silver hair, secretly pondering.
The Star Network's various little assistant sprites also had silver hair. Could it be that the Star Network had a thing for white-haired girls?
The fleet formation arc is over. From here on, it'll basically be full of getting involved in various events and fighting, plus some ground battlefield scenes as well. Not much, though.
Also, Dimensional Worlds are an important side plot. Some parts involve fanfiction settings, limited to fanfiction based on universe backgrounds or Great World backgrounds, including movies and games.
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