Qingyang returned to the control room of the Radiant Moon Ship without incident and noticed the stunned expressions on Guxing and the others.
He rubbed his nose, looking slightly embarrassed. "Hahahaha, so? Was that impressive or what?"
Guxing and the others still did not reply.
There had been no sign of Star Martial activation, nor any trace of technological equipment or external tools.
Was this a defensive ability? What quality of defensive ability was this?!
Commanders could awaken individual talents, and that did not conflict with anything else.
With Datafication plus abilities, even ability users with talents of the same quality could not win no matter how hard they trained.
Therefore, few commanders spent time actively cultivating. They simply waited for fleet data feedback.
But that was under normal circumstances. What commander would not covet an ability that could block over ten thousand energy levels of anti-ship firepower from the very beginning?
And it was a defensive ability, the kind commanders loved most!
It was even damn absurd enough to cover an entire ship!
"That's incredible! He's basically a humanoid Shield Generator, one above the Universal Grade!"
"A defensive ability that can block attacks above the Universal Grade from the start has to be at least Epic!"
"Even among Epic talents, this must be an extreme type. It gives up every additional effect and provides the ability user with nothing but pure defense."
Many commanders were shocked, their faces full of envy at this defensive ability with no flashy effects, only pure defense.
To commanders, it was more valuable than an entire Starfleet.
"An Epic Commander Talent, an Epic extreme defensive talent, and he started out with a Radiant Moon Battleship. The Youth League four years from now will be worth watching."
[Yo, little bro, you're so handsome I'm dazzled.] [I thought you were just some reckless rookie, but turns out you're a show-off king. Hahahaha.] [Awesome, little bro. We'll make sure to highlight your contribution this time.]
The commanders of the T7 Fleet all burst into laughter. Most T7 commanders were under fifty, which still counted as young for Star Sea Humans.
So most of them joined in the teasing on the channel.
The commanders of the three T6 Fleets also let out sighs of relief and sent ships to retrieve the sightseeing vessel, their tones helpless.
[Commander, don't do that again next time. You nearly scared us to death.] [Yeah, it almost caused an Alliance Riot.]
Although Epic Commanders were not particularly precious to the Alliance, given its enormous scale.
If one were killed by an alien race within their own territory, however, it would no longer be a simple matter of losing a talented individual.
It would be like having humanity's face rubbed into the ground.
It would surely provoke the fury of numerous powerful nations and even superpowers.
Qingyang explained over the Local Star Net, "Don't worry. I calculated it beforehand. The remaining ship cannons couldn't break through my barrier."
But then again, why was the appearance of my Personal Shield so conspicuous?
A Dark Gold Honeycomb pattern.
He had thought it would be the same as the white shield of the Radiant Moon Battleship.
[Congratulations, Partner, on completing the Achievement Bounty.] [Immovable as a Mountain (One Star, withstand an attack of 10,000 energy levels)] [Next level: withstand an attack of 100,000 energy levels alone] [Bounty reward: Truth Points 200, Ordinary Trait Fragment ×1 (1/3), one portion of Truth Knowledge (currently useful)] [The Hall of Truth can be activated once Truth Points reach 1,000.] [Note: Trait classifications: Ordinary, Fine, Excellent, Perfect, Legendary]
The Golden Finger had finally come alive?
So this was the true function of the Star of Truth? An Achievement System?
It should not be limited to achievements.
His gaze swept over the unusable Truth Points and Trait Fragment before finally stopping on the Truth Knowledge.
Knowledge he could use right now?
"Extract that knowledge!"
[Infusing.] [Star Network notification: Your Mental Threshold has reached T8 (Advanced).] [Truth Knowledge infusion complete.]
"Ah? Ah." Qingyang snapped out of his astonishment.
Receiving Truth Knowledge could even raise his Mental Threshold?
As he scanned the information in his mind, Qingyang's attention was drawn in once more.
A Material Replacement Table for the Huiyue Type Battleship. The materials were easier to obtain, yet the effects were not weakened in the slightest!
Some of those materials could even be synthesized using only moderately valuable raw materials.
The construction cost of the Huiyue Type had instantly dropped by more than half.
"Later, I can consider using the synthesis techniques for some materials to trade resources with the Moonlight Group."
Qingyang's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He had originally thought Truth meant firepower.
He had not expected Truth to be wealth as well.
Knowledge? Didn't that still need to be converted into strength and wealth?
After hurriedly adding several commanders as friends through the Star Network, Qingyang quickly returned to the Cultivation Room.
Guxing and Guxue exchanged a glance, then returned to their own Cultivation Rooms to increase their Psionic Strength.
The Cultivation Rooms aboard the Radiant Moon Ship were considered high-end even in powerful nations. Whenever they had free time, the members of Huofeng Squad soaked themselves in them.
They had originally thought this outing was purely for gaining experience, but the environment for improving their abilities had not been lowered at all.
This commander had even provided some Mental Potions.
Those were precious even for ability users, and most were prioritized for commanders.
It was not that Qingyang was generous. Qingyundao had simply left behind too many.
There was one large box for each stage from T8 to T6, three boxes in total, with five hundred doses in each box.
Even for commanders, who consumed Mental Threshold resources the fastest, one hundred doses per stage would be more than enough.
Leaving them unused was still leaving them unused. He might as well use them as the combat squad's wages. Not only could he win them over, a single dose could cover several months of salary.
He had made a killing.
As the Broodmother and Mind Worm were killed by the Military T6 Fleet that arrived in coordination with the fleet, the remaining swarm units could no longer cause much trouble.
The battle ended quickly.
The five Alliance Fleets continued searching for the reason the insect swarm had managed to bypass monitoring and enter.
Qingyang, meanwhile, headed toward the Middle Region of Star Lake.
He had discovered that many replacement materials for the Huiyue Battleship could be found in Charka Star Lake.
"This time, I really made a killing! Hahahaha!"
[Qingyang (ID: Xingchen)] [Life: 100% (Datafication)] [Mental: T8 (Advanced)] [Rank: Cadet Commander] [Record: During the T8 Commander Period, personally withstood a total of 13,500 energy levels of anti-ship firepower.]
Star Network records were also an enrollment criterion for the major Commander Academies, second only to records from one's first Dimensional World.
Furthermore, sufficient records could activate titles. The titles of the Starfleet Commander System were not merely symbolic.
Their practical bonuses were also immense.
Most importantly, there were battle merits!
Although the feat of encircling and exterminating the invading insect swarm could not be added to his record, it still awarded a great deal of battle merit.
Especially his help in allowing the sightseeing vessel to escape. That counted as preserving the Alliance's overall reputation.
It directly gave him 15% of the total battle merit!
Aside from the 15,000 battle merit reward, the most important prize was the military-exclusive Starcraft reward.
Military Starships fell outside the usual classifications. Strictly speaking, they were Military Grade.
Though still somewhat inferior to an extravagantly overpowered type like the Huiyue Type, they were still extremely formidable.
Their data attributes in every aspect basically emphasized combat practicality. Most importantly, their combined power was stronger when used together.
If three military battleships fought a Huiyue Type one by one, the Huiyue Type would win.
If all three fought the Huiyue Type together, then before the Huiyue Type was destroyed, it could at most inflict moderate damage on the three military battleships.
Coordination, combat practicality, cost-effectiveness—the standards of military Starcraft!
Even without mentioning coordination, they were still high-end Starcraft.
[Military Reward Letter delivered.] [T8 Cruiser ×1 (choose one). Note: Non-customized type.]
Qingyang was delighted. It was even a cruiser!
He was not surprised by the restriction that it was not a Customized Type.
A military customization could surpass even a top-tier type like the Huiyue Type without being surprising.
[Selection program activated: Please state your requirements.]
It needed to be suitable for Exploration Adventure.
After thinking for a moment, Qingyang said, "High Maneuverability, powerful Alert Capability, and moderate Firepower and Defense."
[Confirmed. List expanded.] [Cruiser (T8). (A total of 10 types meet the requirements.)] [Note: T8 Starships are transition vessels for Rookie Commanders. Few types have been developed. If you do not choose now, you may accumulate similar rewards.]
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And this was considered few?
These were Starcraft that could be enhanced, not Conventional Ships!
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