Long-range Type, Xuanjia Type Cruisers

A cruiser possesses firepower and shields superior to those of an assault ship, while also boasting considerable mobility.

It typically serves as the backbone of a Starfleet.

An indispensable ship class in the early stages of a Starfleet.

The list unfolded as Qingyang's gaze swept across it.

He roughly determined the advantages of various Star Ships, eventually fixing his eyes on one in particular.

[T8 Star Cruiser]

[Model: Changqu]

[Length: 2200m][Average Height/Width: 468m]

[Shield: Guardian Type 1 Shield -- 8k (2k) Recovery Speed: 80/s]

[Weapons: Particle Main Cannon -- Standard Type ×1, Triple Rapid-Fire Type ×1

Particle Secondary Cannon -- Triple Rapid-Fire Type ×8, Dual Standard Type ×12

Particle Ship Cannon -- Dual Rapid-Fire Type ×20

Close-Range Defense Weapon System -- ×1, Mecha Standby Warehouse ×1

Phase Scanning System ×1, Twin Star Power System ×1]

[T8 Cruiser Military Energy Level: Main Cannon 800, Secondary Cannon 300, Ship Cannon 80]

[Model Enhancement: Shield and Weapon Energy Level Increased by 100%]

Not to mention the two requirements already met, the number of secondary cannons alone was nearly equal to the ship cannons!

This already outclassed countless Star Cruisers of higher tiers by a wide margin.

Was this the Alliance Army's standard for balanced firepower??

Even the enhanced Changqu cruiser's secondary cannons, after the model boost, boasted power not inferior to that of ordinary cruiser main cannons.

Coupled with their quantity rivaling ship cannons, the ferocity of their firepower was staggering.

To put it bluntly, the Changqu cruiser's ship cannons had been completely relegated to defensive weapons for close-quarters combat; the main firepower lay with the secondary cannons!

Having settled on the model to choose.

"I wonder when I'll get to see this Star Ship."

[Confirmation complete. Star Network data loading.]

[Recipient's location determined to be Alliance Territory. Meets Star Network delivery standards.]

[Data Delivery commencing.]

Qingyang was taken aback, following the Huiyue Type Battleship's three-dimensional monitoring to look towards the nearby cosmic region.

He saw countless intricate symbols emerge, followed by the gradually solidifying phantom of a massive vessel over two thousand meters long.

Seconds later, this colossal entity had fully coalesced into a physical form!

[This data transmission is paid for by the Alliance Army.]

"..."

After a moment of stunned silence, Qingyang hurried to the control room, his Datafication power instantly enveloping this Changqu-type cruiser.

[Datafication successful.]

[Talent enhancement coverage complete.]

[Star Weapon Enhancement coverage complete.]

Although there was no brainwave pilot, the Star Ship's built-in intelligent program could still be used.

It was just that the control was somewhat mechanical and not as smooth.

In reality, if intense combat arose, Qingyang would mentally control both the Radiant Moon Battleship and the Changqu Cruiser simultaneously.

This allowed for greater precision and easier coordination in attacks.

Guxing and the others were also drawn by the commotion of the Star Network transmission, and when they saw the Changqu cruiser through the virtual external view, Their expressions immediately turned strange.

Only two ships: one was a Huiyue Type Battleship, the other a high-end military cruiser.

At least T8 high-level Mental Threshold!

Factoring in his Epic Commander Talent and being awakened for less than a month...

"What a coincidence. I didn't expect to encounter a prodigy commander during this random boarding drill."

Guxing thought silently, involuntarily recalling his own second talent.

A coincidence?

After controlling the cruiser to join the formation, Qingyang looked at the Merit Exchange List.

Currently, the exchange list unlocked most Star Warship categories from T8 down to T6, along with various resources and even technical data.

Apart from some classified military-type Starfleet ships, even Huiyue Type Battleships could be found inside.

Of course, that was not something that could be exchanged for a mere 15,000 battle merits.

His gaze did not pause on the assault ship page at all, and he looked straight towards the cruiser and resource lists.

Although assault ships were not lacking in combat power, they were the basic vessels of the Starfleet.

However, they still had significant functional overlap with cruisers, only possessing stronger short-range mobility and faster attack frequency.

In all other aspects, whether firepower or armor, they could not compare to cruisers.

The reason they were the most common was that assault ships were cheap to build and suitable for large-scale deployment.

The cost of a single standard cruiser could fully purchase ten mid-tier assault ships.

Excluding the main cannon and considering only average firepower, only five assault ships were needed to match a cruiser.

Therefore, assault ships were the ship category most commanders needed.

Qingyang had no intention of abandoning assault ships, but battle merits were hard to come by, and exchanging for assault ships was not cost-effective.

At his current T8 high-level Mental Threshold, he could still datafy two high-end cruisers or four mid-tier cruisers.

As the list scrolled by, Qingyang's brow furrowed.

A T8 high-end cruiser required 10,000 battle merits, and a military type required 12,000.

A mid-tier ship only needed 3,000 battle merits.

After pondering for a moment, Qingyang gritted his teeth. Since both ships would be high-end, he would focus on quality for now.

"Exchange, Xuanjia Type Cruiser!"

After thinking it over, Qingyang decided to exchange for a defensive ship leaning towards shield values.

Since the core function of his Star Weapon was shield union, he naturally had to develop this specialty.

Most importantly, it could also raise the upper limit of his Commander's Shield, greatly enhancing his survival ability!

[T8 Cruiser][Model: Xuanjia]
[Length: 2500m][Average Height/Width: 500m]
[Shield: Xuanjia Type 1 Shield -- 15,000, Recovery Speed: 150/s]
[Note: Values shown are final data after bonuses]
[Weapons: Particle Main Cannon -- Standard Type ×1
Particle Secondary Cannon -- Twin-Linked Rapid-Fire Type ×4, Standard Type ×6
Particle Ship Cannon -- Triple-Linked Standard Type ×30
Close-Range Defense Weapon System -- ×1, Shield Rapid Recovery Matrix (+30/s recovery)]
[Model Bonus: Shield, Weapon Energy Level increased by 100%]

"Damn, this shield is even higher than a mid-tier battleship's!"

Qingyang was surprised. With the triple bonuses from talent, model, and Star Weapon.

This high-end cruiser, completely focused on shields, had shield values even higher than many mid-tier battleships!

Although its weapons were inferior even to mid-tier cruisers, Qingyang did not care.

What he wanted was this exaggerated shield value!

Even if shield value energy levels were not calculated by simple addition, the three ships together would have at least 25,000 energy levels.

Most importantly, the combined recovery speed of 380/s!

After exchanging the remaining battle merits for irreplaceable materials for the Huiyue Type Battleship, the Xuanjia Cruiser was delivered just in time.

Familiar with the process, he datafied it. The three ships did not linger and accelerated towards the Star Lake Middle Region.

Previously, he had to be cautious, but now with his fleet's combat power greatly increased, Qingyang naturally acted much more boldly.

Star Lake Inner Region.

Five massive T6 Veteran Fleets sped forward.

Long-range Type, Blade Type. Thousands of military-type T6 ships caused energy level fluctuations that even disturbed the surrounding cosmic energy clouds.

On the most central special warship, five figures wearing Alliance Commander uniforms gathered together.

Their expressions were serious.

"It's basically confirmed. There is a Void Rift in the core area of Star Lake. It's below small standard but still extremely dangerous."

"What did the base say?"

"Most of the Starfleet without missions is already heading towards Star Lake, and they have reported the situation to higher-ups."

"Our five fleets will go test it first and see what that Void Rift has let in!"

Since it was not a dedicated Void Swarm fissure, but a Void Rift.

The Void Creatures that came through were likely not limited to the Void Swarm. Of course, one thing was clear.

Void Lifeforms are all Hostile Units; every civilization kills them on sight!

The elderly commander at the front, however, furrowed his brow.

"Add one more line to the report above: suspected unnatural origin!"

The fluctuations of that Void Energy source were far too regular; it didn't feel like a natural rift at all.

Brothers, my sleep quality has been way too poor lately, aah aah aah!