Lilith, get ready. We can return to the Owl Dragon Star System now.” Zhao Chen looked at Lilith beside him.

“Yes.” Lilith began to arrange the return voyage.

Zhao Chen, meanwhile, sat in the captain's chair, appearing to be resting with his eyes closed.

In reality, he was collecting his system rewards.

“Ding! Mission One: Eliminate thirty T3 Insectoid Hive Motherships. Completed!

Claim mission reward: Obtain a T3 Silver Mouse-class light interstellar stealth reconnaissance ship blueprint.”

The first mission reward was a t3 level interstellar stealth reconnaissance ship!

This was a battlefield support-type Starship. Although it didn't have much combat capability, it was an indispensable part of large-scale battles.

“Ding! Mission Two: Annihilate a total of one billion insectoid units. Completed!

Claim mission reward: 300 Mission Points.”

“Ding! Mission Three: Rescue a certain number of civilians whose lives are threatened by the insectoid plague to receive corresponding rewards (5 million people, 10 million people, 15 million people, 20 million people, 25 million people, 30 million people...)

Claim mission reward: 250,000 System Points.”

Missions Two and Three provided Zhao Chen with a large number of Mission Points and System Points, respectively.

“Ding! Mission Four: ‘Morton Star System Insectoid Battle’ and ‘Sapphire Star System Third Planet Rescue Battle’ completed!

Claim mission reward: T3 Judicator-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship.”

Zhao Chen's spirits instantly soared!

A t3 level-class Interstellar Missile Ship!

After witnessing the ultimate charm of the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship's firepower output, Zhao Chen was very fond of the Interstellar Missile Ship class.

Moreover, Zhao Chen already had the T3 Triceratops in his hands. The combination of this shield and spear was simply too perfect.

Zhao Chen immediately began to admire this 'great beauty'.

“Judicator-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship

Ship Type: Interstellar Missile Ship

Technology Level: t3 level

Hull Armor Strength: 1000 units - 1100 units

Star Shield Energy Value: 10000 units

Cruising Speed: 80 Star knots

Warp Engine: Level 6 Warp Engine

Length: 1098 meters

Mass: 680,000 tons

Crew Capacity: 300 people

Starship Weapons: 10,000 Judicator I-type conventional Interstellar Missiles; 2,000 Judicator II-type medium-range heavy Interstellar Missiles; 2,000 Judicator III-type ultra-long-range medium Interstellar Missiles; 500 Judicator IV-type medium-to-long-range cluster sub-munitions; 500 Judicator V-type heavy anti-energy Star Shield specialized missiles.”

Zhao Chen swallowed.

An Interstellar Arsenal Ship!

This was a true Interstellar Arsenal Ship!

Compared to the T2 Lion King's previous ammunition capacity, this was truly a mobile powder keg!

It was fully loaded with a total of fifteen thousand Interstellar Missiles of various types!

Five different types of Interstellar Missiles.

They could be used for conventional combat, medium-range fire support, ultra-long-range fire strikes, saturation fire strikes, and specialized missiles targeting Star Shields!

When he saw the detailed descriptions of these densely packed Interstellar Missiles, Zhao Chen had an intuitive feeling.

Money!

These were all money.

And it had to be said that this was definitely an 'oddball' Starship.

Have you ever seen a Starship where the cost of the consumable ammunition it carries is more expensive than the Starship itself?

And it wasn't just a little more expensive, but a full four times more!

The hull cost of the T3 Judicator-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship was only 50 million star coins, making it the second most expensive combat-type t3 level Starship under Zhao Chen, only surpassed by the T3 Phoenix-class Heavy Carrier Starship.

However...

The fifteen thousand Interstellar Missiles carried by the T3 Punisher would cost a staggering 200 million star coins!

Keep in mind, this was just the manufacturing cost!

Calculated this way, the total cost of this Interstellar Missile Ship would be 250 million star coins!

It was definitely the most expensive T3-class Interstellar Warship in the Starlight Empire, and even in the Galactic Alliance!

No other could compare!

The Type I conventional Interstellar Missile on this T3 Punisher alone cost 5,000 star coins per missile!

The Type II and Type III missiles each cost an astonishing 20,000 star coins!

Especially the Type IV and Type V Interstellar Missiles, which had a terrifying cost of 70,000 star coins per missile!

What did 70,000 star coins mean?

A T2 Hyena only cost 200,000 star coins!

Just three of these Interstellar Missiles were equivalent to the cost of one T2 Hyena!

“I originally thought the T2 Lion King was already expensive enough, but my perspective was too narrow!” Zhao Chen felt a mix of complex emotions, unsure whether to be happy or sad.

This Interstellar Missile Ship could not be used lightly.

It was truly a case of 'a missile fired, a fortune spent'!

Of course, this was also a double-edged sword.

If this T3 Punisher were to be ambushed by enemy ships while fully loaded with Interstellar Missiles, it would be highly likely to cause damage to a large number of friendly ships in the surrounding area!

This was also why many interstellar powers were unwilling to have Interstellar Missile Ships; a slight misstep could turn them into 'fleet-wiping engines'!

Although the T3 Punisher was very expensive, this also meant its absolute battlefield dominance!

Just imagine, what would it be like to see fifteen thousand Interstellar Missiles fired simultaneously?

What would it be like if ten T3 Punishers unleashed their full firepower?

Just thinking about it made him excited.

“The T2 Lion King's firepower output was already a bit insufficient, so I'll use this T3 Punisher to make up for it.” Zhao Chen planned in his mind.

He checked his current data.

“Host: Zhao Chen

Profession: Top Starship Engineer

Special Attributes: Fleet Luck Bonus, Eye of Insight

System Points: 250,000 (Monthly Fleet Income: 2600 points)

Mission Points: 320

Starship Quantity: 143 ships

Missions: Quarterly Mission (Unfinished), Annual Mission (Unfinished)

Warehouse: T4 Rebirth...”

Relying on this wave of system missions, he directly became a 'great rich man'.

“Looking at it this way, is it enough to upgrade to the T4 Mall?” Zhao Chen rubbed his chin.

But there was a problem. Although Zhao Chen currently had a lot of System Points, after upgrading to the T4 Mall, it was highly likely that he still wouldn't have enough to exchange for T4-class interstellar warships.

So the T4 Mall would just be a 'decoration'.

“But I already have quite a few T3 Interstellar Warship types in my hands. If I exchange for too many, the production capacity won't be enough to produce them.” Zhao Chen muttered.

In the end, he still chose to upgrade the Mall first.

Even if he couldn't exchange for T4 starships right now, he could collect information on T4 starships and set a few small goals for himself.

“t3 level System Mall Upgrade Conditions

First Item: Exchange for three t3 level-class items (3/3)

Second Item: Complete three B-rank System Missions (3/3)

Third Item: Consume 60,000 System Points to upgrade the Mall (250,000 / 60,000).”