Star Ship Girl Era: My Shipgirls Are Too Overpowered-Chapter 51: Monthly Blind Box Clues

That was true.

The shipgirl clue module had become its own section, with its own remaining purchases listed clearly, and the system made it obvious that buying clues was not the same as asking a direct question anymore, which was both good and annoying, because it meant he could still plan the fleet without burning his single monthly question, but it also meant the system was becoming stricter, and stricter systems always came with hidden costs later.

He read the rule changes carefully, wanting to understand everything new about the system so he could use it with confidence and in an effective way, and increase his strength quickly.

Clue prices were lower at baseline now, but the discount curve had changed.

They no longer dropped all the way to a ridiculous last-second bargain.

Instead, the system clearly stated that prices stepped down in structured intervals, hitting a lowest cost on the tenth day, staying there briefly so that he can buy it, and then disappearing if he did not buy it, which meant you could not sit forever waiting for the perfect bargain, and you also could not wait until the last hour which is good in a way as it will lead to suprises.

Aurelian did mind the change, as he liked it this way because it meant he would not have to think hard about the ’right question’, which was important given the earlier limit.

He scrolled further and saw the same note Astra had noticed: a line stating that the clue list was location-linked, meaning the system would change what it offered depending on the region he was in, and if he went far enough, the options would change with him.

Rhoswen was quiet, watching as Aurelian, who had closed his eyes and said nothing, was just watched over by Astra without moving.

Aurelian closed the shipgirl clue list for now, because he had already made his purchases earlier, and right now, the most important change was the new function that had appeared beneath the refreshed layout.

A new icon sat there, shaped like a sealed pack.

The label beneath it was blunt enough to feel almost insulting.

Monthly Blind Box Clues.

Cost: 10,000 Destiny Points.

Aurelian stared at it for a moment, then let out a small breath that was close to a laugh.

"This thing is turning into an information broker," he said quietly. "It has no shame."

But Aurelian still honestly bought the blind box, not only because it was the first ever, so he had to see what was inside, but also because ten thousand points were no longer what they used to be, now that wars were feeding his reserves.

He authorized the purchase.

Ten thousand Destiny Points vanished.

The blind box opened with a simple animation, and five beams of light appeared as five entries formed one by one, each tagged with its own tier.

Gray Clue: The Arcturus warehouse manager who handles starport operations is extremely competent and speaks like he was trained by diplomats, but he wears a synthetic hairpiece every day to hide the fact that he lost most of his hair in his twenties.

Aurelian paused, glanced toward the door as if he could see the manager through the walls, then exhaled.

"That is the most useless piece of information I have ever paid for," he thought to himself.

Green Clue: The academy’s director of operational security has been tracking you since your first awakening event, and to ensure you were not targeted during deployment and return, he assigned a stealth-specialized shipgirl to shadow your movement routes. She has already returned to deliver her report, and you never noticed her presence.

Aurelian’s posture shifted slightly, and this time the information given to him was not what he had expected.

He felt a faint sense of exhaustion, not because he hated the academy for protecting him, but because he had not noticed.

He then asked Astra about any anomalies they had encountered during previous deployments, and her gaze sharpened.

"There were the odd signal artifacts I kept seeing at the edge," she said quietly. "I assumed it was outpost noise."

Aurelian rubbed his forehead once, then lowered his hand.

"Sigh, let’s create a list and add the first item," he said, calm but firm. "We will need anti-stealth coverage later, something that is able to detect things that are higher level than us."

Rhoswen spoke softly, carefully.

"Is there something wrong?" she said, like she was trying to understand what that meant for a commander.

"Nothing major for now," Aurelian replied.

Green Clue: Four days from now, a contract miner working at the Harrowspan Station excavation tunnels will uncover a sealed green-grade object embedded in a collapsed vein.

To keep the object, he will sabotage his partner, claim the find alone, and then sell it through a private broker at the nearby port, triggering a sudden jump in his status and wealth.

The interface opened a longer details section beneath it, and Aurelian scanned it quickly because green-grade objects were uncommon, and those that appeared in mining accidents tended to be either relic tech or rare materials, both of which could matter.

He also noted the moral part of it without emotion.

If the clue was correct, someone would die for greed.

Aurelian did not like that.

He also did not have the luxury of ignoring it.

So he opened up his communication device, typed something in quickly, and sent a string of messages.

Astra watched him read.

"You are thinking of intercepting something?" she said.

"Yes," Aurelian answered simply. "Just a feeling, let’s see how it goes."

White Clue: Three days from now, a fourth-year academy student will successfully awaken a newly purchased Tier II cruiser hull during a private activation cycle.

The detail section appeared.

Aurelian scrolled past it without stopping, because it was not relevant to what he needed right now, and because the system clearly enjoyed filling the blind box with things that were true but not useful.