Across the video window, Uncle Zheng Xiong was enthusiastically embracing a young male crew member who was a subordinate of Shen Bing: "Little brother, don't you worry.

We'll treat these crew members with enthusiasm!"

Behind the video window, several of Shen Bing's male crew members could be seen standing together, surrounded by Zheng Xiong's Starship's male crew members.

The aura of the two groups was like a wolf and a lamb, completely out of place.

The male crew member being embraced by Uncle Zheng Xiong had a bewildered expression, yet he dared not move.

"Then thank you, Captain Zheng Xiong," Shen Bing said gratefully.

"Thank me for what? You two are like family to me, Zheng Xiong, having gone through life and death together, so you're brothers!" Zheng Xiong said with a loud laugh.

You two? Shen Bing's cheeks flushed, and she was about to explain.

The communication ended.

Shen Bing stood somewhat reservedly beside Zhao Chen. She looked at Zhao Chen's Starship Bridge. After she and her female crew members were brought to this Aircraft Carrier Starship, she was invited to Zhao Chen's Bridge.

Looking at the bright, clean, and highly technological Bridge before her.

It was truly hard to believe this was the Bridge of a T2 Starship; compared to her Starship's Bridge, it was the difference between a single room and a presidential suite!

"According to the person in charge of that Interstellar Transport Ship fleet, we will wait here for twenty hours for reinforcements to arrive before departing.

To prevent any other accidents along the way," Zhao Chen looked at Shen Bing.

Shen Bing, at this moment, was staring blankly at her own battered T2 Hyena through the screen on Zhao Chen's Bridge.

Zhao Chen could guess what Shen Bing was thinking.

From the looks of it, that T2 Hyena was severely damaged; it couldn't be repaired without tens of thousands of star coins in repair fees.

Upon completing this mission, Shen Bing could receive a large bounty, but if the bounty was used to treat Shen Bing's grandmother, then the T2 Hyena would not be able to be repaired at all.

Perhaps sensing that Zhao Chen had noticed her abnormality, Shen Bing looked at Zhao Chen and said nonchalantly, "This time, it's all thanks to you, otherwise all of our Starships would have been lost here."

"Actually, a large part of the reason was luck. That Mechanical Race's T3 Black Iron-Class Medium Star Destroyer didn't enter the battle initially, which gave us a great opportunity.

Perhaps in their eyes, the initial thirty T2 Interstellar Warships were enough to take care of us, and that T3 Interstellar Warship only needed to hunt from the outside.

Who would have thought they'd fall into their own trap?" Zhao Chen chuckled.

Shen Bing nodded, acknowledging that this was indeed part of the reason.

"Speaking of which, these Mechanical Race Interstellar Warships are truly as taught in academy textbooks, not fearing death.

They fought until the very end, giving their all in battle.

If it were our fleet, even a professional fleet like the Imperial Army, if losses exceeded 50%, it could affect their fighting spirit, and if losses exceeded 70%, they might choose to flee or even surrender," Shen Bing praised.

Zhao Chen nodded, staring at the wreckage of the T2 Mechanical Race Interstellar Warships on the screen. He said in a deep voice, "This is the terrifying aspect of intelligent mechanical life. For the programmatic ideals in their minds, they can execute these combat orders at any cost.

This might also be why the Galactic Alliance, after contact with the Mechanical Race, issued a complete ban on all research concerning advanced artificial intelligence technology.

Strictly controlling any technological field related to artificial intelligence!

Fearing that what happened with the Mechanical Race would reoccur within our Galactic Alliance."

Shen Bing nodded; this was knowledge taught in the academy.

If not for this restriction, the personnel configuration on Interstellar Warships could even be smaller.

A T2 Starship would only need a few people paired with several intelligent robots or intelligent programs to operate.

It must be admitted that the efficiency of artificial intelligence far surpasses that of humanity and other interstellar races.

To date, only mid-range artificial intelligence programs and related equipment are allowed in the military domain, and only low-end artificial intelligence programs and related equipment are allowed in the civilian sector.

All of this is due to the cautionary tale of the Mechanical Race!

"Alright, let's not talk about such heavy topics. Anyway, we have to wait for the Imperial Fleet to arrive, so let's go to our mess hall for a meal first.

For the next few days, your crew will have the same meal standards as my crew.

Don't be shy, consider it my treat," Zhao Chen invited.

Zhao Chen had previously witnessed Shen Bing's valiant command of her Starship in battle and admired her even more.

If not for Shen Bing's courageous fighting, the Interstellar Transport Ship fleet might have suffered greater losses, and the number of surviving Interstellar Transport Ships might have been less than 90%.

At that time, the extra reward the system gave him might not have been the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship.

Of course, Zhao Chen also had a little ulterior motive. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Then, if you'll excuse us," Shen Bing said thankfully.

Subsequently, Zhao Chen and Shen Bing, along with the dozen or so female crew members under Shen Bing, headed to the Starship Mess Hall.

Shen Bing's female crew members looked at the interior space of the Starship, which was completely two different levels from their original Starship.

Spacious, clean, beautiful!

It was truly completely different from their gloomy working environment.

And when they walked into the Starship Mess Hall, all of Shen Bing's female crew members were dumbfounded.

The air was filled with the aroma of food, which was completely different from artificial nutritional meals!

At this time, some crew members of the t2 bee queen-class heavy carrier starship had already rotated in for their meal.

Fried rice with egg, noodles, bread, steamed buns, and even... a large plate of fish and some fruit.

"Did I just come to the academy's high-class restaurant?" Liu Lili wiped the drool that was about to flow from the corner of her mouth.

Shen Bing also showed a surprised expression.

"Over there is our serving counter. You can order there, and then service robots will deliver the food to your seats.

You have the same meal standard as our regular crew members, just don't waste food.

You can choose individual portions or shared dishes," Zhao Chen explained, while also activating ordering permissions for everyone, just like for regular female soldiers.

Individual portions mean everyone orders their own food, such as a bowl of noodles or a plate of fried rice.

Shared dishes are mainly when several crew members want to order a hearty dish, but ordering it alone would be over budget or too much to eat.

So, several female soldiers would order a hearty dish together and share it.

"We... can order here?" Liu Lili swallowed, looking at Zhao Chen in disbelief.

Zhao Chen smiled and said, "Of course."

After a brief ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) silence, Liu Lili led a group of female crew members rushing over, crowding in front of the counter, looking at the holographic menu.

Shen Bing was also looking at these foods. In her eyes, she saw not just the food, but also the value behind the food!

Egg fried rice was marked as a 0.1 star coins meal standard.

But its price outside would definitely exceed 30 star coins, or even higher!

The prices in the Starship Mess Hall were absolutely the cost price of the cost price!

She found it hard to believe that the crew members on Zhao Chen's Starship could actually eat such food.

"Um... um... could you please move aside, I can't see... today's menu..." A timid voice came from behind Shen Bing.

Shen Bing turned around and looked behind her.

Nobody there?

When she looked down, she finally found the speaker.

It was a little girl whose height only reached her waist, with a round little face and big eyes, she was incredibly cute!

Especially the way she kept tiptoeing because she was too short to see the counter, it made one's heart melt.

However, there were also long-term collar marks on her neck.

"Why do you have not only female Half-Beastmen but also an underage little girl on your Starship?" Shen Bing looked suspiciously at Zhao Chen beside her.

As if looking at some suspicious pervert.