"Dean, an unidentified T3 Starship has appeared outside our academy's Starport! According to the fleet emblem information on the Starship, the database scan result shows it's a fleet emblem from the Owl Dragon Star System!" an assistant teacher ran into the Dean's office, reporting the news nervously.

"Owl Dragon Star System? Isn't that Zhao Chen's territory?" Vice-Dean Hong exclaimed.

Dean Qin raised his hand and brought up the view outside the academy's Starport, which projected the Interstellar Warship holographically.

"What a beautiful Starship!"

"The overall streamline is excellent; it can greatly increase the cruising speed with conventional engines!"

"Looking at the hull structure, it should be an Interstellar Battlecruiser."

The teachers and professors present quickly began to analyze the Interstellar Warship.

"Everyone, now is not the time to study the Starship. This should be Student Zhao Chen's Starship. Judging by his intention just now, he's probably preparing to pilot this Starship to the Water Lily Star System to rescue people!" Vice-Dean Hong said anxiously.

"Even if it's a T3 Starship, what of it? There are a large number of Interstellar Insectoids there. A mere Starship, once it rushes in, will be utterly annihilated! This Zhao Chen has some talent, but he's far too reckless."

a mentor snorted coldly.

"But he is a promising talent after all. This crisis has resulted in heavy losses among the elite students of the Two Academies Fleet. We can't just watch another promising talent go to his death," a female mentor said worriedly.

Dean Qin nodded and said, "Find a way to intercept this Starship. As for the rescue of the Two Academies Fleet, we will discuss it at length."

"Yes." Inside the office, the teachers and professors were still discussing solutions for the incident.

On the other side, Zhao Chen and the others entered the T3 Blizzard's hangar via shuttle.

"Quick, let's go to the Bridge!" Zhao Chen immediately left the hangar after getting off the shuttle.

Although it was his first time on the T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser, he was already familiar with many areas and functions.

Walking out into the corridor from the hangar, Zhao Chen immediately used his °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° authority to summon a Maglev Elevator.

Although the T3 Blizzard is less than a kilometer long, it's full of twists and turns. Walking from the stern to the bow would take at least ten minutes.

This could significantly delay things at critical moments.

Therefore, there are special 'Maglev Elevators' inside the Starship for transit, much like crystal-clear glass elevators. Enter one and state your desired department or location, and you are guaranteed to arrive within a minute!

"What a beautiful interior space!" Stepping into the Maglev Elevator and looking out at the interior of the ship through the transparent glass, Chu Xuan was once again amazed by the ship's internal space.

It was hard to imagine this was a combat Starship; it looked more like a work of art.

But when Chu Xuan stepped onto the Bridge, she was even more shocked.

The entire Bridge had an oval structure, surrounded by holographic projections of the exterior of the ship, giving one the feeling of being directly in space.

The Bridge could be seen as having five levels, with each Bridge department performing its duties to ensure the Starship's operation.

The Captain's position was in the center of the Bridge, allowing direct sight of every department.

Like the ship's exterior paint, the interior and Bridge's style were predominantly white and blue, giving a very comfortable feeling.

"Commander, T3 Blizzard One is ready. Please give your orders." Charlotte stood before Zhao Chen.

Before coming, Zhao Chen had already transmitted all the details of this mission to her.

Although this mission was very risky, as a qualified subordinate, she knew very well that a soldier's duty is to obey orders.

"You will serve as Executive Officer, and Lilith as Adjutant. Immediately plan the route to the Star Gate closest to the Water Lily Star System, and then to the outer perimeter of the Interstellar Insectoid-controlled area within the Water Lily Star System!" Zhao Chen walked directly to the Captain's position and sat down in the Captain's chair.

Charlotte and Lilith stood on either side of Zhao Chen.

Lilith began her task, quickly planning the optimal route.

Charlotte, on the other hand, reported the status of the T3 Blizzard to Zhao Chen: "Blizzard One has only completed 30% of its sea trials, but all ship systems are operating normally.

All crew members are from the original Blizzard Zero, along with some Half-Beastman veterans with many years of crew service history.

Starship combat will be no problem.

All combat supplies within the Starship are abundant, making it fully capable of a major campaign."

Because many combat systems and modules of Blizzard Zero were similar to the T3 Blizzard, Charlotte had previously trained a group of reserve crew members on Blizzard Zero. Once the T3 Blizzard was commissioned, these crew members could directly board and work!

Zhao Chen nodded contentedly; with Charlotte handling these matters, he had much less to worry about.

"Excellent!"

Zhao Chen opened the T3 Blizzard's data page.

【Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser

Ship Type: Interstellar Battlecruiser

Technology Level: T3

Hull Armor Strength: 1500 units - 1800 units

Star Shield Energy Value: 13000 units

Cruising Speed: 210 knots Star Speed

Warp Drive: Level 6 Warp Drive

Length: 998 meters

Mass: 300,000 tons

Crew Capacity: 200 people

Starship Weapons: One Blizzard-class Heavy Clustered Laser Bow Cannon, four 2500mm Medium Electromagnetic Cannon Main Guns, sixteen Medium Pulse Laser Secondary Guns, seventy-two Medium Close-in Weapon Systems, four Interstellar Missile Launch Silos (50 Blizzard Light Interstellar Missiles), fifty Blizzard Interstellar Drones

Special Performance: Blizzard Extreme Cruise Mode】

Zhao Chen glanced at it, thoroughly satisfied.

Although the Blizzard is nominally a light Interstellar Warship, its equipped weapon modules are comparable to a heavy Interstellar Warship.

Furthermore, the weapon types are very diverse, making it well-suited for comprehensive combat.

For example, it was perfectly suited for this solo rescue mission.

Most importantly, the T3 Blizzard's 'Blizzard Extreme Cruise Mode' is a special feature of the T3 Blizzard.

It can increase the cruising speed by three to five times when using conventional engines.

That speed can even rival current T4 Interstellar Cruisers!

This is also why Zhao Chen was confident in undertaking this rescue mission.

"Commander, we will spend thirty-five hours traversing nineteen cosmic Star Gates to reach the Lantian Star System in the Azure Star Region.

The Lantian Star System is currently the closest Star System to the Water Lily Star System.

After arriving at the Lantian Star System, we can use warp travel to reach the outer perimeter of the Interstellar Insectoid-controlled area in the Water Lily Star System within a day and a half.

After that, we will use conventional engines to proceed to the last known coordinates of the Two Academies Fleet.

The estimated minimum duration for this voyage is three days!" Lilith quickly marked the detailed route she had planned on the star map and reported it to Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen glanced at it; the general direction was roughly the same as he had anticipated.

Three days, that's seventy-two hours.

He still had twenty-eight hours before the one hundred-hour mark.

"Follow this route, depart!" Zhao Chen issued the navigation command.

Charlotte and Lilith immediately began to execute the orders.

"Warp drive route pre-set, now entering acceleration phase. Will enter warp travel phase in ten minutes.

All crew members enter Deep-Sea Mode within ten minutes!

Repeat, all crew members enter Deep-Sea Mode within ten minutes!"

One by one, white jade-colored hibernation pods emerged on the Bridge.

A perilous journey thus began!

Target, the Swarm!