For the following period, Zhao Chen remained at the Academy. With Chu Xuan by his side, leaving the Academy would undoubtedly raise suspicion.
Thus, Zhao Chen did not visit the temporary base of the Fierce Dragon Fleet during this time, maintaining only necessary communication.
To Zhao Chen's surprise, Li Wei's sister actually came to the North Star Starship Military Academy and even wanted to invite him to dinner.
He could understand a person's curiosity.
But for now, he did not want to reveal too much about himself. He had already exposed enough in front of the Chu Family.
If all the technologies he had handed over to Li Yaqi were also concentrated on Zhao Chen as an individual...
Zhao Chen could not guarantee whether the Chu Family would change their "thoughts" about him.
Therefore, Zhao Chen declined Li Yaqi's several invitations with various excuses.
In the blink of an eye, Zhao Chen had stayed at the Academy for about twenty days, nearing the end of March.
His daily routine involved checking in at his class. However, most students from Class 1, Grade Five had participated in the joint interstellar mission between the North Star Starship Military Academy and the Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy, so there were actually very few people in the class.
The rest of his time was spent as the "three companions" to Miss Chu Xuan. Chu Xuan often asked about starships, and Zhao Chen did not hide what he could share.
At the same time, through Miss Chu Xuan, Zhao Chen could learn many things that he, as an ordinary student or a baron, would not have access to.
The entire Stellar Glory Empire was far from as calm as it appeared on the surface, but those matters had nothing to do with Zhao Chen at present.
The relationship between Zhao Chen and Chu Xuan could be described as mutually beneficial, and the two became more familiar with each other.
However, those in the Academy who were unaware thought that this suddenly appearing beautiful girl was Zhao Chen's girlfriend.
"Look, Zhao Chen is out shopping with his girlfriend again."
"I heard Zhao Chen has become a student in Class 1, Grade Five. That's really impressive."
"You know, Jiang Shasha rejected Zhao Chen before. Now that he's become a potential stock, she must be regretting it terribly."
"Shh, keep it down. That Jiang Shasha is over there..."
Jiang Shasha, who happened to be passing by, clenched her fists as she listened to the gossip.
After the Jiang Family relocated from the Fierce Dragon Star System, they traveled a long distance to settle in another star sector within the North Wind Star Domain. There, the Jiang Family had pre-arranged assets, so they integrated quite quickly.
Jiang Shasha also returned to the North Star Starship Military Academy after the semester began.
She was aware of Zhao Chen's several outstanding performances afterward.
Every time Zhao Chen demonstrated exceptional abilities, it felt like a slap to her face, and rumors naturally followed.
Most recently, Zhao Chen completed triple assessment credits for the fourth-year segment within four months of the semester and advanced to become a student in Class 1, Grade Five!
"He's just a bit more academically outstanding. The mess in the Fierce Dragon Star System is still there. After graduation, he'll still have to obediently become a baron, trapped in that wretched place for the rest of his life!
Shasha, there's nothing to be upset about. You have a brighter future ahead!" Jiang Shasha comforted herself as she watched Zhao Chen's retreating figure in the distance.
Among those paying attention to Zhao Chen was also Li Yaqi.
After Zhao Chen rejected her invitation, Li Yaqi felt quite surprised. After all, her identity was that of the Northern Goose Starship Technology Group, currently the hottest seller of the T1 Hyena-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer.
Even during her visit to the North Star Starship Military Academy, the vice dean, instructors, and professors of the North Star Starship Military Academy had treated her with great respect.
Countless students had deliberately tried to get closer to Li Wei during this period, partly to get a chance to show their faces in front of the owner of this emerging technology group.
On the other hand, they might even manage to get their hands on a T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer, which was currently in high demand with a waiting list stretching over half a year.
In contrast, this Zhao Chen had actually refused outright?
Where there is something unusual, there must be a reason!
Li Yaqi began investigating the information about this student named Zhao Chen.
He had assembled a starship from three old vessels and achieved an astonishing speed of 100 Knots Stellar Speed, even defeating a T2 White Eagle-class Light Interstellar Cruiser.
Later, he even produced a T2 Black Rhinoceros-class interstellar heavy assault frigate that no one had ever seen before, defeating a T2 Purple Rose-class Medium Interstellar Battlecruiser!
Such terrifying starship technological capabilities, along with a starship model no one had ever heard of.
All this information made Li Yaqi suspicious of Zhao Chen, but when she looked at his age—
Twenty-one years old!
The same age as her younger brother.
Could a student like this really develop such advanced starship technology?
This still made Li Yaqi somewhat skeptical.
So, Li Yaqi intensified her research on Zhao Chen, even attempting to create opportunities to meet him in person.
Unexpectedly, however, she actually saw the eldest daughter of the Chu Family, Chu Xuan, by Zhao Chen's side!
She had previously had the privilege of attending a banquet hosted by the Chu Family, where she had caught a distant glimpse of the eldest daughter of the Chu Family.
She never expected that a student at the North Star Starship Military Academy, whose identity was merely that of a Baron, would be acquainted with the eldest daughter of the Chu Family.
Now, Zhao Chen's identity became even more mysterious.
"Could it be that the Chu Family also wants to cooperate with him? But if the Chu Family knew his background, they have their own Starship Technology Group under their banner. There would be no need to let my Northern Goose take advantage of this opportunity.
That means the Chu Family might not know Zhao Chen's true background yet!
How frustrating! I really want to rush up to him and ask him directly if he is that person!" Li Yaqi felt more anxious now than she ever did when negotiating business with others.
In the end, she decided to wait until Chu Xuan left Zhao Chen's side before finding an opportunity to talk to Zhao Chen.
After all, if Zhao Chen really was that man, her Northern Goose Starship Technology Group would have an inseparable connection with him.
Zhao Chen woke up in the captain's quarters of the Zero Blizzard.
Stretching lazily, although Miss Chu Xuan had been here during this period, the leisurely pace of life was still quite enjoyable for him.
[Quarterly Mission Completed. Task Reward Available for Collection]
Suddenly, a voice sounded in Zhao Chen's mind.
Zhao Chen opened his System Interface to check the system task.
[Quarterly Mission: Possess five different models of T2 and above-level starships (5/5)
Build an interstellar fleet with a total of thirty starships (30/30)
Possess one T3-level starship (1/1) (System Product Starship)]
This meant that Zhao Chen's long-awaited T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser had finally been commissioned and entered service!
He immediately opened his communication interface, ready to contact Charlotte, but the next second, a message from Charlotte came in.
『The T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser has been commissioned and entered service, and will now undergo a one-week trial voyage training phase.』
Zhao Chen replied: Received.
With this, Zhao Chen felt much more at ease.
Having a T3-level starship in his hands—the feeling was truly different.
Unfortunately, due to Chu Xuan's presence here, Zhao Chen couldn't immediately go and see his first T3-level starship up close.
But for now, he could first claim the Quarterly Mission rewards.
[Quarterly Mission rewards claimed]
[Received 30 Task Points]
[Received 3000 System Points]
[Received T3 Super Soldier Serum]
[Received one T2 Snow Mastiff-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship Technical Blueprint]
[Received one T3 Andromeda Interstellar Medical Ship Technical Blueprint]
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