As my fleet continues to expand in the future, there will inevitably be a shortage of personnel.
Additionally, there is a significant gap in technical talent for auxiliary-type starships such as the T2 Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship and the T3 Andromeda-class Interstellar Medical Ship.
With the T3 Goddess Academy-class Starship, all these problems will be easily solved.
After all, relying solely on purchasing ready-made slaves to replenish personnel is not a sustainable method.
This approach is unstable, and the quality of personnel varies greatly.
"Commander, the combat report for this battle has been compiled," Secretary Officer Lilith's words pulled Zhao Chen back from his thoughts.
"Go ahead," Zhao Chen said, looking at Lilith.
Lilith raised her hand, displaying a data panel in front of Zhao Chen. It detailed the damage sustained by the T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser and their combat losses during the battle.
"All fifty Blizzard Stellar Drones were destroyed, and all fifty Blizzard Light Stellar Missiles were expended.
One-quarter of the seventy-two medium close-in defense guns suffered varying degrees of damage.
Four of the sixteen medium pulse laser secondary guns were damaged in the previous battle.
One of the four 2500mm caliber medium electromagnetic cannon main guns experienced minor wiring issues.
The Blizzard-class Heavy Cluster Laser Bow Cannon is operating normally.
Star shield energy remains at 29%.
Under normal conditions during routine navigation with sufficient starship energy, our starship shield system can recover on its own within 48 hours. Recovery can also be accelerated within a T2 Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ship or at a starport.
Total starship energy reserves are at 31%, while ammunition and supplies are at 35%. The most heavily depleted resource was close-in defense gun ammunition, which is nearly exhausted.
The remaining resources are more than sufficient for the return journey to the North Star System.
However, if another battle were to occur, the situation would be uncertain.
Overall hull armor damage reached 47%, with the most severely damaged area suffering 80% armor loss.
The main starship frame structural strength remains unaffected, and no starship crew members were injured."
Zhao Chen chuckled lightly, patting the armrest of the captain's chair. "The maiden battle of our T3 Blizzard was quite thrilling."
"But this also demonstrates the combat capability of the T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser," Charlotte said with gleaming eyes beside him. "The speed of this starship speaks for itself—it has no rivals among T3 series starships.
In terms of combat capability, it far surpasses the stellar battlecruiser class and could easily be classified as an interstellar battleship.
Although it is a light stellar warship, I believe it performs more like a medium-sized one."
It was clear that Charlotte truly admired the T3 Blizzard.
As she praised it, her tail wagged excitedly behind her.
"In this battle, the T3 Blizzard destroyed one T3 Hive Mothership, severely damaged another T3 Hive Mothership, eliminated four T2 Hive Motherships, and several T1 Hive Motherships."
"The estimated number of Zerg combat units eliminated has reached nearly one million, though over ninety percent of those were low-level T1 Flying Insects," Secretary Officer Lilith reported the casualty figures from the battle.
Zhao Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Those were all gleaming Star Coins. It's a shame we couldn't retrieve the Zerg corpses under the circumstances."
Just the remains of the T3 Nest Mothership alone, though heavily damaged and poorly preserved, were roughly estimated to be worth several million Star Coins.
That would have been enough for Zhao Chen to build another T2-level Starship.
"At our current speed, how long will it take to leave the dangerous area controlled by the Interstellar Zerg?" Zhao Chen inquired.
"Approximately half an hour," Secretary Officer Lilith replied.
Zhao Chen nodded. "Once we're out of the danger zone, there's no need to rush. Maintain normal cruising speed and let everyone rest properly. They've been exhausted from the constant travel and the intense battle."
"Yes, sir," Secretary Officer Lilith noted.
They had been in a hurry on the way here, but now that the mission was complete, there was no need to rush back.
In the hangar, the teachers and students from both academies gradually calmed down after the initial joy of escaping danger. They sat scattered in corners, looking weary.
At that moment, a student from the Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy walked toward the hangar entrance.
"Halt. By the commander's orders, your movement is restricted to this area," a crew member holding a Laser Rifle blocked the student's path.
"Hey, are you serious? We've been stuck here for over an hour! We haven't even been given food or water, let alone chairs. We're students of the Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy, not prisoners! At least give us a comfortable room! Sitting on this floor is killing my backside!" a male student said arrogantly.
This student came from a prominent family and was used to being domineering at the Academy. Though he had been terrified by the Zerg earlier, his arrogance resurfaced now that he felt safe.
"Our commander's orders are clear: no one is allowed to leave this hangar!" the female crew member stated firmly.
"Why are you so stubborn? My father is a Count, and I'll be a Count one day too! The only reason your commander came all this way to rescue us is to curry favor with us nobles! Now, you demi-human crew members, get out of my way! In our territory, lowly beastmen like you don't even have the right to breathe the same air as me. Disgusting." The male student spat on the ground contemptuously and tried to force his way past the hangar door.
The female crew member tightened her grip on the Laser Rifle but hesitated to fire, unsure whether confronting this noble student would cause trouble for her commander.
She didn't care about being insulted herself; what mattered was protecting the commander who had taken care of them.
The other teachers and students present were annoyed by the male student's attitude, but due to his family background, they remained silent. As fellow nobles, no one wanted to make an enemy unnecessarily.
"Hey! This is someone else's starship, and on someone else's starship, you follow their rules.
Don't forget, if it weren't for these demi-human crew members fighting bravely, you'd still be feeding the Zerg on that planet!" Chu Xuan stepped forward, speaking up for the Half-Beast Female Starship Crew.
"Who do you think you are! Let me tell you, my father is a Count..." Before the male student could finish his sentence, a hand reached in from outside the hangar hatch and pressed directly onto his head.
Then, with a loud thud,
the male student's head made intimate contact with the floor, blood splattering everywhere, teeth flying out.
"What the hell are you blabbering about on my starship?" Zhao Chen crouched down, looking coldly at this so-called son of a Count.