T1 Gray Rat-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer… T1 Shield Guard-class Medium Interstellar Frigate… T1…
Zhao Chen's excitement gradually faded.
Scrolling further down, it was all T1 Starships.
The exchange requirements weren't high either—just one Task Point and a few dozen System Points could get you a T1-level Product.
The problem was, Zhao Chen couldn't bring himself to care for these T1 Starships. Although, from what he understood, these System Starships surpassed real-world starships of the same level and Starship Type, all offering exceptional value for money.
But no matter how cost-effective or high their Combat Capability, they were still T1 Starships.
The outdated starships Zhao Chen was currently assembling were already T2-level Starships. Why would he go back to building a T1 Level starship?
The issue was that the store currently only sold products at the T1 Technology Level.
"Let's see how to upgrade it. T2 Level would be acceptable, but T1 Level is just too underwhelming." Zhao Chen immediately checked how to upgrade the System Store.
[T1 System Store Upgrade Conditions:
First: Exchange for one T1-level Product (Not Completed)
Second: Complete one D-level System Mission (Completed)
Third: Consume 100 System Points for store upgrade (Must meet the first two requirements)]
So there were upgrade conditions.
The previous duel between Zhao Chen and Zhang Haoran had been a D-level System Mission, which he had successfully completed.
He also had enough System Points for the 100-point requirement.
The only condition left unfulfilled was exchanging for one T1-level Product.
"This brings me back full circle—I still have to exchange for a T1 Product." Zhao Chen frowned.
He pondered for a moment, and suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
If he exchanged for a T1 Starship, he didn't necessarily have to build it himself—he could sell it!
Advanced Starship Technology had always been in high demand, but due to its rarity, few were willing to sell it.
Zhao Chen had no such reservations. Although selling the technology directly wouldn't yield as much profit as building and then selling the starship, he didn't have the time or energy to go through all that trouble. It would be better to just sell it off quickly and make a fast profit.
"If I rashly put a T1 Starship Technology up for sale—even if it's the most basic T1 Starship Technology—as a student, I'd inevitably attract attention. I need to conceal my identity first.
Selling Starship Technology while hiding my identity, and keeping it simple and hassle-free…" Zhao Chen racked his brains.
Suddenly, he thought of someone.
Li Wei!
Li Wei's family was in the Interstellar Trade business, with a group company called the North Goose Interstellar Trade Group.
It was said that in recent years, they had been expanding into the Starship Arms Trade, but the few Starship Products they had invested in developing hadn't performed well, with very few orders.
During a casual chat with Li Wei before, Li Wei had mentioned offhandedly that if they couldn't come up with a popular Starship Product by the end of the year, his family might have to give up on the Starship Trade business altogether.
This was the perfect opportunity.
Having Li Wei act as the middleman could also reduce the risk of exposing his identity.
Zhao Chen immediately logged into the Academy's network and began searching for information about Li Wei's family's Starship Trade business.
Over the past five years, Li Wei's family had launched six Starships, including both Support-type Starships and Combat-type Starships, but without exception, all of them had flopped.
Either they had major performance flaws, or their cost-effectiveness was terrible.
The worst model sold less than ten units before being discontinued due to complaints about performance defects, along with a hefty compensation payout.
Even the best-selling model only moved less than a hundred units, operating at a loss just to make some noise and build brand awareness—yet it still failed.
Zhao Chen began rapidly browsing and researching, searching for the most suitable starship model for Li Wei's family, then comparing it with the T1 starships in the System Store.
"This one's construction difficulty is a bit too high..."
"This one won't work; the market scope is too narrow..."
Finally, after meticulous selection, Zhao Chen settled on a T1 starship technology.
"This is the one!" Zhao Chen clicked to exchange.
[Consume 50 System Points and one Task Point to exchange for the item 'T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer'?]
"Confirm."
[Congratulations on obtaining the 'T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer' Technical Blueprint]
[Your remaining System Points: 350]
Zhao Chen's mind buzzed, and then a stream of starship technical blueprints flooded his consciousness.
This was the T1 Wolf Louse-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer!
Don't underestimate this T1 starship—it was carefully chosen by Zhao Chen. If he didn't already have the Zero Blizzard and the T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser technical blueprint, he might have considered building this starship himself.
Its advantages were excellent quality at a low price, along with being sturdy and durable!
At that moment, the gentle female voice of the Starship System Artificial Intelligence sounded.
Beep beep beep beep, Captain, someone from the starship's external network has requested to connect for communication with you. The system identifies them as your classmate, 'Li Wei.'
Speak of the devil.
Zhao Chen's lips curled upward, revealing a cunning merchant's expression.
Little Li, don't blame me for asking a sky-high price.
Even between brothers, accounts must be settled clearly. Selling this starship to your Li family would definitely make the Li name resound in the starship arms trade sector, especially within the T1 starship series.
"Have him wait outside; I'll be right out." Zhao Chen instructed the AI, then got out of bed himself, preparing to leave the starship.
Before that, he ordered Deputy Captain Charlotte to remain on standby aboard the ship. Without his command, no crew member was to leave the Zero Blizzard, nor was anyone allowed to board it.
In case of any emergencies, she was to contact him immediately.
Outside the starship berth, Li Wei was gazing with shining eyes at the colossal steel vessel before him. The Zero Blizzard measured nearly 260 meters in length; due to its interstellar battleship hull, it was quite sizable.
Looking at the somewhat rusty starship armor and the dated hull design, Li Wei nonetheless felt as if he were gazing at a domineering starship.
It was just a pity that the mounted 1200mm cannon was hidden and couldn't be seen at the moment.
Just then, the starship's hatch opened, and Zhao Chen strolled out leisurely.
Li Wei hurried forward and immediately slung an arm around Zhao Chen's neck. "When did you manage to put together a starship like this, you rascal?"
"You know already—it's assembled from those three Academy-exchange starships from before," Zhao Chen replied.
"I mean, when did you get this kind of skill!" Li Wei pressed.
Zhao Chen shrugged and smiled. "While someone was busy chasing girls, playing games, and having fun, I was reading books, you know."
"You were actually reading a book on Starship Engineering!" Li Wei looked at Zhao Chen suspiciously. The previous Zhao Chen had indeed been a very diligent student, at least ranking in the top five of their Class Eight in theoretical subjects.
So Li Wei didn't doubt Zhao Chen's excuse, but he hadn't expected Zhao Chen to have studied to this extent on his own.
"Brother, let me take a look! I really want to see that 1200mm caliber cannon!" Li Wei pleaded.
"It's not impossible, but I need you to do something for me." Zhao Chen looked at Li Wei, feeling as if he were staring at a wealthy patron.
"Is it about my collection of action and romance films featuring 720 different species, totaling 1 terabyte?" Li Wei grinned mischievously at Zhao Chen, leaning in close to whisper, "You can have it all! I've also collected a few particularly amazing films recently. We can discuss them together later!"
Zhao Chen immediately jumped three meters away, looking at Li Wei with disdain. "Do I look like that kind of person?"