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Starships Over Starlight

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Zachary Chase never asked to be a noble. One moment he was a sleep-deprived gamer; the next, he woke up in the body of a disgraced young aristocrat in the Star Glory Empire—galaxy calendar 3030. His new "territory" is a cosmic joke: no Star Gate, bankrupt resources, a single rusted patrol ship held together by duct tape and prayers. The Empire has written him off. His rivals are circling. And to make matters worse, a mysterious Super Interstellar Fleet System just bound itself to him, offering impossible technology—T3 battlecruiser blueprints, starship engineering knowledge, and a very strange condition. Because the system's first rule? His fleet can only recruit female soldiers. But Zachary isn't complaining. While other commanders fight over politics, he starts building. No Star Gate? He'll invent one. No warships? He'll manufacture destroyers, frigates, and carriers by the dozen. His drone swarm tactics become legend. His all-female crew—backed by the system's Luck Bonus and Eye of Insight—outmaneuvers every enemy fleet that dares test him. Soon, the Empire's generals are baffled. Rival nobles are terrified. And a certain down-and-out noble is suddenly commanding a T5 fleet before the Empire even finishes researching its first prototype. Passersby beg to enlist. Recruiters offer blank checks. Even the Imperial Princess takes notice. Zachary just smiles and points to the recruitment sign: "Sorry. My starfleet only recruits female soldiers." In a galaxy where truth is measured in cannon range and power is written in starship hulls, Zachary Chase is rewriting the rules—one battlecruiser at a time.
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Chapter 1 - The System is up to something

"Everyone knows that in this era, Star Gate technology is the top priority for interstellar travel. However, Star Gates can only be built in galaxies with two stars, so to this day, one-third of galaxies still cannot have Star Gates built…"

Zachary Chase opened his eyes in a daze, feeling dizzy.

If he remembered correctly, he stayed up late playing games last night and felt sleepy as soon as class started today. But what was strange was that the usually strict 'Mistress of Extermination' hadn't woken him up today.

Suddenly, Zachary's expression froze, because he realized that the entire classroom felt wrong.

The tables were no longer wooden but made of a pure white, special material. Each student had a holographic projection screen in front of them, and the school uniforms they wore had become like the uniforms from some sci-fi interstellar war movie.

Zachary reached out to touch the seemingly transparent display screen in front of him. At first, he felt like he was touching something, but when he pushed harder, his entire hand passed right through it.

"What the hell…" Zachary's eyes widened as he looked around again.

He saw a huge floor-to-ceiling window where the 'wall' of the classroom used to be. Outside the window was a scene of a brilliant galaxy—something he had only ever seen in educational programs.

On the wall of this special classroom, there were also several electronic paintings. Some depicted a type of fighter jet, others a type of warship… These weren't naval warships, but rather looked like interstellar warships from a game!

Then he looked at the teacher standing at the podium, giving the lecture… Zachary almost fell over backward in shock.

It was a humanoid creature, dressed in clothes, but its head had no hair, instead showing a vine-like texture, and it had butterfly-wing-shaped ears on both sides of its head.

This was definitely not a human appearance!

Just as Zachary was wondering if he was dreaming, a series of memories began to flood into his mind.

Interstellar era… Star Glory Empire… galaxy calendar 3030… North Starship Military Academy… Zachary Chase… Commander Department… Third year… Cadet…

Zachary grimaced in pain, clutching his head.

"Hey Zach, what's wrong? You look pale," a concerned voice came from beside him.

Zachary looked over; it was a male student. His information immediately appeared in his mind.

Levi Warren… his good friend, a classmate.

"I'm fine, maybe I stayed up too late last night." Zachary waved his hand, indicating he was okay.

He feigned calmness and continued attending class, but in his mind, he began to sort out the current situation and his predicament.

He had transmigrated! Transmigrated into an interstellar era.

This was a Starship Military Academy in the Star Glory Empire, and he was a student here, studying to be a Commander, with the hope of becoming the Commander of an interstellar warship in the future.

Zachary felt his pocket; there was a small medicine bottle there. If he remembered correctly, the owner of this body, due to a broken heart, chose to commit suicide by taking poison, but unexpectedly, it allowed him to transmigrate and become the new owner of this body with the same name.

"Ding… Super Interstellar Fleet System binding… Binding complete… Host Zachary Chase…"

Just then, a mechanical female voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Newbie Gift Pack opening…"

"Congratulations on receiving 100 System Points."

"Congratulations on receiving the 'Top Starship Engineer' profession."

"Congratulations on receiving one 'T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser' technical blueprint."

"Congratulations on receiving one random special attribute draw opportunity."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Zachary realized that this was his golden finger, belonging to a transmigrator!

Zachary thought, and a virtual page immediately appeared before his eyes.

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Host: Zachary Chase

Profession: Top Starship Engineer

Special Attribute: None

Points: 100

Number of Starships: 0

Mission: Quarterly Mission (Not claimed)

Warehouse: T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser technical blueprint

Zachary glanced at it, seeing the rewards he had just received.

Top Starship Engineer?

Zachary raised his hand and used the holographic computer on the desk to look up some information about starship manufacturing. He found that when he saw this knowledge, he understood it instantly, and could even deduce other related concepts.

"Does this mean I can build starships myself?" Zachary thought to himself with pleasant surprise.

He looked further down. Points?

"Points: System points are provided daily by the number of starships owned by the Host (must be starships built from system blueprints), and can also be obtained by completing system missions; points can be exchanged for 'goods' in the System Store."

Zachary glanced at the so-called System Store, which contained starship technical blueprints and various other goods, but all were of T1 technology level.

In this world, technological products are divided into T1, T2, T3 levels, and so on, and starships are the same; a higher level means stronger combat power and more advanced technology.

Therefore, the 'T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser' technical blueprint Zachary received could be said to be an extremely valuable starship technology!

It should be known that a T3 starship technical blueprint in the Star Glory Empire is worth billions, even tens of billions of star coins.

Currently, the Star Glory Empire has no more than ten publicly known types of T3 starships in active service!

This illustrates the preciousness of T3 starships.

If others knew that Zachary Chase possessed such a T3 starship technical blueprint, the entire Empire would probably be in an uproar.

But Zachary understood the principle that an innocent man is guilty for possessing a treasure, and this item could not be leaked until he had sufficient strength.

Unfortunately, Zachary currently had no means to build a T3 starship.

According to Zachary's memory and knowledge, building a T3 starship would require at least ten million star coins in raw materials and related construction costs.

To own this starship, Zachary still had a long way to go.

As for the quarterly mission displayed on the system interface, it was a mission that would automatically generate every three months, and there would be rewards upon completion. Zachary claimed his first quarterly mission.

"Quarterly Mission: Own one starship (System product)."

This was no small feat.

In addition, there was something special: the 'Special Attribute'.

Zachary clicked on the 'Attribute' option, and then a box popped up.

"The Host will randomly select one attribute and its conditions from below."

"Option One: The Host's fleet can only recruit male soldiers, and can obtain Fleet Combat Power Bonus and Voice of Inspiration."

"Option Two: The Host's fleet can only recruit female soldiers, and can obtain Fleet Luck Value Bonus and Eye of Insight."

"Option Three: The Host's fleet can only recruit non-humanoid soldiers, and can obtain Fleet Loyalty Bonus and Universal Language."

Zachary's face darkened. Was this system trying to cause trouble?

But then he looked at Option Two again. Only female soldiers… Luck bonus… Eye of Insight…

A slow grin spread across his face. Sorry, ladies, he thought. Looks like you're all getting drafted.