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Chapter 109: Market Enhancement and the Blood Blade Pirate Group's Movements
Chapter 109: Market Enhancement and the Blood Blade Pirate Group's Movements
Feeling the surging power within his body, Song Chi was both delighted and continuously moving his limbs to adapt to his newly enhanced physique.
Whew, whew, whew!
As he swung his fists and kicked, the omnipotent training room began to echo with the sharp sounds of his punches. Song Chi was doing his best to get used to his newly boosted body.
After a few hours, the door to the omnipotent training room opened, and Song Chi, now mostly in control of his enhanced strength, stepped out.
On the central street, he didn't rush to leave the market. Instead, he opened the market's attribute panel.
Twenty days ago, he had been busy testing the effects of the body tempering liquid and hadn't had the chance to check the detailed attributes of the market and the omnipotent training room after upgrading them.
Soon, the detailed attributes of the All-Heaven Market appeared.
Name: All-Heaven Market
Owner: Song Chi
Level: LV15
Size: 1500m x 1500m
Basic Configuration: 60 shops, 1 market stall area (400m x 400m), 1 two-story inn, 1 LV15 omnipotent training room (doubles the efficiency of dark energy cultivation), 1 LV11 dark energy protection array, 1 LV11 ultra-long-range spatial gate random deployment platform.
Additional Configuration: None (0/8)
Special Feature: Evade Disasters (can move freely in the void and avoid natural disasters)
Special Feature 2: Spatial Anchor (can set a coordinate anchor point in any star domain of the shattered star sea)
Upgrade Requirements: 100 strands of Essence of Floating Land (1st tier), market transaction amount reaching 70,000 strands of 1st tier Essence of Floating Land (66,548/70,000)
Indeed, the massive transaction of Essence of Floating Land provided by Zhou Ping had boosted the market's transaction amount from less than 30,000 strands to nearly 70,000 strands, allowing Song Chi to directly upgrade the market to LV15.
After reaching LV15, the market's attributes had changed significantly.
Not only had the size expanded, but the number of shops and the market stall area had also increased.
Additionally, the number of guest rooms on the second floor of the inn had, as expected, reached six, meaning Song Chi now had four more market guest tokens.
He was extremely pleased with this. Each market guest token could link to a Floating Land in the star sea and even an entire civilization, making their value self-evident.
Apart from these, the three main features were the Omnipotent Training Room, the Ultra-Long-Range Spatial Gate Random Deployment Platform, and the Dark Energy Protection Array.
First, the Omnipotent Training Room. Due to his eagerness to practice the dark energy guiding technique, Song Chi had already upgraded it to LV15 twenty days ago. The enhancement effect on dark energy cultivation had reached a new peak.
Name: Omnipotent Training Room
Level: LV15
Effect: For 1st tier and below beings, the cultivation speed is increased by 540% within the room. When the cultivator is practicing dark energy cultivation, the speed is increased by 1080%.
Upgrade Requirements: Market level LV16, 80 strands of Essence of Floating Land (1st tier)
Ordinary cultivation speed increased by 540%, and when practicing the dark energy guiding technique, the increase was a staggering 1080%, ten times the normal rate. This was truly remarkable.
It could be said that Song Chi's ability to break through from LV8 to LV9 in the guiding technique within twenty days was not only due to the powerful effects of the body tempering liquid but also closely related to the LV15 Omnipotent Training Room.
Shifting his gaze from the detailed attributes of the Omnipotent Training Room, Song Chi focused on the Ultra-Long-Range Spatial Gate Random Deployment Platform.
He quickly walked along the central street to the deployment platform.
He placed great importance on this configuration, which determined the number of "visitors" for each market transaction.
Reaching out, he tapped the platform four times, successfully upgrading it to LV15.
Name: Ultra-Long-Range Spatial Gate Random Deployment Platform
Level: LV15
Effect: When activated, it will randomly deploy 42 spatial gates in the shattered star sea, allowing access to the market. The spatial gates will last for 24 hours, with a cooldown period of 720 hours.
Upgrade Requirements: Market level LV16, 80 strands of Essence of Floating Land (1st tier)
After four consecutive upgrades, the attributes of the Ultra-Long-Range Spatial Gate Random Deployment Platform had not changed much, except that the number of spatial gates deployed had increased from 37 to 42.
Finally, there was the Dark Energy Protection Array.
Song Chi had never paid much attention to the configuration of the marketplace before. Whether it was reinforced or not didn't matter much. However, after the last invasion by the Void Demons, he now considered it just as important as the "All-Attribute Training Chamber" and the "Ultra-Long-Distance Space Gate Random Teleportation Platform." He had also upgraded it to Level 15.
Name: Void Energy Shield Array
Level: 15
Effect: Automatically absorbs void energy to form a semi-circular protective barrier.
Protection: 1800
Shield Value: 180,000/180,000
Overload Buffer: 26 minutes
Note: Created by a great being from the Star Sea's "Immortal Realm Civilization"…
Upgrade Requirements: Marketplace Level 16, 80 strands of Floating Land Essence (Tier 1)
Looking at its attributes, the protection value had reached 1800, and the shield value was a staggering 180,000. Although it still fell short of the Dark Matter Energy Shield, one must remember that the Void Energy Shield Array was only at Level 15, while the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator had been reinforced to Level 29.
Song Chi speculated that once the Void Energy Shield Array was upgraded to Level 29, its shield value would likely exceed a million. The thought left him in awe, and he inwardly marveled at the craftsmanship of the "Ancient Immortal Realm Great Being."
Song Chi wasn't sure what tier the Void Energy Shield Array belonged to, but he knew it had to surpass the orange-quality "Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator." This alone was enough to speak volumes.
Dismissing the attribute panel, Song Chi nodded in satisfaction with the overall attributes of the Level 15 marketplace. The only disappointment was the [Spatial Anchor Point] feature. He had always hoped to add another anchor point that he could set himself. If he could do that, he could simply set a return anchor point at home and explore any star domain connected to another anchor point without being limited to the 24-hour exploration restriction for each foreign star domain.
Unfortunately, even with the marketplace upgraded to Level 15, no additional anchor point had been added. Disappointment was inevitable.
Sighing, he pushed aside his frustration. The current status of the marketplace was already terrifying, and he couldn't ask for too much more.
After consoling himself, Song Chi felt much better. He then focused his thoughts and exited the marketplace.
...
Combination Illusion Space, Family Base.
Song Chi made his way to the monitoring room to take over from his father.
During the past twenty days, he had spent most of his time in the marketplace, busy using the Body Refining Liquid to push his Guiding Technique to Level 9. This meant he had missed many monitoring shifts, which his father had covered for him.
He really didn't want to trouble his father, as the Level 2 Guiding Technique required consistent, long-term practice and could not be neglected.
However, he couldn't ask Song Lin and Song You to cover for him for so many consecutive days, so he had to rely on his father.
In the monitoring room, the familiar projection screen still displayed the Blood Blade Pirate Group's base, which looked much the same as always.
Song Chao was seated before the projection screen, half of his mind focused on the deep mental projection of the Mythical Mech, while the other half monitored the Blood Blade Pirate Group's activities.
As Song Chi entered, Song Chao stopped focusing on the Mythical Mech projection and turned his attention to his son.
After a moment, his expression changed, and he said in surprise, "Guiding Technique Level 9?"
Song Chi had tried his best to suppress his internal blood energy fluctuations, but since he had just broken through, he couldn't control them perfectly. This, of course, did not escape the notice of Song Chao, who had undergone two life enhancements.
Song Chao's face remained calm, but his mind was in turmoil. He found it hard to believe the speed at which his son's cultivation had progressed.
Song Chi had only been awakened for about half a year, yet his Guiding Technique had soared from Level 4 to Level 9. This was extremely abnormal for any newly awakened Spark Ship Captain.
While he knew about the "Deep Water Clam Pearl" and the "Body Refining Liquid," even these alone could not account for such rapid progress. Even the "Queen Bug Essence" would not be enough.
However, he kept his surprise hidden. Knowing that his son had secrets, he didn't pry. Everyone had their secrets, after all.
He himself had his fair share of secrets he hadn't revealed, after all.
Song Chao soon wore a gratified smile, one that was genuine and stemmed from the bottom of his heart, feeling proud of his son.
Of course, there was also a sense of pride in his son's excellence.
"Good, just as I expected from my son. Keep it up and aim to achieve your first Life Ascension and advance to the First Rank as soon as possible."
Song Chao stood up and patted Song Chi's shoulder hard, his happiness evident.
After Song Chi nodded, he strode toward the door, his steps quick and purposeful.
Indeed, Song Chi had only spent half a year and was already at the threshold of the First Rank, which made this Second Rank father feel pressure for the first time.
It wasn't that he feared Song Chi surpassing him, but he couldn't let his son surpass him too early, or he would lose face after living for over a century.
Unbeknownst to Song Chi, as soon as Song Chao stepped out of the monitoring room, his eyes began to dart rapidly, and he muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear:
"Reaching Level 9 in the Guidance Technique in just half a year, plus the likely presence of at least two purple-quality ship components on that brat's ship, and the top-tier purple-quality fire source the old man mentioned. Could he have a chance to challenge the family lineage in the future..."
At this thought, Song Chao unconsciously clenched his fists, his breathing becoming heavier. But he quickly shook his head, pushing the idea deep into his mind.
The Song family of Dingshai had a lineage spanning thousands of years, with a vast number of members, many of whom were geniuses with extraordinary opportunities. Challenging the family lineage was as difficult as climbing a mountain.
Even his father, the old man Song Mingsong, had been far from the family lineage in his youth.
Putting these thoughts aside, Song Chao strode toward the flying ship docking area. He had limited time to practice the Dark Energy Guidance Technique over the past twenty days and needed to make up for it.
"No, not just make up for it, but also increase my practice time. That brat really knows how to give his old man a hard time."
Just as he reached the docking area and summoned the Azure Sky, Song Chao gritted his teeth and set a new goal for himself, vowing not to lose face in front of his son, at least not too early.
Song Chi was unaware of his father's rich inner monologue. He followed the same duty schedule as before, dividing his mind into two parts: one focused on the mental imprint in his heart, and the other monitored the projection screen showing the Blood Blade Pirate Group's base.
...
Time passed quickly, and nearly ten more days went by.
During these ten days, Song Chi had fully adapted to his rapidly increased physical attributes and completed the shifts his father had covered for him.
As for the exploration of the alien star domain, he had not done it, not out of choice but because it was forbidden within the base.
Not just him, but the others in the base were also prohibited.
There were two reasons for this.
First, to prevent exposure and avoid the Blood Blade Pirate Group discovering the family's intentions. While the combined illusion had some energy shielding capabilities, it wasn't a specialized shield and still posed a risk of exposure.
Second, although the family had built the base in this fragment cluster, it didn't mean that there were no spatial rifts or spatial gales nearby. There were just fewer compared to other areas of the star region. The presence of spatial rifts and gales made the alien star domain exploration more dangerous for the Ember Warship.
Based on these two points, the base had a strict rule against conducting alien star domain explorations during monitoring duties.
Song Chi, along with Song Lin and Song You, didn't have much resentment toward this rule. The alien star domain exploration was only once a month, and a few delays wouldn't make a significant difference.
In the monitoring room, Song Chi eagerly stood up from his seated meditation position. It was time to hand over the shift to Song Lin, who was about to take over.
The reason for his eagerness was clear.
In these ten days, he had fully stabilized his Level 9 Guidance Technique and could now use the body-refining liquid to accelerate his cultivation.
Of course, that wasn't the main reason. The key was that he still had a high-grade body-refining potion that had been neutralized with a 900-year-old deep water pearl. He had been eagerly anticipating the effects of this potion.
Now that his Guidance Technique had broken through to Level 9, he was free of restrictions and couldn't wait to try the high-grade body-refining potion.
However, at that moment, the image on the projection screen suddenly changed. A 100-meter-long Ember Warship appeared on the screen!!
(End of Chapter)
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