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Chapter 114: The Battle Begins
Chapter 114: The Battle Begins
These three components were no longer necessary for the Canopy, and there was no other reason for taking them out. Song Chi planned to visit his third brother, Song Wen, to see if he was interested in exchanging them for the Fixed Deployment Platform.
When used in conjunction with the Neural Remote Control System, this component could significantly enhance the Canopy’s capabilities. Song Chi wanted to see if he could acquire it.
Before recalling the Canopy, Song Chi opened its detailed attribute panel. He was quite curious about the changes after its comprehensive upgrade.
Name: Canopy
Model: Ember-Phantom Airship
Level: Lv10
Basic Components:
- White Ember Hull (Lv10)
- Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon (Orange) (Lv29)
- Electromagnetic Thunder Cannon (Blue) (Lv20)
- Starlight V Alloy Armor (Blue) (Lv29)
- Shadow Anti-Matter Hyperdrive (Purple) (Lv29)
- Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator (Orange) (Lv29)
- Sky Eye Patrol Radar (Blue) (Lv29)
- Phantom Training Room (Lv0) (8/8)
Additional Components:
- Fire Holly Soldier Tree (White) (Lv20)
- Neural Remote Control System (Purple) (Lv23)
- Abnormal State Purifier (Blue) (Lv20)
- Purple River Jump Device (Blue) (Lv20)
- Healing Fruit (White) (Lv29)
- Fixed Deployment Platform (Blue) (Lv20) (6/10)
Phantom Pool: 48000/48000
Supplies:
- Fourth-Class Floating Land Essence: 20 strands
- Third-Class Floating Land Essence: 100 strands
- Second-Class Floating Land Essence: 14 strands ...
Seeing the full array of blue, purple, and orange components in the basic and special components sections, with only a few white components, Song Chi’s lips curled into a smile.
He hadn’t let down the All-Heaven Market, which allowed him to earn substantial resources every month. In just eight months, the Canopy’s various configurations were almost on par with a third-class Ember warship, surpassing what could be described as magnificent.
Song Chi guessed that even the direct descendants of the Song family’s main branch, the Stabilizing Sea Clan, might not have more than this.
Two orange, two purple, and seven blue components; placed on any first-class Ember warship, this would certainly be considered the configuration of a prodigy.
Satisfied, he closed the attribute panel and recalled the Canopy, exiting the All-Heaven Market.
...
On the second floor of the base, in Song Wen’s room.
"Fourth brother, what’s up? Are you out of the 'Fixed Deployment Platform'?"
Hearing Song Wen’s words, Song Chi rubbed his nose and asked softly:
"Third brother, does your warship still need blue components?"
Song Wen: ???
Before Song Wen could voice his confusion, Song Chi took out the three components he had prepared.
"Third brother, I mean, do you have any interest in trading the 'Fixed Deployment Platform'? If so, you can choose any of these three blue components."
Realizing Song Chi’s intention, Song Wen had initially wanted to refuse. The 'Fixed Deployment Platform' was a rare special component that he had obtained with great difficulty, and he was reluctant to part with it.
However, when he saw the three blue components Song Chi had taken out, his gaze suddenly locked onto the particle beam cannon.
"A blue supreme main cannon..."
His eyes flickered, and Song Wen was somewhat tempted. Although his warship was equipped with a blue main cannon, it was a common one. The difference of one characteristic might seem small, but the percentage boost it provided would only increase as the cannon was upgraded, eventually becoming a world of difference.
After some thought, Song Wen said:
"Fourth brother, how about this: I’ll trade the Fixed Deployment Platform for your particle beam cannon. Additionally, I’ll trade the blue main cannon from my warship for your 'Blackwater Black Turtle Hull Armor'. How does that sound?"
Song Chi thought about it and agreed.
His reasoning was simple: since the Canopy no longer needed these components and he planned to trade them anyway, whether it was a main cannon or hull armor didn’t matter much to him.
Seeing Song Chi agree, Song Wen’s face also showed a smile. His warship’s hull armor was only white, and now he could upgrade it to blue and also acquire a supreme blue main cannon. He was naturally very satisfied.
As for the Fixed Deployment Platform, it was just a minor auxiliary component that didn’t affect the warship’s combat power. Losing it wouldn’t be a significant loss.
After the trade, Song Chi didn’t return to his room. Instead, he sought out Song Qi, Song Lin, and Song You to see if they needed a blue-quality main cannon.
Of course, he wasn’t offering it for free. He wanted to see if his family members needed it before selling it to others. If they did, they would still need to pay with Floating Land Essence.
He also wanted to check if they had any components the Canopy needed.
The Canopy still had four unused special slots, and he was willing to try any components that could be used.
However, it was clear he was overthinking. The three of them also had parents of the second class, and their warships were already equipped with blue main cannons. As for other special components, their warships were also not fully equipped, so they had no extras.
Thus, Song Chi could only return to his room and enter the market to fully prepare himself. He wanted to ensure he was in peak condition for the next day’s mission.
...
The next day, in the combined illusion space, outside the base’s warship docking area.
Fifteen members of the Song family gathered there.
With a nod from Song Ming, who stood in the center, the fifteen quickly boarded the only Ember warship in front of them—the Canopy, which was only twenty meters long.
The reason they chose the Canopy was simple: it was the lowest-ranked warship among the fifteen, with the least consumption when carrying passengers, and it was the only one equipped with a jump device.
When they were about to engage the Blood Blade Pirate Group, they couldn’t use the Ember Warship Passenger Certificate. Using it would be like tying themselves up and delivering themselves to the enemy.
Since they couldn’t use the Ember Warship Passenger Certificate, the lower the rank of the warship, the better, as the amount of Floating Land Essence deducted was based on the warship’s rank.
In the Canopy’s main control room, Song Chi activated the Shadow Anti-Matter Hyperdrive while comparing the two star maps floating in front of him.
One was transmitted by his grandfather when they boarded the airship, and the other was the star map generated by the "Sky Eye Patrol Radar" over the past two months, at the cost of more than twenty Honeybee drones.
After a careful comparison, Song Chi’s lips twitched. The two star maps in front of him were not just 99% similar; they were 100% identical.
Realizing this, he wasn’t a fool. He understood that his family had already thoroughly investigated the Blood Blade Pirate Group’s base over the past few decades, long before he had even started.
"So, I’ve been wasting dozens of Hornet drones for the past two months?"
He inwardly grumbled and then thought of another point. When he had lowered the layout of the Blood Blade Pirate Group’s base, recorded by the Phantasm Butterfly drones, to his father, Song Chao’s expression hadn’t changed much. At the time, he had been puzzled.
Now, it was clear that the family’s infiltration efforts over the past few decades were even more extensive than he had imagined. They had not only mapped out the exterior of the Blood Blade Pirate Group’s base but also its entire internal layout.
Shaking his head, he admitted to himself that he was still too inexperienced. Without further ado, as the Skydome ascended into the open space, he activated the Purple River Jump Drive.
After a considerable charging time, a spatial vortex nearly a hundred meters in diameter appeared in the combined illusionary space. The next second, the Skydome vanished.
In a vacuum star domain not too far from the Blood Blade Pirate Group’s base, the Skydome emerged from the spatial vortex.
The jump point chosen by his grandfather and the others was deliberately far from the Blood Blade Pirate Group to avoid early detection. Activating the "Void Prison" feature of the Starlight Monitor required a significant charging time, and if they were discovered prematurely, the variables would be too great.
The Skydome’s hatch opened, and fourteen figures rushed out, each summoning their own warships.
When Song Ming Song’s Roaring Lion appeared, he quickly activated the Void Prison feature, targeting the distant Blood Blade Pirate Group’s base. The fifteen Ember Warships then began to slowly advance toward the pirate base.
...
At the Blood Blade Pirate Group’s base, in the top-floor private room of the leader.
Blood Blade, a third-rank Ember Captain over 550 years old, had already mastered his Guidance Technique to its peak at level 39. Unlike other third-rank Ember Captains, he didn’t confine himself to his warship. He preferred to leisurely enjoy tea, savoring his remaining time.
But at that moment, he abruptly stood from the sofa, his cold gaze sweeping out the window, as if something in the dark depths of space beyond the base’s defensive shield had caught his attention.
His sinister gaze, combined with the terrifying scar on his face, made him look exceptionally menacing.
Seemingly confirming something, Blood Blade’s aura energy surged, and in the next second, his figure seemed to teleport, moving from the sofa to the window.
Crash!
The window shattered, and Blood Blade, enveloped in a layer of dark energy, burst out of the room, floating in the air above the pirate base.
Below, the mid- and low-ranking members of the pirate group were still reacting, and Blood Blade’s cold, amplified voice echoed through the entire base.
"Enemy attack! Prepare for battle!"
As the familiar blood-red armor and the massive main cannons of the Blood Blade cruiser appeared in the sky above the base, the pirates finally realized the situation and began summoning their own warships.
Amidst the roar of engines, the Blood Blade cruiser burst through the defensive shield above the base.
As a nearly six-hundred-year-old Ember Captain, Blood Blade had personally killed countless peers, which had shaped his domineering and bloodthirsty nature. Waiting behind the defensive shield for the enemy to attack was not his style.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
A second-rank pirate attempted to activate the jump drive on his warship, but it flashed a few times and then went dark, unable to perform a spatial jump.
"Space lock! Everyone, be on high alert. This is no ordinary enemy!"
The deputy leader, Blood Wolf, shouted after several attempts, his eyes grave, devoid of his usual sickness and arrogance.
Special components capable of space locking were at least purple-grade. Looking at the space rifts outside the base, which were also locked, Blood Wolf knew that this was not the work of a purple-grade component but at least an orange-grade one.
Boom, boom, boom!
Before the Blood Blade pirates could think more, several attacks shot from the distance. One was in the lead, while the remaining fourteen were clearly lagging behind.
"Something’s wrong!"
A sense of unease washed over Blood Wolf. Just as he was about to warn the others, the leading beam didn’t give him the chance.
Buzz!
The beam struck the defensive shield above the base. Initially, it seemed to cause only a minor ripple, but the next second, the shield’s color rapidly darkened. Within seconds, the shield, capable of withstanding third-rank attacks, completely dissipated.
"Shield-breaking characteristic, damn it!"
Blood Wolf cursed, but his response was cut short by the subsequent fourteen main cannons that struck various parts of the base.
Boom, boom, boom!
Amidst the explosions and tremors, the pirate base was instantly in ruins, with numerous low-ranking pirates dead or injured.
Amidst the chaos, Blood Wolf’s blood-red eyes lifted, and he caught sight of the fifteen differently sized Ember Warships at the horizon.
He roared and, along with several second-rank Ember Warships, charged toward the unknown warships.
Meanwhile, in the Skydome’s communication projection, Grandfather Song Ming Song’s voice rang out.
"Leader, follow me to intercept the Blood Blade cruiser. Everyone else, carry out your assigned tasks!"
"Yes!"
Following the order, Song Chi immediately steered the Skydome to the side, aiming to create enough distance from the second-rank Ember Warships to minimize the risk of collateral damage.
(End of Chapter)
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