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Chapter 119: Molo Secret Realm Resources and Time Acceleration
Chapter 119: Molo Secret Realm Resources and Time Acceleration
The thought that it was a powerful ancestor of his own family left Song Chi's heart unsettled for a long time.
Although the two Flame Hibiscus warrior puppets were quickly reduced to nothing by the intense heat energy, Song Chi still saw the ten-thousand-meter mech projection effortlessly suppress the Molo black mech before the brainwave beacon dissipated.
Initially, he was already stunned by the terrifying size of the fourth-stage mech from the Molo royal family, but he never expected it to be so easily defeated by his family's ancestor's mech projection. This was what truly left Song Chi in awe.
Compared to the imprint in his mind, the ten-thousand-meter mech projection he witnessed today was ten to a hundred times more shocking.
Of course, this didn't mean that the imprint in his mind was unimportant. The two were incomparable; one was a secret technique for refining the mind, while the other was a physical projection of a higher form. Although the latter had a much greater visual impact, it couldn't replace the former in aiding cultivation.
Once his heart calmed down, Song Chi began to ask his grandmother.
Upon hearing his description, Bai Xiuzhen furrowed her brows, unsure for a moment.
"Mech projection, accompanied by a dragon whale phantom..."
It wasn't that she didn't know the family's ancestors well enough, but Song Chi's description was too vague. Most of the fourth-stage and above existences in the Song family had these two characteristics, making it difficult to determine.
Only after Song Chi provided two more details did Bai Xiuzhen's expression clear up, and she had her answer.
"Over ten thousand meters in height, holding a three-thousand-meter-long green saber... In that case, it must be the 'Progenitor'."
Hearing the word "Progenitor," not only Song Chi, but also Song Qi and the now recovered Song Lin, Song Wen, and Song You, all looked at her curiously.
For the younger generation, the word "ancestor" was a symbol of prestige. Those who could use this suffix were often top-tier figures in their respective forces.
In response to the curiosity of her grandsons, Bai Xiuzhen only gave them a light glare and said no more. She only told them that this "Progenitor" was a very senior ancestor of the family and sternly warned them not to be disrespectful, even verbally.
Seeing that her grandmother wasn't going to elaborate, Song Chi's curiosity gradually waned, and he shifted his attention to the secret realm.
After a thorough inspection, Song Chi found that the space within the Molo secret realm didn't seem much different from the outer starry sky. Strictly speaking, it was more like a closed, independent starry sky, with the same dark, silent vacuum environment. The only difference was the star sea floating land they stood on.
Song Chi didn't know the exact size of this floating land, but from the fact that even with his first-stage dark energy-enhanced vision, he couldn't see the end, it was clear that this wasn't an ordinary fragment or asteroid. It was either a large piece of a floating land fragment or a complete star sea floating land.
Unlike the floating lands outside, this one was covered with ancient vegetation, and towering ancient trees, some over a thousand meters tall, were everywhere.
Curious, Song Chi summoned the Sky Dome and flew to a height of several ten thousand meters. What he saw there truly shocked him.
The diameter of this floating land was much larger than he had imagined. Even at such a height, he couldn't see the end. If it were in the outer starry sea, it would be at least a Level 2 or even a Level 3 floating land.
In addition, among the dense thousand-meter-tall ancient trees, there were occasional trees that were three to five thousand meters, or even ten thousand meters tall, blocking the sky.
As his gaze swept over these massive trees, two terms came to his mind.
"Home Tree, World Tree..."
However, these were just remnants of his past memories. These sky-blocking ancient trees naturally didn't have such miraculous abilities. They had simply grown for a long time in the primitive environment of the Molo secret realm, allowing them to reach such heights.
Still, such ten-thousand-meter-tall ancient trees were indeed awe-inspiring. Before this, Song Chi had only seen such large plant life in his textbooks.
After bringing the Sky Dome back down, the entrance of the secret realm emitted a spatial fluctuation, and it was Song MingSong, who had just cleaned up the mess.
Seeing Song MingSong enter, everyone hurriedly welcomed him and asked about the battle outside.
Song MingSong gave a brief explanation, stating that the battle was over and the fourth-stage Molo stealth mech had been dealt with. Then, his expression turned serious, and he said solemnly:
"Find a way to inform the others. We will only stay in this secret realm for 24 hours. After 24 hours, we will destroy the entrance and leave.
"During this time, how much resources you can gather depends on your own abilities, but remember, do not damage the environment in this secret realm."
Upon hearing this, Song Chao and Song Yang's eyes flickered, and they looked as if they wanted to say something but held back.
Clearly, they were puzzled by Song MingSong's decision. Twenty-four hours was too short. After decades of careful planning, they had finally secured this secret realm, and the fourth-stage Molo royal family had been dealt with outside.
Under such circumstances, shouldn't they take the opportunity to thoroughly loot the place before handing it over to the main family? What good would 24 hours do?
Seemingly aware of their doubts, Song MingSong explained in a grave voice:
"The Progenitor's projection mentioned before it dissipated that the Molo royal family likely has another fourth-stage combatant. For safety, we cannot stay here too long."
Hearing this explanation, everyone was stunned but said no more. They quickly summoned their Ember Fleet ships and dispersed to different areas of the floating land.
Before leaving, Song Chao specifically sent Chen Lixia and Song Chi a special resource distribution map, which was reportedly seized from a pirate escort ship.
The three of them then quickly separated.
In this time-sensitive situation, splitting up was the best choice.
The Sky Dome sped through the dense forest, heading directly for the Levitation Stone ore vein marked on the resource distribution map.
The map indicated many resource points, not just Levitation Stone. It also listed several resources unique to this secret realm, as well as nearly a hundred resources that existed outside but were relatively rare.
It's not that the Dingsong Stones are the most valuable resources in this secret realm; other specialty resources are also extremely rare and precious.
For example, there is a resource point called the "Moonlit Tree." Once a Moonlit Tree reaches a thousand years old, the essence sap it produces can increase the success rate of promoting a Ember Fleet ship to the next rank.
The essence sap from Moonlit Trees under three thousand years old can only improve the success rate of a first-tier Ember Fleet ship advancing to the second tier. However, those over three thousand years old can significantly aid the promotion of second-tier Ember Fleet ships.
Even the sap from Moonlit Trees over ten thousand years old can play a crucial role in the promotion of a cruiser to a Huntship, making it one of the most sought-after resources by all Ember Fleet captains.
However, for Song Chi, the Dingsong Stones are more valuable. They can provide the Skybound with sufficient spatial resistance.
If he can resist spatial rifts and spatial gales to some extent, he will be able to control the Skybound to hunt Void Demons, thus continuously obtaining the rare resource known as Void Crystals.
With enough Void Crystals in hand, he can easily exchange them with his family for various resources needed to promote first-tier Ember Fleet ships, and even for purple or orange ship components.
Of course, if he has time left after acquiring enough Dingsong Stones, he wouldn't mind visiting the Moonlit Tree resource point.
The Dingsong Stone resource point in the Mohuo Secret Realm is located in the core area of the floating land. When the Skybound arrived overhead, two kilometer-long warships had already beaten him to it.
"Uncle, Grandfather, why didn't you go to the Moonlit Tree resource point?"
As soon as he connected to the communication group, Song Chi asked his question.
Of course, he already had some suspicions.
The resource distribution map indicated that "ten-thousand-year-old Moonlit Tree sap can increase the success rate of promoting a Huntship," but the Blood Blade Pirate Gang had controlled this secret realm for over a century. If there were any ten-thousand-year-old Moonlit Trees, the sap would have been taken by the Blood Blade or the Mohuo Royal Clan long ago. How could it be their turn?
While chatting with his grandfather and uncle, Song Chi maneuvered the Skybound to land. Under the curious gazes of Song Mingsong and Song Shan, the Skybound's hatch opened, and two fully equipped Anger Tiger Type 1 floating land mining vehicles quickly descended and headed toward the Dingsong Stone vein.
There, four larger Anger Tiger Type 2 floating land mining vehicles were already at work.
In the sky above, on the Roaring Lion and the Mountain Peak, Song Mingsong and Song Shan stared at each other, their eyes shifting between the two Anger Tiger Type 1 mining vehicles and the Skybound.
No matter how they looked at it, the two Anger Tiger Type 1 mining vehicles almost took up half of the Skybound's cargo space.
"Does the little guy always bring these two large vehicles on every interstellar exploration?"
As they pondered, they remembered that a few hours ago, when the Skybound performed a spatial jump, there didn't seem to be these two mining vehicles in the cargo hold.
For a moment, the only two third-tier Ember Fleet captains in the family were left with many questions.
Song Chi had already considered this when he saw his grandfather and uncle's ships upon arrival.
However, since they were his closest elders and he understood their personalities well, he decided to release the two mining vehicles he had acquired from the market.
At this moment, there was no time to waste. If he had to manually mine the Dingsong Stones with eight Fire Sun puppets, it would definitely take too long to gather enough.
Even if his grandfather and uncle were likely to share some with him later, it wouldn't be enough for Song Chi, who needed more than one portion, especially for the new ship armor he would replace in the future, and even two portions.
Based on this, Song Chi released the two floating land mining vehicles.
Half a minute later, the two Anger Tiger Type 1 mining vehicles began working, and as expected, his grandfather and uncle did not press him for more details. Song Chi let out a sigh of relief.
To change the subject, he voiced a question that had been on his mind.
"Grandfather, Uncle, this secret realm was controlled by the Mohuo Clan for a long time and then by the Blood Blade Pirate Gang for a hundred or two hundred years. Logically, the resources should have been depleted long ago. Why do I still see so many resource points on the distribution map?"
Hearing this, Song Mingsong smiled and explained,
"Every secret realm in the Broken Star Sea is tightly controlled by various civilizations. Have you ever heard of a secret realm being abandoned due to resource depletion?"
Song Chi was taken aback. It seemed he hadn't.
In the past, he thought it was just because he hadn't come across many secret realm introductions in his textbooks, so he never heard of "abandoned secret realms." But now, hearing his grandfather's words, it seemed that resource depletion was not a concept in the Star Sea's secret realms.
Thinking about this, he looked back at his grandfather on the projection screen.
Song Mingsong's smile grew, and he continued after a pause.
"Actually, all secret realms in the Star Sea can undergo time acceleration. Under such acceleration, the resources within the secret realm can regenerate through the unique environment within the spatial realm."
This explanation was something Song Chi had not anticipated, and he was momentarily stunned.
In his mind, the same thought echoed.
"Secret realms can undergo time acceleration."
His reaction was so strong because he immediately thought of his own market secret realm. If secret realms can indeed undergo time acceleration, could his market secret realm also do so?
If so, could this mean that his subsequent cultivation of guiding techniques could be significantly accelerated? Could the market transactions outside be extended from 24 hours to 240 hours, or even 2400 hours, equivalent to 100 days?
For a moment, Song Chi's eyes flickered with various thoughts.
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