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Chapter 137: Orange Main Cannon - The Apocalypse Annihilation Cannon
Chapter 137: Orange Main Cannon - The Apocalypse Annihilation Cannon
In the private room, everyone's hearts remained unsettled for a long time. The feeling of life and death hanging by a thread, as if someone's mere thought could snuff out their existence, was truly unbearable.
However, before they could fully regain their composure, the figure in the live communication projection slowly spoke.
"The Eagle Auction House - Silver Spear Branch, 258th Auction, now commences!"
Song Chi paid no attention to the figure's words. His gaze was fixed on the live communication projection, more precisely, on the figure within it.
This person was clearly floating in mid-air above the auction house, yet there was no trace of any astral energy fluctuations around him. Though his face was not concealed, no one in the auction house could see his true features.
At that moment, his father's voice echoed in his ear.
"This person is a Fourth Rank being, a representative of the Eagle Clan stationed at the Silver Spear Branch. He is surrounded by a Fourth Rank biomagnetic field, making it impossible for anyone below the Fourth Rank to discern his true appearance."
Hearing his father's explanation, Song Chi understood and then asked a question that had been nagging at him.
"Dad, I remember that the guardian of our White Tower Floating Land is also a member of the Eagle Clan. What's the relationship between him and this person?"
He remembered his parents mentioning that the guardian of the White Tower, named Geralt Eagle, was clearly a member of the Eagle Clan.
This realization sparked his curiosity.
Both the guardian of the White Tower and this person were members of the Eagle Clan and Fourth Rank Flame Ship Captains, yet their situations were vastly different. One had been stationed in a remote border region for a century, while the other managed a highly reputable large auction house on the prosperous Silver Spear Floating Land, enjoying immense wealth.
His father, Song Chao, did not answer immediately.
Song Chi glanced at the live communication projection but did not press further.
Only after the figure in the projection flickered and disappeared did Song Chao speak in a low voice.
"This person is the cousin of the White Tower guardian, from one of the three major factions within the Eagle Clan. The White Tower guardian, on the other hand, rose to his current position through his own efforts, but due to lack of support from higher-ups, he has faced significant ostracism."
Hearing this, Song Chi shook his head. A person who had worked hard and climbed step by step, through sheer talent, character, and opportunity, was undoubtedly a top-tier individual. Yet, such a potential powerhouse was ostracized to this extent by his own clan, revealing the severity of the internal struggles within the Eagle Clan.
Deep down, Song Chi harbored an even more direct thought.
"This family is indeed thoroughly rotten!"
However, while he felt this way, he would not voice it. People with similar thoughts were not uncommon in the Dawn Star Principality, but if he were to declare it openly, he would invite trouble.
There was no time to dwell on this further. Soon after the Fourth Rank being disappeared, the live communication projection changed, and the information for the first auction item was displayed.
Auction Item Name: Magnetic Field Shield Generator
Auction Item Attributes:
- Magnetic Field Shield Generator (Level 0)
- Quality: Purple
Features:
- Shield Value Increase: 25%
- Consumption: 7/s (Astral Energy Points)
Protection: 17
Shield Value: 213/213
Recharge Time: 30s; Overload Recovery Time: 1 hour
Upgrade Requirements: 7 strands of Floating Land Essence (Level 0), 700 energy points, 1 ton of magnetic ore
Auction Conditions: Second Rank or higher Floating Land Essence, same quality parts for exchange, specific materials required for advancement from Second Rank to Third Rank, etc.
As this auction information appeared, various bids quickly popped up on the live communication projection.
- 500 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Essence
- 600 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Essence
- 800 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Essence
- One Purple Quality Engine + 50 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Essence
- One piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Volcanic Magma Iron + 200 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Essence
The bids ranged from low to high. It seemed that the internal staff of the Silver Spear Auction House were controlling the projection, automatically placing the highest-value bids at the top of the list.
However, throughout the entire process, no one from the Song family attempted to bid. Currently, the eight Second Rank Flame Ship Captains in the family already had Purple Quality energy shields installed. As for Song Ming and Song Shan, it went without saying.
As for the five First Rank younger members of the Song family, including Song Chi, while the other four had gained significant resources from recent missions, they did not have the financial means to purchase a Purple Quality energy shield on their own.
Even Song Chi himself would find it difficult to come up with enough funds to purchase a purple-grade component without offering those 150 strands of third-stage Floating Land Essence.
He currently has over 200,000 zero-stage Floating Land Essence and tens of thousands of first-stage Floating Land Essence. However, these are the lowest-grade Floating Land Essence, useful only to low-tier Star Sea lifeforms. In an auction like this, they are of no use.
He has tried exchanging them on the black market, but the black market primarily supports the exchange of zero-stage and first-stage Floating Land Essence. Second-stage Floating Land Essence is rare, and even when available, it's usually in small quantities of 10 or 20 strands, which isn't very interesting.
Song Chi's current strategy is to actively offer a premium exchange rate for zero-stage or first-stage Floating Land Essence to alien lifeforms at the end of each market session. However, he can only exchange a few hundred strands at a time, up to about 200 strands. While this isn't insignificant, it doesn't balance out the large amounts of zero-stage and first-stage Floating Land Essence he gains from each market session.
This has led to an increasing accumulation of zero-stage and first-stage Floating Land Essence in his possession.
Song Chi has been considering and trying various methods to address this issue.
For example, he plans to set up a dedicated shop in the All-Worlds Market for exchanging Floating Land Essence, with a higher exchange rate. This way, he won't have to wait until the end of each market session to set up a stall for exchanges, which should increase the number of second-stage Floating Land Essence he can obtain.
Additionally, he has discussed the issue with his grandfather and father, who mentioned that once they return to their family, the family will provide opportunities for such exchanges.
It is said that on higher-tier Star Sea Floating Lands, the core Floating Land Essence can slowly transform lower-tier Floating Land Essence into higher-tier Floating Land Essence over time. However, this process is lengthy, and the quantity that can be transformed at once is limited, so the exchange volume won't be significant.
Lastly, Song Chi has been using the zero-stage and first-stage Floating Land Essence to purchase Star Sea curios that cannot be converted into ship components, and then trying to exchange or sell these curios at the market.
However, this method has a significant delay, making it difficult to convert the purchased curios into cash quickly. Therefore, Song Chi dares not buy too many at once.
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he noticed that the real-time communication projection had successfully auctioned off the [Magnetic Energy Field Shield Generator]. The final bid was a purple-grade warp device and 300 strands of second-stage Floating Land Essence.
With the first item successfully auctioned, the information for the second item quickly appeared.
It was another purple-grade ship component, this time a main cannon.
Song Chi remained outwardly calm but was inwardly impressed by the Silver Spear Auction House's boldness.
"Could it be that every item in this auction is at least purple-grade?"
Muttering to himself, the third item finally seemed more reasonable.
It was a blue-grade component, an exquisite one with special characteristics, but still blue rather than purple.
Over the next half hour, the Silver Spear Auction House presented over fifty items, with the lowest being blue-grade exquisite components. Occasionally, special reinforcement resources appeared, but they were the kind needed to increase the success rate of Ascension for first- and second-stage Flameheart Warships, and their value was on par with exquisite blue-grade curios.
During this time, his grandfather bought a special resource called "High-Purity Sulfur Crystal" to increase the success rate, preparing it for his grandmother, Bai Xiuqin.
His uncle, Song Shan, also made a purchase, buying a fist-sized "Ten Thousand Year Volcanic Lava Iron Essence."
This Ten Thousand Year Volcanic Lava Iron Essence is one of the reinforcement resources required for a first-stage Flameheart Warship to ascend to second-stage, likely prepared in advance for his older brother, Song Qi.
Song Qi is now 44 years old, having awakened his Flameheart Seed 14 years ago. He reached the peak of the first stage three years ago, and with some additional refinement, his warship should be ready to attempt the second-stage Ascension.
Apart from these two purchases, no one else actively bid.
In the side of the private box, Song Chi's calm gaze narrowed slightly as he focused on a new item appearing in the real-time communication projection.
Auction Item Name: Light Concealment Platform
Auction Item Attributes:
- Light Concealment Platform lv0
- Quality: Purple
Characteristic: Stealth
- Consumption: 10/s (Shadow Energy Points)
Effect: When installed, a transparent light concealment shield will automatically generate. As long as there is no active attack or the shield is not attacked, all light and energy fluctuations within the shield will be hidden.
Recharge Time: 60 seconds; Overload Buffer: 60 minutes
Upgrade Requirements: 7 strands of Floating Land Essence (0th Tier), 700 Astral Energy Points, 7 Life Core Crystals (0th Tier)
{Stealth Mode: Consumes 1000 Astral Energy Points to activate the ship's stealth mode, lasting 30 minutes. Priority: 400. Firing or being attacked will exit stealth mode. Buffer: 24 hours.}
Auction Method: Second-tier Floating Land Essence, same-quality special components, Void Crystals, etc.
The reason Song Chi immediately set his sights on this [Light Concealment Platform] component wasn't because of the Sky Vault. While its "Stealth Mode" feature was decent, the component was more crucial for the Marketplace of All Realms.
The marketplace had already been upgraded to Level 16, and it was only a matter of time before it advanced to the second tier. To avoid the same commotion that occurred during its first-tier advancement, it was essential to conceal the intense light it would emit during the upgrade. The [Light Concealment Platform] was the perfect solution.
Leaning close to his father's ear, Song Chi whispered:
"Dad, I want this [Light Concealment Platform]!"
Song Zhao turned to glance at his son, not asking many questions, and simply replied:
"How many second-tier Floating Land Essences do you have?"
Hearing this, Song Chi immediately presented the 674 strands of second-tier Floating Land Essence he had left.
Taking the Floating Land Essences, Song Zhao began to bid.
700 strands of second-tier Floating Land Essence!
800 strands of second-tier Floating Land Essence!
Since the only value of this component to the ember fleet captains was its "Stealth Mode" feature, and the light concealment was largely unnecessary, the bids were all in Floating Land Essence. No one was willing to trade it for a similar-quality purple component, which inadvertently lowered the component's value.
Soon, Song Zhao made another bid.
1400 strands of second-tier Floating Land Essence!
With this bid, there were no more subsequent offers.
A few seconds later, a gentle female voice sounded in the Song family's private box.
"Congratulations on successfully bidding for the 53rd item. The item will be delivered to the door of your private box shortly. Please sign for it."
A few minutes later, a soft chime rang, and Song Zhao got up to answer the door. When he returned, he was holding a purple glow, the [Light Concealment Platform] component.
Taking the component, Song Chi was visibly delighted. With this, the marketplace's next advancement would be worry-free.
Carefully storing the component in his ember ancestor acupoint, Song Chi softly said to his father:
"Dad, give me a few months, and this..."
Before he could finish, Song Zhao's eyes narrowed slightly. Seeing this, Song Chi quickly fell silent, not mentioning the 700 strands of second-tier Floating Land Essence again.
Time passed quickly. Another half hour went by, and when the 98th item was successfully bid on, a line of text appeared on the real-time communication projection.
[The following is the first of the last two highlight items of this auction!]
As these words appeared, the curiosity of all the ember fleet captains in the private boxes was piqued, and their gazes were fixed on the real-time communication projection.
The next second, the breathing in all the private boxes paused, followed by heavy sighs.
The same was true in the Song family's private box, as the information of the highlight item that appeared on the real-time communication projection was truly astonishing.
[Auction Item Name]: Genesis Annihilation Cannon
[Auction Item Attributes]:
Genesis Annihilation Cannon Level 0
Quality: Orange
Trait: Genesis Annihilation Pulse
Trait 2: Main Cannon Power Increase 40%
Consumption: 500 points (Astral Energy Points) per use
Attack: 27
Recharge: 10 seconds; Buffer: 60 seconds
Upgrade Requirements: 10 strands of Floating Land Essence (0th Tier), 1000 Energy Points, 1 Genesis Crystal
{Genesis Annihilation Pulse: Consumes 2000 Astral Energy Points and charges for 5 minutes before firing a pulse wave with 150% main cannon power. The pulse wave has exceptional penetration (Armor Piercing +300). Buffer: 72 hours.}
Auction Method: Third-tier and above Floating Land Essences, same-quality ship components, specific reinforcement resources required for a third-tier ember warship to advance to the fourth tier, etc.
When the attributes of the orange-quality ship-mounted main cannon, the [Genesis Annihilation Cannon], appeared, over 99% of the ember fleet captains' eyes lit up with excitement, and their breathing became heavy.
An orange-quality ship-mounted main cannon was extremely rare and of immeasurable value.
(End of Chapter)
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