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Chapter 145: Epic Component [Enslavement Badge]
Chapter 145: Epic Component [Enslavement Badge]
Suppressing his trembling hands, Song Chi took a deep breath as the Celestial Vessel began its slow descent from above.
His excitement was understandable, given his current understanding of the value of a red-tier epic component.
If someone had asked him six months ago to explain the value of a red-tier component, he would have been at a loss, lacking a clear concept.
But things were different now. After battling the Blood Blade Pirate Gang and exploring the Moho Secret Realm, he had a basic grasp of the value of a red-tier component.
After all, in the eyes of the Song family's high-ranking figures, the entire Moho Secret Realm was worth no more than a single red-tier component.
This alone was enough to illustrate the immense value of a red-tier component.
As his thoughts raced, the Celestial Vessel slowly hovered a few dozen meters above the ground, and the rear hatch suddenly opened. Song Chi, clad in a military exoskeleton power armor, leaped down.
Thud!
The heavy landing sound echoed as Song Chi looked ahead.
To his surprise, the glowing object before him was not just a single red light. A faint purple glow also emanated from it, but the intense red light had almost completely masked the purple.
Stepping forward, Song Chi reached out and grabbed the purple object, pressing it to his forehead. Soon, he received the attributes of the object after it was converted into a ship component.
Buru Super Base Main Cannon - Level 0
Quality: Purple
Traits:
- Main Cannon Power Increase: 25%
- Consumption: 300 per shot (Aether Points)
- Power: 21
- Recharge: 10 seconds; Cooldown: 20 seconds
- Upgrade Requirements: 8 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero Rank), 800 Aether Points
This was a ship-mounted main cannon, but it held little appeal for Song Chi. The Celestial Vessel already had the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon, and a regular purple main cannon paled in comparison.
As for equipping a second main cannon when the Celestial Vessel ascended to a Tier 3 Cruiser, Song Chi felt that only an orange-tier main cannon would be worthy of his attention.
He quickly stored the main cannon in the Ember Ancestral Aperture and turned his gaze to the object radiating a brilliant red light.
After pressing it to his forehead for a few seconds, Song Chi's face broke into a wide smile. This red-tier star sea relic could also be converted into a ship component, which was of great significance to an Ember Captain.
Enslavement Badge - Level 0
Quality: Red
Traits:
- Mental Bridge
- Enslavement Seal - Berserk
- Size Manipulation - Small
- Consumption: 10,000 per use (Aether Points)
- Enslavement Seals: 2/2
- Effect: Can enslave lifeforms of up to Zero Rank, bringing them under the complete control of the Ember Warship Captain.
- Restriction: The weaker the enslaved target's will to resist, the higher the success rate of enslavement. Conversely, the stronger the will, the lower the success rate.
- Upgrade Requirements: 50 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero Rank), 5,000 Aether Points
- Note: This component requires three special slot positions.
- Mental Bridge: The enslaved can communicate mentally with the warship captain.
- Enslavement Seal - Berserk: Consumes 5,000 Aether Points to force an enslaved target to enter a berserk state, enhancing their strength by one major rank for 30 minutes. Cooldown: 5 years. The strength increase cannot exceed the component's reinforcement limit.
- Size Manipulation - Small: All enslaved beings can freely shrink to any size, but their strength will decrease proportionally with their size.
After reading the complete attributes of the red-tier component, Song Chi's eyes sparkled with joy.
The three traits were each incredibly powerful, and he couldn't help but marvel at the worth of a red-tier component.
First, the Mental Bridge allowed for long-distance and even inter-galactic mental communication, far beyond what ordinary control components could achieve.
Second, the Enslavement Seal - Berserk trait, which provided a one-major-rank strength increase, was even more powerful than it seemed.
Unlike the puppets summoned by puppet components on warships, which, even when reinforced to Tier 4 or higher, were still pseudo-Tier 4 units without the support of equivalent mecha units or extraordinary abilities, the Enslavement Badge was different. By enslaving a Tier 3 extraordinary unit from another civilization, it could temporarily grant true Tier 4 power. This meant that once he reinforced this component to Tier 3 and enslaved a suitable Tier 3 unit, he would have a true Tier 4 combat force at his disposal, even if it was a one-time use.
Moreover, the Size Adjustment characteristic allows him to expand the range of units from other civilizations that he can select. For example, a particularly powerful creature in the star sea—giants. With this characteristic, even units of astonishing size can be carried on board his ship.
{PS: Once enslaved by a ship's components, the enslaved entity becomes part of the Ember Fleet ship. Entering the ship no longer consumes the Essence of Floating Lands.}
As he pondered this, Song Chi's excitement lingered for a long time. A few minutes later, as he returned to his thoughts, he suddenly remembered the Queen Bug from before. He now understood why the Queen Bug was unwilling to leave the crystal box.
As expected, the Queen Bug had been enslaved by the so-called Blo Civilization using this [Enslavement Badge]. The last command it received was most likely to guard this Enslavement Badge.
However, Song Chi still had some doubts. If the Blo Civilization had truly enslaved this Queen Bug long ago, why did they lock it inside this ruin before their civilization's destruction? Why not use it to fight their enemies?
A fourth-rank Queen Bug's combat power is not weaker than a mid-tier civilization's main fleet; it's even far superior!
Shaking his head, Song Chi decided not to dwell on these questions.
Thinking about the Queen Bug, he sighed slightly.
If he had known that the crystal box contained a red-quality Enslavement Component, one that could control a fourth-rank entity—a red epic-level Enslavement Component—he should have tried to keep the Queen Bug. After all, it is a renowned top-tier species in the fragmented star sea.
If he had managed to keep it, the terrifying swarm tactics and insectoid disasters would have been a significant boost for the Firmament.
The key is that such a creature is rare. Missing this opportunity, he might not encounter another Queen Bug for many years.
Of course, although it was a bit regretful, Song Chi didn't dwell on it too much. Not only did he not know about this before, but even if he had known, it would have been almost impossible to bypass the Queen Bug and obtain the Enslavement Badge.
Understanding this, Song Chi naturally didn't get too hung up on it.
Thinking further, his gaze shifted to the notes section.
[Note: This component requires three special slots.]
The meaning of this note was straightforward: to install this red component, he needed three slot positions. Ordinary components typically require only one slot, but this one needed three, which was a significant limitation.
However, for the current Firmament, it wasn't too bad. At its current Level 10, the Ember Fleet hull still had 14 special slots, with 6 of them still vacant. Even after installing the [Enslavement Badge], 3 slots would remain, which was more than enough.
And even if they ran out of slots later, he could reinforce the Ember Fleet hull to Level 15, which would provide 6 more special slots. So, in the short term, the Firmament wouldn't have any issues with this.
Exhaling, Song Chi suppressed his thoughts. The dark energy within him flowed, and he leaped up, returning to the Firmament. Without rushing to install the [Enslavement Badge], he opened the ship's hatch, and the vessel slowly descended.
When it was just a few meters above the ground, the Firmament shot out a tractor beam.
Immediately, the bodies of various-sized insects began to be pulled into the Firmament's hold.
While the tractor beam of an Ember Fleet cruiser couldn't compare to that of a frigate, it was still capable of pulling in insect corpses less than ten meters in size.
On the other side, ten Fire Rose Soldier Puppets were quickly dissecting the insect corpses, extracting their prime flesh.
With about ten hours left until their return, and with over 40,000 insect corpses in the ruins, the Firmament, due to its size, could only carry two insect corpses at a time, making time very limited. They had to make the most of every available hand.
As Song Chi repeatedly traveled between the ruins and the market, the number of insect corpses in the ruins gradually decreased.
After more than nine hours, the insect corpses on the third level were almost completely cleared. Song Chi then led the ten Fire Rose Soldier Puppets to the second level, where there were still over ten thousand insect corpses. However, due to the lack of time, he ignored the first-rank insect corpses and focused on the hundreds of second-rank insect corpses.
Accompanied by ten Fire Chrysanthemum Soldier Puppets, Song Chi began to swiftly dissect the bodies of the second-stage Spatter Bugs.
Half an hour later, the dissection work was largely complete. The Sky Canopy didn't bother to load the thousands of first-stage bug corpses that remained. Instead, under Song Chi's control, it headed to the first level of the ruins, where four second-stage Ironclad Bug corpses were found in the corners.
Song Chi moved quickly, knowing he had to act fast. He returned to the ship just over ten minutes later.
From the first Ironclad Bug corpse, he extracted five pounds of second-stage prime meat, but no energy crystal.
From the second Ironclad Bug corpse, he obtained six pounds of second-stage prime meat, and again, no energy crystal.
However, the third Ironclad Bug corpse gave him a pleasant surprise. Not only did it provide five pounds of prime meat, but it also contained a low-grade energy crystal.
Song Chi was naturally delighted. With this low-grade energy crystal and the 2300-year-old Moonlight Tree sap, if he could gather the few special resources needed for the Sky Canopy to advance to the second stage, he could initiate the promotion task and attempt the upgrade.
Buoyed by his excitement, he quickly ran to the last Ironclad Bug corpse. However, this time there was no energy crystal, a rarity that he had already been fortunate to find once. How could he be so lucky to find another?
After carefully extracting the five pounds of second-stage prime meat from the last corpse, Song Chi wasted no time. He piloted the Sky Canopy out of the ruins and sped straight toward the sky above the desert floating land.
As soon as the Sky Canopy reached a suitable airspace above the desert, it received the return signal. In a violent spatial fluctuation, it vanished from the star domain.
Back on the Dragon Spine Continent, the Sky Canopy reappeared in the sky, thousands of meters above the ground.
Looking down at the vast expanse of the continent, Song Chi's face in the Sky Canopy's control room was filled with an unrestrained excitement.
His trip to the Buluo civilization ruins had been incredibly profitable.
Bug prime meat, low-grade energy crystals, pseudo-fourth-stage Purple Crystal Skin, Bug Queen prime meat with fourth-stage energy essence, a purple main cannon, and red special components...
Any one of these items would be a rare and significant find for other Flame Warship captains of the same rank, but he had acquired all of them in a single expedition. The thought of this made him even more excited.
Of course, his excitement was also tinged with deep gratitude toward Shen Qing. If it weren't for Shen Qing's guidance to the Buluo ruins, he wouldn't have had such a bountiful harvest.
Song Chi resolved to thank Shen Qing properly if he ever got the chance. For now, he steered the Sky Canopy toward the Green Moon Lake.
At the Green Moon Manor, in his personal courtyard, Song Chi stowed the Sky Canopy and returned to his room. He immediately entered the All-Heaven Market.
The market was filled with countless bug corpses, all the first-stage bug corpses he had brought into the market. Standing at the market's entrance, Song Chi's Law Power flowed through him. With a gentle wave of his hand, nearly a hundred Law Blades, formed from his Law Power, appeared above the bug corpses.
Swish, swish, swish!
Under the precise cuts of the Law Blades, the bug corpses were quickly dissected, and prime meat of varying sizes was separated from the bodies. Some pieces were as large as two pounds, while others were less than a pound, but the sheer quantity was impressive.
After about an hour, all the bug corpses were cleared. Under Song Chi's control, the corpses began to disintegrate and break down, transforming into energy for the All-Heaven Market.
The market could draw energy from the void on its own, so he didn't need to provide additional energy. However, the large number of bug corpses needed to be handled, so this was the best solution.
Putting aside the bug corpses, the pile of prime meat beside Song Chi now exceeded forty thousand pounds. These were all first-stage prime meat, and in the sealed storage space, he had over ten thousand pounds of second-stage bug prime meat.
Unfortunately, among the over thirty thousand first-stage bug corpses, no second energy crystal appeared.
Song Chi wasn't too surprised by this. After all, these were products of the Bug Queen's catalysis, which made the probability of forming energy crystals much lower than in normal bugs.
PS: Why are you all guessing about the ship's armor and radar? Didn't I drop a hint earlier? The Bug Queen can't leave the Crystal Box, so it's either being controlled or there's something it cares about deeply.
Guessing the bug nest is closer to the mark, but it certainly wouldn't be the ship's armor and radar. Bad guess, manual dog head!!
(End of Chapter)
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