https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-145-Epic-Component-Enslavement-Badge-/12833677/
https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-147-The-Komoyin-Giant-Serpent-and-the-Thorned-Flying-Dragon/12833679/
Chapter 146: Testing the Enslavement Medal and the Hall of Merit
Chapter 146: Testing the Enslavement Medal and the Hall of Merit
Gazing at the staggering amount of first-tier meat, Song Chi pondered for a moment. He decided to keep all the second-tier meat and reserve a portion of the first-tier meat for his younger siblings like Song Ting, Song Shishi, and Song Ming. The rest he would exchange with his clan.
With that thought, he summoned the Sky Dome and stored all the first-tier meat inside it. Then, he took out the Enslavement Medal.
[Do you wish to spend 50 strands of Zero-tier Floating Land Essence and 5,000 Dark Energy Points to upgrade the Enslavement Medal from Level 0 to Level 1?]
"Confirm!"
With rapid reinforcement, the Enslavement Medal quickly ascended from Level 0 to Level 10, costing a total of 1,010 strands of Zero-tier Floating Land Essence.
Seeing the more than a thousand strands of first-tier Floating Land Essence he had stockpiled, Song Chi didn't hesitate and continued reinforcing it.
Before long, the Enslavement Medal reached Level 20, costing a total of 780 strands of first-tier Floating Land Essence.
However, after reaching the second tier, further reinforcement of the Enslavement Medal would require titanium crystals. Leveling from 20 to 21 alone would cost 3 titanium crystals. Although he still had 25 titanium crystals left, it was clearly not enough to bring the Enslavement Medal to the third tier.
For the Enslavement Medal, the major tiers were the significant thresholds, while minor upgrades within the same tier held less importance. Therefore, Song Chi stopped reinforcing it.
Examining the upgraded Level 20 Enslavement Medal, its attributes had indeed changed significantly.
Firstly, the number of Enslavement Marks increased from 2 to 4, meaning it could now enslave up to four alien creatures simultaneously.
Secondly, the Enslavement Mark's Fury characteristic saw its duration extend from 30 minutes to 2 hours, and the cooldown period reduced from 5 years to 3 years.
Additionally, the other two characteristics had also improved, though their effects were not visible on the attribute panel and would need to be tested in practice.
Half an hour later, Song Chi returned from a brief outing, and the Sky Dome now carried an extra creature.
Indeed, a forest wolf.
He intended to test the Enslavement Medal's effectiveness.
The forest wolf, a zero-tier creature, was quickly enslaved by the Level 20 Enslavement Medal.
In his personal courtyard, a meter-tall forest wolf lay quietly on the ground.
Meanwhile, in the Marketplace of All Realms, Song Chi's dark energy flowed through his body, converging at his brow. Inside the Ancestral Aperture, the miniature Sky Dome trembled, and the Enslavement Medal within it was activated.
"Awooo!"
Soon, he used the Enslavement Medal as a medium to communicate with the forest wolf, making it howl.
As expected, he heard the wolf's howl in his mind.
Elated by this result, he realized that the Enslavement Medal could now achieve what the Brainwave Remote Control System couldn't.
In the future, he could leave an enslaved creature outside the Marketplace and still receive real-time updates about the outside world without having to rely on luck.
Additionally, he tried sending the forest wolf to a star system tens of light-years away, then returned to the Dragon Spine Continent. Despite the distance, he could still communicate with the wolf both on the Dragon Spine Continent and within the Marketplace Secret Realm.
These two conclusions confirmed the Enslavement Medal's powerful capabilities. It was indeed a red-quality component, capable of bypassing the Marketplace's restrictions.
However, this was just an initial test. During the next star domain exploration, he planned to test it between the deployment star domain and the star domain where the Yellow Sand Floating Land was located.
If he could communicate across star domains separated by millions of light-years, he could use the Enslavement Medal to accomplish many tasks.
For example, he could use it in conjunction with the Marketplace Guest Token to remotely control an envoy in the Ember Human Civilization's territory, facilitating the acquisition or sale of items and resources that couldn't be traded openly.
Additionally, he could select a few promising and influential alien creatures entering the Marketplace, remotely controlling them to gather more rare resources for him.
So, if the Enslavement Badge can perform remote telepathic communication and control across star domains, even across river domains and clusters, then he will have a vast operational space in the future. It might even be possible to establish forces loyal only to him throughout the fractured star sea.
Suppressing his slightly accelerated heartbeat, Song Chi summoned the Heavenly Ruins Market once again. He gazed at the Enslavement Badge component, clenching his fists tightly.
It was certain that the success rate of enslavement and the distance for remote telepathic communication were directly proportional to the enhancement level of the badge. Therefore, he had to find a way to increase its enhancement level. Only then could this component play a bigger role in the future.
"Looks like I need to get more titanium crystals as soon as possible!"
With that thought, Song Chi's eyes flickered. After pondering for a moment, he exited the Heavenly Ruins Market.
At the Azure Moon Manor, Song Chi first visited the courtyards of his eldest uncle, second uncle, and fourth uncle, leaving each of them about a thousand to two thousand pounds of first-stage insect essence meat. For Song Ting, the girl, he left about a thousand pounds as well. The insect essence meat couldn't be stored for too long, as the energy within would gradually dissipate over time.
As for the tens of thousands of pounds of second-stage essence meat in the Heavenly Ruins Market, he had specifically locked it with the power of law, so it wouldn't suffer the same fate. However, he couldn't explain this to the elders, so he didn't use it on the first-stage essence meat.
Moreover, for those like Song Ting, who had yet to awaken, a thousand pounds each was more than enough. Overdoing it would be counterproductive, as their bodies had limited digestive capabilities.
Initially, his uncles wanted to pay with first-stage Floating Land Essence as compensation, but Song Chi declined.
It wasn't that he liked to sacrifice his own interests to support his family. Rather, he truly didn't lack first-stage Floating Land Essence. If it were rare resources, he would still charge accordingly.
After finishing this, he then visited the courtyard where his grandparents lived.
Grandfather Song Mingsong was set to leave in a couple of days to carry out a garrison duty. The mission site was said to be over two thousand light-years away from the Dragon Spine Continent, so there were some matters he needed to discuss as soon as possible.
"Grandfather, does the clan have any particularly powerful creatures suitable for enslavement?"
Hearing this, Song Mingsong raised an eyebrow and didn't rush to answer. Instead, he asked, "Did you find a control-type component during this exploration?"
Song Chi nodded, relieved that his grandfather didn't press for specific details.
After some careful thought, Song Mingsong said, "If my memory serves, the clan does have several species with extremely excellent bloodlines and genes. There are some on this Dragon Spine Continent, but they are clan property. If you really want to enslave them, you'll need to go to the Merit Hall."
With this in mind, Song Chi then took out the entire pseudo-fourth-stage insect queen's purple crystal skin.
To create a bio-skin combat armor from this, it would require special manufacturing methods and the assistance of professional bio-skin technicians. He couldn't do it alone, so he needed his grandfather to make the decision.
Upon seeing the enormous pseudo-fourth-stage purple crystal skin, Song Mingsong was greatly shocked.
Indeed, he was shocked, not surprised. He could tell that this insect queen's unique purple crystal skin had been stripped off not long ago, which meant that his grandson had likely dealt with a powerful insect queen on his own during this exploration.
Suppressing his excitement, Song Mingsong didn't ask more questions. Instead, he summoned the Angry Lion. He hadn't planned to go to the Dragon Spine Divine Mountain, but given the significance of the pseudo-fourth-stage insect queen's skin, he decided to make the trip personally.
Midway through the journey, Song Mingsong cut the purple crystal skin in a 1:9 ratio. He took the hundred-meter piece and said to Song Chi, "This piece alone can be used to create over a dozen bio-skin combat armors with pseudo-fourth-stage defensive capabilities. We'll prepare one for each of our family members. Don't worry, Grandfather won't let you down. Your uncles will pay you the corresponding merit points later."
As he spoke, he handed the remaining nine hundred meters of purple crystal skin back to Song Chi, adding, "You can handle the rest as you see fit. If you turn it over to the clan, it should be worth about 10 gold merit points. However, Grandfather suggests that if you're not in a hurry, you should try not to exchange it. Bio-skin combat armors are excellent for survival. If you find someone in urgent need, you can sell it for a higher price!"
"Understood!"
Song Chi nodded.
Two warships, one large and one small, soared into the sky, heading straight for the Dragon Spine Divine Mountain.
Before the jump, Song Chi approached the [Enslavement Medal] and, with a thought, released the forest wolf he had previously enslaved. Soon, he saw the [Enslavement Mark] on the component's attribute panel return to 4/4, and he nodded in satisfaction.
He had initially planned to test the specific effects of the "Enslavement Mark · Frenzy" feature, but the three-year cooldown deterred him.
At the base of Dragon Spine Divine Mountain, where the Song family's five halls were located, Song Chi parted ways with his grandfather, Song Mingsong. Song Mingsong headed to the "Technology Department" under the Internal Affairs Hall to process the purple crystal skin, while Song Chi went to the Merit Hall. He planned to exchange the remaining thirty thousand pounds of insectoid essence meat with the family and take a look around the Merit Tower.
His grandmother had mentioned that the Merit Tower was a treasure trove of exotic and rare items, and Song Chi had been curious for a long time. With some merit points to his name, he hoped to find something valuable.
Merit Hall, Merit Exchange Room.
"First-stage insectoid essence meat? How much do you have?"
The clan member in charge of exchanges asked.
Not knowing what constituted a significant amount, Song Chi countered, "Does the quantity affect the exchange rate?"
"Of course. For ordinary first-stage insectoid essence meat, if the quantity is small, 1 pound exchanges for 1 merit point. If it exceeds ten thousand pounds, 1 pound exchanges for 1.2 merit points."
Hearing this, Song Chi brought out all his more than thirty thousand pounds of first-stage essence meat.
After a minute, the clan member in the Merit Hall finished counting.
"Total: 37,200 pounds, which can be exchanged for 44,640 merit points. Do you confirm the exchange?"
Song Chi quickly nodded.
Soon, his quantum communication bracelet showed an additional 44,640 ordinary merit points, bringing his total to 94,640, nearly reaching the hundred-thousand mark. This made Song Chi very satisfied.
Ignoring the clan member's questions about second-stage insectoid essence meat, Song Chi left the Merit Hall and headed to the ancient tower behind it, which stood over a thousand meters tall.
As he looked at the ancient tower, he stepped inside. Inside, the space was much larger than it appeared from the outside. The first floor alone covered more than ten thousand square meters, and there were dozens or even hundreds of similar floors above.
After a moment, he began to explore the first floor. There were already hundreds of Song family members there, all buying and exchanging resources they needed.
Mercury crystals, gas mines, purple copper, phantom crystals, life nuclei, intermediate body-refining potions, white oddities, blue oddities...
In a short time, Song Chi saw a variety of resources. However, what caught his interest more were the counters where these resources were displayed.
They seemed to use some special spatial folding technology. Despite their small appearance, Song Chi saw a clan member exchange over a thousand tons of a resource at once, yet the counter behind it barely moved.
After browsing the first floor, he moved on to the second, then the third, and the fourth. By the tenth floor, he finally found the first item he needed.
Name: Advanced Body-Refining Potion
Exchange Price: 500 merit points per vial
Exchange Quantity: Unlimited
Note: Strictly prohibited from selling to outsiders. Violators will be severely punished!
"Five hundred merit points per vial, ten thousand merit points for twenty vials..."
After a moment's thought, Song Chi bought twenty vials.
The Advanced Body-Refining Potion still had a significant effect on him. Combined with the body-refining liquid and insectoid essence meat, he had a feeling that his Guiding Technique would soon break through to level 11.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
