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Chapter 16: Blue-Quality "Superconductive Laser Cannon"
Chapter 16: Blue-Quality "Superconductive Laser Cannon"
Strapping on his safety belt, the sensation of weightlessness reached its peak, followed by a dizzying spin.
In the outskirts of Jiangyuan City, the ultra-long-range Star Sea Launch Platform, the number of citizens gathered here today was significantly reduced compared to yesterday's massive crowd, but there were still nearly three thousand people.
At this moment, the faces of over two thousand people in the crowd mostly wore expressions of deep concern, reflecting the worry of parents and elders for their children.
Awakening the Ember Seed and mastering the Ember Spaceship was indeed a shortcut to instant success, granting extraordinary social status. However, this shortcut was not a smooth path but one filled with thorns.
Each exploration of an alien domain, to put it nicely, was a mix of danger and opportunity, but to put it bluntly, it was a life-or-death gamble. Bet right, and you live; bet wrong, and you die.
Every parent in the crowd understood this, but they had no choice but to let their children take this risk, as it was one of the few opportunities for ordinary people to change their fate.
If just one descendant could advance a bit further in the path of the Ember Spaceship, the entire family could benefit, even rising to become a new Ember Family, easily passing down their legacy for hundreds or even thousands of years.
For ordinary citizens within the domain of the Ember Human Civilization, this was a common goal pursued by almost everyone.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Amidst the intense buzzing, the parents finally saw the towering pillar of light reappear. As the light dissipated, nearly a hundred Spirit Energy Shuttles had appeared on the previously empty launch platform.
These were the first batch of a hundred Spirit Energy Shuttles launched yesterday. However, from the numbers, only 94 of the 100 people had returned.
"All students, immediately leave the launch platform."
Outside the launch platform, the command from the Ember Bureau officer rang out immediately. One by one, the Spirit Energy Shuttles began to depart, making room for the subsequent returning shuttles.
...
Nearly two hours later, all the students from this year's awakening in Jiangyuan City had returned. According to the statistics from the Jiangyuan Ember Bureau, 1,032 students had successfully awakened, and 1,032 had been sent out. Of these, 980 students successfully returned.
In other words, 52 students had either died or were lost in the alien domain for unknown reasons.
This was a normal number, but the atmosphere at the scene was unusually heavy, as these were not just numbers but 52 living, breathing lives.
The heavy atmosphere did not last long among the students. On their way back to school in the floating cars, the students of the First Ember Academy excitedly chatted with each other. The "First Ember Academy 255th Awakening Class Group" created by the school was buzzing with activity.
{Class 10 "Lu Jie"}: How did everyone do this time?
{Class 3 "Zhou Lu"}: Hahaha, pretty good luck! I found an asteroid belt and got 30 tons of "Uranium Ore."
{Class 4 "Zhang Chao"}: Envious! Uranium Ore is worth 8 strands of zero-stage Floating Land Essence per ton, so 30 tons is 240 strands. Why did I only find refined iron, and only a measly 60 tons? Waaaah.
{Class 5 "Sun Hao"}: Envious +1, please take me along, big shot.
...
Ling Chi scanned the chat history in the group and glanced at Sun Hao sitting next to him.
"Haozi, how did you do this time?"
Sun Hao typed on his communication bracelet while whispering:
"50 tons of gas ore."
Hearing the words "gas mine," Song Chi's eyebrows twitched, and his lips curled.
Gas mines are a high-tier resource. It's said that certain high-quality spacecraft components require this resource for reinforcement, making it consistently valuable. In the market, one ton of gas mine can typically fetch 10 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence.
"500 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence, are you jealous of others?"
Clicking to close the communication screen, Sun Hao, with his robust left arm, draped it over Song Chi's shoulder and chuckled.
"Bro Chi, you don't know me. What's the point of being flashy? Being low-key is my life motto!"
Glancing down at the arm that was thicker than his own thigh, Song Chi found it hard to see how a towering figure, nearly two meters tall and weighing around 150 kilograms, who always drew attention wherever he went, could be considered low-key.
Ignoring Song Chi's eye roll, Sun Hao quickly countered, "Bro Chi, what about you?"
"10 tons of Mithril."
Song Chi casually mentioned the 10 tons of Mithril, not out of any intention to hide anything, but because the 600-plus tons of Primal Copper were simply too difficult to explain.
He was well aware that the All-Heaven Marketplace, his golden ticket, was something he could never reveal. If he did, it would bring endless trouble his way. The ability to trade freely with various alien civilizations scattered across the fractured star sea was invaluable.
As for the purple component of the "Atomic Fusion Reactor Engine," he had no plans to expose it yet. A purple-quality engine component was highly valuable and would likely attract unwanted attention.
He hadn't decided whether to keep it for his own use or sell it through the black market or the All-Heaven Marketplace. Deep down, he leaned towards using it himself. A purple-quality engine would serve him well for a long time to come.
Just then, a surprising message appeared in the chat group.
"{Class 1 'Deng Chang'}: Basic component, blue-quality main cannon 'Superconductive Laser Cannon.' Interested parties, please message me. Attached is a JPG of the Superconductive Laser Cannon's attributes."
Superconductive Laser Cannon lv0
Quality: Blue
Consumption: 20 per shot (Phantom Energy Points)
Attack: 15
Recharge: 5s; Buffer: 10s
Upgrade Required: 3 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero-Rank), 300 Phantom Energy Points
The moment this message appeared, the chat exploded.
"Is this for real? A blue-quality main cannon? @Class 1 'Deng Chang,' did you get this from the latest exploration? Impressive, bro."
"Damn, I don't even have a single white component, and you're already selling a blue one? Sob."
Not only the students, but even the academy teachers were stirred.
"{Class 2 Teacher 'Huang Guowei'}: @Class 1 Deng Chang, if you're really planning to sell it, we can talk in person when you return to the academy."
...
Song Chi's eyes flickered, and he felt a bit tempted, but he didn't show it.
"Stupid, why not keep a blue-quality main cannon for yourself?"
Sun Hao's criticism sounded in his ear, but Song Chi shook his head, disagreeing.
"Everyone has their own plans. A blue-quality main cannon is indeed powerful, but without sufficient resources to reinforce it, it might not even survive the next exploration.
Selling it at a high price now would provide enough resources to fully reinforce the Phantom Energy Shuttle, increasing survival chances during subsequent interstellar explorations. It's a trade-off, and as long as he feels it's worth it, that's all that matters."
(End of Chapter)
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