Chapter 166: The Wandering Token and the Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform

Chapter 166: The Wandering Token and the Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform

This token was almost identical in shape to the Market Guest Token, but had a completely different color.

One was a bronze color, while the one before him was a silver color.

Surrounding himself with the flow of the laws, Song Chi slowly entered the room, ensuring there were no dangers. Once he was certain, he stepped through the door.

In the center of the room, the silver token floated in the air. Song Chi extended his hand and touched the silver token.

In the next second, a mysterious message suddenly flooded his mind, giving him a comprehensive understanding of the silver token.

"A Wandering Token, huh..."

Name: Wandering Token

Owner: All Realms Market (Song Chi)



Uses: Unlimited

Duration: Settable

Effect: Any creature that obtains this Wandering Token can activate it, regardless of where they are in the fragmented star sea. Upon activation, the token will teleport the user to a dedicated "Wandering Room" and grant them the ability to stay there as long as they wish. They can return voluntarily or be expelled by the market owner, after which they and the token will be teleported back to their original location.

Effect 2: The user can activate the token's law enhancement effect, which will grant them a power boost equivalent to one major rank for one hour, with a cooldown of 720 hours.

Description: A product derived from the All Realms Market, possessing incredible abilities.

Note: Only the owner of the All Realms Market can set the token's duration.

Note 2: The owner of the All Realms Market can reclaim the token at any time.

Note 3: When the market is not open for trading, the token holder can only move within the Wandering Room and cannot leave.

Without a doubt, this Wandering Token was an advanced version of the Market Guest Token. It not only possessed all the functions of the Market Guest Token but also allowed the user to enter the All Realms Market at any time, without the monthly restriction.

Although the user could not leave the Wandering Room when the market was not open for trading, it could serve as a small, temporary refuge. If they encountered an insurmountable crisis in their original world, they could activate the Wandering Token and take refuge in the Wandering Room.

Additionally, the Wandering Token had a law enhancement effect that could be used once every 30 days, granting the user a power boost equivalent to one major rank for one hour.

For example, if a zero-rank creature obtained the Wandering Token and activated the law enhancement effect, they would temporarily gain the power of a first-rank creature. If a first-rank creature activated it, they would gain the power of a second-rank creature, and so on.

Of course, since the market had just ascended to the second rank, it could only grant a second-rank creature the power of a third-rank creature.

Even so, the value of the Wandering Token far exceeded that of the Market Guest Token.

Holding the silver token, Song Chi's eyes flickered as he pondered how to maximize its use.

Without a doubt, after the Market Guest Token, the Wandering Token would become the next iconic product of the All Realms Market and would be highly sought after by the various alien races entering the market.

So, how could he maximize the value of the Wandering Token? This was a question worth serious consideration.

Thinking of the Market Guest Token, he recalled how it had allowed him to obtain high-quality star sea curiosities like the Red Origin Celestial Fire and the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon. The Wandering Token's value was clearly much higher, and its use was measured in years.

Therefore, the rewards for distributing the Wandering Token should not be less than the quality of orange-tier curiosities.

"Should I have the aliens offer red-tier curiosities as collateral?"

Song Chi muttered, his brow furrowing slightly.

The gap between red-tier and orange-tier curiosities was significant. If he required such high-tier curiosities as collateral, it might be difficult to distribute the Wandering Tokens for a year or two.

Shaking his head, Song Chi didn't dwell on this issue for too long.

After all, even if he couldn't distribute them immediately, he could still use the Wandering Token himself. The question was whether its law enhancement effect could be applied to the Skyvault. If it could, it would significantly boost the Skyvault's combat capabilities.

Song Chi planned to test this once he left the market.

Turning to leave the inn, he opened the market's attribute panel on the central street of the market.

After ascending to the second rank, the market had undergone significant changes. The detailed attribute panel would provide a more intuitive understanding of these changes.

Focusing on the attribute panel, Song Chi skipped over the other details and moved directly to the spatial anchor point characteristic.

However, his expectations were met with disappointment. After ascending to the second rank, the spatial anchor point characteristic remained unchanged, with only one usable anchor point.

Song Chi could only sigh in frustration.

(PS: The second spatial anchor point will come later. I'm aiming for a three-million-word novel, so I can't make things too easy. Thanks for your understanding!)



Before he could dwell on it further, his eyes caught a new discovery.

Name: All Realms Market

Owner: Song Chi

Level: LV20

Size: 5000m x 5000m

Basic Configuration: 100 shops, 1 1000m x 1000m street market area, 1 three-story inn, 1 LV19 all-attribute cultivation room (doubles the efficiency of mystic energy cultivation), 1 LV19 mystic energy protection array, 1 LV19 ultra-long-range spatial door random deployment platform, 1 zero-rank Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform.

...

In the "Basic Configuration" section, he discovered a new addition.

Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform!!

Staring at these words, Song Chi's mind raced with possibilities.

First, he was almost certain that the Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform was likely the same as the Floating Land Essence Synthesis Platform. This was because the ancient continent behind Zhou Ping referred to the Floating Land Essence as the Spirit Mechanism.

One was a cultivator continent, and the other was an ancient immortal domain, both related to cultivation, so it wasn't surprising that they used the same term.

"Could this platform synthesize other substances into Floating Land Essence?"

"Should I synthesize lower-tier Floating Land Essence into higher-tier Floating Land Essence?"

Pondering this, Song Chi quickly strode down the central street toward the inner part of the market.

Through his godlike perspective, he had already pinpointed the new [Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform] near the all-attribute cultivation room.

The [Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform], as its name suggests, is similar to the [Ultra-Long Range Spatial Gate Random Deployment Platform] in that both are made of white jade, but the Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform is much smaller and more intricate.

Without hesitation, he eagerly stepped onto the new white jade platform and received the detailed attributes of the Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform.

Name: Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform

Tier: Zero

Effect: By placing 1,000 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence on the platform, you can synthesize 100 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence.

Limit: Each synthesis method can only be used once per month.

Note: A special synthesis platform created by a great being from the Star Sea's 'Immortal Realm Civilization,' capable of synthesizing lower-tier Spirit Mechanisms into higher-tier ones.

Upgrade Requirements: Market level 10 or higher, 1,000 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero-Tier)



After reading the attribute panel, Song Chi's initial excitement turned to a mix of doubt and disappointment.

While it was indeed capable of synthesizing lower-tier Floating Land Essence into higher-tier configurations, the fact that it could only synthesize First-Tier Floating Land Essence seemed a bit too low.

With his doubts in mind, Song Chi retrieved 1,000 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence from the Flame Ancestral Aperture and attempted to upgrade the Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform to Tier 1.

A radiant light enveloped the platform, and the Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform successfully upgraded from Tier 0 to Tier 1. Its attributes had visibly changed.

Effect: By placing 10,000 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence on the platform, you can synthesize 1,000 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence; by placing 1,000 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence, you can synthesize 100 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence.

"This is more like it!"

Although the cooldown period for the [Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform] remained the same, allowing only one synthesis per month for each method, the ability to synthesize Second-Tier Floating Land Essence was quite satisfying for Song Chi.

The key was that this was only a Tier 1 synthesis platform. If it were Tier 2, there would likely be a significant improvement.

He then retrieved 1,000 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence and upgraded the [Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform] to Tier 2.

At this point, the [Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform] could not be further upgraded, as reaching Tier 3 would require the market itself to be at least level 30.

However, the Tier 2 [Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform] was already quite impressive, much to Song Chi's satisfaction.

Effect: By placing 100,000 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence on the platform, you can synthesize 10,000 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence. By placing 10,000 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence, you can synthesize 1,000 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence. By placing 1,000 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence, you can synthesize 100 strands of Third-Tier Floating Land Essence.

Without further ado, Song Chi could now produce 1,000 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence each month, which was excellent news given his current shortage of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence.

Even though it would cost him 100,000 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence or 10,000 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence to synthesize 1,000 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence each month, it was a significant expense.

However, with his stable income of over 100,000 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence each month, this was not a major issue for Song Chi. Especially after securing a deal with the goblin Luke for one million Terran Stones per month, his monthly income of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence had already stabilized at over 200,000 strands, making this even less of a concern.

With this in mind, Song Chi retrieved 100,000 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence from the Flame Ancestral Aperture. After the light from the [Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform] dissipated, the 100,000 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Essence transformed into 10,000 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence. He then activated the [Spirit Mechanism Synthesis Platform] again, synthesizing the 10,000 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence into 1,000 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence.

Having reached this point, Song Chi paused and decided not to further upgrade the synthesis platform to produce Third-Tier Floating Land Essence.

At least for the short term, he did not plan to do so. In his view, 100 strands of Third-Tier Floating Land Essence per month were insufficient to rapidly enhance the few Third-Tier components on the Skydome. It would be better to focus on enhancing the Second-Tier components first.

After retrieving the 1,000 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence from the synthesis platform and feeling their presence, Song Chi felt a surge of excitement.

With 1,000 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence each month, plus the additional strands from market transactions and rental fees, he could reliably earn over 1,500 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence.

And 1,500 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence were equivalent to 7.5 points of Golden Merit in the family's Merit Hall.

Excitement aside, Song Chi quickly forgot his earlier disappointment about the spatial anchor point and turned to the free vending area, which had expanded to 1,000 meters in width and length. He summoned the Skydome once again.

Scanning the area, his gaze fell on the [Purple River Teleportation Device] and the [Fixed Point Deployment Platform], both of which were blue components that did not require titanium crystals. Due to the lack of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence, he had not been able to enhance them further.

After a few dozen seconds, having consumed 698 strands of Second-Tier Floating Land Essence, Song Chi successfully upgraded both components to Tier 3.

Purple River Teleportation Device, Level 30

Quality: Blue

Consumption: 10,000 units per use (Astral Energy Points)



Effect: After charging, the spacecraft can perform a spatial jump in the specified direction. Current maximum teleportation distance: 100 light-years

Charging Time: 20 minutes; Buffer Time: 8 hours

Upgrade Requirements: 10 strands of Floating Land Essence (Third-Tier), 25,000 Astral Energy Points, 10 Void Crystals (Second-Tier)



Fixed Point Deployment Platform, Level 30

Quality: Blue

Consumption: 5,000 units per use (Astral Energy Points)



Charging Time: 20 seconds; Buffer Time: 4 hours

Effect: Can deploy objects (including living beings) of appropriate size and weight to a specified coordinate. Current maximum deployment distance: 4 light-years

Upgrade Requirements: 10 strands of Floating Land Essence (Third-Tier), 25,000 Astral Energy Points

The maximum teleportation distance of the Purple River Teleportation Device increased from 40 light-years to 100 light-years.

The deployment distance of the Fixed Point Deployment Platform increased from 2 light-years to 4 light-years. When the brainwave remote control system is also upgraded, the combination of these two components will be even more effective.

After reinforcing both items, Song Chi had just over a thousand strands of Second-Stage Floating Land Essence left, and still fewer than 190 titanium crystals. After some thought, he decided not to continue reinforcing and instead reserved these resources for future use.

Once he had stowed the Skydome, Song Chi turned his attention to the All-Attribute Training Chamber, the Ultra-Long-Range Spatial Gate Deployment Platform, and the Ethereal Energy Defense Array. With the market now at Second Stage, these three components could be further upgraded. After using several hundred strands of First-Stage Floating Land Essence, all three were enhanced to Level 20.

The upgrades at this stage brought about significant improvements in their attributes.

First, the Ultra-Long-Range Spatial Gate Deployment Platform. At Level 19, even with the additional boost from the Second-Stage market, it could only deploy 58 spatial gates. Now, with the successful upgrade, this number had surged to 75.

With the ability for Second-Stage alien races to enter the market, it was clear that future market transactions would become even more bustling, and his earnings would skyrocket.

Next was the All-Attribute Training Chamber. At Level 19, it provided a 735% boost to regular training and a 1470% boost to ethereal energy training. Now, these boosts had increased to 900% and 1800%, respectively. During ethereal energy training, the boost had reached 1800%, while a Level 20 ethereal energy training platform on a regular Flameheart battleship only provided a 600% boost. This was a threefold difference.

Don't underestimate this multiplier. Over time, the gap between Song Chi and other Flameheart commanders of the same stage would only grow more terrifying.

Lastly, the Ethereal Energy Defense Array. Since the incident with the Void Demon, this configuration had become increasingly important to Song Chi. He always upgraded it to the highest level immediately after each market advancement.

At Level 19, its attributes were as follows:

- Defense: 2850

- Shield Value: 285,000/285,000

- Overload Buffer Time: 22 minutes

Now, they had changed to:

- Defense: 15,000

- Shield Value: 1,500,000/1,500,000

- Overload Buffer Time: 20 minutes

Even at Second Stage, the shield value had reached 1.5 million, highlighting the terrifying power of the Ethereal Energy Defense Array. For comparison, an orange-quality Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator, when upgraded to its Second-Stage limit at Level 29, only provided a shield value of just over 300,000. The difference was stark.

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In the deep clouds of the Spinal Continent, the 120-meter-long Skydome floated quietly. In the Skydome's main control room, Song Chi held the Market Travel Permit, his eyes thoughtful.

He wanted to test whether the Skydome could trigger the rule enhancement effect of the Market Travel Permit, or if only he himself could receive this enhancement. Clarifying this point would allow him to more accurately gauge his own strength and make better decisions in various emergencies. He didn't want to misjudge his capabilities and end up in danger or miss out on a significant opportunity.

Ethereal energy surged within him, slowly flowing into the silver token in his hand. After a short moment, the Market Travel Permit emitted a faint silver light. This light first enveloped Song Chi's entire body, causing his strength to surge dramatically, elevating him from First Stage to Second Stage.

Feeling the immense power within him, Song Chi didn't feel particularly joyful. If the enhancement only worked on him, it would be bad news. As a Flameheart commander, he couldn't abandon his Flameheart battleship to engage in close combat. No matter how strong he was, his role would be limited.

However, just then, his eyes sharpened. The Flameheart seed in his forehead Flameheart Ancestral Meridian had trembled violently. A blue strand of Flameheart Essence then flew out from the Flameheart Ancestral Meridian, acting as a special conduit. With its appearance, the silver light surrounding him began to slowly flow toward the Skydome below.

After a few seconds, when Song Chi carefully checked the Skydome's attribute panel, he saw the new attribute he had been hoping for:

- Rule Enhancement: Under the influence of an unknown rule, the battleship's attributes are comprehensively enhanced, lasting for 1 hour.

"Indeed, the Skydome can also receive the market's rule enhancement!"

Song Chi felt a surge of excitement. However, he soon sighed. As the market's owner, he had the most direct experience with the rule enhancement. Although he couldn't apply the market's rule enhancement to himself outside the market, he had felt it countless times within the market. He knew that the rule enhancement effect of the Market Travel Permit was only a small fraction of the market's true rule power.

Previously, he had used the market's rule enhancement to withstand an energy attack from an unknown Fourth-Stage entity with just a First-Stage body. The rule enhancement from the Market Travel Permit, on the other hand, could only boost the holder's combat power by one major stage. Compared to the true market rule, it was still a significant gap.

However, for ordinary alien races, this enhancement was more than enough to make them flock to it. In the shattered star sea, each stage was a major realm. While this saying didn't apply to the Flameheart human civilization, for ordinary alien races, a single stage difference was like the gap between heaven and earth, an insurmountable barrier.

Being able to fight across one major stage was something they had never even dared to dream of.

Therefore, the popularity of the Market Travel Permit would undoubtedly exceed expectations in the future.

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Song Chi directed the Skydome to head into the sky. He wanted to thoroughly experience the Skydome's combat capabilities under the rule enhancement.

An hour later, Song Chi returned. He had conducted a comprehensive test of the Skydome's performance under the rule enhancement and obtained specific results.

To be precise, the Celestial Sphere's combat power did not truly leap to a higher tier after receiving the Law Enhancement.

While components like the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator, the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon, and the Shadow Anti-Matter Hyperstate Engine were already at the third tier, the Law Enhancement's effect was not as significant as expected.

However, overall, the Celestial Sphere's combat power saw a notable boost after the Law Enhancement.

The exact extent of the enhancement cannot be detailed, but based on previous battles against third-tier peak humanoid aliens and the third-tier peak sandworms of the Yellow Sand Floating Land, the Celestial Sphere, with its pre-second-tier combat power, could barely match a third-tier peak entity when maintaining a safe distance.

After advancing to a frigate, the Celestial Sphere's combat power officially reached the true third-tier peak. Even in close combat with third-tier peak beings, the Obsidian Hull Armor, reinforced by the second-tier hull, could withstand attacks of the third-tier peak level.

With this Law Enhancement, Song Chi estimated that the Celestial Sphere should have no trouble taking on three opponents at once.

...

In the Qingyue Manor, under the peach tree in his personal courtyard, Song Chi sat cross-legged.

Deep in his mind, within the vast, dark cosmos, a ten-thousand-meter-tall mech projection towered. Song Chi focused all his attention on visualizing this mech imprint.

After an indeterminate amount of time, his tightly closed eyes slowly opened, a flash of confirmation in their depths.

He then stopped the visualization.

"For two days, my mental power has shown no growth. It seems my previous guess was correct—I have reached the peak of the first stage of the Mundane Thought State. If I cannot break through to the second stage, my mental power will be very difficult to enhance further!"

It had been four days since his return from testing the Celestial Sphere. During these four days, he prepared meticulously for the upcoming Soul Land expedition while continuing to practice the Guiding Technique and visualize the mythic mech imprint.

However, for the past two days, his mental power had stagnated, showing no signs of improvement.

After consulting his parents and conducting a detailed search on his quantum communication bracelet, he concluded that his mental power had indeed reached the peak of the first stage of the Mundane Thought State.

Both Song Chao and Chen Lixia were quite surprised by this.

In their experience, enhancing mental power was extremely difficult, and even with the Song family's secret technique, the "Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale—Mythic Mech Imprint," it was hard to maintain the same rate of progress as the Guiding Technique.

Typically, the only way to keep up was through the life ascension that occurred during a major advancement in the Guiding Technique.

Song Chi's Guiding Technique was only at level 16, and his mental power, under normal circumstances, should have been around the mid-first stage of the Mundane Thought State. Given his recent rapid progression of five levels in the Guiding Technique, he should have been at the early first stage.

Reaching the peak of the first stage now seemed somewhat abnormal.

Song Chi was unsure of the exact reason, so he simply used the excuse of his consistent and diligent visualization.

Rising from his seated position, Song Chi stopped his visualization attempts.

He had confirmed that his mental power had indeed reached the peak of the first stage of the Mundane Thought State. Continuing to visualize without breaking through to the second stage would be a waste of time.

Thinking of the "second stage of the Mundane Thought State," Song Chi's eyes flickered with determination.

From what his parents had told him, the most common way to break through to the second stage was to wait for the Guiding Technique to advance to level 20 and use the second life ascension to achieve the breakthrough. This was the most common and straightforward method.

However, given the vast expanse of the Ember Human Civilization and the countless Ember Captains, there were always exceptional individuals who could break through to the second stage without relying on the second life ascension.

In the Song family alone, over the past three thousand years, there were numerous examples of clan members who achieved this. These individuals could multitask with four tasks simultaneously and, with the help of the second life ascension, could handle five tasks, always staying a step ahead of ordinary Ember Captains.

Some could even handle six tasks at the second tier, reaching the third stage of the Mundane Thought State. Such individuals were often hailed as geniuses within the Ember Human Civilization.

It was said that the current fifth-ranked Song family member, Song Ming, could achieve this at the second tier.

Hearing this news, Song Chi felt a surge of determination.

As the owner of the Multiverse Marketplace, he was far more stable than ordinary Ember Captains, but this never meant he was weaker than others.

Stability was one thing, but he never hid his true strength.

From the beginning, he had never considered himself weaker than anyone else.

Despite living two lives, his mental age was still only in his sixties, which, in this interstellar era, placed him among the younger generation. The fire in his heart had yet to cool completely.

If others could do it, why couldn't he?

With this thought, Song Chi asked his parents for detailed information. The answer was simple: soul resources.

Breaking through to the second stage of the Mundane Thought State before the second life ascension was not an easy task, which was why it was so rare. However, it was not impossible. With the right soul resources, it could be achieved.

Of course, a significant amount of soul resources was required, not just any random soul resources.

With this in mind, Song Chi's resolve hardened. The upcoming Soul Land expedition was a perfect opportunity to gather soul resources.

He intended to make a big move. Soul resources were rare and hard to come by. Missing this chance would make it very difficult to obtain them later.

"Xiao Chi!"

Suddenly, his mother's voice called from outside the courtyard.

Grandfather had returned and was summoning the entire family to discuss the specifics of the upcoming Soul Land expedition.

(End of Chapter)

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