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Chapter 194: Orange [External Penetrator Cobalt Launcher]
Chapter 194: Orange [External Penetrator Cobalt Launcher]
On the Celestial Vessel, Song Chi examined the two peculiar artifacts recently returned by the Void Shadow Assassin puppets. His eyebrows twitched, and a sudden suspicion crossed his mind, causing a pained expression to appear on his face.
Previously, the ten purple artifacts seized from the near-Fourth Rank humanoid aliens seemed unremarkable because they had been nurtured by the aliens' own energy for decades or even centuries. However, the two artifacts he now held, freshly extracted from the wrecked warship, clearly showed the erosion marks left by the passage of time.
If his guess was correct, these Three-Eyed Clan warships likely lost their energy supply systems upon crashing, leading to prolonged periods without energy maintenance. Combined with the occasional erosion from the surrounding void gales, this would have caused the artifacts to degrade and deteriorate.
In other words, these two purple artifacts, and even the ones he had obtained from the near-Fourth Rank humanoid aliens, were likely Orange-quality artifacts tens of thousands of years ago.
The thought of this made Song Chi's heart ache.
Orange-quality Glorious Artifacts were far rarer than purple ones, and the idea that they had all degraded in quality was truly heartbreaking.
Despite his sigh, Song Chi didn't dwell on it for long. This speculation only fueled his enthusiasm, and he looked at the unexplored ancient warships with renewed fervor.
If these warships once carried Orange-quality artifacts, it was highly unlikely that all of them had degraded. Some must have remained unaffected or only slightly damaged.
Thus, if he could find just one such artifact, he would no longer have to worry about the gold merit points needed to exchange for the Orange engine. He might even have a chance to obtain the [Lava Core Fire].
With this thought, Song Chi's enthusiasm soared, and he was brimming with energy.
Taking advantage of the remaining activation time of the [Brainwave Remote Control System], he dispatched five newly summoned Fire Holly puppets, along with the four returning Void Shadow Assassin puppets, to advance slowly to the left.
In this direction, about 60,000 meters away, lay another ancient 10,000-meter warship wreckage, the closest to the spatial wormhole after the one they had already explored.
Nearly six hours later, in the Celestial Vessel's main control room, Song Chi stood before the Fixed Point Deployment Platform. On the platform, four Void Shadow Assassin puppets stood back-to-back.
While monitoring the radar map to determine the appropriate coordinates, he activated the fixed-point deployment.
60,000 meters from the spatial wormhole entrance, at the edge of another ancient 10,000-meter warship wreckage, a slight spatial fluctuation triggered a nearby micro-spatial rift, leading to intense spatial resonance.
In the blink of an eye, the initially 10-centimeter spatial rift expanded to dozens of meters, swallowing the deployment point Song Chi had chosen.
Fortunately, the deployed Void Shadow Assassin puppets were programmed to immediately evade danger. Only one puppet was swallowed, while the other three managed to escape.
However, the activation of two hidden Law Traces reduced the three remaining puppets to just one.
This lone Void Shadow Assassin puppet managed to avoid both the spatial rift and the Law Traces, stabilizing itself at the edge of the ancient warship wreckage.
However, it soon fell into a daze, floating motionless in the starry sky, completely unresponsive.
Inside the spatial wormhole, Song Chi noted the coordinates of the Void Shadow Assassin puppet's position and canceled the summoning.
A few minutes later, the puppet disappeared from the starry sky.
This time, he hadn't placed a brainwave beacon on the puppet. The beacon was still on the Void Shadow Assassin puppet leading the Fire Holly puppets forward.
The purpose of this deployment was to find a sufficiently safe coordinate for the next round of deployments. The subsequent exploration tasks would be handled by the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets in the next deployment.
As for why he recalled the last Void Shadow Assassin puppet instead of leaving it to wait for the second round of deployments, which would have allowed five puppets to explore together, it was to ensure the puppet's safety and to avoid any potential risks.
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Song Chi had his own considerations regarding this.
This fragment of the star sea was extremely broken, not a true cosmic vacuum where nothing would change for millennia. Occasional gales from the void rifts could alter everything in this starfield at any moment. To avoid potential chain reactions, it was safer to recall the Voidwalkers back.
After a few more hours, both the "Fixed Deployment Platform" and the "Brainwave Remote Control System" completed their buffering. Song Chi, who had been eagerly waiting, immediately took action. Marking his brainwave beacon, he deployed four new Voidwalkers onto the platform. Once he set the predetermined deployment coordinates, a radiant light appeared again in the main control room of the Azure Sky.
Thus, the four new Voidwalkers safely boarded the second ancient warship wreckage without any major incidents.
In the control room of the second warship wreckage, Song Chi confirmed that this ancient warship belonged to the Tri-Eye civilization, a dominant-level culture. This realization heightened his anticipation even more. Ignoring the surrounding ten-thousand-meter warships, the ultra-giant ancient warship in the distance was bound to contain extraordinary treasures, being the flagship of a high-tier fleet from a dominant civilization.
However, the second ten-thousand-meter warship wreckage was disappointingly barren, containing only two purple artifacts that the Azure Sky couldn't use. He would have to exchange these with his family later.
Outside the warship wreckage, only three Voidwalkers remained. With the assistance of the "Fixed Deployment Platform," the exploration time was significantly reduced, but the challenge now was how to transport the two purple artifacts back through the spatial wormhole.
Ahead, Tycher, leading a large group of asteroid belt creatures, was still over fifty thousand meters away from the warship wreckage. Even if the three Voidwalkers cautiously advanced and worked together, covering this distance would take far too long.
To meet up, they would need to sacrifice over ten thousand asteroid belt creatures and spend more than half a year, which Song Chi found unacceptable.
He had already stayed here for nearly a month, and in another thirty days, he would need to return to the Dragon Spine Continent via the market's spatial anchor. His parents and others would surely worry if he didn't show up for over two months, and he also needed to prepare for the action at the Copper Mountain Floating Land.
Thinking about this, Song Chi felt a headache. A month was not enough time; he needed to find another solution.
"It seems I really need to look into autonomous recall components after I get back. Without them, it's just too troublesome..."
As he pondered, a glint of determination flashed in his eyes, and a new idea emerged.
"Tycher, bring everyone back!"
Using the "Mind Bridge" characteristic, he called out to Tycher, who was fully engaged in the push. A silver token glowed and flew out from his brow.
Song Chi's idea was simple. Since the outer star sea was fraught with danger, could the market, which could summon its controller from the dark side of the star sea, bypass the time-consuming push phase?
For example, he could have a second-stage creature from the asteroid belt carry the Market Pass and deploy it near the Voidwalkers. Once they retrieved the artifacts, they could use the Market Pass to enter the market directly.
This was the idea that had just formed in his mind, and theoretically, it had a good chance of working.
After all, the Market Pass was designed to teleport creatures directly into the market. Even if it caused spatial oscillations or resonances, the teleporter would already be inside the market by the time the void rifts spread, eliminating any concerns.
If this worked, he could use the market as a transit point to quickly transport the artifacts from the warship wreckage to himself once the Voidwalkers retrieved them.
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Song Chi was not the type to hesitate. Having found a highly feasible method, he acted immediately.
After recalling Tycher, he canceled the enslavement and temporarily sealed him, along with Zhao Lei and Tuogu Hong, in the market. Then, he casually contracted a second-stage asteroid belt creature.
After a series of operations, Song Chi wasn't done yet. He handed the [Market Walker Token] to the second-stage asteroid belt creature.
Several hours passed, and the [Fixed Deployment Platform] was reactivated after the cooldown.
However, before the platform's light could even flicker, Song Chi vanished first.
As the second-stage asteroid belt creature was deployed, Song Chi in the market was fully focused on sensing its movements.
Just as Song Chi had feared, the moment the creature was deployed, even though the chosen location was close to three Void Shadow Assassin golems, it was immediately swallowed by the spreading spatial rifts.
The moment Song Chi sensed the mental link with the creature was completely severed, he didn't hesitate to retrieve the [Market Walker Token] he had given it.
He had rushed into the market so quickly because he was afraid that the spatial rifts or the traces of law might destroy the [Market Walker Token]. According to the previous [Market Guest Token], there were likely only ten [Market Walker Tokens], and he wasn't willing to lose one just for two purple-grade oddities.
The light in his hand flickered, and the [Market Walker Token] returned to his grasp.
With this, the last of Song Chi's worries were dispelled. He could now continue his tests without any reservations.
Two days later, after multiple tests, Song Chi finally managed to send a second-stage asteroid belt creature to the vicinity of the three lifeless Void Shadow Assassin golems.
Under his command, the ape-like second-stage creature retrieved the two purple-grade oddities from the hands of the central golem and then activated the [Market Walker Token] it carried.
A violent spatial fluctuation ensued, triggering a large number of law traces and spatial rifts. The area near the warship wreckage erupted, and the three lifeless golems were quickly swallowed by the terrifying chaos.
Song Chi didn't care about what happened next. He vanished from the Azure Sky and immediately headed to the third floor of the inn in the market, eager to see if the second-stage asteroid belt creature had successfully brought the two oddities into the market.
The answer was clear; if it had failed, the mental link with the creature would have been severed long ago.
On the third floor of the inn, Song Chi stored the two purple-grade oddities in the Flame Ancestor Acupoint and then quickly left the market to continue his exploration.
With this new plan proven effective, Song Chi called off the humanoid alien operations. He no longer needed to use them as cannon fodder. With the combination of the golems, the deployment platform, brainwave control, and the [Market Walker Token], he could explore one warship wreckage after another in a short time.
Unfortunately, over the next few days, he explored three more ancient warship wrecks, but no orange-grade oddities appeared. He only found four purple-grade oddities, one of which couldn't be converted into a ship component.
Today, four Void Shadow Assassin golems boarded a new warship wreckage. The moment they opened the main control room door, Song Chi was immediately drawn to the blinding orange light inside.
After so many days, an orange-grade Glory oddity finally appeared, much to Song Chi's delight.
If this orange-grade oddity was suitable, it would be enough for him to exchange it for the orange-grade [Light Energy Aggregator Engine]. With a bit more effort, he might even be able to obtain the orange-grade Ascension Fire Source.
In the fifth [Market Walker Room], the second-stage asteroid belt creature handed the item to him. Even though he had already seen its attributes, Song Chi was still extremely excited.
Oddity Name: Cobalt Shell Main Battleship Cannon
Quality: Orange
Convertible: [External Penetrating Cobalt Shell Launcher]
Note: A high-grade battleship cannon of the Three-Eyed Race, which evolved into a unique oddity over the ages.
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External Penetrating Cobalt Shell Launcher (Level 0)
Quality: Orange
Trait: +300 Penetration
Trait 2: +100% Power
Consumption: 2000 per shot
Ammunition: 0/2
Power: 57
Recharge: 30 seconds
No cooldown required
Upgrade Requirements: 10 strands of Floating Land Essence (Level 0), 1000 Dark Energy Points, 10kg of Cobalt Ore
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