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Chapter 195: The Discovery of a Starlight Plant - The Silver Apple Mother Tree
Chapter 195: The Discovery of a Starlight Plant - The Silver Apple Mother Tree
There was no doubt that the orange oddity could transform into an [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] component, which was undoubtedly a top-tier offensive weapon.
Although it was just an external launcher, it could only carry two cobalt bullets at a time, unlike the main and secondary cannons that could fire continuously. After each shot, the bullets had to be manually reloaded.
Moreover, this external launcher couldn't be reloaded inside the ship, so it could only fire two bullets in a single battle.
However, its value couldn't be denied. The additional armor-piercing property alone made it a top-tier component.
Armor-piercing, shield-breaking, and immobilizing properties were extremely rare. Possessing any one of these would make it a top-tier component.
The key was that this component also increased damage. At level 0, it doubled the damage, and further enhancements would only make it more powerful. Combined with the armor-piercing property, a single shot from this launcher could deal damage on par with a major attack.
Excited but also a bit hesitant, Song Chi realized that if he converted this [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] component, he wouldn't be able to sell it. He would have to keep it for the Canopy.
This meant he was still far from the 90 gold merit points needed, not to mention the orange ascension fire source.
"Still a long way to go..."
Muttering to himself, he entered the market and obtained enough cobalt ore from the mineral resource shop. Then, he loaded the [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] onto the Canopy.
He consumed 690 strands of second-stage Floating Land Essence, 120 titanium crystals, and several zeroth and first-stage Floating Land Essences to enhance it to level 30.
External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher (Level 30)
Quality: Orange
Properties:
- Armor-Piercing +30,000
- Power Increase 400%
- Consumption: 10,000 per shot
Bullets: 2/2
- Power: 1,425,000
- Recharge: 15 seconds
- No buffer required
- Upgrade Requirements: 20 strands of third-stage Floating Land Essence, 40,000 Dark Energy Points, 10 tons of cobalt ore, 32 titanium crystals
There was no need to elaborate on its attributes. The level 30 [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] was formidable enough to serve as a strong trump card.
Additionally, its energy consumption was per shot, not continuous, and didn't affect the [Shadow Antimatter Hyperstate Engine]. Otherwise, Song Chi wouldn't have enhanced it to level 30 so quickly.
After enhancing this formidable external launcher, Song Chi's attention returned to the outside of the wormhole.
However, his thoughts soon turned, and he canceled the summoning of the remaining three Void Shadow Killer puppets.
Having finished exploring a warship wreckage, he only needed to wait for the [Fixed Deployment Platform] and [Brainwave Remote Control System] to recharge before he could begin the next exploration.
Time flew by, and another month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, he initiated another market transaction, but the gains were minimal, acquiring only two purple oddities.
However, adding the purple oddities he obtained from new ancient warship wrecks during this month, he now had 15 purple oddities that could be converted into purple ship components.
In total, these could be converted into over 60 gold merit points, plus the remaining points in his personal account, which was enough to exchange for the [Light Energy Aggregation Engine].
Song Chi was very pleased. In two months, he had acquired 15 purple ship components, 7 more purple oddities that couldn't be converted and were placed in the oddity exchange shop, and one orange-quality external launcher.
This couldn't simply be described as a "great harvest." For an ordinary Flameheart captain, this would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
However, after a brief moment of joy, Song Chi quickly calmed down.
Thinking about the super-giant warship he hadn't yet explored, he suddenly felt that his current gains weren't as impressive. His curiosity was also stirring.
Even the gains from those 10,000-meter warships were astonishing. What about the flagship, which was clearly several levels higher? What rare resources could it hold?
An orange oddity?
A red oddity?
Or even a silver one, above the red epic level?
The thought made Song Chi's heart race.
"Should I try to deploy near that super-giant warship?"
He couldn't deny the temptation. The [Spatial Beacon Emitter] had already recharged, allowing him to plant a new spatial beacon in this star domain. This also meant he had limited time left. He needed to return to the Dragon Spine Continent within the next two to three days, or he would miss the Copper Mountain Floating Land operation.
Although he wasn't particularly keen on participating in this operation, given the involvement of a fourth-stage star giant, the danger was considerable. Compared to that, he preferred to slowly explore and develop this star battlefield.
However, his grandfather and uncle had already decided, and they seemed to want him to participate. Despite his reservations, Song Chi had to follow their wishes.
After some consideration, Song Chi decided to use the last few days to attempt a preliminary exploration of the super-giant ancient warship.
Besides satisfying his curiosity, it would also help him gather information about the warship. Although he didn't know the specifics, Song Chi was certain of one thing.
Compared to the previous ten-thousand-meter-long warship wrecks he had explored, the interior of this colossal warship, which stretched for tens of thousands of kilometers, was far more perilous.
Not only were the traces of cosmic laws more densely packed, but there was also a spatial rift nearly ten thousand meters in diameter on its side. Over the past month, Song Chi had already seen the shadows of void demons several times within this rift.
Therefore, he wanted to gather as much information as possible before his next visit, to better prepare and increase his chances of success during future explorations.
While waiting for the cooldown of the [Fixed Point Deployment Platform] and the [Brainwave Remote Control System], Song Chi sat cross-legged, holding several high-grade soulstones in each hand, and began to meditate on the projection blueprints of the Mythical Mech.
Both components required several hours of cooldown, and he naturally wouldn't waste this time. Over the past month, he had either entered the market to practice his guiding technique or continued his meditation, steadily improving his progress in both the guiding technique and his mental strength while exploring.
Several hours later, Song Chi, with a serious expression, approached the [Fixed Point Deployment Platform]. He waved his hand, and four Void Shadow Assassin puppets were summoned.
After placing brainwave beacons on them, the four puppets stepped onto the deployment platform one by one.
"Deep breath," Song Chi thought, "I hope this starts off well!"
With that thought, a flash of light appeared, and the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets vanished from the deployment platform.
A million kilometers away, at a certain point on the outer side of the supermassive ancient warship, a slight spatial fluctuation occurred, and the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets materialized out of the void.
Inside the Skybound, Song Chi's consciousness delved into his mind, focusing all his attention on the brainwave beacons.
However, just as he was fully concentrated, he was suddenly taken aback by the changes in the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets the moment they were deployed.
It wasn't related to the spatial oscillations, the rift resonance, or the traces of cosmic laws. What alarmed Song Chi was the transformation occurring in the puppets' bodies.
"Crack, crack, crack!"
Clear, crisp sounds emanated from their puppet bodies. It wasn't the sound of the spatial rift cutting through them but the terrifying pressure from the surrounding starry sky.
This pressure was indescribable. It wasn't just a mental oppression on a metaphysical level but a nearly tangible compression, like a small mountain pressing down on their shoulders, making every step feel incredibly difficult.
Even the comparison to a small mountain was conservative. The Void Shadow Assassin puppets, though thin-skinned, were all Level 30 third-stage puppets. Even if they were pseudo-third-stage, their puppet bodies' strength was far beyond that of ordinary beings.
Yet, under the surrounding pressure, they seemed to be struggling to endure, indicating just how intense the pressure was.
So, Song Chi's comparison to a small mountain was still an understatement.
"Hum, hum, hum!"
Before he could fully process the unusual pressure, a faint humming sound suddenly arose. Without giving the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets any chance to react, they were instantly swallowed by a burst of cosmic law traces.
Deep in his mind, his vision went black, and he returned to his main perspective. The brainwave thread connected to the Void Shadow Assassin puppets had been completely annihilated by the terrifying cosmic law force.
In the Skybound's control room, Song Chi felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead.
He could empathize with the situation the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets had been in. If he had been in their place, he wouldn't have had any time to react, let alone communicate with the market. Entering the market also required time, and the burst of cosmic law traces had been nearly instantaneous, leaving no room for reaction.
Moreover, he had a gut feeling that the burst of cosmic law traces was far more powerful, stealthy, and rapid than those around the ten-thousand-meter-long Three-Eyed Clan warships, almost on a different level entirely.
Although the cosmic law traces had the same effect of instantly overwhelming and swallowing the Void Shadow Assassin puppets, his intuition told him that the difference was significant.
However, he understood, or at least was mentally prepared for it.
After all, this was the flagship of a high-level fleet of a dominant civilization, a flagship whose length was even more exaggerated than the Song Clan's Dragon Spine Divine Mountain. For it to be completely submerged in this unknown starry sky, it must have gone through a fierce battle, leaving behind some terrifying remnants of cosmic law traces, which was only natural.
On the contrary, if there were none, Song Chi would have found it strange.
His figure disappeared from the Skybound, and he would have to wait several more hours for the [Fixed Point Deployment Platform] and the [Brainwave Remote Control System] to cool down. This time, he decided to practice his guiding technique.
Several hours later, Song Chi began his second deployment attempt.
He certainly wasn't going to give up so easily. The more cosmic law traces there were around the warship wreckage, the more powerful they were, the more it indicated the exceptional nature of the supermassive Three-Eyed Clan flagship, and the greater the likelihood of finding valuable items within.
With a flash of light, the four new Void Shadow Assassin puppets vanished.
A few minutes later, Song Chi stood up again, left the Skybound, and entered the market. The second deployment attempt also ended in failure.
...
On the third day, after more than six consecutive deployments, the Void Shadow Assassin puppets had not once made contact with the supermassive ancient warship, let alone boarded it.
"Let's give it one last try. After this, whether it succeeds or not, I need to return to the Dragon Spine Continent..."
At the deployment platform, Song Chi planted a neural imprint on the Void Shadow Assassin puppet standing at the center of the platform. Without hesitation, he activated the Fixed Deployment Platform.
Dozens of meters away from the massive wreck of a Three-Eyed flagship, four Void Shadow Assassin puppets stepped out of the void. There was no spatial fluctuation or any triggering of law marks.
This was the safe deployment point Song Chi had determined through the previous six attempts, ensuring the safe landing of the Void Shadow Assassin puppets.
Of course, the crisp cracking sounds from the puppets' bodies couldn't be avoided. The overwhelming pressure in the surroundings had persisted for at least tens of thousands of years and wouldn't vanish just because the Void Shadow Assassin puppets had arrived.
Under the command of the puppet carrying Song Chi's neural imprint, the four puppets slowly moved toward the flagship.
The first ten meters were manageable, as the previous attempts had established a preliminary safe path, significantly reducing the danger.
However, with each few meters they advanced, the pressure on the puppets' bodies increased, slowing their progress.
Fortunately, the pressure, though increasing, wasn't yet at a level that would render the Void Shadow Assassin puppets immobile.
When they were 35 meters from the Three-Eyed flagship, one puppet was lost, leaving three.
At 25 meters, only two puppets remained.
When the last two puppets reached 10 meters, another law mark was triggered, and the puppet in the lead was swallowed.
In the control room of the Celestial Vessel, Song Chi took a deep breath. The next second, a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
Simultaneously, spatial forces surged around the last Void Shadow Assassin puppet, forming a blur as it charged straight toward a small gap in the flagship's hull.
Song Chi didn't choose the direction randomly; he aimed for a point where the puppet could directly enter the wreck's interior. Otherwise, getting close to the hull would be pointless.
Perhaps it was a stroke of luck, but the final seven meters didn't trigger any further dangers. The Void Shadow Assassin puppet made it to the hull.
At this point, he didn't hesitate, controlling the puppet to charge through the crack in the hull and into the massive Three-Eyed flagship.
Boom!
A dizzying sensation washed over him, and his vision went pitch black. Song Chi completely lost the neural beacon's signal.
This time, it wasn't due to a law mark being triggered but because of the terrifying pressure inside the ship.
If the pressure outside the hull was like a small mountain, the pressure inside the ship was like an ancient mountain range, instantly reducing the Void Shadow Assassin puppet to a pile of broken parts.
Song Chi's neural beacon, losing its anchor, dissipated entirely.
Back in the control room of the Celestial Vessel, Song Chi opened his eyes but remained motionless, as if in a trance.
Of course, that wasn't the case. He was simply in shock, momentarily unable to recover.
It wasn't just the shocking pressure inside the ship that stunned him but also the last glimpse he caught before the neural beacon was lost.
When the Void Shadow Assassin puppet entered the ship, its puppet body was quickly crushed into pieces. However, during those brief milliseconds, Song Chi's neural imprint captured a partial view of the ship's interior.
The puppet had entered what seemed to be a central corridor. On either side of the corridor were storage rooms. He didn't have time to inspect the room on the right, but he got a quick glance at the one on the left.
It appeared to be a cultivation chamber, a self-contained space. And this was the shocking part.
In the center of this seemingly ordinary cultivation chamber stood a plant with a pure silver body, bearing two silver apple-like fruits.
This plant, though only a few meters tall, gave Song Chi an intense sense of familiarity.
If he hadn't been mistaken, the first impression he got was that of the Holy Silver Apple Tree (previously known as the Silver Apple Mother Tree).
But this was also the source of his shock and confusion.
The Holy Silver Apple Tree is a type of star plant whose fruits, known as Silver Apples, have the incredible ability to enhance the quality of lower-tier star sea curios based on the tree's own rank.
In many star sea civilizations, it is known as the Holy Silver Apple Tree.
However, as a star plant, it typically grows to thousands of meters, or even tens of thousands of meters. How could it appear in a ship's cultivation chamber, and only be a few meters tall?
Faced with this puzzle, Song Chi considered many possibilities, but there were only two plausible explanations.
Either his judgment was wrong, and it wasn't the Holy Silver Apple Tree.
Or the cultivation chamber was a self-contained space, similar to a Sumeru Seed or a Heavenly Grotto, and in the context of the shattered star sea, it was likely an independent secret realm.
Considering this, how could Song Chi not be excited?
Even without the Silver Apples, which could enhance the quality of ship components, and the Holy Silver Apple Tree itself, the mere presence of a star sea secret realm aboard the ship was invaluable.
(End of Chapter)
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