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Chapter 200: Plasma Guardian - Song Chi's Initiative
Chapter 200: Plasma Guardian - Song Chi's Initiative
Song Chi was somewhat surprised, or rather, shocked.
The fact that the other party could produce a blue component was already unexpected. Now, they were offering a purple rarity item, which was a stark contrast to their current dire situation.
As for why they chose this moment to offer it, he had some guesses.
Most likely, his final warning had significantly improved their impression of him, or at least made him seem less like a threat.
Song Chi wasn't sure what to say about that.
Perhaps a phrase like "good deeds bring good rewards" would be more appropriate, but in this harsh interstellar age, he didn't really believe in such things.
With this in mind, they returned to the tent. Song Chi didn't speak, waiting for the girl to continue.
Since she had voluntarily revealed this purple rarity item, she must want to trade it. The question was what terms she would propose.
The purple light flickered, and the girl didn't speak. Instead, she directly retrieved the purple rarity item from her core and handed it to Song Chi.
Her thoughts were simple: if she had decided to show it, she might as well be straightforward. After all, if the man in front of her decided to act, killing her would be as easy as a wave of his hand.
Song Chi took the purple rarity item with a calm expression, which was genuine.
The Cangqiong already had two red components and six orange ones. A single purple rarity item wasn't enough to cause a significant stir.
However, when he saw the specific attributes, a slight surprise did flicker in his heart.
The purple component the girl had offered was a special individual shield component, something extremely rare.
Even with his experiences over the past two years, he had only seen one such item before—the Spirit Energy Plate that Zhou Ping of the Luofu Sword Sect possessed.
Plasma Guardian (Level 0)
Rarity: Purple
Attributes:
- Shield Value Increase: 25%
- Consumption: 100 per use (Aether Points)
- Number of Shields: 5/5
- Effect: Generates a Single Plasma Shield with a shield value of 175/175 for a designated small unit. The shield activates automatically when attacked.
- Cooldown: 72 hours; no recharging needed
- Duration (after activation): 30 minutes
- Upgrade Requirements: 6 strands of Floating Land Essence (0th Tier), 600 Aether Points, 6 Life Nuclei (0th Tier)
After reviewing the attributes, Song Chi was highly satisfied. This was a significant surprise.
He had always dreamed of obtaining such a component and had mentioned it to Zhou Ping multiple times, but never succeeded.
Moreover, the attributes of this Plasma Guardian component were clearly superior to the Spirit Energy Plate.
While both had the same characteristic, the Plasma Guardian could generate 5 shields at Level 0, whereas the Spirit Energy Plate only generated 3.
Shifting his gaze from the component, Song Chi looked at the slightly nervous girl in front of him. Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, he took the initiative.
"What do you want? Floating Land Essence? Or white or blue rarity components?"
The girl hesitated for a moment.
"Can I have some Floating Land Essence and a few basic blue rarity components?"
"Sure!"
Song Chi nodded and continued, "How much Floating Land Essence do you need?"
The girl seemed to have considered this beforehand and quickly responded.
"50,000 strands of 0th Tier, and 2,000 strands of 1st Tier!"
Clearly, the 50,000 strands of 0th Tier Floating Land Essence were for purchasing advanced healing potions, while the 2,000 strands of 1st Tier were likely for enhancing a few blue rarity components.
50,000 strands of 0th Tier + 2,000 strands of 1st Tier equated to roughly 70,000 strands of 0th Tier Floating Land Essence. It was difficult to measure a high-quality purple rarity component in terms of 0th Tier Floating Land Essence.
After some thought, Song Chi took out four more components.
"These four are an energy shield, a hull armor, a main cannon, and a ship engine. Plus the 50,000 strands of 0th Tier and 2,000 strands of 1st Tier Floating Land Essence you mentioned. How does that sound?"
During their exploration of the ancient star battlefield, they had found over twenty purple rarity items, but even more white and blue rarity items. The four components Song Chi now offered were all blue rarity.
Compared to a high-quality purple rarity individual shield component, four blue rarity components might seem insignificant, but for the frail girl in front of him, this was already a very satisfactory offer.
If she were to try to trade this outside, not only would the price be uncertain, but her own safety would be a significant risk.
At her current 0th Tier, voluntarily offering a purple rarity component was like a child holding gold. Even if the transaction succeeded, she would likely face interception and attacks afterward.
If it weren't for that, why would she have kept this purple component until now?
Seeing her nod, Song Chi retrieved two pieces of Primal Floating Land Essence from the Ember Ancestral Aperture.
After handing over everything in his hands to her, he stored the [Plasma Guardian] component in the Ember Ancestral Aperture.
Once the transaction was complete, he didn't rush to leave.
"Come, I'll accompany you to the potion shop."
Purchasing a high-grade healing potion with 100,000 first-stage Primal Floating Land Essence would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of outsiders if a first-stage Ember Fleet Captain were to do it alone.
Since they had come this far, and he had indeed made a significant gain today, he decided to see it through. It wouldn't take more than an hour anyway.
"Thank you!"
The girl's face was filled with joy, and the middle-aged woman lying on the bed struggled to sit up.
"Sir, your great kindness is something we can't repay for now. May we ask for your name? If we ever have the opportunity, we will surely come to thank you!"
The woman's words were quite proper, and Song Chi's suspicions were further confirmed.
Spore infection, purple oddity.
Clearly, she had some background before, but an accident during her exploration of an alien star domain had led to her current situation.
"There's no need to come and thank me. These components are exactly what I need right now, so it's a mutually beneficial exchange. As for my name, just call me Song Chi."
...
In the center of Nanxiang City, at the Nanxiang Ember Marketplace.
After successfully purchasing a high-grade healing potion with 100,000 first-stage Primal Floating Land Essence, the two quickly left the marketplace.
Outside the marketplace gates, the frail girl, wearing a mask, clutched the elegant briefcase tightly and bowed deeply to Song Chi once again.
"Brother Song, thank you so much..."
Song Chi gently raised his hand, interrupting her words, and turned to look at the marketplace gates.
The dark energy within him suddenly surged outward, and the aura of a second-stage lifeform spread throughout.
This action made everyone near the marketplace gates feel as if they were carrying a thousand-pound burden.
Song Chi remained silent, his cold gaze scanning the faces of a few seemingly ordinary people nearby.
Under his intense scrutiny, these individuals, who had been following them from inside the marketplace, felt their hair stand on end, and an overwhelming sense of impending death filled their hearts.
After this, Song Chi retracted the dark energy, and the oppressive feeling quickly dissipated.
"Let's go!"
The frail girl hesitated, then softly responded and followed his footsteps.
Behind them, no one dared to move until Song Chi and the girl disappeared into the crowd. The few suspicious Ember Fleet Captains were drenched in cold sweat.
In the western suburbs of Nanxiang City, after sending the girl back to her tent, Song Chi didn't linger. He summoned the Azure Sky and soared into the sky.
Outside the tent, the girl watched until the Azure Sky disappeared into the clouds before turning and entering the tent.
Soon, a low conversation could be heard inside the tent.
"He's gone?"
"Mm-hmm!"
"Yuan'er, remember this kindness. If we ever have the chance... cough, cough, cough."
"Mom, I understand. You should use the high-grade healing potion first. Besides, the Morning Star Principality is so vast; it will be hard to find Brother Song again..."
The middle-aged woman's hoarse voice spoke again after a moment.
"Your understanding is still limited. He could casually produce four blue components and didn't show much surprise at the [Plasma Guardian]. Most importantly, he is surnamed Song. Which family in the Morning Star Principality could it be?"
"Mom, you mean Brother Song is from the Northern Stabilizing Song Clan?"
"Most likely..."
...
In the clouds, Song Chi looked at the two components with a smile.
Ember Warship Passenger Certificate
- Level: 30
- Quality: Blue
- Consumption: 100 per person (dark energy points)
- Capacity: 0/1000
- Effect: Seals the energy of passengers for 24 hours. Within the capacity limit, it removes the restriction of consuming Primal Floating Land Essence.
- Upgrade Requirement: 8 strands of third-stage Primal Floating Land Essence, 40,000 dark energy points.
...
Plasma Guardian
- Level: 20
- Quality: Purple
- Characteristics: Shield value increased by 50%
- Consumption: 2000 per use (dark energy points)
- Shields: 20/20
- Effect: Generates a shield with a value of 22,500/22,500 for a designated small unit, which activates automatically when attacked.
- Cooldown: 48 hours; no recharging required
- Duration (after activation): 90 minutes
- Upgrade Requirement: 15 strands of second-stage Primal Floating Land Essence, 5,000 dark energy points, 15 second-stage life nuclei, 1 titanium crystal
After enhancement, both components saw different improvements. The Ember Warship Passenger Certificate...
The component in question is only useful when carrying passengers and is generally hard to utilize on a regular basis.
However, Song Chi's focus was more on the Plasma Guardian component. After upgrading it to Level 20, it could now generate up to 20 shields.
This meant he could enhance 20 Void Shadow Assassin warrior puppets with these personal second-tier shields. With this added protection, the warrior puppets would not only retain their formidable offensive capabilities but also gain significant defensive strength, greatly boosting their combat effectiveness.
However, the newly upgraded Level 20 Plasma Guardian still had its limitations. It could only generate 20 shields, which wasn't enough for all the Void Shadow Assassin warrior puppets, and the shield value was relatively low at just over 20,000, offering little reassurance.
Upgrading it to the third tier might bring significant improvements, but for now, he lacked the titanium crystals needed. He would have to wait until the next market week to get the 50 titanium crystals from Ping to upgrade it to Level 30.
Additionally, if the Copper Mountain Floating Land operation was successful, he should also receive a fair amount of titanium crystals.
Despite his minor dissatisfaction, Song Chi immediately activated a Plasma Guardian shield for himself. After the activation, there was no visible change in his appearance.
In reality, the Plasma Guardian shield was invisible until it was triggered by a threat or activated by the user, at which point it would form a protective light shield around the body.
...
Time passed quickly, and by the evening of the next day, they successfully awaited the arrival of the Bai family.
In the outer space of the Golden Moon Floating Land, over thirty Ember Fleet warships were quietly suspended.
Song Chi and Song Qi were surprised to see that the Bai family had sent over twenty people, including three third-tier Ember Fleet captains. Besides Aunt Xiu Rong, there were two other experienced third-tier captains.
Additionally, there were twenty second-tier captains, making the group quite intimidating.
Perhaps noticing their astonishment, Mother Chen Lixia explained in the communication projection group chat:
"The Bai family in the Principality's capital star domain has a lineage that has lasted over three thousand years, even longer than our Song family. Although Aunt Xiu Rong's branch has declined, it dates back over a thousand years, with a large base of clan members. There are still quite a few second-tier and third-tier Ember Fleet captains, but they lack fourth-tier captains who can speak for the family at higher levels!"
Song Chi and Song Qi nodded in understanding, and their thoughts wandered further.
A lineage over a thousand years old would place them at least at the third direct branch level in their Song family. Yet, the lack of fourth-tier captains to maintain their status was a clear sign of decline.
In comparison, their Song family's third direct branch had three openly recognized fourth-tier elders, and likely more in secret. The thousand-year legacy of Aunt Xiu Rong's branch indeed seemed more impressive on the surface.
As they pondered, Grandfather and Aunt Xiu Rong had reached a decision, and Grandfather's voice came through the communication projection.
"We need to use the warship integration device for the interstellar exploration, so only two Ember Fleet warships can stay behind. Everyone, recall your warships and come to the Roaring Lion!"
Hearing this, Uncle and Father had no objections, but Song Chi showed a hint of hesitation.
If he remembered correctly, Grandfather's Roaring Lion was equipped with only purple hull armor. Even with a third-tier hull enhancement, it might not be as safe as his Neutron Star Core Armor.
If something unexpected happened during the transfer and the Roaring Lion couldn't handle it, that would be a real problem.
At that point, the Ember Fleet Passenger Token would restrict his inner energy, making it impossible to summon the Azure Sky or even enter the market. He would be truly helpless.
As for why they were using the Ember Fleet Passenger Token, the 24-hour recovery period would not be an issue since they planned to stay on the Copper Mountain Floating Land for about half a month, not just 24 hours. The Bai family had arranged a dedicated transfer warship for their return, so it wouldn't affect their subsequent return.
"Xiao Chi, what's wrong?"
Noticing his fourth grandson's hesitation, Song Ming Song asked.
After a moment of hesitation, Song Chi felt it was better to keep control in his hands.
"Grandfather, why don't we use my Azure Sky?"
Song Ming Song's face remained unchanged, but the others were visibly surprised.
Without paying attention to their reactions, Song Ming Song lowered his rough voice and asked:
"Xiao Chi, are you sure?"
Song Chi's gaze was resolute.
"Yes!!"
(End of Chapter)
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