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Chapter 220: Five Components of the Fourth Rank, Skybound's Sudden Increase in Attributes
Chapter 220: Five Components of the Fourth Rank, Skybound's Sudden Increase in Attributes
Song Chi's mood returned to normal, and he began to carefully count the remaining resources in his hand.
After continuously strengthening three components, the resources in his hand were greatly consumed. Currently, he had 10 threads of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence, 3 Law Stones, 396 Titanium Crystals, and 859 threads of Third-Rank Floating Continent Essence.
Whether it was the Titanium Crystals or the Third-Rank Floating Continent Essence, or the Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence and Law Stones, they were all running low. He could only strengthen three components, and he had to think carefully about it.
After all, there were many components on the Skybound that could be strengthened.
[Slave Medal] [Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator] [Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon] [White Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar] [Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree]
He had to think carefully about which components to strengthen. First, the [Slave Medal] component was a must-strengthen, as its "Slave Seal·Rampage" property was one of Song Chi's trump cards, and he had to a high-priority component.
Next, the [Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator] component also needed to be strengthened, as it complemented the [Central Star Nuclear Armor] component and could produce a 1+1>2 effect.
The last component was the one that Song Chi was hesitant about.
The [Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon] was the Skybound's strongest and most commonly used attack method, the [White Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar] was the Skybound's eyes, and the [Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree] component was the key to exploring the ancient star battlefield.
All three had reasons to be strengthened, but when put together, it made Song Chi feel extremely difficult.
After two minutes of contemplation, Song Chi finally decided to target the [Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree] component.
The reason was simple: after strengthening this component to the fourth rank, the fourth-rank Void Shadow Assassin Puppet summoned could formally explore that super-giant Tri-Eye flagship.
With the super-giant flagship's rank, even if they only explored a small part of it, they might have a big harvest, and who knows, maybe they could even obtain Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence and Law Stones.
Having made his choice, Song Chi immediately began the next strengthening process.
"Confirm!"
Another large amount of resources disappeared, and the [Slave Medal] component's surface was flashing with dazzling red light. After the red light dissipated, the component's surface was flowing with mysterious and profound power)
Slave Medal lv40
Quality: Red
Property: Mind Bridge
Property 2: Slave Seal·Rampage
Property 3: Size at Will·Small
Consumption: 30000/each (Yin Energy Points)
Slave Seal: 6/6
Effect: Can enslave life forms below the fifth rank, completely under the control of the Flame Vessel Captain.
Restrictions: The stronger the will of the enslaved, the lower the success rate.
Upgrade requires: 5 threads of Floating Continent Essence (Fourth Rank), 130000 Yin Energy Points, 83 Titanium Crystals, and 4 Law Stones.
Note: This component requires occupation of three special slots.
[Slave Seal·Rampage: Consumes 20000 Yin Energy Points, designates a slave object to enter a rampage state at the cost of his life, and the rampage state will increase the object's power by one large rank. (Rampage duration is 6 minutes, cooldown is 6 months (176 days 18 hours), and the power increase cannot exceed the component's upgrade limit.]
Song Chi's gaze was fixed on the "Slave Seal·Rampage" property, and he was extremely excited to see its cooldown time reduced from one year to half a year, which would greatly improve his safety in the future.
After the [Slave Medal] component, it was naturally the [Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator] component.
Song Chi finally consumed 100 threads of Third-Rank, 2 threads of Fourth-Rank, 1 Law Stone, and 60 Titanium Crystals to successfully strengthen this component to level 40.
Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator lv40
Quality: Orange
Property: Shield Value Extra +130%
…
Defense: 3800000
Shield Value: 1.31 billion/1.31 billion
Charging: 20s; Overload Cooldown: 30 minutes
Upgrade requires: 4 threads of Floating Continent Essence (Fourth Rank), 90000 Yin Energy Points, 700 tons of Mercury Crystals, 62 Titanium Crystals, and 3 Law Stones
After strengthening to level 40, the [Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator] component indeed had a significant increase in attributes.
The attributes of the component also surged, especially when combined with the "central Star nuclear-pulse" characteristic. Song Chi calculated that the shield recovery rate had reached a terrifying 262,200 points per second.
When he first calculated this data, Song Chi was taken aback. After all, it had only been around 30,000 points per second not long ago, and now it had skyrocketed to 260,000, which was truly astonishing.
However, this was precisely the reason why he was determined to reinforce this component. It complemented the [central star nuclear armor] component perfectly, offering extremely high value for the cost.
The last component that needed reinforcement was the [Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree], which required no further explanation.
He spent 100 Third Rank, 2 Fourth Rank, 1 law stone, and 60 Titanium Crystals on this. The changes in the component's attributes were not significant; the Void Shadow Assassin puppets it summoned officially reached the Fourth Rank, and the number increased from 30 to 35.
Thinking about it, Song Chi waved his hand, and a two-meter-tall Void Shadow Assassin puppet silently appeared in front of him.
He circled the puppet, examining it closely. Apart from noticing some subtle and profound forces on the puppet's surface, he found no other changes.
After some thought, he opened the detailed attribute panel of the puppet.
Name: Void Shadow Assassin Puppet
Quality: Orange
Rank: Fourth Rank (Cap: Fifth Rank)
Level: LV40
Active Abilities: Rift Split, Void Flash, Instant Prison Shadow Kill
Passive Abilities: Child of the Void (As a space pet, it has the ability to walk and traverse through the void), Spirit Fragment Dagger (Can freely form a void blade with spirit fragment properties)
Description: A space pet born in the void, capable of competing with Void Demons.
"Alright, I overthought it. Apart from the changes in level and rank, there are no other changes to this puppet..."
Seeing no significant differences, Song Chi quickly lost interest. After recalling the puppet, he turned to open the warship panel of the Cobalt Number.
Name: Cobalt Number
Model: Flame Torch - Escort Class Mana Ship
Level: LV20
Additional Characteristics: Fixed Point
Basic Components: Purple Ascending Fire Ship Body LV20, Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon (Orange) LV39, Electromagnetic Lightning Cannon (Blue) LV30, Cold Light Frost Cannon (Purple) LV30, Central Star Nuclear Armor (Red) LV40, Light Energy Aggregation Engine (Orange) LV40, Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator (Orange) LV40, Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar (Orange) LV39, Mana Training Room LV0 (9/11)
Additional Components:
- Enslavement Badge (Red) LV40
- Spirit Pillar (Orange) LV30, Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree (Orange) LV40, External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher (Orange) LV30
- Brainwave Remote Control System (Purple) LV30, Phantom Propulsor (Purple) LV30, Water Molecule Isolation Membrane (Purple) LV30, Void Escape Pearl (Purple) LV30, Plasma Guardian (Purple) LV30
- Abnormal Status Purifier (Blue) LV39, Purple River Leap Device (Blue) LV30, Fixed Point Deployment Platform (Blue) LV30, Blood Soul Seal (Blue) LV30, Spatial Beacon Emitter (Blue) LV30, Void Membrane (Blue) LV30, Sonic Silence Field (Blue) LV30, Flame Torch Warship Crew Certificate (Blue) LV30
- Fire Chrysanthemum Puppet Tree (White) LV29, Healing Fruit (White) LV29 (21/34)
Mana Pool: 180,000/180,000
Resources: 3 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Essence, 509 strands of Third Rank Floating Land Essence, 22,780 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Essence, 196 Titanium Crystals...
Looking at the attribute panel in front of him, Song Chi grew increasingly satisfied. After this round of reinforcement, the Cobalt Number's attributes had reached a whole new level.
However, this round of reinforcement was now coming to an end. Although he still had some Third Rank Floating Land Essence and Titanium Crystals left, Song Chi wanted to save them for the subsequent reinforcement of the [Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon] and the [Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar], so he didn't plan to use them immediately.
Moreover, his interest in the ancient star battlefield had been rekindled. With the [Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree] component reinforced to LV40, he could now explore that star domain more deeply. Given the limited time he had for exploration, he knew he had to act quickly.
Without a doubt, that ancient star battlefield was a once-in-a-millennia opportunity.
The owner of that Super Colossal Tri-Eye Flagship was at least a Sixth Rank and possibly even a Seventh Rank. Even if he only managed to obtain some scraps from the flagship, it would likely be of immense benefit to him.
Understanding this, and with the initial conditions now met for further exploration, Song Chi naturally felt urgent.
His eyes began to dart around as he thought.
He had to revisit the Ancient Star Battlefield, and the sooner, the better. However, when exactly to go and what preparations were needed, all required detailed planning in advance.
After about a quarter of an hour, Song Chi exited the Cobalt Number, having completed his planning.
In less than a month, he would have to go to the Bailin Star Region to oversee operations.
After all, it was a vast star region spanning thousands of light-years, and large-scale development certainly couldn't be achieved by just a few Second or Third Rank Flame Torch Captains. The family needed to carry out small-scale migrations to that region.
Many Zero Rank and First Rank Flame Torch Captains were needed, but even more so, the ordinary family members who had yet to awaken. Song Chi estimated that at least tens of thousands of family members would need to be relocated initially.
This was the bare minimum. The Bailin Star Region had hundreds of Floating Lands, and with the population spread out, there would only be about a hundred people on each. This was far from enough, and more manpower would be needed in the future.
Unfortunately, the Tenth Direct Line had only recently been rebuilt. Although many people from the collateral branches had joined over the past year, the total population was still less than a hundred thousand. Committing nearly half of the population at once was already quite extreme, and any more would affect the normal operations of the entire lineage.
Due to the lack of manpower, it was even more necessary for him to go and oversee the situation, to prevent significant casualties.
However, this was also an opportunity, a chance to explore the Ancient Star Battlefield in depth.
By leaving a single Enslavement Creature in the Bailin Star Region to provide real-time updates and a Spatial Anchor Point to ensure he could return quickly in case of emergencies, he could devote the rest of his time to exploring the Ancient Star Battlefield.
To achieve this, he needed to ensure that he could always leave a new Spatial Beacon in the Ancient Star Battlefield whenever he returned, and he also needed to leave a beacon on the Blood Savage Continent.
Therefore, the current issue was ensuring that the Cobalt Number had enough Spatial Beacons.
So...
"I need to get another special component for a Spatial Beacon... preferably one of purple quality or higher!"
"Also, I need to find a way to deal with those Ancient Corpses in the Ancient Star Battlefield. They are all sources of High-Rank Creature Blood, and it's too frustrating to just watch them go to waste..."
Murmuring to himself, Song Chi left the Multiverse Market.
Back in his personal room, he opened his quantum communication bracelet and logged into the family forum of the Dragon Spine Continent, starting a keyword search.
"Components related to High-Rank Creature Blood"
As he clicked to search, a large number of posts quickly appeared on the projection screen in front of him.
【Boom, Boom, Boom! Recently entered a small ruin and obtained a drop of Fourth Rank 'Blue Moon Viper' source blood. Only willing to exchange for an orange-quality ascending fire source. Interested parties, please message me privately!】
【High price for Fourth Rank source blood. Willing to offer an orange-quality engine component. Details to be discussed in person!】
【I am Song He from the Eighth Direct Line, 550 years old. Willing to pledge four purple components to borrow a drop of Fourth Rank source blood. If I successfully advance to Fourth Rank, I will unconditionally support the lender's future advancement to Fourth Rank!】
...
While many posts appeared, most were either buying or selling source blood, with none meeting his specific needs.
After some thought, Song Chi entered a new keyword.
【Large item scaling components】
He was just trying, but to his surprise, he found a post that caught his interest.
【Purple special component 'Proportional Scaling Device.' Attribute diagram below. Interested parties, please message me privately!】
Proportional Scaling Device lv0
Quality: Purple
Characteristics: Doubles the scaling factor
Cost: 2000 per use (Mana Points)
Recharge: 30s; Cooldown: 60 minutes
Effect: Scales non-living items proportionally. Current maximum scaling ratio: 10x (5x2).
Upgrade Requirements: 7 strands of Floating Continent Essence (Zero Rank), 700 Mana Points
After reviewing the attribute screenshot below the post, Song Chi's eyes lit up. Clearly, this component perfectly met his requirements.
Although it could only scale non-living items, the Ancient Corpses had been dead for thousands of years and no longer fell into the biological category.
Additionally, its current scaling ratio was only 10x, but as its enhancement level increased, this ratio would also improve significantly.
Moreover, he would conduct some preliminary tests to see how much the ratio would increase when it reached Second Rank. If it could exceed 50x, it would be almost perfect.
PS: That's it for today!
(End of Chapter)
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