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Chapter 23: Enhancing the Ember Seed Quality
Chapter 23: Enhancing the Ember Seed Quality
Song Chi felt his hands trembling as he placed them on the stall. The orange Glory-grade artifact had filled him with joy, but the sight of the Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Fire among the three artifacts before him sent his entire mind buzzing.
It was the overwhelming sense of excitement and stimulation that left him momentarily at a loss.
In fact, the moment he saw the attributes of the Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Fire, Song Chi had already made his choice. However, to prevent the mechanical race from noticing his intense desire for the "Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Fire," he pretended to examine the detailed attributes of each artifact one by one.
Artifact: Energy Stone
Grade: Purple
Evolvable: {Energy Propulsion System}
Note: A standard purple-grade artifact.
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Artifact: Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Fire
Grade: Purple
Evolvable: 1. {Star Core Thermal Engine}, 2. {Fire Source for Ember Seed Upgrade}
Note: A fire-attribute purple-grade artifact with numerous uses.
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Artifact: Snook Starship Cannon
Grade: Purple
Evolvable: {Snook Star Cannon}
Note: A starship cannon left behind by the ancient Snook civilization, which has transformed into a purple-grade artifact over the ages.
Admittedly, apart from the Star Core Fire, the other two artifacts also had excellent attributes, but they did nothing to sway Song Chi's decision.
Feeling that he had put on a good show, Song Chi didn't hesitate further. He chose the Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Fire and the Dark Matter Energy Advanced Crystal, completing the transaction.
After receiving the Level 1 Floating Land Core Fusion Body, the mechanical race left the Market of All Realms without delay.
Before long, amidst the excitement in Song Chi's heart, the first Market of All Realms transaction officially came to an end.
The various star sea races looked up as the sky above the market swirled with clouds, and eight characters containing the laws of the universe converged in the air.
The star sea is vast; we shall meet again by fate.
Ten seconds later, in the midst of the mixed emotions of the various races, a strong repulsion force acted on all the beings still in the market.
Then, the world spun, and all the beings were precisely teleported back to their original positions before entering the market.
Inside the Market of All Realms, the place became eerily quiet as the crowds dispersed. Song Chi didn't have time to dwell on it. He quickly counted the resources in his hands and summoned the Sky Dominion.
A few minutes later, with a joyful expression, Song Chi stepped into the Sky Dominion.
After an initial count, the total value of the resources in his possession was now nearly 4,000 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence. Considering the small amount of Floating Land Essence he had spent on upgrading the market, this transaction netted him 3,700 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence, along with three artifacts.
The white Refined Gold Ore, the purple Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Fire, and the orange Dark Matter Energy Advanced Crystal.
Inside the Sky Dominion, as he entered the shuttle, the colorless ember hull began to quietly convert the three artifacts in his hand.
Once the conversion was complete, the attributes of the three artifacts had undergone significant changes.
Golden Rock Hull Armor LV0
Grade: White
Consumption: 3/s
Protection: 13
Upgrade Required: 5 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence, 500 energy points, 1 ton of refined gold
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Fire Source for Ember Seed Upgrade (Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Fire)
Effect: When fused with the colorless-grade Ember Seed, the Ember Seed's grade will be upgraded by one level.
Note: An extremely rare fire source that can benefit the Ember Seed, making it highly attractive to low-grade ember ship captains.
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Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator LV0
Grade: Orange
Characteristics: Shield value increased by 40%
Characteristics 2: Shield protection value doubled
Consumption: 10/s
Protection: 38
Shield Value: 532/532
Recharge: 30s; Overload buffer: 1 hour
Upgrade Required: 10 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence, 1,000 energy points, 1 ton of mercury crystals
Putting aside the two ship components, Song Chi immediately redirected the dark energy within his body, opened the Ember Ancestral Aperture, and absorbed the Star Core Fire into the aperture.
As is well known, the rarest of fire essences that can enhance the quality of the Flame Seed are at least of purple grade. Other fire essences of white or blue grade are entirely ineffective in improving the Flame Seed.
This ten-thousand-year-old Star Core Fire is merely the lowest grade among the purple-grade fire essences, capable of elevating a colorless Flame Seed to white. However, some exceptional purple-grade fire essences can even upgrade a white Flame Seed to blue, though these are far rarer.
Despite this, Song Chi was eagerly anticipating the process. For him, the ten-thousand-year-old Star Core Fire was more than sufficient.
As the Star Core Fire entered the Flame Seed's origin point, the Flame Seed within the origin space suddenly burst into a brilliant glow. It sensed a powerful fire essence that it was irresistibly drawn to, and the innate drive to advance compelled it to swiftly consume and merge with the Star Core Fire.
Under the Flame Seed's influence, the Star Core Fire began to slowly move toward the center of the origin point.
When the Star Core Fire finally touched the Flame Seed, it was as if a large log had been added to a fire. The flames roared like a powerful stallion, wildly dancing.
This process of consumption and fusion lasted about ten minutes. When it was complete, the pitch-black Flame Seed had transformed into a radiant white.
As the Flame Seed in the origin point transformed from colorless to white, Song Chi's weary mind was invigorated. The energy he had expended was fully restored, and with the enhancement from the white Flame Seed, his mental fortitude became even more solid and stable.
The Flame Seed of the Flame Human civilization not only grants the power of dark energy but also provides protection and enhancement for the mind. The higher the quality of the Flame Seed, the stronger its protective and enhancing effects.
Under the protection of the Flame Seed, members of the Flame Human civilization have a natural advantage when facing soul-based star sea races.
Additionally, elevating the Flame Seed from colorless to white also raised the upper limit of the Sky Vault's rank from Tier 1 to Tier 2. The various components on the ship, which previously had a maximum reinforcement level of lv19, now had a limit of lv29.
Furthermore, the number of special component slots increased. Originally, the colorless Flame Seed-bound ship had only 2 initial slots, with an additional 2 slots added every 5 levels. Now, it gained 4 additional slots every 5 levels.
This was indeed a comprehensive enhancement.
After the most important Flame Seed quality was upgraded, Song Chi shifted his focus back to the two basic components.
Without hesitation, he replaced the standard ship armor and dark energy shield with two new components and began reinforcing them.
While the white-grade Golden Rock ship armor was significant, the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator was Song Chi's primary target for reinforcement.
Fortunately, his recent market transactions had yielded a batch of Mercury Crystals, perfect for reinforcement.
Do you wish to spend 10 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence + 1000 Dark Energy Points + 1 ton of Mercury Crystals to upgrade the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator from lv0 to lv1?
"Confirm!"
After a few dozen seconds, Song Chi successfully reinforced the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator to lv10.
The total cost was 420 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence and 60 tons of Mercury Crystals.
If calculated solely in terms of Floating Land Essence, the total was 1020 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence.
(End of Chapter)
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