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Chapter 239: Radiant Han Kingdom - Star Annihilator
Chapter 239: Radiant Han Kingdom - Star Annihilator
As the number of high-quality components loaded on the Cobalt Number increased, the orange-quality engine indeed became insufficient. However, a direct replacement was unnecessary.
Red-quality ship engines were not something easy to come by. At least, Song Chi had not seen any in the family achievement tower yet.
Perhaps there would be some on the 60th floor of the achievement tower, but that would require at least 500 gold achievement points, and Song Chi felt it might even be more.
In the family achievement tower, the price difference between orange and purple components was around ten times, so it made no sense for the price difference between orange and red components to be only five times.
As for the red-quality [Many-Eyed Clan Essence Orb] on the 60th floor, Song Chi estimated that the Many-Eyed Clan creature it came from might have only just stepped into the Sixth Rank, and then had its essence eye taken. This made it one of the weakest red artifacts.
This guess was based on Song Chi's knowledge of the Many-Eyed Clan.
This species shares some similarities with the Trieye Clan, both using their eyes as the source of all their abilities. Almost all their powers depend on these essence eyes.
Therefore, the eyes of these creatures are prone to evolving into Star Sea rarities. Song Chi had once seen a purple-quality [Many-Eyed Clan Essence Orb] in the hands of a Mechanoid who had the [Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator] component.
However, the Many-Eyed Clan is far from the Trieye Clan. They lack the kind of powerful Star Sea sages who can transform the essence eyes of all their descendants into bloodline relics, making it extremely difficult for other Star Sea races to borrow their power.
Because of this difference, the fates of the two races are entirely different.
One is a dominant civilization in the fragmented Star Sea, with territories spanning three galaxy clusters, a civilization so prosperous that no one dares to challenge it.
The other has become one of the most popular domesticated races among many Star Sea races, constantly breeding Star Sea rarities and being slaughtered at will, with no dignity to speak of.
Song Chi shook his head, pulling his wandering thoughts back.
Hundreds or even thousands of gold achievement points were something he could not gather in the short term. However, he should not forget that he still had the [Silver Apple Mother Tree] in his possession. The hundred-meter-diameter silver apple would be perfect for upgrading the [Light Energy Aggregation Engine] from orange to red.
So, Song Chi's current task was to exchange some Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence and law stones to further enhance the orange engine.
On the 49th floor of the achievement tower, Song Chi took out one of the two unknown ancient corpses and handed it to the clan member on duty.
Seeing the clearly extraordinary corpse, the clan member's eyes twitched. He was no novice and immediately recognized the uniqueness of the ancient corpse.
He stood up and apologized, "I'm sorry, I can't determine the exact price of this corpse. I have reported it to a deputy hall master. Please wait a moment."
Hearing this, Song Chi nodded slightly, but he was somewhat anxious and sighed inwardly.
In the past few days, he had posted information about the ancient corpses on the family forum. However, perhaps because the source blood had not yet been extracted, very few clan members were willing to trade Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence and law stones for them, and the few offers he received were not high.
Confused, Song Chi could only try the achievement tower.
Soon, a middle-aged man with a potbelly approached Song Chi. His name was Song Yue, one of the deputy hall masters of the achievement hall and a Third-Rank Flame Heart Captain.
Despite his ordinary appearance, his insight was extremely sharp, almost instantly recognizing the basic situation of the two ancient corpses.
"This corpse has been dead for at least 80,000 years, and much of the bloodline essence in its body has dissipated. However, the source blood that can be extracted should be far superior to ordinary Fourth-Rank source blood. Unfortunately..."
He sighed heavily at this point.
This sigh instantly caught Song Chi's attention, "Hall Master, what's wrong with this ancient corpse?"
"Since you're a candidate for the sequence, you can just call me Grandfather."
"Regarding this ancient corpse, it originally belonged to a Fifth-Rank creature, but it has degenerated due to various reasons. This makes it difficult for ordinary Fourth-Rank Flame Heart Captains to extract the source blood, while Fifth-Rank Flame Heart Captains are not interested in this pseudo-fifth-rank creature."
After this explanation, Song Chi understood the situation and asked, "Grandfather, what should we do then?"
Song Yue pondered for a moment and then gave an answer.
"If you're willing to sell at a discount, we can work something out. If not, it depends on whether you have more of these ancient corpses. If you have more, the achievement hall can buy them at the price of ordinary Fourth-Rank Star Sea Giant source blood."
Hearing this, Song Chi's eyes flickered, and he said, "I have another ancient corpse. If the achievement hall is willing to buy it, take it. If not, then forget it..."
He did not want to argue over this. If they were willing, fine. But if they insisted on a discount, he was not a fool.
Even if the extraction process was more difficult, the effects would far surpass ordinary Fourth-Rank source blood, even surpassing Star Sea Giant source blood. Fourth-Rank Star Sea Giant source blood provides a 10% success rate for promotion, so the source blood from these two corpses could likely provide a 12% success rate, or even more.
Thus, two drops of Star Sea Giant source blood were not an unreasonable request.
Song Yue thought for a moment and then softly said to Song Chi, "Pool, how about this? I'll exchange one of these ancient corpses with you personally. What do you say?"
Hearing this, Song Chi was not surprised. This man was a Third-Rank Flame Heart Captain and was likely preparing for promotion to the Fourth Rank. Given his noble background, it was not surprising that he had some good items.
As Song Chi was thinking, Song Yue had already taken out a porcelain bottle from his body.
"This is a drop of Fourth-Rank Rock Earth Giant source blood. The Rock Earth Giant is also a Star Sea Giant, though it is slightly inferior to the Golden Armored Beast. However, it should be sufficient to meet your requirements."
Hearing this, Song Chi nodded and immediately agreed.
In terms of rank, the Rock Earth Giant was far inferior to the Golden Armored Beast, one of the top-ranked Star Sea Giants. However, it was still a Star Sea Giant, and its source blood would provide at least a 9% promotion boost for a cruiser to a Skirmish Warship, if not 10%.
Completing the transaction for one of the corpses significantly improved Song Chi's mood. Directly trading the source blood of a Star Beast for Fourth-Rank Floating Land Essence and law stones would be far more attractive.
Seeing that Grandpa Song Yue did not continue to speak, Song Chi understood his meaning.
Without lingering any further, he decisively turned and left the Merit Tower.
If he were to exchange a corpse that could refine a source blood even more potent than the Star Beast's for a single drop of ordinary Fourth-Rank source blood, he would rather keep it in his hands.
As expected, the source blood of the Rock Earth Giant, once sent to the family forum by Song Chi, quickly attracted the interest of many clan members.
In the end, a Third-Rank Flame Heart Captain from the Heavenly Line exchanged 40 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Land Essence and 20 law stones for it.
Song Chi first marveled at the other party's wealth, but then quickly reinforced the Light Energy Aggregation Engine.
After consuming 28 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Land Essence, 260 titanium crystals, and 24 law stones, the engine was upgraded from level 40 to level 44.
Just four levels, the improvement wasn't significant, but it was enough to maintain the current balance of nether energy supply.
After reinforcing the Light Energy Aggregation Engine component, Song Chi's initial preparations were thoroughly completed. All that remained was to wait for the official assembly day.
In the following days, Song Chi used the last 2000-year-old Fire Hawthorn, successfully upgrading his Guiding Technique from level 25 to level 26. He had originally intended to use a Spirit Tempering Fruit to see if he could break through to the level of multitasking, but time did not permit it.
"Xiao Chi, let's go, the family is calling."
Outside the courtyard, Song Ming Song, who had not left for the past two days, suddenly appeared.
Song Chi had actually received the message a step ahead of his grandfather but said nothing, only nodding slightly to his grandfather.
A large and a small warship shot straight into the sky, quickly initiating a leap.
At the foot of Longji Divine Mountain, the family's White Jade Square.
Compared to the usual desolation, the family square was bustling with people today. Not only was the square crowded, but the sky above was also filled with numerous Flame Torch Warships.
As the day of the official assembly approached, many clan members spontaneously came to see them off.
Seeing this scene, Song Chi felt a strange emotion rise in his heart, though he couldn't quite identify it.
Instinctively, he felt a stirring in his heart, a vague sense of boiling within his body and mind, though he couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was.
Before he could think too much, his grandfather's communication request came through.
"What's wrong? Any feelings?"
Hearing his grandfather's seemingly meaningful words, Song Chi honestly described his state.
Song Ming Song nodded with a smile:
"It's good that you have this feeling. It means you are gradually integrating into the family, no longer the little wanderer with no sense of belonging. This is a good thing..."
Song Chi's eyes flickered, and before he could respond, a ship over 4 kilometers long, enveloped in black and white mystical light, appeared in the sky above the square. Below, clan members were cheering.
In the void, a prominent figure from the family was chatting idly.
"The Vast Boundless! It's the Clan Head's Vast Boundless!"
"The Clan Head himself has returned?"
"Wasn't it said that the Demon Buddha Continent is already in chaos? How could Xuan Cang manage to leave?"
"No matter how chaotic it gets, the Radiant Han Kingdom's Star Annihilators will handle it. The sky won't fall. These eighteen little ones are the Song Clan's treasures. If anything happens, we'll have nowhere to cry."
"That's true, but I wonder how the ancestors are faring on the Demon Buddha Continent. I hope they have some gains!"
"Ai... I think it's difficult. The major forces of the Tianpan River Domain have already gathered there, and it's said that the Saint Laurent Kingdom from the neighboring Tianfeng River Domain is also involved..."
The voices echoing in the void were naturally not heard by outsiders. After receiving the Clan Head's summons, Song Chi bid farewell to his grandfather and recalled the Cobalt Number. His figure then descended.
Soon, the eighteen family sequence candidates gathered in one place.
From the sky, the Vast Boundless Skirmish Warship shot out a powerful beam of light. As the beam enveloped Song Chi and the others, the eighteen felt an irresistible force. In a daze, they found themselves inside the Vast Boundless.
A familiar energy enveloped their bodies, and their nether energy was instantly locked down, as was the Flame Seed Ancestral Aperture in their brows.
Knowing it was due to the Flame Torch Warship Crew Certificate, Song Chi and the others naturally did not resist.
Under the watchful eyes of countless clan members, the Vast Boundless quickly disappeared in a violent spatial fluctuation.
In the Blood Lift Star Domain, at the Blood Lift Floating Continent, the joint space fortress of the Song Clan of Dinghai and the Golden Lion Yuan Clan.
Song Chi and the other eighteen, who had just emerged from the body cultivation chambers, were filled with curiosity. It had been over ten hours since the Vast Boundless brought them to this massive space fortress, with a diameter of no less than 500,000 meters.
After the body cultivation chambers' assistance in repair, their nether energy was fully restored. Since the official operation was still tomorrow, they were all curious about this large space fortress.
"Didn't we say that the temporary combat platforms assembled for the Alien Domain expedition are mainly responsible for maintenance, parking, and supply? When did super base railguns become standard equipment for Alien Domain space platforms?"
Someone in the crowd voiced their confusion. Hearing this, Song Ze, who had broader knowledge, explained:
"Generally, that's true, but there are exceptions. For instance, when the clan's garrison force is assumed to be equal to or weaker than the alien lifeforms in this star domain and requires long-term garrisoning, the clan will invest heavily to install super base railguns to ensure the absolute safety of the garrisoned star domain."
Hearing this, everyone understood.
From the information provided by the Clan Head, the Blood Lift Floating Continent was a Grade 4 Floating Continent, with no fewer than 20 Fourth-Rank Blood Lift Clan members.
This meant that the clan likely did not have a Fifth-Rank elder stationed here; otherwise, there would be no need to set up any fortress super base railguns.
PS: These three chapters today seem a bit watered down...
Also, there's another issue. Do you think the sequence competition plot should be more concise or detailed?
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