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Chapter 258: Component Quality Promotion - Song Chi's Choice
Chapter 258: Component Quality Promotion - Song Chi's Choice
Although the fruiting speed of star sea plants is much slower than that of floating continent plants, it is not as slow as taking over twenty thousand years.
As for the maturation time, Song Chi is still unsure, but it is certain that it will most likely not be shorter than the time required for fruiting.
There's no need to rush. The "Mystic Realm Accelerator" in the cultivation secret realm requires no cost. Once this acceleration ends, he can wait a year and then perform the second acceleration. This means that regardless of how long it takes for the Silver Apple Mother Tree to fruit and mature, he will be able to stably obtain the special resource of [Silver Apples] in the future.
Of course, for now, he can only obtain the lowest Fourth-Rank Silver Apples, which can promote blue components to purple. After all, the mother tree has currently slipped to the Fourth Rank, so Fifth and Sixth Rank Silver Apples are out of the question for now.
Unless he strengthens the cultivation secret realm in the future and restores the Silver Apple Mother Tree to the Fifth or even Sixth Rank.
Recollecting his mind, Song Chi waited another day until the 20 [Spirit Tempering Fruits] were fully mature. He immediately picked them all and made them start the next growth cycle.
In the Cobalt Number, he carefully stored the 20 Spirit Tempering Fruits. Song Chi did not rush to hand them over to the pulse elders but instead thought about whether he could use them later in the [Bodhi Inheritance Tower].
A flash of radiance appeared in his hand, and two Silver Apples were taken out.
He first picked up the larger Silver Apple, the usage target of which was already determined.
As his palm slowly approached the [Light Energy Aggregation Engine] component, the mechanical prompt from the ship's AI sounded in his ear.
[Do you confirm the "Light Energy Aggregation Engine" as the usage target?]
"Confirm!"
A dense orange radiance shone within the Cobalt Number, but it did not last long. After shining for a while, it quickly dimmed, replaced by an even more dazzling red radiance.
When Song Chi's gaze fell back on the engine component, it had indeed been upgraded from the Orange Glory quality to the Red Epic quality.
Light Energy Aggregation Engine Level 49
Quality: Red
Characteristics: Power Supply Efficiency Increased by 168%
Characteristic 2: Light Energy Aggregation
Characteristic 3: Can specify the fusion of one characteristic from a similar component
Consumption: 800/s (Ether Energy Points)
Power Supply: 8040/s (Ether Energy Points)
Overload Buffer: 30 minutes
Energy Pool: 350,000 (can store 350,000 Ether Energy Points)
Upgrade Required: 40 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence, 2 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence, 220,000 Ether Energy Points, 40 Law Stones, 120 Titanium Crystals, 40 Luminous Light Crystals.
Note: Reached the maximum reinforcement limit of the ship, cannot be further reinforced.
{Light Energy Aggregation: Consumes 50,000 Ether Energy Points, aggregates the energy of the consumed Ether Energy Points, putting the engine into a hyper-overload state, increasing power supply efficiency by 500% and thrust by 500%, lasting 1 hour, with a 15-hour buffer.}
Focusing on the power supply section, when he saw the value exceeding 8,000, Song Chi felt a great relief.
It's worth noting that just a moment ago, this value was only a little over 5,000.
And don't forget, this hasn't even taken into account the third characteristic, which allows him to arbitrarily combine characteristics from similar engine components.
Why are Silver Apples so valuable? Is it just because they can enhance the quality of specified components?
Of course not. Another reason they are highly sought after is that they allow the captain to actively choose the additional characteristic.
Song Chi had long been aware of this from the detailed information about the Silver Apple Mother Tree provided by his family, so he was well-prepared.
The ancestral aperture between his brows slowly opened, and several rays of radiance emerged from the Flame Seed Ancestral Aperture.
Among the three rays, two were blue and one was purple, corresponding to two blue engines and one purple engine.
After learning about the characteristics of the Silver Apple, Song Chi had already started to acquire engines with excellent characteristics. These three components were the results of his efforts over this period.
One of the blue engine components had the characteristic "Engine Thrust Doubled," while the second had the characteristic "Engine Power Supply Efficiency Doubled."
As for the purple engine component, its characteristic was "Engine Power Supply Efficiency and Thrust Permanently Increased by 60%."
Song Chi deliberated for a while before choosing the characteristic "Engine Power Supply Efficiency Doubled."
Although thrust is also important, the Cobalt Number's weakness has always been its power supply efficiency. The thrust is currently very powerful due to the [Phantom Propulsor] component.
Once he fused this blue engine into the [Light Energy Aggregation Engine] component, the engine's power supply immediately surged from 8,000 to 16,000, a truly frightening increase.
The only downside is that the new characteristic added through the Silver Apple can only be fused with unenhanced similar components, and the added characteristic does not have the potential for further growth. Therefore, he can only fuse characteristics that are constant and proportionally doubled. Otherwise, Song Chi would really want to directly fuse the characteristics of an orange engine enhanced to the Fourth or even Fifth Rank.
And it is precisely because of this that the Silver Apple is merely a scarce resource rather than a strategic one.
After completing the upgrade of the [Light Energy Aggregation Engine] component, Song Chi's gaze shifted to the various purple components on the Cobalt Number.
He still had one more Silver Apple, which was of a slightly lower grade and could only upgrade purple components to orange. Song Chi was still somewhat hesitant about this Silver Apple.
Of course, he had already narrowed down the main reinforcement targets.
[Brainwave Remote Control System], [Phantom Propulsor], [Plasma Guardian], and [Void Escape Pearl].
Even with just four options, Song Chi still found it difficult to make a decision.
The [Brainwave Remote Control System] goes without saying; this component has been his most relied-upon purple component so far. It has saved him from danger multiple times and allowed him to gain substantial benefits.
The [Phantom Propulsor] is the key component that enhances the flexibility of the Cobalt Number. If it could be upgraded to orange, it would significantly improve the ship's maneuverability.
The [Plasma Guardian] is a personal life-saving wonder, providing the confidence Song Chi needs whenever he leaves the Cobalt Number.
As for the [Void Escape Pearl], this component is a god-tier item for both pursuit and survival on the Cobalt Number. Upgrading it to orange would be extremely beneficial.
After much deliberation, Song Chi suddenly recalled the Super Colossal Tri-Eye Flagship. Over a year had passed, and the time he had left to continue exploring was truly limited.
Thinking of this, Song Chi took out another blue component from the Flame Seed Ancestral Aperture.
Remote Spirit Control Ring lv0
Quality: Blue
Characteristic: Additional +2 remote control units
...
Looking at the characteristic of this premium blue remote control component, although it didn't explicitly state that the number of brainwave marks would increase by two, the additional +2 remote control units made Song Chi confident that once this characteristic was fused into the [Brainwave Remote Control System] component, the final result would be an additional +2 brainwave marks.
Thus, adding the original one, Song Chi would be able to remotely control three war puppets simultaneously.
The significance of this characteristic was that it would allow him to split into three paths and explore the Tri-Eye Flagship from three different routes simultaneously, greatly increasing exploration efficiency.
With this in mind, Song Chi's flickering gaze turned resolute, and he immediately used the slightly lower-grade Silver Apple on the [Brainwave Remote Control System] component.
Of course, before the fusion, Song Chi first reinforced this purple component to lv40. After all, once it was upgraded to orange, further reinforcement would have to follow the rules for orange components. Reinforcing it to the fourth rank now would save a lot of resources.
Soon, the component was completely transformed from purple to orange and fused with the blue-quality [Remote Spirit Control Ring] component.
Brainwave Remote Control System lv40
Quality: Orange
Activation Consumption: 300/second (Mana Points)
Characteristic: When the ship owner is marked with a brainwave beacon, they can remotely control the Flame Torch Warship.
Characteristic 2: Additional +2 remote control units
Effect: After activating the component, a brainwave beacon can be condensed. Biological entities, mechanical constructs, etc., marked with a brainwave beacon can be remotely controlled.
Control Distance: 10 light-years
Duration: 36 hours; Cooldown: 2 hours
Upgrade Requirements: 4 units of Floating Continent Essence (Fourth-Rank), 90,000 Mana Points, 50 tons of Soul Crystals, 62 Titanium Crystals, 3 Law Stones
Translated Line:
Shaking his head, he immediately began the most crucial test in his mind.
The hatch of the Cobalt Number opened, and three Void Shadow Killer Puppets flew out one after another. One raced down the central street towards the innermost part of the Market, one turned and exited the Market entrance, and the third soared into the air, flying to the top of the Market.
Soon, a loud laugh echoed from inside the Cobalt Number.
"Indeed, as I suspected, the brainwave marks increased directly from 1 to 3. In the future, I will be able to focus on controlling actions or battles in three directions simultaneously, greatly increasing the exploration speed of the Super Colossal Tri-Eye Flagship."
His mental power had already reached the point where he could multitask in seven different directions. Controlling three Void Shadow Killer Puppets to perform different tasks was no problem at all.
After his emotions settled down, Song Chi shifted his attention back to the orange-quality [Brainwave Remote Control System].
Song Chi retracted the components and transferred them to other parts of the Cobalt Number. The Light Energy Aggregation Engine was upgraded to red quality, with its energy efficiency reaching 16,000 points per second. For a long time to come, the Cobalt Number would no longer be limited by energy efficiency. With some resources still in hand, Song Chi was naturally not stingy; he intended to further enhance several components on the warship.
However, this time, the enhancement did not start with the few silver or red components, but rather with the Phantom Propulsor and the Void Escape Pearl.
These two components might play a significant role in the upcoming Bodhi Inheritance Tower challenge.
Phantom Propulsor: lv30 → lv40
Void Escape Pearl: lv30 → lv40
As the two components were successively upgraded to the fourth rank, the Phantom Propulsor's effect improved to "Warship thrust increased by 200%, warship speed increased by 200%." Its "Phantom Trail" characteristic also saw a significant enhancement.
Phantom Trail: Consumes 10,000 Ether Energy points, after a 5-second charge, the propulsor enters overdrive for 15 seconds, during which the warship will surge forward at 2000% of its normal speed in a designated direction. During this surge, 10 identical illusions of the warship will follow, confusing enemy units.
The Void Escape Pearl component, after being upgraded to the fourth rank, increased the Cobalt Number's spatial resistance to 400 points, and the single void escape distance reached 10 light-seconds.
After these two components, Song Chi turned his attention to the Immortal Realm Five Elements Celestial Energy Shield and the Central Star Nuclear Armor components.
After some thought, he decided to skip the Central Star Nuclear Armor. The "Central Star Nuclear-Pulse" characteristic of this component only changes with a major rank increase, and a simple hull armor enhancement was not significant. Song Chi preferred to enhance the Immortal Realm Five Elements Celestial Energy Shield component.
Finally, he upgraded this silver legendary quality energy shield from lv42 to lv45.
Although he wanted to continue enhancing it, he ran out of fourth-rank Floating Continent Essence and law stones, so he had to stop there.
Of course, the Life System Medical Repair Pod component was also early upgraded to lv40, with excellent repair effects.
Overall, after this round of quality upgrades and enhancements, the Cobalt Number's combat power saw a significant boost.
(PS: The overall warship attributes won't be listed here. Those who want to see the current configuration and enhancement levels of the Cobalt Number can check the only pinned post in the book club, which is updated in real-time. I won't repeat it here.)
In the following days, Song Chi did not continue practicing the Guiding Technique. He was currently stuck at a major rank bottleneck, and the effects of the all-attribute training room had significantly weakened. Breaking through by mere hard work was no longer easy.
Moreover, the journey to the star domain where the Bodhi Inheritance Tower was located was just a few days away. Song Chi only wanted to adjust his state as much as possible.
Time passed quickly, and a week soon went by.
On this day, Song Chi, who was sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, suddenly opened his eyes and immediately exited the visualization state. The quantum communication bracelet on his left wrist emitted a series of beeps.
Looking down, the message was from the Clan Elders' Council, and the content was extremely concise.
"Come to the Divine Mountain immediately!"
At the Blue Moon Estate, after greeting his grandfather, grandmother, parents, and other elders who had been waiting, the Cobalt Number suddenly shot into the sky and disappeared into the depths of the clouds.
Outside the estate, the gazes of the crowd remained fixed for a long time.
At this moment, Zhao Hongxue said softly,
"Whether he succeeds or not, Xiao Chi will always be the first Kirin Child of our Tenth Direct Line!"
These words resonated deeply with Song Chao, and his lips curled upward, unable to be suppressed.
Song Ming Song glanced around, intending to scold, but thinking that his Kirin Child was born to his third son, he forcibly held back.
However, he did not entirely agree with Zhao Hongxue's words.
"No, Xiao Chi will definitely secure the Sequence Position this time!"
This bold statement left the people around him slightly stunned, but Song Ming Song did not offer much explanation.
He couldn't say that the Cobalt Number had a silver legendary quality component, could he?
...
At the Longji Divine Mountain, on the White Jade Square.
Song Chi, Song Ze, and Song Gang arrived one after another. The other two people were unknown to him, but Song Chi was a bit surprised.
He had originally thought that the "Bodhi Inheritance Tower Path" would be inside the Longji Divine Mountain, given how mysterious it sounded and the significant implications. Now it seemed that was not the case.
PS: The second chapter might be after 12 PM, as I'm writing a bit slowly.
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