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Chapter 302: Red Ascension Fire Source [Star Crown Fire]
Chapter 302: Red Ascension Fire Source [Star Crown Fire]
Time flies, and before one knows it, nearly two months have passed.
On this day, the Sky Dome Ship soared up from the Sky Rush Valley and, once it disappeared into the clouds, immediately initiated a spatial leap.
In the main control room of the warship, Song Chi’s expression was not calm, with a look of anticipation in his eyes.
Just a few hours ago, Song Yufeng had sent a message.
It had nothing to do with the "Man Feng" exploration team, who still needed three days to officially return. Song Yufeng’s message was about an auction, an extremely high-profile one.
Immersing his mind in the Flame Seed Ancestral Aperture, Song Chi quickly connected to the Flame Torch Network.
The journey through the star sea is long and arduous.
The flame of civilization will never be extinguished.
After the familiar opening, he connected to the "Around Morning Star Floating Continent Local Network."
"{Pond Number}: @ {Yuan River Number}, did your team receive an invitation?"
"{Yuan River Number}: Of course, our captain has been at the peak of the Third Rank for fifty years. How could he miss the Radiant Han Commercial Guild's auction?"
"{Dead Sea Number}: I heard that the top hundred exploration teams in Holy Star City have received at least one invitation, and those high-level teams have even received five."
"{Long River Number}: Young brother, you've only been in the capital for a short while. Do you know what kind of force the Radiant Han Commercial Guild is? The scale of their event is so grand!"
...
Reading these messages, Song Chi inwardly confirmed what he had expected. In the past month, news of the auction had spread far and wide.
Song Chi also had some understanding of the Radiant Han Commercial Guild.
It was the royal commercial guild of the Radiant Han Kingdom, the sole dominant force in the Tianpan River System, backed by the Radiant Han Kingdom's Star Annihilator.
According to Song Yufeng, the Radiant Han Commercial Guild held an auction in Holy Star City every hundred years, and each time, various extremely rare resources and artifacts would appear, including even silver legendary-level ship components.
Although this was just a branch in Holy Star City, Song Chi was still extremely interested. Perhaps at this auction, he might find the "Void Crystal" and "Time Sand" he desperately needed.
The Time Sand was still manageable; as long as he negotiated with the Man Feng team, he should be able to get a considerable amount. However, the Void Crystal had been a dead end.
The Dragon Spine Commercial Guild had been searching for over a decade without any leads, which was the most frustrating thing for Song Chi.
The Market Ruins were the foundation of his rise, but he had been stuck at the peak of the Second Rank for over ten years. As the Market Lord, Song Chi naturally found this difficult.
This was why he was so eager for this auction. If he could obtain the Void Crystal or even just some related information, it would be a great help.
...
Three days later, on Star Avenue, the First Auction House!
As the venue for the Radiant Han Commercial Guild's once-a-century auction in the Morning Star Grand Duchy, the First Auction House was bustling with activity today.
Not only was it packed with people, but many influential figures, rarely seen on a regular day, were gathered here.
Buzzing sounds filled the air as a ten-thousand-meter warship suddenly appeared above the First Auction House, causing numerous passersby to exclaim in surprise.
"The [Hurricane Eagle], the Fifth Rank Elder from the Follower Faction of the Eagle Family is here."
"Follower Faction? What does that mean?"
While people were exclaiming, a new captain was confused and quickly received explanations from many veteran Flame Torch captains.
"Never heard of the three factions of the Eagle Family that have existed for over a thousand years?"
"Follower Faction, Mainline Faction, and Collateral Line Faction."
"The Follower Faction is said to be composed of the descendants of the first generation Eagle Duke's followers.
The Mainline Faction, as the name suggests, consists of the direct descendants of the first generation Eagle Duke.
The Collateral Line Faction is said to have formed from the descendants of the clan members who accompanied the first generation Eagle Duke when he established the grand duchy with Rosetta the Great."
...
As citizens discussed, a massive hundred-thousand-meter Dreadnought slowly descended from the sky, the air currents it generated causing chaos among the people on Star Avenue.
For a moment, countless people looked up in shock, completely stunned by the terrifying size of the warship.
"The [White Night Morning Star], it's Lord [Anglere Morning Star]'s [White Night Morning Star]!"
"Even this great lord has come. The auction hosted by the Radiant Han Commercial Guild is indeed highly attractive!"
"This [White Night Morning Star] is said to have been promoted to a Dreadnought a thousand years ago, and Lord Anglere himself advanced to the Sixth Rank a few hundred years ago. He is the true second Sixth Rank Flame Torch Captain of the Morning Star Royal Family. I never expected him to be here."
...
As if deliberately arranged, not long after the White Night Morning Star landed, a second dreadnought followed closely behind.
The hundred-thousand-meter-long hull once again covered half of the Star Avenue.
"Hiss, another dreadnought!"
"Seems to be the Golden Light Roaming from the Jinjiao Lu Clan."
"Golden Light Roaming? The flagship of the Lu Clan ancestor who successfully ascended to the Sixth Rank two thousand five hundred years ago?"
"Rumor has it that this Lu Ancestor was a fierce individual. Just three hundred years after his flagship ascended, he forcefully entered the Chaotic Star Region and killed two Fifth-Rank Gold-Cleaving Sky Spiders of the Sky Spider Clan. Then, he managed to retreat unscathed from the attacks of two Sixth-Rank lives in the Chaotic Star Region."
...
Below, Song Chi, sitting in the latest model of the Dragon Spine flying car specially equipped by the Dragon Spine Shop, glanced up at the sky. This single glance made his gaze freeze.
The overwhelming pressure from a hundred-thousand-meter-long dreadnought-class Flame Torch Warship was too intense. Even from a distance, it still left him deeply shaken.
Although he had already known from the family's high-level group chat that his own ancestor was also a Sixth-Rank dreadnought captain, hearing it and witnessing it firsthand were two very different things.
Of course, while he was shaken, Song Chi was not surprised.
Why were the Morning Star Royal Family and the Jinjiao Lu Clan recognized as the two major old-established forces in the Grand Duchy?
Was it merely because of their long lineage?
The answer was obviously no. If it were only about lineage, the Eagle Family would not be any shorter in duration than the other two.
The reason the Morning Star Royal Family and the Jinjiao Lu Clan were recognized as the strongest two old-established forces in the Grand Duchy was because these two families produced some of the earliest Sixth-Rank dreadnought captains in the Grand Duchy.
After all, even the Dusk Marquis only ascended to the Sixth Rank one thousand three hundred years ago, far behind these two families.
As the two dreadnoughts arrived one after another, many other important figures soon appeared.
For example, the Fifth-Rank battleship from the Dusk Marquis Family, the Fourth-Rank Chasing Deer from the Golden Dragon Zhao Clan, the Chasing Deer from the Golden Shark Chen Clan, the Chasing Deer from the Black Rose Consortium, and the Chasing Deer from the Capital Bai Clan, among others.
In less than an hour, almost all the prominent forces in the Morning Star Grand Duchy had appeared. Although they might not have been the ancestors themselves, the representatives they sent were undoubtedly the power figures in their respective factions.
Inside the grand and luxurious First Auction House, the seats were now filled. A quick glance revealed that the weakest of those who could enter the auction house were Third-Rank cruiser captains, and there were no shortage of civilian Chasing Deer captains from high-level exploration teams.
As for the VIP boxes above, they were exclusively reserved for forces that had Fifth-Rank battleships.
As the auction officially began, a middle-aged man in formal attire appeared on the central auction stage, exuding a strong Fifth-Rank life aura.
With the appearance of this pressure, all the Flame Torch captains below the Fifth Rank immediately felt a chill, as if a heavy stone had been placed on their shoulders.
In a box to the left, Song Yufeng quietly explained to Song Chi:
"Liu Yuanzhou, a collateral line member of the Radiant Han Royal Family and vice president of the Radiant Han Commercial Guild in the Morning Star Grand Duchy. He is over three thousand years old and is a seasoned battleship captain."
"However, it seems that his position in the Radiant Han Commercial Guild is not very favorable. He seems to have been marginalized from the core circle and has lost support for advancing to the Sixth Rank. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been dispatched here to serve as vice president for nearly a thousand years."
Hearing this detailed explanation, Song Chi raised an eyebrow.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, what Song Yufeng said was true. Compared to the Radiant Han Kingdom, the Morning Star Grand Duchy was just a remote corner of the Tianpan River System. Serving as vice president here indeed counted as a tough assignment, let alone staying for nearly a thousand years without moving.
As for the president above him, he was just a figurehead, doing nothing and being immediately transferred after a hundred years.
"I believe everyone is already eagerly awaiting the start. I won't waste time with formalities. The 52nd Radiant Han Commercial Guild Auction begins now. Please welcome the first item!"
With that, the Fifth-Rank life pressure from his body instantly dissipated, and two elegant female auction house attendants brought up the first item.
When the auction jade box was opened, Song Chi's breathing suddenly quickened.
The first item was a strand of a rare artifact fire source emitting a rich red light.
Given that this Radiant Han Commercial Guild had put it up as the first item in a once-a-century auction, it was clear that this red artifact fire source was not the kind that couldn't be converted into an ascending fire source.
In other words, this is a strand of red ascending fire source.
"This strand of red rarity fire seed is named [Star Crown Fire]. It can be converted into a red ascending fire source. Once used by a Flame Torch Captain, it can elevate an orange Flame Seed to a red Flame Seed."
Name: Star Crown Fire
Quality: Red
Convertible: {Flame Seed Ascension Fire Source}
Note: This is a strand of origin fire that formed within the body of the 'Star Crown Radiant Eagle,' a Star Beast, after it advanced to the Sixth Rank. After a long period of cultivation, it transformed into a strand of rarity fire seed."
(PS: Anyone get it, dog head!)
"Now I announce that the starting bid for this strand of [Star Crown Fire] is 100 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence. Each bid must not be less than 10 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence. The auction begins!"
As Liu Yuanzhou's words fell, the auction hall immediately filled with a steady stream of bidders.
"110 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence!"
"120 strands!"
...
"180 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence!"
In a short time, the price soared to 180 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence. This price instantly crushed any bidding impulse in Song Chi's heart.
180 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence, if converted to Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence, would be at least 4,000 strands. This number was clearly beyond what he could currently afford. Even if he sold the dozens of "Supreme Dragon Blood Fruits" he had, it would still be insufficient.
Unless the Radiant Han Commercial Guild was willing to buy them at a rate of 5 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence per fruit, like Gnome Luke.
Additionally, he could put up the golden Star Destroyer Cannon, but this would inevitably cause a stir throughout the duchy and even the Radiant Han Kingdom. Song Chi clearly couldn't do that.
If he were to casually put up the Star Destroyer Cannon, any problems that arose later would likely be beyond even the Song Family's ability to protect him.
Regrettably, he could only watch as the strand of [Star Crown Fire] was bought by a Fifth-Rank Battleship Captain from the Eagle Family for 260 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essence.
After the first auction item, the subsequent items were much less impressive, mostly consisting of purple and orange quality ship components, with the occasional red quality component appearing.
However, most of these components were common items such as energy shields, ship armor, main cannons, and super main cannons. While they might be very attractive to other Third or Fourth-Rank Flame Torch Captains, Song Chi was completely unmoved.
His expressionless demeanor was clearly observed by Song Yufeng, who, though showing no outward emotion, was inwardly amazed.
Song Yufeng didn't think that the Seventh Sequence of the Song Clan would be short of money. The annual sequence subsidy was not just a figure; he believed that Song Chi simply didn't find these ship components appealing.
"The main cannon, energy shield, and ship armor must all be at least orange quality. This configuration is probably no worse than my great-grandfather's flagship!"
...
Song Chi was unaware of Song Yufeng's thoughts. At this moment, his eyes suddenly lit up as he finally saw the first item that interested him.
"A piece of Ten Thousand Year Pure Yang Jade. This is one of the special resources that might be needed when a cruiser advances to a Chasing Deer Ship. The starting bid is 20 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence, with each bid not less than 2 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence. The auction begins now!"
Although the Sky Dome had only recently advanced to a cruiser, it would take a long time to collect the materials needed for its next advancement. It was essential to start preparing as early as possible!
"30 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence!"
Just as he was thinking, the bidding price had already reached 30 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence, with no signs of stopping.
After some thought, Song Chi decided against using the Supreme Dragon Blood Fruits and instead withdrew 200 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence from his annual sequence subsidy through Song Yufeng.
As the deputy manager of the Dragon Spine Shop, Song Yufeng always carried a certain amount of funds and easily provided 200 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence.
With these 200 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence, Song Chi naturally secured the piece of Ten Thousand Year Pure Yang Jade.
However, he was left with only 160 strands of Fourth-Rank Floating Continent Essence.
While lamenting the insufficient supply of Floating Continent Essence, Song Chi still happily and carefully stored the Ten Thousand Year Pure Yang Jade, as it was a crucial material for the Sky Dome's future advancement.
PS: The second chapter is coming soon!
(End of Chapter)
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