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Chapter 328: Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends' Advanced Civilization · The Tianpan Galaxy Spanning 1.8 Mil
Chapter 328: Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends' Advanced Civilization · The Tianpan Galaxy Spanning 1.8 Million Light-Years
Before returning to Sky Rush Valley, Song Xingru specially kept Song Chi for some time.
"Chi, have you heard about the Great Expansion War recently?"
Song Chi raised an eyebrow and then quickly nodded.
For this rumor that was no longer a secret among the upper echelons of the principality, he was of course aware. The news was that the Overlord Nation, the Tianpan Galaxy's dominant power, the Radiant Han Kingdom, was about to launch a large-scale expansion war to expand the territory of the kingdom and the domain of the ember human river system.
Moreover, he knew that this was a dangerous yet opportunistic endeavor. If successful, unimaginable wealth could be gained, but any misstep could lead to the downfall of even a powerful nation like the Morning Star Principality.
"Do you know how big the Tianpan Galaxy is?"
Suddenly, Song Xingru asked a seemingly unrelated question. Though puzzled, Song Chi answered truthfully.
"Over a million light-years in diameter!"
Song Xingru first nodded, then quickly shook her head.
"Right, but not entirely!"
"The current Tianpan Galaxy indeed spans just over a million light-years, but it does not encompass the entire Tianpan Galaxy. In other words, the Tianpan Galaxy currently dominated by the Radiant Han Kingdom is incomplete."
Light flashed in Song Chi's eyes; this was the first time he had heard such a claim.
But upon reflection, he was somewhat stunned.
If the current Tianpan Galaxy, which spans over a million light-years, is incomplete, how vast is the actual Tianpan Galaxy?
A galaxy spanning a million light-years is already considered medium to large. If it were even larger, it would be a large, or even a gigantic galaxy.
As if reading his thoughts, Song Xingru nodded.
"Yes, the complete Tianpan Galaxy is nearly a gigantic galaxy, spanning over 1.8 million light-years and harboring several Seventh-Rank Star Sea Floating Lands!"
Song Chi's breathing quickened as he gleaned a lot of information from her words.
Spanning over 1.8 million light-years, meaning the current Tianpan Galaxy only occupies less than 60% of the entire galaxy.
So, the question arises: Who, or what civilization, controls the additional 800,000 light-years of territory?
Before he could ask, Song Xingru quickly provided the answer.
"Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends!"
"The Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend Civilization is a neighboring top-tier advanced civilization to the ember human river system cluster. This civilization, with its members naturally possessing eight arms and a pair of vertical eyes with powerful petrification abilities, is a natural favorite of the Earth Law. Their Celestial Serpent Warships possess various unique characteristics, making them extremely formidable..."
As Song Xingru elaborated, Song Chi's eyes gradually revealed a sense of gravity.
According to Elder Ru, the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend Civilization is an extremely powerful top-tier advanced civilization, controlling an entire galaxy cluster and having been in a standoff with the ember human civilization for over 100,000 years.
The only good news is that the smaller half of the Tianpan Galaxy opposite the Radiant Han Kingdom is not truly controlled by the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends but by one of their subordinate civilizations.
This civilization is known as the Catastrophe Star Civilization, and the leading race is called the Catastrophe Star Clan.
Don't underestimate them just because they are a subordinate civilization of the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends. They are a genuine advanced civilization with Seventh-Rank Sovereign combat power within their ranks.
Furthermore, the Catastrophe Star Clan is the largest supporting force behind the Chaotic Star Region. Beyond the 20,000-light-year diameter of the Chaotic Star Region lies the territory controlled by the Catastrophe Star Clan.
As Song Chi's thoughts raced, Song Xingru, having relayed all the information, directly dismissed him.
"Alright, that's all I needed to say. You can leave now..."
"Oh, by the way, the Great Expansion War will likely begin in fifty years. Since you can enter the Multiverse Market periodically, if you have the opportunity, you can use this time to collect a large amount of war supplies. You should be able to make a substantial profit!"
Song Chi first nodded, indicating his understanding, and then left the Dragon Spine Shop building.
Regarding the acquisition of war supplies, as a seasoned broker with over two decades of experience, Song Chi had already picked up on this and had started small-scale acquisitions in the Multiverse Market.
Currently, he had stockpiled over ten million zero-rank floating land essences as war supplies.
The reason he hadn't engaged in large-scale acquisitions was partly due to the unconfirmed nature of the news and partly because his funds were not very abundant at the moment.
After all, he had already taken out a large number of floating land essences to commission Song Yufeng to acquire various star sea oddities that could not be converted into ship components.
However, this was not a significant issue. Now that the information was confirmed, he would accelerate the sale of the blue and white star sea oddities he had in hand.
These oddities themselves could not be traded for particularly rare items, so it would be better to exchange them for low-rank floating land essences at normal oddity prices. This way, he could double his profits and use the acquired low-rank floating land essences to purchase a large amount of war supplies, thus making a substantial profit back in the Morning Star Yang Land.
Currently, the prices of war supplies in the entire Morning Star Yang Land, and even in the entire Morning Star Principality, are gradually increasing, with high profit margins. With a few rounds of transactions, he could certainly make a significant profit.
With the plan set, Song Chi controlled the Sky Dome to return to Sky Rush Valley.
He had just landed in the valley and had not yet retrieved the several components stored in the market when the family's Sky Rush Valley patrol team reported that a visitor had arrived.
"The Bai Family?"
What are they here for?"
Upon receiving the news from the patrol team, Song Chi learned that the visitors were indeed from the Bai family.
Hearing those two words, Song Chi subconsciously furrowed his brow.
He did not have a good impression of the Bai family.
He vividly remembered the behavior of the Bai family during the trip to Copper Mountain Floating Continent, which was extremely repulsive.
However, despite his dislike, he still had to meet them, as the visitor was none other than his great-aunt Bai Xiurong, the elder sister of his grandmother, Bai Xiurong.
...
A dozen minutes later, in the living room of Song Chi's personal residence, Song Chi greeted his great-aunt with a smile.
Opposite him, Bai Xiurong also responded with a smile.
Her smile showed no hint of insincerity, as if she was genuinely happy to see her grandson after twenty years. Only she knew what she truly felt.
In reality, Bai Xiurong's heart was filled with bitterness. Or rather, from the moment she heard that Song Ming's ship had ascended to the Zelusui Class and that Song Chi had ranked seventh in the current generation of the Dinghai Song clan, she and the entire Bai family's upper echelons were filled with regret.
If not for those unfortunate events, given the relationship between the two families and Bai Xiurong's position in the Song clan's tenth direct line, the entire Bai family could have benefited greatly.
But things had turned out terribly. Due to the selfish actions of someone in the past, the two families had become almost completely estranged.
Taking a deep breath, Bai Xiurong forced herself not to dwell on these distressing matters. She maintained her smile and spoke softly:
"Xiao Chi, when you first awakened, it seemed like only yesterday. Now, after twenty years, you have not only caught up with your great-aunt but also ranked seventh in the current generation of the Song clan..."
Bai Xiurong sighed, hoping to bridge the gap between them.
However, although Song Chi wore a polite smile, his attitude was clearly distant.
Sensing this, even Bai Xiurong, despite her efforts to maintain composure, couldn't help but stiffen her expression.
At this moment, Song Chi, seated in the main seat, took the initiative to speak:
"Great-Aunt Xiurong, if you have something to say, please speak directly. If I can help, I will do my best..."
Although his words sounded sincere, both parties understood that this was merely a formality. For trivial matters, Song Chi might not refuse, but for anything more challenging, there was no point in hoping.
Even though she understood this, Bai Xiurong, after organizing her thoughts, still spoke:
"It's like this. Recently, the allocation of benefits from the upcoming expansion war has been ongoing. As you know, our Bai family, with only one Zelusui Captain, has been almost completely excluded from the allocation. So..."
Bai Xiurong's meaning was simple: she wanted Song Chi to put in a good word with Song Xingru to ensure the Bai family received a larger share of the allocation.
Although Song Xingru was not directly involved in the allocation, it was not because she couldn't but because she didn't want to. If she were to speak up, the presence of the dreadnought behind the Dinghai Song clan would certainly carry significant weight.
The reason the Bai family was doing this was simple: immense benefits.
Over twenty forces were dividing 1.2% of the benefits, and each family's share might seem negligible?
If one thought this, they would be greatly mistaken. It was essential to understand that this 1.2% was from the rewards obtained by the expansion fleet led by multiple dreadnoughts. Even a small fraction represented a vast amount of resources.
For the Bai family, with only one Zelusui Captain, these resources were what they desperately needed. Properly managed, they could even use this opportunity to promote a few more Zelusui ships.
Of course, the Bai family was not making empty promises.
Before Song Chi could speak, Bai Xiurong took out two components, one red and one orange.
Fiery Lava Ship Armor lv0
Quality: Red
Characteristics: Lava Shield Layer
Fiery Lava Cannon lv0
Quality: Orange
Characteristics: Main Cannon Power Increased by 45%
These two ship components, the red hull armor being the Bai family's leverage to ask Song Xingru for help, and the orange main cannon being a benefit for Song Chi.
Both were common components, even though their quality was good, Song Chi and Song Xingru's ships wouldn't lack them. However, for just a word, no one would refuse.
Even a common red component was extremely valuable.
"Great-Aunt Xiurong, rest assured, I will take care of it!"
After Bai Xiurong left, Song Chi went to Holy Star City.
He explained the situation to Song Xingru and presented the red-quality Fiery Lava Ship Armor. Song Xingru naturally agreed with a casual word.
Soon, rumors spread in the Morning Star Yang Land that the White family had the backing of the Dinghai Song clan. As a result, the Bai family secured a decent allocation in the subsequent distribution.
...
Song Chi was unaware of these developments and did not pay attention. Upon returning to the Tianchong Valley, he immediately entered the market to reinforce the Sky Dome.
He planned to give the Fiery Lava Cannon and a few purple components to his family to bring back to the Dragon Spine continent for his parents.
In the Sky Dome, Song Chi immediately installed the Behemoth Heart and the Aurora Jump Device.
The Aurora Jump Device replaced the Sky Horse Teleport Device, which was only a reinforced blue component to level 30. It didn't consume any titanium crystals, so there was no need to borrow the Tri-Eye Solid Spirit Ring or anything from the clan.
(End of Chapter)
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