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Chapter 329: Behemoth Blood · Market Reopening
Chapter 329: Behemoth Blood · Market Reopening
With two components loaded, Song Chi quickly began the enhancement process.
Although he had already collected all the sequence subsidies for the year, the recent market transactions had earned him hundreds of titanium crystals, which were enough to enhance the two components by several dozen levels.
A short while later, the Aurora Jump Device was the first to be enhanced to the third tier.
Aurora Jump Device lv30
- Quality: Orange
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Effect: After charging, the loaded warship performs a spatial leap in the designated direction. Current maximum leap distance: 600 (300 × 2) light-years.
Charging Time: 20 minutes; Cooldown: 8 hours
- Leap Star Map Collector: After entering an unfamiliar star domain, the jump device will automatically collect star maps. After one hour of collection, the jump device will generate a detailed star map with a detection range 120 times that of the ship's onboard radar.
After reaching the third tier, the attribute enhancements were quite impressive.
Just the maximum leap distance alone increased to 600 light-years, which was six times that of a blue jump device of the same tier. And this was only at the third tier; if it were enhanced to the fifth tier, the maximum leap distance would likely exceed 1000 light-years.
Additionally, the Leap star map collector feature can now collect star maps with a 120 times the detection range of the ship's radar. With the Spirit Eye Gaze calculations:
4.56 light-years × 120 = 547 light-years.
In other words, even at the third tier, the Aurora Jump Device can generate a star map with a radius of 547 light-years, which, although slightly less than the maximum leap distance, is still more than enough to satisfy Song Chi.
This would make his future actions in the alien star sea incredibly convenient.
However, after enhancing the jump component, he was somewhat troubled by the other component, the Behemoth Heart.
This component was indeed a top-tier component with very high quality, but the problem was that enhancing it required Behemoth Blood, a resource he didn't have. He had specifically asked Elder Ru, but the response was that no Behemoths were kept in the clan's various circles.
Behemoths are an immortal species in the fifth tier of the family's genetic bloodline spectrum, though not as formidable as Enraged Giants, they were still quite powerful.
Fortunately, it didn't require the blood of a Golden Behemoth, otherwise, the component would have been shelved for a long time.
Golden Behemoths, as the pinnacle of the fifth tier in genetic bloodlines, were comparable to the insect race's Mother Bug and were incredibly rare, with both terrifying combat power and extremely limited numbers.
Exiting the market, Song Chi took out the black communication bracelet given to him by Answei and, after a moment's hesitation, sent a message.
According to what Elder Ru had said, the Morning Star Royal Family seemed to have a small group of Behemoths in their care. To enhance the Behemoth Heart component, he could only try to get it through Answei.
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In the Legendary Guild's underground warship summoning chamber.
The woman's eyes flashed with surprise.
"Behemoth Blood, you need this?"
"Yes, preferably over a hundred drops, the more, the better."
Answei's crystal-clear eyes flickered, but she didn't give a definitive answer.
"I'll try..."
In the Heavenly Thrust Valley's private estate, seeing the reply on the communication bracelet, Song Chi knew that Answei was preparing to use some of her connections, but the matter of Behemoth Blood was not trivial, and she couldn't guarantee anything.
After some thought, Song Chi sent another message.
"If it's too much trouble, just forget it. I'm not in too much of a hurry..."
Of course, this was a lie. A controlled component was crucial for the Sky Dome at this point, and the Behemoth Heart component had additional effects.
However, he was also well aware that Answei's position in the Morning Star family was not good, otherwise, the events at the Saint Roland Estate wouldn't have happened. If she were to expend too much effort to get the Behemoth Blood for him, it might make her situation even more difficult.
But Song Chi was actually wrong. After easily suppressing Anlock Stark and subsequently killing Anderson, the marriage alliance between the two families had been put on hold, and Answei's situation had improved significantly.
So, Answei only replied with a smiley face.
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In the Morning Star Yinland, at the Fourth Young Emperor Mountain.
"What wind has blown my dear sister here today?"
Sain Morningstar smiled as he looked at his sister, who rarely returned to Yinland since a decade ago, his eyes filled with curiosity.
Answei rolled her eyes at him, skipped the pleasantries, and directly explained her purpose.
"Behemoth Blood?"
Sain Morningstar raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled, but he still turned to respond:
"There are a few dozen drops in the Young Emperor's secret vault. If you want them, I can exchange them for you."
Answei's face lit up with a bright smile. She nodded and continued, "Not enough. Can you get more?"
Sain frowned, "What do you need so much Behemoth Blood for?"
"You're making such a fuss over a small request from your little sister. If you don't want to, forget it..."
Hearing Answei's petulant words, Sain's expression didn't change. As Answei's older brother, he had long grown accustomed to her antics after decades of living together.
"If you want more Behemoth Blood, you'll have to ask the Elder. We don’t have the authority!"
Pausing, he glanced at his beautiful sister and then said solemnly:
"You know the Elder's condition. It's not easy to get him to agree..."
Answei fell silent. She knew the Elder's condition better than anyone. As the only fifth-rank supporter of Sain, the Elder is the oldest among the Morningstar family's battleship captains, and it's because of him that she has been able to delay the arranged marriage until now.
However, the Elder's current state is not good. Even with the use of many longevity elixirs, his life is nearing its end, and he could pass away at any moment.
The "Deep Blue Fruit" she had obtained before was said to extend life by a hundred years, but for the Elder, who had already consumed various longevity elixirs, it was far less effective. Although he hasn't reached his limit yet, he won't be able to make it to the kingdom's expansion war in fifty years.
Answei reached behind her and took out two fist-sized fruits. Handing them to Sain, she explained:
"Ten-thousand-year Dragon Blood Fruit. Each one can extend life by fifty years. Although the effect diminishes with repeated use and for a fifth-rank Flame Torch Captain, it should still extend the Elder's life by twenty years. This way, the Elder should be able to live until the expansion war in fifty years and have a chance to break through to the sixth rank."
These two supreme Dragon Blood Fruits were obtained from Song Chi. Since Answei understood the importance, she naturally didn't come empty-handed.
Holding the two Dragon Blood Fruits, Sain's eyes brightened.
This way, at least before the Great Expansion War, his status as a prince would be secure.
The fifth-rank Elder behind him had high seniority and significant influence. As long as he was around, no one would dare to challenge Sain's status.
"Alright, I'll go back to the ancestral grounds and get the Behemoth Blood for you..."
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The next day, when Song Chi successfully received 1100 drops of Behemoth Blood from Answei, he finally came to his senses from the shock.
Suppressing his joy, he sincerely thanked her:
"Thank you..."
Before he could finish, Answei lifted her fair arm to interrupt him, then said with a smile:
"Thanks aren't necessary. How about..."
Her beautiful eyes roamed over Song Chi's body.
Just as Song Chi was about to protest, she timely retracted her gaze and changed the subject.
"Before the year, I found an ancient civilization ruin in an alien domain. The ruin is of a high tier, and we haven't fully explored it yet. How about joining me?"
Song Chi’s gaze met Answei's deep eyes, then he averted his gaze.
If it was as she said, this would indeed be a good opportunity.
So far, in his twenty-year career as a Flame Torch Captain, he had only explored two ruins.
Strictly speaking, the ancient star battlefield could not be considered a true civilization ruin, only a battlefield relic.
The only true civilization ruin he had explored was the "Blo Civilization Ruins" he went to with Shen Qing.
The first red epic component on the Sky Dome, the "Enslavement Badge," was obtained from there.
So, if this was true, it would indeed be a good opportunity for Song Chi.
However, he hesitated to agree immediately, wary of any hidden motives.
In the 300,000-year history of the Flame Torch Human civilization, there have been countless ambushes and conspiracies under the guise of exploring civilization ruins.
After a moment of hesitation, Song Chi nodded in agreement.
Given the various connections between them, he still trusted An Se Wei quite a bit.
His initial hesitation was a reflex, but his quick nod was based on this trust.
As for where this trust came from, it could be due to the half-sold, half-gifted supreme purple ascension fire source from back then, or perhaps the recent void crystal, and the current behemoth blood.
In any case, these elements had gradually built up his trust over time.
In front of him, An Se Wei, who had been closely watching Song Chi's reaction, withdrew his gaze, his eyes curving into a crescent moon shape.
"Then it's settled. However, the exact time is still uncertain. There are some matters that need to be handled in the near future. We'll discuss it later!"
"Alright, but try not to let the news about the behemoth blood spread!"
Although the First Ancestor and Elder Ru had given their word, out of caution, Song Chi still didn't want the news of his acquisition of the behemoth blood to get out. Otherwise, it might provoke the Stark family's battleship captain who was still stationed in the Morning Star Principality.
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After seeing An Se Wei off, Song Chi quickly returned to the Multiverse Market and began reinforcing the Behemoth Heart.
Due to the limited amount of titanium crystal he had, he could only reinforce it to level 30 for now.
Behemoth Heart lv30
Quality: Red
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Effect: For silver hull (red +1) and below warships, when the hull reinforcement tier does not exceed Tier 3, the hull durability will increase by 70%.
{Behemoth Overlord:} Consume 40,000 ether energy points to attach the "Behemoth Overlord" buff to the warship. For the next 40 seconds, the warship will be immune to most control effects. Cooldown: 48 hours.
The Tier 3 Behemoth Heart provided a barely noticeable but effective enhancement to the hull, and there were also significant improvements in other attributes. Overall, Song Chi was extremely satisfied.
After completing the reinforcement, Song Chi thought for a moment, considering whether he should directly explore the Immortal Continent fragment via a spatial anchor point or initiate a new market transaction.
Previously, he had been busy traveling, so the most recent market transaction had not been initiated yet.
After some consideration, Song Chi decided to initiate the market transaction.
He had nearly two hundred years to freely explore the Immortal Continent fragment, so there was no need to rush.
In comparison, a single market transaction could yield at least a million strands of Floating Land Essence.
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The Red Soup Continent is a common 2nd Tier Life-Type Floating Land in the Shattered Star Sea, home to many different races.
In the Red Earth Plains of the Red Soup Continent, this is the territory of the wolfmen.
At a small wolfman tribe in the northern part of the Red Earth Plains, low growls could be heard coming from the tribe's entrance.
These were not the growls of wild beasts but a unique form of communication among the wolfmen.
"Dogtooth, what are you dawdling about? If we don't leave soon, we'll probably come back empty-handed again today..."
In response to this call, a Tier 2 wolfman emerged from a wooden shack far from the gate. However, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly growled a few times.
"I have other matters to attend to. You guys go ahead without me..."
This sudden change irritated the few wolfmen at the gate. After growling a few times, they had no choice but to leave on their own.
Back in the wooden shack, Dogtooth, with an excited look, pulled out a black iron token from his chest and muttered to himself.
"Which items should I list for sale..."
Over a month ago, while out hunting, he encountered a spatial gate deployed by the Multiverse Market and was fortunate enough to receive a Market Listing Token from the Market Lord.
He had not told the other wolfmen in the tribe about this, as he considered it his own good fortune and saw no reason to share it with others.
After a moment of thought, he took out several items from a storage cabinet in the back of the shack and listed them on the market shop corresponding to the Market Listing Token at two to three times the local market price.
With the initiation of this market transaction, many other star sea beings like Dogtooth, scattered across different star regions in the Shattered Star Sea, were also fortunate enough to have entered the Multiverse Market before and received Market Listing Tokens from Song Chi.
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