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Chapter 337: [Celestial Brain System] and [Mechanized Core Engine]
Chapter 337: [Celestial Brain System] and [Mechanized Core Engine]
Song Chi and Answei spent a considerable amount of time examining the surroundings. They had initially thought that the eleventh area, guarded by a Tier 5 Mechanical Golem, would be different, perhaps containing two or more spatial fold boxes.
However, reality proved their expectations were a bit too high.
The eleventh area contained only one spatial fold box, just like all the previous areas.
As they approached the spatial fold box, Answei turned to look at Song Chi, who nodded in agreement. She then slowly opened the final spatial fold box.
When the brilliant silver light began to shine from the slowly opening box, the anticipation in their hearts turned into genuine satisfaction, and their eyes soon filled with intense interest.
A silver legendary artifact, whether in any force, race, or civilization, is a high-tier artifact. In civilizations with less profound foundations, such artifacts can even serve as a cornerstone of their fortune.
As the two of them excitedly watched, the spatial fold box finally opened completely. When they peered inside, it gave them another big surprise.
Inside, there were not just one but two artifacts, one silver and one red.
"One silver and one red, then all the risks we took were worth it..."
Compared to Answei, Song Chi remained much calmer. After all, he was already a wealthy man with two golden sacred domain artifacts, so he wouldn't lose his composure.
Of course, calm as he was, his joy was genuine, and the lingering tension from the risks they took was significantly alleviated. After all, a silver artifact is not something trivial; it is a super-high-tier artifact capable of enhancing to the seventh tier, with a very high upper limit.
His thoughts raced as he focused his gaze, and the attribute panels of the two artifacts appeared before his eyes.
Artifact: Mini Mechanized Combat Beast Core
Quality: Red
Convertible to: {Mechanized Core Engine}
Note: A super energy engine prepared by the Celestial Mechanical Civilization for its future resurgence. Due to special environmental conditions, it has transformed into a red epic artifact.
The first artifact was just as expected—a red ship engine. The Cobalt Number already possessed one.
Lowering his gaze, Song Chi examined the attributes of the ship component.
Mechanized Core Engine lv0
Quality: Red
Feature 1: Energy Efficiency Increased by 100%
Feature 2: Dark Energy Pool Capacity Doubled
Feature 3: Mechanized Overload
Consumption: 28/s (Dark Energy Points)
Power Supply: 160/s (Dark Energy Points)
Overload Buffer: 30 minutes
Energy Pool: 3000 (Can store 30000 Dark Energy Points)
Upgrade Required: 30 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero Rank), 3000 energy points
{Mechanized Overload: Consumes 10000 Dark Energy Points, the Mechanized Engine enters an overloaded state, increasing energy efficiency by 200% and thrust by 200% for 10 minutes, with a buffer of 24 hours.}
After reviewing the entire attribute panel, Song Chi felt somewhat indifferent about this first artifact, Mini Mechanized Combat Beast Core. Compared to the Light Energy Convergence Engine currently installed on the Cobalt Number, this red engine's attributes were not significantly better.
After the first artifact, Song Chi turned his attention to the second silver artifact.
Artifact: Celestial Sub-brain
Quality: Silver
Convertible to: {Celestial Brain System}
Note: A sub-brain of the Celestial Brain, split off before the civilization's destruction. After a long period of cultivation, it has transformed into a silver legendary artifact.
"An AI brain?"
The moment he saw the artifact's attributes, Song Chi's eyes were filled with surprise.
He had many speculations before, but he never imagined it would be an AI brain.
According to the definition of the Ember Human Civilization and even the numerous civilizations in the Shattered Star Sea, an AI that develops self-awareness is considered a sapient being. It is well-known that sapient beings forming star sea artifacts are extremely rare.
Thinking about this, Song Chi felt a surge of excitement. His gaze quickly shifted to the attribute panel of this artifact.
Celestial Brain System lv0
Quality: Silver
Feature 1: Computational Efficiency Increased by 110%
Feature 2: Database Capacity Increased by 110%
Feature 3: Fully Autonomous Sub-brain Mechanism
Feature 4: Celestial Sky Autonomous System
Consumption: 30/s (Dark Energy Points)
Effect: Significantly enhances the control efficiency of the equipped warship.
No need for charging or buffering
Upgrade Required: 30 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero Rank), 1000 Dark Energy Points, 1 semi-automatic intelligent chip
Note: This component requires 4 slots
{Fully Autonomous Sub-brain Mechanism: Consumes 100000 Dark Energy Points, the Celestial Brain differentiates into 10 sub-brains. These sub-brains, when integrated into regular machinery, become special intelligent units. They will act autonomously and engage in combat, under the command of the Celestial Brain, for 10 minutes, with a cooldown of 8 years.
{Celestial Sky Autonomous System: Consumes 50000 Dark Energy Points, the Celestial Brain enters a hyper-overloaded computational state, taking over all control functions of the equipped warship. Using its powerful analytical capabilities, it ensures the fastest and most perfect response to external crises, maximizing the safety of the warship and its captain, for 5 minutes, with a cooldown of 1 year.
After reading the long attribute panel, Song Chi's eyes were filled with joy.
His gaze met Answei's, who was looking at him with anticipation.
Before Song Chi could speak, Answei said:
"This time, you go first, brother..."
She felt a bit embarrassed, as she hadn't contributed much.
Opposite her, Song Chi nodded gently, without hesitation.
As for taking both artifacts for himself?
That was clearly unrealistic. If others didn't call their clan's old ancestor, did they really expect him to monopolize most of the benefits of the ruins?
If that were the case, Answei could have directly called her clan's old ancestor to clear the ruins, without all this trouble.
Moreover, the Cobalt Number already had a red engine, so there was no need for it.
While he couldn't take both artifacts, he had the priority to choose.
To defeat the Fifth-Rank Mechanical Combat Beast, the Sky Dome had to mobilize a significant amount of resources, which Song Chi was fully aware of. Ignoring the "Neutron Star Fracture" feature, which had a cooldown of just 24 hours, both the "Bosa Timefield" and "Final Shelter" required a full five-year cooldown. Even with the "Meditation Seal Inner Speed" feature, it would still take a year for both to cool down.
Without hesitation, Song Chi reached out towards the [Celestial Sub-brain] component.
After carefully reviewing all the attributes of the [Celestial Brain System] component, he had already made his decision. At this moment, he had no doubts.
The reason was simple.
Not only was a brain core artifact extremely rare, but the [Celestial Brain System] component was also highly compatible with the Sky Dome and was one of the components the Sky Dome desperately needed. Once installed, it would significantly improve the Sky Dome's operational efficiency and also reduce the mental burden on Song Chi as the captain.
Although he already possessed a Divine Mind State, it essentially allowed him to handle ten tasks simultaneously. Even in the Limit-Breaking State, it was only eleven tasks. It might sound like a lot, but with the dozens of components already installed and the need to monitor the ship's surroundings, not to mention the constant need to dodge attacks in battle, even handling twenty or thirty tasks at once would be insufficient.
In fact, this issue wasn't unique to Song Chi; all Flame Heart Captains faced the same problem. When operating a Flame Torch Warship in combat, the mental energy consumption of a Flame Heart Captain was extremely high, and after intense battles, their mind would often become extremely fatigued.
The perfect solution to this problem was to equip the warship with a high-tier brain core, which would take on most of the mental load for the captain.
While the solution was simple, all Flame Heart Captains were hesitant to do so. A brain core, especially a high-tier one, was highly unstable and could easily turn the tables if not handled carefully. This was evident from the numerous mechanical civilizations in the Shattered Star Sea.
It was also why the four major super-empires of the Torch Human Civilization strictly prohibited equipping Flame Torch Warships with high-tier brain cores.
However, the brain cores mentioned above were ordinary high-tier brain cores, not artifact brain cores that could be converted into ship components.
Although both were brain cores, there was a significant difference: the latter had successfully undergone the conversion process by the Flame Seed. The Flame Seed was the foundation of the Torch Human Civilization and the core of a Flame Heart Captain.
Once converted by the Flame Seed, it was equivalent to imprinting the Flame Seed owner's supreme control mark within the artifact. Under these circumstances, the possibility of the brain core taking over was completely eliminated.
Why could the Flame Seed construct a Flame Torch Local Network and communicate seamlessly?
Because all the Flame Seeds of the Torch Human Civilization's captains were interconnected as a single entity from the beginning. Attempting to break free from the Flame Seed's control would be like challenging the entire Torch Human Civilization—let alone a simple brain core, even a dominant civilization couldn't achieve this.
In contrast, ordinary high-tier brain cores were not affected by the Flame Seed, making it difficult for Flame Heart Captains to achieve complete control. If these brain cores developed self-awareness, they could easily backstab the captain at unexpected moments.
In addition, the attributes of the [Celestial Brain System] component were extremely powerful. Its computational and data capacity far exceeded that of ordinary brain cores. The "Full Auto Sub-brain Mechanism" and "Celestial Sky Autonomous System" features were both ultra-premium.
The "Full Auto Sub-brain Mechanism" feature could be seen as a temporary group combat ability. Although it currently only allowed for 10 sub-brains, once the component's enhancement level increased, it would become a formidable group combat bomber.
Of course, this ability, while powerful, would require substantial financial support. After all, brain cores needed physical carriers. The first thing that came to Song Chi's mind was the Goblin Magic Energy Bombing Drones.
Imagine if the [Celestial Brain System] component were enhanced to the Fourth or Fifth Rank, and it could then spawn hundreds or even thousands of sub-brains to control over a thousand Goblin Magic Energy Bombing Drones to bomb enemy units simultaneously. The thought alone was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
Even if the component were eventually enhanced to the Seventh Rank, with tens of thousands of high-tier bombing drones taking off at once, the scene would be...
Hmm... truly irresistible!
As for the "Celestial Sky Autonomous System," this feature was also incredibly powerful.
For example, during the previous self-destruct, if the Sky Dome had this ability, Song Chi could have activated it to have the Celestial Brain System quickly compute the best response in the shortest time. Alternatively, he could have entered the Market Mystic Realm to ensure his safety while the Sky Dome, under the control of the Celestial Brain System, would maximize its own safety.
Seeing Song Chi choose the [Celestial Brain System], Answei was not surprised at all. Regardless of who made the choice, it would have been the same.
Her eyes did not show any disappointment as she quickly took the [Mini Mechanized Combat Beast Core]. For her, the red epic-quality ship engine was a significant unexpected gain. Without Song Chi, she might not have been able to secure even this engine.
After collecting the two artifacts, both of them turned their attention to the mechanical combat beast's remains, which were now reduced to countless broken parts. Their eyes were filled with regret.
Apart from the two artifacts, the remains of the Fifth-Rank Mechanical Combat Beast would have been a significant gain, but after the self-destruct, they had lost all value. Additionally, the space fold boxes scattered across various areas could not be taken away. They were fixed in place by special means used by the Celestial Mechanical Civilization, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not retrieve them.
PS: This silver component is pretty good, right?
PS2: Vote for me this month!
(End of Chapter)
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