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Chapter 387: The Upcoming Journey to the Radiant Han Kingdom
Chapter 387: The Upcoming Journey to the Radiant Han Kingdom
In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed. During this time, Song Chi meticulously organized and digested all the insights he had gained from the Radiance Chaos Stele.
The result was that his comprehension of the spatial law, which was originally at 1.6%, increased to 1.61%.
His understanding of the light law also improved from 0.45% to 0.47%.
Overall, the outcome was very satisfactory. After this, he hurriedly emerged from his cultivation.
It wasn't that 'Zhuoyang' had responded, but rather the family head had summoned him.
At the Dragon Backbone Divine Mountain, the ancestral hall of the family.
Song Chi stood respectfully below the grand hall, accompanied by Song Ze and Song Bei. Additionally, there was another unexpected person—the sixth-generation family member, Song Yan.
The reason for his surprise was that since becoming a family member, Song Chi had never seen any other family members beyond himself.
He had inquired about it carefully, but the ordinary fourth-rank elders seemed equally unaware of the whereabouts of these family members. The true elders and the fifth-rank ancestors, who did know, always smiled and remained silent, refusing to provide answers.
Therefore, Song Chi couldn't help but feel curious about this unexpected appearance of the sixth-generation family member.
Before he could think further, the aged voice from the bronze seats surrounding the hall spoke again.
"The situation is as follows: the final discussion before the Great Expansion War among several families is approaching, and the question now is, who will our Song family send?"
Upon hearing this, the hall fell silent. Whether it was the younger generation below the hall or the elders present in person or through projections, everyone chose to remain silent.
There was no other way, according to the previous discussion, this final discussion required traveling to the ancestral land of the Stark family in the Radiant Han Kingdom. At that time, they would undoubtedly face various tests and power struggles from all sides. Who to send was a decision that only the fifth-rank ancestors could make.
After a long silence, a female voice finally broke the calm.
"Since no one is speaking up, I'll go. I doubt the Stark family would dare to turn against our Song family at this critical juncture."
The speaker was the Earth Vein Ancestor, Ru Zu. She had a fiery temper, and seeing that the other family members were hesitant, she couldn't hold back any longer.
However, Song Shiyuan, sitting in a side position, merely glanced at her and shook his head.
"You're not suitable. This trip to the Stark family will likely involve further discussions on the specific plans for future joint actions. We can't afford to be careless. It's better if I make the trip myself!"
For some reason, Song Xingru spoke up in strong opposition:
"You are currently at a crucial stage of adjusting your state. Going to the Radiant Han Kingdom at this time may affect the promotion of the Immovable King of Light..."
Song Shiyuan shook his head. "It's not that exaggerated. The promotion on the Dragon Backbone Continent will take some time. We just need to go and return quickly!"
After much discussion, it was finally decided that the original ancestor would lead the team. However, after the leader was confirmed, it was time for Song Chi and the other three younger members to decide.
Song Shiyuan slowly lowered his head, his gaze falling on Song Chi and the other three.
"What do you think? Do you four want to go to the Radiant Han Kingdom and broaden your horizons?"
The elders did not force them; instead, they let Song Chi and the others decide for themselves.
Song Bei was the quickest to respond. He had already made plans with Annie to explore a strange star domain soon, so he shook his head without hesitation.
Additionally, the sixth-generation family member, Song Yan, also shook his head.
Without waiting for Song Chi and the others to guess, he explained:
"Ancestor, we recently discovered a high-level resource point, and we're short on manpower. I came back this time only for the family's newly developed Inferno 01 Model Battle Armor. I won't be going to the Radiant Han Kingdom to join the fun. Let the seventh-generation members go!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Song Chi with a smile on his face, obviously referring to Song Chi as the 'seventh-generation'.
Song Chi was slightly surprised, but he didn't show it and returned the smile.
Before they could think further, the voice of Song Xuan Cang, the first-generation ancestor, sounded from the front of the hall.
"Then it's settled. The original ancestor will lead, and Song Chi and Song Ze will accompany him. Let's set the departure date for three days from now!"
Song Chi was pleased with this decision, rather than feeling disappointed.
Previously, he had been considering when it would be best to start the journey to the North Dome Star Domain.
He wanted to complete the promotion of both his battleship and himself before the Great Expansion War and leave enough time for the subsequent ten-year law fluctuation period. All of this obviously had to be done within the next ten years, and with the binding restrictions of the Yin-Yang Heart Amulet, the journey to the North Dome Star Domain was imminent.
Finally, he didn't have to worry about it anymore.
However, there was one thing he had to mention:
"Ancestor, family head, can we postpone it for a few days? I might have some conflicts in the next few days..."
After his detailed explanation, the final departure date was set for ten days later.
This time frame should not conflict with 'Zhuoyang' again.
As the saying goes, speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
The day after the meeting, Zhuoyang sent a message in the Radiance Star Command Chat Group.
"Zhuoyang: @Thunder Awakens, are you free?"
"Thunder Awakens: Are you online now?"
...
Two battleships raced at full speed above the Great Wall, leaving two long arcs in their wake.
In the main control room of the battleship, Song Chi asked:
"Brother Zhuoyang, where are we going?"
These two battleships were the Immortal Phoenix and the Cobalt Number. After confirming the message in the group chat, they both chose to log in with their real bodies. However, after meeting up, Zhuoyang didn't explain much and led the Cobalt Number to charge out of the Star Tower.
"The Great Wall stretches endlessly, and communication between different regions is not easy. For convenience, a large-scale teleportation star gate is established every certain distance below the Great Wall. These star gates can teleport to the adjacent wall sections or allow members of the Great Wall defense fleet to teleport to the rear of the Flame Keeper Human Nations."
"We are heading to the nearest large-scale long-distance teleportation star gate."
Upon hearing this, Song Chi nodded and couldn't help but feel impressed.
He thought that the entire Morning Star Kingdom didn't even have a large-scale long-distance star gate, but indeed, they were not on the same level, so it wasn't surprising.
When the two battleships arrived, there were no other battleships around this large-scale star gate.
Song Chi wasn't surprised.
The activation of these large-scale long-distance star gates required a massive amount of resources each time. Only in emergencies, with approved reimbursement forms, would anyone use these long-distance star gates.
Usually, captains would rather spend time traveling by battleship than choosing star gates.
However, Song Chi and Zhuoyang didn't have this option.
According to Zhuoyang, the distance from this section of the Great Wall to the core star domain of the Frandia Kingdom in the rear was more than 30,000 light-years.
Unless there's a red or even silver-grade jump drive, it's impossible to cross such a distance in just ten days.
The person in charge of the stargate teleportation was a member of the Frandia Kingdom's royal fleet. Just as Song Chi was about to offer a large amount of Floating Continent Essence, he was suddenly informed that the teleportation fee was waived.
After a moment of doubt, Song Chi's gaze fell on the projection of Zhuoyang's communication.
"Zhuoyang, you have a good relationship with the garrison fleet. Is your friend also from the Frandia Kingdom?"
On the other communication screen, Zhuoyang, with his bright red hair, smiled.
"You could say that, but let me explain first. It's not that my friend is from the Frandia Kingdom, I'm from there too!"
"You're a Frandee?"
This time, Song Chi was genuinely surprised.
The Flame Nation's human civilization had a vast territory. Not to mention the ordinary duchies and the four super empires, the number of kingdoms alone exceeded a hundred. It was quite a coincidence that Zhuoyang happened to be from the Frandia Kingdom.
Seeing the other party's unwavering nod, Song Chi finally confirmed that Zhuoyang wasn't joking, and he was indeed a Frandee.
[Teleportation is about to begin. The distance of this teleportation is 32,000 light-years, and the destination is the Phoenix Immortal Star Domain of the Frandia Kingdom. Please prepare!]
As the stargate base's teleportation prompt sounded in his ear, Song Chi's thoughts turned, and the next moment, a severe sense of weightlessness and dizziness enveloped his entire body.
With just a 30,000-light-year teleportation, Song Chi's Guidance Technique had recently reached its peak at LV39, and he instantly recovered from the after-teleportation syndrome.
His gaze swept across the holographic exterior view of the battleship.
In sight was a giant ring-shaped stargate teleportation base suspended in the starry sea, with Flame Warships taking off and landing, and the astonishingly large orbital ring of the large stargate base.
Compared to the deserted stargate on the Civilization Great Wall, this large stargate base in the core star domain of a kingdom was obviously bustling many times over.
In just a few breaths, Song Chi saw multiple 10,000-meter-class battleships among the dense warship group, and even two 100,000-meter-class dreadnoughts.
Looking further, at a distant location from the stargate teleportation base, there was a floating continent in the dark starry sky with an area so vast it was terrifying.
Before he could continue observing the starry sea floating continent with its intimidating diameter, the prompt sound of the Skydome AI came from his ear first.
[Arriving at a new star domain, detecting the specific components of the external environment, please wait.]
[Ephemeral lifeform detection complete, no spores or viruses detected...]
[Energy composition detection complete, fire attribute energy imbalance, occupying more than 30% of the total energy...]
[Energy intensity detection complete, Flame Keepers of the first rank and above can function and stay in the external environment normally...]
Apparently hearing the Skydome AI's prompt from the communication, Zhuoyang on the other side showed a hint of surprise.
"Thunder Awakens, you've installed a high-grade AI on your battleship?"
"Is it an Artifact Intelligence Core?"
Seeing Song Chi nod without hesitation, even Zhuoyang, who had been promoted to the fourth rank for hundreds of years, couldn't help but feel a twinge of envy.
The chance of an Artifact Intelligence Core appearing was extremely small. Even his Immortal Phoenix didn't have such a component, which made it difficult for him to perfectly utilize the full combat power of his battleship in every battle.
However, he didn't dwell on this matter for long. He quickly said,
"That's right. The fire attribute energy density in the Phoenix Immortal Star Domain is indeed very high. Legend has it that before the Frandia Kingdom was founded, this star domain had once witnessed the fall of a Sovereign-grade Phoenix Immortal, which transformed this star domain into a cultivation holy land for the Flame Law."
Song Chi nodded. With this, it made sense for Zhuoyang to cultivate the Flame Law.
As they spoke, the engines of the two battleships roared again. The Immortal Phoenix took the lead, followed closely by the cob alt number, as the two warships raced towards the distant supercontinent.
What Song Chi and Zhuoyang didn't know was that shortly after they rushed out of the stargate base, two figures appeared in a corner of the base.
"Confirmed, that's the Immortal Phoenix. Report it to the higher-ups. He was at the Incense Palace yesterday, and today he appeared from a distant stargate. Most likely, he came from the Civilization Great Wall. If so, the owner of the cruiser with him can't be ordinary!"
...
Unaware of the subsequent events, the two continued their conversation.
"The starry sea floating continent ahead is called the Crimson Sun Floating Land, the only 7th-rank Life-type Floating Land under the Frandia Kingdom. Its east-west diameter exceeds 3,000 light-years, and its north-south length is nearly 10,000 light-years. It nurtures countless lifeforms!"
Song Chi calmly nodded, but his heart was stirred.
Strictly speaking, he had only seen a floating continent of the same rank once before, the Evil Buddha Continent, also a 7th-rank floating continent.
Even then, he hadn't witnessed the entire Evil Buddha Continent. He had only stayed in a remote area of the continent for a short time.
In comparison, the Crimson Sun Floating Land before him was far more impressive than the Evil Buddha Continent. Imagine a continent with a diameter approaching 10,000 light-years, floating in the starry river—it was hard to even imagine, let alone witness with one's own eyes.
However, his gaze didn't linger on the distant floating continent for long. Instead, he asked,
"Zhuoyang, according to what you said, is your friend on this Crimson Sun Floating Land? Could he be from the Frandee Royal Family?"
Zhuoyang's eyebrows rose, and he quickly shook his head.
"No, he's not!"
Seeing that Song Chi still intended to ask further, he interrupted,
"Alright, you'll know once you follow me. Don't ask for now!"
...
As the only 7th-rank Life-type Floating Land within the Frandia Kingdom's territory, the Crimson Sun Floating Land was not entirely controlled by the Frandee Royal Family. In fact, the royal family only controlled three-tenths of the entire floating continent.
The other regions were mostly divided among the kingdom's other major immortal factions, and another 5% was designated as a public area.
The kingdom's other families, corporations, individual cultivators, exploration teams, and more were all gathered in this public area. Some influential forces even spent a fortune to purchase land in these public areas, building magnificent palaces and estates.
One of them was the Zhen Dan Palace Courtyard.
The Zhen Dan Palace Courtyard was the headquarters of the Zhen Dan Commerce Guild in the Crimson Sun Floating Land. The Zhen Dan Commerce Guild was established during the early days of the Frandia Kingdom and had since become one of the top forces under the kingdom's major immortal factions, with multiple Ultimate Dreadnaughts within the guild.
As a result, the Zhen Dan Commerce Guild had a significant reputation and an impressive money-making ability.
(End of Chapter)
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