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Chapter 397: Silver Super Main Cannon - The Omnipotent Annihilation Bow
Chapter 397: Silver Super Main Cannon - The Omnipotent Annihilation Bow
When Song Chi saw the attributes of this silver-colored legendary-tier ship component, he was delighted.
It was not an ordinary main cannon but a super main cannon, a component that could only be equipped on a Deer Hunt Ship or higher.
The most significant difference between the two types of offensive components was their caliber, which directly affected their base damage and subsequent enhancements. Even if the quality was the same, the super main cannon's base damage far exceeded that of a regular main cannon, and as the levels increased, this gap would only widen.
Of course, super main cannons also had their drawbacks. Compared to main cannon components, they required longer charging and buffering times per round.
Take this silver super main cannon before him.
Omnipotent Annihilation Bow lv0
Quality: Silver
Attribute: Power Boost 160%
Attribute 2: Twin Annihilation Arrows
Attribute 3: True Armor Piercing
Attribute 4: Life Annihilation Arrow
Cost: 50/shot (Shadow Energy Points)
Attack: 172
Charge: 30s; Buffer: 60s
Upgrade Requirements: 30 strands of Floating Continent Essence (Zero Rank), 3000 Shadow Energy Points, 30 Life Cores (Zero Rank)
{Twin Annihilation Arrows: The main cannon fires two annihilation arrows with each attack, dealing double damage to enemy units.}
{True Armor Piercing: Annihilation arrows possess true armor-piercing attributes, unaffected by ordinary armor, scales, shields, and other defenses. They slightly penetrate true defenses and true shield protections.}
{Life Annihilation Arrow: Consumes 50,000 Shadow Energy Points and charges for 30s to unleash an annihilation arrow that can instantly annihilate most life forces. Cooldown: 2 years.}
First, compared to ordinary main cannons and secondary cannons of the same silver quality, which typically have a power boost attribute of 110%, this super main cannon boasts a 160% boost. Additionally, its base damage is significantly higher than that of cannons of the same rank.
However, compared to the charging time of 10s and buffering time of 20s for cannons of the same rank, the Omnipotent Annihilation Bow's charging and buffering times are three times longer, which is its drawback.
Furthermore, all four attributes of this super main cannon are top-notch. For a cruiser captain on the verge of upgrading to a Deer Hunt Ship, the allure of this component is unimaginable.
"Sovereign of the Multiverse Marketplace, may I ask if this artifact can be exchanged for the Ruins Market Projection Permit?"
In the exclusive shop of the Multiverse Bazaar, the leading Fourth Rank Shadow Elf respectfully spoke.
Having witnessed the mysterious ruler of the Multiverse Bazaar effortlessly slay a Fifth Rank Black Demon Spider, the Shadow Elves were convinced of Song Chi's Sovereign status, and their words were filled with reverence.
Song Chi's response was swift, and two words appeared on the projection screen in the center of the exclusive shop.
【Insufficient!】
Although he was extremely tempted by this super main cannon, he would not break the rules he had set for himself. Two silver-tier legendary artifacts were the minimum requirement.
Just as the Shadow Elves were in a dilemma, the law subtitles on the light screen changed again.
【This Sovereign has heard that the Shadow Elf tribe can brew "Moon Spring." Do you have it?】
"We do, Your Majesty. Our tribe reveres the Moon Goddess, and there is indeed a Moon Spring in our sacred grounds, but only the tribe's matriarch and elders are allowed to enter!"
The Shadow Elves' response made Song Chi even more satisfied. As long as they had access to the Moon Spring, he could negotiate for more later.
He thought for a moment and then continued:
【In that case, this silver artifact can serve as a deposit. If you can bring a Moon Spring of sufficient quality later, you will be granted the right to use this permit for the next fifty years!】
Staring at the law text on the projection screen, the Shadow Elves remained silent, but their hesitation was evident.
It was understandable. After all, a silver-tier legendary artifact was not something to be given away lightly, even for a Shadow Elf tribe with a long heritage and a matriarch of the Sovereign rank. An accident could have dire consequences that these Third and Fourth Rank Shadow Elves could not bear.
At that moment, a faint spatial fluctuation appeared before them, and in the next second, a golden-yellow permit materialized out of thin air.
【This Ruins Market Projection Permit is given to you now, but it will remain inactive until a satisfactory quality Moon Spring is obtained!】
The Multiverse Bazaar had now reached level 44, and Song Chi already had three Ruins Market Projection Permits in his possession. After keeping one for himself, he decided to offer one to them to ease their concerns and encourage their matriarch and elders to provide a high-quality Moon Spring soon.
Ruins Market Projection Permit
In the instant that the Fourth Rank Shadow Elf leader clutched the Blue Blood Clan's armor in his hand, his wavering heart finally stabilized. He respectfully bowed towards the projection screen in the center of the shop and then led the few Shadow Elves behind him out of the store.
Interestingly, the Shadow Elves didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave the Ruins Market. Instead, they started browsing through other shops and the free-market area.
Seizing the opportunity, Song Chi, disguised as a Blue Blood Clan member, approached them, pretending to promote his goods. He began to casually inquire about information regarding the Divine Continent, the homeland of these Shadow Elves.
Judging from the Fifth Rank Black Demon Spider, the ranking system of the Divine Continent was undoubtedly high. After all, according to these Shadow Elves, the Black Demon Spider was merely a member of the faith tribe of the so-called Queen Rose, not a divine calamity, divine projection, or divine offspring.
If a mere member of the faith tribe could reach the Fifth Rank, then Queen Rose was most likely not just a Sixth Rank but possibly a faith master of the Sovereign Tier.
In that case, the Divine Continent must be a 7th-rank or higher Star Sea Continent. Compared to the Holy Dragon Continent, the former was nothing special. The native evil gods of the Holy Dragon Continent might not even be worthy of carrying the shoes of the divine beings in the Divine Continent.
After several hours of gathering information from the Shadow Elves, Song Chi stopped. Through his indirect questioning, he had gained a general understanding of the Divine Continent.
First of all, this continent was definitely a 7th-rank or higher Life-Type Star Sea Continent, and there was a high probability that it was even above the 8th rank.
According to the Shadow Elves, the master mothers of their tribe's generations had always been of the Sovereign Tier. Even so, they still unwaveringly believed in their Moon Goddess Elen and revered her as a great being.
Therefore, Song Chi speculated that the Moon Goddess Elen was most likely a terrifying existence of the Eighth Rank.
Elen's enemy, Queen Rose, was also suspected to be a terrifying divine being of the same rank.
With this confirmation, Song Chi became even more attentive to the Divine Continent.
He also made another interesting discovery. Although there was always a Seventh Rank master mother in each generation of the Shadow Elves' tribe, each generation's master mother seemed to have a very short lifespan, only living for ten thousand years. This was clearly abnormal.
It was common knowledge that elves were one of the long-lived species in the Star Sea, just like the Blue Blood Clan. The lifespan of ordinary elves was several times that of other beings of the same rank. Even ordinary Sixth Rank elves could live for tens of thousands of years, let alone those of the Sovereign Tier.
"A special secret method that greatly reduces life as a cost to forcibly elevate one's life level to the Sovereign Tier?"
"Or is it a Sovereign Tier achieved by burning one's life?"
"Or perhaps the effect of some special artifact?"
Song Chi was quite curious about this.
Regardless of the cost, a method that could promote a Sixth Rank being to the Seventh Rank could be considered a 'strategic-level' means. The difference between the Sixth and Seventh Ranks was like that between heaven and earth.
If he could obtain such a method, he could directly apply it to a Sixth Rank enslaved being and effortlessly gain a true Seventh Rank combat power. This would significantly enhance his and his family's foundation, and the thought of it was exhilarating.
However, Song Chi also understood that it would be difficult to convince the Shadow Elf tribe to willingly share this method through deception, coercion, or forced transactions. After all, a suspected Eighth Rank divine being stood behind them. He could only wait and see if he could achieve this goal through a special transaction in the future.
Time passed, and no second alien species in this transaction caught Song Chi's interest. As for the Shadow Elves, the specific situation regarding the Moon Spring would have to wait for the next Ruins Market transaction.
The Ruins Market Projection Permit allowed free entry and exit to the Ruins Market, so Song Chi wasn't worried about this.
After the Ruins Market transaction ended, Song Chi carefully stored the Omnipotent Annihilation Bow, a super main cannon, into the market's sealed storage room. This main cannon would have to wait until the Cob Alt Number's promotion before it could be installed, and there was still a possibility that it might be reclaimed by the Shadow Elf tribe in the future. In other words, it could only be kept hidden for now.
However, Song Chi was confident in keeping this main cannon, even if the other party regretted their decision.
From what he had learned, these Shadow Elves seemed particularly interested in high-ranking eagle and bear beast tribes with exceptional bloodlines. These two beast tribes were suspected to be the key to some extraordinary profession of theirs. Song Chi planned to publicly acquire these two beast tribes throughout the Morning Star Kingdom, and he could also make a trip to the Spirit Beast Secret Realm.
With this, even if the other party had second thoughts, he could use another transaction to keep this super main cannon.
Time passed, and just before this transaction officially ended, Song Chi's eyebrows twitched.
"Wang Zhen?"
"He actually came over..."
On the third floor of the inn, a 'Travel Room' that had been closed for decades suddenly opened from the inside, revealing Wang Zhen, who had previously been striving to break through to the Fourth Rank.
The ethereal energy fluctuations on his body indicated that his Guidance Technique had successfully advanced to the Fourth Rank.
Wang Zhen's face was filled with an uncontrollable smile. As soon as he broke through, he couldn't wait to see Song Chi, the master.
Aside from the influence of the 'Master-Servant Contract', he was genuinely grateful to Song Chi. A Fourth Rank enslaved creature, an Orange-tier ship component, and that 'Crimson Blood Pan Tao' were all substantial investments.
"Your Highness!"
Wang Zhen respectfully spoke upon reaching Song Chi's side.
"Not bad, just broke through?"
"Yes, seeing that the Ruins Market trade has just opened, I wanted to bring you good news!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and took out a Storage Capsule from behind.
Song Chi's eyes lit up as he received the Storage Capsule.
Inside the Storage Capsule were all the Star Sea Curiosities that Wang Zhen's subordinates had acquired over the past two decades. Among them were dozens of Orange-tier curiosities, four Red-tier epic curiosities, and most importantly, there was also a Silver-tier curiosity.
[Curiosity: Stellar Iron]
[Quality: Silver]
[Convertible: No]
[Note: A metal mineral from a broken stellar fragment, transformed into this curiosity over the years. Its function may be limited.]
This item couldn't be converted into a ship component, but it was just right for charging the Ruins Market Projection Permit.
"This curiosity was obtained by my subordinate, a Third Rank Cruiser Captain, from a wandering cultivator not long ago. Its function is quite useless, and it may be difficult to sell in the future. Please forgive me..."
Song Chi raised his hand to interrupt.
"No, your subordinate did well. From now on, as long as it's a Silver-tier curiosity, regardless of its attributes, acquire it with all your might."
"This is the funding for future acquisitions. You should go back and stabilize your Guidance Technique realm..."
As he spoke, Song Chi took out three Floating Land Essences from the Flame Ancestral Orifice.
Among them, there were over a billion Zero-tier Floating Land Essences, more than ten million First-tier, and even a million Second-tier.
These were all part of the harvest from the Ruins Market trade during his twenty-year seclusion, and there were also some that he had long entrusted to the family fleet to give to Song Yu Feng, asking him to continue acquiring various Star Sea Curiosities.
After Wang Zhen left, the Ruins Market trade also ended soon after, but Song Chi didn't even have time to count his gains. He hurriedly left the market.
A few hours earlier, the Void Devil had contacted him through mental transmission, informing him that someone from the outside world wanted to get in touch.
The one contacting him was none other than Song Ze.
"The discussion with the Yuan Zu has ended, and those families have all left ahead. What were you doing just now?"
Song Ze was puzzled, unsure what Song Chi had been up to for the past few hours.
In the outer starry sky of the Gold Sun Continent, a large and small warship hovered silently.
"Chi, are you sure you want to go to the North Dome Star Domain alone?"
In the battleship's communication projection, Song Shiyuan's expression was solemn.
He didn't think that Song Chi's idea of going to the North Dome Star Domain was a good choice.
He was well aware of the matters Song Chi was involved in and understood the purpose of this trip to the North Dome Star Domain. He didn't object.
But the timing wasn't right.
The 'Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship' was about to break through to the Sixth Rank, and they had to hurry back to the Dragon Backbone Continent. They couldn't accompany Song Chi, and Song Shiyuan preferred for Song Chi to return to the Dragon Backbone Continent first. Then, the Battleship Captain from the Ancestral Vein would accompany him, which would be the best choice.
However, Song Chi's gaze was firm.
"Rest assured, Grandfather, I know my limits. The North Dome Heavenly Palace won't make things too difficult for a Cruiser Captain like me, and we youngsters can't live under the protection of the elders forever!"
Seeing that Song Chi's mind was made up, Song Shiyuan's frown gradually relaxed.
"Fine, go!"
As he spoke, he paused, and then the cabin door of the 'Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship' battleship opened, and a Fifth Rank peak-level Flame-breathing Dragon was sent out, and the Enslavement Mark on its body had been retracted.
Obviously, Song Shiyuan was letting Song Chi take this Fifth Rank peak-level Flame-breathing Dragon.
He knew that a Fifth Rank giant dragon couldn't change much against the North Dome Heavenly Palace with a heritage of over twenty thousand years, he still sent out this enslaved creature, even if it only increased safety by a tiny bit.
Knowing his ancestor's good intentions, Song Chi didn't refuse. He directly activated the 'Enslavement Medal' component and enslaved this completely compliant Flame-breathing Dragon.
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