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Chapter 412: The Wealth of a Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Intermediate Civilization
Chapter 412: The Wealth of a Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Intermediate Civilization
After several hours, the Celestial Ruin Heaven and the other two ships returned, and the Purple Moon Symphony also arrived back at Celestial Star City.
As a descendant of the Song Clan, second only to the Primordial Ancestor and the Progenitor, Song Xingru was nearly three thousand years old, and her command ship had been promoted to a battleship for over a thousand years. Although the Purple Moon Symphony had not yet reached the level of an Ultimate Battleship, it was still one of the most advanced battleships.
Dealing with a Starlight Clan member of the same rank was easy, even with the support of the Floating Continent Primordial Rule and the suppression they faced.
The addition of three formidable Deer Hunt Ships and a senior battleship, along with a sixth-rank enslaved creature, further accelerated the erosion of the nuclear energy shield above Celestial Star City.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within the nuclear energy shield, rounds of cannon fire from the Starlight Power Armor periodically roared out, striking the more than twenty warships outside.
However, this did not significantly impact the Song Clan's Flame Torch Ships. Following Song Dingbang's previous order, the remaining twenty-plus warships were all equipped with Orange-grade Flame Bodies, and while not all had red energy shields, they were definitely enhanced to the fifth-rank limit. Combined with the red hull armor, their defensive capabilities were astonishing.
After a few more hours, the nuclear energy shield, which had long since lost its luster, finally shattered under the simultaneous bombardment of the main cannons of the twenty-plus warships.
But before they could rejoice, the next second after the nuclear energy shield shattered, two hundred-meter-tall figures suddenly surged out from below in the Celestial Star City.
These two figures moved at incredible speed, but in the face of the Dual Pupil's enhanced vision, they appeared as if in slow motion. Song Chi's pupils contracted as he detected the rapidly rising energy fluctuations on the surfaces of the two Advanced Starlight Power Armors.
The next moment, his urgent voice echoed through the warship's communication channel.
"Two fifth-rank Starlight Clan members are about to self-destruct! Quick, activate the defensive traits of your hull armor!"
The clan elders reacted swiftly. Upon hearing Song Chi's urgent reminder, they immediately activated the defensive traits of their red hull armor. However, Song Chi did not activate the Neutron Star Fission trait.
It wasn't that he was reluctant to use the Twirling Meditation Seal's Internal Temporal Pause trait; in fact, Neutron Star Fission had already cooled down and was ready to be activated at any time.
After the Neutron Star Core Armor evolved to Silver grade and was enhanced to the sixth rank, its cooldown time had been reduced to six hours. With the buffer of this time, it had already completed its cooldown.
The reason he didn't activate this trait was that the surrounding ships were all from his clan. The Neutron Star Core Armor, now evolved to Silver grade and enhanced to the sixth rank, had transformed into a neutron star form, emitting temperatures of tens of millions of degrees in an instant. It was likely to damage the nearby clan's warships.
Instead, Song Chi chose to activate the Void Escape Orb component, which had regained its flash evasion ability.
Looking down, one could see more than twenty Flame Torch Ships above the city. Their hulls almost simultaneously transformed in appearance.
Some gained an extra layer of special armor, while others completely converted into high-defense materials or, like Neutron Star Fission, transformed into unique star bodies from the Star Sea and the prehistoric universe. In any case, their defensive capabilities were unprecedentedly enhanced at this moment.
Then, two terrifying explosions sounded one after the other. In the instant of the explosions, several figures rushed out from a corner in the western part of Celestial Star City, attempting to escape during the chaos. However, they were no match for the vigilant Song Clan fleet, which was unaffected by the explosions. Under the surveillance of the sky-scanning radar, there was no escape.
Two hours later, all the fourth and fifth-rank Starlight Clan members in Celestial Star City were eliminated, but there was a small incident during this process.
Before the last fifth-rank Starlight Clan member was killed, Song Chi voluntarily requested to attempt to enslave him.
He did not use the Enslavement Medal or the Mother-Son Spirit Control Ring, the two universal enslavement components. Before this, three fifth-rank clan elders had attempted enslavement, but all had failed. Song Chi didn't believe he would be the lucky one.
Song Chi relied on the Master-Servant Contract component he obtained from Wang Zhen. In terms of mental power, the Starlight Clan could not compare to the Flame Human Civilization's Flame Torch Ship Captain system. The Master-Servant Contract could even be signed with a fourth-rank Flame Torch Ship Captain, so there was no reason the Starlight Clan member couldn't do the same.
The result did not disappoint Song Chi. To the astonishment of the three elders, he successfully enslaved the last fifth-rank Starlight Clan member and obtained the Advanced Starlight Power Armor.
Song Chi was delighted to have successfully signed the contract.
Aside from having a fifth-rank Starlight Clan member piloting the Advanced Starlight Power Armor, which was an excellent fighter, they could also self-destruct in critical moments. The terrifying power of a fifth-rank self-destruction was something Song Chi had personally experienced, and it was not something ordinary beings could withstand.
...
Celestial Star City, Celestial Star Palace.
As the Starlight Clan's base of operations for the past ten thousand years, the Celestial Star Palace housed countless resources. Under the combined efforts of the clan elders' puppet soldiers, it took an entire hour to clear out the most valuable resources.
In the main hall of the Celestial Star Palace, over twenty Song Clan elders gazed at the various resources filling half the hall, their eyes shining brightly.
What they saw was only the resources they deemed most valuable. In the several large warehouses of the Celestial Star Palace, there were even more astonishing quantities of lower-rank or unfamiliar resources.
Even this small portion was enough to excite everyone present.
"Is this the wealth of a ten-thousand-year-old intermediate civilization...?"
Song Chi muttered to himself, his gaze fixed on the various resources in the center of the hall.
Seven-rank Floating Continent Primordial: 5 strands
Six-rank Floating Continent Primordial: 1,000 strands
Five-rank Floating Continent Primordial: 120,000 strands
Four-rank Floating Continent Primordial: 220,000 strands
Three-rank and below Floating Continent Primordial: Over 100 million strands
Red Epic Artifacts: 21 pieces
Orange Honorary Artifacts: 240 pieces
Purple and below: Over 100,000 pieces
Fifth-rank Celestial Star Plant: Cloud Soaring Vine Heart
Titanium Crystals: Over 200,000
Celestial Star Alloy: Over 100 tons
...
There were simply too many valuable items, and even with Song Chi's discerning eye, he felt overwhelmed.
Especially the seven-rank Floating Continent Primordial, Cloud Soaring Vine Heart, Red Epic Artifacts, and over 200,000 Titanium Crystals, these were all extremely valuable.
The only regret was that the Starlight Clan did not possess Silver-grade Artifacts, but this was also within the clan's expectations. Silver-grade Legendary Artifacts were never common.
Even among the top-tier intermediate civilizations with Sixth-Rank combat power units, not all possess the Floating Continent Primordial Rule, an ultra-high-level artifact that can touch the Sovereign Persona.
Without further contemplation, at this moment, Song Chi's mind was filled with a single thought.
"Kill and burn, and get a gold belt!" The wisdom of his past life's ancestors was indeed not misleading.
Just as he was thinking this, Ru Zu's voice suddenly rang in his ear.
Song Chi moved closer, and Song Xingru took out one of the 21 red artifacts and threw it to him.
Song Chi scanned the artifact in confusion.
[Artifact: Cloud Glimpse Disc]
[Grade: Red]
[Can be converted: {Cloud Glimpse Disc}]
[Note: A unique artifact created by the Starlight Clan through a stroke of luck, with special functions.]
...
Cloud Glimpse Disc lv0
Grade: Red
Attribute: Cloud Glimpse
Attribute 2: Doubles the detection range of the ship's aerial radar.
Attribute 3: Increases the detection priority of the ship's aerial radar by 500.
Consumption: 20/s
Effect: After installation, the 360-degree holographic field of view clarity is increased by 40%.
No charging or buffering required.
Upgrade Requirements: 20 strands of Zero-Grade Floatland Essence, 2000 Shadow Energy Points.
{Cloud Glimpse: Consumes 50,000 Shadow Energy Points. Ignores spiritual energy, spatial, illusory, and strong magnetic field interference, remotely observes a designated direction for 24 hours, with a cooldown of 72 hours.}
Song Chi's eyebrows twitched, and he smiled at Song Xingru, "Grandmother Ru, is this a reward for your great-grandson?"
Not only Song Xingru, but also Song Dingbang and Song Tianhao, who were standing on one side of the hall, had their mouths slightly agape.
Song Xingru glanced at Song Chi with a strange look, making him feel a bit embarrassed, realizing that he might have misunderstood.
"You're thinking too much. This Cloud Glimpse Disc is useful for the family. It's the red artifact that your grandfather messed up the family's plan and lost more than a hundred years ago."
???
Feeling embarrassed, Song Chi thought to himself,
"Grandmother, why don't you just say it directly? My grandfather is a man who values face. How could he talk about his embarrassing moments with us, his great-grandsons?"
Of course, these thoughts were only kept to himself. If he dared to speak them aloud, this hot-tempered great-great-grandmother might just throw him out of the Celestial Star Continent.
Amidst his embarrassment, Song Xingru's words suddenly took a strange turn.
"However, considering your previous help in quickly entering the Celestial Star Continent and personally forcing a Fifth-Rank Starlight Clan member to self-destruct, after discussion, in addition to the Cloud Glimpse Disc, you can choose one more item as a reward."
Hearing this, Song Chi's gloominess dissipated, and without much thought, he said,
"Great-grandson wants the Cloud Soaring Vine Heart!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am!"
Song Chi's determination surprised everyone in the hall.
In their eyes, whether it was the Seventh-Rank Floating Continent Primordial, Sixth-Rank Floating Continent Primordial, a red artifact that can be converted into a ship component, or even a larger share of Titanium Crystal, all of these were better than the Cloud Soaring Vine Heart.
Although the Cloud Soaring Vine Heart was a Fifth-Rank Star Sky Plant heart, its special nature made its longevity effect not very strong, which greatly reduced its value.
Song Chi could guess what the others were thinking, but he still insisted.
It wasn't just because of the desire emanating from the Silver Apple Mother Tree, as indicated by the Skyward Intellect in the Flame Ancestral Aperture, but also because he knew that even if he chose the Seventh-Rank Floating Continent Primordial or Titanium Crystal, he would only get a larger share during the distribution, not all of it.
Take the Seventh-Rank Floating Continent Primordial, for example. This was something the Primordial Ancestor and the potential Progenitor needed for their breakthroughs, and it was not meant for distribution. If he asked for it, the most he could get would probably be one strand, which wouldn't be of much use to him.
The Seventh-Rank Floating Continent Primordial was something that only a Battleship could utilize, and the Celestial Ruin Heaven had just been promoted to Fourth-Rank. It would take at least hundreds of years to aspire to become a Battleship.
In comparison, the Cloud Soaring Vine Heart was much better. According to the information provided by the Silver Apple Mother Tree, it only needed three Fifth-Rank Star Sky Plant hearts to return to the Sixth-Rank category, and it would then be able to produce Sixth-Rank Silver Apples.
After Song Chi collected the Cloud Soaring Vine Heart, the distribution process officially began.
First, Song Dingbang took all 5 strands of Seventh-Rank Floating Continent Primordial, which would later be handed over to the Primordial Ancestor and would not be distributed.
Then, 40% of all items were set aside to be sent to the family's Merit Hall, considered family property. Another 20% of the remaining items were also set aside for the elders who had withdrawn from the Floating Continent early.
After these allocations, the items were officially distributed to the various clan members.
Song Chi received 15 strands of Sixth-Rank Floating Continent Primordial, 2000 strands of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Primordial, several Fourth-Rank and below Floating Continent Primordials, 4 Orange Artifacts, over three digits of Purple and below Artifacts, and 3500 Titanium Crystals...
Not only Song Chi, but other clan members also received similar shares, with some slight variations.
However, among the distributed artifacts, there were some that couldn't be converted into ship components. Song Chi didn't think much of it and directly asked in the hall,
"Elders, do you want to sell those artifacts that can't be converted into ship components? I will buy them at 70% of the price of equivalent components. Those who want to sell can come to me."
Song Chi was open to acquiring these artifacts, but he vaguely sensed that the first few Fifth-Rank elders in the hall were giving him hidden glances.
He shrugged and continued to negotiate with multiple elders for the acquisition.
He knew that the family also had special sales channels, which, although risky, were one of the family's stable income sources. By doing this, he was essentially competing with the family's business, but fortunately, the elders didn't say anything in the end.
As time passed, after the distribution was complete, the family fleet outside the Floating Continent slowly entered. They would conduct a preliminary sweep of the entire Floating Continent, which was one of the war's side benefits.
Of course, this process would be civilized, and they wouldn't engage in destructive mining. After all, this Celestial Star Continent would become the property of the Song family.
Next, they set up a spatial teleportation stargate.
This stargate would lead directly to the Thorny Star Region, where a large number of family fleets would arrive to conduct initial mining and resource transportation on the Celestial Star Continent. Additionally, more fleets would follow the family's Flame Torch Ship group into the more northern Chaos Star Domain.
Outside the Celestial Star Continent, Song Chi in the control room of the Celestial Ruin Heaven watched as numerous standard starships of the family continuously emerged from the short-range stargate and entered the Floating Continent. His thoughts were filled with complexity.
(End of Chapter)
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