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Chapter 437: The Regenerative Titanium Crystal Core Deposit
Chapter 437: The Regenerative Titanium Crystal Core Deposit
This unexpected acquisition of the Neutron Star Remnant seemed to have exhausted Song Chi's luck for the next two years, as he had no significant gains during that period.
Of course, the lack of unexpected discoveries also indicated the success of the various families' scavenging operations over the past two years, as a barely concealed smile graced the faces of the ship captains.
Indeed, an eighty-light-year-wide Floating Land, even when proportionally distributed among the families, would still yield an impressive amount of resources for each party.
Moreover, numerous factions were secretly mining various rare mineral deposits, and although the quantities were small, the sheer number of deposits meant that collectively, they had accumulated a substantial harvest.
...
In the territory under the Song family's jurisdiction, not far from the White Fen Plateau, was the Tian Yue Valley.
On this day, many core members of the family gathered here.
In the sky, the Heaven Ruin Skydome was slowly descending, and upon receiving the news, Song Chi set off immediately. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the Tian Yue Valley.
"Grandmaster Tian Shu, what's the matter?"
Previously, only the highest-level summons had been received, but the specifics were not mentioned, leaving Song Chi still in the dark.
However, it was certain that this matter was of significant importance.
Because the few people gathered here were the same ones from the special encrypted group chat of the Sea Domineering Dragon Soarer.
Song Dingbang, Song Xingru, Song Tianhao, Song Tianshu, Song Tianmang... along with himself, they were all the most core members of the family.
Song Tianshu shook his head, and the two of them simultaneously looked up at the sky through the holographic exterior view of their respective battleships. The Sea Domineering Dragon Soarer had arrived.
After the few battleships connected to the Invincible Ship's encrypted group chat, Song Dingbang spoke with a solemn expression.
"Ancestor, is there a risk of information leakage regarding what I'm about to say?"
Upon hearing these words, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.
This was within the encrypted group chat of the Sea Domineering Dragon Soarer, and despite knowing this, Song Dingbang still asked this question. It was evident that the matter he was about to discuss was of immense importance.
Song Wujiang did not reply directly. He pondered for a while and then shook his head lightly.
"It's hard to say. The Sky Pillar Ying Clan and the Immortal Qin Dynasty are involved in the Expansion War in the Tian Pan River System. Who knows if they have special components for surveillance, and what their quality might be?"
"If I were to mention a black supreme component enhanced to the ninth rank, or even a colorful mythical component, not only would the Tian Pan River System be within their surveillance, but it's likely that half of the Immortal Qin Dynasty's territory would be under their watch!"
Upon hearing this, the group chat fell silent for several seconds.
Finally, Song Wujiang continued, "Go ahead and speak. Whether the information is leaked or not, as long as we reach that step, we won't be constrained by the restrictions."
"But which family should we seek..."
Song Tianhao wanted to say something more, but he stopped mid-sentence.
Since Song Wujiang had already spoken, Song Dingbang didn't think further.
"This morning, I discovered a medium-sized titanium crystal deposit."
Hearing this, the others in the group chat didn't rush to speak, as they all knew that Song Dingbang had more to say.
A medium-sized titanium crystal deposit was indeed an opportunity for an ordinary Flame Torch Captain or those Flame Torch Clans of the third rank and below to make a fortune, but for the Five Great Houses of the Kingdom, it was just enough to make the family happy, but not enough to make Song Dingbang act the way he did before.
After all, a normal medium-sized titanium crystal deposit typically represented several hundred thousand titanium crystals. If it was a poor deposit, there might only be two hundred thousand, but a rich deposit would be better, and the best could exceed a million.
But what did that matter? Taking the Song family as an example, how many titanium crystals did they consume on average each year? Even if it was several hundred thousand, it was still the minimum.
Comparatively, a normal medium-sized titanium crystal deposit could only supply the Song family's consumption for one or two years.
As expected, after a brief pause, Song Dingbang continued, "A medium-sized titanium crystal deposit with a core deposit!"
The moment the words "core deposit" were mentioned, everyone in the group chat showed obvious excitement, even Song Wujiang's deep eyes flashed with a hint of brightness.
The four words 'core deposit' represented a value far beyond imagination, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a priceless treasure.
Generally, a deposit with a core deposit would regenerate a certain proportion of its mineral resources at regular intervals, turning the entire deposit into a regenerative resource.
And as the core of a titanium crystal deposit, it could naturally regenerate titanium crystals.
"More specifically, how much Titanium Crystal is there in total, and what's the recovery rate?" Song Xingru asked eagerly.
There were differences between core deposits, including the type of deposit, the total amount, and the recovery rate.
For example, a deposit with a core might have a total reserve of 10 billion tons, and if its recovery rate was 5%, it meant that it could recover up to 500 million tons of resources annually.
As long as the controlling force kept the annual extraction within 500 million tons, this deposit would never run dry and could be infinitely regenerated.
Of course, this required sufficient energy supply, which could be provided by lower-tier Floating Land Essence, Shadow Energy, Demon Energy, or Spiritual Qi.
Seeing the eager looks on everyone's faces, Song Dingbang didn't keep them in suspense any longer.
"According to the readings from the special detector on my battleship, this mid-sized Titanium Crystal deposit has a reserve of approximately 900,000 pieces, with a decent recovery rate of 10%."
10% meant 90,000 pieces, producing 90,000 Titanium Crystals annually without any loss.
Everyone's minds quickly calculated, and they couldn't hide their excitement.
With an annual production of 90,000 pieces, in ten years, it would amount to 900,000 pieces. The value of this Titanium Crystal deposit was undeniable.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that its value was no less than that of a strategic-grade Golden Sacred Domain component. No wonder Song Dingbang had been so cautious before.
The Song Clan had a three-thousand-year heritage, and with such a large number of clan members, it was only a thousand years ago that they discovered a Titanium Crystal deposit with a core on a high-tier Floating Land in a distant Star Domain.
That was an incredibly lucky find, as not only did they discover the Titanium Crystal deposit with a core, but it was also a large-scale deposit.
Although it barely met the criteria for a large-scale deposit, with a total reserve of only 3 million pieces and a recovery rate of 5%, it still provided the Song Clan with 150,000 Titanium Crystals annually, accounting for the majority of the clan's consumption over the years.
If they could control the Titanium Crystal deposit on the Cataclysm Wind Floating Land, the Song Clan's annual supply of Titanium Crystals would increase significantly, and over time, the clan's accumulation of resources would accelerate.
With this in mind, everyone's hearts raced, and they turned their gazes towards their respective ancestors.
Time passed, and the encrypted group chat fell into a peculiar silence.
After several tens of seconds, Song Wujiang's calm voice finally sounded.
"This matter must be kept strictly confidential. Additionally, I will put the request for protection on the agenda, but I'm not sure if that old guy will succeed..."
After saying this, the group chat members signed another high-level confidentiality agreement before leaving.
Until the very end, no one except Song Dingbang knew the location of the mid-sized Titanium Crystal deposit. Song Xingru had asked about it, but Song Wujiang waved her off.
The meaning was simple: if they could successfully obtain the protection of an immortal aristocratic clan, the deposit would be secure. If not, knowing its location now wouldn't matter.
...
Deep within the Floating Land's sky, in the main control room of the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
Song Chi withdrew his thoughts from the words "core deposit" and activated the foreign star domain exploration function.
He had read about core deposits in the clan's core information before, but this was a rare find, especially the Titanium Crystal deposit core. Today, seeing it right before his eyes, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.
However, no matter how surprising it was, the planned foreign star domain exploration couldn't be delayed.
Recently, he had been busy exploring the fragments of the Immortal Domain continent or comprehending the laws, and with the Expansion War, it had been a long time since he last explored a foreign star domain.
The scavenging of the Cataclysm Wind Floating Land beneath him would likely take some time, so Song Chi decided to conduct a few foreign star domain explorations during this opportunity.
A familiar spatial fluctuation and a sense of weightlessness washed over him, and when he turned back, the Heaven Ruin Skydome had appeared in a pitch-black starry sky.
He glanced at the radar map.
As expected, there were no Floating Lands, fragment belts, or asteroid belts nearby.
With the enhanced sixth-rank [Spirit Glimpse Eye], the initial radar detection radius had reached several light-years, but compared to the vast starry sea, this range was still minuscule.
"Looks like we'll have to wait for the Quantum Star Chart..."
Collecting the Quantum Star Chart took several minutes, which was slow, but the resulting star chart had a radius of over a thousand light-years, allowing him to understand the general situation of the surrounding star domains.
During the wait, Song Chi didn't idle. He entered the Ru Market and immersed himself in the Divine Kingdom Task Platform.
Over the course of two years, after numerous transactions in the Ru Market, the Divine Kingdom Task Platform has undergone a dramatic transformation.
Name: Divine Kingdom Task Platform
Level: 65
Divine Kingdom Player Count: 321,580
Current Published Tasks: Divine Kingdom Lord18, Players1458
Highest Player Level: 25
Average Player Level: 3
Player Team Count: 0
...
"Luke, Deguen, Zhou Ping, keep up the effort. The reward of a Player Team Credential is within reach..."
Looking at the player count, which had already surpassed 300,000, Song Chi couldn't help but feel frustrated as the player team count remained at zero.
The reason was the high Divine Kingdom Teleportation cost he had set, which meant no player had attempted it yet. It was likely that only when their own levels increased, combined with the additional discount for player teams, would players dare to try.
However, Song Chi didn't think there was anything unreasonable about this teleportation requirement.
The Divine Kingdom Teleportation itself consumed a considerable amount of energy. Even though the energy conversion efficiency of the Divine Kingdom Market was extremely high, if teleportation occurred too frequently, it would still be overwhelming. Therefore, raising the basic teleportation threshold was necessary.
As for the future when player team numbers increase?
By then, the Divine Kingdom Market's rank would probably have reached Fifth Rank, or even Sixth Rank, and the energy supply efficiency would naturally improve accordingly.
Compared to player levels and player teams, the Divine Kingdom trading space was much livelier. At present, there were thousands of alien creatures in the trading space.
Previously, Song Chi had actively posted multiple tasks to purchase various mineral resources, allowing lower-ranked aliens who couldn't offer Star Sea Artifacts to also gain Divine Kingdom Points. This indirectly boosted the popularity of the trading space.
Over the past two years, the trading space had brought him significant profits, and combined with the market transactions, Song Chi's assets had been rapidly increasing.
Unfortunately, high-ranked Floating Land Primordial and high-ranked Star Sea Artifacts were scarce. Even when he proactively offered a Fifth Rank Floating Land Primordial in exchange for a Sixth Rank Floating Land Primordial at a 30:1 exchange rate, the results were meager.
As his thoughts wandered, Song Chi's attention suddenly landed on a stall set up by an Elf.
With a quick shift in his mind, he entered the trading space in the guise of a Blueblood Clan avatar.
"Boss, how much for this?"
Pointing at a piece of green square stone on the stall, Song Chi asked the Elf stall owner.
Elves, as the name suggests, are a type of creature that appears human in appearance, but their essence is entirely different from humans. They are reproductively isolated from humans and have significant differences in physical qualities, organ structure, and genetic traits.
This Elf was not weak, being a Third Rank Star Sea creature. After hearing Song Chi's inquiry, it glanced up and held out three fingers.
"3 pieces of Floating Land Primordial? What rank?"
Song Chi was puzzled.
"Fourth Rank!"
After some thought, Song Chi agreed to the price.
He paid the corresponding amount of Floating Land Primordial and successfully obtained the square green stone.
"It's indeed an Eternal Stone Brick!"
Indeed, this green stone that caught Song Chi's eye was one of the strategic resources of the Flame Torch Clan civilization: the Eternal Stone Brick.
Despite its common appearance on the Radiant Star Tower and the Civilization Great Wall, it is, in fact, one of the Flame Torch Clan's strategic resources, on par with Titanium Crystal.
However, compared to Titanium Crystal, which is a necessary resource for enhancing high-quality shipborne components, the Eternal Stone Brick directly affects the ship's body.
Flame Torch Clan warships can self-fuse with this resource. After fusion, not only does it increase the ship's durability, but it also grants the warship self-repair capabilities. The more Eternal Stone Bricks fused, the greater the enhancement in both aspects.
Additionally, the Eternal Stone Brick can also be fused with ordinary starships, battle armor, and mobile battlestars, with similar effects.
It's worth emphasizing that the colorful mythical quality Civilization Great Wall he had seen before was not the result of fusing numerous Eternal Stone Bricks. Instead, it was naturally born from an Eternal Stone Brick deposit, as explained by the Radiant Star Tower elders.
For the Eternal Stone Brick in his hand, Song Chi planned to fuse it into the Heaven Ruin Skydome. Although a single piece would have a limited effect, it was a step towards gradual accumulation.
(End of Chapter)
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