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Chapter 444: Surprise - Universal Cooldown Reduction Component [Time Chess]
Chapter 444: Surprise - Universal Cooldown Reduction Component [Time Chess]
After exchanging greetings, Song Chi also learned some information about the man from Sain Chenxin's introduction.
The tall and thin captain was named Port Howell, from the Howell family of the Divine Wind Floatland.
However, he was not from the direct lineage of the previous or current Howell family but was a distant relative, and he was not well-known until about thirty years ago when he emerged as a captain of the Deer Hunt Ship.
The group chatted casually, smiling and exchanging pleasantries.
But Song Chi's mind was occupied with guessing the relationship between the two.
"Coincidence? Or is it that the Howell family of Divine Wind Floatland was supported by the Chenxin Royal Family?"
"The Lu family supports the Li family of Divine Wind, and the Chenxin Royal Family supports the Howell family. That seems plausible."
...
"Brother Song Chi, I heard from my sister that you've been acquiring Black Hole Condensed Stones?"
Sain Chenxin's sudden question caught Song Chi's attention, and he nodded lightly.
"Yes, I need it for a special component."
Seeing his nod, Sain Chenxin clapped his hands and said with a smile, "What a coincidence! It seems that Brother Port has a batch of them. I think you two should talk."
Hearing this, Port Howell, who was standing to the side, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, clearly caught off guard.
Song Chi nodded slightly at Sain Chenxin, expressing his gratitude.
Sain Chenxin was helping him out and pushing things along, saving him from having to ask later.
"Brother Port, what do you think? If you're willing to sell, we can discuss the price, but it won't be lower than the market price."
Port Howell waved his hand.
"You're too kind, Brother Song. The market price is fine. I obtained these not long ago from a fifth-tier floating land, and there aren't many of them."
As he spoke, he casually took out hundreds of jet-black stones, which were indeed Black Hole Condensed Stones.
Although Song Chi had withdrawn from the family succession position before the new year, the news had not yet spread, so Port Howell's address was appropriate.
As for Port Howell's direct agreement and his willingness to sell at the market price, Song Chi could guess the reason.
At this stage of the expansion war, most Flame Captains did not lack resources, and Port Howell, who had made a name for himself, was no exception. Compared to that, it was more cost-effective to exchange a small amount of Black Hole Condensed Stones for a favor from Song Chi, who was a future influential figure in the Song family.
Song Chi would not refuse, and with this batch of Black Hole Condensed Stones, the Black Hole Evolution Layer component could be enhanced to the sixth rank, which would be a qualitative change for a Black Supreme Component.
The two completed the transaction, and before they could chat further, an awkward silence filled the room. When they stepped out of the private room, they realized that the host of this private trading session had arrived.
After a brief introduction from Ansevi, who was standing beside him, Song Chi learned that the seemingly ordinary man in the center of the hall was the host of this trading session.
This man was named Xiao Yuan, a direct descendant of the Dongli Xiao family. Although he was not in the direct lineage of the current Dongli Celestial King's Mansion, it was rumored that he had the backing of an Intrepid Ship Captain. Therefore, those who attended the trading session gave him face.
"Since everyone is here, I won't waste your time. Let's get straight to the point."
As Xiao Yuan clapped his hands lightly, dozens of female attendants entered one after another, carrying various teas, cakes, and snacks. Simultaneously, a platform slowly rose from the center of the hall, accompanied by a sudden tremor.
Stepping onto the platform, Xiao Yuan continued, "Since this is a trading session, let's start with me!"
With a flash of light, several items appeared in his hands.
"Red servitor component, the Beast Slave Seal, a red water attribute intermediate spatial law crystal, and two drops of fifth-rank Celestial Star Clan blood. I prioritize trading for fifth-rank and above floating land origin and high-quality concealment components. Everyone, please make your offers!"
As he presented his items for trade and set his priority conditions, many of the nearly one hundred Flame Captains in the hall started bidding.
"I have an orange-quality concealment component, the Stealth Badge. I can add the corresponding amount of fifth-rank floating land origin. Can I exchange it for the Beast Slave Seal?"
"Can I trade a metal attribute intermediate spatial law crystal for a water attribute law crystal?"
...
Song Chi remained silent, as these items were of no use to him. Instead, Song Yan, who was standing beside him, kept making offers, eager to obtain the Beast Slave Seal.
In the end, Song Yan successfully traded fifty strands of fifth-rank floating land origin for the Beast Slave Seal.
Once all of Xiao Yuan's items were traded, another person stepped onto the platform.
This person is also of Fourth Rank strength, hailing from a Fourth Rank family in the Kingdom. However, they seem to have had some good fortune, as they directly offered six items.
- A piece of Red Energy Shield
- An Orange Main Cannon
- An Orange Celestial Star Automaton Tree Component
- Three Fourth Rank Celestial Star Clan Blood
Fewer people bid for these items, and most of those who did were interested in the Red Energy Shield.
Nevertheless, all the items were eventually traded.
One by one, the Deer Hunt Ship Captains took the stage, presenting various valuable items, and the atmosphere in the hall gradually became lively.
Most of those beside Song Yan and Ansevi had traded for one or two suitable items, except for Song Chi, who had yet to find the items he needed.
As time passed and more Flame Fleet Captains took the stage, Song Chi began to fear he would leave empty-handed. Just then, a well-endowed woman stepped onto the high platform.
She presented only three items, but they caught the attention of every captain in the hall.
Among her items was a silver artifact, a silver artifact that could be transformed into a shipborne component.
[Artifact: Age Chess Piece]
[Quality: Silver]
[Transformable: Time Chess]
[Note: A single chess piece from an entire chessboard, nurtured by near-tangible temporal force, has become a Star Sea artifact.]
...
Time Chess lv0
Quality: Silver
Attribute: Reduces cooldown time for all loaded components by 15%
Attribute 2: +800 Time Resistance
Attribute 3: Time Chess Piece (Detached from the chessboard, sealed)
Attribute 4: Time Chess Board (Detached from the chessboard, sealed)
Consumption: 30/s (Shadow Energy Points)
Effect: When the loaded battleship is attacked by external temporal attributes, the power is autonomously reduced by 5%.
Upgrade Requirements: 30 strands of Fragmented Floatland Primordial (Zero-Rank), 3000 Shadow Energy Points, 1 drop of Time Essence
After a brief moment of surprise, the hall erupted in whispers once more. The fiery anticipation in the eyes of most Flame Fleet Captains was extinguished.
From the attributes of this artifact, it was clear that the component named Time Chess, despite being labeled as silver, was misrepresented. With only two attributes, it couldn't be considered a regular silver component.
Everyone could tell from the description that the entire Time Chessboard was extraordinary, and a single chess piece was a silver artifact. The chessboard itself was at least a golden artifact, if not higher.
But what difference did it make? With the current state of the Flame Human Civilization, no boundaries had been discovered in the Shattered Star Sea. Searching for a chessboard in the vast expanse of the starry sea was akin to a fool's dream.
Although Song Chi understood this, his eyes still lit up with keen interest.
It wasn't just because the Heaven Ruin Skydome currently lacked a high-quality cooling component, but also because he had a significant amount of Time Essence in his possession.
After using the Seventh-Rank Silver Apple provided by Shen Youran to evolve the Incubation Realm to silver quality, it began producing a special resource called Time Essence, albeit at an extremely slow rate of one drop per ten thousand years. However, it had the "Incubation Realm Accelerator" attribute.
Song Chi had already accumulated dozens of drops of Time Essence, and with the Time Chess component, he could immediately enhance it, even if not to the level of a Fifth or Sixth Rank. It would be enough to make it initially effective.
With the numerous high-quality components loaded onto the Heaven Ruin Skydome, such a component was much needed.
Of course, the most crucial reason was that the seller's asking price was not high. The female captain was aware that her component couldn't compare to a regular silver one, so she only hoped to trade it for a Red Promotion Fire Source, a price Song Chi was willing to pay.
Although the Promotion Fire Source was said to be comparable in value to a higher-rank component, in reality, it was merely the top-tier within its own rank, still far inferior to silver components.
However, Song Chi currently didn't possess a Red Promotion Fire Source. He attempted to offer the Fifth-Rank Moon Spring, 200 strands of Fifth-Rank Fragmented Floatland Primordial, and other items, but his offers were repeatedly rejected.
Fortunately, the Time Chess component remained untraded by the end of the event, which relieved Song Chi. He could approach the seller after the event or exchange contact information to wait until he obtained a new Red Promotion Fire Source from the Fire Element Life.
After the female Flame Fleet Captain left the stage, the next captain to take the stage gave Song Chi another pleasant surprise.
They presented a Fifth-Rank Life Ancient Tree's Heart.
As a type of Starseed Plant, the Life Ancient Tree's core obviously met the consumption requirements of the Silver Apple Mother Tree.
Finally, Song Chi acquired the Life Ancient Tree's core with three Fifth Rank Silver Apples and 50 strands of Fifth Rank Floating Land Primordial.
With this, he now had two Fifth Rank Starseed Plant cores, and just one more would allow the Silver Apple Mother Tree to officially attempt the Sixth Rank transformation.
...
After Song Yan's turn, it was finally Song Chi's turn.
Under the gaze of many, he ascended the central platform.
Song Chi was well-known within the Morningstar Duchy, but most of those present were Kingdom Ship Captains, so they didn't show much reaction to his appearance.
However, the items he presented next shocked almost all the Flame Captains in the hall.
Red Energy Shield
Red Super Main Cannon
Red Main Cannon
Red Patrol Radar
Red Starship Engine
It was almost an entire set of Red Epic Components, along with 5 Fifth Rank Silver Apples and 10 Spatial Law and Light Law Fruits each.
Such a grand gesture naturally shook the nearly hundred people at the trading convention.
As for Song Chi, his expression remained calm, as if everything was as it should be.
Over the past three decades, not only had the outside world been acquiring various Oddities that couldn't be converted into ship components, but the Ru Market and the Divine Kingdom Player Trading Space had also been doing the same.
These five red ship components were obtained through this method.
Originally, he had planned to keep them for the Flame Network or the Star Tower Mall, but with this opportunity, Song Chi wanted to try trading for more Black Hole Condensed Stones, Skyward Escape Orbs, and Time Sand resources.
"That's about it. I prioritize trading for Black Hole Condensed Stones, Skyward Escape Orbs, Time Sand, and AI. Now, you may start bidding!"
As his voice fell, Song Chi soon heard numerous bids in his ear.
Most of the bids were made with high-tier Floating Land Primordials, which Song Chi naturally ignored, as he was only interested in a few specific resources.
After a dozen seconds, he finally heard the first bid that caught his interest.
"Five Basic AIs and one Intermediate AI..."
"As expected, things that are banned in the Flame Humanity Civilization's domain are still available in the Calamity Star Domain."
Muttering to himself, Song Chi agreed to the trade.
With the first bidder, others soon followed, offering Black Hole Condensed Stones, Time Sand, and Skyward Escape Orbs, allowing Song Chi to trade all his items.
...
In the Calamity Sea Floating Land, at the Song Family's residence.
In a certain warship docking area, the Heaven Ruin Skydome was quietly docked.
Several hours had passed since the end of the trading convention, and Song Chi, busy with warship enhancements, left the female captain who had bid on the Time Chess Piece with her communication method and declined Ansevi's invitation to a subsequent gathering, returning directly to the family residence.
In the warship's control room, with the flashing of black light several times.
The Black Hole Evolution Layer component was officially enhanced to level 60.
Upon reaching the Sixth Rank, the black hole energy pool of this component increased from 3000 to 10000, and the single-use consumption of the black hole collapse effect was also increased to 1-1000.
In other words, if Song Chi wished, he could invest 1000 black hole energy points at any time, allowing the next round of fire from a certain cannon on the warship to carry an extremely terrifying spatial collapse effect.
1000 points of black hole energy, when unleashed, would create a spatial collapse effect of terrifying might, even without testing, Song Chi could already imagine its power in his mind.
Additionally, the Black Hole Evolution Layer armor derived from the warship's hull now fully matched the base attributes of the Neutron Star Core Armor, further enhancing the warship's defense.
If the current Heaven Ruin Skydome were to face the Void Demon Grand Duke again, Song Chi believed it could endure for a longer period.
Moreover, the duration of the "Black Hole Domain" absolute invincibility effect would definitely not be limited to just one second.
After enhancing several components on the warship, Song Chi turned and entered the Ru Market.
He still had his eyes on the Time Chess Piece component, not to mention the ethereal Time Chess Board, but the universal cooldown reduction trait of this component alone made it hard for him to give up.
Over the past three decades, he had spent a lot acquiring high-tier universal cooldown reduction components, but not only had silver-quality ones not appeared, even orange-quality ones were absent. He had only seen a single purple-quality one, but due to its low rank, it couldn't affect the silver and above components on the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
(End of Chapter)
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