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Chapter 51: Song Ming Song
Chapter 51: Song Ming Song
Indeed, it was a look of extreme caution, just like how Song Ting always appeared anxious when she awaited Song Chao’s judgment after doing something wrong.
Just as Song Chi thought it might be his imagination, he noticed the holographic communication screen in front of his father. When he clearly saw the projection on the screen, Song Chi’s eyes lit up with realization.
Seeing his father’s awkward expression, Song Chi quickly walked over and softly called, “Grandpa.”
Hearing those two words, Song Ming Song, who had been expressionless, immediately broke into a warm smile.
“It’s Little Chi, come over and let me see you. It’s been years since we last met. I heard you awakened recently, and your grandma was overjoyed.”
“Your grandma’s 200th birthday is coming up soon. When you come to White Tower City, I’ll give you a big gift.”
Song Chi’s face lit up with a bright smile as he nodded enthusiastically.
“Thank you, Grandpa. On Grandma’s 200th birthday, I’ll also bring a gift of my own.”
Song Ming Song laughed out loud.
“Good, I’ll be looking forward to it.”
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By Song Chi’s side, Song Chao gave his son a thumbs-up, feeling a great sense of relief.
Facing his own father, he had felt immense pressure.
With Song Chi’s intervention, Song Ming Song couldn’t maintain his stern demeanor any longer. He quickly said in a serious tone:
“That’s settled, then. Remember, I need 1,000 titanium crystals, not a single one less, or else you’ll see what I do on your mom’s birthday.”
After a pause, as if remembering something, he added:
“And if you ever dare to drag the kids from the eldest and second eldest’s families into this again, I’ll personally go to Jiangyuan City and break both your legs.”
With that, the holographic communication screen cut off.
Song Chi’s lips twitched, silently noting that Grandpa’s temper hadn’t changed a bit.
Speaking of Song Ming Song, Song Chi had a vivid memory of him. As a child, he had always lived with Song Ming Song and his wife, but later, his parents moved to Jiangyuan City, and he followed them.
When it came to Grandpa Song Ming Song, Song Chi had only one impression:
Explosive!
Yes, Grandpa’s personality was extremely fiery. He often resorted to physical discipline at the slightest provocation and was equally merciless when it came to educating his sons. According to his mother, his father and uncles had all grown up with the sound of Grandpa’s slaps.
It was only after his father and uncles started their own families and had grandchildren that Grandpa’s temper had mellowed somewhat. At least, when it came to his grandchildren, he was always very kind.
Song Chi didn’t dwell on this and quickly shifted his attention to the “titanium crystals” Grandpa had mentioned.
“Dad, did you get the titanium crystals? How many?”
After turning off the communication, Song Chao immediately resumed his usual role as the head of the family, speaking calmly:
“The number isn’t very large. Besides the 1,000 crystals for Grandpa, I have 715 more. Don’t mention this to anyone, especially not to Grandpa.”
Hearing this, Song Chi immediately understood that his father had likely understated the number or kept some for himself.
After a moment of thought, Song Chi asked quietly:
“Dad, what do you plan to do with these 700-plus titanium crystals? Apart from helping Mom with the resources to increase her promotion success rate, do you have any surplus?”
Song Chao’s eyes widened in surprise as he turned to look at Song Chi carefully.
“You can use the titanium crystals?”
Song Chao’s tone was serious. Given the rarity of titanium crystals, he couldn’t afford to be careless. If Song Chi truly needed this resource, he wouldn’t hesitate to provide it, but if it was just out of curiosity, that would be a different matter.
After all, these are titanium crystals, not some ordinary resources for reinforcing starships. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call them a hot potato. If I give them to Song Chi and he can’t use them, it might end up hurting him instead.
Song Chi understood this. He didn’t avoid his father’s gaze and affirmed, “Yeah!”
Purple-quality and higher starship components require titanium crystals when reinforced to level 20 and beyond. The Sky Dominion has a dark matter energy shield generator, so it will need titanium crystals in the future.
Hearing Song Chi’s response, Song Chao had no doubts. He knew his son’s character better than anyone.
“Good!”
With a simple word, a faint light flashed from his brow, and a glowing orb emerged from his ancestral acupoint, floating in front of Song Chi.
“These are one hundred titanium crystals. Keep them safe. Remember, whether you use them or not, you must never let anyone else see them until you have enough strength.”
After saying this, Song Chao waved his hand, signaling Song Chi to go about his business. He then focused his mind into his ancestral acupoint, connecting to the Ember Network to prepare some resources for Chen Lixia’s advancement.
Previously, he had found several resources beneficial for the advancement of Chen Lixia’s “Dragonfly,” but the sellers had high demands, making it difficult to gather everything. Now, with hundreds of titanium crystals, obtaining those materials should be much easier.
Of course, Song Chao wouldn’t use his own identity to sell the titanium crystals. He knew the process well: concealing his identity, changing the delivery address, and not selling too many at once.
At this moment, something else came to mind, and Song Chao disconnected from the Ember Network, turning to call out to Song Chi, who was heading back to his bedroom.
“Wait, come here. I have something else for you.”
Without hesitation, Song Chi turned around and returned to his father’s side.
As he wondered what his father would give him, a faint light flashed from Song Chao’s brow, and two blue light orbs floated out.
Recognizing the items within the light orbs, Song Chi’s eyes lit up. They were clearly two high-quality starship components.
“Two blue-quality starship components, Dad? Where did you get them?”
“Just a side benefit while searching for titanium crystals. Pick one, and the other will go to your mother.”
Song Chao said this casually, but Song Chi knew these blue components were hard to come by. They represented two blue-quality star sea curios, not something as common as cabbages.
Song Chao didn’t elaborate, and Song Chi didn’t press further. His gaze fell on the two starship components.
Their attributes soon appeared.
Obsidian Hull Armor (Level 0)
Quality: Blue
Consumption: 4/s
Protection: 15
Upgrade Requirements: 1 strand of Floating Land Essence (0th Tier), 100 energy points, 1 ton of obsidian.
Song Chi wasn’t particularly interested in the first one. The Sky Dominion already had a white-quality Golden Rock Hull Armor. While it wasn’t as high-quality as the Obsidian Hull Armor, with the dark matter energy shield generator, the quality of the hull armor wasn’t as critical.
Unless it was a purple or higher-quality hull armor, it wouldn’t make much of a difference.
(End of Chapter)
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