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Chapter 533: Promotion of the Flame Seed
Chapter 533: Promotion of the Flame Seed
"Lier, it's time for dinner..."
A woman's voice called out from the kitchen, and not long after, the door to the cultivation room in the side courtyard opened, and a girl covered in unknown cultivation medicine walked out.
Seeing this, the plump woman, who had been busy in the kitchen, hurriedly said, "Lier, did you just finish applying the body tempering liquid? It's no problem to wait a while. The family's supply of body tempering liquid is always in short supply. These are what your father worked hard to exchange for with merit points. You only have two years left until the Flame Awakening, so you can't waste any opportunity to improve your Guidance Technique level!"
The girl's cheeks flushed, and she hadn't yet calmed down from the aftereffects of practicing the Guidance Technique all morning. She shook her head.
"It's fine, Mom. I just finished absorbing the effects of the medicine. I'll go wash up!"
After more than ten minutes, the mother and daughter sat down at the dining table. Before picking up her chopsticks, the girl seemed to remember something and asked, "Mom, where's my brother?"
Hearing her beloved daughter ask about this, the woman rolled her eyes.
"Where else would he be but in the warship summoning room, practicing the Guidance Technique?"
As she spoke, she quickly waved her hand and pretended to be impatient, "We won't bother him. Your brother is now an escort ship commander. It's normal for him not to eat for a few months. You eat more..."
Click!
Before the woman could finish her sentence, a commotion suddenly came from the hall. The two turned their heads to look, and they saw a bare-chested man with a square face walking out of the underground warship summoning room entrance.
The man was named Song Liang, the girl's elder brother and the son of the plump woman.
Upon seeing Song Liang, the woman's face immediately showed obvious joy. Although she didn't hold back her words, what mother wouldn't care about her son? She quickly said, "Little Liang, come over here. Mom just made your favorite..."
But before the woman could finish her sentence, Song Liang spoke first, "Mom, did you make fire carp soup?"
As soon as the words 'fire carp soup' entered her ears, the woman seemed to instantly understand something. She hurriedly stood up, her eyes filled with surprise.
"Little Liang, is it the Flame Seed?"
Don't be fooled by her current appearance as a housewife; she was already nearly 150 years old. Many years ago, she had been promoted to an escort ship commander, and her experience was not shallow.
As she asked, without waiting for Song Liang's reply, she quickly ran back to the kitchen and opened the cabinet.
In the corner of the cabinet, there was a layer of sealed light screen formed by shadow energy. After the woman dispersed the shadow energy, she revealed a bowl of fish soup that was still steaming and exuded a fragrant aroma.
Song Liang took the fish soup and drank it in one gulp, then sat down right there.
On one side, the woman's facial expressions were quite complex, alternating between expectation, joy, and worry.
At this moment, Song Li also walked over.
"Mom, what's wrong with my brother?"
The woman suppressed her chaotic thoughts and explained softly, "Your grandfather, knowing that he had no hope of advancing to the third stage, used all the contribution points he had saved up over two hundred years to exchange for the family's newly launched 'Fire Carp', a special resource. After decades of continuous nourishment, your brother's white Flame Seed should be promoted to blue!"
Upon hearing this, Song Li also felt genuine happiness for her brother. With this, Song Liang's theoretical limit would rise to that of a cruiser commander. For Song Li, who had not yet awakened, the help she would receive in the future would undoubtedly be greater.
This transformation of Song Liang's Flame Seed lasted for several dozen minutes. When Song Liang opened his eyes again, seeing the fleeting blue flame in his eyes, Song Li and her mother only felt joy in their hearts.
"Mom, Little Li, I still need to go back to the warship summoning room to enhance the warship components. You don't have to wait for me."
"Do you have enough Floating Land Essence?"
"I have enough!"
After Song Liang's figure disappeared again at the entrance of the warship summoning room, the joy on the woman's face still lingered for a long time. However, amidst her happiness, she turned to her daughter beside her and sternly instructed, "Lier, our family is currently in a period of rapid development. The elders and family heads are not stingy with the cultivation of the younger generation. Body tempering liquid, Blood Bodhi, Floating Land Essence, and Fire Carp are all rare resources that are highly sought after in the outside world. As long as you have contributions and merits, you can exchange for them. This is the blessing of your generation, so you must not slack off."
"If your grandfather's generation had this kind of environment, perhaps your grandfather would already be an elite cruiser commander, and he wouldn't be far from becoming a Zealot Ship commander. Don't disappoint me, your father, and the entire family!"
"Mom, I understand, daughter!"
...
On the Jiesong Floating Land, a hundred-meter-long escort ship soared into the sky and soon disappeared into the horizon.
In the ship's command room, Song Liang activated the warp drive without hesitation.
More than a hundred light-years away, at the edge of the Jiesong Star Zone, the Celestial Liang emerged from the warp state and sped forward.
In the command room, Song Liang's eyes were filled with unconcealed excitement.
"With the help of my father and grandfather, the Celestial Liang, which has been an escort ship for nearly fifty years, has a solid foundation. Now that the Flame Seed has been promoted to blue, I just need one more piece of ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron ore, and the Celestial Liang will be able to attempt the warship promotion mission.
Once the promotion is successful, I'll be an elite cruiser commander in my eighties. In the family, I'll be considered upper-middle class. In the future, becoming a Zealot Ship commander is not impossible!"
With this thought, Song Liang couldn't contain his excitement. A Zealot Ship commander was powerful enough to suppress a low-level floating land. Watching over the starry sea for two thousand years, they would be considered middle to upper-level management in any force.
His thoughts raced, and at this moment, a burst of intense cannon fire erupted from the front.
The violent energy and firelight illuminated the dark starry sky ahead.
This sudden change made Song Liang's heart tremble. Fortunately, his father and grandfather had high hopes for him from a young age, and under their guidance, Song Liang was not the type to panic in the face of adversity.
Calming down as quickly as possible, he immediately slowed down the ship's speed. With the blue Void Membrane component just enhanced to the third stage, the Celestial Liang remained undetected, allowing Song Liang to observe the situation ahead with ease.
"It's the 14th Squadron of the First Dragon Whale Guard Fleet under my father's command. It seems there's also the Morning Star Clan's fleet. That's the Purple Butterfly Clan. Are they jointly pursuing the Purple Butterfly Clan?"
After carefully observing the battlefield situation, Song Liang understood some of the basics, but he still had some doubts.
Although the Jiesong Star Zone borders the Morning Star Clan's star domain to the east, and the land beneath their feet was indeed the jointly managed star domain between the two families, for over a hundred years, their fleet had never cooperated with the Morning Star Clan. What was the reason for their joint action this time?
With his doubts, he turned his gaze to a special disc on the side.
This disc was not a ship component but a sub-communication disc of a communication component. As for the main component, it naturally belonged to his father, the third-stage cruiser commander.
Decades ago, the family had been actively acquiring communication-related components, and after all these years, their efforts had paid off to some extent. Most of the cruisers and battleships in the clan had these components installed, including the one on Song Liang's father's ship.
After a moment of hesitation, he activated the component.
After a brief wait, strands of light appeared on the light disk, and soon a communication window emerged.
"Liang, how did you get here? Where are you now? Remember not to get too close to the border areas."
The communication component on Song Liang's father's ship was not of high quality, with a maximum communication distance of only ten light-years. Now that Song Liang had successfully activated the communication, his father immediately guessed that his son had come to the squadron's base.
"Dad, I'm fine. My Flame Seed has successfully advanced, and the Void Membrane has been enhanced to Tier 3. The Purple Butterfly Clan hasn't discovered the Celestial Liang."
"Forget about me for now, Dad. What's going on here? How did we end up working with the Morning Star Clan? Do they have a high-level starry sea oddity in their possession?"
The communication window didn't last long after activation, so Song Liang didn't waste any time and asked one question after another.
"What nonsense! The Morning Star Clan somehow got wind of this and knew that the Purple Butterfly Clan has a purple teleportation artifact with a 'Quadruple Teleportation Range' ability. They're trying to snatch this component from us!"
"Quadruple Teleportation Range? Isn't that the component that Patriarch Chi is offering a high price for?"
After realizing the Morning Star Clan's ill intentions, Song Liang's eyes turned cold.
He was well aware that once the other party obtained that special teleportation artifact, they would definitely use it to drive up the price. When Patriarch Chi wanted to acquire it later, he would have to pay a hefty price.
"Father, do you know which Purple Butterfly Clan member has that special teleportation artifact?"
...
After a brief exchange between father and son, Song Liang quickly identified his target among the fleeing Purple Butterfly Clan members.
"I've found you!"
He muttered to himself, but another message appeared in the communication window.
"Liang, don't act rashly. Although the Purple Butterfly Clan is only a low-level civilization, there are still several remaining Tier 3 members. Additionally, the Morning Star Clan has dispatched numerous stealth ships for the search. Your ship is only Tier 2..."
Apparently, Song Liang's father didn't want his son to act recklessly, but before he could finish his words, the communication window's duration ended.
Song Liang retracted his gaze and looked back at the starry sky ahead, specifically focusing on a Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member in the battlefield.
He didn't follow his father's instructions and had already locked onto the Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member who was suspected of carrying the special teleportation artifact.
His intention was simple. He wanted to seek a reward from the clan's "youngest" Fifth-Stage Old Ancestor, but more importantly, he had a sense of gratitude.
Not only him, but most of the younger generation of the Dragon Whale Song Clan shared this sentiment.
The reason?
Body Tempering Liquid, Body Tempering Paste, Fire Carp Soup... These rare resources were all related to Song Chi. Without the Song Chi family, it would be impossible to produce these resources stably.
This meant that every member of the younger generation in the clan who had used these resources owed Song Chi a favor.
Concealed in the void, Song Liang didn't rush to take action.
Although he had decided to act, Song Liang wasn't foolish enough to openly target a Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member among the fleeing group.
He had his own judgment.
"With the combined forces of two fleets, it's only a matter of time before the Purple Butterfly Clan is exterminated. As a Tier 3 member, they will do their best to escape. In this situation, the target won't stay with the main group, as it's too conspicuous. Once they separate from the group, it's my chance to strike!"
With patience, several hours passed.
Finally, after closely monitoring the battlefield for hours, Song Liang's lips curled up, and the engine of the Celestial Liang, hidden in the void, roared as it sped towards a secluded star domain on the side.
Just then, the Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member finally couldn't hold back and activated the teleportation artifact in his hand, silently escaping from the fleeing group.
He was very cautious, choosing the perfect moment to teleport. If Song Liang hadn't been paying close attention, it would have been difficult to notice the disappearance of this Purple Butterfly Clan member.
With the support of his grandfather and father, Song Liang's ship, the Celestial Liang, was not weak. Even though it was only a destroyer, it was already equipped with three purple components.
Among these three purple components was the engine.
The purple engine, enhanced to Tier 3, provided an impressive speed for the battleship. Even though the Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member had teleported a considerable distance, they were still caught up with by the Celestial Liang within half an hour.
Boom!
The Celestial Liang's blue main cannon unleashed its power.
As the attack was triggered, the Celestial Liang naturally reappeared from the void.
The moment the Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member sensed the pursuing battleship, terror filled their eyes. But when they realized that the Celestial Liang was only a Tier 2 battleship, the terror in their eyes instantly turned into delight.
Their kilometer-wide wings flapped, and the countless tiny eyes in their crimson compound eyes kept spinning, giving off a chilling sensation at first glance.
"Star Vine Restriction" Star Vine Binding! Song Liang reacted quickly, activating a control component on the Celestial Liang that had been enhanced to Tier 3.
Several thick, black vines shot out from the Celestial Liang and quickly hit the charging Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member.
Bound by the black vines, the Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member paused, and Song Liang immediately activated the attack component.
This time, it wasn't the battleship's main cannon but a purple-quality external launcher mounted beneath the ship.
Two externally mounted nuclear missiles roared out and directly hit the Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member's body before they could break free from the bindings.
Boom!
The intense energy shockwave spread outward from the Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member.
"How is this possible!"
Song Liang's eyes narrowed as he saw a purple phantom flash by, and in an instant, he was right in front of the Celestial Liang.
The sharp butterfly wings ignored the outer energy shield and slashed viciously at the Celestial Liang's hull.
But terror appeared in the countless tiny eyes of the Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member as their full-force slashes didn't cause much damage to the hundred-meter-long small battleship.
Instead, over a dozen Tier 3 Soldier Statues appeared around them, charging towards the large wound left by the nuclear explosion.
The Tier 3 Purple Butterfly Clan member wanted to teleport away, but at that moment, several vines shot out from the Celestial Liang again, preventing them from moving.
PS: Hmm... There will be another chapter later!
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