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Chapter 61: The Wasteland Market Ascends
Chapter 61: The Wasteland Market Ascends
Almost every thirty seconds, the shield value would drop by a thousand points. At this rate, the Void Energy Array would be completely destroyed in less than ten minutes. Without the protection of the Void Energy Array, the Wasteland Market would be obliterated in an instant by the bloodthirsty Void Demons.
Song Chi quickly recalled the Celestial Vessel into the Ember Ancestral Aperture, casting a lingering glance around the market.
Just as he was about to make the final decision to leave the Wasteland Market, the constant trembling beneath his feet suddenly stopped.
Song Chi's eyes widened in surprise.
"Is this... the Wasteland Market has successfully ascended?"
In that moment, Song Chi's mood shifted like a June thunderstorm. The dark clouds that had been gathering were suddenly swept away, and the sun shone brightly again.
In his excitement, he didn't forget to verify his guess. He immediately opened the Wasteland Market's attribute panel.
Name: Wasteland Market of All Realms
Owner: Song Chi
Level: LV10
...
Confirming that the Wasteland Market had indeed reached level 10, Song Chi couldn't contain his excitement any longer. He burst into laughter.
It had only been a little over two months since he successfully linked the Star Sea Wasteland Market Order to the Wasteland Market of All Realms, during which he had opened the market for trading three times.
During this period, he had obtained an orange-quality component, a purple component, and a white component—the Golden Rock Ship Armor.
In just two months, the gains were already terrifying. It was clear how much internal struggle he had faced when he decided to abandon the Wasteland Market of All Realms.
Now, the situation was completely different. The more difficult and conflicted his previous feelings were, the more excited and elated he felt now.
After a hearty laugh, Song Chi, still reeling from the excitement, didn't bother to check the detailed attributes of the Wasteland Market's new level. Instead, he immediately opened the configuration for the Void Energy Defense Array.
After reviewing the detailed attributes of the Void Energy Defense Array, a look of confirmation appeared in his eyes.
Although the Void Energy Defense Array was still at level 9, with the Wasteland Market of All Realms ascending to the next tier, all its base configurations, like the Ember Fireship, had received a fixed 20% boost.
The original attributes of the Void Energy Defense Array were as follows:
Defense: 500
Shield Value: 3800/40000
However, after the Wasteland Market's successful ascension, these values had changed to:
Defense: 600
Shield Value: 11800/48000
More importantly, the shield value didn't just increase by 20% in its upper limit. The remaining 3800 points of shield value also instantly increased to 11800, allowing it to hold out for several more minutes.
Realizing this, Song Chi summoned the Celestial Vessel again. With a thought, he glanced at the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator component.
Overload cooldown: 8/35 (minutes)
The orange-quality energy shield component, reinforced to level 15, had a 35-minute cooldown after overloading. Eight minutes had already passed, so it would be ready to reactivate in just 27 more minutes.
Seeing this, Song Chi's eyes lit up. The successful ascension of the Wasteland Market of All Realms gave him hope that he could completely repel the Void Demons outside and protect the market.
As long as the Void Energy Defense Array could hold for another twenty minutes, until the Celestial Vessel's energy shield reactivated, the Celestial Vessel could once again venture out to battle.
Based on the previous sortie's success, as long as no new void demons appear, we should be able to eliminate over 90% of the remaining five hundred or so void demons before the dark matter energy shield generator overloads for the second time.
By then, even without the support of the Azure Sky, Song Chi and the ten Fire Chrysanthemum soldier puppets can take over the cleanup, greatly increasing the chances of saving the Marketplace of All Realms.
With this in mind, Song Chi quickly timed the throw of the last energy grenade, killing nearly ten zero-rank void demons. He then boarded the Azure Sky and began operating the main and secondary cannons, continuously firing at the sky above the marketplace to alleviate the pressure on the dark energy shield array as much as possible.
Four minutes later, as the shield value of the dark energy array dropped below four digits, Song Chi's thoughts shifted, and a notification from the Marketplace of All Realms echoed in his ear.
[Do you wish to spend 150 strands of zero-rank Floating Land Essence to upgrade the Dark Energy Shield Array to Level 10?]
"Confirm!"
In an instant, as the Dark Energy Shield Array was upgraded to Level 10, the semicircular light dome above the marketplace shimmered brilliantly. Seeing the now enhanced protection and shield value, Song Chi inwardly cheered.
[Protection: 1200]
[Shield Value: 120000/120000]
The protection value had doubled from 600 to 1200, and the shield value had surged from 48000 points to 120000 points. What excited Song Chi even more was that the shield value, which had been down to just a few hundred points, had fully restored to its maximum of 120000 points. With this, enduring the remaining 23 minutes was a certainty.
"Phew!"
His breathing gradually calmed, and only then did Song Chi finally feel at ease. However, he didn't stop his attacks. Although the protective light shield was no longer in danger, each additional void demon killed would reduce the pressure on the Azure Sky once it was back in action.
Time slowly passed, and he repeated his attacks countless times until the dark matter energy shield generator components on the Azure Sky completed their cooldown. He immediately piloted the Azure Sky out of the marketplace.
As the Azure Sky moved away, the movements of the ten Fire Chrysanthemum soldier puppets became noticeably sluggish, even freezing in place at times. However, the brainwave remote control system's duration had ended, and it needed a long 6-hour cooldown before it could be used again. So, Song Chi had to take over personally.
Fortunately, with the current Level 10 dark energy shield array, even without the manual cleanup by the Fire Chrysanthemum soldier puppets, the shield could hold out for a sufficient amount of time.
Without the distraction of controlling the puppets, Song Chi's control over the Azure Sky became even more fluid, and the speed at which he cleared the remaining void demons increased significantly.
In less than twenty minutes, even before the dark matter energy shield generator components overloaded for the second time, the remaining hundreds of void demons were completely eradicated.
Looking at the hundreds of dark green corpses scattered around the Marketplace of All Realms, Song Chi felt an inexplicable urge to cry. It wasn't sadness, but the overwhelming relief and joy of surviving a near-death situation. However, this quickly turned into deep gratitude and relief.
Once his emotions settled, Song Chi began piloting the Azure Sky around the perimeter of the Marketplace of All Realms, using the tractor beam to quickly collect the void demon corpses.
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