Chapter 630: Three Mine Vein Cores (Part 2)
Chapter 630: Three Mine Vein Cores (Part 2)
It wasn't just the Eastern Holy City where Song Chi and his companion were located; in fact, the same was true for the north and west as well.
In the north, the Firm Sea Soaring Ship's clone was more than enough to crush everything in its path, and in the west, Song Shiyuan and Song Yan led the way with the Starlight Dragon Shark.
As Song Chi's seventh-rank enslaved creature, the Starlight Dragon Shark had yet to reveal itself to anyone, so Song Chi and his team weren't concerned about its exposure.
After all, they had already discussed that the Starlight Dragon Shark would only accompany the warship clones in future actions, or be sent back to the Crimson Star Hyperspatial Continent. In any case, they would never willingly summon it again in public, as two Sovereign King Worms were already more than enough.
"Ru, shrink and send all these corpses to the Ruins Marketplace. In the future, whether it's extracting source blood or using them to nurture Empress Ilis, they're all extremely valuable, containing vast amounts of energy. Don't forget, if Ilis wants to continue breeding new Sovereign King Worms, these energy-rich bodies are indispensable!"
In the following hours, Song Chi and his companion began a thorough sweep of the entire Eastern Royal City. They left nothing untouched, including the royal treasury, the high-rank Snake Demon's private collection, and more.
Half a day later, five warships converged in the center of the Withered Snake Floating Land, specifically in the Withered Snake Holy City.
One Star Annihilator, a seventh-rank Starlight Dragon Shark, and four Invincible Ships, along with Song Chi's unreserved use of the Ruins Marketplace Projection Token, formed a formidable force.
Together, this lineup swiftly attacked the Withered Snake Holy City, which held out for only two hours.
In the end, the five warships remained in the Withered Snake Holy City for three hours, until they had swept away all the city's treasures. Only then did they quickly escape the floating land.
No one could have imagined that a seventh-rank floating land would be stripped bare in less than a day.
It wasn't until half a month later that high-rank Snake Demons arrived at the Withered Snake Floating Land, but by then, it was too late.
But these were stories for another time.
On that day, after Song Chi and the four warship clones left the Withered Snake Floating Land and escaped into the depths of the starry sky, they didn't rush to tally their gains but continued with their plans.
A vast spatial fluctuation emerged from the Firm Sea Soaring Ship's clone, and the next second, a spatial vortex began to appear in the starry sky in front of the warship.
As time passed, this spatial vortex not only failed to be repaired by the starry sea but expanded further.
Finally, this spatial vortex transformed into a giant spatial wormhole, created by the Spatial Wormhole Generator.
"Let's go, the other end of this wormhole leads to the River Abyss Star Domain. After we pass through, I'll immediately cancel this spatial wormhole, so be quick!"
"Although news of the Withered Snake Floating Land may not spread quickly, we must be cautious of the high-rank Eight-Armed Snake Demon's control of high-rank communication artifacts. Even if the River Abyss Star Domain is over four hundred thousand light-years away from the Withered Snake River System, if we delay, there may still be unforeseen circumstances."
After Song Wujiang finished speaking, Song Shiyuan added:
"Also remember, after searching the River Abyss Floating Land, head north to our designated meeting spot."
Suddenly, Song Xingru interjected:
"Yes, we still have to continue to other battlefields where our advancing fleets are located. These lucrative covert operations are rare opportunities for us and the entire family!"
Hearing Song Xingru's words, laughter filled the group chat.
Of course, this wasn't a mocking laugh. Song Xingru's words might be a bit rough, but they made sense and were shared by Song Chi and the other three.
After passing through the spatial wormhole, Song Wujiang immediately canceled the wormhole.
The wormhole's creation always caused a huge commotion, so Song Wujiang didn't set the exit point near the River Abyss Floating Land but thousands of light-years away in a pitch-black star domain.
Once the spatial wormhole was canceled, the five warships quickly initiated warship teleportation.
After that, they repeated the previous steps to conquer the Withered Snake Floating Land.
There were still no surprises, as it had been less than 24 hours since the Withered Snake Floating Land was attacked, and even if the high-rank Eight-Armed Snake Demon of the Venomous Snake River System had high-rank communication artifacts, it was impossible for them to act so quickly.
Again, it was less than 24 hours, and the River Abyss Floating Land was swept through just as swiftly by the five.
Of course, with the vastness of a seventh-rank floating land, it was impossible for the five to truly gather too many things in less than a day. Even a mere one-ten-thousandth of the land's resources would be a challenge.
But don't forget, Song Chi and his team's targets were the several core holy cities on the floating land. These cities had stood for tens of thousands of years, gathering the majority of the land's rarest resources.
Perhaps Song Chi and the four only gathered one-ten-thousandth of the land's resources, but the value of these resources was undoubtedly a significant portion of the entire seventh-rank floating land's worth.
……
"Look, I'm pretty lucky. I've got 15 strands of Near-Eighth Rank Floating Land Essence!"
"Hmm, so many Eternal Stone Bricks. Could it be that they discovered an Eternal Stone Brick vein on the Withered Snake Floating Land?"
Within the encrypted group chat of the Firm Sea Soaring Ship, Song Chi and the others were taking inventory of their recent gains.
When they heard the word "Stone Bricks," everyone's eyes turned towards the speaker.
Upon seeing the mountain-like pile of Eternal Stone Bricks, everyone's eyes lit up.
A rough estimate showed that the number of Eternal Stone Bricks exceeded thirty thousand standard units.
Even if Eternal Stone Bricks were the most common type of ultra-strategic resource, the value of such a quantity was unimaginable.
It was well-known that these bricks could infinitely enhance the hull strength of Flame Torch Ships and slightly improve the self-healing capabilities of the warships. For a Flame Torch Ship, this was equivalent to an ever-growing component with no upper limit. The more Eternal Stone Bricks invested, the stronger the attributes would become.
In the end, Song Chi's group of five each took 4,000 bricks, and the remaining 10,000+ bricks were sent back to the Dragon Spine Continent. Some were given to Song Shixing, and the majority were placed in the Merit Tower for clan members to exchange in the future.
This was just a small interlude, and the inventory continued.
Not to mention, after tallying, they had acquired two golden artifacts, both of which could be transformed into ship components. One was a hull armor, and the other was an energy shield. Song Wujiang, Song Chi, and Song Yan didn't need them, so they were allocated to Song Shiyuan, Song Shixing, and Song Xingru.
Additionally, there were nearly twenty silver artifacts, eight of which couldn't be transformed into ship components. All of these were given to Song Chi, bringing the total number of silver artifacts stored in the Multiverse Nether Market to over 40.
……
"Only those idiotic Eight-Armed Snake Demons would do something like this, truly wasting heaven's gifts."
Suddenly, Song Xingru's angry scolding voice rang out in the group chat, immediately catching everyone's attention.
But after everyone understood the situation, their eyes twitched in agreement.
Song Xingru held three special spherical, crystal-like minerals.
These three were not any kind of Star Sea mineral but extremely rare vein cores.
They should have been deep within the earth's core, but they had been brutally excavated by the Eight-Armed Snake Demons.
It was common knowledge that a vein core could only function fully within the vein it originated from. Once extracted, even if returned to the vein later, its ability to generate that type of vein would be significantly reduced.
"Can you identify which vein cores these are?"
"One Heavenly Gate Stone Vein Core, one Magma Copper Vein Core, and the most valuable Titanium Crystal Vein Core!"
Upon hearing about the Titanium Crystal Vein Core, the scolding in the group chat from the Song family members intensified.
After several seconds, with repeated confirmation from the Song family members, they finally determined that the Titanium Crystal Vein Core came from a top-grade medium-sized Titanium Crystal Vein with no less than a million crystals. Initially, the recovery rate was decent, at 10%, meaning 100,000 crystals could be produced annually without loss. For the Song family, currently in dire need of titanium crystals, this was like a ray of hope.
Unfortunately, the Titanium Crystal Vein Core had been forcibly mined, and it was uncertain how much of the recovery rate would remain if it were later integrated into a similar-sized Titanium Crystal Vein.
"Never mind. Even if it hadn't been forcibly destroyed, we couldn't keep it in our hands. The Snake River System has no connection to us. It's good that we got this vein core, but to transfer it, we'd need a similar-sized vein of the same type, and we..."
Before Song Wujiang could finish, Song Xuanang, the head of the Song family, quickly interjected.
"No need to worry, Old Ancestor. Our clan members in the Crimson Plate River System have already discovered more than one Titanium Crystal Vein. If we can truly gain control of the Crimson Plate River System, we can attempt to merge this vein core at any time."
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
"Let's not rush. The situation is still uncertain, and we can't assume we'll definitely control the Crimson Plate River System. Let's wait for further developments."
"Also, we must pay extra attention to the Cataclysm Wind Floating Land. When the time comes for the Floating Land transfer, it will be done together with the Dragon Spine Continent."
"Understood!"
……
Over the next hundred years, the five members of the Song family traveled through multiple river systems, scavenging behind the front lines of the Eight-Armed Snake Demon civilization while the various fleets advanced.
In total, they successfully scavenged over ten Seventh Rank Floating Lands, acquiring a frightening amount of resources.
The higher-ups of the various fleets naturally noticed this, but the Song family had chosen Floating Lands in the far rear of the Eight-Armed Snake Demon civilization that hadn't been occupied by the Flame Torch Fleet, indirectly diverting some of the Snake Demons' attention. So, the various fleets mostly turned a blind eye, tacitly allowing it.
(End of Chapter)
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