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Chapter 651: A Deal is Struck
Chapter 651: A Deal is Struck
As expected, Song Chi didn't have to wait long before a dreadnought swiftly approached from the direction of the Starshift Continent.
In the battleship's control room, Song Chi's gaze focused on the approaching dreadnought.
"The ship is approximately 150,000 meters long, and the surrounding light laws are almost tangible. It's undoubtedly a Maximal Dreadnought..."
As these thoughts crossed his mind, he quickly analyzed the information about the approaching vessel.
He couldn't help but marvel at the prowess of the giant conglomerate that had been in existence for over 200,000 years. Even a randomly dispatched dreadnought turned out to be a Maximal Dreadnought.
Of course, it was also possible that they had detected the situation of the Heaven Ruin Skydome beforehand and thus sent an equally ranked member to receive them.
A series of beeps sounded as the communication link between the two ships was established, and the graceful woman on the other end spoke first.
"I am Liao Rou, the General Manager of the Starshift Corporation. May I ask why you have suddenly graced our Starshift Continent with your presence?"
Her voice was gentle, and her face carried a faint smile, making her words pleasant to hear.
Song Chi quickly responded, "General Manager Liao, my apologies for the intrusion. I am Song Chi from the Dragon Spine Song Clan of the Tianpan River System, under the Immortal Qin Dynasty. As for my purpose, it is naturally related to your Starshift Corporation's expertise!"
Upon hearing his words, Liao Rou's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her crystal-like eyes darted across her mind, seemingly trying to recall any information about the Tianpan River System associated with the Immortal Qin Dynasty.
However, this was clearly a challenge for her. If it were one of the four great empires of the Flame Humans, the Immortal Qin Dynasty, it would have been easier, as the Starshift Corporation had conducted numerous businesses in the Immortal Qin Dynasty over the past tens of thousands of years. But the Tianpan River System had only been established for a mere ten thousand years, and it had no reputation whatsoever. The various powers within the river system had never collaborated with the Starshift Corporation, so it was natural for them to have no relevant information.
However, Song Chi had clearly underestimated Liao Rou.
"The Tianpan River System... Are you from the Kingdom of Yaohan or the newly established Dawnstar Kingdom?"
Song Chi's eyebrows rose in surprise, and he exclaimed, "I've long heard that the Starshift Corporation of the Celestial Xia Dynasty has been conducting business across thousands of river systems in the Flame Human Galaxy for tens of thousands of years, almost covering the entire Flame Human civilization. I thought it was an exaggeration, but now I realize that I was simply ignorant."
After this polite exchange, Song Chi continued, "Indeed, I am from the Dawnstar Kingdom. I have come to request your corporation's star-shifting services!"
"What rank is the continent behind your family?"
"Seventh Rank!"
"Since it's a Seventh Rank Floating Land, please follow me!"
Upon hearing the words 'Seventh Rank' from Song Chi, Liao Rou's tone changed noticeably. Compared to her previous gentle smile and soft-spoken manner, she now exuded an additional air of respect and eagerness.
The business of relocating a Seventh Rank Floating Land was undoubtedly a high-end service within the Starshift Corporation. If they could secure this deal, Liao Rou, as the General Manager, would also receive significant benefits.
The two dreadnoughts soon arrived at the surface of the Starshift Continent and landed in a city built atop a mountain that had been cut in half.
According to Liao Rou, this city was called the Starshift Market City, and it was not the headquarters of the Starshift Corporation. Instead, it was specifically designated for negotiating business with Flame Commanders who came to the Starshift Continent.
Song Chi was not surprised by this and understood their perspective.
From another perspective, would the Song Family's Dragon Whale Ancestral Hall or the Dragon Backbone Divine Mountain be casually opened to outsiders? The answer was obvious. Each power's ancestral land was the foundation of their existence. If they allowed outsiders to enter freely, with the myriad of strange components emerging from the Broken Star Sea, who knows when their trump cards would be exposed.
Song Chi even felt that the Starshift Corporation was already quite open. After all, the Song Family's clan rules had always prohibited outsiders from entering the entire Dragon Backbone Continent.
After both parties recalled their battleships and entered a special secret chamber, Liao Rou, who exuded an alluring fragrance and had a slender figure, offered a cup of spiritual tea.
"Excellent tea!"
As the tea entered his mouth, Song Chi felt a refreshing sensation, and his divine consciousness, heightened to its limit due to multiple Seventh Rank Gray Crystals, seemed to show signs of potential breakthrough.
The tea indeed had significant benefits for the human body and mind.
Across from him, Liao Rou lifted her fair finger, casually tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, and smiled, "I won't hide it from you, General Song. Due to the ongoing civil war, the number of powers seeking our star-shifting services has increased significantly. Even for a Seventh Rank Floating Land like the one behind your family, there are no fewer than ten such requests..."
"Therefore, according to the corporation's subsequent relocation plan, the Dragon Spine Song Clan may have to wait for five hundred years. If you don't mind this delay, we can sign the star-shifting agreement now."
"Liao Rou finished speaking, and her bright eyes turned to the person opposite. When she saw Song Chi's suddenly furrowed brows, she thought for a moment and spoke again, "If you are in a hurry, I do have a suggestion... you can start with the subsequent Starshift fees."
Upon hearing this, Song Chi instantly understood her meaning.
The usual cost of pulling a seventh-rank floating continent was typically paid with fifth and sixth-rank floating continent essences, along with a small amount of seventh-rank floating continent essences.
However, it was evident that the Starshift Corporation did not lack these higher-ranked floating continent essences.
If the Song family could pay with other rarer resources, the Starshift Corporation would most likely start the traction of the Dragon Spine Continent in advance.
Song Chi estimated that the rare resources they wanted should be things like titanium crystals, seventh-rank and above floating continent essences, or rarely seen special components. But with the Song family's background, they didn't even have enough for themselves, and they had always relied on this civilization war to fill this gap. How could they have the surplus to pay others?
After a brief moment of contemplation, Song Chi lifted his gaze and locked eyes with Liao Rou across from him.
Liao Rou's heart leaped with joy, and she sensed the confidence in Song Chi's gaze.
Therefore, she naturally subconsciously believed that the Dragon Spine Song family behind Song Chi was willing to pay the Starshift fees with various rare resources.
However, before she could speak again, Song Chi suddenly projected a light screen from his special communication ring, and his voice followed closely.
"The Song family's foundation is still shallow, and our resources are barely enough for ourselves... But I do have another plan. Manager Liao, take a look at this first."
Liao Rou was about to say something, but when her gaze swept over the attribute panel in front of her, all her attention was immediately drawn.
"【Spatial Wormhole Generator】, can autonomously open an artificial spatial wormhole..."
The light screen projected by Song Chi was a screenshot of the attributes of the 【Spatial Wormhole Generator】 component.
This visit to the Starshift Corporation to discuss the migration of the Dragon Spine Continent was of utmost importance to the Song family, so the family's core members had naturally discussed it beforehand.
This 【Spatial Wormhole Generator】 was the solution they had come up with.
"Do you mean that your Song family wants to use this spatial wormhole opening method to pay for the Starshift fees?"
Seeing Song Chi's nod, Liao Rou asked, "May I ask how far this 【Spatial Wormhole Generator】 can reach?"
As a component for opening an artificial wormhole, its most important aspect was its range. Before this, the Song family had revealed to the three families of the Yaohan Kingdom that it could reach a distance of one hundred billion light-years. But now, things were different.
Song Chi carefully considered for a moment, then gave a relatively vague answer.
"That depends on your corporation's needs. In any case, the range of our Song family's 【Spatial Wormhole Generator】 is quite impressive..."
Liao Rou didn't ask further, as this matter was no longer within her decision-making power. She stood up and bowed, then quickly left the secret room with her graceful figure.
More than ten minutes later, when the secret room door opened again, Liao Rou re-entered, but this time she followed a middle-aged man.
The moment Song Chi saw this middle-aged man, his eyes narrowed, and he stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Song Chi of the Dragon Spine Song family, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
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Although the middle-aged man did not reveal his aura, under Song Chi's double pupils, the solid and perfect black-tier law within his body could not be hidden. Additionally, Liao Rou's position made it easy to determine his identity.
The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, not intentionally putting on the air of an Annihilation Starship captain. After sitting down, he spoke warmly, "There's no need for such formality, young man. The Dragon Spine Song family's name is now well-known, and with the Dawnstar Family's decline, there's a bright future ahead..."
Seeing that the other party was so well-informed, Song Chi's respect for the Starshift Corporation's power increased further.
Soon, the two sides engaged in multiple discussions regarding the subsequent Starshift matters and the opening of the wormhole.
In the end, the Starshift Corporation agreed to immediately dispatch a seventh-rank Starshift fleet to the Tianpan River System of the Immortal Qin Dynasty, and they vowed to complete the traction of the Dragon Spine Continent within three hundred years.
On the Song Family's side, within the same three-hundred-year period, they established three spatial wormhole generators for the Starshift Corporation, with distances no shorter than 8 billion light-years, 20 billion light-years, and 450 billion light-years between the wormholes.
Five days later, Song Chi piloted the main body of the Heaven Ruin Skydome alongside the Starshift Corporation's 7th-rank Starshift Fleet, embarking on a journey towards the Tianpan River System.
Meanwhile, the mirror clone of the Heaven Ruin Skydome was also en route.
Song Chi initially planned to operate within the Celestial Xia Dynasty, but after careful consideration, he decided to spend more time traveling to the Chiyu Empire, one of the four great empires of the Flame Civilization.
The Chiyu Empire was the last of the four great empires to be established, twenty-five million years ago, a whole million years after the Immortal Qin Dynasty.
For this reason, the Chiyu Empire was the smallest of the four empires, yet its diameter still spanned nearly two billion light-years.
Chiyu Empire, Wolfguard River System, Wolfguard Floating Continent.
As the capital of the Wolfguard River System, the Wolfguard Floating Continent was an eighth-rank floating continent, and compared to other systems in the empire, its foundation was relatively weak.
On this day, in the public area of the Wolfguard Floating Continent, within the city of Wolfguard.
Emerging from the bustling crowds, the Abyssal Devil strode into a merchant building. This was no high-end store; it had only two floors and was located in a corner of the street, making it one of the most ordinary shops.
But Song Chi had not sent the Abyssal Devil here for any other purpose, nor was he looking for a bargain.
The Abyssal Devil's gaze swept the room, quickly fixing on the Neutron Star Remains in the corner of the first floor.
This was Song Chi's objective. The mirror warship had traveled a long way, visiting numerous high-rank floating continents along the way, using the replicated Heavenly Mandate Compass within the mirror warship to search for Neutron Star Remains.
By the time they reached their destination, their efforts had paid off, and they had collected one-tenth of the hundred Neutron Star Remains needed to evolve the Neutron Star Core Armor into a Colored Artifact.
With some more time, they would surely gather the remaining pieces.
After successfully acquiring the Neutron Star Remains, the Abyssal Devil prepared to leave, but suddenly, a conversation between two customers in the hall caught its attention.
"Have you heard? The Tianyue Auction, held once every ten thousand years on the Heavenly Peak Continent, is about to begin. It's said that the Holy Heaven Corporation has already announced that this auction will feature a Black Ascension Flame Source and multiple Black Ultimate Components as the finale, along with Golden Ascension Flame Sources and Ninth Rank Floating Continent Sources."
"Do I need to tell you? This news has already spread across most of the Chiyu Empire. I heard that there will be more than ten Annihilation Starship Captains attending, and many more Star River Ship Captains will participate via projection!"
"Sigh, if only we could attend as well, just to broaden our horizons."
"What are you dreaming about? Even direct descendants of fifth and sixth-rank Flame Families at the third rank might not get a spot. What chance do we common Cruiser Captains have?"
...
The Abyssal Devil didn't stay to listen to the rest of the conversation. It quickly returned to the warship docking base outside the city and, upon returning to the mirror warship, promptly sent the Neutron Star Remains to the Multiverse Bazaar, along with the news about the Tianyue Auction, to Song Chi.
On the main body of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, Song Chi pondered as he chatted casually with the 7th-rank Starshift Fleet members through the warship's communication group chat, considering the situation.
"This Tianyue Auction is quite suitable, with high-quality participating captains. If luck is on our side, it might be a good opportunity to sell the Seventh Rank Time Fruit in my possession for a good price."
From the initial evolution of the Illusory Dragon Transformation Orb to the journey of the mirror warship, staying as far away from the Tianpan River System and the Immortal Qin Dynasty as possible, Song Chi's ultimate goal was to sell this Seventh Rank Time Fruit.
The Seventh Rank Time Fruit could only be used when an Annihilation Starship challenged a Star River Ship, and given the Song Family's current situation, they wouldn't need it anytime soon.
Moreover, the production cycle of the Seventh Rank Time Fruit in the Breeding Mystic Realm was already clear, and it would only take a few hundred years to produce one. When the time came for the Heaven Ruin Skydome to challenge a Star River Ship, there would be ample time to cultivate a new Seventh Rank Time Fruit.
Given these circumstances, selling the Seventh Rank Time Fruit in their possession was the best option, hence Song Chi's plan.
However, at this moment, he still had some hesitation. According to the news from the Abyssal Devil, multiple Star River Ship Captains would participate in the auction via projection, and he wasn't sure if the Golden Quality Illusory Dragon Transformation Orb would be sufficient.
PS: Chapter 2 will be a bit late.
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