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Chapter 7: Enhancing the Azure Sky Components (Seeking Readers)
Chapter 7: Enhancing the Azure Sky Components (Seeking Readers)
Song Chi’s eyes moved away from the attribute panel of the Fire Chrysanthemum Soldier Puppet Tree component, and he began to tally up his current funds.
In addition to the 1,000 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence provided by his parents, he had 2.4 million credit points in his account.
According to the official exchange rate of the Morning Star Principality, 10,000 credit points could be exchanged for one strand of zero-grade Floating Land Essence.
This meant that, at most, he had 1,240 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence.
Of these 1,240 strands, at least 500 strands needed to be reserved for purchasing medical supplies, basic nanobot repair kits, the Raging Tiger Type Floating Land Mining Vehicle, and specialized exploration instruments. This left him with around 700 strands to enhance his Psionic Shuttle.
The first component to enhance was obvious. Without hesitation, Song Chi chose the Psionic Shield. Once activated, it would form an energy shield around the Psionic Shuttle, serving as the primary defensive mechanism for any Ember Fleet ship.
For Song Chi, who owned the All-Realm Marketplace, systematically cultivating would allow him to continually elevate his life essence. Therefore, ensuring his survival during explorations of alien star domains was paramount.
However, enhancing this component required not only Floating Land Essence and Psionic Points but also Life Nuclei.
Song Chi was no stranger to these items.
In the vast, fragmented star sea, most star sea life forms left behind a special crystal upon death. This crystal contained the majority of the energy essence absorbed by the life form throughout its life, known as a Life Nucleus.
In a sense, Life Nuclei were a universal special resource, often included in the currency systems of many star sea civilizations.
The Ember Human Civilization was no exception. In larger merchant guilds or family enterprises, Life Nuclei could be used and exchanged, along with other resources like Refined Iron and Floating Land Essence, which were commonly used to enhance Ember Fleet ships.
After saying goodbye to his parents on the first floor, Song Chi set out again, heading to the Dongjiang Ember Mall, which was not far from the Dongjiang residential area.
This was just one of the many Ember Malls in Jiangyuan City. Although the number of merchants in the mall was limited, it was more than enough for a newly awakened Ember Fleet Captain like Song Chi.
Spending about ten minutes comparing prices, Song Chi obtained the necessary Life Nuclei. Without rushing home, he directly headed to the designated Ember Fleet enhancement area within the mall and summoned his Psionic Shuttle to begin its first enhancement.
Do you confirm spending {1 strand of zero-grade Floating Land Essence + 100 Psionic Points + 5 Life Nuclei} to upgrade the Psionic Shield component from Level 0 to Level 1?
"Confirm!"
Do you confirm spending {3 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence + 200 Psionic Points + 6 Life Nuclei} to upgrade the Psionic Shield component from Level 1 to Level 2?
...
After four consecutive enhancements, Song Chi upgraded the Psionic Shield component to Level 4. It wasn't that he was unwilling to continue; the 1,000 Psionic Points stored in the Psionic Engine's Psionic Pool were all used up, and he needed to wait for it to refill.
Fortunately, the storage speed was not slow. With only the Psionic Engine activated, it could store 9 points per second, and it would take less than two minutes to be fully replenished.
After two minutes, Song Chi resumed the enhancement process.
In the end, he upgraded the Psionic Shield to Level 7, spending a total of 59 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence, 56 zero-grade Life Nuclei, and 2,800 Psionic Points.
Of the 59 strands of zero-grade Floating Land Essence, 49 strands were used for the enhancements, while the remaining 10 strands were used to purchase 100 zero-grade Life Nuclei.
After reinforcing the Psionic Shield to level 7, its attributes indeed saw a significant boost.
Psionic Shield Level 7
- Quality: Colorless
- Consumption: 10/s (Psionic Points)
- Protection: 18
- Shield Value: 180/180
- Recharge Time: 23s; Overload Buffer: 46 minutes
- Upgrade Requirements: 15 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence, 800 Psionic Points, 12 Zero-Rank Life Nuclei
Despite the upgrade, Ethan Song still felt uneasy. As a Temporal Refugee, he deeply believed that survival was the ultimate priority, a belief ingrained in his very being. Therefore, he immediately began reinforcing the ship’s hull armor.
While the hull armor’s defensive capabilities were not as strong as the Psionic Shield, it was still a crucial part of the Ember Flyship’s defenses, and he couldn’t afford to neglect it.
A few minutes later, the hull armor was also reinforced to level 7.
However, each upgrade required a special mineral resource called Refined Iron. To reach level 7, he used a total of 28 tons of Refined Iron, with each ton costing 1 strand of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence. In total, reinforcing the hull armor cost him 77 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence.
Hull Armor Level 7
- Quality: Colorless
- Consumption: 3/s (Psionic Points)
- Protection: 18
- Upgrade Requirements: 15 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence, 800 Psionic Points, 8 tons of Refined Iron
...
With both the Psionic Shield and hull armor upgraded to level 7, the energy consumption after activation increased significantly, surpassing the normal supply capacity of the Psionic Engine. To ensure the Psionic Shield could remain active in unknown star regions, it was essential to reinforce the engine as well.
Do you want to spend {1 strand of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence + 100 Psionic Points + 5 Zero-Rank Life Nuclei} to upgrade the Psionic Engine from level 0 to level 1?
"Confirm!"
After four consecutive reinforcements, only 9 Zero-Rank Life Nuclei remained, insufficient for a fifth upgrade. Ethan Song had to spend 20 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence to purchase 200 more Life Nuclei.
Finally, he reinforced the Psionic Engine to level 7, using the same resources as the Psionic Shield. The remaining 188 Zero-Rank Life Nuclei were stored in the shuttle for future use. The engine’s attributes also saw a significant improvement.
Psionic Engine Level 7
- Quality: Colorless
- Consumption: 4/s (Psionic Points)
- Supply: 24/s (Psionic Points)
- Overload Buffer: 23 minutes
- Psionic Pool: 1700 points (can store 1700 Psionic Points)
- Upgrade Requirements: 15 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence, 800 Psionic Points, 12 Zero-Rank Life Nuclei
Next, he turned his attention to the Psionic Main Cannon. Although the welfare deployment was supposed to be safe, alien life forms were ubiquitous in the star sea, and it was essential to enhance the shuttle’s firepower.
Reinforcing the Psionic Main Cannon didn’t require Life Nuclei, and Ethan Song upgraded it to level 5, spending a total of 25 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence and 1500 Psionic Points.
The detailed attributes after the upgrade were as follows:
Psionic Main Cannon Level 5
- Quality: Colorless
- Consumption: 20 per shot (Psionic Points)
- Power: 16
- Recharge Time: 4s; Buffer Time: 8s
- Upgrade Requirements: 11 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence, 600 Psionic Points
It was clear that the reinforced Psionic Main Cannon not only had a significant increase in power but also a reduction in recharge and buffer times, making the overall improvement quite notable.
(End of Chapter)
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