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Chapter 85: [Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator Level 29]
Chapter 85: [Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator Level 29]
No need to worry about the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator's future enhancement requirements, thanks to the massive 30,000-point Void Energy Pool.
Upgrading the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator from Level 19 to Level 20 requires only 15,000 Void Energy Points. With the current 30,000-point Void Energy Pool, it should be enough to boost the generator to its maximum Level 2 limit.
Additionally, the power efficiency is 660 Void Energy Points per second, nearly three times that of the previous Assault Engine of the same level. It's no wonder this is a Purple-quality engine component.
After reinforcing the Shadow Antimatter Hyperstate Engine, it was finally time to enhance the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator.
This is currently the highest-quality component on the Skybound, which had already been upgraded to Level 19. Song Chi spent 150 strands of First-Stage Floating Land Essence, 15,000 Void Energy Points, and 80 tons of Mercury Crystals to upgrade it to Level 20 (Second Stage).
After that, he no longer needed First-Stage Floating Land Essence. He used 540 strands of Second-Stage Floating Land Essence, 1,260 tons of Mercury Crystals, and 90 Titanium Crystals to finally upgrade this Orange-quality energy shield to Level 29.
By this point, not only were the Second-Stage Floating Land Essence strands in his possession almost depleted, but the Mercury Crystals in the secret vault were also nearly exhausted. The Titanium Crystals his father had given him were down to just 10. However, the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator had reached its current limit for now.
As a white Ember Seed-fused Ember Warship, the highest level that the white Ember Ship's components can be reinforced to is Level 2, which is Levels 20 to 29. To further enhance it to Level 30 and beyond, a higher-grade, blue Ember Ship is required.
For now, Song Chi can only slowly search for more advanced Ember Seeds, but he won't be able to strengthen the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator again in the short term.
Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator Level 29
- Quality: Orange
- Trait 1: Shield Value Increased by 100%
- Trait 2: Shield Protection Doubled
- Consumption: 200/s (Void Energy Points)
- Protection: 15,360
- Shield Value: 307,200/307,200
- Recharge Time: 20s; Overload Buffer: 30 minutes
- Upgrade Requirements: 150 strands of Second-Stage Floating Land Essence, 35,000 Void Energy Points, 200 tons of Mercury Crystals, 30 Titanium Crystals
Note: Reached the ship's maximum reinforcement limit; cannot be further enhanced.
Looking at the detailed attributes of the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator, Song Chi felt a sense of satisfaction. Just reinforcing it by 10 levels cost him tens of thousands of Zero-Stage Floating Land Essence, but its attributes were more than worth it.
With a shield value of nearly 310,000 points and a protection of 15,000, even the main guns of a Third-Stage Cruiser could be withstood for a few shots. If he encountered a terrifying Cruiser, having a few seconds of buffer time would be enough for Song Chi to enter the Market of All Realms.
The thought made him even more satisfied.
However, as he inventoried his remaining assets, his initially good mood quickly soured.
Just reinforcing two components had left him with only 571 strands of First-Stage Floating Land Essence, a few dozen strands of Zero-Stage Floating Land Essence, and no Second-Stage Floating Land Essence at all, which were all used up when the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator reached Level 29.
This outcome immediately made Song Chi abandon his plans to reinforce the [Brainwave Remote Control System] and the [Abnormal Status Purifier].
Due to his grandmother's birthday, the fourth Market of All Realms transaction, which could have started a few days ago, was delayed until now. He no longer intended to delay it further and planned to initiate it as soon as he returned to Jiangyuan City the next day.
He was quite excited about the first transaction after the Market's upgrade, as it would no longer be limited to Zero-Stage aliens; First-Stage aliens would also be able to enter.
With stronger purchasing power and more assets, he needed to stock up on enough goods to maximize his profits.
With his resolve set, Song Chi put the Skybound away. However, looking at the nearly empty Mercury Crystal storage area, he instinctively shrank back, wondering if his grandfather would give him a harsh scolding once he found out.
...
The next day, in the suburbs of White Tower City, the rental flying car Song Chi was in arrived at the designated location. Soon after getting out of the car, Song Ting, who had been waiting, quickly approached.
"Song Chi, what did you mail? It took so long. Didn't you go to..."
Song Chi's fierce expression immediately silenced the girl, and the two of them got into the Tumbling Type-3 Kinetic Flying Car parked nearby, which belonged to his father.
White Tower Floating Land wasn't very large, and the Kinetic Flying Car was fast. In just over an hour, the four of them returned to Jiangyuan City.
Originally, Song Chi had suggested directly summoning the Ember Fleet ship to travel, as it would only take a few minutes with the ship’s speed. Bringing Song Ting along would cost him at most one strand of a first-tier floating land essence. He just wanted to get home quickly and open the market for trading.
However, Song Ting firmly rejected the idea. According to her, the White Tower Floating Land, though not large with a total area of only ten million square kilometers, had some of the most breathtaking scenery. Why waste the journey’s beautiful landscapes just to save time? Song Zhao and Chen Lixia found her reason perfectly reasonable.
Song Chi naturally knew that this was just an excuse. Song Ting simply didn’t want to return to Jiangyuan City so quickly, as she would have to go back to school immediately upon returning. But he didn’t bother to expose her.
And his parents weren’t blind either. They could see through her intentions clearly.
On the way, Song Chi dropped Song Ting off at Tenglong High School. He then got out of the car as he needed to restock at the Ember Market. This time, he didn’t plan to use his real identity, as the amount of items he needed to purchase was quite substantial.
Considering the remaining floating land essence he had and the proceeds from selling the Assault Engine, along with some scattered resources from the Azure Sky, he could gather around ten thousand strands of zero-tier floating land essence.
Ten thousand strands of zero-tier floating land essence was no small amount. If he used his real identity to buy, it would inevitably draw attention. Moreover, Song Chi didn’t plan to exchange his 571 strands of first-tier floating land essence through official channels.
The official exchange rate was 1:10 (first-tier to zero-tier), but in the black market, it was 1:12 or even 1:13. This meant he could get over a thousand more strands of zero-tier floating land essence. He wasn’t about to use the official channels.
After about an hour, he successfully exited the black market with 7423 strands of zero-tier floating land essence.
However, a small incident occurred. Even though he had concealed his identity and completed the transaction quickly, he was still noticed. It could have been someone who specialized in such ambushes or even someone sent by the shop he had exchanged with.
In any case, it took him considerable effort to escape.
This encounter made him realize that with the market advancing to the first tier, the amount of floating land essence he handled had increased significantly. Even if he concealed his identity, the large sums of money involved would attract attention, increasing the risk of exposure.
Thinking about this, he decided that in the future, he wouldn’t sell the minerals he brought back from other star domains through the black market. It would be safer to trade them directly in the market.
After all, in the previous transactions, he had only taken this risk due to a lack of starting capital. Now, after several transactions, he had enough capital to start trading in the market, making this step unnecessary.
Additionally, he decided that it would be best not to go to the black market himself for future purchases. He could use a brainwave remote control system to operate a Fire Helianthus Puppet for the transactions.
Of course, the Fire Helianthus Puppet wasn’t entirely secure. The fact that the Azure Sky had a Fire Helianthus Puppet Tree component was no secret, and he had used it in public multiple times. It would be better to get an untraceable combat robot from the black market to handle the transactions.
While pondering this, he quickly reverted to his real identity and sold the Assault Engine, now reduced to Level 0, to an official shop. The engine was originally purchased through official channels, so it was easy to trace. Using a false identity to sell it would only make it more suspicious.
However, he had originally spent 2300 strands of zero-tier floating land essence to buy it, but the shop only offered 2000 strands this time. In just under twenty days, he had lost 300 strands.
Additionally, the "Fire Pattern Turtle Shell Hull Armor" was also sold for 2000 strands of zero-tier floating land essence.
Even though he was used to the merchants’ greed, Song Chi still found it hard to accept.
A thought suddenly crossed his mind. If merchants on the same floating land could be so greedy, how much more could he charge in the market, which connected civilizations from different star domains and even different galaxies? Was his previous strategy of tripling or quintupling the prices too conservative?
"Should I raise the prices? Maybe eight or ten times? Or even a hundred times?"
After a moment of consideration, his resolve grew firm. He decided to try it out when the market opened this time. He would start with a tenfold increase and see how it went. If the market responded well, he would then try a hundredfold increase.
The price differences between different civilizations, star domains, and even galaxies could be vast, so a tenfold increase wasn’t exaggerated.
Seeing that he had more than ten thousand strands of zero-tier floating land essence, Song Chi concealed his identity again and began purchasing the various items he had planned to buy.
Of course, gene optimization serums were a must-have. This time, he directly acquired 2,000 vials, costing him 2,000 strands of Primal Floating Land Essence.
He purchased 1,000 vials of Basic Body-Forging Serum, costing another 1,000 strands of Primal Floating Land Essence.
For Intermediate Body-Forging Serum, he bought 200 vials, costing 2,000 strands of Primal Floating Land Essence.
He also acquired 100 sets of Zero-Class Civilian Exoskeleton Armor, costing 2,000 strands of Primal Floating Land Essence.
For First-Class Military Exoskeleton Armor, he bought 20 sets, costing 2,000 strands of Primal Floating Land Essence.
He purchased 10 First-Class Military Energy Pulse Rifles, costing 500 strands of Primal Floating Land Essence.
He bought 10,000 tungsten alloy war shields and 10,000 tungsten alloy long spears, costing 200 strands of Primal Floating Land Essence.
He also acquired 100 advanced titanium alloy war shields and 100 advanced titanium alloy long knives, costing 1,000 strands of Primal Floating Land Essence.
After this spree of acquisitions, the more than 10,000 strands of Zero-Class Primal Floating Land Essence in his possession were completely depleted. However, this also left him with a substantial amount of goods to sell.
Looking at the pile of resources stored in the Celestial Dome, a glimmer of anticipation flickered in Song Chi's heart. If he could sell them at ten times the price, just the items in front of him would net him nearly 100,000 strands of Zero-Class Primal Floating Land Essence.
Upon returning home, he greeted his parents and then locked himself in his bedroom.
With his inner astral energy flowing, he infused it into the Star Sea Marketplace Token hanging around his neck, and his figure quietly vanished from the bedroom.
The Star Sea Marketplace Token couldn't be converted into a ship component by the Ember Flame Frigate, so he always wore it around his neck.
In the marketplace, Song Chi's figure materialized. He scanned the area and, finding no signs of a Void Demon attack, he felt a bit more at ease.
Although he had already used the Abnormal State Purifier to remove the demon mark, he was still a bit uneasy.
Fortunately, after more than a month, there were no further incidents of being discovered by Void Demons.
By now, he was fairly certain that the demon mark had been thoroughly eliminated, and the marketplace's "Evasion" feature had been reactivated. No other Void Demons would be able to track him using the mark.
At the ultra-long-range spatial gate, he watched as 36 light points lit up on the platform. He then turned his gaze to the entrance of the marketplace, where 36 vortex portals quietly appeared.
As he waited, a hint of nervousness flickered in Song Chi's eyes. This was the first transaction since the marketplace had advanced to the First-Class stage, and he hoped as many First-Class aliens as possible would come through, so he could make more profit.
Though the marketplace provided a steady income every month, Song Chi realized he still had a significant financial gap to fill.
First, the Brainwave Remote Control System and the Abnormal State Purifier on the Celestial Dome were still not fully upgraded, and these two components alone would require a substantial investment.
Second, the current Sky Patrol Radar and ship-mounted secondary cannons on the Celestial Dome were still of the uncolored quality and needed to be replaced as soon as possible. Even the golden rock ship armor was of low quality and needed to be upgraded.
Third, the marketplace needed a configuration to mask the ascension process.
Fourth, he couldn't forget about the Blo Civilization ruins. To explore them again, he needed a more powerful main cannon with area-of-effect capabilities.
Finally, the Celestial Dome had already ascended to the First-Class stage, and at the current rate, he needed to start collecting the special resources required for the Second-Class stage.
Thinking about all this, Song Chi felt a headache coming on. The gap in Primal Floating Land Essence was too large.
Of course, this was partly due to the high-quality components on the Celestial Dome. For example, the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator, which he had just upgraded to level 29, had cost him tens of thousands of strands of Zero-Class Primal Floating Land Essence, and that was just for a 10-level upgrade. In the hands of a regular First-Class Ember Flame Frigate captain, that amount could have purchased several blue-quality components.
After a sigh, Song Chi quickly regained his composure. With the marketplace, the speed at which he could earn resources was still quite impressive. If the 10x price test was successful, he could earn 90,000 strands of Zero-Class Primal Floating Land Essence from just this one marketplace transaction.
At 90,000 strands per month, that would be over a million strands per year, which was a staggering amount.
As he was lost in thought, a subtle spatial fluctuation came from the entrance. Song Chi's face lit up, knowing that an alien had passed through the spatial gate.
Turning to look, his joy grew as he saw a First-Class alien enter, a good omen to start with.
This alien had a humanoid upper body but four legs below, and he clutched a metal spear, his eyes filled with intense vigilance.
Song Chi's memory quickly recalled the name as he softly spoke three words.
"Centaur?"
(End of Chapter)
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