Chapter 88: Shen Yuran
Chapter 88: Shen Yuran
A light and delicate voice came from inside the dormitory.
"Coming, Auntie."
Click!
The dormitory door opened, and a fair-skinned figure emerged from behind it.
The girl's skin was as smooth as white jade, her features exquisitely refined, and her full red lips stood out against her fair complexion. She was dressed in a neat practice uniform, her face slightly flushed, and a few beads of sweat still lingered on her forehead, clearly indicating she had been practicing her qigong.
When their eyes met, the dormitory manager instinctively cleared her throat and asked, "Are you Shen Yuran? This package is for you, sent from White Tower City."
Shen Yuran's eyes flickered to the medium-sized package, but she still accepted it gently.
"Thank you, Auntie."
...
After the dormitory manager left, several light footsteps approached from the inner room.
A few girls, equally beautiful and refined, giggled as they gathered around Shen Yuran, their gazes frequently darting to the package.
"Is this from another admirer? It's even sent from White Tower City. Could it be from a senior who has already graduated?"
Hearing her roommates tease her, Shen Yuran shot them a few disapproving looks.
"You guys..."
But the girls weren't about to let her off that easily. They noticed her reaction was different from usual; instead of setting the package aside and sending it back untouched a few days later, she carefully placed it on the desk under her bed, her eyes filled with cautious anticipation.
"Yuran, something's off with you. Let us see it!"
Saying this, the three girls, all dressed in fitting practice uniforms that accentuated their figures, leaned in even closer, their eyes constantly scanning the package on the desk.
"Chen, oh, Yuran, who is this 'Chen'? Just a single name, sounds a bit middle school, doesn't it?"
"Don't be silly, it's not middle school. It could be our Yuran's 'Brother Chen.'"
"Ha ha ha..."
...
Seeing Shen Yuran's gaze fixed on them, the three girls finally stopped their increasingly bold laughter.
"Alright, alright, we won't tease you anymore. But Yuran, you have to tell us about this 'Brother Chen' today, or we won't let it go."
After a bout of playful banter, seeing that Shen Yuran still hadn't spoken, the three girls grew serious, realizing their friend might genuinely not want to share. They composed themselves, their smiles fading.
Finally, Zhou Chun, who had always been closest to Shen Yuran, spoke up.
"Yuran, open it and let us see what this 'Mr. Chen' who has been out of sight for nearly a decade has sent you."
This time, Shen Yuran didn't refuse. In fact, she was filled with anticipation.
Although the management at Xinhuo Academy was extremely strict, with tight restrictions on internet and communication devices, she still had a soft spot for the person who had only visited her twice in the past ten years.
Under the watchful eyes of her roommates, Shen Yuran slowly opened the package.
Twenty seconds later, Zhou Chun and the other two girls let out a soft exclamation and furrowed their brows.
Seeing the luminescent white meat inside the package, they felt a bit uncomfortable. The anticipation they had felt a moment ago turned into confusion.
Who sends a piece of meat as a gift, especially not during a holiday?
Shen Yuran, however, was unaware of her roommates' expressions and emotional changes. Even if she had known, she wouldn't have cared. From her understanding of the person, she knew that the five-pound piece of meat in front of her was far from ordinary.
After a thorough search, she found a note in another layer of the package.
"This is the essence meat of a Queen Bug, which will greatly enhance your qigong practice. Just cook it simply. — Song Chen!"
Reading the note, Shen Yuran didn't even notice that her lips had curved into a gentle smile.
This scene was not lost on her three roommates and close friends. They exchanged glances, their eyes twinkling with amusement.
"Yuran, it seems your Brother Song Chen has awakened. He managed to get a piece of Queen Bug essence meat, and from the luminescence, it must be from a high-tier Queen Bug."
The three girls then looked at Shen Yuran with pleading eyes, as if their faces were etched with the words, "Yuran, can you bear to eat this all by yourself in front of us?"
Shen Yuran couldn't resist her good friends. Fortunately, Song Chen had considered this when he sent the package. The five pounds of Queen Bug essence meat would allow each of her three roommates to have a pound, and the remaining two pounds should be enough for Shen Yuran to make a small breakthrough in her qigong practice.
The four girls hurriedly cooked the queen insect's essence meat in their dormitory and couldn't wait to try it out.
Since the star sea insectoids were rare, and queen insects were even rarer, they had only seen this ingredient in their textbooks. This time, they were lucky to have Shen Yuran's help.
After the essence meat was cooked and consumed, it didn't take long for the four girls to develop a rosy flush on their faces, and their skin started to feel hot all over.
Seeing this, they quickly assumed the postures for the Guiding Technique and began to practice it.
About ten minutes later, several waves of blood energy fluctuated in varying strengths from Dorm 508, which surprised the people in the neighboring dorms.
In the dorm, the four girls, who had just come out of the bathroom and washed themselves clean, sat dazed on their beds.
"Whose queen insect essence meat is this? Chun and I have been stuck at Level 2 of the Guiding Technique for almost two years. We thought we wouldn't be able to break through before our awakening this year, but now all three of us have reached Level 3, and Yuran, you've even reached Level 4. This must be at least a Second-Class, or even a Third-Class queen insect essence meat, right?"
"Yuran, we're really lucky to have you. If we ever get the chance, we should personally thank Mr. Chi."
"Me too!"
On the pink bed, Shen Yuran sat with her hands resting on her knees. Perhaps due to the residual energy from the essence meat or the recent shower, her fair arms and cheeks were tinged with a rosy hue, making her look exceptionally beautiful.
Combined with her crescent-moon-like eyes, anyone who saw her would be stunned by her beauty.
...
In the Flame Network, White Tower Subnet.
Under a post by a Flame Captain named "Solitary Warrior," Song Chi tapped out his comment.
"Do you still have that 'Heaven's Eye Sky Patrol Radar'? Can we discuss it in more detail?"
After meditating on the mythic mecha projection for two hours, Song Chi was already quite tired. He stopped meditating and connected to the Flame Network, searching for posts related to the Sky Patrol Radar.
He didn't find anything suitable in the Flame Network Marketplace, so he decided to try his luck in the posting section.
The Celestial Vessel had already been equipped with the "Purple River Jumping Device," a special component. With a bit of reinforcement, its maximum jump distance would be at least ten light-years. Such a long-distance jump required detailed star maps.
While most of the Broken Star Sea was empty space, without detailed star maps, a random jump could easily land the ship in a fragment of floating land, a small asteroid belt, a dense area of spatial rifts, or a black hole zone. The likely outcome for a Flame Warship in such a situation would be destruction and death.
During a space jump, the ship is enveloped by spatial energy, generating immense kinetic force. Any collision could result in the ship's destruction and the loss of lives.
Given the stakes, Song Chi had to be cautious, as it concerned his life.
The current Sky Patrol Radar on the Celestial Vessel was a standard, colorless model with a miserable precision of 20 and a detection range of only 20 light-seconds. This was far from sufficient for jumps spanning tens of light-years.
The post he found listed the attributes of a Sky Patrol Radar component, which caught his attention.
Heaven's Eye Sky Patrol Radar (Level 0)
- Quality: Blue
- Trait: Star Map Collector
- Consumption: 5/s (Ethereal Energy Points)
- Detection Range: 10 light-seconds
- Precision: 25
- Upgrade Requirements: 5 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero-Class), 500 Ethereal Energy Points
From the attribute list, it was clear that this blue-quality Heaven's Eye Sky Patrol Radar was an excellent piece. Its initial attributes already surpassed those of a standard Sky Patrol Radar reinforced to Level 9, and it had the "Star Map Collector" trait.
Star Map Collector: After entering a new star domain, the Sky Patrol Radar will automatically generate a detailed star map covering ten times its detection range after one hour of collection.
This trait, while not increasing the radar's precision or detection range, was incredibly valuable for Flame Warships equipped with jump devices. It was far more important than other traits.
Especially when exploring alien star domains, this feature's importance is unparalleled by any other characteristic.
If within the territory of the Ember Human civilization, every time a new star domain is reached, the Ember captain can obtain the local star map through various means. These maps cover a vast area, so there's no need for the star map generated by the space patrol radar. However, if you're in an alien star sea, the situation is entirely different.
In alien star domains, no one will voluntarily provide you with a local star map, and even if you offer a high price, it's difficult to obtain a genuine one. This is where the value of the star map generated by the space patrol radar becomes evident.
However, this "Heaven's Eye Space Patrol Radar" has a significant drawback: its quality is still quite low. Even if it's reinforced to Level 2, the range it can detect won't be very large, meaning it can only form a small regional star map, which isn't very useful.
While he was thinking, a series of beeps sounded in the Ember Network. The poster named Solitary Courage had replied to him.
"This blue radar is still in my possession. If you're sincere about buying it, let's chat privately."
After reading the message, Song Chi's account soon received a friend request. He didn't immediately accept it because he didn't want to use the identity of Canopy. Instead, he used the account's concealment feature and then opened a temporary chat window. The two of them began discussing the Heaven's Eye Space Patrol Radar in detail.
"How about this: 1200 strands of Level 1 Floating Land Essence. That's all the Floating Land Essence I have. If that's not acceptable, I'll have to look for other space patrol radars for sale."
After typing this message, the other side was clearly hesitant and didn't respond for a while. Just as Song Chi was preparing to be rejected, the other party replied.
"Alright, let's set a time and place for an offline transaction."
Since the transaction wasn't completed through the Ember Marketplace, there was no dedicated delivery person, so they had to conduct the transaction offline. The benefit was that there would be no transaction tax.
"Let's meet at 2 PM today at the entrance of East Mountain Park in Jiangyuan City's northern suburbs."
"Alright!"
...
At 2:30 PM, Song Chi returned home. The transaction went smoothly without any unexpected incidents. After paying 1200 strands of Level 1 Floating Land Essence, he successfully obtained the Heaven's Eye Space Patrol Radar.
In the All-Heaven Ruins Market, in the free stall area, Canopy was summoned once again. Before heading to East Mountain Park for the transaction, he went to the Dongjiang Ember Marketplace to purchase a batch of soul crystals needed for reinforcement. Now, besides the Heaven's Eye Space Patrol Radar and the Purple River Teleportation Device component, the brainwave remote control system component also needed to be reinforced.
He took a deep breath, unsure how many resources would remain after this reinforcement.
Inside Canopy, he replaced the standard space patrol radar and began reinforcing the Heaven's Eye Space Patrol Radar.
After spending 203 strands of Level 0 Floating Land Essence, 221 strands of Level 1 Floating Land Essence, and 180 strands of Level 2 Floating Land Essence, he directly reinforced the premium blue radar to Level 29.
Heaven's Eye Space Patrol Radar Level 29
Quality: Blue
Attributes: Star Map Collector
Consumption: 40/s (Mystic Energy Points)
Detection Range: 240 light hours
Precision: 260
Upgrade Requirements: 50 strands of Level 2 Floating Land Essence, 20,000 Mystic Energy Points.
Note: The current level has reached the maximum reinforcement limit of the ship's body and cannot be further upgraded.
As expected, after reinforcing it to Level 29, its attributes improved significantly. The detection range reached 10 light days, and the star map collector's range increased from 10 times the detection range to 50 times, meaning the star map generated by the Heaven's Eye Space Patrol Radar would have a diameter of 1,000 light days (500 x 2).
A star map range of nearly 3 light years, although still insignificant compared to the jump distance of the Purple River Teleportation Device, is far superior to the previous standard radar.
After the space patrol radar, it was time to reinforce the Purple River Teleportation Device. He had long wanted to reinforce this component.
Once its reinforcement level is increased, Canopy can easily teleport to other floating lands within the duchy. If he needs to sell or buy something in the future, he can go to other floating lands, and with the teleportation device, it won't take much time. This will also help ensure his identity remains hidden.
(End of Chapter)
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