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Chapter 95: Dragonfly Ascends to Tier 2
Chapter 95: Dragonfly Ascends to Tier 2
Currently, most of the components on the Celestial Dome are at their maximum enhancement, except for the dark matter energy shield generator and the Heavenly Eye patrol radar. However, other components like the [Phantom Antimatter Hyperstate Engine], the [Neural Remote Control System], and the [Particle Beam Cannon] all require the essence of a Tier 2 Star Sea Floating Land.
A quick calculation revealed to Song Chi that his shortage of Tier 2 Floating Land essence was staggering. This realization only strengthened his resolve to explore a Tier 2 Star Sea Floating Land.
Over the next dozen hours, Song Chi did not practice any cultivation techniques or study the Mythical Mech projection diagrams. Instead, he took a well-deserved rest in the market. Due to his exhausted mental state from the limit-breaking process, he needed to recover fully to ensure he could perform optimally in the coming actions.
Time passed, and the lonely starry sky witnessed the Celestial Dome's second jump.
Starlight Sector One, Star Sea Floating Land 001.
As the largest neutral faction in the Starlight Civilization, the White Dove Civil Party controls this, the largest Star Sea Floating Land in the Starlight Civilization.
However, the price of neutrality is a limited military force. The White Dove Civil Party only has a fully staffed Floating Land Guard, which is barely sufficient for self-defense. Expansion is out of the question.
Of course, neither the Freedom Faction nor the Restriction Faction would bring war to this most prosperous Floating Land unless absolutely necessary.
As the most industrially advanced and populous Floating Land in the Starlight Civilization, Star Sea Floating Land 001 houses nearly half of the civilization's industry and over 3 billion people. Every day, numerous starships are built and assembled on this Floating Land, then promptly dispatched to the territories of the Freedom Faction and the Restriction Faction.
From the starry sky, it is evident that this Star Sea Floating Land is dozens of times larger than the White Tower Floating Land. Unlike the lush, verdant White Tower, this Starlight 001 Star Sea Floating Land is shrouded in smog from the countless large factories that emit waste day and night.
In the dark, starless expanse nearby, Song Chi observed this unguarded Star Sea Floating Land with a hint of confirmation in his eyes. The news of the attack on Floating Land 004 had not yet reached this Floating Land, which is 40 light-years away.
Even in the Torch Human Civilization, real-time interstellar communication is heavily restricted, making it impossible for ordinary people. A low-tier, secondary technological civilization like this would certainly not have mastered such technology. This worked to Song Chi's advantage; the more unprepared the inhabitants, the easier his subsequent actions would be.
As he surveyed the area, Song Chi rapidly gathered information about the Tier 2 Star Sea Floating Land. Soon, he had a general understanding of the situation.
Currently, over 3 billion Starlight Civilization inhabitants live on this Floating Land, primarily concentrated in various cities. After multiple selections, Song Chi identified 12 target cities: seven with populations over 50 million, three over 100 million, one over 300 million, and one over 500 million.
These 12 cities house more than half of the Floating Land's population and are the essence of this Tier 2 Star Sea Floating Land. If there were any valuable resources on this Floating Land, they would most likely be hidden in these 12 cities.
Song Chi's first target was the giant city with a population over 500 million. As the capital city of this Tier 2 Floating Land, it undoubtedly contained the most resources. Once the Celestial Dome made its move, it would alert the entire Floating Land. To prevent the inhabitants from dispersing and hiding their most precious resources, Song Chi chose this city, which held the most wealth, as his starting point.
In the city center, at the administrative building, the Celestial Dome descended from the sky, targeting the highest administrative center.
Swish!
Under the barrage of the particle beam cannon and the ship's secondary cannons, the guards outside the administrative building were swept away. The Celestial Dome's hangar door opened, and eleven fully armed figures leaped out, rushing into the building as quickly as possible.
As the capital city of a Tier 2 Floating Land and one of the most secure administrative centers, the number of armed aliens inside the building was unexpectedly high. The Fire Chrysanthemum War Puppets, who had just rushed into the building, were forced to halt by the dense gunfire.
Under the relentless barrage of gunfire, even the advanced titanium alloy battle shields began to warp, a clear sign of the strain from continuous fire.
Seeing this, the thread of Song Chi's brainwave attached to one of the Fire Hibiscus soldier puppets immediately ordered the deployment of energy grenades.
As a standard-issue combat grenade used by the Morning Star Principality's military, its explosive power was undeniable. With eleven grenades detonating simultaneously, the entire building's gunfire paused for a few precious seconds.
Seizing the opportunity, Song Chi controlled the Fire Hibiscus soldier puppet marked with his brainwave signal and charged forward. The other nine soldier puppets followed closely behind.
In this way, the eleven figures successfully broke through the gunfire and plunged into the defensive line formed by the administrative guards.
At the top floor of the administrative building, after more than twenty minutes of advancing, the ten Fire Hibiscus soldier puppets finally reached their destination. During this time, the military combat robot had fallen to the Starlight Alien's gunfire. It was only a first-class combat robot, significantly inferior to the second-class Fire Hibiscus soldier puppets.
Pushing open the door to the top floor, several safes lined up in front of them. The faint glow emanating from these safes indicated they were made of the sturdiest alloy in the Starlight civilization.
Of course, this didn't mean they were impossible to open, but opening all of them in a short time was clearly impractical.
Boom!
At that moment, the wall on the side of the top floor suddenly exploded, creating a large hole from the outside.
The ten Fire Hibiscus soldier puppets showed no panic. Instead, they quickly moved to push the safes towards the hole.
Outside, the firmament cruiser hovered parallel to the building, less than five meters from the hole.
As the safes were pushed to the edge, Song Chi, inside the firmament cruiser, quickly activated the tractor beam. Although the true tractor field required a higher-tier spectral energy warship, this lesser version was still available on spectral energy shuttles and cruisers.
The tractor beam's pull was limited, but the safes were not the size of asteroids or large fragments. The firmament cruiser could easily stabilize and pull them in.
Under the tractor beam's influence, the alloy safes were sequentially drawn into the firmament cruiser's hold. After completing this, the ten Fire Hibiscus soldier puppets jumped aboard, and the firmament cruiser soared into the sky, leaving the capital city at top speed.
Amid the dark, smoky haze above the floating land, the firmament cruiser sped towards a massive city with a population exceeding 300 million.
Song Chi was well aware that over 90% of the resources in the previous capital city remained uncollected, but he had no choice. A full-strength floating land defense force still patrolled the area, and he couldn't stay in one city for too long.
The firmament cruiser was newly equipped with Starlight V-type alloy armor, and during the enhancement process, the remaining tens of tons of phantom crystals were used, making it difficult for the Starlight civilization's starships to detect the cruiser's position with their radar.
Given this, as long as Song Chi maintained his hit-and-run strategy, the enemy would never predict which city the firmament cruiser would target next, ensuring the safest course of action.
Starlight 001 was a second-tier star sea floating land, and the defense force stationed here was far larger than those on first-tier life-form floating lands. If the defense force managed to regroup, it would still pose a significant threat to the firmament cruiser. Song Chi remained vigilant, still haunted by the concentrated fire from the Second Free Fleet.
Using the same method, Song Chi visited six more major cities over the next few hours. Two of these cities had such formidable administrative building defenses that he was forced to retreat after failing to break through. The other four went smoothly.
In the outer space surrounding Starlight 001, as the floating land's defense force fell into chaos, the firmament cruiser had already quietly left the area.
Gazing down at the vast floating land, a hint of regret flickered in Song Chi's eyes.
Over 300 million aliens. If the firmament cruiser's main cannon had been a cluster attack or a large-scale explosive weapon, he could have fired a few rounds over the major and mega cities, and the floating land's core would have surged with energy.
Unfortunately, this was just a thought. The Particle Beam Cannon, as a beam-type main cannon, has sufficient range and penetration power, but its downside is that it can only target a single enemy. Even though he hadn’t stopped the auxiliary cannons on the Azure Sky for the past few hours, the amount of Floating Land Essence he had gathered was still very limited.
This was perhaps the most frustrating part of this interstellar exploration for Song Chi.
...
"Only twenty minutes left before we return. Should I give it a try?"
In the main control room of the Azure Sky, Song Chi muttered to himself. He was considering whether to attempt a return from the Blo Civilization star domain to see if the Azure Sky could return on its own.
He hesitated because if the attempt failed, he would lose the only way to return to the Ember Human civilization.
After some thought, he gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try.
Currently, the Market of All Realms was only at Level 11, and it was uncertain when it would gain another spatial anchor. Exploring the Blo Civilization ruins was something he needed to do soon, as relying solely on the Market of All Realms for trade wouldn’t get him a high-quality purple fire source anytime soon.
In a few months, he would have to confront the Blood Blade Pirate Gang, a battlefield of the third rank. Song Chi felt that his Level 29 Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator wasn’t enough to ensure his safety.
The leader of the Blood Blade Pirate Gang, "Blood Knife," was a third-rank Ember Fleet Captain, likely around five hundred years old. There was no guarantee that his flagship wouldn’t have some devastating weapons. If it had a top-tier purple main cannon, or even an orange-quality one, his current Level 29 Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator might not withstand a single shot.
To further enhance the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator, he needed to improve the quality of the ship itself, which meant upgrading the Ember Seed in his third eye to blue. This was his most urgent priority.
To upgrade the Ember Seed from white to blue, he needed a high-quality purple fire source. Such a fire source was so valuable that it was almost on par with some lower-quality orange components. Without an equivalent rare item for trade, it was almost impossible to obtain one with just Floating Land Essence.
Currently, the fastest way for Song Chi to get a purple or even an orange-quality rare item was to explore the Blo Civilization ruins.
This was why he was eager to explore the ruins.
...
After retracting the Azure Sky into his Ember Seed, Song Chi disappeared from the unfamiliar star domain.
A familiar sandy Floating Land sky appeared, and a figure suddenly materialized. Since the spatial anchor was set several kilometers above the Floating Land, Song Chi started to plummet as soon as he activated the anchor and left the Market of All Realms.
He was prepared for this and didn’t panic. At the right moment, he summoned the Azure Sky and landed steadily on it.
Once back in the cockpit of the Azure Sky, Song Chi didn’t perform any other operations; he simply kept the ship hovering above the sandy Floating Land.
With only a few minutes left before the return, he didn’t have time for anything else. He had activated the spatial anchor to test whether the Azure Sky could still return after changing star domain coordinates.
Although he was a bit anxious, he wasn’t overly nervous. After all, he and Shen Qing had both returned normally from the same location before. If it worked once, there was no reason it wouldn’t work again.
Moreover, he wouldn’t have taken this risk if he didn’t have a good chance of success.
Time passed, and the minutes flew by.
When the familiar sensation of weightlessness returned to the Azure Sky, Song Chi’s mind was finally at ease, knowing his guess was correct.
...
Crest Star Principality, White Tower Floating Land, Jiangyuan City.
Dongjiang Neighborhood, at home.
"Mom’s Dragonfly successfully upgraded to an Energy Frigate?"
As soon as Song Chi returned home, his father shared a piece of incredible news: his mother, Chen Lixia’s, ship, the Dragonfly, had successfully upgraded from an Energy Flyer to a Frigate just a few hours ago.
This was a significant piece of good news for their family and even the entire White Tower Song Clan.
A new Frigate would greatly increase the chances of success for their future clan operations.
(End of Chapter)
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