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Chapter 96: Group Attack Secondary Cannon [Electromagnetic Thunderlight Cannon]
Chapter 96: Group Attack Secondary Cannon [Electromagnetic Thunderlight Cannon]
After a moment of elation, Song Chi soon heard another piece of not-so-good news from his father.
Since his mother had successfully advanced, they needed to set out as soon as possible to take over from his uncle and the others. In a few months, they would be targeting the Bloodblade Pirate Group, and Song Chi and the other younger members needed to familiarize themselves with the environment around the pirates' stronghold.
Otherwise, when the time came to take action, they might not only be unable to assist but could even become a burden.
"Dad, when exactly are we setting out?"
Song Chi pressed for more details, as he needed to plan his time carefully. He intended to visit the Guangyuan Floating Land to acquire the "Phantom Butterfly Drone."
Though expensive, the Phantom Butterfly Drone's performance was unparalleled. The mission against the Bloodblade Pirate Group was to make up for the loss of a "Red Quality Ship Component," which had cost the family decades of effort. Its importance was self-evident.
Moreover, he had just acquired a substantial amount of Floating Land Essence, including several first-tier units. After some consideration, Song Chi decided to buy the Phantom Butterfly Drone.
Song Chao thought for a moment before replying.
"Probably in the next couple of days. What's the matter, do you have something to take care of?"
After Song Chi explained his situation, Song Chao set the departure date for five days later.
Five days would be enough for Song Chi to wrap up all his affairs.
He called his mother, who was at the ship docking platform in the residential area, adjusting to the upgraded Dragonfly. Then, Song Chi set out again.
He didn't leave the White Tower Floating Land immediately. The Zihexian Teleportation Device needed a few hours to recharge after his return. Instead, he headed to the city center, near the First Ember Academy, to a spacecraft base.
He needed to purchase a standard Reconnaissance Star Shuttle.
At the Jiangyuan City Conventional Spacecraft Base, the staff warmly welcomed Song Chi after he explained his purpose. The standard Reconnaissance Star Shuttle was not a restricted combat vessel, so he quickly bought two for 200 strands of zero-tier Floating Land Essence.
After purchasing what he needed, Song Chi piloted the Azure Sky to the outer space of the Floating Land. During the next few hours of waiting, he stored one of the Reconnaissance Star Shuttles in the enclosed storage space he had designated in the market, and kept the other on the Azure Sky.
With that done, Song Chi turned his attention to the thirteen alloy safes he had obtained from the free market stalls.
These were the spoils from the four large cities and one giant city on the Starlight 001 Floating Land.
Previously, he had been in a rush and hadn't opened the safes immediately. Now, with nothing else to do, his curiosity got the better of him, and he couldn't wait to see what was inside the thirteen safes and whether they were worth the effort he had put in.
Summoning the Azure Sky once again, Song Chi entered the cockpit and emerged with a hydraulic alloy chainsaw.
The hydraulic alloy chainsaw could reach a power level of two, and this was a mid-range model. The top-of-the-line models could reach a power level of three, capable of cutting through the armor of third-tier starships.
However, the price was steep. The mid-range model in Song Chi's hands alone was worth 200 strands of zero-tier Floating Land Essence, the same as the two Reconnaissance Star Shuttles he had just bought.
Song Chi was afraid that the items inside the safes might be damaged, affecting their overall value. Otherwise, he would have used the Azure Sky's main cannon to open them.
Securing the alloy safes, Song Chi began the slow cutting process with the hydraulic chainsaw.
The quality of the alloy used to make these safes was excellent, and even with the hydraulic chainsaw, it took over twenty minutes to cut through the first one.
Upon opening the safe, Song Chi instinctively looked inside. His heart began to race when he saw what was inside.
The safe contained only one thing: Floating Land Essence, and it was second-tier Floating Land Essence.
Song Chi opened his ancestral acupoint and hastily absorbed the second-tier Floating Land Essence into the Ember Ancestral Acupoint.
At the same time, he obtained the exact amount.
200 strands of second-tier Floating Land Essence.
Not a large amount, but extremely rare on the market.
With the first safe now in his possession, Song Chi’s gaze suddenly shifted to the other twelve identical safes. If these twelve safes also contained Second-Rank Floating Land Essence, this mission would truly be a windfall for him.
Next, Song Chi began his diligent journey of opening the safes.
Nearly half an hour later, the result of opening the second safe made his heart, which had been burning with anticipation, suddenly cool down. The item inside was not Floating Land Essence but an unknown metal.
Given the meticulous security, it was clear that this metal was highly valuable in the Starlight Civilization. However, Song Chi couldn’t feel any joy. No matter how precious it was in the Starlight Civilization, it was just a pile of scrap metal in the Ember Human Civilization until its specific use was determined.
Putting aside his earlier optimism, Song Chi started cutting into the third safe.
Time passed, and after more than six hours, all thirteen alloy safes were opened, and their contents were now in Song Chi’s possession.
Overall, while it didn’t meet his initial expectations, it was still a decent haul.
The thirteen safes provided Song Chi with 400 strands of Second-Rank Floating Land Essence and a Blue-Quality Star Sea Curio.
The 400 strands of Second-Rank Floating Land Essence were worth 40,000 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence at market price, and possibly more.
The Blue-Quality Curio could be converted into a Blue-Quality Alloy Armor Component, which had properties similar to the [Starlight V-Type Alloy Armor] currently installed on the Azure Sky. It was a fairly standard Blue-Quality component.
Altogether, the total value was around 50,000 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence, meaning that this exploration of the alien star domain had netted Song Chi over 110,000 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence.
For other First-Rank Ember Warships, this would be an incredible astronomical sum, but for Song Chi, while he was pleased, he quickly returned to a state of calm.
After all, in the short day of trading at the market, he had already earned over 100,000 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence. With that as a reference, the 110,000 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence didn’t cause much excitement.
...
In the Golden Shark Star Domain, on the Guangyuan Floating Land.
Above the vast Floating Land Fortress Shipyard, a very unremarkable Observer-Class Star Sea Shuttle was parked in a secluded dock. A figure in a long, hooded cloak stepped down from the shuttle.
At the Dawnstar Multi-Function Shop, the same voluptuous and seductive woman immediately turned her gaze to Song Chi as he entered. Her lips curved slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her previously expressionless face, brightening the entire shop.
Billions of kilometers away, in a depleted asteroid belt, the main control room of the Azure Sky, hidden among the asteroids, Song Chi’s eyes narrowed. He silently confirmed his suspicions.
The woman’s obvious reaction was almost as if she had "I recognize you" written on her face.
But knowing that he was hiding billions of kilometers away from the Guangyuan Floating Land, Song Chi let out a long sigh of relief, praising his own caution.
From his previous experience, he knew that a Third-Rank powerhouse was watching him. This time, he decided to remotely control the shuttle using a brainwave beacon while he and the Azure Sky stayed far away.
Seeing that the woman recognized him instantly, Song Chi lost all interest in checking the curio and ship component sections. He turned and hurried toward the door.
Although his physical body was billions of kilometers away, the puppet he was controlling carried a significant amount of funds. To be safe, he preferred to trade at another shop, even if the goods were far inferior to those at the Dawnstar Multi-Function Shop. He could always visit multiple shops.
Whoosh!
Song Chi felt a gentle breeze, and the woman who had been behind the counter suddenly appeared in front of him.
Before he could react, her voice rang out softly.
"Am I that terrifying? To make you so afraid?"
"Feel free to choose. No one will force you to do anything you don’t want to in this shop!"
With that, she walked back behind the counter, her steps slow and deliberate in her crystal high heels.
Song Chi stopped in his tracks. It wasn’t that he trusted her words, but if she truly wanted to keep him, his puppet wouldn’t be leaving the shop today.
Turning back to the section of curios and ship components, Song Chi began to leisurely inspect each item.
Over the past twenty days, the shop had clearly restocked, and the number of curios and ship components had significantly increased compared to before.
However, to Song Chi's disappointment, even though the number of items in the ship component section had nearly doubled, there were still no blue-quality or higher area-of-effect main cannons.
Frowning, he returned to the counter, reining in his brain waves and avoiding the gaze of the woman behind it, who was watching him with evident interest.
A projection screen quickly popped out from under his cloak.
Is the Phantom Butterfly drone still available? I'll take it!
The woman didn't say a word but silently retrieved the miniature Phantom Butterfly drone.
Neither of them mentioned the previous discount. After Song Chi transferred 500 strands of First-Tier Floating Land Essence, the drone was handed over to him.
Without finding the area-of-effect main or secondary cannons he needed, Song Chi had no intention of staying in the shop any longer. He carefully placed the Phantom Butterfly drone in his backpack and turned to leave without a second glance.
"Wait a moment..."
Just as he took a step, the woman's voice stopped him.
Billions of kilometers away, Song Chi's body on the Cangqiong Starship trembled, a wave of intense anxiety washing over him.
He was afraid, afraid that this enigmatic woman had ulterior motives. If that were the case, the substantial funds carried by his new combat robot would be lost.
However, the woman's next words eased his tension.
"Looking for high-quality area-of-effect main and secondary cannons, right? How about this one?"
She reached under the counter and pulled out a ship component that glowed blue.
Song Chi paused, then, under the woman's half-smiling gaze, he turned back to the counter.
Ignoring the peculiar look she gave him, he focused on the blue component on the counter.
Electromagnetic Lightning Cannon lv0
Quality: Blue
Characteristics: Lightning Arc Splash
Consumption: 3 per shot (Aether Points)
Power: 2.3
No cooldown or charging required
Upgrade Requirements: 3 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero-Tier), 300 Aether Points
The Electromagnetic Lightning Cannon was not a main cannon but a secondary cannon. The electromagnetic lightning spheres it fired were inherently explosive and had a wide area of effect. The "Lightning Arc Splash" characteristic made it an excellent area-of-effect secondary cannon.
Lightning Arc Splash: Creatures damaged by the electromagnetic lightning sphere will splash 10% of the damage to the three nearest creatures.
Suppressing his excitement, Song Chi used his communication bracelet to send another message.
What's the price?
This time, the woman didn't respond immediately. She continued to gaze intently at the combat robot under the cloak, making Song Chi feel as if she was looking through it to the brain wave beacon attached to it.
After nearly half a minute, the woman broke the silence.
"Still the same question I asked over twenty days ago."
"How far is the range of your remote control ability? Or, does it exceed 0.1 light-years?"
Hesitating for a moment, Song Chi finally nodded the combat robot.
Seeing his affirmation, the woman's smile grew wider, her eyes twinkling. After a moment of consideration, she got straight to the point:
"I doubt you'd agree to join me on a mission, so here's a proposal. You can detach the remote control component and lend it to me for a while. In return, this Electromagnetic Lightning Cannon will be your reward. What do you say?"
Song Chi was taken aback, never expecting such a proposal.
Lending out a purple-quality component was something he had never heard of.
However, he carefully considered it but ultimately did not agree.
The component he needed to lend was the [Brain Wave Remote Control System], a purple-quality special component. The Electromagnetic Lightning Cannon, on the other hand, was only blue-quality. If the woman reneged on her promise and did not return the [Brain Wave Remote Control System], he would be at a significant disadvantage, even though he desperately needed the area-of-effect secondary cannon.
Seeing that Song Chi was taking his time to respond, the woman guessed his concerns. After a brief moment of contemplation, she reached under the counter again, searching for something.
(End of Chapter)
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