Global Era of Star Trekking Chapter 768

Chapter 768: Chapter 405: The Successful Promotion After the Energy Tide_2 Chapter 768: Chapter 405: The Successful Promotion After the Energy Tide_2 Seeing Song Shiyuan nod, the smiles on the faces of Song Wujiang and the others grew even wider.

The promotion of a battleship to a fearless ship–even if it only increased the success rate by 0.1%–was already extraordinarily valuable. Not to mention, this drop of Dominator Blood Essence was far stronger than that.

Song Wujiang shifted his gaze toward Song Chi, who stood silently nearby.

“Well done, kid, I heard that the location of the Tri-Eyed Royal Dominator Flagship was also provided by you before?”

When Song Chi nodded, Song Wujiang thought for a moment, then said,
“Your contributions to the family, every clansman remembers them. The family would never shortchange a person who has accomplished great deeds.”

“Here's the plan–didn't Xuancang mention that you've been collecting 'Sand of Time' as a resource? There's 10 kilograms stored at the top floor of the Family Merit Hall, it'll all be rewarded to you. Additionally, before the War of Great Expansion begins, the family will allocate a Sixth Rank Enslaved Species to you. Will the enslavement components on your flagship be capable of being upgraded to the Sixth Rank?”

“Yes, my ancestor, they will!”

Song Chi spoke with respectful deference, but at this moment, Song Wujiang continued,
“Aside from that, do you have any other urgently needed resources?”

Faced with this question, Song Chi paused before finally admitting,
“Yes, my ancestor, I am short on Sixth Rank Floating Land Origin!”

He spoke these words weakly, knowing that such high-level Floating Land Origin was also extremely scarce within the family.

Yet Song Wujiang only deliberated for a brief moment before waving his hand and directly withdrawing a cluster of Floating Land Origin from the Ancestral Torch.

A single glance caused Song Chi's body to tremble.

One hundred strands–Song Wujiang had actually taken out one hundred strands of Sixth Rank Floating Land Origin.

What did this signify?

This amount of Floating Land Origin could be equivalent to a Top Rank Silver Legend Component.

Seeing Song Chi attempting to shake his head, Song Wujiang immediately raised his hand, interrupting.

“This is what you deserve. For those who have made significant contributions to the family, the family has never been stingy with rewards. Go now–prepare everything thoroughly for the impending Great Expansion War.”

Song Chi left, with the Prime Ancestor casually sending him to the foot of Dragon Spine Sacred Mountain. However, before departing, Song Chi mentioned Zhong Yu, knowing that under the protection of the family elders, Zhong Yu's effort to break through to the Fourth Rank would remain undisturbed.

The energy tide at Dragon Spine Continent lasted an entire year. During this year, Dragon Spine Continent expanded incessantly, causing anguish for other forces within the principality. It wasn't until the continent's diameter surpassed fifty light-years that all top-tier forces in the principality had to acknowledge that Dragon Spine Continent had indeed taken a significant leap forward.

In stark contrast to the unrest beyond the Dinghai Star Domain, Dragon Spine Continent was shrouded in celebration.

During this year-long energy tide, not only did Dragon Spine Continent successfully ascend to the Sixth Level, but numerous clansmen also achieved breakthroughs, fueled by the energy tide.

Of course, the majority of these were clansmen below the Third Rank.

In the third month, Song Xuancang's flagship, Cang Mang Wuji, successfully ascended to battleship status.

In the fifth month, the eldest Clan Elder of the First Direct Lineage–whose flagship had ascended twenty years prior–achieved a breakthrough to the Fifth Rank in the Guidance Technique thanks to the energy tide, officially making Song Family's battleship captain count increase by one.

In the eleventh month, the battleship Immovable Ming King, which had been undergoing its promotion task for nearly two years, officially initiated its promotion.

(Note: Promotion tasks for warships advancing from Fourth Rank to Sixth Rank have been extended to two years.)
Amid the tense anticipation of countless observers, Immovable Ming King did not disappoint–it successfully transitioned from being an Ultimate Battleship to joining the ranks of Fearless Ships. Its hull grew from thirteen thousand meters to a staggering twelve hundred thousand meters, making it among the more formidable entrants in Fearless Ship class.

But after a brief cheer, Song Wujiang issued the family's most stringent order ever, utilizing even a Silver Quality secrecy agreement component, forbidding any individual in the clan who knew of the matter from leaking any information about it externally.

From this point forward, neither within Song Family nor throughout the Chenxing Principality could any trace of news related to Song Shiyuan be found.

This sparked heated debates across the principality.

Some believed that Song Shiyuan had taken advantage of Dragon Spine Continent's Sixth Level surge, successfully promoting his flagship to a Fearless Warship. Song Family's choice to seal the news, they hypothesized, was nothing more than a way to help Song Shiyuan break through the Guidance Technique to the Sixth Rank distraction-free.

Others argued that Song Family was deliberately spreading misinformation to cover up the fact that their sole Ultimate Battleship had sunk.

Regardless of the speculation, Song Family never offered an official response.

Even as Song Family found itself at the center of controversy, no external force dared to probe this opportunity.

The reason was simple.

An Ultimate Battleship, while significant, paled in comparison to Song Chi–a gate of the Sixth Rank with a Fearless Ship under its belt. Not to mention losing a single battleship–even if the family's entire line of battleships were wiped out–not a single entity would dare stir waves.

This was no joke; the deterrent power of a Fearless Ship far surpassed that of a battleship by sheer magnitudes.

As for the occurrences external to the family, Song Chi remained blissfully unaware. What he did know was this–Zhong Yu had successfully broken through to the Fourth Rank.

With Zhong Yu's breakthrough, the Double Pupils shared between Zhong Yu and Song Chi experienced a substantial enhancement.

Previously, Zhong Yu was only a Third Rank, so even after Song Chi's own breakthrough to the Fourth Rank, the shared Double Pupils remained at the Third Rank Level. Now, with Zhong Yu achieving the Fourth Rank, the might of the Double Pupils had received an unprecedented upgrade.

The clearest manifestation of this was Song Chi's increased speed in comprehending secret techniques.

The [Ethereal Body] technique, which had eluded his mastery for a prolonged time, was finally comprehended a little over a month after Zhong Yu's breakthrough to the Fourth Rank.

During this period, Song Chi also brought Zhong Yu into the Dragon Spine Secret Realm. Although Zhuque Divine Bird's speed in comprehending laws was naturally extraordinary, the Primordial Secret Realm still offered it a significant boost, especially during its Law Amplitude Phase, further amplifying the effect.

Unfortunately, this period of fruitful gains was destined to be brief, as less than a year remained before the War of Great Expansion.

In the subsequent months, Song Chi devoted all his attention to the [Black Core Pulse] secret technique.

He didn't neglect the monthly Ruins Market trade interval, ensuring to participate punctually.

Over twelve years, the cumulative transaction volume in the Ruins Market had pushed its level to Lv47, allowing Song Chi an additional Projection Rank to use.

Three months later, the [Black Core Pulse] technique was successfully mastered. With its addition, Song Chi now possessed a total of five secret techniques, a number sufficient to put most newly promoted Fourth Rank Zhulu Warship Captains to shame.

In the final two months, Song Chi shifted away from mastering new techniques to refining the mastery of [Ethereal Body] and [Black Core Pulse].

*Though his insight into laws had reached considerable depths, if the proficiency of the techniques themselves were too low, it would greatly diminish their might upon activation.*
Beyond that, his thoughts rested entirely on the [Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong].

All necessary resources were now secured, including the 10 kilograms of Sand of Time promised by the Prime Ancestor. Song Chi was impatiently eager to initiate the next comprehensive enhancement of Cang Qiong.

The mere attributes of the subsequent Sixth Rank Level [Purusa Zen Seal] component were enough to fill one's heart with anticipation.

After briefly instructing Zhong Yu to remain in the Dragon Spine Secret Realm and focus on comprehending laws, Song Chi stepped into the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

In the Ruins Market's free trading zone, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, with its flagship stretching three thousand eight hundred meters, rested quietly. Without heading aboard directly, Song Chi turned first to the sealed storage room, retrieving the long-stowed Silver Legend Quality [Bow of the Annihilation of All Spirits] super main cannon before entering the warship's interior.

Chapter end

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