Chapter 254: Red Epic Fire Seed Strange Object
But this was still not enough. As the only thing capable of accelerating the exploration of the mystic realms, Void Crystals indeed were a kind of resource that large and medium forces and civilizations in the Shattered Starry Sea were eager to obtain.
However, only Fourth Rank and above Void Crystals could be considered hard currency, barely making their value significant.
Those that were Third Rank and below weren't valued as highly; they had to rely on vast numbers to be worthwhile.
Based on this, Song Chi planned to make another trip to the Ancient Starry Sky Battlefield in the next few days, to secure a few ten-thousand-meter ancient corpses for reserves.
After all, they were once Fifth Rank creatures, and even though they had spent too much Life Energy over the long years, their current value still far exceeded that of Fourth Rank Void Crystals.
But this was just his initial idea. He didn't recognize these ancient corpses, and even the entirety of Torch Human Civilization hadn't recorded them in tens of thousands of years. Could a creature that could actively hunt down a fleet of Tri-Eye Royal Family members be simple?
Song Chi feared the earth-shattering implications that might be behind "them"; if they didn't exist, that was best, but if they did, that could be big trouble.
If exposed, the entire Song family would be dragged into an unknown and terrifying vortex.
Even though the Shattered Starry Sea was vast and endless, the likelihood of such an unfortunate encounter was next to none, yet Song Chi couldn't be too careful.
Throughout the endless years, the Pusuo Heritage Tower had released a substantial number of paths, attracting just as many Alien Races, among which there might be groups or civilizations related to those ten-thousand-meter ancient corpses. Experience new stories on My Virtual Library Empire
"If there aren't any particularly rare materials or Strange Objects, there's no need to bring out those ancient corpses. Just let the family assimilate them internally..."
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At Green Moon Manor, in the courtyard where the eldest uncle and his wife lived, Song Mingsong, Bai Xiuqin, Song Shan, and Song Chi gathered.
Song Chi looked at his grandfather, his eyes filled with confusion.
He had been in the middle of launching a new venture into the Alien Star Domain when he was called over...
Before he could speak, Song Mingsong proactively tossed him a bright red Crystal Core.
"A Third-Rank Blood Core!"
Song Chi was overjoyed, instantly recognizing the object.
"I reckon your Flagship is about to advance, so I got this especially from the Ancestral Vein," Song Mingsong said.
"Thank you, Grandfather..."
After expressing his gratitude, Song Chi didn't refuse and directly accepted the special material urgently needed for the advancement of the Cangqiong.
He was aware of how rare these Blood Cores were. The Ancestral Vein controlled a significant Blood Clan continent with a high Level, but despite his numerous requests to the Ancestral Vein, he had never received a clear response.
There was no helping it; not every vampire's body condensed such a thing, the probability was minuscule, and adding the Third Rank requirement made it even rarer.
Seeing Song Chi's reaction, Song Mingsong smiled and said,
"As long as it's useful to you, that's good. But I must remind you, child, even though your Flagship has impressive Combat Power, advancing from an Escort Ship to a Cruiser isn't child's play. Before initiating the advancement task, make sure you're fully prepared. As for the 'Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring,' I assume I need not elaborate on its use..."
Song Chi nodded; he understood the meaning behind his grandfather's words.
It was nothing more than a warning not to underestimate the warship advancement task relying on the combat strength of the Cangqiong. It would be better to initiate the task after returning to Within the Pulse, where the already successful Fourth Rank Furious Battle Mad Lion was present. It wasn't completely foolproof, but it would at least reduce the chance of accidents to a minimum.
And the 'Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring,' a Component that could only be used when the warship commenced its advancement. Otherwise, it would definitely affect the Combat Power of the Cangqiong.
"Grandfather, Grandmother, Uncle, don't worry, I have this under control!"
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Above the Vault of Heaven, upon leaving Green Moon Manor, the Cangqiong immediately activated the latest Alien Star Domain deployment.
In the Ancient Star Domain Battlefield, several Third Rank Peak Humanoid Alien Race individuals were commanding a multitude of Asteroid Belt creatures to press on towards the surrounding ancient space corpses.
This was an order that Song Chi had issued months ago. However, the progress had been limited. The first two ancient corpses they found were close by. Now, carving out a safe route to the third ancient corpse in a short time was not easy.
Song Chi even speculated that even if the entire Star Domain was completely devoured by the spatial rift, that third route might not be established.
But he wasn't pinning his hopes on these Humanoid Alien Races and Asteroid Belt creatures. His target was those few ancient corpses located near the remnants of ordinary Tri-Eye warships he had previously explored.
Months ago, the Void Phantom Assassin Soldier Figurines had already established corresponding safe zones around those areas. Now, Song Chi only needed to use the 'Void Escape Orb' Component to teleport the Cangqiong to the corresponding safe zone before shrinking and pulling the ten-thousand-meter ancient corpses.
This process was naturally not as simple as said; after all, it had been months since the events. Whether those areas remained secure, or if the safety zone needed further expansion, these were details that required further verification.
Yet, with the 'Brainwave Remote Control System' + 'Fixed-Point Launch Pad' + 'Void Phantom Assassin Soldier Figure Tree' three Components in place, the above were hardly significant issues.
The only frustration was that the 'Fixed-Point Launch Pad' was only of Blue Quality, with a maximum of four Figurines per launch and a not insubstantial Cooldown Time. After just a few rounds of launching and teleporting, the 24-hour return limit was reached.
However, this time the 'Space Beacon Emitter' Component had finished cooling down, and the next visit would only require setting the Spatial Anchor Point at Dragon Spine Continent, freeing him from the 24-hour return restriction.