Chapter 72: Chapter 71: Training, Break Limit (2-in-1)_2
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In the center of Jiangyuan City, Song Chi quickly changed his identity and swiftly sold the remaining 420 Zero Rank Void Crystals and 40 First Rank Void Crystals in his possession at the Torch Market, exchanging them for 420 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin and 40 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Origin.
He then used the last of his over three thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin to buy an ordinary white Shipborne Engine, and left the market as quickly as possible.
At Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi took stock of his remaining funds.
After purchasing the Mercury Crystals and the white-quality engine, ninety-five percent of his Zero Rank Floating Land Origin had been spent, leaving him with less than 300 strands. As for First Rank Floating Land Origin, he had quite a bit left, a total of 890 strands, and 40 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Origin.
This substantial amount of capital was more than enough for another round of enhancements to the Cang Qiong.
Determined, Song Chi wasted no time and immediately began the enhancement of various components of the Cang Qiong.
He was soon to explore the “Buluo Civilization Ruins,” so naturally, he would not skimp on resources at hand. Only with a higher enhancement level and stronger attributes of the Cang Qiong would the exploration of the ruins be safer.
The first thing he enhanced was the white Shipborne Engine he had just purchased.
Since it was already a requirement for the subsequent enhancement of the “Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator” component, Song Chi did not hesitate and directly enhanced the Assaulter Engine to lv20.
Assaulter Engine lv20
Quality: White
Consumption: 15/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Energy Supply: 240/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Post-overload Buffer: 20 minutes
Spectral Pool: 14,000 points (can store 14,000 Spectral Energy Points)
UpRank Requirement: 17 strands of Floating Land Origin (Second Rank), 10 Life Cores (Second Rank)
After enhancing the Assaulter Engine to Second Rank, Song Chi’s gaze shifted, and he turned his attention to the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator component, which he had been coveting for a long time.
The lv15 Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator, which required tens of thousands of Spectral Energy Points for each subsequent enhancement, was finally within reach.
In the end, he spent another 340 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin and 210 tons of Mercury Crystal to raise it to lv19.
Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator lv19
Quality: Orange
Feature: Shield Value is increased by an additional 90%
Feature 2: Shield Defense Value is doubled
Consumption: 80/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Defence: 1536
Shield Value: 29184/29184
Charge: 20s; Post-overload Buffer: 35 minutes
UpRank Requirement: 150 strands of Floating Land Origin (First Rank), 15,000 Spectral Energy Points, Mercury Crystals 80 tons
Regrettably, it wasn’t possible to elevate it to Second Rank in one go.
The 20% bonus from the base component slot after reaching First Rank only increased the Energy Supply feature of the engine component; the Spectral Pool did not receive any extra bonus, resulting in a shortage of Spectral Energy Points again.
Of course, it wasn’t just the Spectral Pool that was the problem. If it was just this issue, he still had a few dozen strands of Second Rank Floating Land Origin left in hand, which would be enough to further enhance the Assaulter Engine by two levels. By then, reaching a Spectral Pool of 15,000 points with the lv22 Assaulter Engine should not be difficult.
The real key issue was that he didn’t have enough Mercury Crystals left to support further enhancement of the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator.
Although Mercury Crystals were not considered a top-tier warship enhancement resource, acquiring over 50 tons in a short time was no easy task, so Song Chi had to give up on further enhancements for the time being.
However, even so, the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator component, enhanced to lv19, resulted in a shield value approaching thirty thousand points, a truly terrifying figure.
After enhancing to this point, Song Chi still had 343 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin and 40 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Origin left. He thought for a moment and then spent another 144 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin to enhance the Particle Beam Cannon from lv16 to lv19.
Particle Beam Main Cannon lv19
Quality: Blue
Consumption: 60/shot (Spectral Energy Points)
Feature: Main cannon might increase by 19%
Might: 500×120%
Charge: 3s; Buffer: 5s
Upgrade Requirement: 80 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin, 9000 Spectral Energy Points.
At this point, Song Chi had only 199 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin plus 40 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Origin left in his possession. Although this was still roughly equivalent to 6000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, the bulk lay in the 40 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Origin, which Song Chi would not use lightly.
The higher the rank of the Floating Land Origin, the more precious it becomes. No Torch Ship Captain would easily use the high-rank Floating Land Origin they had unless there were components that were extremely compatible with their flagship and of high quality.
Song Chi stored the remaining resources on the Cang Qiong, just as he did before exploring the Alien Star Domain, keeping them for emergency use when in peril.
Additionally, because he had almost run out of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, the two special components he had acquired, the [Brainwave Remote Control System] and the [Abnormal Status Purifier], had not been enhanced and remained at lv0.
Thinking of this, Song Chi subconsciously opened Cang Qiong’s attribute panel.
[Name: Cang Qiong]
[Model: Torch-Spectral Airship]
[Level: lv10]
[Basic Components: White Torch warship body lv10, Particle Beam Cannon lv19, Spectral Cannon lv10, Goldrock Ship Armor lv10, Assaulter Engine lv20, Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator lv19, Patrol Radar lv10, Spectral Cultivation Room lv0 (8/8)]
[Additional Components: Fire Peony Soldier Effigy Tree lv15, Brainwave Remote Control System lv0, Abnormal Status Purifier lv0 (3/10)]
[Spectral Energy Pool: 14000/14000]
[Supplies: 40 strands of Second Rank Floating Land Origin, 140 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin, 24 tons of Mercury Crystal, Primary Nutrient Elixir, clear water…]
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Zhu Tian Ruins Market, All-Attributes Cultivation Room.
Instead of his usual cultivation of the Guidance Technique or visualization of the Mythical Mech Imprint, Song Chi was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the Cultivation Room, his gaze firmly fixed forward, constantly sweeping back and forth without stopping.
Seemingly because he had maintained this for quite some time, sweat beads covered his forehead, and undeniable fatigue filled his eyes, showing that his spiritual consumption must have reached its limit.
In front of him, three holographic screens floated side by side, each displaying entirely different scenes; Song Chi’s task was to memorize the contents of all three without missing a detail.
Watching three different sets of images at the same time and memorizing everything is usually very difficult to achieve. It necessitates Threefold Mind Utilization to truly manage it.
Song Chi was using this method to train or, rather, force himself to seek the feeling he previously experienced while in a limit-breaking state.
Indeed, what he was doing was specific training for the limit-breaking state. Having entered this state twice before, he never doubted that someday he would fully master this unique skill. However, the uncertainty of the timing was hard for him to accept.
Thus, he planned to use this simple but effective method to see if he could master the “break limit” skill ahead of time.
Particularly after his battle with the Void Demon, Song Chi became acutely aware of his current shortcomings. With more components being added to Cang Qiong, dual tasking was no longer sufficient to bring out all of its combat power.
That’s why he was so eager to control the “break limit” ability as soon as possible. Only with this skill could he unleash all of Cang Qiong’s combat power through Threefold Mind Utilization in emergency situations.
“Huff, can’t do it anymore, I need to rest and come back at it!”
Song Chi, sensing a hint of breakthrough, appeared somewhat delighted. Although he wished to completely control the limit-breaking state all at once, he also understood that this was unlikely.
From the time he cleared that Demon Mark in the ruin market until now, this targeted training had been going on for nearly half a month. If the limit-breaking state were so easy to control, it wouldn’t have dragged on for so long.
With a shift in thought, he disappeared from the market.
After freshening up and returning to the bedroom, Song Chi had a good night’s sleep. The next day, once his spirit was fully restored, the training resumed.
Five days later, with less than three days until the action he scheduled with Shen Qing, Song Chi was still continuing his training.
However, just as his eyes were rapidly scanning the three holographic screens in front of him, a profound feeling surged up within him, followed by a sudden sense of lucidity in his mind.
What had been a struggle to keep up with the images on the screens now seemed effortless; it was as though there were a separate pair of eyes for each screen, meticulously recording every bit of the images playing on the screens.
“Threefold Mind Utilization, limit-breaking state, hahaha, I’ve finally ent