Chapter 74: Chapter 72: Departure·Remains of Civilization (Seeking First Subscription)
Surprised and overjoyed, Song Chi quickly came to his senses and pushed aside all other thoughts to carefully scrutinize and experience the state his body was in at that moment.
Prior to this, his two Break Limit experiences had occurred under extremely dangerous circumstances when he had no chance to truly experience and comprehend the state. Now, however, the situation was different; there was nobody or nothing to disturb him, allowing him to safely ponder.
He did not know how much time had passed when Song Chi once again opened his eyes. Though deep fatigue filled his eyes, it could not conceal the persistent joy that lingered.
He had already exited the Limit-breaking State, but his intuition told him that he had completely mastered this unique skill. From now on, whenever he wished, he could re-enter the Limit-breaking State at will, rather than relying purely on luck as before.
Of course, that was not possible at the moment. The last Break Limit had just ended, and his spirit was utterly exhausted. To forcibly activate the Limit-breaking State again would bring an enormous burden, perhaps even harm, to his spirit. Naturally, Song Chi would not do such a foolish thing.
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In the Interstellar Era, time passes exceedingly fast.
In the blink of an eye, several days had flown by.
That day, Song Chi did not continue to immerse himself in the Ruins Market. Not only had his day-and-night absence already caused dissatisfaction from the respected elders Song Chao and Chen Lixia, but also because today was the day he had agreed to meet with Shen Qing.
Two and a half months ago, they had made an arrangement to deploy their Spectral Shuttles into the Alien Star Domain together, to jointly explore the Buluo Civilization Ruins.
“Son, if mom remembers correctly, today should be the day your Shuttle’s Buffer phase after deployment is completed, right? Let’s eat, and then I’ll take you to the outskirts of the city,” Chen Lixia said, eyeing Song Chi who was browsing the news about the White Tower in the living room, pride and a hint of worry evident in her gaze.
Without even realizing it, her son was about to carry out his fourth deployment into the Alien Star Domain.
For all Torch Ship Captains, each deployment was a gamble, and the thought of her son soon wagering on another round of life made her worry as a mother.
Ignoring his mother’s words, Song Chi’s gaze remained fixated on the quantum TV in front of him, which at that moment was broadcasting a piece of news.
“According to a person in charge at the Baihe City Baihe Mall, Mr. He who entrusted items for auction at the mall over twenty days ago, has now been confirmed dead. The wreckage of his Flagship, ‘Ironclad,’ was found in a wasteland thousands of kilometers from Baihe City.”
“The item Mr. He consigned for auction at the Baihe auction over twenty days ago was a blue special Warship Component called the ‘Abnormal Status Purifier.’ The Torch Bureau in Baihe has now confirmed the incident was criminal, not an accident…”
Song Chi’s eyes narrowed at this news. The person mentioned was the very owner from whom he had traded the ‘Abnormal Status Purifier’, and his inexplicable death immediately brought John Tros to Song Chi’s mind.
He was sure that this man’s death must be related to John Tros.
From Tros’s previous actions, when he had intercepted Song Chi, it was evident that he was desperately in need of Void Crystals. Otherwise, he would not have personally attempted to blockade a mere First Rank Torch Warship Captain like himself.
Thus, after Song Chi had used the Zhu Tian Ruins Market to escape without a trace, if Tros wanted to obtain a large amount of Void Crystals in a short time, he would have no choice but to target the consigner who had traded a significant quantity of Void Crystals with Song Chi.
“John Tros…”
Song Chi’s eyes trembled slightly, his heart turning cold. He could say that the Torch Ship Captain with the surname ‘He’ was his scapegoat.
For a moment, Song Chi was filled with mixed emotions. It wasn’t that he was burning with righteous indignation for the He-surnamed Torch Ship Captain. Although he did feel a trace of guilt, that was all. As someone who had a mental age of over sixty years, he was no saint.
In this era of the vast Starry Sea, the death of a person has never been a big deal, not even for a Torch Warship Captain.
Let alone the entire Torch Human Civilization, even just the Chenxing Principality on the frontier of Torch Civilization, with its territories that span several Star Domains and a diameter of thousands of Light-Years.
Amidst this vast expanse of the Starry Sea, covering thousands of Light-Years, were there not hundreds of Life Floating Lands? The number of citizens born within them is counted in the hundreds of billions.
With such a massive population, countless people die every day, and Torch Warship Captains are no different.
Song Chi was merely somewhat apprehensive. After all, it had always been him whom John Tros was targeting, and the He-surnamed captain’s fate was purely down to misfortune. Naturally, Song Chi would not pay it too much mind.
Lost in thought, the familiar roar of his mother ‘the lioness from the east of the river’ came from behind him.
“Song Chi, did you hear what I said? Not even a peep, do you find your mom annoying…”
Coming back to his senses, Song Chi quickly interrupted his increasingly exaggerated mother.
“Miss Chen Lixia, I officially inform you that your son’s Warship has successfully Advanced into a Spectral Airship. From now on, there’s no need to go to the outer-city long-range Starry Sea deployment pad any longer.”
At these words, silence fell upon the house, not just on Chen Lixia, but also Song Chao in the study walked over at once.
Advancing from a Spectral Shuttle to a Spectral Airship after only three Star Domain explorations might not be extremely rare in the ever-dazzling Torch Civilization, but it was certainly a remarkably quick pace.
According to the official data released by the Torch Human Civilization, the time required for all successful Spectral Airship advancements varied from one Torch Warship to another.