Global Era of Star Trekking

After unexpectedly obtaining some Neutron Star Remains, Song Chi seemed to have used up his luck for the near future, as he didn’t make any other significant finds in the next two years.

Of course, the absence of unexpected finds also meant that the scavenging operations of various families went smoothly these past years, with smiles on the faces of numerous captains that no one could disguise.

It makes sense after all; considering the Floating Land with a diameter of over eighty light-years, even when divided proportionally amongst the families, what each obtained was by no means a small number.

Moreover, many powers were secretly mining various rare minerals. Although the yield from each vein wasn’t large, the sheer quantity of veins ensured, upon tallying up, an extremely significant harvest.

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Within the territory governed by the Song Family, not far from the Baifen Plateau, lay the Heavenly Moon Valley.

That day, many core high-ranking members of various families convened here.

In the sky, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong slowly descended. Upon receiving the news, Song Chi set out immediately and arrived at the Heavenly Moon Valley not long after.

“What’s the matter, Grand Elder Tian Shu?”

Song Chi had only received the highest level summons from his family, which meant he was still completely in the dark.

However, it was certain that this matter involved significant stakes.

This was because the several individuals gathered here were all part of the special encrypted group chat from the Dinghai Dragon Steed previously.

Song Dingbang, Song Xingru, Song Tianhao, Song Tianshu, Song Tianmang… plus himself, these were all currently the most core members of the family.

Soon, the Fearless Ship from the Dinghai Dragon Steed also descended from the sky, and at the same time, the special encrypted group chat was established.

Once all the warships joined the chat, Song Dingbang then spoke with a grave expression.

“Ancestor, will there be any risk of exposure with what’s to follow?”

At these words, everyone was suddenly on edge.

To think that this question was posed within the encrypted group chat of Dinghai Dragon Steed, knowing this, one could imagine the gravity of what Song Dingbang was about to discuss.

Song Wujiang did not reply directly but pondered for a long while before gently shaking his head.

“It’s hard to say. The Heavenly Disk Galaxy’s expansion war involves the mighty Heavenly Pillar Ying Family of the Immortal Qin Dynasty; nobody knows if they possess special components specifically for monitoring, and what their Quality or Level might be!”

“If we’re talking about Black Supreme Parts enhanced to the Ninth Rank, or even Colorful Myth components, not to mention this small part of the Heavenly Disk Galaxy, I’m afraid a huge portion of the Immortal Qin Dynasty’s territory could be encompassed within their surveillance!”

Upon hearing this, the group chat fell silent for dozens of seconds.

Finally, Song Wujiang continued.

“Speak, regardless of whether the information will be leaked, as long as that step is achieved, we will not be constrained by limitations!”

“But which family should we seek out…”

Song Tianhao seemed to want to say something more, but paused halfway through.

Since Song Wujiang had spoken, Song Dingbang didn’t ponder any further.

“Here’s the thing, this morning, I discovered a medium-sized Titanium Crystal Vein.”

Upon hearing this, the others in the group chat didn’t rush to respond, as everyone understood that Song Dingbang certainly had more to say.

A medium-sized Titanium Crystal Vein could indeed be an opportunity for an ordinary Torch Ship Captain or those Low Rank Torch Families to make their fortune, but for the likes of the top five powerhouses of the Duchy, it really wasn’t that significant. It might make the family members happy, but certainly wouldn’t make Song Dingbang act this way.

After all, a normal medium-sized Titanium Crystal Vein represented about several hundred thousand Titanium Crystals. If it were a poor vein, perhaps just two hundred thousand; a rich vein could be better, the top ones exceeding a million.

But what of it?

Take the Song Family, for example; how many Titanium Crystals did they consume annually? Not to exaggerate, but at least several hundred thousand.

Thus, in comparison, a normal medium-sized Titanium Crystal Vein might just be enough for the Song Family’s consumption for a year or two.

As expected, after a brief pause, Song Dingbang spoke again.

“A medium-sized Titanium Crystal Vein that harbors an ore vein core!”

The moment the words “ore vein core” were heard, the others in the chat had their eyes light up, even Song Wujiang’s calm and profound eyes flashed with a gleam.

The ore vein core symbolized a value far beyond imagination, even being called priceless was no exaggeration.

It could turn a vein into a renewable resource, allowing a certain percentage of the vein’s mineral resources to be restored after a period.

As the core of a Titanium Crystal Vein, what it could restore was naturally Titanium Crystals.

“Could you be more specific? What’s the total quantity of Titanium Crystals? What’s the restoration percentage?”

Song Xingru was the first to ask urgently.

Ore vein cores differed from one to another, including the type of vein itself, as well as the total quantity of the vein and the restoration percentage.

For instance, a vein containing an ore vein core with a total reserve of 10 billion tons and a restoration percentage of 5% would mean it could restore a maximum of 500 million tons per year.

In this way, if the power that controlled it kept the annual mining below 500 million tons, this vein could achieve true perpetual replenishment, an unlimited resource.

Of course, this was on the precondition that there was enough Energy supply, be it Low Rank Floating Land Origin, Spectral Energy, Magic Energy, or Spiritual Energy.

Seeing the eager looks of the others, Song Dingbang did not keep them in suspense.

“Based on the findings from the special detector onboard my warship, this medium-sized Titanium Crystal Vein has a reserve of approximately 900,000 pieces, and a quite satisfactory restoration percentage of 10%.”