Global Era of Star Trekking

But the current dilemma was whether to decode the stone now or wait a bit longer.

After pondering for a long while, Song Chi finally shook his head, dismissing the idea of decoding it immediately.

There was only one reason.

He was not sure whether the two components, [Enslavement Medal] or [Mother-Child Control Spirit Ring], alone were enough to control the Abyssal Devil Race.

Even though this sixth-rank Abyssal Devil had been sealed for tens of thousands of years, if not longer, and had weakened immensely, one must not forget that the civilization of Abyss Devils is an Overlord Level Civilization. Although they are not the peak species of the Starry Sea, they excel in mind control and naturally surpass other creatures in spiritual strength.

For such creatures, one must prepare for the worst.

After all, isn’t this also true for Torch Human Civilization? Protected by the Seed of Torch, they are hardly subjugated by ordinary means of enslavement, and the Abyssal Devil Race is even a more formidable civilization than the Torch Human Civilization, warranting great caution.

Song Chi planned to wait until the [Silver Apple Mother Tree] produced a sixth-rank [Silver Apple], then evolve the [Master-Servant Contract] component to Red Quality, and only then attempt to unlock the Emperor Ruins Source Stone.

If ordinary enslavement components indeed fail to enslave the sixth-rank Abyssal Devil, the [Master-Servant Contract] could be tried once more.

Of the [Master-Servant Contract] component, Song Chi held high expectations; it could control the Torch Ship Captains and had successfully controlled the fifth-rank Heavenly Star Tribe. Now that the fifth-rank Heavenly Star Tribe had perished in the Void Sea, replacing it with a sixth-rank Abyssal Devil seemed an excellent idea.

Over the next few years, Song Chi quietly traveled back and forth between his family’s residence in the outside world and the Ruins Market, awaiting the imminent final battle and hoping that [Silver Apple Mother Tree] would soon bear fruit.

However, this period of calm did not last long. Two years later, the Eastern Fleet of the Kingdom located on the Robber Star Floating Land began its next large-scale mobilization.

It was not just from Robber Star Floating Land; at the same time, fleets stationed on two other sixth-rank Floating Lands also started large-scale mobilization.

War had started once again.

Eastern Fleet group, under the joint command of the Stark-Chenxing Principality United Fleet, command group chat channel.

“Song Tianhao: What’s happening, is this the beginning of the final decisive battle?”

“Angele Chenxing: Not so quickly, it’s just a minor probing agreed upon after consultation with the Kingdom’s Headquarters. The main purpose is to gather information about the number and the strength of the High-level Combat Power assembled on Robber Star Floating Land, including the strength of the Robber Star Floating Land Shield, support forces of the Eight-Armed Snake Demon outside the Sky Plate Galaxy, among other details.”

“Slim Eagle: Eight-Armed Snake Demon? Seriously? If they really send support from the Eight-Armed Snake Demon, what’s the point in fighting? We’d better run fast!”

Although crassly put by this “acting” Family Head of the Eagle Family, it evoked a lot of agreement in the chat.

What is the Eight-Armed Snake Demon?

They occupy an entire River System Communities, a top-tier Advanced Civilization that rivals the Torch Humanity. Not just one Yaohan Kingdom, but even ten Yaohan Kingdoms before it could be regarded as nothing more than slightly larger ants.

“Hadi Stark: Rest assured, with the Four Great Empires shielding us in front, even if the Eight-Armed Snake Demon sends support, it would only be two regular Sky Serpent Mother Ships accompanied by some Eight-Armed Snake Demons of Fifth and Sixth Rank at most. The higher-ups wouldn’t just watch a large number of Eight-Armed Snake Demon come over!”

Reassured by Hadi Stark, the strongest figure in the fleet, the Torch Ship Captains felt somewhat relieved.

Although the Stark Family has been in decline for a long time, they had once possessed a Star-Annihilating Starship, and the information channels and secretive connections they have in the Kingdom are unmatched by other families in the Chenxing Principality. If he has spoken so confidently, he must have some reliable information.

As time passed, two days later, the Eastern Fleet group began to assemble in large batches and then, led by the fleet of the Heavenly King Manor, jumped towards Robber Star Floating Land.

Of course, since this was just a probing mission, the fleet didn’t deploy in full force, leaving over a billion starships stationed at Robber Sea Floating Land, including Song Chi.

Since it was merely a probe and a full-scale conflict was not anticipated, and with the sixth-rank [Silver Apples] on the Silver Apple Mother Tree almost ripe, Song Chi naturally had no intention of stirring up trouble at this time.

Thus, upon his voluntary application, they left the management to Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong and several other Fourth-order Chasing Deer Ships of their family, leading a fleet of over one hundred thousand to stay behind.

And so, Song Chi calmly waited for the complete maturation of the sixth-rank [Silver Apples], along with monthly activities like trading at the Ruins Market, leading a quite leisurely life.

This day marked another ending of Ruins Market transactions, and Song Chi did not rush to leave. After reviewing the profits from this session, he opened the Ruins Market attribute panel.

[Name: Zhu Tian Ruins Market]

[Ruins Market Master: Song Chi]

[Level: lv49]

[Size: 190kmX190km]

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[Upgrade Requirement: 1000 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin (Achieved 1945000/2170000 strands towards the trading volume of 2170000 fourth rank strands), 1 Star Origin Stone]

“Almost there, soon we will meet the 2170000 strands of fourth rank Floating Land Origin trading volume. It’s a pity that there’s still no information about the Star Origin Stone.”

Seeing the trading volume approaching two million, a smile appeared on his face. Over the thirty years, although the Ruins Market had already advanced to lv49, there was nothing he could do about the huge trading volume limit. Fortunately, after years of accumulation, this condition was nearly met now.

The only helplessness was the [Star Origin Stone], unclear whether it was ever a term used in the Immortal Realm Civilization; he had searched the entire family database and had Shen Youran, Ansewei, including members from [Shaking Light Star Tower], to help inquire, yet he had never heard of this material.

Shaking his head, he tried not to dwell on the thought.

“If it really comes down to it, I’ll have to use the last piece of Mixed Elemental Copper in hand, the advancement of the Ruins Market is pressing.”

Song Chi speculated that as the Ruins Market ascended in rank, the bestowed Power Of Domination might strengthen further; although it might not directly leap from the seventh rank to the eighth, it should at least elevate the strength of the projections reflected by the [Ruins Market Projection Rank], stepping out of the weakest Seventh Rank Dominator Combat Power range.

He thought this was quite important.

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Time passed, and another two and a half years went by. In these nearly three years, the Kingdom’s three fleets tried multiple times to probe the Robber Star Floating Land, often attacking with over a billion starships, but still without any consequent results.

Regarding this, no one showed impatience, because everyone knew this war determined the final outcome, and the stakes were significant.

Moreover, the Yaohan Kingdom only had three Star-Annihilating Starships, facing Floating Land Shields of similar rank was not something easily breached, not to mention that within the Floating Land Shield were two Robber Star Clan Dominators.

For this, Song Chi actually felt even more pleased; the later the final battle commenced, the longer he had to prepare.

Indeed, today came a piece of great news; after advancing to the Sixth Rank, three [Silver Apples] on the [Silver Apple Mother Tree] had fully matured.

Although the quantity was somewhat small, his joy could hardly be concealed.

Space fluctuations passed through the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong. Song Chi, having just exited from the Cultivation Secret Realm, successfully harvested three Sixth Rank [Silver Apples].

Regarding the distribution of these three [Silver Apples], he had already considered it carefully, thus there was no hesitation this time.

At the family residence, where several old ancestors resided.

“Chi, what got into you today? You’re coming to us voluntarily?”

The speaker was naturally Song Xingru. In recent years, with Song Chi keeping a low profile, it was a surprise to see him visit suddenly.

However, Song Chi did not say much; he handed a Sixth Rank [Silver Apple] to Song Xingru and then quickly turned around, not staying for long.