Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1827 - 889: The Fifth Torch Empire
Previously on Global Era of Star trekking...
Song Chi wasted no time in deliberation before swiftly settling on his pick.
He claimed the sole Top Rank Chaos Mirror Stone available.
Even though a Seven-Colored Sky Patrol Radar caught his eye, the Top Rank Chaos Mirror Stone's worth clearly outshone it by a wide margin.
Moreover, be it Ying Yi’s “Order Light,” Ferdinand’s “Map of Gods,” or Jiang Yuan’s “Human Emperor Shocking Book,” the Top Rank Chaos Mirror Stone enables crafting a mirror image for each. The importance of these three treasures obviously eclipses any ordinary Seven-Colored Sky Patrol Radar.
Naturally, should he decide to forge a copy later on, some cost would likely be involved, since a Starry Sea Oddity can only produce one mirror at most.
Following his decision, Ji Heng, Ying Yi, and Ferdinand each picked in turn. Ji Heng grabbed a segment of Seven-Colored Ship Body Armor, Ying Yi snatched the Seven-Colored Sky Patrol Radar that had tempted Song Chi, and Ferdinand went for the 20kg Time Source Crystal.
Next up weren't the Qingqiu Chamber of Commerce or Yanhuang Consortium tied to the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox and Planet Devourer, but instead Jiang Yuan, Song Chi, and the remaining five for another round of choices.
With the top five prizes already handed out, the five made their selections much faster this time around.
In Song Chi's second go, he skipped the top-tier Five-Colored Promotion Fire Source and instead took the lower-valued Tenth Rank Chaos Demon Ape Spirit Bone.
While the Tenth Rank Demon Ape Spirit Bone pales in power next to the Eleventh Rank version, it merely boosts the Superdimensional Mother Ship's upgrade odds to Mythical Immortal Ship by 3%. Yet Song Chi's goal lay elsewhere—he prized the 15% success boost for elevating the Star River Ship to Superdimensional Mother Ship.
With the epic clash concluded, Human Emperor City's immediate dangers had largely faded, promising nearly ten thousand years free of major perils.
On that note, the Torch Empire Fifth Empire—long postponed and already controlling over two hundred and fifty River Systems in all but name—finally earned a spot on Song Chi's priority list.
That said, establishing the Torch Fifth Empire officially remains no easy feat.
To be precise, now that the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong has advanced to Mythical Immortal Ship status, the Dragon Spine Song Family's total might and legacy can rival a Torch Civilization Fifth Family Heavenly Pillar Royal Family.
Still, the Dragon Spine Song Family's shallow foundations stand as undeniable reality. Excluding Song Chi himself, they lag far behind even the vast powers beneath the Four Great Empires. To sidestep this weakness best he could, Song Chi planned to use the pair of “Time Chess Boards,” bolstered by the Tenth Rank Chaos Demon Ape Spirit Bone, to elevate his brother Song Yan to Superdimensional Captain rank prior to launching the Fifth Empire.
Thus, armed with one Mythical Immortal Ship and one Superdimensional Mother Ship, plus close to a hundred Star-Annihilating Starships, the core framework of a Heavenly Pillar Royal Family would take shape, dodging harsh judgments from the outside world.
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Once the second round wrapped up, Qingqiu Chamber of Commerce and Yanhuang Consortium stepped up for their turns. Then came the other major powers in line. Through it all, Song Chi snagged extra picks, gathering a stock of Three-Colored Promotion Fire Source and several dozen Neutron Star Remains.
Though the Neutron Star Core Armor has reached Colorful High-Rank Quality, that's hardly its ceiling. The catch lies in the lavish amounts of Neutron Star Remains needed.
Through millennia-spanning Ruins Market deals, plus premium buys of Neutron Star Remains amid the Origin Star Exploration as Big Dipper Seven Stars Hall—Greedy Wolf Palace Master, their current stockpile has grown substantial. Before long, it ought to fulfill the requirements for the “Neutron Star Core Armor” to evolve once more.
As the war spoils wrapped up distribution, reps from every faction wore expressions of varying contentment.
Each main fleet had weathered some damage, yet the rewards proved colossal enough to offset those hits and yield plenty extra. More vital still, this victory locked in a long stretch of calm and security for human civilization ahead—the prime window for all sides to surge in power.
As Torch Civilization's head, Jiang Yuan gave a quick recap of the triumphs and reiterated the need for rotating defenses across the six Chaos Cities moving forward. The initial defense teams already assigned must assume posts without delay, after which he declared the postwar gathering over.
Song Chi, for his part, felt no rush to rush off to “Split Mountain Ancestor City” for oversight.
Not just him—all five Mythical Immortal Captains in Torch Civilization shared that sentiment. The looming menace of the Alien Mythical Army Alliance had kept them wound tight with zero breaks. Now, danger lifted at last, a pile of matters piled up back in Torch Domain demanding their attention.
Of course, the five delegated the freshly forged Warship Avatar and seven Mythical Enslaved Creatures to hold the fort, more than sufficient to guard the six Chaos Cities.
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Shattered Starry Sea, Torch Human Civilization Territory, Lanikea River System Cluster.
A huge armada hurtled forward at top velocity across the inky void of space.
At its heart, two Extreme Star River Ships exchanged words through magnetic wave chat:
“Tan Jiwen, let’s hit them hard and fast—we’re closing in on the secret Star Domain spot of those rebel aliens. How about we wipe them out in a single sweep?”