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Chapter 157: Chapter 111: Uncle's Flagship Promoted to Third Rank, Starry Sea Civilization Level Classification Standards (Please Subscribe)_2

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As for why it was the Qingkong and not Song Mingsong's Furious Lion, the reason was simple: the Furious Lion, as a Third Rank cruiser, spanned over a kilometer in length. A Torch warship of such volume would easily draw the attention of the interested.

The Qingkong was different, being a Second Rank Torch warship with sufficient speed and less likely to raise too much notice. It was the most suitable for travel.

However, at this moment, the face of the elder Song Mingsong aboard the Qingkong was a shade of furious green, clearly furious.

By his side, Bai Xiuqin shot him a look.

"Alright, how would you have the third child do it? Should we leave the base unguarded?"

Song Mingsong's eyes bulged as his vehement voice echoed through the cabin.

"So leaving my two grandsons alone there was the right thing to do?"

Hearing the old man's persistent harping, everyone in the cabin shook their heads helplessly.

Especially Song Hai and Song Yang, who, at that moment, silently mourned for Song Chao while also feeling extremely fortunate that they were not the ones left at the base. Otherwise, faced with such a situation, they too would likely have made the same decision and then be scolded bloody by the elder.

On one side, Song Shan, who had been silent for a while, also spoke up to persuade:

"Dad, the third brother had no choice, that was the most reasonable allocation. Besides, it's not so easy for something to happen at the base. It's been fine for decades now…"

Before he could finish, he was angrily interrupted by the elder: "Got a bit advanced and think your wings are strong? You dare to lecture your father?"

At those words, Song Shan's face went completely dark, and he dared not speak further.

Bai Xiuqin pinched Song Mingsong hard in the soft flesh of his waist and spat out with hands on her hips:

"All of you shut up for me and focus on the road!!"

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In Chaotic Star Domain 0155, a region usually as desolate as ever. However, within this Star Region, a hundred-meter warship was slowly advancing, finally and stealthily slipping into an asteroid cluster.

The combined Illusion Base, accompanied by a burst of violent ripples, alerted Song Chi and Song Lin inside the base.

The two rushed out of the base at once, summoning their respective Torch warships. But upon recognizing the familiar warship armor of the incoming vessel, they called back their warships and stood smiling at the docking area, awaiting the landing of the Qingkong.

As they saw a dozen figures emerge from the Qingkong, the unprepared brothers were momentarily stunned but quickly recovered, their smiles growing even brighter.

"Grandpa, Grandma, uncle, aunt, second uncle..."

After a series of greetings, the group entered the base one after another.

Upon confirming with Song Chi and Song Lin that there had been no other movements from the Blood Blade Star Thieves over the past two months, Song Mingsong nodded in satisfaction and patted the two young men on the shoulders as if to say, well done lads.

His gaze then shifted and glared again at Song Chao, who followed behind. But before Song Mingsong could speak, Song Lin eagerly asked first:

"Dad, has the Mountain successfully advanced to Third Rank?"

With those words, everyone's attention was immediately diverted to this matter, giving Song Chao a chance to exhale in relief.

Song Shan nodded with a smile.

"That's right, the Mountain has successfully advanced to a cruiser."

Song Chi and the others realized the reason why all the family members above First Rank had come together.

With the Mountain's successful advancement and the addition of the Furious Lion, the family now had two cruisers' combat power. Thus, they had absolute dominance over the Blood Blade Star Thieves.

"Does this mean we are finally going to take action against the Blood Blade Star Thieves!"

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Song Chi and Song Lin simultaneously had the same thought arise in their minds, yet they both harbored some doubts.

Are we going to take action now? What about the Moruo Royal Family? Could it have been confirmed as a sham?

Song Chi also began to harbor doubts in his heart, "Could it be that I was mistaken?"

The elders quickly discerned what the two were thinking, and Song Ming Song spoke kindly:

"It's highly likely that the Moruo Royal Family exists. Not long ago, the Blood Wolf wiped out a Low-Level Life-Form Starry Sea Floating Land of a minor civilization, seizing most of its resources. However, we suspect that the Blood Wolf is merely a front; all of the resources likely ended up in the hands of the behind-the-scenes Moruo Clan."

As soon as the grandfather finished speaking, the eldest uncle Song Shan added:

"We've checked, and in the past hundred years or so, the Blood Blade Star Thieves have plundered many times in the Chaotic Star Field in this manner. However, their strength has not significantly increased in the end, so these resources should have all fallen into the hands of the Moruo Royal Family behind the scenes, used to secretly restore their strength." Your next journey awaits at m v|l-e'-NovelFire.net

"Moreover, with the strength of star thieving bands like the Blood Blade Star Thieves, the Moruo Royal Family also remotely controls several others, although they are scattered across different areas of the Chaotic Star Field, hence they haven't drawn the attention of other civilizations all this time."

Hearing this, Song Chi's mood gradually grew solemn. If what his uncle and grandfather said were true, then the strength of the hidden Moruo Royal Family could not be simple; it's highly likely that there was a Fourth Rank Level of combat power. Otherwise, how could they control several thieving bands at the Third Rank Level?

If that was indeed the case, shouldn't the family's action plan be called off? How could they possibly provoke an existence with Fourth Rank Level strength?

As you know, in the stratification of Starry Sea Civilizations, Fourth Rank is considered the threshold for Intermediate Civilizations.

A Starry Sea Civilization, if it only possesses First, Second, and Third Rank combat units, is deemed a Low-Level Civilization, but once it has control over Fourth Rank Level of regular combat power, it indicates it has crossed the threshold into an Intermediate Civilization, showing a fundamental difference from ordinary Low-Level Civilizations.

Why is there such a divide? Isn't it because of the terrifying individual combat power of Fourth Rank Units?

Such Rank combat units usually possess the ability to change the outcome of an interstellar war on their own, with terrifying strength. That's why, over time, the civilizations in the Shattered Starry Sea have come to use Fourth Rank as the dividing line between Low-Level and Intermediate Civilizations.

Among the crowd, the grandmother Bai Xiuqin was the first to perceive the confusion and concern in her two grandsons' hearts, and she explained softly:

"Don't worry. Someone will be handling the Moruo Royal Family. All we need to do is deal with the Blood Blade Star Thieves and capture the entrance to the Starry Sea Secret Realm at the core area of their base."

With his grandmother's explanation, Song Chi was finally able to completely set his mind at ease.

He also lightly tapped his forehead, chiding himself for being startled by the likely existence of a Fourth Rank presence within the Moruo Royal Family. To think that he could make such a basic mistake.

If the family hadn't planned for decades and didn't have a full set of response plans in place, how could they rashly deal with the Blood Blade Star Thieves?

Just then, in the forefront of the crowd, Song Ming Song's eyes suddenly brightened, fixating his gaze on Song Chi.

"Little Chi, have you advanced your Guidance Technique to First Rank?"

Since the breakthrough a month ago, Song Chi had fully mastered his strength and could control it with ease, which is why no one noticed the change in him immediately.

But Song Ming Song was different. As a seasoned Third Rank Torch Captain, his perceptive abilities were astonishing. Even though Song Chi had done his best to conceal it, his subtleties were still detected by him.

As for Song Shan, while his flagship had advanced to Third Rank, his own Guidance Technique remained at level 29, requiring more time to slowly strive for level 30, naturally not possessing the sharp insight of Song Ming Song.

Seeing his grandfather had noticed, Song Chi no longer concealed it, slightly releasing the Spectral Energy in his body, directly unleashing the powerful vital energy within him.

Feeling indeed the fluctuations of First Rank Level vital energy, the Song Family elders were all somewhat surprised, and then their expressions turned to joy.

Their descendant, naturally, the more excellent, the better.

"Hahaha..."

At the forefront of the crowd, the old patriarch laughed uproariously, his laughter booming like thunder and indicating his genuine joy.

Among the group, Song Chao and Chen Lixia were also beaming, their faces aglow with pride. Their son's excellence was their greatest source of pride.

To break through to First Rank in Guidance Technique at the age of thirty, compared to gaining a Spectral Airship on three explorations to the Alien Star Domain, the former was obviously more difficult to achieve.