Global Era of Star trekking
Chapter 178: Chapter 121: Promotion - Blue Torch Seed_2

As the girl finished speaking in one breath, Song Chi's face was already pitch black from where he stood atop the distant Cang Qiong.

That woman wasn't looking to verify anything at all; she clearly just wanted to deliberately toy with him.

"Heh, naive foolish woman!"

While he mentally ranted, on the surface, he still carefully asked.

"And the traded item? Are there any additional restrictions?"

Behind the counter, the girl thought for a moment, then shook her head.

"The boss didn't say. You can chat with the boss yourself during subsequent communications!" Stay connected through мѵʟ

Although helpless, Song Chi could only accept the condition. There was no choice since Purple Quality top-rank Fire Source UpRank wasn't common, so, apart from humbling himself, it seemed he had no other option unless he could convince himself to completely give up on the Senbai Bone Flame.

Three days later, Song Chi, having once again brought his grandfather... and his uncle over, walked into the Chenxing Multifunctional Shop with confidence (head held high) and also clutched the special black communication bracelet in his hand.

Taking a deep breath, Song Chi pressed the call button for the only contact on his bracelet.

Beep... Beep... Beep!

Following a series of beeps, the communication bracelet connected.

"Hello!"

Song Chi spoke first and then heard a slight rustling noise, much like the sound of someone getting dressed after waking up.

The current communication was only audio, so he couldn't see what the other party was actually doing.

That woman was far away in the Duchy Capital Star Domain. The fact that they could communicate via the bracelet was already the limit; this was most likely possible only because of a communications network established at a huge cost, the annual maintenance fees of which could scare anyone to death.

Soon, that familiar soft and tender voice echoed in his ear.

"Giggle giggle giggle, contacting your sister so early in the morning, little brother, it's just been a few months, and you're already missing me?"

Hearing this, the corner of Song Chi's eye involuntarily started twitching continuously, and his mind was too exhausted to complain.

That woman was indeed skillful at teasing; with just the first sentence, she had already given him the urge to smash the communication bracelet.

Perhaps guessing his current emotional changes, the woman didn't continue to tease, but her voice still had a hint of laziness and tenderness mixed with a faint magnetism, incredibly enticing.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Are you here to exchange for the Senbai Bone Flame this time?"

"Yes!"

After confirming, the woman continued to ask:

"So, what items have you brought for the trade?"

Song Chi quickly recited the attributes of the [Long-Range Cannon] he had at hand.

After listening to the attributes of the Long-Range Cannon, the woman paused for a moment, considering the specific value of both, and then she replied:

"Little brother, I don't think your sister needs to say more, do I? Although both are Purple Relics, their values are not equivalent!"

Song Chi was not surprised and directly responded:

"Plus three Blue main cannons, how about that?"

The voice communication fell silent for quite some time, and at last, the woman nodded in agreement.

Hearing this response, Song Chi was completely stunned, and for a moment, he did not know what to say.

Mentioning these three Blue main cannons, he had merely wanted to negotiate the price further with the other party, never expecting her to agree.

The three Blue main cannons may seem plenty and sound like they're of considerable value, but when actually compared to Purple Components, they were simply incomparable.

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Although on the market blue components are priced at about one-sixth of purple components, these three main cannons are comparable to half a purple component, the reality isn't that simple.

The purple components selling at ninety thousand or one hundred thousand per Zero Rank Floating Land Origin on the market are, frankly, the most useless existence among purple components—a tasteless bite, yet a pity to discard.

Those normal components that truly qualify as Purple Quality can't be bought with Zero Rank or First Rank Floating Land Origins. They're either traded for other items or bought with High-Level Floating Land Origin.

And these are just the regular Purple Relics. For an item like the Senbai Bone Flame, that is a top-tier Purple Fire Source UpRank, it is considered the cream of the crop amongst top-tier Purple Relics. To some Torch Ship Captains, it's even more alluring than your average Orange Component.

That's exactly why Song Chi was at a loss for words for a moment.

Clearly, the woman had just practically given away this "Senbai Bone Flame" to him for a song.

To be honest, this gift was huge!!

After a long silence, in the end, Song Chi didn't say much. He only uttered two words:

"Thank you!"

After those two words, a giggling sound soon came from the communication bracelet followed by the woman saying:

"Alright, it's enough for you to remember my kindness. Also, remember to 'proactively' reach out to me if you have time in the future."

After emphasizing the word "proactively,", without waiting for Song Chi to reply, the woman hung up the communication.

Song Chi was momentarily stunned and then turned to look at the counter. He saw the young girl had already taken out a white jade box from below and passed it over to him.

Song Chi also took out the [Long-Range Cannon] and the other three blue main cannons.

When he opened a corner of the white jade box, an intense purple light immediately shone from inside, along with a strand of extremely cold energy.

After confirming it was indeed the Senbai Bone Flame, Song Chi closed the jade box again, nodded towards the girl behind the counter, and then left the multifunctional shop with his uncle and grandfather.

In front of the Chenxing Multifunctional Shop, Song Mingsong turned to look at Song Chi for a long while before saying:

"This time you indeed have to acknowledge the favor from the other party. You can consider reciprocating appropriately later on, but also don't fully trust them. Keep your basic guards up, understand!!"

Song Chi's eyes narrowed slightly as he nodded gently.

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Inside a secret room in the White Tower Floating Land's Fury Lion Courtyard, Song Mingsong and Song Shan stood on guard at each side of the secret room's door, faces alert, while in front of them, inside the secret room, Song Chi was sitting cross-legged on a round white jade platform, rapidly circulating Spectral Energy within his body, striving to adjust his state to its peak.

Several minutes later, feeling his state had reached its peak, Song Chi suddenly opened his eyes and his Spectral Energy began to converge at full speed towards his forehead. As time passed, his Ancestral Torch slowly opened.

At the same time, he raised his right hand, and the white jade box in his palm was opened. A flame with a ghostly chill floated out and, pulled by the Absorbing Force within the Ancestral Torch, the cold Senbai Bone Flame slowly moved towards his forehead.

Seconds later, the Senbai Bone Flame completely disappeared into the Ancestral Torch; as it entered, the bright white Seed of Torch within the Ancestral Aperture Space blazed up significantly.

Since the ten-thousand-year-old Star Core fire, it was the second time it felt another fire source with a huge attraction towards itself. Driven by an instinct to advance, it wanted to devour and assimilate the strand of Senbai Bone Flame as quickly as possible.

Under the pull of the Seed of Torch, the Senbai Bone Flame started to slowly move towards the centre of the Ancestral Aperture.

When it finally came into contact with the Seed of Torch, the flame burst into a frenzied dance, like a vigorous wild horse, as if fuel was added to its fire.

As for the Senbai Bone Flame itself, it started to dull as it was devoured and assimilated by the Seed of Torch, until it was completely absorbed.

This process of absorption and assimilation lasted for about half an hour. When it was thoroughly complete, the bright white Seed of Torch also underwent a transformation, changing from its original bright white to deep blue.

As the Seed of Torch completed its transformation from white to blue, Song Chi, somewhat exhausted, was revitalized. The energy he had previously expended was all recovered at that moment, and with the enhancement of the blue Seed of Torch, his Mind Power also became more concentrated and stable.

As is well known, the Seed of Torch provides a protective and strengthening effect on the Torch Ship Captain's Spiritual energy, and while the previous white Seed of Torch's enhancement and protection were like a tiny sparkle, the current blue Seed of Torch was akin to a flickering candlelight—not overwhelmingly powerful but far surpassing what it was before.

ps: Is this chapter a bit awkwardly written?

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