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As the three orange oddities were submerged into the body of the Heritage Tower, this Eternal Tower quickly responded.

A gentle hum emanated from the tower, and suddenly three black marks shot out from within the ancient high tower. Under Song Xuancang's control, these three marks submerged one after another into the Torch warships of Song Chi and his two companions.

Thereafter, a voice that seemed to come from the ancient past rang in the ears of Song Chi in the Cangqiong Main Control Room.

"Registration successful, the next challenge will start in one month."

Song Xuancang's brow slightly raised aboard the Cang Mang Wuji.

One month later, good, he also spoke again, his voice ringing out across the three escort ships.

"Remember not to stray more than five thousand kilometers from Cang Mang Wuji this month."

Hearing this, Song Chi and the other two felt a surge of excitement. Five thousand kilometers, this range would allow access to some alien trading zones nearby; thus, they could attempt to trade with those alien species using the resources they had prepared.

After exchanging greetings, the three each controlled their warships toward the various alien trading areas.

Song Chi was much more cautious in his approach.

Cangqiong did not make any move from beginning to end, closely hugging his family head's Cang Mang Wuji.

At the same time, the hatch slowly opened, and three Void Assassin Clan soldier figurines swept out, scattering towards the surrounding alien trading zones under the control of three brainwave imprints.

The moment the Void Assassin Clan soldier figurines burst out of the warship, Song Chi only heard a series of explosive sounds from their puppet bodies.

"Such strong life pressure..."

His heart chilled, but he soon understood the reason.

There were many alien species of fourth and fifth rank around them, and even sixth rank creatures were mixed in among them. With so many high-rank life forms congregating, even though they weren't actively emitting their internal energy fluctuations, the pressure they brought was beyond imagination.

Fortunately, though the oppressive feeling was strong, it wasn't as intense as inside the Tri-Eye Race super-giant flagship, allowing the three Void Assassin Clan soldier figurines to act normally.

The three figurines split into three directions, centering around the Cang Mang Wuji Zhulu warship, continually inspecting one trading zone after another within a radius of five thousand kilometers.

Hours passed, and one of the Void Assassin Clan soldier figurines paused in its steps, then unobtrusively approached a kilometer-long tiger-like alien species with wings on its back nearby.
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This species was recorded in the Torch Human Civilization as well, known as the Winged Tiger, a Floating Land exotic beast with a genetic bloodline not weak, ranking in the third tier of the Song family's genetic bloodline chart.

However, what Song Chi was concerned about wasn't the Winged Tiger itself, but an object floating around it, emitting a blue glow.

It was a blue-quality strange object that could be converted into a ship-borne component—an especially rare find among special components.

Winged Launch Pad lv0

Quality: Blue

Feature: Additional +1 to the number of launch pads

Consumption: 500/usage (Spectral Energy Points)

Charge: 60 seconds; Buffer: 24 hours

Effect: Transports objects or beings that meet the volume and weight criteria to specified coordinates; current maximum launch distance: 0.1 light-year

UpRank Requirement: 5 strands of Floating Land Origin (Zero Rank), 500 Spectral Energy Points

It was indeed a blue-quality launch-component, precisely the kind that Song Chi was in urgent need of.

After the Brainwave Remote Control System component was upgraded to orange, it could emit 3 brainwave imprints at a time, but relying solely on the Fixed-Point Launch Pad currently aboard the Cangqiong, it wouldn't be possible to maximize the use of these 3 brainwave imprints.

If he could add this top-quality blue launch component, which came with the feature of "an additional +1 launch pad," it would be equivalent to having two launch pads. Coupled with the Fixed-Point Launch Pad, Cangqiong would effectively have three launch platforms, which would perfectly maximize the use of the Brainwave Remote Control System component.

Regarding any potential conflict between the Fixed-Point Launch Pad and this Winged Launch Pad, it's necessary to clarify a point.

A Torch warship's special components can have two of the same kind equipped; it's just like Cangqiong currently hosting both the Fire Peony Soldier Figurine Tree and the Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figure Tree, both belonging to the soldier figurine category.

However, only two of the same kind of component can be equipped at most. If Song Chi wanted to equip another soldier figurine component, he would have to replace one of the two—either the Fire Peony Soldier Figurine Tree or the Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurine Tree—otherwise, it would not be possible to equip it.

Based on this limitation, Cangqiong could currently equip this Winged Launch Pad component.

On the wrist of the Void Assassin Clan soldier figurine, a projection screen appeared from a regular communication bracelet, displaying a message in the universal language of the Starry Sea.

"What's the price for this blue oddity?"

The four-rank level aura emitted by this Winged Tiger indicated that it didn't particularly care about a blue-quality oddity. What it really wanted to trade were the few purple and orange oddities in front of it.

Thus, the trade went very smoothly. Song Chi only spent 1 third-rank Void Crystal and 10 second-rank Void Crystals to successfully acquire the oddity.

Upon acquisition, the soldier figurine immediately sent the object back to Cangqiong, and Song Chi directly equipped it onto the warship, enhancing it to level 39.

In the following month, Song Chi did nothing else but continually controlled the Void Assassin Clan soldier figurines to roam the nearby trading zones using the brainwave imprints.

Among them, he certainly made several purchases, but for the current state of Cangqiong, the effects were not significant, leaving Song Chi quite disappointed.