Global Era of Star trekking

In the private box, Song Chi keenly detected the gleam that flashed in his grandfather Song Mingsong's eyes from the main seat.

Although it was fleeting, because he himself wasn't too concerned with the [Apocalyptic Annihilation Cannon].

After all, the Cang Qiong already had the [Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon], a main cannon that was not the least bit inferior, and a Torch Warship would have to be at least a cruiser to load a second main cannon, which was still far off for him.

Therefore, he accurately captured this glint.

"Could it be that Grandfather is very interested in this main cannon?"

Song Chi's eyes shimmered as he pondered to himself.

What he didn't know was that the truth was indeed as he had thought.

It had been nearly sixty years since the Furious Lion was promoted to Third Rank, yet aside from an auxiliary [Starry Sky Monitor], there were no other components of Orange Quality on the warship.

It wasn't that he didn't have quality items in his hands, such as the [Terra Primeval Stone] previously presented. Even if it couldn't be transformed into a shipborne component, the mere words "Orange Quality" were enough to prove its preciousness, or else it wouldn't have been brought out so casually.

The reason there weren't any was because, within the territories of the Torch Human Civilization, shipborne components of Orange Quality were rare to begin with. Even if someone obtained them, they were typically equipped personally, and those available for auction were even scarcer.

Encountering such a hard-to-come-by opportunity, Song Mingsong naturally would not let it slip away easily.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the private box, he swiftly reached forward and tapped several times on the real-time communication projection in front of him.

After inputting the words "800 strands of Third Rank Floating Land Origin," he immediately sent it upward.

[800 strands of Third Rank Floating Land Origin!]

Upon seeing his grandfather's bid, Song Chi took a deep breath.

With the help of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, he had barely managed to obtain 150 strands of Third Rank Floating Land Origin. Now seeing his grandfather splurge 800 strands in one go, he was of course astonished.

Yet, 800 strands were far from the point. As the bidding grew more intense, Song Mingsong placed several more bids in succession.

[900 strands]

[1200 strands]

[1300 strands]

1300 strands of Third Rank Floating Land Origin was definitely an astonishing number. Despite a conversion rate of 10:1, equivalent to one million and three hundred thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, the reality couldn't be calculated that way.

Even Second Rank Floating Land Origin was extremely difficult to exchange on the market, to say nothing of Third Rank.

Even if someone urgently needed a large sum of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, 1300 strands of Third Rank Floating Land Origin couldn't possibly only be exchanged for one million and three hundred thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin. The number would have to be at least quadrupled.

However, such an amount of Third Rank Floating Land Origin eventually led to a not-so-optimistic result.

Because suddenly, someone put forth Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin.

[1200 strands of Third Rank Floating Land Origin + 10 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin.]

The difference was huge, even though it was only 10 strands. Just like the current state of Song Mingsong, upon seeing the Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin, his expression instantly darkened.

A well-known fact in the Shattered Starry Sea is that there's an insurmountable essential gap between third-tier life forms and fourth-tier life forms.

The same applies not only to lifeforms but also to things like the Floating Land Origin and Starry Sea Floating Land.

If one were to say that among ten thousand pieces of Life-Form Starry Sea Floating Land, one might find a Level 3 Life-Form Starry Sea Floating Land, then a Level 4 Life-Form Starry Sea Floating Land could emerge from one hundred thousand or even a million pieces of Life-Form Floating Land.

There's no need to say more about Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin, which requires Level 4 or higher Starry Sea Floating Land to be stably produced. As for Level 3 Starry Sea Floating Land, it may occasionally produce a few strands, but it's extremely unstable.

It might not produce a few strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin for several years, but the likelihood is that it might not produce any for a hundred or even a thousand years.

Therefore, when those 10 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin appeared, Song Mingsong's expression turned sour in an instant.

He tried to raise his bid directly to [1700 strands of Third Rank Floating Land Origin], but the display in the real-time communication projection ahead still showed [1200 strands of Third Rank + 10 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin].

Inside the private box, Song Mingsong's breathing was exceptionally heavy. As a Third Rank Torch Captain from the Dinghai Song family, even though he was exiled not long after being promoted, his assets were incomparable to an ordinary Third Rank Torch Captain. If it were only about Third Rank Floating Land Origin, he feared no one with his wealth. But Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin was different.

Third Rank Floating Land Origin and Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin seem to differ by only one rank, but their actual values cannot be compared at all.

One simple point is that for the shipborne components at the Third Rank limit to be enhanced to Fourth Rank, one needs not only Third Rank Floating Land Origin but also Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin, otherwise, it's impossible to perform the enhancement and rank up.

Just as Song Mingsong was about to give up on further bidding out of sheer disappointment, Song Chao stepped up beside him.

"Dad, here are 20 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin that Little Chi got from the Zhu Tian Ruins Market. See if it can be of use."

As he spoke, he handed over the twenty strands of Floating Land Origin that Song Chi had quietly given him.

Song Mingsong was overjoyed. He glanced at Song Chi from the corner of his eye but didn't make it too obvious.

He was so careful, naturally not because he distrusted the family members in the box, but because Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin was too astonishing and involved significant implications.

It was improper for Song Chi, a First Rank Torch Captain, to present it, especially since the Song Hai and Song Yang families were still unaware of the existence of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, and it was difficult to explain, so they simply kept it quiet.

Having acquired the 20 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin, Song Mingsong quickly made another offer.