Global Era of Star trekking

Chapter 373 - 204: Annihilation, Conflict of Interest_2

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Moreover, the killing of the Golden Armored Giant Beast had nothing to do with the Bai Family; at least they had no part in the final killing blow.

Thus, it was both proper and fitting for Song Chi’s side to take over the greatest benefit of the post-battle.

High above The Vault of Heaven, the shocking reversal of the battle situation below happened too quickly for most people to respond.

However, Bai Chongwen was not among them. The moment Song Mingsong killed the Golden Armored Giant Beast with the Yuejin Ram Horn, he immediately turned his flagship and sped towards the scene below.

He was too familiar with the situation of the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling; only the Epic Quality Enslavement Component of his flagship, also enhanced to Fourth Rank, had a great chance of successful enslavement.

Because of this, even if he made no contribution to the killing of the Golden Armored Giant Beast, the possibility of enslaving the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling was still the greatest with him.

But he clearly thought too much; it would indeed be difficult for the Enslavement Component on the Furious Lion to enslave the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling, but there was also the [Enslavement Medal] on the Cangqiong.

Upon hearing his grandfather’s words, Song Chi immediately took Cher back to the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, temporarily sealed it, and waited to remove the enslavement mark. Once he returned to the Cangqiong, he promptly activated the [Enslavement Medal] directed at the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling below, which had grown to First Rank in a short amount of time.

However, even the [Enslavement Medal] of Red Epic Quality failed on the first attempt at enslavement.

This showed just how terrifyingly difficult it was to enslave this particular Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling.

Song Chi showed no change in emotion on his face, quickly initiating a second attempt at enslavement.

At this moment, Bai Chongwen’s flagship above was less than a kilometer away.

Fortunately, the second attempt at enslavement did not result in any accidents, and it was successful in enslaving the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling below.

In the Battleship Main Control Room, Bai Chongwen’s turbid eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

"Impossible, how could he enslave the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling? It’s just an Escort Ship... Could it be an Orange Quality Enslavement Component?"

A myriad of questions flashed through his mind, and Bai Chongwen’s expression darkened, his eyes cold and silent as he controlled the Warship, descending towards the scene below.

Unbeknownst to Song Chi, Bai Chongwen was undergoing a psychological change; Song Chi was presently ordering the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling, which was chirping in his mind, to continue devouring the flesh and blood of the Golden Armored Giant Beast.

To be honest, he was very excited. Before officially arriving at the Copper Mountain Continent, everyone in the Song Family thought the titanium crystal vein was the greatest harvest, and he was no exception.

But after coming here, it was deduced by his grandfather and uncle that the Bai Family’s ultimate target was actually the Golden Armored Giant Beast, and the information about the Fourth Rank Biological Origin Blood was subsequently shared with the family.

Therefore, he had a clear understanding of the value of the flesh and blood of the Golden Armored Giant Beast.

It could be used to extract Fourth Rank Biological Origin Blood, which has immense auxiliary benefits for the advancement of Cruisers and breakthroughs of high-level Guidance Techniques, making it extremely valuable.

Beyond this, he also thought of that ancient Stellar Battlefield, where there are numerous corpses of high-level aliens, equivalent to servings of high-level Biological Origin Blood, just waiting for him to collect in the future.

However, he does not yet know something else; in fact, Song Mingsong has another unseen benefit on his side.

Within the Furious Lion, Song Mingsong’s eyes glistened with excitement as he looked at the virtual screen before him.

[Battleship Upgrade Mission (Furious Lion)]

[Current upgrade success rate: 14.05% (Initial success rate 0.05% + bathed in Fourth Rank Golden Armored Giant Beast blood 14%)]

[Special upgrade resource formula (0/3): Fourth-Rank Life Crystal*1, Earth Attribute Law Crystal*1, Ten Thousand Years Pure Yang Jade*1]

[Additional upgrade resources: None]

[Bathed in Alien Blood: Fourth Rank Golden Armored Giant Beast 14%]

Indeed, before delivering the final blow to the Golden Armored Giant Beast with the Yuejin Ram Horn, he hesitated for a moment before choosing to activate the upgrade mission for the Furious Lion.

Although it was just over sixty years since the Furious Lion’s upgrade to Third Rank, its foundation was still far less than that of Peak Third Rank Cruisers.

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However, a Golden Armored Giant Beast that might have been at the peak of the Fourth Rank in its prime, and the drop of Fourth-Rank Primordial Blood it could condense, represented an opportunity so rare that it might come once in a millennium—an opportunity he did not wish to waste.

If he missed this chance, he didn’t know if he would ever come across another in his lifetime.

He had just managed to accumulate a large number of Golden Merit points and successfully exchanged them for an Orange Quality Fire Source UpRank, elevating his Seed of Torch to Purple Quality. In such a fortuitous situation, he felt he should not hesitate.

Moreover, he still had an entire year to gather other resources.

Considering all these factors, the success rate of the Furious Lion’s UpRank was actually not small, so in the last moment, he chose to initiate the UpRank mission.

Now, reality had proven his choice was correct.

This high-bloodline Fourth-Rank Golden Armored Giant Beast had suddenly increased the Furious Lion’s UpRank success rate by 14%. If he could gather those three special resources later on, as well as the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling that Song Chi had already enslaved,

Without exaggeration, in a year’s time, the success rate of the Furious Lion’s UpRank could reach at least 40%, and this rate of success among the Third-Rank cruisers attempting UpRanking, would certainly rank among the highest.

Thinking of this, Song Mingsong too couldn’t help but reveal an excited expression on his face.

Just as the grandfather and grandson were reveling in their excitement, the arrival of an uninvited guest quickly dissipated their jubilation completely.

Next to the Furious Lion, Bai Chongwen’s cruiser began to slowly land, and the communication that Song Mingsong had previously cut off was requesting to connect once more.

With Song Mingsong’s character, he originally did not plan to answer, as Bai Chongwen’s previous action of fleeing faster than anyone else had left a terrible impression on him.

However, remembering the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling and the subsequent affairs with the Titanium Crystal Vein, and knowing that the two families must negotiate a new distribution plan, he eventually accepted the communication request.

But as soon as the communication was connected, Bai Chongwen’s cold voice came through immediately.

"Mingsong, isn’t this a bit underhanded? The previous agreement was not..."

Hearing his accusatory tone, Song Mingsong couldn’t hold back any longer.

"Underhanded? Old Master Bai, if you don’t make yourself clear today, I will need to have a word with you."

"An intelligence error almost led to disaster, and you were the first to flee, without any regard for the life and death of the younger family members—just who is being underhanded here?"

"If it weren’t for my grandson holding a one-time powerful weapon, your Bai Family would have lost at least half of your people here today. Where do you get the nerve to say I’m being underhanded?"

Hearing Song Mingsong’s unreservedly mocking words, Bai Chongwen’s already gloomy face seemed as if it was about to drip with gloom.

"You..."

Just as he was about to continue his retort, the flagships of Song Shan and Bai Xiurong from above began to land, and after connecting to the communication channel, both quickly spoke up to intervene.

With the two of them intervening, the frosty atmosphere finally thawed slightly, and afterward, both parties formally began to discuss the spoils of the operation.

The main focus of the discussion was actually centered on the Titanium Crystal Vein. As for the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling, the Song Family’s position had been steadfastly unyielding.

After all, from every aspect, it was the Song Family who had the rightful claim.

The Bai Family also knew they were in the wrong, so they did not dispute with the Song Family over this matter.

As for Bai Chongwen, he had been silent all along; did he not realize that his family had neither moral nor rational grounds to stand on?

Of course that was impossible.

The reason he had spoken out so earlier was purely because he felt extremely aggrieved.

The amount of effort his branch had put into this operation was enormous, but at the end, not only had they lost a cruiser, but their greatest gain had also slipped through their fingers, which would be difficult for anyone to accept.

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