National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 841 Song Chi's Perfect Plan

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A slight tremor suddenly came from deep within his brow, which surprised Song Chi slightly.

After hundreds of years of buffering, the Corpse Emperor Clan river system has managed to establish a network of torches that covers the entire river system. However, the river system is currently in a period of rapid development, so it is obviously unusual for them to contact them urgently through the torch network at this time.

In the blink of an eye, he quickly logged into the Fireline Network and, following the invitation sent by Jiang Yuan, soon joined a top-secret group chat built by the [Original Fireline Seed].

Unlike the previous discussion of the Rakshasa God's proposal, with Song Chi's participation, although there are still five people in the group chat, the one belonging to the Chiyu Divine Dynasty is no longer the Ji Clan's superdimensional captain, but Ji Huang Ji Heng herself.

Upon hearing this, Song Chi, Ying Yi, and Pei Dinan, who knew that Ji Heng should be in seclusion in the Human Emperor City at the moment, all showed deep surprise and confusion.

Puzzled, the three men's expressions gradually turned serious.

Even Ji Heng, who was in full seclusion, was summoned here, which clearly means something big must have happened.

"That's right, just now, the Origin Star showed its first unusual activity, entering its decline phase two thousand years ahead of schedule!"

When Jiang Yuan said this, her tone was extremely calm.

However, to Song Chi and the other two, this was like a bolt from the blue. In that instant, a large amount of information related to the words "Origin Star" appeared in their minds, and Song Chi was no exception.

Although he only came into contact with the Chaos God Continent very late in the past ten thousand years, and the time he actually spent in the Human Emperor City was not long, he knew quite a lot about the Origin Star.

It has nothing to do with anything else, mainly because the news of the [Origin Star] is too famous throughout the entire Chaos God Continent.

This mythical star, which falls every million years, is said to contain the ultimate treasure for those who have broken through to the twelfth level of transcendence.

This one point alone determined everything.

"The exact time?" Ying Yi was the first to regain her composure.

"Based on calculations of the tidal fluctuations of the Chaotic Sea, it will take 83 years to fully enter the Chaotic Divine Continent," Ji Heng continued, adding as a complex data stream appeared before him.
"What's more troublesome is that this time, it seems that several abyssal demons have taken the opportunity to awaken."

Upon hearing this, Ferdinand's projection flickered:
"Will the Abyss get involved this time too? Don't those madmen never touch the Origin Star?"

"We don't know the exact reasons, but what is certain is that with the Abyss also getting involved, this trip to the Origin Star will be more dangerous than ever before, and we must be mentally prepared for that!"

……

"Alright, that's enough for now. Next, we must make sure to get the message across and instruct our senior captains to make all necessary preparations in the near future."

After some discussion, the five ended their communication. For the next eighty years, the entire Shining Fire human civilization entered the most intense period of preparation for war in its history.

The news of the premature fall of the Origin Star was like a boulder thrown into the deep sea, creating a huge wave at the top of the Torch Civilization.

Even the all-out war against the eight-armed serpent demon civilization thousands of years ago was far less significant than what we are experiencing now.

Since its inception, the Torchfire Civilization has waged numerous wars of various scales, but this once-in-a-million-year [Origin Star Fall] is truly the first of its kind, which has greatly excited the Torchfire captains who had heard about it before.

The value of the Origin Star needs no further explanation. It is worlds apart from the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Galaxy Cluster. It is an opportunity that can enable the entire civilization to leapfrog forward. How can it not excite people?

However, the news that the Abyss Demon God would be involved cast a fatal shadow over this opportunity.

Even so, preparations by all parties involved in the entire Civilization of the Flame are still in full swing.

Not to mention the immortal forces under the four great empires, the fact that the royal families of the four great empires jointly established the "Origin Star Special Intelligence Group" mobilized almost all the spy networks that had been lurking in the Chaos God Continent and the myriad worlds for more than 200,000 years.

They frantically collected all information related to the [Origin Star]—historical exploration records, internal environment maps, known dangerous areas, coordinates of the ruins of powerful figures who had fallen throughout history, and even the habits and preferences of the awakened abyss demons were all compiled and archived.

In addition, the higher-ups of the civilization also took the initiative to mobilize all the high-level star-sea floating continents on the verge of advancement from the newly developed Corpse Emperor Clan river system cluster, in order to assist the captains of the Torch Ships, whose flagships had high-level warship clone parts, in completing their advancement.

At the suggestion of the Firewood Civilization Strategic Department, these Firewood warships with warship clone components naturally became the main combat force in the subsequent Origin Star Operation, especially those high-ranking captains with high-level warship clone components.

Besides these, the preparations on the Longji Song family's side were also in full swing.

On the Dragon Ridge Continent, which has been relocated by the Star Shifting Merchant Guild, deep within the Dragon Ridge Divine Mountain lies the Dragon Whale Palace.

Dozens of figures gathered together.

On the sole throne of the Great Sun above the main hall, Song Chi's voice echoed throughout the entire hall.

"The matter of establishing the Fifth Empire of the Torchwood has been postponed indefinitely. Now, apart from the immigration work being handled by the ordinary clansmen, the majority of the family's energy has been focused on this [Origin Star]!"

"In addition, putting aside the lower-ranking clansmen, all clansmen of the dreadnought rank and above must be equipped with a red or higher warship clone component on their flagship. In addition, each person should be equipped with a [Market Retainer Token] or [Market Walker Token]. These will be the main force for our Song family's subsequent exploration of that Origin Star."

"Understood, Uncle Chi!"

Song Yiming nodded in agreement to Song Chi's order without any hesitation.

The Song family now has over three hundred members at the level of Dreadnought Captain or higher. This would be an insurmountable challenge for any other power other than the Four Heavenly Pillars Royal Families, but the Song family is different.

As early as the Great Expansion War of the Tianpan River System, they had already realized the importance of warship clone parts, especially mid-to-high-level warship clone parts. Subsequently, the family has been continuously acquiring warship clone parts by taking advantage of various unique resources such as the Time Fruit and Silver Apple.

Over thousands of years, the family now possesses a considerable number of mid- to high-level warship clones, so meeting this requirement is not a problem.

However, when it came to things like the "Market Guest Order" and the "Market Walker Order," the Song family's Star Destroyer captains in the hall immediately became interested.

Soon someone spoke up:

"Uncle Chi, with the fall of this Origin Star, the value of the various market tokens that can normally log in to the market on the Chaos God Continent will inevitably increase significantly. Should we take advantage of this to do something?"

The journey to the Origin Star is not enough; simply entering it, or even obtaining its treasures, is not enough. The most important thing is to bring these treasures back safely.

Especially for those beings who enter the Origin Star in clones, if they could be equipped with a Market Token, they could immediately send any treasures they snatched into the Market. Who wouldn't want such a bug-like loophole?
Song Chi had clearly planned this all along.

“There’s no need to worry about that. Every captain whose family participates in the Origin Star operation will be equipped with a Market Token. As for the rest, the four great empires and various Torch Relic forces, including the Wizard Civilization, will each have a certain quota. However, who gets it depends on their respective bids!” As he spoke, Song Chi’s eyes flashed, and another idea vaguely came to mind.

Instead of selling the tokens at a specific price, it seems like a good option to prioritize and draw a limited number of items from the subsequent rewards of each token.

……

With only ten years remaining until [Origin Star] enters the Chaotic Divine Continent, Jiang Yuan announced the final arrangements in a top-secret group chat:
"After final discussion, this operation is limited to captains who possess 'warship clones' and have sufficient remote control range. Of course, captains whose lifespan is nearing its end are an exception."

This decision surprised Song Chi and his group. Limiting it to captains who could act as clones of their warships would undoubtedly eliminate a large number of people.

Warship clone parts are already rare, with only one in ten possessing them. In addition, if you want to remotely control them across the entire Origin Star, ordinary low-level warship clone parts can basically be ruled out, which will eliminate a lot of captains.

Under these restrictions, the number of captains from the entire Torch Civilization who can participate in this operation will be extremely limited.

Before the four could ask, Jiang Yuan took the initiative to explain:

There are four reasons!

"Firstly, the internal space of the Origin Star is not stable."

Secondly, the sudden intervention of the Abyss Demon God will undoubtedly lead to unimaginable chaos in this operation.

Thirdly, the Emperor City itself needs to retain sufficient contingency plans to prevent being attacked.

Fourth, let's not forget the matter of the [Batian Ruins]. We absolutely cannot afford to suffer a significant loss of our civilization's combat power now.

Song Chi remained silent for a moment, then nodded in understanding.

He knew very well that this decision was the optimal solution.

No matter how tempting the Origin Star may be, it's not worth gambling with the future of the entire civilization.

Following this council meeting, the Zhutianxu Market entered its busiest period.

The monthly market trading day in the Heavenly Market has not yet arrived, but today the market is unusually crowded with people.

Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with the market itself, but is the location of the [Teleportation Platform of All Heavens].

As if by prior arrangement, within a few tens of minutes, figures of the eighth and ninth rank from the Torch Civilization and the Wizard Civilization appeared one after another on the [All-Heavens Teleportation Platform].

Ten people;

One hundred people;

……

Ultimately, the number reached over a thousand.

The group was led by five people, including Ying Yi, Ferdinand, and three core ninth-tier councilors from the Wizarding Civilization's Wizarding Council.

These five people represent the highest power levels of the two dominant civilizations. After a moment of silence, a ninth-tier peak True Spirit Wizard spoke first.

"Your Excellency, Lord of the Heavenly Market, we are willing to agree to your previous condition of 'giving priority to one out of every five items,' but we also have one condition!"

Tell me about it!

"After all, these are the fruits of our labor, which involved risking our lives. We are willing to pay the basic fees you have proposed, but we can't just hand over all the most valuable items, can we?"

"Here's the thing, our Mythical Lord behind us has made the following proposal: you can take one out of every five items, which we agree to. However, you can only take one of the top three most valuable items, and only three of the top ten most valuable items. After that, you can freely choose any of the items outside the top ten most valuable items."

Upon hearing this suggestion, Song Chi's eyes narrowed slightly as he secretly pondered the matter.

He didn't answer immediately, but considered the pros and cons. After a few seconds, he asked another question:
[Single token?]

The Wizarding Civilization responded extremely quickly:

"Yes, for each market token you temporarily lend out, the subsequent individual earnings will be subject to this rule!"

【Can!】

The moment Song Chi responded with the power of the Market Myth, joy appeared on the faces of everyone standing on the [All-Heavens Teleportation Platform].

Strictly speaking, the "Lord of the Heavenly Markets" demanding one out of five is quite excessive. However, in terms of the potential dangers on the "Origin Star," it is the greatest guarantee.

Only by delivering the harvest as quickly as possible can it be considered a true harvest, which is obviously extremely difficult in any previous [Origin Star Fall].

Even for a mythical being, it is extremely difficult to send out the gains they made on the Origin Star.

Although Origin Star is a star, it is different from stars in the conventional sense. It is not completely open to the outside world. The atmosphere surrounding the star is itself formed by the violent laws of the Great Dao. It not only has an extremely large binding force, restricting all beings of the eleventh rank and above from approaching, but also prevents beings of the tenth rank and below from entering and leaving. Only by passing through a few rule vortex channels can one freely enter and leave.

And this is the biggest limitation.

Whether it's the large external forces with transcendent beings actively occupying these vortex passages to strictly control the number of beings entering the Origin Star, or the tenth-tier mythical beings who actively wait at the entrances of the passages after entering the Origin Star, all of these greatly increase the difficulty of taking things out of the Origin Star.

Therefore, obtaining a market token right now can directly avoid this problem, which is also the main reason why the two dominant civilizations can tolerate Song Chi's obviously excessive demands.

The transaction was completed, and Song Chi didn't linger. He immediately summoned all the remaining thousand-plus market tokens he had.

To demonstrate his impartiality and fairness, he didn't hesitate and directly divided the more than one thousand tokens in two, handing them over to the leaders of the Torch Civilization and the Wizard Civilization respectively.

As for the subsequent distribution of the tokens, he need not worry about that. In order to maximize the role of these market tokens, he believes that the rulers of the two dominant civilizations will distribute these tokens in the most reasonable way.

(End of this chapter)