Galaxy of Giant Ships: Starting with Data-Driven Warships

Suddenly, a feeling of being connected by blood and mind arose in his heart.

Chen Yao closed his eyes and patiently sensed this strange change.

He could clearly sense Xiaoxing's current state: weak, young, but full of vitality.

Its roots are slowly drawing psionic energy from his body as nourishment, but at the same time, it is also giving back to its host in its own way.

hum!

An invisible energy wave emanated from Chen Yao's body and spread outwards in all directions.

That was the Star-Bearing Vine autonomously activating its innate talent and instinct, absorbing and expelling the chaotic primordial energy that was floating in the void outside.

Chen Yao suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them.

As Xiao Xing began to rapidly circulate energy around him, the energy concentration around him continued to increase, which naturally led to the autonomous operation of the psionic energy within his body.

Although the speed of circulation is far slower than when one is truly in seclusion for cultivation, Chen Yao's body at this moment seems to be circulating the guiding technique on its own every moment.

Sensing this situation, the surprise in his eyes grew even stronger.

He knew very well what this meant.

Even though the "passive cultivation" speed provided by the Star-Bearing Vine is far less efficient than when he actively went into seclusion, its advantage lies in being available at all times and without interruption.

While eating, sleeping, and even exploring alien galaxies, his guiding magic will continue to operate at a slow pace.

The difference might not be noticeable in ten days or half a month, but if it's stretched to ten years, a hundred years, or even longer, the cumulative effect will be terrifying.

Moreover, with the assistance of the Star-Bearing Vine, his cultivation speed will likely increase dramatically when he chooses to cultivate in seclusion in the future.

"Wenying, this girl... this gift is far too heavy..."

Chen Yao shook his head slightly, but a faint smile remained in his eyes.

……

"mom."

Twenty minutes later, Chen Yao finally met Gu Ping, who had rushed home.

Seeing that her son was not in a hurry to fuse with and upgrade the fire source, Gu Ping visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't say much, but carefully checked Chen Yao's physical condition and took out the [Comet Source Flame] to examine it repeatedly.

"Alright, no problem. I'll stay at the entrance of the training room. Now let's begin the fusion and advancement of the fire seed."

"Um!"

Chen Yao nodded and quickly sat cross-legged on the planetary origin crystal cultivation platform in the center of the cultivation room.

Gu Ping stood at the doorway, a dozen meters away, her phoenix eyes fixed on her son's every move. Her Foundation Establishment Great Perfection power was quietly circulating within her body, ready to act without hesitation should any unexpected situation arise.

Chen Yao took a deep breath and adjusted himself to be in top condition.

The ancestral aperture of the primordial fire between his brows slowly opened, and a deep vortex of psionic energy slowly rotated. At the deepest part of the vortex, purple light appeared and disappeared, which was the purple seed of primordial fire that he had awakened.

Holding the crystal ball containing the [Comet Source Flame] in his hands, Chen Yao carefully guided the orange source flame away from the crystal ball using the power of his mind, following the method that the academy had taught him long ago.

As time passed, the [Comet Source Flame] floated up and slowly approached Chen Yao's brow.

It is unknown how much time passed, until it successfully passed through the psionic vortex and entered the Ancestral Flame Aperture Space.

Buzz!

Instantly, the Ancestral Aperture Space began to tremble, and the Purple Flame Seed deep within the Chaos Space pulsed violently, attracting the Comet Source Flame to approach in a unique way.

Compared to the two increasingly intense flames, Chen Yao dared not be distracted in the slightest, using all his mental energy to act as a "mediator," guiding the two to come into contact and merge in the gentlest way.

This process took longer than expected.

Gu Ping sat to the side, her brows slightly furrowed. She could sense the intense energy fluctuations emanating from deep within Chen Yao's brow, but it was difficult to discern the detailed situation from the surface alone.

She wanted to investigate several times, but she forcibly restrained herself. She knew that at this time, any external interference could cause her son to lose all his previous efforts.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes...

Nearly half an hour later, Chen Yao finally opened his tightly closed eyes slowly. If you looked closely, you could vaguely see a fleeting orange light deep in his pupils.

His lips slowly curved upwards, revealing a smile.

Clearly, this fusion of [Comet Origin Flame] was a great success.

"How is it?"

Gu Ping walked over quickly, her eyes full of concern.

"Mom, it worked!"

Chen Yao's voice was a little hoarse, but he couldn't hide his excitement.

"Your son is now a seed of orange flame."

Gu Ping reached out and examined his brow with her magic, confirming it several times before finally feeling relieved. She then gently patted the back of Chen Yao's head.

"You did well enough, you didn't embarrass your mother."

Chen Yao's smile remained unchanged. As he sensed the wisp of fire deep within the ancestral aperture space, which was already radiating a dazzling orange light, he knew that his future path had become smoother once again.

The orange seed of the torch signifies that the future Sky Patrol's maximum potential will reach Tier 5 battleship level, and both the number of special slots and the maximum enhancement limit for components will receive a substantial boost.

After that, he took out several white, unusual parts he had purchased from the family business network and replaced several standard parts.

[Standard Psionic Shield] → [Strong Magnetic Pulse Shield]

[Standard Psionic Secondary Cannon] *2 → [Laser Cannon] [Pulse Silent Cannon]

[Standard-type air-search radar] → [Low-light air-search radar]

These were all purchased from the family's trading network using universal points, so Chen Yao still had a sufficient supply of planetary origin crystals. He directly upgraded all four newly replaced parts to level 10.

In fact, the white artifact's enhancement limit is Tier 2 (lv20~lv29). He was fully capable of enhancing all of them to lv20. The reason he didn't do so was that there were still more than two months before the next alien exploration, so there was no rush.

As for the second point, it's simply because the white parts are of very low quality and will need to be replaced soon, so Chen Yao is not willing to spend too many enhancement resources on them.

It's important to know that, until a special non-destructive uninstallation component is obtained, all directly uninstalled components will not return the enhancement resources previously consumed.

Therefore, Chen Yao was unwilling to spend too many resources to enhance the four white components.

Of course, this is only for now. If the Sky Patrol hasn't been equipped with higher-quality components by the time of the second exploration of alien regions, then it will still need to be upgraded.

Play around as you please, but don't joke about exploring alien worlds.

Throughout history, there have been countless examples of Fireships being lost in alien galaxies, including some Star Destroyers capable of suppressing an entire vast galactic territory with a single ship.

Maintaining due reverence for the myriad stars and seas is a compulsory course for every captain of the Torch Ship over the years. Chen Yao would not challenge the truth that countless Torch predecessors practiced with their lives just because of the consumption of some resources.