Although there were quite a few First Rank White Winged Tribe members, Song Chi hesitated only for a moment before the next second saw the Cang Qiong wrapped in a layer of spectral shield, suddenly burst out from the fragment belt and charged straight towards the large fragment in the void area ahead.
The engines were running at overcapacity, and the Cang Qiong, speeding at the speed of light, almost instantly reached the central region above the large fragment.
The reason Song Chi chose this spot to land the Cang Qiong was that nearly twenty First Rank White Winged Tribe members were tacitly surrounding this area, so it didn't take much thought to deduce that the high-level resource, or the Starry Sea oddity, was likely located around here.
Ignored the momentarily confused and bewildered White Winged Tribe members, Song Chi's gaze swiftly scanned around on the shuttle's projection screen, while his ears waited for the prompt from the Furious Tiger Mining Cart's onboard intelligence.
"Warning, a severe radiation source detected, energy level is strong First Rank, estimated results as follows:
Third Rank or higher Life Core (32% probability)
Starry Sea Civilization's residual nuclear fusion reaction core (48% probability)
Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core initial fusion body (95% probability)"
Quickly skimming the first two and dismissing any result below 50% probability as unreliable, which is common sense, his gaze just landed on the third item when Song Chi suddenly let out a soft cry, his heart filled with wild joy.
He had never imagined that the object derived from the large fragment below would be this.
A Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core initial fusion body, also known as the initial form of Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core, is the initial form of a Floating Land Origin Core and also the source of continual production of the Floating Land Origin, with every piece of Starry Sea Floating Land necessarily having a core of Origin.
That is to say, if not for him and the group of White Winged Tribe who happened to discover the anomaly, by the time this Floating Land Origin Core fully evolved into shape, the large fragment below would keep merging with the many surrounding fragments, and after a thousand years, it would completely transform into a regular piece of Starry Sea Floating Land.
However, there clearly wasn't any chance for that now, as even the lowest Rank 1 Floating Land Origin Core had an unimaginable attraction for the vast majority of species in the Starry Sea.
It could not only promote the evolutionary advancement of certain life forms, but it also belonged to a category of mid to high-level Starry Sea oddities and was the perfect material for creating high-level energy cores.
For the Starry Sea mechanical race civilizations, this object could be sold for an astronomical price, as it was sufficient to allow an ordinary mechanical being to leap through several Ranks and provide nearly endless energy.
Of course, the Floating Land Origin Core below was only a lowest Rank 1 Origin Core, at most allowing a mechanical life form to advance to Third Rank. However, even so, for someone like Song Chi, who was just beginning to awaken and still hovering at the stage of a Zero Rank ordinary person, its value was already beyond imagination.
Because he was acutely aware of the value of the Origin Core below, at that moment, there was only one thought left in Song Chi's mind.
"With such a minuscule chance event unfolding, since I've encountered it, I must give it my all."
From the sudden appearance of the Cang Qiong to when Song Chi got all the information sorted out, it seemed to take quite a while, but in reality, it was less than ten seconds. By this time, the hundreds of White Winged Tribe members below had also reacted, raising their weapons and collectively projecting their full power towards the Cang Qiong.
A moment before, they were slaughtering each other, but upon the entrance of the unidentified shuttle Cang Qiong, they immediately unified their front, pointing their forces outward as one.
Song Chi's reaction was also swift, manipulating the control stick in his hand, two exquisite maneuvers dodged most of the projected weapons. Then, with a tilt of the shuttle's body, the Cang Qiong targeted the crack over ten meters in diameter right below and shot into it, disappearing before the eyes of all the White Winged Tribe members.
Inside the large fragment's crevice, the Cang Qiong's descent was not slow. By continuously observing the surroundings, Song Chi concluded that the crevice was not formed long ago and could well have been the result of the recent intense energy outburst.
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The reason for the sudden energy burst most likely stemmed from the evolving Type I Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body deep within the large fragment.
The not yet fully formed Floating Land Origin Core, with its internal energy not one hundred percent stable, made such accidental energy eruptions quite normal.
Humming!
The Spectral Shield on the surface of the Cang Qiong fluctuated with ripples, a sign that the pursuing White Winged Tribe was attacking.
Even with Song Chi's superb skills, there was no way for Cang Qiong, in such close quarters, to match the agility of the White Winged Tribe, who had the advantage of their wings.
918/990
850/990
766/990
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The Shield Value of the Spectral Shield was dropping at a visibly fast rate, and Song Chi had lost his previous composure, his heartbeat accelerating rapidly.
Minutes later, Song Chi spotted some good news, as the number of White Winged Tribe pursuing them started to significantly decrease as the Cang Qiong continued to descend, until at last, only 18 First Rank White Winged Tribe members persisted.
However, he soon understood the reason, even without the attacks from the First Rank White Winged Tribe behind them, the Shield Value of the Spectral Shield continued to drop at a steady rate; Song Chi, who had realized too late, now understood the situation.
Obviously, the closer they got to the Origin Core Fusion Body near the bottom of the rift, the more intense the external pressure from increasing energy, which he hadn't felt at all due to the isolation provided by the Spectral Shield.
499/990
Seeing the Shield Value fall below 500 points, Song Chi gritted his teeth while simultaneously slamming down on the hand that gripped the control stick, and in the next instant, the Cang Qiong abruptly accelerated and swooped down at a speed far exceeding its previous one.
He was well aware that he needed to reach the position of the Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body below as quickly as possible, otherwise, even if he found it later, he wouldn't have enough time to collect it.
Without the protection of the First Rank Spectral Shield, facing an energy shock nearly at Second Rank with his current Lv4 Guidance Technique would be tantamount to suicide.
"I must reach the Floating Land Origin Core and bring it on board the Cang Qiong before the Spectral Shield components overload..."
With this single thought in mind, Song Chi had no further concerns, whether it was collisions with the rift walls or the occasional attacks from the First Rank White Winged Tribe behind him; to him, they were now out of consideration.
As a result, the speed at which the Cang Qiong descended increased nearly twofold, and correspondingly, the rate at which the Spectral Shield's value dropped was even faster.
After tens of seconds, in Song Chi's anxious gaze, the Type I Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body finally appeared at the edge of Cang Qiong's field of vision.
Instinctively, he pushed the thrust lever forward once more and to the outside observer, the Cang Qiong appeared like a streak of light, flashing just for an instant as it swept up to the vicinity of the Origin Core Fusion Body.
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