Global Era of Star trekking

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Unsurprisingly, it was basically impossible for any good items to appear on a Zero Rank Floating Land, with Purple Relics being out of the question. At best, there were a few Blue Quality components, and then a large number of white components, but none of them caught Song Chi's immediate attention.

Ten minutes later, Song Chi clicked to open the forum panel again.

He typed in "Warship Component" as the search keywords and clicked search.

He hadn't held out much hope, but this search unexpectedly brought up a post that intrigued him.

The post advertised a Blue Quality warship component, not the obscure kind, but rather a very popular one.

"Is it really a 'Torch Warship Boarding Certificate'?"

Feeling a big surprise, Song Chi quickly clicked on the post and scrolled to the bottom.

The latest reply from the poster was from the afternoon of the day before yesterday, and judging by the tone, it appeared that the component had not yet been traded.

Seeing this, he sent out his inquiry swiftly.

"Is the component still with you? If so, can we meet in person?"

His desire to obtain a boarding component was not a secret.

Components like the 'Torch Warship Boarding Certificate' were relatively common and frequently appeared, but their popularity also far exceeded the ordinary because almost every Torch Ship Captain would want to have such a component outfitted on their flagship.

This had resulted in his repeated attempts to purchase one, but to no avail so far.

Naturally, he felt a little excited by this coincidence.

The captain of the warship called "Green Bean" seemed to be online, as it didn't take long for a reply to come through after Song Chi sent his message.

"Yes, it's with me. Is Nanxiang City fine for the meeting?"

Song Chi had no objections to this location. Nanxiang City was a city on the Golden Moon Floating Continent, not far from Red Leaf City.

"That's fine, then today at three in the afternoon, in the northern suburbs of Nanxiang City!"

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Nanxiang City, western suburbs, Baihua Street.

Baihua Street was a well-known slum in Nanxiang City. The environment was harsh and the security was extremely poor. Only those with virtually no savings would live here.

Deep inside a secluded alley of Baihua Street, several tents constructed from discarded materials housed a few families.

Inside one of the tents came a hoarse voice.

"You've arranged another meeting?"

Following this hoarse voice, a feeble female voice responded.

"Yes, I'm sure I'll be able to trade it this time. Mom, you wait at home, I'll be back soon!"

After speaking, the piece of torn fabric in front of the tent was lifted, and a slender figure, skinny and frail, emerged from within.

As the girl left along the dirty alleyway, another bout of hoarse voices came from the tent.

"Silly girl, how could a Blue Quality component possibly trade for a hundred thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, unless... cough cough cough!"

The words were cut off by a severe cough, bringing an abrupt end to the previous hoarse speech.

Nanxiang City, northern suburbs.

This was a small park, and Song Chi, having arrived not long ago, had begun to stroll leisurely around it.

His life had always revolved around exploring the Alien Star Domain and practicing.

Practicing the Guidance Technique, visualizing the Mythical Mech Projection Imprint Blueprint.

His daily routine, filled with constant practice, left little time for him to relax as he was doing now.

On the rare occasion like this, he actually enjoyed the sensation.

This feeling of relaxation, from the body to the mind, instinctively made him think of a figure, one he had always kept in his heart, resisting the urge to miss.

With this thought, an involuntary verse from his previous life surfaced in his mind.

I have someone in mind, far away in a distant village.

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Home is a distance I cannot traverse; not a day goes by that I don't look toward it.

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"It's been almost a year and a half, I wonder how that girl is doing..."

When he first arrived at the Song Family, unfamiliar with everything and without any means to inquire about matters on a Zero Rank Floating Land across tens of thousands of light-years, it wasn't until relatives from the Tenth Direct Vein sought refuge that he sent someone to the White Tower Floating Land.
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But it turned out that Shen Youran and her whole family had already moved away from the White Tower Floating Land, seemingly to the Duchy Capital Star Domain.

Fortunately, his clanspeople learned from the Torch Academy in Jiangyuan City that Shen Youran had successfully awakened the Seed of Torch, and its quality seemed to be quite high.

For a moment, Song Chi's thoughts soared.

However, the sudden slight tremor from the Seed of Torch in his mind snapped him back to reality—the captain from the "Green Bean" was trying to contact him.

A few minutes later, Song Chi successfully found the person at the park's entrance.

At first glance, seeing the other's frail figure, Song Chi was somewhat uncertain; how could a Torch Ship Captain capable of offering a Blue Quality component for trade look like this?

Only when the other party revealed their identity did he become sure.

"One hundred thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin?"

The moment the other party named their price, Song Chi frowned.

His first thought was that they had no intention of negotiating a trade.

A regular Blue Quality component usually cost about fifteen thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin in the market. Even if this Torch Warship Boarding Certificate was highly sought after, no more than thirty thousand strands was the limit; it could never reach the price of one hundred thousand strands.

Unless they had no intention of selling it at all!

With this guess in mind, he had no plans to talk more with the other party and turned to leave.

Seeing him about to go, the frail girl became somewhat panicked. She hurriedly spoke again, but this time her voice carried a concealed tremble.

Song Chi, who had reached the Second Rank in the Guidance Technique, had exceptionally sharp hearing. He could tell that the girl was trying hard to keep from breaking into sobs.

"I'm not asking for the moon, my mother has contracted a serious illness and needs a high-level treatment medicine that costs one hundred thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin for a complete cure. If you find the price too high, we can continue to negotiate..."

Song Chi paused in his steps.

Instead of haggling, he offered to see this so-called seriously ill mother of hers.

Half an hour later, on Baihua Street in the western suburbs of Nanxiang City.

Following behind the girl, the two wound through the dirty and disordered side alleys.

By now, Song Chi was almost certain that what she said was true.

Upon seeing her mother who was seriously ill and confirming that their words and deeds were genuine rather than a facade, his belief solidified entirely.

After pondering for a moment, he offered the highest price he was willing to pay.

"Forty thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, if that's acceptable, let's make the deal!"

Although he felt a tinge of sympathy, Song Chi was not about to let his empathy make a sucker out of him.

Forty thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin was about a few thousand strands above the regular market price for a Torch Warship Boarding Certificate, which he considered payment enough for the compassion he felt.

Hearing his seriousness, the girl thought for a bit and then nodded in agreement.

Song Chi handed over the forty thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin to her, while on the other hand accepting the Torch Warship Boarding Certificate component. At the same time, he spoke softly to the frail girl before him:

"If I'm not mistaken, what your mother has seems to be a special spore infection. It needs to be completely eradicated with one shot. It's better to wait until you've gathered the full one hundred thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin before buying the high-level treatment medicine. Don't try to alleviate it with intermediate treatment— it's useless!"

After speaking, he turned and left the tent.

In the tent, the frail girl turned and exchanged a glance with the middle-aged woman inside. The woman hesitated, then remembered Song Chi's final piece of advice as well as the willingness to pay a premium for the component with forty thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin. In the end, she nodded slightly.

"Please wait a moment!"

The weak call from behind made Song Chi pause again. He turned to look back, and the next second, his heart skipped a beat.

Through the slightly opened Ancestral Aperture on the girl's forehead, he saw a glimmer of purple light.

"A Purple Relic?"