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The difference between enslaving an ordinary creature and a Torch Ship Captain is simply too vast.

An enslaved creature mostly serves as a mere henchman or cannon fodder, but the role of a Torch Ship Captain extends far beyond that.

Their flagship can also be equipped with various special components.

If utilized properly, it could even serve multiple functions such as transit warship, fire support, coordinate location, and public representation, incomparable to what an enslaved creature could offer.

After installing this component, Song Chi enhanced it to lv30 before shifting his gaze back to the newly promoted Contending Warship below.

"Come out from the warship on your own, don't make me say it a second..."

Before the words were fully spoken, the very conscious Wang Zhen had already opened the hatch of the [Howling Wolf Roaring Tiger], his body enveloped by flowing Spectral Energy as he flew out of the warship.

As soon as he entered Cang Qiong, he spoke again with utmost respect, fearing that Song Chi would take his life if displeased.

"Song Qi, Wang Zhen here, who has barely ascended his flagship to Fourth Rank after more than four hundred and fifty years, which is laughable in Your Highness's eyes!"

His flagship had just advanced to Fourth Rank and had yet to enjoy the honors and respect due to a Contending Warship Captain. Waiting for his Guidance Technique to advance to Fourth Rank, he could look forward to a prolonged lifespan of over one thousand five hundred years, which he wasn't ready to waste in disgraceful death.

Glancing back, Song Chi wasn't surprised that the other party could identify him with just one sentence.

The majority of Torch Ship Captains in the Chenxing Principality who followed the path of Space Law came from the Dinghai Song Family. Coupled with the signature secret technique "Ruins Returning Slash" and the commotion at the Dragon Spine Shops two months prior, deducing his identity was not difficult.

His gaze swept over Wang Zhen's body, sensing his Third Rank Peak Guidance Technique, confirming his previous guess that the other's flagship ascension to Fourth Rank must have happened within the last three years.

With this confirmation, he had no further concerns as the Master-Servant Contract component, barely enhanced to Third Rank due to insufficient Titanium Crystal, should be effective on him.

As for the future, he just needed to enhance the Master-Servant Contract to lv40 or above before the other's Guidance Technique made a Fourth Rank breakthrough, which he was confident enough about.

With a thought, two purple lights spilled out from the Master-Servant Contract component, penetrating both Song Chi and Wang Zhen, following which an automated notification sounded nearly simultaneously in their ears.

[Do you wish to establish a Master-Servant Spirit Pact with Wang Zhen (Master)?]

[Do you wish to establish a Master-Servant Spirit Pact with Song Chi (Servant)?]

Once both confirmed, the Master-Servant Spirit Pact swiftly formed. Enjoy new tales from My Virtual Library Empire

Afterward, Song Chi experienced an inexplicable sensation, sensing a special connection with Wang Zhen, knowing he could erase his spiritual soul at any moment, causing his complete death.

As for Wang Zhen, perhaps even he hadn't realized that his gaze towards Song Chi now carried genuine respect, as if Song Chi was all that mattered, the god who had granted him everything.

"To actually contract a Torch Ship Captain!"

Song Chi was filled with excitement. Although the Master-Servant Contract component only had two servant slots and its number of slots wouldn't increase with enhancement levels, its function was still irreplaceable by other components.

Besides, he felt an underlying surrealism.

"A Fourth Rank Torch Ship Captain became my servant just like that?"

Lost in thought, Wang Zhen's voice disrupted his musings.

"This humble one pays respect to the master!"

Song Chi slightly knitted his brows.

"Let's skip the word 'master,' just call me 'Your Highness.'"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The two warships descended swiftly below, as the Cold Moon Snow Python's ascension was not yet complete, and someone had to guard it personally.

While waiting for the Cold Moon Snow Python's final Life Sublimation, Wang Zhen also carefully recounted his past.

Just a few minutes later, Song Chi had largely understood him. As a Torch Ship Captain who had traversed the Starry Sea for over four hundred years, honestly, Wang Zhen knew how to live well.

Not to mention that he had established several ventures in Holy Star City, providing him an income even if he didn't explore the Alien Star Domain for a while, he also had numerous mistresses and several children over the centuries.

Song Chi naturally had no interest in these personal affairs, instead looking with great interest at the [Howling Wolf Roaring Tiger] Contending Warship.

Of course, even though he could confirm his absolute control over Wang Zhen's life and death, out of caution, he chose not to rashly enter the [Howling Wolf Roaring Tiger], but instead had Wang Zhen send over a detailed list of the ship's component attributes.

Radiant Gold Quantum Armor lv49

Quality: Orange

Feature: Radiant Gold Protection

Feature 2: Defense Value additionally increased by 100%

...

Spiritual Beam Fusion Device lv30

Quality: Purple

Feature: An extra +1 to fusion light band count

...

God-binding Chains - Imitation lv40

Quality: Purple

Feature: Chain effective range doubled

...

Looking at the component information sent by the other party, Song Chi's eyelid twitched and he privately thought that this Torch Ship Captain, after four hundred years in the principality, was perhaps too thrifty?

One Orange, ten Purple, and the rest were Blue and White components. Honestly, he hardly could bear to look directly at them.

However, upon further reflection, he realized that this was, in fact, the most typical setup for the majority of ordinary Torch Ship Captains, as their path was inherently difficult.

Recalling the leader of the Blood Blade Star Thieves from twenty years ago, "Blood Blade," who was even older than Wang Zhen and commanded a sizable band of space thieves, yet his flagship had only one Orange Quality Energy Shield, with the rest being Purple Components at most.