Global Era of Star trekking

”However, considering your previous assistance in quickly leading the family into the Heavenly Star Floating Island and then personally forcing a Fifth Rank member of the Heavenly Star Tribe to self-destruct, the elders have decided, aside from this ’Cloud Gazing Plate’, you may choose one item from these as your reward.”

Upon hearing this, the sullenness in Song Chi’s heart quickly dissipated, and without much thought, he said,

”The ’Cloud Vine Heart’!”

”Are you sure?”

”Positive!”

Song Chi’s firm tone left everyone in the great hall somewhat surprised.

In their view, whether it was a Seventh Rank Floating Land Origin, a Sixth Rank Floating Land Origin, a Red Oddity that could be converted into a ship component, or even an additional share of Titanium Crystals, all these seemed to be more valuable than the ”Cloud Vine Heart.”

Although the ”Cloud Vine Heart” was a Fifth Rank Starry Sky Plant Heart, its special nature meant that it had a weak life-extension effect. Just this fact alone significantly decreased its value.

Song Chi could guess what the others were thinking, but he still insisted.

It was not only because the Dome Sky Wisdom Brain in the Ancestral Torch had suggested a yearning from the ’Silver Apple Mother Tree’, but also because he knew that choosing something like the Seventh Rank Floating Land Origin or Titanium Crystals would simply mean receiving a slightly larger share later on, not that everything would be his entirely.

Take the Seventh Rank Floating Land Origin, for instance; it was something that Prime Ancestors and subsequent ancestors urgently needed and typically weren’t shared. If he requested it, he might end up with, at best, a thread, but of what use would that be to him?

The Seventh Rank Floating Land Origin was something that at least a Battleship could utilize, and the ’Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong’ had just been upgraded to Fourth Rank. Advancing to a Battleship status would take at least several hundred years.

In contrast, the ”Cloud Vine Heart” was much more attractive. According to the information provided by the ’Silver Apple Mother Tree’, with just three shares of Fifth Rank level Starry Sky Plant Hearts, it could regain its Sixth Rank status, and then establish a stable production of Sixth Rank Silver Apples.

After Song Chi secured the ”Cloud Vine Heart”, the allocation process officially began.

The first 5 threads of the Seventh Rank Floating Land Origin were all collected by Song Dingbang, to be handed over to the Prime Ancestors, hence not part of the distribution.

Then, 40% of all items were separated to be later sent to the Family Merit Hall, considered the family’s common wealth, leaving 60%. From the rest, another 20% was allocated for the clan elders who had left the Floating Land early.

Once these preliminary distributions were completed, the remaining items began to be delivered into the clan members’ hands.

In the end, Song Chi received 15 threads of Sixth Rank Floating Land Origin, 2,000 threads of Fifth Rank Floating Land Origin, numerous amounts of Fourth Rank and lower Floating Land Origins, 4 Orange Oddities, over a hundred Purple and lower Oddities, and also 3,500 Titanium Crystals...

Not just Song Chi, but other clan members received relatively similar amounts, the differences weren’t too great.

It was those Strange Objects that included ones that couldn’t be converted into ship components. Without giving it much thought, Song Chi openly asked in the great hall,

”All the clan elders, if you have any Strange Objects that cannot be converted into ship components and wish to sell them, I’ll buy them for 70% of the normal component rates. Anyone interested can come to me.”

Song Chi was generally open to acquiring these Strange Objects, though he faintly noticed the subtle looks cast by a few elders amongst the top ranks.

He shrank a little inwardly, but still braved it and began purchasing from many of the clan elders.

He knew that the family had their special trade channels, though they entailed certain risks; these were one of the family’s stable sources of income. His actions could be seen as encroaching on the family’s business, but fortunately, the elders didn’t seem to object in the end.

As time passed, and the allocation came to an end, the fleet outside the Floating Land began to move in slowly. They would carry out a preliminary pillage, a side benefit of the war.