National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 479 Ten Years and Surprises

"Old Hong, after this delivery, you should have enough to exchange for a few blue parts for your kid, right?"

"Almost, but the blue parts are still a little off. I'd rather get a piece of purple quality hull armor."

"Purple hull armor? You have so many merits?"

……

In the dark starry sky, a fleet consisting of hundreds of ordinary starships and ten frigates is traveling at full speed.

In the magnetic wave communication group chat connecting the ten frigates, the frigate captains were chatting intermittently.

Speaking of achievements, the leading escort captain named Lao Hong showed a hint of pride on his face.

But he still maintained a calm tone.

"You were all transferred from the family's colonized star field. You didn't participate in the previous pioneering wars. When the family's large forces plundered the Star Robbers' nests on various floating continents, there were so many good things. Even if you didn't get much because of your contribution, you still got far more than one purple component."

"Well... before that, I had already exchanged a purple main gun for my kid..."

Hearing Lao Hong's calm words, the other escort captains were filled with envy.

He has already prepared two purple parts for his son, so it is conceivable that there must be more purple parts on Lao Hong’s own ship.

It is said that the previous pioneering war was a carnival for the captains of the entire Tianpan River system, but no one expected that the harvest would be so great.

This made several captains feel deeply regretful. Before the pioneering war, the family had issued a war call, but it was not a mandatory requirement, and the clan members could choose to refuse. Several of them had never participated in the pioneering war before.

After sighing, several escort captains quickly turned around, with full enthusiasm reappearing on their faces.

Although they missed the previous pioneering war, the family is now developing very well and there are plenty of opportunities in front of them. As long as they are willing to work hard, the future prospects are still very bright.

For example, the current escort mission only requires the family transport fleet to be safely sent to the nearest medium-range teleportation star gate. In the past, the reward for such a mission would definitely be very limited, but now, the reward has skyrocketed three times.

"Hongtou..."

The voice in the communication group chat sounded again, but this time it was immediately interrupted by Lao Hong.

"No, radar warning, something's happening, everyone pay attention, enter level one combat alert!"

After hearing what he said, although the other escort captains had not received any warnings from their own ships, they all chose to believe Captain Lao Hong.

Because everyone knew very well that the ship carrying Lao Hong was equipped with a purple-quality air patrol radar, which was far superior to their blue or even white radar in terms of detection range and accuracy.

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The hatch of Captain Lao Hong's ship was opened, and then a steel mecha about ten meters high rushed out from it.

After rushing out of the battleship, the size of the alloy mecha began to expand rapidly, and finally its size soared to 100 meters.

"It's a Hellfire mech. I've heard that every team will be equipped with a Tier 4 Hellfire mech, but I've never seen Hongtou use it. I didn't expect it to be true!"

Seeing this 100-meter alloy mecha, a frigate captain showed surprise on his face. This is a Hellfire mecha with fourth-order combat power. It is said that it played an irreplaceable role for the family during the pioneering war.

Before anyone could think any more, figures of light and shadow appeared from all directions.

"Be careful, it's the Golden Sky Spider. Pay attention to your formation and fire freely!"

"I've heard for a long time that there are spider-like space creatures in this star field. I didn't expect that they are the Golden Sky Spiders that escaped from the Chaos Star Field!"

Boom boom boom!
After a while, beams of energy began to appear in the entire dark starry sky, just like gorgeous fireworks that kept blooming.

The battle lasted for about half an hour. Because of the presence of a Hellfire Mech, the Golden Sky Spiders were basically all strangled to death, and only a few of them fled in the same direction.

"Hongtou, twelve ordinary starships were sunk, but our team suffered no damage."

"What should we do? Should we continue to go to Dinghai Star Gate No. 18, or turn back now?"

……

In the communication group chat, the escort captains all looked unhappy.

Although the new territory occupied by the family is vast, it was basically cleared by Captain Zhulu with a group of Hellfire mechas. Although attacks have occurred in recent years, the frequency is not high. This is the first time they have encountered an attack during their missions.

Compared to the urgency in the voices of other team members, Song Hong was obviously calmer. After all, they had all participated in the Great Development War, so naturally he did not react too much to the scene of the appearance of a third-order golden sky spider just now.

After pondering for a while, Song Hong quickly said:
"Everyone calm down, Lao Yu, first contact the nearest communication point through the Xinhuo network and report this matter. Also, immediately lead the transport fleet back the way they came. These Golden Sky Spiders' sudden attack cannot be without reason. If we continue to move forward, we will most likely be attacked by them again."

"Hongtou, what about you?"

Song Hong turned his gaze and looked in the direction where the surviving Golden Sky Spiders had fled.

"I always feel something is wrong. These Golden Sky Spiders have been discovered by passers-by many times before, but they have never taken the initiative to attack passing starships. This is why the family has never sent anyone to deal with them. It is a bit abnormal for them to take the initiative to attack this time. I have to go over and take a look!"

"But this is too dangerous!"

Some people in the team objected and did not agree with Song Hong going there alone to explore.

Although Song Hong's flagship was loaded with many purple parts, it was only a second-tier frigate after all. According to information provided by the family's foreign affairs department, the group of Golden Sky Spiders that had previously escaped from the chaotic star field included fifth-tier Golden Sky Spiders.

However, Song Hong's expression was firm and he still insisted on his decision.

"It's okay. I have a [Void Membrane] on my ship, and it has been strengthened to level 39. Under the premise of disappearing into the void, it shouldn't be a problem to explore from a distance!"

Seeing that he insisted, the other members of the team did not say anything more and began to command the transport fleet to change direction and return at full speed.

The Golden Sky Spider might come again, so they don’t have time to stay here any longer.

...After separating from the team, Song Hong controlled the ship and chased after the golden sky spiders.

With the purple patrol radar, he did not lose the location of the several golden sky spiders and followed them carefully all the way.

Under his deliberate control, the warship always maintained a suitable distance from the Golden Sky Spider in front, making it difficult to be discovered while not losing the opponent's trace.

After flying for several hours, Song Hong's mind was always tense. In order to survive the previous great pioneering war, he relied primarily on his carefulness and vigilance.

Fortunately, he was not disappointed. After several hours, the speed of those golden sky spiders began to slow down. Not long after, a large number of them appeared on the purple patrol radar of Song Hong's ship.

"There are so many Golden Sky Spiders. Judging from its size, there is also a fourth-level Golden Sky Spider!"

Song Hong's pupils suddenly shrank, and he dared not let the ship move forward any further. After he calmed down again, he focused his eyes and saw the familiar space vortex channel in front of the fourth-order golden sky spider.

"Is this... the entrance to the secret realm?"

"It turned out to be a secret realm. No wonder the Golden Sky Spider took the initiative to attack. It was afraid that the family fleet would continue to raid and discover the existence of this secret realm."

Thinking of this, Song Hong felt happy.

The value of a secret starry sea realm is immeasurable, so reporting it to the family will definitely result in a handsome reward.

While carefully maneuvering the ship to turn around, Song Hong also mobilized his mental power to connect to the Xinhuo network as quickly as possible.

Although this star field is not highly developed, over the years, the Song family has naturally built a basic communication network. Although it is very simple, it can at least allow him to notify the nearest family communication point in the first place.

Dozens of light years away, the Song family temporarily established the Xinhuo network communication node.

"What, a secret realm?"

The tribesman in charge of the communication node here is also a second-level captain. The communication point has already received the report of the attack by the Golden Sky Spider. However, since there was only one third-level Golden Sky Spider and it had been killed, the priority of the message was not high.

Under normal circumstances, it would take about ten days for the information to be reported to the fourth-level clan elder stationed in this star field, not to mention the Foreign Affairs Hall headquarters far away in the Dragon Ridge Continent.

But now with the word "secret realm" coming out, the priority is completely different.

In just a few dozen minutes, the news was reported layer by layer to the fourth-level elders of the Song family in that star field.

……

Dragon's Back Continent, Dragon's Back Mountain, and the family ancestral temple.

Looking at Song Chi, who was already emitting the fifth-level life aura, Song Wujiang nodded.

"Yes, he has broken through to the fifth level of the Guidance Technique in ten years. He is a 190-year-old official battleship captain. In the 3,000-year heritage of my Song family, he is ranked among the top three."

Song Chi:? ? ?
A battleship captain who is less than 200 years old is only in the top three?
There were some doubts in his heart, but Song Chi did not show it. However, Song Wujiang's eyes were so sharp that he still accurately captured the fleeting surprise in Song Chi's eyes. However, he just smiled and did not give a direct response.

During these ten years, he also signed a Chongming Blood Contract with the fifth-order peak Chongming Divine Bird. This can be seen from the faint shadow of the double pupils in its eyes.

Of course, now it should be said that it is a sixth-level Chongming Divine Bird. After Song Wujiang took out some good things in his hands, the fifth-level peak Chongming Divine Bird was officially promoted to the sixth level not long ago, which was one year faster than Chongyu's promotion to the fifth level.

Song Wujiang didn't pay much attention to this matter, and said:

"We still have to wait for a while for the Black Devouring King Beast to take action, at least until Ru girl's guiding technique breaks through. If you want to go out at this time, you can.

But the premise is that you can rush back as soon as possible when the family takes action. To deal with the Black Devouring King Beast, you can't do without the help of your time domain artifact. Moreover, you need to strengthen it to the seventh level as soon as possible. The sixth level is not enough!"

"Ok!"

Song Chi nodded quickly. The reason why he proposed to go out was to look for the suspected second part of [Time Chess]. If he wanted to rush back to Dragon Ridge Continent, it would only take a word.

"what?"

Just when the matter was settled and Song Chi was about to leave, a bronze chair above the ancestral temple suddenly began to glow.

The two looked up, and after a while, a projection of an elder appeared on the bronze chair.

Before Song Wujiang could open his mouth to ask, the projection of the elder had already spoken eagerly.

"First Ancestor, a secret realm has appeared in the Jieling Star Region. This secret realm is temporarily occupied by the Rifting Gold Sky Spider. I once fought with the fourth-order Rifting Gold Sky Spider that occupied the entrance to the secret realm. I found that this secret realm is very special. It prohibits fourth-order and higher units from entering."

Hearing this, Song Chi asked.

"Have the elders sent people in to investigate? Can you determine what level of secret realm it is?"

Hearing this, the projection replied:
"If the tribesmen below are right, this is most likely a primitive secret realm!"

As soon as the word "original" came out, the eyes of the two people in the ancestral temple flashed.

However, the projection of the elder was still anxious.

"First Ancestor, somehow a sixth-order Golden Sky Spider suddenly appeared over there. The casualties among our clan members are very serious. Please send support as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, the sixth-level life energy on Song Wujiang's body spread out uncontrollably.

Hearing that his tribe members had suffered heavy casualties, he was obviously a little angry.

But in the end, he turned his gaze and looked at Song Chi beside him.

Song Chi also understood the meaning of this and nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)