Chapter 1047: Chapter 551: Everything is Ready Except for the East Wind

White Crow Star Domain, surrounding the asteroid belt of the White Crow Floating Land.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The roaring of numerous engines intertwined, rendering the asteroid belt attached to the Level 3 White Crow Floating Land and stretching billions of kilometers exceptionally noisy.

However, the residents of the White Crow Floating Land at the center had long grown accustomed to it. Living in such an environment for decades, even centuries, would numb anyone to the noise.

In the central zone of the asteroid belt, tens of thousands of interstellar mining ships operated busily, pulling and extracting one large asteroid after another before transferring them to massive transport ships on the side.

In the distance, a special starship slowly approached a thousand-meter-long cruiser.

“Sire, the newest batch of asteroids has been loaded and unloaded. A thousand large transport starships are ready to depart at any moment!”

In the starship’s main control room, Song Tiemin respectfully reported to a middle-aged man on the communication light screen.

Though both belonged to the Song Family and appeared to be middle-aged, Song Tiemin knew exactly the vast difference in status between himself and the man before him.

He was merely an ordinary, unawakened subordinate branch family member, while the man, despite looking the same age, had actually lived for over four centuries—a figure belonging to the level of distant ancestors.

“Hmm!”

Song Lin responded lightly, and the next moment, he acted on his thoughts.

Not far away, a synchronized voice echoed from the control rooms of the thousand large transport starships.

“All transport ships, follow my lead and set out!”

With that command, the thousand transport ships loaded with asteroids of various sizes activated their starship engines simultaneously and followed Song Lin’s cruiser, heading toward a short-distance teleportation star gate on the side.

Upon reaching the teleportation star gate, the gate was swiftly activated, and the thousand large transport starships quickly vanished from the asteroid belt.

Staring at the now-emptied location, Song Tiemin did not withdraw his gaze for a long time.

He had heard that these batches of asteroids being transported away were destined for the Song Family’s main vein. Rumor among some members was that a High Level Life Floating Land connected to the main vein was about to advance, and the transport was to prepare for the diameter expansion post-advancement of the Floating Land.

It was also said that once a Floating Land advanced, the subsequent energy tide could benefit many Torch Warships, even assisting their advancement.

Such tales used to fill Song Tiemin with envy, but reality was cruel. No matter how much he yearned for it, these things had nothing to do with someone like him—a mere unawakened ordinary individual.

But now things were different. Over the past two years, Song Tiemin was no longer the same person. He had transformed his longing and envy into unwavering determination.

“After completing this project, I should have enough contributions to redeem several portions of Body Tempering Liquid. Xiaohao is heading to the main vein next year for Torch Awakening, so I should take this opportunity to break through from Level 6 Peak to Level 7 in the Guidance Technique. A Level 7 Guidance Technique has a considerably higher awakening probability!”

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Beyond the White Crow Floating Land, amidst the starry skies, Song Lin appeared abruptly with a thousand large transport starships amidst intense spatial ripples. Without further delay, the cruiser and the thousand transport ships pressed forward to the distance.

Passing through an Illusion Realm Light Screen, a three-kilometer-long Zhulu Warship came into view.

“Xuanfeng Clan Elder!”

Inside the warship, Song Lin greeted respectfully.

“Hmm, proceed!”

Upon receiving the command, Song Lin led the thousand transport ships deeper into the Illusion Space. Shortly thereafter, a massive, awe-inducing spatial vortex passage appeared.

Having traversed it many times before, Song Lin remained unfazed. Together with the thousand large transport starships, he entered the spatial wormhole passage one after the other.

Dinghai Star Domain, Dragon Spine Continent.

Zhuifire Plains.

Inside a large Combined Illusion Space, neatly arranged spatial wormholes dotted the Vault of Heaven—there were no fewer than several dozen upon a glance.

Periodically, fleets would emerge from these wormholes. After landing, numerous unloading vehicles awaited nearby, partnering with the transport starships to unload the transported asteroids.

This scene wasn’t confined to the large Combined Illusion Space but was mirrored around the Dragon Spine Continent, where Song Family Torch Ship Captains were likewise engaged in similar tasks.

After coordinating with the Internal Affairs Hall officers, Song Lin eagerly piloted his warship out of the Illusion Space.

His face was lit with unconcealed excitement. Moments ago, he had received notification from the stationed Song Family Zhulu Warship Captain that the transport work was temporarily halted.

As a cruiser captain who had lived for nearly four hundred years, Song Lin was far from an inexperienced new clan member. The moment he heard the notification, he immediately grasped its implications.

“The Dragon Spine Continent has completed all preparations for advancing to a Seventh Level Floating Land!”

Not needing to gather more Floating Land Fragments or asteroids meant that the fragments and asteroids surrounding the Dragon Spine Continent were already sufficient.

Though he had his suspicions, Song Lin was not entirely sure. He activated his Quantum Communication Bracelet as he pondered.

“Grandfather, is the Dragon Spine Continent about to advance?”

Song Mingsong’s response came swiftly, though not in a private chat but within the Tenth Direct Vein’s core member group chat.

“The family is indeed pushing hard for the Dragon Spine Continent’s advancement, but it won’t be so soon. Once finalized, I’ll inform you all immediately. Before then, do not initiate a warship advancement, and this matter must not be disclosed externally. For now, refrain from leaving the Dragon Spine Continent.”

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