For a moment, Song Chi raised his eyebrows, seeing that the other party was clearly preparing to take out something else.

Given the woman's wealth, whatever she would present was unlikely to disappoint, but he still felt some aversion deep in his heart.

The Brainwave Remote Control System, as a top-rank special component in the realm of remote controls, was undeniably crucial to Song Chi, especially now that his family was about to take action against the Blood Blade Star Thieves, and the need for this component was more urgent than ever.

Lending it out at this time, regardless of whether the other party would return it later, was extremely unwise.

Just as he was determinedly resolving not to agree, the woman seemed to have obtained what she wanted, and her slender jade hands once again rested on the counter.

Along with them, on the counter, appeared three items radiating a strong purple light.

"Three Purple Relics?"

Aboard the Cang Qiong far away, Song Chi's heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, he gained a whole new understanding of the woman's wealth.

The woman was even more affluent than he had guessed. To know that there were many purple-quality items in both the relic area and the shipborne component area, and now she had taken out three more without batting an eye, in comparison, it appeared that even his grandfather wasn't as wealthy as this woman.

"Who exactly is this woman?"

As soon as the doubt arose, Song Chi's attention was swiftly captivated by the three new Purple Relics that appeared on the counter. These three were all among the better-attribute relics in the purple category, especially the item on the far right, which excited Song Chi so much that he couldn't hide the thrill in his eyes, despite his best efforts.

All three relics could be converted into shipborne components, with the first two able to be transformed into a standard shipborne engine and warship armor.

Shadow Light Engine lv0

Quality: Purple

Feature: 20% additional increase in energy supply efficiency

Consumption: 5/s

Energy Supply: 36/s

Post-overload Buffer: 30 minutes

Energy Pool: 5000 Points (capable of storing 5000 energy points)

Convertible: {Shadow Inkstone}

UpRank Requirement: 7 strands of Floating Land Origin (Zero Rank), 500 energy points, 5 Life Cores (Zero Rank).

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Shadow Inkstone Armor lv0

Quality: Purple

Feature: Inkstone Shield

Consumption: 5/second (Spectral Energy Points)

Defence: 15

Convertible: {Shadow Inkstone}

UpRank Requirement: 8 strands of Floating Land Origin (Zero Rank), 800 Spectral Energy Points

Inkstone Shield: Consuming 1000 Spectral Energy Points, activates a temporary stone shield for a duration of 3 minutes.

These two purple components, being of the same origin, both derived from Shadow Inkstones, aroused Song Chi's curiosity. However, it was also something he couldn't directly inquire about.

Of these two components, what he favored was indeed the Shadow Inkstone Armor.

Putting aside the fact that he already possessed the Shadowcapture Antimatter Overstate Engine, even without it, he would most likely choose the Shadow Inkstone Armor.

The active attribute feature is not commonly seen.

Generally, most features take effect passively, for example, improving a certain effect of the component or adding an additional passive attribute, whereas those which require active triggering typically have exceptionally astonishing effects.

And the "Inkstone Shield" feature of this Shadow Inkstone Armor is a layer of stone shield that could be activated on top of the armor. For the Cangqiong, which was equipped with a Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator, it was the perfect complementary ability.

As it stands, the only downfall of the current Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator is the full activation requirement of 30 seconds of charge time, which nearly led to the sinking of the Cang Qiong in a skirmish within the Starshine Civilization's battlefield.

But once he acquired the Shadow Inkstone Armor, in future emergencies when the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator couldn't be activated in time, this "Inkstone Shield" could be relied upon to last those 30 seconds.

A stone shield derived from a Purple Level component would undoubtedly have substantial defensive power, even considering the most critical aspect, that the Inkstone Shield active feature is instant. As soon as activated, it becomes effective immediately without the need for any charge.

Logically, the Shadow Inkstone Armor should have been Song Chi's top priority, until the attributes of the third relic on the far right were revealed.

[Relic: Senbai Bone Flame]

[Quality: Purple]

[Evolvable: {Seed of Torch Fire Source UpRank}]

[Note: A top-rank Purple Relic with the fire attribute and various uses.]

Indeed, this third relic turned out to be a stream of purple relic that could evolve the Seed of Torch into a Fire Source UpRank. If it were just this, Song Chi wouldn't have hesitated, but it was the properties of the Seed of Torch after the transformation that caused a conundrum.

Seed of Torch Fire Source UpRank (Senbai Bone Flame)

Effect: After merging with a Colorless or White Seed of Torch, the quality of the Seed of Torch will be promoted by one rank.

Note: Originating from the deepest part of the "Burying Bone Pit" within the ancestral land of the "Bone Clan," the top-tier race of the White Bone Continent, this strand of bone fire was nurtured for thousands of years. It carries a strong, cold, erosive force, offering special benefits to the Seed of Torch and being highly attractive to Torch Ship Captains with low-quality fire sources.

Yes, this strand of Senbai Bone Flame was one of the finest Purple Fire Source UpRanks, surpassing the previous Fire Source of Ten Thousand Years Star Core and Cold Source Spring Flame by a notch—not only effective for Colorless Seeds of Torch but also capable of upgrading a White Seed of Torch to a Blue rank.

After learning this, most of Song Chi's attention naturally shifted to the Senbai Bone Flame, and his interest in the Shadow Inkstone Armor immediately dropped significantly.

That was understandably so; for a Torch Ship Captain, their own potential ceiling was inevitably more critical than that of any top-rank shipborne component.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay Read