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If things went as expected, the mother bug had been enslaved from beginning to end by the so-called Buluo Civilization creature using that "Enslavement Medal," and the last command it received was most likely to guard this Enslavement Medal.

However, Song Chi still harbored some doubts at the bottom of his heart. If the Buluo Civilization truly had enslaved the mother bug so early on, why did they seal it within the ruins before their civilization was destroyed, rather than letting it out to fight the enemy?

A Fourth Rank Level mother bug’s combat power would not be weaker than a primary fleet of an ordinary Intermediate Rank civilization, and might even far surpass it!

Shaking his head, Song Chi, unable to figure it out, was too lazy to think any more about it.

Speaking of the mother bug, he let out a faint sigh.

Had he known that the Crystal Box contained a Red Quality enslavement component, one capable of controlling a being of Fourth Rank Level, a Red Epic Level enslavement component, he would have figured out a way to keep the mother bug, as such a being was known in the Shattered Starry Sea to be a top-tier species of its rank.

If he could have kept it, just thinking about the terrifying tactics of insect swarms in future battles, the insect race catastrophe, it would definitely have been a great asset for the Cangqiong.

The key point was that such creatures were rare; having missed this opportunity, who knew how many years it would be before he encountered another mother bug.

Of course, while it was somewhat regrettable, Song Chi did not take it too much to heart. Not to mention that he had not known this before, even if he had known in advance, it would have been nearly impossible to bypass the mother bug and get his hands on the Enslavement Medal.

Having come to terms with this, Song Chi naturally did not dwell on it.

With these thoughts, he then turned his gaze to the remarks section.

[Note: This component requires three special slots.]

The meaning of this remark was simple—it meant that in order to install this Red component, three slots were needed. Ordinary components only required one slot, but this one needed three, which was no small restriction.

However, for the Cangqiong right now, it was still manageable; currently, at only a Level 10 Torch warship body, the Cangqiong’s 14 special slots still had 6 vacancies. Even with the installation of the "Enslavement Medal," there would still be 3 left, which was very ample.

Besides, even if it became insufficient later, all that was needed was to enhance the Torch warship body to Level 15, by which time six more special slots would be available, so for the time being, Cangqiong would not have a problem in this aspect.

Whew!

Suppressing all the various thoughts in his mind, Song Chi’s Spectral Energy circulated within him, and then he leaped up violently. After returning to the Cangqiong, he didn’t rush to install the "Enslavement Medal," but instead opened the warship’s hatch, while the warship slowly descended.

When it was just a few meters above the ground, the Cangqiong shot a Traction Beam downward.

Immediately afterward, insect corpses of varying sizes were continuously pulled into the Cangqiong’s hangar by the beam.

Although a Spectral Airship-level Torch warship’s Traction Beam was far weaker compared with an Escort Ship’s, they were still able to pull in insect corpses that were less than ten meters in volume.

Meanwhile, ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines were rapidly dissecting various insect corpses, extracting the essence meat from within them.

With about ten hours left until the return, and with over forty thousand insect corpses within the ruins, plus the fact that Cangqiong could only load two insect corpses per trip to the Ruins Market due to size constraints, there wasn’t much time left, necessitating the use of all available hands.

In the midst of Song Chi’s back and forth trips between the Ruins Market and the space of the ruins, the number of insect corpses within the ruins space grew fewer and fewer.

More than nine hours later, the corpses in the third level had been mostly accounted for, and Song Chi, along with the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines, hurried to the second level of the ruins.

There were still tens of thousands of insect corpses here, but due to time constraints, Song Chi no longer paid attention to the First Rank insect corpses, and instead targeted the several hundred Second Rank insect corpses.

With the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines, he began rapidly dissecting the Second Rank splash insect bodies.

Half an hour later, the dissection work was basically complete. The Cangqiong did not continue to load the remaining thousands of First Rank insect corpses. Instead, under Song Chi’s control, it traveled directly to the first level of the ruins, where at each of the four corners, there was a Second Rank ironclad insect corpse remaining.

Song Chi moved swiftly. With the return happening in just over ten minutes, he had to make the most of the time.

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The first ironclad beetle carcass yielded five pounds of second-order fine meat with no energy crystals.

The second ironclad beetle carcass yielded six pounds of second-rank fine meat, also devoid of energy crystals.

However, while dissecting the third ironclad beetle carcass, he received a pleasant surprise; it provided not only five pounds of fine meat but also a low-level energy crystal.

Upon seeing this, Song Chi was naturally thrilled. With this low-level energy crystal, and the 2300-year-old Moony Tree Sap, if he could collect the rest of the special resources needed for the Torch Warship to ascend to second-rank, the Cangqiong could initiate the upgrade mission and attempt to reach the second rank.

Excited, he quickly ran to the last ironclad beetle carcass. This time, of course, there were no energy crystals – such treasures are exceptionally rare, so finding even one was lucky enough; how could he be so fortunate as to find a second one just by chance?

After securing another five pounds of second-rank fine meat from it, Song Chi didn’t hesitate any longer, and commanding the Cangqiong, he burst forth from the ruins and sped straight up into the Vault of Heaven.

Above the Yellow Sand Floating Land, the Cangqiong had just reached a suitable area of the sky when it received the return signal and then vanished amidst violent spatial fluctuations within this Star Domain.

The Dragon Spine Continent, tens of thousands of meters in the air, the Cangqiong reappeared from the high atmosphere.

Looking down at the vast continent below, Song Chi, in the Cangqiong Main Control Room, had a smile on his face with excitement he couldn’t hide.

This expedition to the Buluo Civilization Ruins could very well be described as a windfall.

Insect Race fine meat, low-level energy crystals, pseudo fourth-rank purple crystal skin, the queen’s fine meat containing fourth-rank energy essence, purple main cannon, special components of red quality...

All of these, if even one were to be taken out, would be considered a rare and immense haul in the eyes of other Torch Ship Captains of the same rank, yet these were the rewards of his single exploration. Thinking of this, he was naturally ecstatic.

Of course, along with this excitement, he felt a deep gratitude towards Shen Qing. If Shen Qing hadn’t taken him to the Buluo Civilization Ruins, he would never have had such a bounty of treasures.

Thinking that he should thank "Big Qing" properly when he had the chance, Song Chi controlled the Cangqiong to descend towards Green Moon Lake below.

Green Moon Manor, within a private courtyard.

Once he retrieved the Cangqiong and returned to his room, Song Chi immediately entered the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

In the market, whether it was the free stall area or the empty streets, they were now piled full of countless insect carcasses – those of the first-rank Insect Race he previously stored in the market.

Standing at the market’s entrance, Song Chi’s body surged with the Power of Laws, and then with a light wave of his hand, nearly a hundred Law Blades, condensed from the Power of Laws, appeared above the numerous carcasses.

Swish, swish, swish!

Under the precise cutting of these Law Blades, one after another, the insect carcasses were swiftly dissected, separating into pieces of fine meat, large and small. The larger pieces were around two pounds, while the smaller ones were less than a pound, but their sheer quantity was astounding.

After half an hour, all the insect carcasses had been dealt with, and under Song Chi’s control, they all began to disintegrate and dissipate, becoming a part of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market’s energy.

The Zhu Tian Ruins Market was capable of drawing energy from the void of the outworld on its own, without the need for additional contribution from its owner. However, with so many insect carcasses, this was the only practical way to dispose of them.

Leaving the carcasses aside, the piles of fine meat beside Song Chi had now exceeded forty thousand pounds. And these were only first-rank fine meat; in the sealed storage space, there were also tens of thousands of pounds of second-rank Insect Race fine meat.

Regrettably, among the over thirty thousand first-rank insect carcasses, not a second energy crystal was found.

Song Chi wasn’t particularly surprised by this, as these were products catalyzed by the queen; their probability of condensing energy crystals was naturally much lower than that of the regular Insect Race.

PS: How come everyone is guessing about warship armor and radar? Didn’t I already plant a clue earlier? The queen can’t move away from the vicinity of the Crystal Box, so either it’s being controlled, or there is something nearby that it cares deeply about.

Those who guess about the insect nest are somewhat close, but how could it possibly be the warship armor and radar? That’s a disappointment, haha, just kidding!!

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