Song Chi felt somewhat conflicted and did not head directly to the 60th floor.

It was clear that the 101 Golden Merit Points he held were quite inflated, and it would not take long for them to shrink to 11 points. At the moment, walking around the 60th floor seemed like he could not achieve anything else except watching helplessly afterwards.

Nevertheless, after much contemplation, he still took a step forward.

How could he put it... consider it broadening his own horizons.

The 60th floor of Merit Tower gave off the first impression of being small, even smaller than the over fifty floors that were only tens of square meters each.

As a result, fewer items were displayed on this floor.

However, although there were few in number, each item was the essence of refinement.

The rich orange hue illuminated the entire space, indicating that the 60th floor was already bereft of Purple Quality Strange Objects, with only Orange Quality items or higher on display.

By now, Song Chi had a rough idea that from the 60th floor upwards, probably only Clan Elders of the Fourth Rank and above would come here frequently.

After a simple stroll, Song Chi felt somewhat dazed, as if he were floating.

No wonder he was dazed, the items on this floor were too exotic, with more than twenty Orange Oddities and resources such as Law Stones, cosmic sand, and Space Crystals considered some of the top strategic materials.

Apart from that, what drew his attention the most was the Strange Object emanating a red glow placed squarely in the center.

[Strange Object: Origin Eyeball of the Multi-Eyed Tribe]

[Quality: Red]

[Evolvable: 1 {Soul-Extinguishing Pupil Light Cannon}, 2 {Mid-Range Soul Wave Detector}]

[Notes: A high-rank oddity born from the Origin Eyeball of a Sixth Rank Multi-Eyed Tribe member after tens of thousands of years, possessing multiple uses.]

This epic treasure could not only be transformed into a Super Main Cannon but also into a scarce Red Space Radar, the value of which was likely even higher than the first Red Curio he acquired, the [Enslavement Medal].

However, as good as this Strange Object was, the exchange price was exorbitantly high, requiring a full 500 Golden Merit Points, which made Song Chi shake his head.

To scrape together 100 Golden Merit Points was already incredibly difficult for him.

500 points?

He might as well put that thought aside for the next few years.

Unless he gained something tremendous from the forthcoming exploration of the colossal Tri-Eye Race flagship.

Pulling his attention away from the Red Curio, Song Chi wanted to see the 61st floor, only to find out it had new requirements for Golden Merit Points: one must possess over 150 points.

With no choice, he had to abandon the idea.

At a counter on the left side of the 60th floor, Song Chi examined the items placed upon it.

Item: Law Stone

Effect: Required for enhancement of starship components of Fourth Rank and above; can bestow and activate the Power of Laws on components.

Exchange Price: 1 Golden Merit Point each

Exchange Restriction: Each individual may exchange for a maximum of 5 stones per year

Gazing at the fist-sized stone on the counter, Song Chi was pensive.

This object was quite similar to the [Earth Attribute Law Crystal] that had appeared at the Ruins Market before. Law Stone, Law Crystal — the names even sounded somewhat alike.

However, the truth was, although both stemmed from the same source, they were not the same kind of item, and their values had a vast disparity.

The Law Stone was an extremely rare resource, even more precious than a Titanium Crystal, a strategic-level resource.

Whereas the Law Crystal was the result of some Law Stones being nurtured by specific attribute energies, eroded, and then, after a long period of evolution, became a special oddity of the same attribute.

Containing Origin Laws of a specific attribute, they could assist life entities in comprehending and controlling the Power of Laws of that attribute.

For instance, the [Earth Attribute Law Crystal] that had appeared before contained the Earth Attribute Law’s power, which could help Fourth Rank life entities with affinity for the Earth Attribute Law to comprehend it more clearly.

However, that particular [Earth Attribute Law Crystal] was damaged and could no longer assist with comprehension, serving only as a one-time Earth Attribute Law Enhancement.

Otherwise, Song Chi would have definitely tried his best to acquire it back then.

Besides, whether it was a Law Crystal of any attribute, the lowest quality was Orange Glory, and intermediate Law Crystals could even reach Red Quality, not to mention high-level Law Crystals.

Pulling his thoughts back from the Law Crystals, Song Chi’s attention returned to the Law Stone.

He was hesitating whether to exchange for five stones as a precaution.

Although this item was needed for enhancing warship components to Fourth Rank and beyond, and he wouldn’t need it until his Seed of Torch advanced to Purple Quality, the purchase limit was clear—if he waited until the Cang Qiong could use them to exchange for more, he would have to wait even longer.

Thinking over it, he decided to make the exchange for five stones.

No matter what, he was confident that in the next year or two, he could elevate his Seed of Torch to Purple Quality, and it never hurt to be prepared.

5 Golden Merit Points were deducted, leaving a balance of 96 points.

He did not linger any longer, fearing he could not resist spending points on something else on a whim.

On the 59th floor, in front of the counter displaying the [Light Energy Aggregation Engine], Song Chi made his choice.

Instantly, the Golden Merit Points in his Quantum Communication Bracelet dropped from 96 to 6.

Meanwhile, with a thought, a component emitting a purple glow floated out from the miniature warship model in his Ancestral Aperture.

It was the [Shadowcapture Antimatter Overstate Engine]!

Without the engine’s energy supply, the Cang Qiong, although in miniature form but still faintly luminous, plunged into darkness.

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