Global Era of Star Trekking

Song Chi and the others respectively took portions of the Insect Race and sent them to different Floating Lands, instructing them to focus on gathering resources with full effort over the next several decades.

…

Chenxing Yang Continent, Holy Star City.

After ten years, the Dragon Spine Shops of the Song Family held the “Dragon Spine Auction” once again today.

Thanks to the Song Family’s widespread promotion over several years, the day of the auction’s opening was absolutely crowded, making it a grand event in the public open zone of Chenxing Yang Continent.

The reason for such enthusiasm, aside from the Dragon Spine Shops’ distribution branch on Chenxing Yang Continent hyping up products such as Orange Ascension Fire Sources, large quantities of war materials, Red ship components, and Fifth Rank Biological Origin Blood in recent years, was largely due to the official elevation of the Dragon Spine Song Family to the ranks of the Immortal Clan.

“Isn’t that the captain of the Gale Exploration Team? This person ascended to the level of a Zhulu Warship Captain decades ago—imagine him turning up here!”

“Look over there—that’s the Patriarch of the Li Clan in Chenxing Kingdom. He’s recognized as a powerhouse at the extreme Zhulu Warship Captain level.”

One magnificent Torch Warship after another descended from the skies, and in just twenty minutes, more than twenty Zhulu Warship Captains had appeared, with even more Cruiser Captains present.

Among the crowd, a lone warship captain frowned and remarked:

“What’s going on? Didn’t the Dragon Spine Song Family become an Immortal Clan more than ten years ago? Their influence should be immense, right? Why aren’t there even a handful of Battleship Captains, let alone Fearless Captains?”

“You don’t know anything. Chenxing Yang Continent is only at Peak Fifth Level now, barely valued within the Kingdom anymore. This is just a slightly better-than-average auction by the Song Family. If it were a top-level auction, would it even be hosted on Chenxing Yang Continent?”

“You’re clueless. I heard from my second aunt, who married into the Eagle Family, that ten years ago, the Song Family held a grand auction at Silver Disk Floating Land. Even Star-Annihilating Starship Captains made an appearance at that event.

The finale of that auction was said to be a drop of Dominant Origin Blood that sold for an astonishing price equivalent to a Golden Sanctuary Component.”

“A Golden Sanctuary Component? My goodness!”

…

Amid the rising buzz of discussion, the auction officially commenced.

The first auction item, meant to stir excitement, was none other than a drop of Fifth Rank Insect Race Origin Blood presented by the Song Family auction house.

Fifth Rank Origin Blood significantly boosts the success rate for Zhulu Warships aiming to ascend to Battleships, and Cruiser-class vessels targeting the Zhulu Warship class would enjoy over a 15% increase in promotion success rates.

As expected, the enthusiasm of the Torch Captains filled the auction hall instantly.

In the ordinary seating area at the auction—towards one corner—sat three individuals, a man and two women, side by side.

As one auction item after another was claimed, the trio remained quiet without entering a bid. seaʀᴄh thё NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Until the next auction item appeared.

From the left, the male exuding the presence of a newly reached Third Rank lifeform whispered:

“Captain, it’s that one—the [Wind Apricot] they’re after. If we manage to win this, we’ll be able to trade it for that Intermediate [Thunder Crystal] from them!”

Despite showing noticeable calmness, the middle man’s eyes betrayed a glimmer of excitement.

[Ice Apricot], a resource attuned to the path of ice, could raise the promotion success rate by 5% when used by a Cruiser targeting the Zhulu Warship class.

But clearly, it did not align with his flagship’s attributes; his goal was that Intermediate [Thunder Crystal].

In the Shattered Starry Sea, the Ice Law is considered one of the more niche paths, which ultimately enabled the trio to successfully win the bid for the [Ice Apricot].

After claiming the [Ice Apricot], the three wasted no time lingering at the auction venue and quickly took their leave.

Soon, three Cruiser-class starships ascended to the skies outside Holy Star City.

Over one hundred light-years away from Chenxing Yang Continent, near a Fragment Belt, the three Cruisers performed two coordinated jumps and successfully arrived.

After confirming the area was unpopulated, the trio promptly steered their ships deeper into the Fragment Belt.

At the belt’s core, their Cruisers finally reached the destination, where a Cruiser measuring 1,100 meters had already been waiting.

“Did you bring it?”

In the connected communication channel, a masked captain spoke with cold indifference.

At these words, the squad captain brought forth the [Ice Apricot].

“Perfect. It’s the [Ice Apricot]. Let’s proceed with the exchange!”

Without hesitation, the masked captain placed a glowing Thunder Crystal right in the middle of their vicinity.

Once the squad captain also placed the [Ice Apricot] in the same position, both parties activated their warships’ Traction Beams simultaneously.

Soon, the two unique promotion resources were successfully exchanged.

Before departing, the masked captain issued a final, icy reminder.

“Remember the agreement you signed previously. Use this Intermediate [Thunder Crystal] only after leaving the Chenxing Kingdom. Furthermore, regardless of whether your promotion succeeds or not, you three are strictly forbidden from returning to the Chenxing Kingdom.”

“Understood!”

…

Not long after the exploration squad’s trio left, the 1,100-meter Cruiser began final preparations to complete its jump charge.

But just then, from behind a large fragment nearby, a sharp screech suddenly erupted.

Blazing beams and deep-space torpedoes struck simultaneously, hitting the Cruiser’s Energy Shield and internal hull before it could react.

The Energy Shield quivered violently, sending fragmented warship armor scattering in all directions.

At the same time, the Cruiser’s jump process was forcibly interrupted.

“Who dares!”

Inside the 1,100-meter Cruiser, the masked captain’s voice rang with enraged alarm.

His gaze shifted, and he quickly locked onto a pale-blue Cruiser emerging from the flank.

His pupils constricted in sudden recognition, though he refrained from speaking their identity aloud. Instead, he hissed coldly: