Hundreds of warship wrecks surrounded the star.
The surface temperature of thousands to over ten thousand degrees was still not enough to melt the armor of Star Battle Armor.
Therefore, although they were damaged, they remained fairly intact overall. Some ships even still emitted faint energy fluctuations.
Clearly, some equipment was still operating.
These warships had been destroyed by the Star Phantom Moth's psychic power, and now they happened to benefit Qingyang.
"Quite a few warships probably flew into the star itself," Guxue said.
Qingyang said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do about those for now. The Eternal Fleet can't withstand the high temperatures inside the star."
Qingyang then controlled the three warships to use tractor beams, slowly dragging the wreckage out of the gravitational zone.
After working for half a day, they finally transferred all two hundred-plus damaged warships.
"Deploy engineering machines and search these shipwrecks for valuable items."
Qingyang paused, then added, "If you find human corpses or related belongings, cremate them and bring them back."
[Yes]
The shipboard intelligence replied.
"I didn't expect this trip to be so dangerous. Brother Guxing, point out the locations next time too."
Hearing Qingyang's carefree tone, Guxing assumed Qingyang suspected him of having bad luck. The corner of his mouth twitched. "I'll do my best."
Guxue covered her mouth and snickered behind Guxing, with no intention of explaining.
It couldn't be helped. Fortune-related passives were simply too likely to inspire envy and jealousy.
They had not known Qingyang for long, so there was no need to tell him yet.
Guxue suddenly stepped forward on her long legs and pressed close in front of Qingyang. Her bright eyes were full of curiosity. "Brother Qingyang, how did you determine the Star Phantom Moth's exact location?"
Qingyang said smugly, "Talent, talent!"
Since he would have to use the Star of Truth's recommended options often in the future, he might as well make up an excuse once and for all.
The Star Sea Alliance did not lack prodigies with exceptional or multiple talents, nor did it lack chosen children who had encountered extraordinary opportunities.
If the Star of Truth did not resemble third-party data so much, making exposure seem dangerously risky, Qingyang could not have been bothered to hide it.
Talent?! Three talents?
Guxue examined Qingyang in surprise, while Guxing looked over as well.
Including his defensive ability and Commander Talent, that really did make three talents, one of which was even a strategic talent like Commander Talent.
What kind of child of Fortune was this?
Wait? Maybe he even had four talents?
Fortune-related talents like surging Fortune were not exclusive to Guxing. Many gifted prodigies possessed fortune-related passive talents.
Fortune talents of Purple Gold Grade, Epic Grade, and even higher grades had appeared before!
But rather than calling it a talent, it was more like a form of recognition—recognition from civilization.
Qingyang did not care about Guxing's thoughts and smiled. "It's a warning-like talent. It doesn't just warn me of danger; it can also provide hints when I encounter difficult problems."
It had crossed an enormous gap in combat power and directly, clearly indicated where the Star Phantom Moth was. That was only one of its effects.
Could it be another Epic talent?
"Impressive!"
Guxue's little mouth fell open before she finally gave him a thumbs-up.
[Commander, a star weapon has been discovered inside one of the damaged Star Battle Armors.]
"A star weapon?" Qingyang said in surprise.
Had an entire Starfleet, including its commander, been wiped out?
Otherwise, the star weapon could not have materialized, much less in the form of a relic.
As long as the commander was alive, the star weapon would always remain a mysterious, intangible mass of data.
No lifeform other than the commander could touch it.
A moment later, Qingyang stared at the fist-sized crystal sphere before him, his thoughts inexplicably wandering.
[Star Weapon: Enhanced Spatial Assault Unit] [Grade: Purple (Zero Star)] [Basic Effect: Individual combat crew Datafication (maximum intensity: Tier 4) 0/20, Agility +5%] [Additional Effect: Short-range individual spatial teleportation. Can forcibly break through the spatial suppression inherent to T8 ships. Limit: 20 personnel.] [Note: Maximum teleportation distance is a radius of 300,000 kilometers. Deploying each individual combatant consumes 20 Star Points.]
"Boarding?!"
Even in the Great Cosmic Era, boarding between warships remained a highly viable tactic.
After all, no matter how powerful a warship's firepower was, its internal firepower was absolutely far weaker than its external firepower.
Sending individual combat squads into a ship to decapitate its command structure cost far less than having warships bombard each other.
Of course, boarding here did not mean outdated tactics like using drop pods or docking. Shields were no joke.
Once they reached a certain range, they basically teleported directly inside using spatial equipment.
"If shields didn't cover both the interior and exterior of a Starcraft, dropping bombs would actually be more cost-effective," Qingyang muttered.
After being Datafied, a Starcraft's shield could merge into its armor, or at worst cling tightly to the armor's surface.
The shield was only extended a hundred meters beyond the hull for combat needs, but that did not mean the other areas lacked integrated shielding.
Other than personnel, a Starcraft's shields could appear anywhere.
They could cover internal corridors, power system equipment, and even the toilets inside the ship.
As long as the shield value had not been depleted, even detonating naval artillery inside a Starcraft would be useless.
The Star Sea Alliance's Starfleet had never been equipped with combat troops to protect the warships.
They existed for boarding actions or external combat!
Such extremely precise shields, covering both inside and out, were generally found only on Starcraft and the advanced warships of some Powerful Civilizations.
The ancient tactic of boarding had always remained a popular tactic in the Great Universe.
Qingyang immediately activated the star weapon, then displayed its functions before Guxing and Guxue.
"What do you think?"
Guxing raised an eyebrow. "Oh? A boarding function that can break through a Starcraft's spatial suppression?"
He had to admit that he was genuinely excited.
Although enemies were generally stronger when following the Starfleet, there were not many Combat Missions that required individual soldiers.
Most battles were fleet bombardments.
Now that the problem had been solved, Guxing did not believe that this fun-loving commander before him would refrain from using boarding tactics.
Qingyang would most likely even board alongside them.
About two hours later, the supplies within the wreckage and the Star Phantom Moth had basically all been collected.
Qingyang opened the list, and his eyes lit up. Quite a few of these materials were substitutes for Shining Moon Type Manufacturing Materials!
That made sense. The substitute synthesis materials provided by the Star of Truth were all relatively common items.
"Alright, let's go. We won't blindly warp next time. This time was really dangerous."
Qingyang sighed. At the same time, the three warships turned into streaks of light and vanished from the main universe.
In subspace, Qingyang had not even had time to rest.
The Star of Truth's panel suddenly unfolded before him.
[Bounty Mission: Obtain Void Crystal] [Description: A spatial rift has opened in an area of Charka Star Lake, and a large Void Crystal has drifted out. The detailed coordinates and the Void Crystal's energy waves have been entered into the collaborator's star map.] [Objective: Obtain the Void Crystal and submit it to the Star of Truth.] [Bounty Rewards: Ordinary Trait Fragment ×2, Truth Points 500, Truth Knowledge (Single Target) ×1 Starship Blueprint ×1 (Produced by the Star of Truth)]
Truth Knowledge, two trait fragments...
After a moment of shock, Qingyang stared intently at the fourth reward and fell into thought.
A Starship Blueprint produced by the Star of Truth? It had to be at least a high-end ship!
Accepted!
There were no penalties and no mandatory requirements. It was merely a bounty.
At worst, he could leave if the situation turned unfavorable.
The Eternal Truth Fleet, which had originally been moving forward at random, immediately changed direction and charged toward the inner region of Star Lake.
At the same time, an urgent distress signal rapidly spread from Star Lake's inner region.
The Star Network combat channels of dozens of nearby nations were simultaneously flooded and pinned with the message!
Brothers, should we fix the update schedule for the evening?
One chapter at eight and one at ten—how does that sound?
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