Hundreds of warship wrecks circled the star.
The star's surface temperature, thousands to tens of thousands of degrees, wasn't enough to melt the armor of the starships.
Therefore, although broken, they were still mostly intact, and some ships even had faint energy fluctuations.
Clearly, some equipment was still operational.
These warships were destroyed by the Star Phantom Moth using mental power, and now they were a boon to Qingyang.
"There should be quite a few warships that rushed into the star's interior," Guxue said.
Qingyang said helplessly, "Those warships are beyond our reach for now. The Eternal Fleet can't withstand the internal temperature of the star."
Next, Qingyang controlled three warships to use their tractor beams, slowly dragging these wrecks out of the gravitational zone.
After half a day of work, they had finally moved all the more than two hundred damaged warships.
"Dispatch engineering machinery to search these shipwrecks for valuable items."
Qingyang paused and added, "If there are any human corpses or related relics, cremate them and bring them back."
[Affirmative]
The ship's AI responded.
"I didn't expect this to be so dangerous. Old friend Guxing, next time I'll let you pick the location."
Hearing Qingyang's nonchalant tone, Guxing thought Qingyang suspected him of bad luck and twitched his mouth, "I'll try."
Guxue, standing behind Guxing, chuckled behind her hand, with no intention of explaining.
It couldn't be helped; passive abilities related to fortune were too enviable and jealousy-inducing.
They hadn't known Qingyang for long, so there was no need to reveal anything.
Guxue suddenly strode forward, her long legs carrying her 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 proudly, "Talent, talent!"
Since he would be using the Star of Truth's suggested projects frequently in the future, he might as well create a reason once and for all.
The Star Sea Alliance was not short of prodigies with high or multiple talents, nor was it short of chosen ones who had encountered fortuitous encounters.
If not for the Star of Truth looking too much like a third-party data source, and its exposure seeming dangerous, Qingyang wouldn't have bothered to hide it.
Talent?! Three talents?
Guxue looked at Qingyang in surprise, and Guxing also looked over.
Adding his defensive ability and Commander Talent, this indeed counted as three talents, and one of them was a strategic talent like Commander.
What kind of chosen one was this?
Wait? Could it be four talents?
Talents like the Tide of Fortune weren't exclusive to Guxing; many exceptionally gifted prodigies possessed passive fortune-related talents.
Fortune talents of purple-gold quality, epic, and even stronger qualities had appeared!
However, rather than talent, it was more like an acknowledgment, an acknowledgment from civilization.
Qingyang ignored Guxing's thoughts and smiled, "It's a talent similar to a warning. It not only alerts me to danger but can also provide hints when encountering difficulties."
Overcoming the vast gap in combat power to directly and clearly mark the Star Phantom Moth's location was just one of its effects.
Could it be another epic talent?
"Amazing!"
Guxue's small mouth parted, and she finally gave a thumbs-up.
[Commander, a Star Weapon was discovered inside one of the damaged starships.]
"A Star Weapon?" Qingyang exclaimed.
Had an entire starfleet, including its commander, been wiped out?
Otherwise, a Star Weapon wouldn't manifest, especially in the form of a relic.
As long as the commander was alive, the Star Weapon would always be an ethereal, mysterious data.
No one other than the commander could touch it.
A moment later, Qingyang looked at the fist-sized crystal ball before him, his thoughts drifting.
[Star Weapon: Enhanced Spatial Assault Unit]
[Quality: Purple (Zero Star)]
[Basic Effect: Individual combat crew datafication (strength cap tier 4) 0/20, Agility +5%]
[Additional Effect: Individual short-range spatial teleportation, can forcibly break through T8 ship's inherent spatial suppression, limit: 20 individuals]
[Note: Maximum teleportation distance is 300,000 kilometers radius, each individual deployment consumes 20 Star Points.]
"Bouncing?!"
Even in the Great Cosmic Era, bouncing between warships remained a highly viable tactic.
After all, even if a warship's firepower is fierce, its internal firepower is absolutely far inferior to its external firepower.
Dispatching a single-soldier squad to infiltrate and assassinate the commander inside costs far less than a warship-to-warship engagement.
Of course, the "jump-in" here isn't using drop pods or docking, those are outdated tactics. Shields aren't toys.
They usually just teleport directly in using spatial equipment once they reach a certain distance.
"If it weren't for the shields covering the inside and outside of the starship, dropping bombs would actually be more cost-effective," Qingyang muttered.
Once the starship's shields are datamined, they can integrate with the armor, or at the very least, stick tightly to the armor's surface.
The shields are only expanded a hundred meters away from the hull for combat needs, but that doesn't mean shields aren't integrated into other parts.
Besides personnel, a starship's shields can appear anywhere.
This includes the corridors inside, the power system equipment, and even the toilets within the ship.
As long as the shield value isn't depleted, it's useless even if you detonate a ship cannon inside the starship.
The Alliance's starfleets equip combat troops not to protect the warships.
But for boarding actions or external combat!
These extremely fine-tuned shields, capable of appearing anywhere, are generally only found on starships and advanced warships of powerful civilizations.
The ancient tactic of "jump-in" has always been a popular tactic in the Great Cosmic Era.
Qingyang immediately activated his Star Weapon and then displayed its functions before Guxing and Gu Xue.
"How is it?"
Guxing raised an eyebrow. "Oh? A jump-in function that can break through a starship's spatial suppression?"
He had to admit, Guxing was genuinely excited.
Following the starfleet, while the enemy quality was generally high, there weren't many missions requiring individual combat.
Most of it was fleet-to-fleet bombardments.
Now that the problem was solved, Guxing didn't believe this "fun-loving" Commander wouldn't use jump-in tactics.
In fact, Qingyang would likely jump in with them.
After about two hours, the materials and Star Phantom Moths from the wreckage were mostly collected.
Qingyang unfolded the list, his eyes lighting up. Many of these materials were substitutes for the manufacturing materials of the Shining Moon Type!
It made sense, too. The substitute materials and synthesis raw materials provided by the Star of Truth were relatively common items.
"Alright, let's go. We won't warp blindly next time. That was really dangerous,"
Qingyang sighed. Simultaneously, the three warships turned into streams of light and disappeared into the main universe.
In subspace, Qingyang hadn't even had time to rest.
The Star of Truth's panel suddenly appeared before his eyes.
[Bounty Mission: Obtain Void Crystal]
[Description: A void rift has opened in a certain area of Charka Star Lake, and a large Void Crystal has drifted out. Detailed coordinates and the Void Crystal's energy waves have been recorded on the Collaborator's star chart.]
[Objective: Obtain the Void Crystal and submit it to the Star of Truth.]
[Bounty Reward: Ordinary Trait Fragment × 2, 500 Truth Points, 1 Truth Knowledge (Individual) Starship Blueprint × 1 (Produced by the Star of Truth)]
Two fragments of Truth Knowledge.
After a moment of shock, Qingyang stared intently at the fourth reward, lost in thought.
A Starship Blueprint produced by the Star of Truth? It would be at least a high-class ship!
He accepted it!
There were no penalties or restrictions, it was just a bounty.
At worst, he could just leave if things looked bad.
The Eternal Truth Fleet, which had been advancing randomly, immediately changed direction and headed towards the inner perimeter of the Star Lake.
At the same time, an urgent distress signal rapidly spread from the inner perimeter of the Star Lake.
The Star Net combat channels of dozens of nearby nations were simultaneously flooded with top-priority messages!
Brothers, should we fix the update schedule to evenings? One chapter at 8 PM, one at 10 PM, how about that?
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