By spending 400,000 Source Points, 400 units of titanium crystal, 400 Radiant Crystals, and 5 High-grade Energy Crystals, Wang Dong raised Sky-Shield's enhancement level from LV.35 to LV.40.
[Sky-Shield (Red) (LV.40), maximum Shield Durability growth increased by 250%, recovery speed growth increased by 250%, Defense Strength growth increased by 250% Energy Consumption: 21/s Traits: 1, Shield Counter: Reflects Attack Strength equal to 130% of the attack received back onto the attacker. This trait can be freely switched on and off. Admonition: Give and take—such is the way of offense and defense! 2, Shield Defense: Reduces the final damage sustained by this ship by 70%. Admonition: Face the calamity that shakes the heavens with all your might! ... Upgrade Requirements: 1, 90,000 Source Points; 2, 90 units of titanium crystal; 3, 90 units of Radiant Crystal; 4, Orange Quality shipborne kindling]
Every improvement to this cornerstone module was reflected in Sky Peng Horizontal's overall defensive capabilities.
It offered excellent value for the resources.
It wasn't that Wang Dong didn't want to keep upgrading it. The problem was that one of the requirements for further enhancement had risen to "Orange Quality shipborne kindling."
No matter how much he wanted to invest resources, there was nothing he could do.
Wang Dong urgently needed to obtain new Civilization Points and improve the quality of his shipborne kindling through evolution.
That would allow him to break through the increasingly obvious bottleneck imposed by the quality of his shipborne kindling, which was holding back Sky Peng Horizontal's further enhancement.
The Shepherd Civilization was a fairly suitable option.
That was also the main reason Wang Dong was willing to spend vast resources, including precious Soul Crystals, to make up for some of Sky Peng Horizontal's disadvantages against the Shepherd Civilization!
There were still plenty of