Heart of Dawn Repaired +0.5%

Deep within a desolate, minor star system in the Blood Cloud Sector, a region rarely visited by travelers, the Star Origin abruptly tore itself out of subspace.

[Shield depletion: 26,000]

[Armor depletion: 1,000]

[Hull integrity: 21%]

Watching the ship's damage statistics flicker incessantly across the screen, Feng Xiao shook his head, feeling a twinge of regret.

Knowing full well that a Star-Land Class starship was involved and still choosing to watch the spectacle—he was truly becoming more muddled by the day. There were no simple characters among those who commanded Star-Land Class starships in the chaotic Blood Cloud Sector.

Thinking back, his behavior just now had truly been a death wish.

The Star Weapons equipped by Star-Land Class starships were at least of purple quality, to say nothing of a Matrix, a Star Weapon capable of playing a pivotal role in the Blood Cloud Sector.

They were almost certainly red-tier.

Even if he had equipped that Tengshe, it likely wouldn't have been of much use.

Wang Hao conducted a serious check of the Matrix, letting out a slight sigh of relief after a few moments.

"No pursuit, and the vicinity is secure."

Ilde's expression remained unchanged, though one could tell he was also quite tense.

After all, it was the closest any of the three had ever come to death.

"The factions in the Blood Cloud Sector that possess Star-Land Class starships are all in the middle or inner rings; it's actually lucky we encountered one in the outer rim, hahahaha." Wang Hao laughed heartlessly.

Ilde nodded in agreement.

However, he was currently very interested in that powerful core main cannon.

His talent was Artillery Master.

Naturally, he was sensitive to such things.

If they hadn't dodged that final strike, given the situation at the time, the Star Origin would have been essentially destroyed.

He had thought 40,000 points of defense was strong enough, but he hadn't expected it to still feel so powerless against a Star-Land Class starship.

"Don't worry, I suspect that some Star-Land Class starships that have just reached that tier don't have shields much stronger than ours; they just have stronger innate buffs due to their level."

Feng Xiao offered a word of comfort before turning his gaze to the video recording on the side.

"We'll rest for two hours before setting off again. I refuse to believe we'll run into another Star-Land Class starship skirmish."

"Understood!" Wang Hao and Ilde nodded, showing no fear despite what had just occurred.

The hull and armor slowly began to recover, and the shields were fully replenished after just a few minutes.

During this time, the Heart of Dawn also finished its repairs.

[Heart of Dawn (Repaired: 5.5%)

Detection: Target not selected

Lock-on: Anchor point not selected

Analysis: Talent not selected

Dawn Dimension activation chance +1]

???

Feng Xiao's mouth hung slightly open, his expression one of utter disbelief: "Heart of Dawn, don't tell me you absorbed such a powerful exotic item only to repair yourself by 0.5 percent?

And your functions haven't increased at all, save for this so-called 'Dawn Dimension activation chance +1'?"

[Function added: Detection can now scan the basic data of other starships (range limited)]

"That's... wait, that's not okay at all! Forget it, what is the Dawn Dimension?" Feng Xiao asked, his heart aching as he recalled the effects of the Shattered Body.

[Dawn Dimension: Contains a vast, boundless dimensional space within, storing all types of creations and technical data from ■■■.

Due to your contribution to the repair of the Heart of Dawn, you may choose a category of items, and the Heart of Dawn will reward you with a random item from that field!]

Feng Xiao calmed down instantly; there was quite a bit of information to be gleaned from the Heart of Dawn's explanation.

For instance, what was ■■■, and why couldn't it be named directly?

Or what role and status the Heart of Dawn held, given that it contained all types of creations from some mysterious faction...

There were too many variables; he needed to sort them out.

For now, it was better not to overthink it and see what categories of items he might actually need.

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Feng Xiao, and he looked toward Wang Hao and Ilde: "What do you think is the most profitable thing to sell if we were to start a company?"

Rather than taking a one-time-use item from this opportunity, it was better to consider long-term plans.

Currently, the Human Alliance was strong enough that he could buy whatever he needed; if that was the case, it was better to find a way to make money and buy things directly.

The items from the Heart of Dawn might not necessarily be suitable for a starship.

"Something profitable..."

"For the time being, if we're developing in the frontier regions, only armed commodities are truly suitable."

First, because of the Blood Cloud Sector and the large number of small criminal gathering areas, and second, because of the conflicts between nations caused by the local customs.

If one could possess advantageous armed commodities, it would certainly be profitable, such as conventional warships or other weapons with excellent technical quality.

Due to geographical issues, the dozen or so galaxies surrounding the Morton Galaxy have similar conventional technology levels, so purchasing warships from other places always exceeds the original price.

Feng Xiao understood what Ilde meant; as long as a local enterprise had conventional warships, as long as the price was lower than imported warships, it would definitely be profitable.

"Alright, I understand."

Feng Xiao continued to lower his head in deep thought, leaving the other two to look at each other, completely confused.

"Heart of Dawn, I want a set of warship blueprints suitable for the current situation."

Finally, Feng Xiao confirmed.

[Repair +0.5, the warship blueprints received will not be too advanced, confirm?]

"Confirm!"

[Congratulations on obtaining the blueprints—Knight Series warships: light warships—medium warships—heavy warships—fighter mechs and other technical blueprints.

(Production equipment and resources are your own responsibility)]

[Knight Warship: Light Equipment: Energy Cannon ×6, Missile Array ×2 Attack: 120 Defense: 400 ... Knight Warship: Medium Equipment: Heavy Cannon ×1, Energy Cannon ×6 Attack: 400 Defense: 800 ... Knight Warship: Heavy Equipment: Conventional Main Cannon ×1, Heavy Cannon ×4, Energy Cannon ×12 Attack: 1200 Defense: 2500 (Can adjust warship attack and defense data for the manufacture of export versions)]

Feng Xiao's previously indifferent expression froze, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

What kind of data was this?

A medium warship could suppress an ordinary low-level starship?

Such powerful low-level conventional warships were probably only possessed by those major powers, right?

Major powers?

Even the main warships of the lowest-tier major powers started at the Star Destroyer level; they wouldn't even bother using heavy warships, as cruisers were the baseline.

However, Feng Xiao immediately frowned: "Export versions can only sell simplified warships with one-third to one-half the data of these warships.

The full-spec warships are too unconventional and easily attract attention, plus they consume too many resources."

He would arrange the specific matters after this current affair was over; for now, he should take action.

Storing the data for the three types of warships and several weapons into the database, Star Origin started up again, moving along the edge of the outer region.

"The Blood Cloud Sector is a great place for large-scale hunting of Star Points."

Looking at the dozens of pirate starships that had turned into wreckage in an instant before his eyes, Feng Xiao's lips curled upward.

He had earned 20,000 Star Points from this wave alone; could there be anything more profitable than this?

"This is already the third pirate group we've encountered today, so why haven't we seen any pirate starships?" Wang Hao scratched his head in frustration.

Wasn't it said that there were many starships in the chaotic Blood Cloud Sector?

"They are all concentrated in the interior or core regions. There really aren't many pirate starships in the outer perimeter. After all, everyone is a pirate group; why wouldn't they plunder you?"

The second-generation starship was not like the first; it could directly seize authority through coercion and inducement.

Just as Star Origin finished collecting the spoils and prepared to move forward, the Matrix suddenly sounded an alarm.

Subsequently, the signals of five starships rapidly approached Star Origin.

[Hostile starships detected, high-level starships ×4, elite-level starship ×1. (No threat)]

Heart of Dawn detected them as no threat?

Feng Xiao smiled instantly and waved his hand.

The immensely powerful Fierce Star main cannon began charging, and he casually upgraded it to its current limit of Lv. 15!

The main cannon, with a damage output as high as 2500, made no attempt to hide. The speed of the five starships displayed on the Matrix plummeted, and they actually turned and rushed in the opposite direction.

"Running? That won't be fast enough."

A violent beam of attack shot out, disappearing from the line of sight in the blink of an eye!