owlsbooks Chapter 18 Exchange and Choice
Chapter 18 Exchange and Choice
Chen Yao didn't have to wait long.
Just half an hour later, there was a knock on the first-floor door.
"Hello, student Chen Yao, I am the exclusive delivery person arranged for you by the family. Please show your family identity badge first."
Having anticipated this, Chen Yao immediately took out his identity badge and handed it to the other party.
Identity badges are standard equipment for the eight electoral families and two hundred immortal military leaders of the Starry Sky United Universe Kingdom. They are directly linked to the bloodline genetic information of the clan members after birth and are the most important proof of personal identity.
After all, any star-based power with a slightly longer history would have hundreds of millions of members under its command. If they didn't have proper identification documents, how chaotic would that be?
After confirming the identity badge, the visitor handed over a state-of-the-art iris recognition device, which scanned Chen Yao's pupils. Only after the verification was successful again did he open the briefcase he was holding in his left hand.
The briefcase contained nothing but five special initial resource rewards specifically for newly awakened, qualified members of the Torchbearer system.
"Chen Yao, according to the family's training program, you may choose two of these five options."
Chen Yao, who had already considered this in advance, didn't think twice:
"Hello, could you please tell me what categories the first item, the blue artifact, specifically includes? Are there any artifact parts related to slavery or puppet soldiers?"
Upon hearing his question, the deliveryman first shook his head, then nodded.
What does that mean?
Chen Yao was puzzled, but the other party quickly provided an answer.
"Slave-type parts are extremely rare. They might be found in the family treasury, but they require a considerable amount of merit to exchange for."
"However, I do have some parts for puppet soldiers. Let me show you."
As he spoke, a faint light flickered between his brows, and soon several orbs of light shimmering with blue light floated out.
The Flame Captain's Flame Ancestral Aperture Space is quite special. In addition to the Flame Warship, it can also contain items such as Starry Sea Wonders and Planetary Origin Crystals, which are all condensed and nurtured by the chaotic energy of the origin of the stars and seas.
Two blue orbs of light hovered between the two, allowing Chen Yao to successfully capture their detailed attributes.
[Strange Item: Rock Core]
[Quality: Blue]
[Can be converted to: {Rock Guardian Terrace}]
[Note: This is a puppet-like artifact transformed from an ordinary star rock, which can be used to summon rock guardians to assist in battle.]
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Rock Guardian Terrace lv0
Quality: Blue
Consumption: 100/tool
Effect: Consumes a certain amount of psionic energy to summon a Tier 0 Rock Guardian Soldier that is completely obedient to commands. The Rock Guardian Soldier lasts for 10 minutes, and a maximum of five can be summoned at the same time. After the Soldier's duration ends or it dies, it can only be summoned again after 24 hours.
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[Strange Item: Blood Servant's Heart]
[Quality: Blue]
[Can be converted into: {Blood Servant Terracotta Army Nest}]
[Note: In an unknown time, a vampire marquis's blood servant died in battle in the starry sky. Due to the influence of the special starry environment, his heart unexpectedly transformed into a rare artifact from the cosmos.]
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Blood Servant Terracotta Army Nest lv0
Quality: Blue
Consumption: 100/tool
Effect: Consumes a certain amount of psionic energy to summon a Blood Servant Puppet that completely obeys commands. The Blood Servant lasts for 10 minutes, and a maximum of five can be summoned at the same time. After the Puppet's duration ends or it dies, it can only be summoned again after 24 hours.
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Simply put, the Rock Guardian Warrior is slow-moving, but its strength and defense are its advantages, while the Blood Servant Warrior is more agile and has thinner skin.
After briefly comparing the attributes of the two rare items, Chen Yao firmly chose the [Rock Core] rare item.
His initial intention in seeking the puppet soldier parts was to mine and excavate alien mineral resources in the future, and secondly, to use them as cannon fodder for exploring unknown areas or fighting. Based on these two points, the "Rock Guardian" puppet was obviously more suitable.
After acquiring the blue terracotta warrior artifact, Chen Yao's gaze lingered for a moment between the remaining [Spiritual Fiend Tempering Pill] and [Soul Cleansing Elixir], but he ultimately gave up on the [Soul Cleansing Elixir].
The reason is not complicated. The first exploration of the alien world has just ended, and the next one will be three months later. There is no need to rush.
In comparison, the cultivation of guiding techniques should be started sooner rather than later. It not only directly affects the improvement of Chen Yao's strength and lifespan, but is also related to the miraculous task of "life sublimation". The faster the cultivation speed, the better.
"Now that you have completed the selection of the Fire Seed Awakening reward, we will proceed to the resource exchange phase."
"Please show all the resources you wish to exchange for the clan. I will strictly follow the clan's exchange ratio and convert them into clan universal points, which will then be deposited into your personal account."
"OK!"
Chen Yao nodded, a faint light flashing between his brows, and the Sky Patrol was quickly summoned.
Immediately afterwards, batches of mineral materials were sent out of the warship's cabins.
Not far away, the family deliveryman carefully counted the content and quantity of various mineral materials, and after counting each item, he would announce the corresponding general points.
"0.3 tons of Tier 1 Mithril Ore can be exchanged for 85 Family Universal Points."
"1.8 tons of Tier 1 Yuan Chen Stone ore can be exchanged for 140 Family Universal Points."
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"Two Tier 2 Soul Nourishing Beads can be exchanged for 300 Clan Universal Points, plus 50 Clan Merit Points."
Finally, after all the mineral materials were tallied, the deliveryman, who appeared to be a fellow member of the same clan and also a captain of the Torch Ship, approached Chen Yao and reported the final statistics.
"All mineral materials can be exchanged for a total of 1055 Clan Universal Points, plus 50 Clan Merit Points. If there are no objections to this number, I will now begin the transfer of Clan Universal Points and Merit Points."
As he spoke, a hint of surprise flickered in the deliveryman's eyes.
Typically, a first exploration of an alien star system yields a harvest of around 100 low-grade planetary origin crystals. However, the mineral materials that Chen Yao has brought out are worth ten times that amount.
However, this surprise did not linger in his mind for long. Over the years, he had encountered no fewer than a thousand newly awakened fire race members, and although there were not many lucky young men like Chen Yao, there were still a dozen or so.
The most impressive one even obtained half a ton of fourth-grade [Chikan Copper Mother] ore. The value of that thing cannot be measured by low-grade planetary origin crystals; it would have to be exchanged for mid-grade planetary origin crystals.
Chen Yao naturally had no objection and nodded quickly.
In fact, this was even somewhat beyond his expectations; he hadn't anticipated that he would receive 50 points of family merit.
Merit points and universal points are different. Although both are currencies circulated within the family, the former is much more valuable than the latter.
For example, the Chen family has always maintained a strict hierarchical system among its members.
Ordinary clansmen, elite clansmen, core clansmen, core direct descendants...
Between each level, not only are the family benefits they enjoy vastly different, but the power they wield within the Chen family and the various permissions they possess are also completely different.