Chapter 264: Chapter 160: Goal, a 90% Success Rate for Cang Qiong’s Promotion!

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After making all the preparations, Song Chi summoned ten Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines with the strength of Third Rank, to serve as scouts and charge into the asteroid belt ahead.

In such a dense asteroid belt, if there were any hidden dangers, they would pose a significant threat to the Cang Qiong.

That’s because it would be very easy to get close, and once an object got close to the hull, the Dark Matter Energy Shield outside the ship would become a mere decoration.

However, Song Chi quickly realized that he was overthinking it. The “Magic Energy Detection” feature of the Silver III Generation Ultra-Wave Magic Energy Detection Radar was even more effective than he had imagined, capable of detecting the vast majority of energy fluctuations within its detection range.

It wasn’t just the energy fluctuations emitted by living organisms; it also included the energy fluctuations contained in the mineral resources of all the asteroids.

Moreover, it wasn’t just on the surface–the radar could penetrate the interior of the asteroids, even to their cores, relaying the detected results back in great detail, including a detailed estimation of the source of the emitted energy.

For example, a small asteroid with a diameter of about sixteen meters located a thousand kilometers directly in front of the Cang Qiong, the Silver III Generation Ultra-Wave Magic Energy Detection Radar detected a special energy fluctuation towards the left inside it and provided a corresponding estimate.

[Light energy fluctuation, 92.1% copper, 7.8% brass, 0.1% other minerals.]

If it were only this, Song Chi naturally would not be surprised, as even the Prospector mounted on the Furious Tiger Mining Cart could do the same. Although it wasn’t as accurate as the Silver III Generation Ultra-Wave Magic Energy Detection Radar, it was still quite useful overall.

The key difference was that the mass-produced mechanical Prospector had a very limited range of exploration, merely a few kilometers, and beyond five kilometers, its detection accuracy was almost unbearable to look at.

But the Silver III Generation Ultra-Wave Magic Energy Detection Radar was different–within its radar detection range, it could perform precise exploration.

Even though the farther away from the Cang Qiong, the lower the accuracy of the detection results would be.

And for very large objects, such as asteroids with a diameter of thousands or tens of thousands of meters, or fragments of Floating Lands, the radar’s ability to detect their interiors was likewise somewhat reduced.

But this was nothing compared to the discrepancies with the Prospector; the two were worlds apart in comparison.

Song Chi multitasked, carefully controlling the Cang Qiong to move forward while quickly reviewing the various detection prompts listed on the star chart.

Soon twenty minutes passed, and yet the Cang Qiong had not stopped, continuing to shuttle through the interior of the asteroid belt.

It wasn’t that the Magic Energy Detection Radar hadn’t detected various resources; on the contrary, the plethora of resource prompts that appeared on the radar screen were so numerous that Song Chi had to use Threefold Mind Utilization, dedicating two thirds of his spiritual attention to examining these detection prompts.

The lv27 Silver III Generation Ultra-Wave Magic Energy Detection Radar had reached a detection distance of 790 light hours–a terrifyingly vast coverage that encompassed almost countless asteroids. How could it not find various resources?

The reason the Cang Qiong hadn’t made any moves was that among the resources he had reviewed, Song Chi hadn’t found anything that satisfied him.

The monthly transactions at the Ruins Market yielded profits exceeding 100,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin. With such revenue, ordinary resources worth only tens or hundreds of strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin were indeed hard to catch his interest.

Of course, an important factor was that he had only 24 hours to stay. Without the time constraint, he wouldn’t overlook those scattered resources.

There’s a saying, isn’t there?

Even a mosquito’s leg is still flesh.

The diameter of the asteroid belt underfoot exceeded several light-years, and the total amount of scattered resources it contained was definitely staggering.

Unfortunately, with only 24 hours to stay, Song Chi could not afford to waste energy on ordinary resources during this limited time.

Another hour passed. As the Cang Qiong continued its shuttle, it suddenly paused and then turned, gliding toward the left.

In the main control room, Song Chi had a faint smile on his face. After looking for so long, he had finally found a resource spot that was of decent value.

[High-energy fluctuation, coordinates xxxx, 94% estimated to be iron essence, 5.9% to be black iron ore, 0.1% other, reserves not less than 50 tons.]

Iron essence, this resource itself wasn’t of much use, but since it could be used as a precursor to millennia-old volcanic iron essence, it could greatly shorten the time it took for millennia-old volcanic iron essence to form.

Additionally, in secret realms with volcanoes, with the acceleration of time in those realms, it was possible to use ordinary iron essence to steadily produce millennia-old volcanic iron essence, which caused its value to creep up.

Nowadays, a ton of ordinary iron essence could be sold for ten strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin. The 50 tons before him would fetch at least 500 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin to start–a very good gain indeed.

Luckily, this material was not far from the current location of the Cang Qiong, otherwise given the ship’s current speed, who knew how long it would take to get there.

Two hours later, Song Chi successfully mined the 52 tons of iron essence and then hurriedly rushed to the second set of coordinates he had marked.

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