Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 5: Zhu Tian Ruins Market - Cang Qiong (Please follow)
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Chapter 5: Zhu Tian Ruins Market – Cang Qiong (Please follow)
The logic was straightforward: evening was approaching, leaving less than 20 hours until tomorrow morning’s gathering. Once a spatial gate launcher is triggered, the resulting portal remains active for a full 24 hours.
Consequently, if he were to open the Ruins Market at this moment, it would overlap with his scheduled exploration of the Alien Star Domain tomorrow.
As the Ruins Market Lord, he possessed absolute authority over the space and could maintain order effortlessly, provided no beings of the First Rank or higher interfered. However, this control required his physical presence within the Ruins Market.
If he departed prematurely, the entire Ruins Market could descend into unimaginable chaos.
Furthermore, he needed to finalize his preparations; tomorrow's venture into the Shattered Starry Sea would be his first, demanding his full attention and readiness.
There were also several theories regarding the Ruins Market beneath him that he was eager to test.
Taking immediate action, Song Chi utilized the Ruins Market token to transition back and forth several times, bringing various objects with him during each trip.
Water bottles, backpacks, chairs…
Ten minutes later, he reached his first conclusion: anything he could physically lift and carry could be transported into the Ruins Market. Conversely, objects exceeding his personal carrying capacity were restricted from entry.
With this established, he moved quickly toward a vacant stall area he had noted earlier. Although the 10×10 space was modest, it was more than large enough to accommodate a Spectral Shuttle, which measured less than 7 meters in length.
Indeed, Song Chi was now testing whether he could summon his Spectral Shuttle inside the Ruins Market.
Under his focused command, spectral energy began to swirl and concentrate at the point between his eyebrows.
“Hmm?”
Sensing the activity at his brow, Song Chi felt a surge of triumph; he had successfully accessed the Ancestral Torch.
A beam of light soon radiated from his forehead, and the sleek Spectral Shuttle materialized instantly in the empty space before him.
“Summoning the Spectral Shuttle within the Ruins Market is possible!!”
This discovery filled Song Chi with uncontrollable joy.
This meant that the Ruins Market served not only as a sanctuary during times of peril but also as a versatile tool for his future strategies.
What is the most significant hurdle for a Torch Warship captain exploring the Alien Star Domain?
Many would point to “alien civilizations,” as a confrontation with powerful Alien Species frequently ends in the ship's destruction and the crew's demise.
In reality, however, the persistent headache for every captain is the warship’s limited storage capacity. The physical dimensions of a ship are static, creating a strict ceiling on its cargo volume.
Due to this constraint, captains must perform grueling calculations before departing for an Alien Star Domain and again before returning, struggling to optimize every cubic inch of their cargo hold.
This often makes it impractical to carry heavy machinery, such as Tiger-type Floating Land Mining Carts, Hornet-class combat drones, or Land Warfare-type Exploration Robots.
Even if such equipment is brought along and a massive haul of resources is found, the return trip poses a dilemma: should they keep the expensive machinery or dump it to make room for the newly acquired loot?
Such hardware is costly. Discarding it might cut profits in half, even if the resources are valuable. It would be a disaster if the abandoned equipment ended up being worth more than the harvest brought home.
Yet, if they keep the gear, the limited space of the Torch Warship prevents them from bringing back much of anything.
This eternal conflict has long plagued all Torch Warship captains, offering no easy solution.
As a result, the market price for spatial folding and expansion components has skyrocketed. Even white-quality spatial components are often sold at the price of blue or purple ones, and even then, they are nearly impossible to find.
Earlier, while walking home, Song Chi had been obsessing over the cramped interior of his Spectral Shuttle, trying to devise a perfect logistics plan for tomorrow’s mission. Now, those anxieties vanished.
The Ruins Market, where a Torch Warship could be summoned at will, functioned as a massive, nearly perfect auxiliary storage facility.
While there were limits on what an individual could carry by hand, the Torch Warship was a different story because it resided within the Ancestral Torch. This provided a massive loophole.
He could simply load the necessary heavy machinery into his Torch Warship, store the ship inside the Ancestral Torch, and then manifest the ship once inside the Ruins Market. This effectively bypassed the restriction on carrying large items.
This strategy would be revolutionary during his future travels in the Alien Star Domain. Using the Torch Warship as a bridge, he could store vast amounts of resources in the Ruins Market that would otherwise be left behind, drastically increasing his yield from every mission.
Of course, this all relied on the assumption that he could still open and enter the Ruins Market while stationed in an Alien Star Domain; otherwise, the plan would fail.
As his mind raced through these possibilities, a sudden notification sound snapped Song Chi back to the present.
[Please provide a name for the Ruins Market immediately!]
He suddenly remembered this requirement. It wasn't just the Ruins Market that needed a designation, but the Spectral Shuttle sitting before him as well.
Shaking off his distractions, Song Chi focused on the tasks at hand.
After about ten seconds of contemplation, a name surfaced in his mind.
“Zhu Tian.”
Having read numerous Xianxia novels in his previous life, and considering this Ruins Market could link to various Star Domains across the Shattered Starry Sea, the name “Zhu Tian Ruins Market” felt perfectly appropriate.
[Zhu Tian Ruins Market successfully named.]
Next was the Spectral Shuttle, but this naming process proved more frustrating.
“Starry Sea!”
[Error: That name is already registered. Please select another.]
“Crossing!”
[Error: That name...]
“Galaxy.”
[Error...]
...
Because of the massive population of Torch Warship captains within the Torch Human Civilization, many common names were already taken.
“Shenzhou!”
[Error...]
“Cang Qiong.”
[Cang Qiong is currently available. Do you wish to confirm the name “Cang Qiong”?]
“Kunlun...”
“Oh? It’s available?”
He stopped mid-sentence and immediately hit confirm.
With the naming complete, he turned his attention to the detailed status of his Spectral Shuttle.
He hadn't yet had the chance to fully examine its attributes due to the earlier interruption by his former classmate, Yang Minghui.
[Name: Cang Qiong] [Model: Torch-Spectral Shuttle] [Level: lv0] [Basic Components: Colorless Torch Warship Armor lv0, Spectral Main Cannon lv0, Spectral Secondary Cannon lv0, Warship Armor lv0, Spectral Engine lv0, Spectral Shield lv0, Patrol Radar lv0, Spectral Cultivation Room lv0 (8/8)] [Special Components: None (0/2)]