Chapter 479: Ten Years and Surprises

"Lao Hong, after this delivery, you should have enough to exchange for a few blue parts for your kid, right?"

"Almost, but the blue parts are still a little short. I want to get a piece of purple quality ship armor."

"Purple ship armor? You have so many merits?"

...

In the dark starry sky, a fleet consisting of hundreds of ordinary starships and ten frigates is traveling at full speed.

In the magnetic wave communication group chat connected by the ten frigates, the frigate captains chatted intermittently.

Speaking of merits, the frigate captain named Lao Hong showed a hint of pride on his face.

But he still maintained a calm tone.

"You were all transferred from the family's colonized star field and have not participated in the previous pioneering wars. When the family's large forces plundered the nests of the Jiexing Clan on various floating lands, there were so many good things. Even if you didn't get much because of your contribution, you got far more than one purple component."

"Well... before that, I had already exchanged a purple main gun for my kid..."

Hearing Lao Hong's plain words, the other escort captains were full of envy.

He had already prepared two purple components for his son, so it can be imagined that there must be more purple components on Lao Hong's own ship.

It is said that the previous pioneering war was a carnival for the captains of the Xinhuo of the entire Tianpan River System, but no one expected that the harvest would be so great.

This made the captains regret it in their hearts. Before the pioneering war, the family had issued a war call, but it was not a mandatory requirement. The clan members below could choose to refuse. Several of them had never participated in the pioneering war before.

After sighing, the escort captains quickly turned around and their faces were full of enthusiasm again.

Although they missed the previous pioneering war, the family is now developing very well and has a lot of opportunities in front of them. As long as they work hard, the future is still very bright.

For example, the escort mission at the moment only needs to safely send the family transport fleet to the nearest medium-distance teleportation star gate. In the past, the reward for such a mission was definitely very limited, but now, the reward has skyrocketed three times.

"Hongtou..."

The voice in the communication group chat sounded again, but this time it was immediately interrupted by Lao Hong.

"No, radar warning, something is happening, everyone pay attention, enter the first level combat alert!"

Hearing his words, although the other escort captains did not receive the warning from their own ships, they chose to believe Captain Lao Hong unanimously.

Because everyone knew that Lao Hong's ship was equipped with a purple-quality air patrol radar, which was far from comparable to their blue or even white radar in terms of detection range and accuracy.

Tsk-——

The hatch of Captain Lao Hong's ship was opened, and then a steel mecha about ten meters high swept out of it.

After rushing out of the warship, the size of the alloy mecha began to expand rapidly, and finally the size suddenly increased to 100 meters.

"It's a Hellfire Mecha. I've heard that each team will be equipped with a fourth-level Hellfire Mecha, but I've never seen Hongtou use it. I didn't expect it to be true!"

Seeing this 100-meter alloy mecha, a guard captain showed surprise on his face. This is a Hellfire Mecha with fourth-level combat power. It is said that it played an irreplaceable role for the family during the pioneering war.

Before everyone thought about it, light and shadows appeared from all directions.

"Be careful, it's the Golden Sky Spider, pay attention to the formation, and fire freely!"

"I've heard that this star field is suspected to have spider-like star creatures. I didn't expect it to be the Golden Sky Spider clan that escaped from the chaotic star field!"

Boom boom boom!

After a while, the entire dark starry sky began to emerge with energy beams, just like a series of gorgeous fireworks.

The battle lasted for about half an hour. Because of the presence of a Hellfire Mech, the Golden Sky Spiders were basically strangled to death, and only a few fled in the same direction.

"Hongtou, twelve ordinary starships sank, but our team was not damaged."

"What should we do? Should we continue to go to the Dinghai Star Gate No. 18, or return?"

...

In the communication group chat, the faces of the escort captains were not good.

Although the new territory occupied by the family is vast, before this, it was basically led by Captain Zhulu and the entire Hellfire Mech group was cleaned up. Although attacks have occurred in recent years, the frequency is not high. This is the first time they have encountered an attack during their missions.

Compared with the faint urgency in the voices of other members of the team, Song Hong was obviously calmer. After all, they were all people who participated in the Great Development War. Naturally, they did not react too much to the scene where a third-level Golden Sky Spider appeared just now.

After a pause, Song Hong quickly said:

"Calm down, Lao Yu, contact the nearest communication point through the Xinhuo network and report the incident. Also, lead the transport fleet back immediately. These golden spiders' sudden attack must be without reason. If we continue to move forward, we may suffer a second attack from them."

"Hongtou, what about you?"

Song Hong turned his gaze and looked in the direction where the surviving golden spiders had fled.

"I always feel something is wrong. These golden spiders have been discovered by passers-by many times before, but they have never taken the initiative to attack the passing starships. This is also the reason why the family has never sent anyone to deal with them. It is a bit abnormal for them to take the initiative to attack this time. I have to go and take a look!"

"But this is too dangerous!"

Someone in the team objected and did not agree with Song Hong going to explore alone.

Although Song Hong's ship was loaded with many purple parts, it was only a second-level frigate after all. According to the information provided by the family's foreign affairs department, the group of golden spiders that escaped from the chaotic star field before had fifth-level golden spiders.

But Song Hong's face was firm and he still insisted on his decision.

"It's okay. There is a [Void Membrane] on my ship, and it has been strengthened to level 39. Under the premise of hiding in the void, it should not be a problem to explore from a distance!"

Seeing his insistence, the other members of the team did not say more and began to command the transport fleet to turn around and return at full speed.

The Golden Sky Spider might come again, and they didn't have time to stay here any longer.

...

After separating from the team, Song Hong controlled the ship and chased the Golden Sky Spiders.

With the purple patrol radar, he did not lose the position of the Golden Sky Spiders and followed them carefully.

Under his deliberate control, the warship always maintained a suitable distance from the Golden Sky Spiders in front, which was difficult to be discovered and would not lose the trace of the other party.

After flying for several hours, Song Hong's mind was always tense. He was able to survive the previous great pioneering war. He relied primarily on carefulness and vigilance.

Fortunately, he was not disappointed. After several hours, the speed of the Golden Sky Spiders began to slow down. Not long after, a large number of figures appeared on the purple patrol radar of Song Hong's ship.

"There are so many Golden Sky Spiders, and judging from their size, there is a fourth-level Golden Sky Spider!"

Song Hong's pupils suddenly shrank, and he dared not let the ship move forward any further. When he calmed down again, he focused his eyes and saw the familiar space vortex channel in front of the fourth-level Golden Sky Spider.

"Is this... the entrance to the secret realm?"

"It's actually a secret realm. No wonder the Golden Sky Spider took the initiative to attack. It's afraid that the family fleet will continue to raid and discover the existence of this secret realm."

Thinking of this, Song Hong's heart turned happy.

The value of a star sea secret realm is inestimable, so reporting it to the family will definitely get a lot of rewards.

While carefully controlling the ship to turn the ship, Song Hong also mobilized the power of his mind to connect to the Xinhuo network at the fastest speed.

Although the development level of this star field is not high, over the years, the Song family has naturally built a basic Xinhuo network. Although it is very simple, it can at least allow him to notify the nearest family communication point in the first time.

Dozens of light years away, the Song family temporarily established a Xinhuo network communication node.

"What, secret realm?"

The clan member in charge of this communication node is also a second-level captain. The communication point has received the news of the attack of the Golden Sky Spider, but since there is only one third-level Golden Sky Spider and it has been killed, the priority of the news is not high.

Normally, it will take about ten days to be reported to the fourth-level clan elders stationed in this star field, not to mention the headquarters of the Foreign Affairs Hall far away in the Dragon Ridge Continent.

But now with the word "secret realm" coming out, the priority is completely different.

In just a few dozen minutes, this news was reported layer by layer to the fourth-level clan elders of the Song family in this star field.

...

Dragon Ridge Continent, Dragon Ridge Divine Mountain, Family Ancestral Hall.

Looking at Song Chi, who was already emitting the breath of fifth-level life, Song Wujiang nodded.

"Yes, in ten years, he has broken through the fifth level of the guiding technique. A 190-year-old official battleship captain is enough to rank in the top three in the 3,000-year inheritance of my Song family."

Song Chi: ? ? ?

A battleship captain who is less than 200 years old is only in the top three?

There were some doubts in his heart, but Song Chi did not show it. However, Song Wujiang's eyes were so sharp that he still accurately captured the flash of surprise in Song Chi's eyes, but he just smiled and did not respond directly.

In the past ten years, he also signed a Chongming blood contract with the fifth-level peak Chongming Divine Bird, which can be seen from the shadow of the double pupils in his eyes.

Of course, it should be said that it is now the sixth-level Chongming Divine Bird. After Song Wujiang took out some good things in his hands, the fifth-level peak Chongming Divine Bird had been officially promoted to the sixth level not long ago, which was one year faster than Chongyu's promotion to the fifth level.

Song Wujiang didn't pay much attention to this matter, and changed the topic:

"We have to wait for a while for the action of the black devouring beast, at least until Ru girl's guiding technique breaks through. If you want to go out at this time, it's natural.

But the premise is that you can rush back as soon as possible when the family takes action. To deal with the black devouring beast, you can't do without the help of your time domain-type wonders. Moreover, you need to strengthen it to the seventh level as soon as possible. The sixth level is not enough!"

"Yes!"

Song Chi nodded quickly. The reason why he proposed to go out was to find the suspected second part of the [Time Chess]. If he wanted to rush back to the Dragon Ridge Continent, it would only take a word.

"Huh?"

Just when the matter was agreed upon and Song Chi was about to leave, a bronze chair above the ancestral hall suddenly began to flash.

The two of them looked up, and after a while, the projection of a clan elder appeared on the bronze chair.

Before Song Wujiang could ask, the projection of the clan elder had already spoken eagerly.

"First Ancestor, there is a secret realm in the Spirit Tribulation Star Territory. This secret realm is temporarily occupied by the Split Gold Sky Spider. I fought against the fourth-level Split Gold Sky Spider that occupied the entrance to the secret realm once before. I found that this secret realm is very special. Units of level 4 and above are prohibited from entering.”

Hearing this, Song Chi asked.

"Have the elders sent people in to investigate? Can you confirm what level of secret realm it is?"

Hearing this, the projection replied:

"If the tribesmen below are correct, there is a high probability that it is a primitive secret realm!"

As soon as the word "original" came out, the eyes of the two people in the ancestral hall flashed.

But at this time, the old projection of the tribe was still anxious.

"First Ancestor, for some reason, a sixth-order Golden Sky Spider suddenly appeared over there. The clan members below have suffered serious casualties. Please support the family as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Song Wujiang's sixth-level life aura spilled out uncontrollably.

He was obviously a little angry when he heard that the casualties among his tribe were very serious.

But in the end, he turned his eyes and looked at Song Chi beside him.

In this regard, Song Chi also understood the meaning and nodded lightly.