Global Era of Star trekking

First, the risk of exposure for the base is minuscule, almost negligible. It has been operating for decades; if it were to be exposed, it would have happened by now.

Even if it were somehow exposed, with the Zhu Tian Ruins Market present, there would still be a way out. All he would need to do is stay in the market for a year or half, by then the senior family members would naturally have arrived.

Secondly, Song Chao is his father. If both father and son were to leave, while leaving Song Lin or Song You here, that would inevitably be unreasonable and might even cause dissatisfaction on the part of the elder uncle.

Based on these two points, no matter how you look at it, his decision to stay is the best choice.

Song Chao didn\'t say anything, but he felt a slight relief in his heart, reassured by his son\'s understanding, yet his gaze grew more grave, reflecting his concern for Song Chi\'s subsequent safety.

Although aware of many secrets his son held, the warship under his command couldn\'t be measured by the standards of an ordinary First Rank Torch Warship.

The hundred Titanium Crystals he had given before were already used up, which means that the Cang Qiong had at least two Purple Components (which from LV20-LV29 would only need 45 Titanium Crystals), ensuring its combat power wasn\'t to be underestimated.

Of course, as for Orange Quality components, neither Song Chao nor Song Mingsong and others ever doubted that possibility, the rarity of Orange Glory Quality components far surpasses that of Purple Components.

If Purple Components could barely be considered high-level, then Orange Components in the high-level category were already the cream of the crop.

Song Chao nodded, about to agree to Song Chi\'s decision to stay when Song Lin and Song You on the side spoke up at the same time.

"Uncle, we wish to stay as well!"

Hearing this, Song Chao felt even more reassured, realizing that leaving just one person indeed wasn\'t proper as Song Chi couldn\'t monitor the projection screen twenty-four hours a day.

After pondering for a moment, he gave his answer.

"Let Xiao Lin stay, and Xiao You will return to White Tower Floating Land with me."

Song You clearly was reluctant, but since Song Chao had made a decision, he naturally wouldn\'t change his mind.

Although not stated explicitly, the four people present all knew very well that although Song Lin and Song You were both sons of Song Shan, clearly, Song You\'s safety was deemed more important. With the innate blue Fire Seed, he could reach the Third Rank without any consumption of advancement Fire Sources, a feat unmatched by more than 95% of the Torch Ship Captains.

At the warship docking area, before leaving, Song Chao gave one last admonition.

"If it really gets exposed, you two should choose the right moment to activate exploration of the Alien Star Domain, stalling for one more day is one day, maybe by the time we return, the family will have arrived!"

After speaking, the Qingkong lifted off, carrying the unwilling Song You with a Torch Warship Boarding Certificate and swiftly disappeared beyond the combination Illusion Space.

Seeing this, Song Chi and his second brother, Song Lin, also promptly arranged their duty schedules, each taking twelve-hour shifts.

In the daily routine of the two brothers, time quickly passed, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.

Today, just as Song Lin came to take over the shift from Song Chi, Song Chi didn\'t leave as quickly as he did on other days. Instead, he spoke up in a requesting tone:

"Second brother, I have a favor to ask. I might need to enter seclusion for two days. For these next two days, you\'ll have to..."

Before Song Chi could finish, Song Lin interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Family doesn\'t need to talk about trouble or no trouble, go ahead!"

Grateful to Song Chi for the "Cold Fountain Cold Flame" from before, Song Lin viewed it as a life-changing opportunity, giving him the potential to assault the Second Rank.

But before Song Chi left, Song Lin asked with some uncertainty.

"Fourth brother, you\'re not about to break through in your Guidance Technique again, are you?"

When Song Chi had advanced his Guidance Technique to LV9 half a month earlier, Song Lin was already astonished and envious. Song Lin himself had been cultivating the Seed of Torch for over seven years, and his Guidance Technique was just stuck at LV9, though he expected to advance within the next half-year. But the point was—it took seven years.

Song Chi, who had awakened only over seven months ago, was already at the same starting line. If he was about to advance to First Rank so soon, it would be hard for Song Lin, as the older brother, to accept.

Faced with this question, Song Chi turned and smiled at Song Lin but did not reply. Instead, he stepped out of the monitoring room and headed straight for his own room.

While the base was not large enough to support free summoning of hundred-meter Escort Ships, Spectral Airships were still possible, so Song Chi didn\'t need to head to the airship docking area.

Of course, that was all a facade. His actual destination was the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

And the reason he didn\'t reply to Song Lin was that he wasn\'t sure himself if he could break through this time.

After gaining full control of his strength, he used Body Tempering Liquid in tandem with Intermediate Body Tempering Potion in the past half a month to push his LV9 Guidance Technique slightly forward. This time in seclusion, he planned to use an Advanced Body Tempering Potion.

He currently had four Advanced Body Tempering Potions. Three of them, which were gifts from his uncle and aunt because of the "Cold Fountain Cold Flame," had not been neutralized with Deep Water Clam Pearls and could not be used yet. They would have to wait until after he advanced his Guidance Technique to First Rank.

The remaining one had been integrated with nine hundred years of Deep Water Clam Pearl powder months ago, neutralizing part of the overpowering effect of the potion. It was also the one Song Chi was now prepared to use.

Just after entering his room, Song Chi\'s mind shifted, and he vanished within the room.

In the Zhu Tian Ruins Market Secret Realm, the All-Attributes Cultivation Room, Song Chi did not immediately take the Advanced Body Tempering Potion. Instead, he first assumed the standard posture for cultivating the Guidance Technique and began his preliminary cultivation.