The area connecting the starship's engine room and the main control room was already heavily guarded by dozens of alien species with large heads and slender builds, walking upright on two legs.
Song Chi had never seen this type of alien species before and they were not recorded in any compendium of species or civilizations of the Torch civilization. However, it was, after all, a low-rank technological civilization, so Song Chi did not expect these creatures to possess any special abilities.
Therefore, the ten fully armed Fire Peony Soldier Figurines did not hesitate. With high-level titanium alloy battle shields in their left arms, they advanced rapidly, holding off the dense barrage of enemy fire.
At a glance, it was obvious that these aliens were not a race known for their physical prowess. As long as they could withstand the firepower of the enemy's thermal weapons, once they got up close, the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines would become wolves entering a flock of sheep, slaughtering with one-sided ferocity.
Cannon fire poured relentlessly on the titanium alloy battle shields, sparks flying, and the echo of sharp metallic impacts enveloped the entire engine room.
However, terrifying as the barrage seemed, it did not inflict fatal damage on the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines, who continued to advance without pause.
Although the titanium alloy battle shields were only of First Rank, their hardness was nearly that of Second Rank. Faced with this intense barrage, they performed exceedingly well.
In addition, the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines were now Second Rank, and coupled with their puppet bodies that did not feel pain, even occasional hits by stray bullets could hardly affect them.
Because of these two factors, it did not take long for the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines to break into the defensive line established by the aliens.
Just as Song Chi had anticipated, these alien species likely allocated over ninety percent of their nutritional intake to support their large heads. This caused their bodies to be frail, and under the titanium alloy longsword, almost every swing by a Fire Peony Soldier Figurine meant four or more aliens were beheaded.
In less than half a minute, the dozens of aliens outside the main control room were entirely eradicated, without much trouble.
Without lingering, under the command of Song Chi's brainwaves, the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines continued to advance quickly towards the starship's main control room.
The essence of a starship naturally lay within the main control room. If there were any Strange Objects, they would certainly be located there.
Understanding this, Song Chi wasted no time and led the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines straight to the main control room.
Faced with the ten fearsome Fire Peony Soldier Figurines, like gods of death, the remaining aliens in the starship panicked and chose to close the main control room's door, hoping to delay the advance of the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines.
However, in Song Chi's view, these aliens seemed more like tortoises locking themselves inside a jar, just waiting to be captured by the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines.
Spectral Energy flowed hotly within the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines. Their Second Rank puppet bodies bestowed upon them terrifying strength. Under the ferocious power of their blows, ten silver titanium alloy longswords kept hacking at the metal door of the main control room.
At first, the heavy metal door held up, but as the number of slashes increased, the flexibility and hardness of the titanium alloy came into play. The metal door began to crack while the ten high-level titanium alloy longswords remained unscathed, without even a nick on their blades.
After another round of hacking, the metal door could not withstand any longer and collapsed with a thunderous bang, revealing the scene inside the main control room to Song Chi.
There was little difference from the typical starship main control room, except for the dozen or so First and Second Rank alien species. The most attention-grabbing feature for Song Chi was the fruit-like item, floating in mid-air at the center of the control console.
Resembling a pomegranate, this item was emitting a blazing white luminance, clearly a white-quality Starry Sea Oddity.
Unfortunately, apart from this white oddity, there were no other Starry Sea Oddities in the control room, which left Song Chi somewhat disappointed.
For Song Chi at his current level, white oddities were no longer very alluring; a blue oddity would have been much more interesting.
After a brief disappointment, the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines streamed in, initiating the cleanup of the aliens within the control room. Despite his lack of enthusiasm, Song Chi was not so generous as to disregard a white oddity entirely; after all, it was worth thousands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin.
As expected, although there were a few Second Rank aliens in the main control room, they stood little chance against the fully-armed Fire Peony Soldier Figurines, requiring just a bit more effort to deal with.
Ten minutes later, the aliens inside the main control room were completely cleared out. Along with the four strands of First Rank and several strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin that were added to his account, Song Chi also obtained the white Starry Sea Oddity as he wished.
[Strange Object: Five-Hundred-Year Torch Tree Fruit]
[Evolvable: 1 {Healing Fruit}]
[Note: A special fruit nurtured by a unique Floating Land plant, which over many years, has transformed into a white Starry Sea Oddity.]
Once the Spectral Energy within the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines entirely eroded the fruit, the attributes that it transformed into as a shipborne component also became apparent.
Consumption: 300 per use (Spectral Energy Points)
Effect: Repairs 5% of damaged Warship Armor.
Buffer: 24h; Charge: 20s
UpRank Requirement: 3 strands of Floating Land Origin (Zero Rank), 300 Spectral Energy Points
As Song Chi reviewed the detailed properties of the item, he was slightly surprised. He had not taken this white oddity seriously, considering either selling it upon his return or saving it to replenish the stock for the forthcoming "Oddity Exchange Shop."