Having finished speaking, the voice steeped in vicissitudes shifted once again.
"Do you want the family to take action and refine the Primordial Blood for you? If that's the case, have you thought about the price you're willing to pay?"
Refining Fourth Rank Lifeform Biological Origin Blood is no simple matter; not only does it require a Torch Ship Captain of the same rank to make a move, but it also consumes a considerable amount of time—naturally, the higher-ups in the family won't refine it for you for free.
However, about this point, Song Mingsong had obviously given it some thought beforehand.
"Patriarch, I am willing to exchange all the flesh and blood of this Golden Armored Giant Beast for a drop of ordinary Fourth Rank Biological Origin Blood!"
Having said his piece, Song Mingsong waited quietly, his face devoid of much nervousness; he was quite confident in the terms he had offered.
In the common knowledge of the Shattered Starry Sea, the effects of a Starry Sky Behemoth's Origin Blood of the same rank significantly exceed those of ordinary lifeforms.
If a drop of a Starry Sky Behemoth's Fourth Rank Primordial Blood could increase a Cruiser's chances of advancing to a Zhulu Warship by 10%, then ordinary Fourth Rank Primordial Blood would offer only about 8%.
It might seem like just a 2% difference, but to a Torch Ship Captain, this number is quite significant, given that the initial success rate for all Cruisers' advancement is only about 0.05%.
As expected, Song Xuancang swiftly agreed to the deal.
Above the great hall, an arm radiating a soft glow waved gently, and then Song Mingsong suddenly perceived a subtle spatial fluctuation in front of him, followed by a white jade porcelain bottle appearing out of thin air before his eyes.
"This is a drop of Fourth Rank Vampire Marquis's Primordial Blood; it should be able to increase your Flagship's chances of advancement by 8%. Now, if there's nothing else, you may leave!"
As he spoke, the twenty-meter-tall Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling at Song Mingsong's side began to float up slowly, drifting towards the upper part of the great hall.
With Song Mingsong's indication, the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling didn't resist at all.
On his end, Song Mingsong re-stowed the Furious Lion, bowed once more, and then turned to exit the hall.
Clenching the white jade porcelain bottle in his hand, he felt no strong sense of regret.
Although the Golden Armored Giant Beast's Primordial Blood had better effects, he was currently so broke that his pockets were even cleaner than his face; coming up with a suitable compensation in the coming year would clearly be difficult.
The choice he made now was actually the most appropriate one: he didn't need to waste more time on this matter and could focus all his energy on hunting Medium-High Rank Aliens, thus increasing the efficiency of his hunts.
Before he turned to leave for the last time, he lifted his eyes slightly, taking a quick glance towards the upper section of the great hall.
And it was this glance that raised Song Mingsong's eyebrows slightly.
The figure standing at the uppermost end of the hall wasn't the real thing; it was merely an image composed of light.
Clearly, the Patriarch, Song Xuancang, wasn't actually present; what appeared in the Ancestral Hall was just a projection of him.
About this, Song Mingsong merely raised his eyebrows slightly, showing little surprise.
It had been mentioned before: the family was already short-staffed, and High Rank Combat Power was no exception.
Of course, a shortage of High Rank Combat Power was by no means unusual for those Torch Human Civilization Territory forces that were actively expanding.
Unless it was a force like the Eagle Family, which had internal strife so severe that it could hardly be reconciled and had pretty much given up on external exploration and expansion over a thousand or two thousand years ago, a deficiency in High Rank Combat Power was the norm.
Meanwhile, within the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, amid various Alien Races, "Jackalwolf People's" Song Chi's gaze suddenly narrowed.
"Grandfather has already handed over the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling to the family..."