Trip after trip, each chosen breach in the hull led to dead-ends that couldn't connect to the interior of the ship; Song Chi's mood naturally wasn't great.
Nevertheless, even so, every time he was about to enter the ship, he still maintained good patience and sufficient expectation.
There was no helping it, his very first boarding had yielded a red epic-quality strange object, accompanied by a Silver Apple Mother Tree of immense value among the plants of the Starry Sea, plus two living fourth-rank Void Demons.
All of this, any single item, would probably count as a grand harvest that a Second Rank Torch Ship Captain might encounter only once in a hundred years, or even a lifetime—yet it was merely the loot from his first boarding.
In addition, not long ago he had learned that the master of this ancient flagship was a member of the Tri-Eye Race's royal family, which further increased Song Chi's anticipation and interest in this old warship.
Until now, despite the existence of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, he had only seen red epic-quality strange objects; as for silver, he had only heard his grandfather mention them in passing, not even knowing the title for silver miraculous items, which had always been of considerable concern to him.
"Perhaps, on this ancient flagship, there might be silver-quality items?"
Orange Glory, red epic, silver...
Muttering to himself, Song Chi's voice abruptly stopped; the deployment of the four Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines was complete, and his attention was fully shifted to them.
Spirit divided into six parts, with five converging on the Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines, leaving just one within the Cangqiong as a precaution.
Looking back at the figurines, thanks to the previous explorations, the four Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines didn't suffer any damage after being deployed.
The chosen coordinates for this deployment were in the safe zone demarcated by earlier explorations, having been confirmed multiple times already.
With a movement of the brainwave imprint, the four Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines lined up in a row and, following a route that had been previously marked, advanced step by step.
The one Song Chi's brainwaves were attached to, naturally, fell into the last position in the lineup.
At this moment, the four Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines were not far from the super-giant flagship's hull, just under a hundred meters away, marching straight towards the breach less than ten meters ahead.
The initial stretch of the route was uneventful, thanks to the generally safe route previously marked, and no accidents occurred until they came within twenty meters, where an inconspicuous Traces of Law exploded, completely engulfing the lead Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurine; even the plasma shield it bore failed to activate.
Seeing this, Song Chi's expression remained unchanged; he simply rerouted, allowing the remaining three figurines to continue forward.
A few minutes later, a second Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurine triggered another hidden Traces of Law, leaving only the last two figurines from the original four.
However, at this point, there were only the last five meters left to the breach, so naturally the two figurines would not retreat.
In the end, luck seemed to favor Song Chi, as the two figurines no longer triggered any other dangers and successfully entered through the small gap ahead.
The breach spanned more than eight meters, but on a warship tens of thousands of kilometers in length, it could indeed only be considered an inconsequential gap.
Inside the Cangqiong, Song Chi was a bit nervous; the previous returns without success were truly frustrating, so all he could hope for was better luck this time.
Otherwise, he might have to spend at least another week or more to explore a new path.
The moment the two figurines entered the breach, another scene in Song Chi's mind abruptly changed, then streaks of joy began to emerge in his eyes.
"Finally, it's no longer a dead-end..."
Before him appeared a corridor similar to the previous one.
If there were any differences, it might be that this central passage seemed far longer than the previous corridor.
The previously encountered nursery corridor had only one chamber on each side, whereas this time, looking down the corridor, it was difficult to see the end, with multiple chambers faintly visible on both sides.
Seeing this, Song Chi was very pleased.
After calming his emotions, the two Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines, one after the other, walked slowly forward.
Song Chi quickly noticed something; with every step the figurines took, their puppet bodies emitted creaking noises—a sound made under the pressure acting upon them from the surroundings.
"Judging by this sound, the pressure permeating this corridor seems even stronger than before."
Muttering to himself, Song Chi felt a slight unease; this was not good news, because the stronger the pressure, the greater the restriction on the figurines.
"Hopefully, the Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines can explore a few more chambers..."
As he pondered, the two figurines had already stepped up to a chamber door; above the door were inscribed two twisted symbols resembling ghostly scrawls.
In the Cangqiong Main Control Room, under Song Chi's command, the semi-autonomous intelligence began rapidly searching for the specific meaning of these two characters.
If this had been his first exploration, naturally he could only stare blankly.
But knowing in advance that the owner of this flagship was Tri-Eye Civilization and having systematized data about the Tri-Eye Civilization after his return, Song Chi had made a point of copying all the data on the Tri-Eye Race that his family had access to, including their script.