Trading Cosmic Battleship From The Start
Chapter 218 - 149: Powerful Warship Race_2

Chapter 218: Chapter 149: Powerful Warship Race_2

"Could it be a warship transformation?"

"..."

Shen Shi was also looking at the Collector, and in fact, many speculations and puzzles were surfacing in his mind as well.

This warship was crucial to whether he could truly change the fate of Blue Star’s fall.

It had to be taken seriously.

However, an intelligent species with not low Primordial Energy potential... indeed exceeded Shen Shi’s original expectations.

Could it be similar to existing as a ship girl?

Seeing that everyone’s curiosity had been piqued, the Collector didn’t keep them in suspense any longer.

"When I first learned about this warship, I was indeed startled, but then I understood that the Gus far exceeded our understanding in the research of intelligent life and Primordial Energy."

——About twelve thousand years ago, they discovered a massive oceanic race on a living planet, but one that met the requirements of an intelligent species. They then engaged this race in a long fosterage process, combined with unique biological modification technology, gradually turning this race into a unique and powerful ’warship species.’

Because they possessed a complete cultural heritage, their self-perception did not consider them man-made life, and their cultural heritage was quite strong, with potential in Primordial Energy that wasn’t weak.

More importantly, the warship’s equipment, like our body replacement equipment, can be continually upgraded as long as there are enough funds."

Shen Shi roughly understood what he meant.

He looked at the "egg shape" projected before him.

It turned out that there were civilizations that overcame the limitation of artificial intelligent life not having Primordial Energy potential in this way.

Only a civilization like the Gus, which might have continued for tens of thousands of years, would qualify to guide and modify another whole intelligent race.

"I roughly understand what you mean." Someone suddenly spoke, unabashedly expressing doubt, "But what is the advantage of such a transformation compared to other warships? After all, with a biological warship that only requires Consciousness Linking Technology, anyone can transform an entire warship into their external biological appendage, which doesn’t seem any different from this modification."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

For instance, the batch of old warships Gong Chu traded to Shen Shi was like this.

He had experienced it before.

When his consciousness connected with the warship’s biological body, it was as if the warship became an extension of his body, as if he became the warship itself.

Does that mean the warship is also an individual of intelligent life forms at that moment?

"It seems that you do not truly understand the value of this warship." The Collector shook his head and then softly said, "What if I told you that the proficiency of this warship in Primordial Energy is actually not weaker than ours?"

Just this sentence plunged the scene into silence.

Shen Shi could feel their shock.

He could also guess the reason for their shock.

Those who stood here were already among the elite in Human Civilization in terms of Primordial Energy mastery. Some had even nearly reached the level of becoming a Master of Primordial Energy like Gong Chu.

On the battlefield, with advanced devices on their bodies, each of them was a "Grand General."

They could charge into the enemy’s warship, making three entries and exits.

But now, they were told.

That this one warship’s proficiency in Primordial Energy is not weaker than theirs?

"This is where the true strength of this warship lies." The Collector looked at Shen Shi and said proudly, "It’s not just a warship; it is also a powerful subordinate. Even without any warriors piloting it, merely on its own, it would be a formidable force on the battlefield, and because of its unique culture, once a captain is determined, there will be no changes or the possibility of trading with others. Even if the captain dies, it will choose death, and with the absolute command of the Primordial Energy Steel Seal, such a warship will become every captain’s most reliable partner in the cosmos."

This is why the Collector was so confident when he first told Shen Shi that as long as he had the warship, Shen Shi would have no fear of mere C2 level warships.

Because such a warship does not require the captain’s skills, Shen Shi.

It’s inherently powerful enough on its own.

Plus, with a huge technological gap, even a regular C-level civilization dispatching a legion to encircle Shen Shi would be enough to assure Shen Shi’s safety.

However...

Shen Shi’s feelings at this moment were quite complex.

The warship truly was a good one, and he could understand the Collector’s intentions, but the biggest problem was... such an intelligent life form, unlike past warship AIs, will it expose the existence of Time Crystal when it arrives on Blue Star?

Or would it someday contact its original race and leak the secret of Time Crystal?

These concerns were hard for him to ignore.

Shen Shi was straightforward, standing up at this moment and said to the Collector, "I need to speak with you about something."

The Collector was stunned for a moment, quickly opened a separate room.

Shen Shi walked in, and after seeing the entrance vanish, directly began, "Gong Mo, as the research expert of the Earth Star Period, you should understand that my Shen Clan carries a huge and dangerous secret."

With just this sentence, the Collector’s demeanor changed.

Within his form, Primordial Energy Manifestation lights began flowing intensely.

Out of the lips woven with gold threads, he uttered a word.

"Star Sea?"

His tone resumed a normal state, marking his attitude becoming extremely serious and earnest.

Indeed, he immediately grasped Shen Shi’s implication.

For those in the future world three thousand years later, they were quite unfamiliar with the words "Star Sea," only knowing that three thousand years ago, the sage Shen Shi, who preemptively warned humanity and brought the Planet Fortress and Cosmic Battleship, founded a company named "Star Sea" on Blue Star.

That company was once extremely grand and vast.

Possessing incredible technologies during the Earth Star Era.

But it disintegrated with the sacrifice of the sage Shen Shi.

Since then, no one knew where the technologies, warships, information, and various powerful devices owned by Shen Shi came from, or how they bypassed Daike Civilization’s node detection and were continuously transported to Blue Star.

The Daike People had been obsessed with uncovering this secret.

Unfortunately, ever since Shen Shi’s sacrifice, it remained an insoluble mystery.

Even Shen Shi’s son, the heroic Shen Li, knew nothing of it.

As for Shen Shi’s wife, the woman who raised the great hero, she also chose death without hesitation when humans decided to surrender.

Yet——

A secret, a rumor, persists.

It is about Star Sea!

Not the Star Sea on Blue Star, but in the interstellar space, a mysterious power named Star Sea also exists!

Therefore, at this moment, when Shen Shi mentioned the Shen Clan secret, the Collector’s first thought was this!

"Indeed, you know." Shen Shi was not surprised that the Collector could utter these words, "The article about Star Sea in the information library was written by you, wasn’t it?"

"Clan Leader, you have seen that article?" The Collector’s emotions were intertwined with a kind of fanaticism.

For him, anything from the Earth Star Period held immense appeal.

Plus, it concerns the greatest event of the Earth Star Period’s end.

——The return of Shen Shi, and the emergence of Star Sea!

"Yes, I’ve seen it."

Shen Shi naturally had read that article.

He couldn’t help but be surprised when he saw it.

Because the author of the article speculated, based merely on fragmented information, that all the support Shen Shi received came from an interstellar power also named "Star Sea."