r18novel Chapter 9 Critical Hit Card Draw
Chapter 9 Critical Hit Card Draw
"Hmm, they've added a miracle quest, and the number of card slots has doubled."
Chen Yao quickly captured the key information on the attribute panel in front of him and then casually clicked to submit the "First Battle Against Aliens" mission.
The number in the Card Points column changed from 340 to 540, and the [Miracle Quests] column was also refreshed.
Another entirely new mission soon emerged.
"Cross-Tier Hunt: Control the Sky Patrol to kill a Tier 1 alien. Upon completion, you will be rewarded with 500 card points."
A first-tier alien race?
Chen Yao frowned immediately. With the current component configuration and enhancement level of the Sky Patrol, it might be enough to save its life against a first-level alien race, but to successfully kill it head-on would be by no means easy.
It is indeed much simpler for the Firefly Warship to have the combat power to fight beyond its level than the two major systems of cultivation and wizardry. However, the Sky Patrol has only been awakened for a few hours, and a number of standard basic components have not been fully replaced. The two special components it is equipped with do not directly enhance its combat power. Under such circumstances, Chen Yao really does not have much confidence.
Of course, with the blessing of luck, it is not an absolutely impossible task.
In just a few breaths, Chen Yao came up with a solution.
The Sky Patrol's Firewood hull is currently at level 0. The level 10 Particle Energy Cannon mounted on the level 0 Firewood hull is difficult to unleash its full power and cannot deal much damage to level 1 alien races. However, if it could be upgraded to level 20 like the Chikan Copper Mothership Armor, the result would be completely different.
"no……"
The moment the idea popped into his head, Chen Yao quickly rejected it.
The planetary origin crystals in hand were already exhausted. The original crystals used to enhance the [Miracle Card Mother Pool] were those temporarily mined. Although the shipborne semi-intelligent system still recorded information on several planetary origin crystal mines, the quantities were uniformly between a dozen and twenty or thirty crystals.
To collect enough planetary origin crystals to upgrade the [Particle Concentration Cannon] to level 20, you'd have to make at least four or five trips.
If it were just a matter of controlling the Sky Patrol to travel around once, the problem would be fine. The key issue is that the planetary origin crystal ore is not readily available. Mining and cutting these processes will take a considerable amount of time. With time being so precious, Chen Yao naturally does not want to waste it on a few dozen low-grade planetary origin crystals.
After all, in just a few hours of exploration, the shipborne semi-intelligent system recorded information on at least five sites of first-order or higher mineral reserves with considerable reserves. The value of any one of these sites is close to, or even higher than, a hundred low-grade planetary origin crystals.
After abandoning the idea of quickly completing this "cross-level hunting" mission, Chen Yao controlled the Sky Patrol to continue its journey and began to explore the asteroid belt region that it had never been to before.
With the lucky aura lasting for more than ten hours, his plan was to continue gathering information until the aura ended, and then spend the remaining twenty-odd hours mining the most valuable resources.
"However, if the opportunity arises, it would be worth trying to complete the 'Rare Minerals' mission."
With a soft utterance, the Sky Patrol increased its speed once more, continuously weaving between irregular asteroids.
He was extremely interested in a lucky draw with a critical hit, and once this task was completed, he could refresh the next miracle task, and maybe he would have another chance to get some card points.
[Zero-tier mineral resource detected: Azure Water Ore - Water-based planetary building material (estimated 4.8 tons)]
[Zero-order mineral resources detected: Iron ore - basic industrial raw material (estimated 22.8 tons)]
……
[Tier 1 mineral resource detected: Mithril Ore - Low-tier extraordinary material for Wizards (estimated 0.4 tons)]
As time passed, more and more information was recorded by the Sky Patrol's onboard semi-intelligent system, and the 24-hour duration of the Lucky Card was drawing ever closer.
At one moment, Chen Yao, sitting upright in the main control room of the Sky Patrol, let out a soft "hmm" as his gaze was fixed on a newly recorded message from the ship's semi-intelligent system.
[Second-tier mineral resource detected: Inkstone Ore - Second-tier refining material for cultivation (estimated 0.8 tons)]
"0.8 tons, plus the one we detected earlier, that brings the total to 1.1 tons, enough to meet the requirements for completing the 'Rare Minerals' mission."
Chen Yao made no attempt to hide his joy. He had thought it would be difficult to find enough Mo Gang Stone ore this time, but he didn't expect to receive such a surprise just as the Lucky Card was about to expire.
The fission core engine roared violently as the Sky Surveyor became a blur as it hurtled toward the target asteroid.
More than ten minutes later, Chen Yao, wearing the Zhelong Type I Star Exoskeleton Armor, returned to the Xuntian Ship, panting. Looking at the pile of Mo Gang Stone ore in the cabin beside him, a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes, but it quickly turned into solemnity.
A quick glance at the time revealed that more than 23 standard star periods had passed since the Lucky Card was activated, and its duration was reduced to just over 20 minutes.
"It's too late. The other ore location is still some distance away, and with subsequent mining, it will take at least ten minutes..."
With that in mind, he could only choose a relatively open area nearby and then activated the [Source Force Overload Jump Device], which had already cooled down, without hesitation.
After a brief recharge, the Sky Surveyer suddenly disappeared from its spot.
Seventeen minutes later, Chen Yao returned to the Sky Patrol at top speed. He only had time to close the hatch before hurriedly opening the [Miracle Card Mother Pool] attribute panel.
Looking at the "Completed" sign at the end of the "Rare Minerals" task section, he let out a long sigh before clicking to submit the task.
[The "Rare Minerals" mission is complete, granting you one chance to draw a powerful card. The mission has now been refreshed.]
Without having time to check the details of the newly refreshed miracle mission, Chen Yao activated the "Critical Hit Card Draw" feature without hesitation.
My lucky aura only lasts for a few minutes, so I'll draw it now to avoid any unforeseen problems.
[You pulled a critical hit card and got... a "Secret Realm Card".]
"Secret Realm Card?"
Seeing the faint red and silver light appearing on the card, Chen Yao instantly understood that this was a rare card of the same quality as the "Refresh Card".
"A secret realm + a rare-level card, could it be...?"
Through two key pieces of information, Chen Yao seemed to have guessed something. As he focused his gaze, detailed information about the "Secret Realm Card" quickly appeared on the screen before his eyes.
"Secret Realm Card (Rare): Upon activation, you will temporarily gain control of a dimensional secret realm for 24 hours, with a cooldown period of nine months."
"The Dimensional Realm is truly a portable dimensional space; whatever you want, you get. The effect of the legendary 'Lucky Card' is terrifyingly powerful!!"