Galaxy of Giant Ships: Starting with Data-Driven Warships

Chapter 4 Awakening of the Fire Seed

"Hmm? Chen Jingyu and Chen Yao?"

"This is the way to the Spark Awakening Room, could it be...?"

At Tianlan Academy building, Chen Yao and his companion's movements were quickly noticed. With the help of the family's standard "Tianxun Type I Communication Bracelet", the news quickly spread throughout the academy's various group chats within just a few minutes.

"Chen Yao from Class 9 of the 'Spark' program?"

"That's right, breaking news, he just went to the Spark Awakening Room!!!"

"I heard that this cousin reached level 5 in his guiding technique two years ago, and he actually persisted until now before attempting to awaken it?"

"I want to awaken a higher quality Seed of Fire. I think I made another breakthrough a few days ago. My Guiding Technique is already at level 6. I wonder what kind of Seed of Fire I can awaken."

"While a level 6 guiding technique is certainly not weak, it's hard to say whether it can truly and successfully awaken the Seed of Fire. As for a high-quality seed of fire, I'm afraid..."

"If I had a grandfather who was a Nascent Soul cultivator and a father who was a cruiser captain, and if I had been diagnosed with three spiritual roots early on, I would probably have already broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining and was now working my way up to the Fire Inheritance system, ha..."

"The Fireship system is orthodox, and its advantages over cultivators and wizards of the same level far surpass ours. Brother Chen Yao has ambitions, and as a clansman, we should just silently encourage him. Why are you making sarcastic remarks now, when you've been practicing only sporadically?"

"That's right. All the resources in our clan were snatched from the Crocodile Demon Clan time and time again by our elders with their blood and lives. The reason why our Chen Clan can occupy a place in the Starry Sky United Universe Kingdom is because generations of clan members have worked together and united against external forces, not because of sarcasm and infighting among brothers."

"Who wouldn't want resources? Do they think they don't have hands? Our clan is currently in a period of full-scale expansion, with the front line against the Crocodile Demon Clan stretching for tens of thousands of light-years. A Tier 1 Crocodile Demon Clan heart can be exchanged for 1 point of clan merit. Just kill a thousand Tier 1 Crocodile Demon Clan members, and you can accumulate all the contribution points needed to advance to the clan's 'Elite Clan Member.' At that time, why would we be afraid of not having resources allocated to us?"

"Heh, you make it sound so easy. Go to the front lines and kill a thousand Crocodile Demons!"

"Isn't that it? What are you yelling about? Uncle Tianhua has killed far more than a thousand Crocodile Demons. Ancestor Beihe has even directly annihilated many fourth-tier Crocodile Demon Generals. Which of the basic family benefits and resources you've received over the past ten years didn't come from these elders?"

"How could my Tianlan lineage produce such an ungrateful wretch like you? I will definitely report this matter to the family..."

In fact, there was no need to report it deliberately; members of the family's investigation department had already labeled that person in the database in advance.

While it wouldn't lead to expelling this person from the family or abolishing their cultivation, it at least eliminated the possibility of them entering the core of the family's power in the future.

The Chen family has a long history and an incredibly large number of direct descendants. To maintain the good family traditions of such a large family, the clan naturally has a strict monitoring and selection system.

……

"Chen Yao, are you sure you want to proceed with the Awakening of the Flame?"

In the academy's spark awakening room, the old man in charge of assisting with the awakening had a serious expression and solemnly asked Chen Yao a question.

"Yes!"

Chen Yao took a deep breath and nodded firmly.

Come here.

Led by the old man, the two quickly arrived at the innermost part of the awakening room.

On the high platform, which was made of the fourth-tier mineral "Flame Iron Stone", a wisp of dark black flame was slowly flickering.

Chen Yao recognized the dark flame immediately upon hearing it.

Although it is just a wisp of the most ordinary source of fire that has split into countless generations, its value is still immeasurable.

If it were released to the outside world, it would be enough to drive countless people crazy.

In this era where the flame of civilization is waning, an unextinguished source of the flame is an extremely rare find, enough to serve as the fundamental inheritance of a power.

"Don't be nervous. Reach out and touch the source seed. Slowly feel and guide the fire seed factors within your body. Your guidance technique level is not low, so the chance of awakening is very high."

Guided by the old man, Chen Yao slowly extended his right hand.

Of course, just now, he quietly activated the "lucky card" in his pocket.

The moment his palm made contact with the source of the fire, Chen Yao felt himself enveloped in a warm sensation. It was a very comfortable feeling, but Chen Yao did not dare to indulge in it.

He focused intently, guiding the surge of heat flowing into his body and sensing the latent spark within him.

He didn't know how much time had passed, until a strong burning sensation emerged from his palms, and Chen Yao suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.

Seeing the relieved smile on the old man's face beside him, Chen Yao felt a sense of relief, even though he hadn't yet figured out his own situation.

Sure enough, the old man soon smiled and spoke.

"Not bad, a purple-quality fire seed. It seems my Tianlan lineage is quite lucky."

'Purple Flame'

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao felt a surge of joy.

The purple seed of fire is of extremely high quality.

Colorless, white, blue, purple...

The purple flame seed has an initial upper limit of four tiers. If we also consider that the initial quality upgrade of the flame seed is quite easy, its future upper limit can be said to reach the fifth tier "battleship". Even in the entire Star Dome United Universe Kingdom, this starting point is enough to firmly rank it in the top tier.

"Brother Yao, how's it going?"

Stepping out of the Fire Awakening Room, Chen Jingyu excitedly approached.

As the two walked outwards, they soon heard Chen Jingyu calling out.

"Purple, haha, I knew it..."

Outside the university building, Chen Yao patted Chen Jingyu on the shoulder.

"Jingyu, I still need to go to the Psionic Chamber and the Starship Base. You should focus on your training at the academy for now. I have now successfully awakened, and once I'm bound to the Flame Ship, with the support of the Psionic Training Chamber, my speed of guiding my cultivation will definitely skyrocket. Don't let me catch up with you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingyu's expression froze. He didn't think it was a joke, and he quickly made up his mind to continue his secluded cultivation.

Others might not know, but he knew all too well Chen Yao's talent and diligence in cultivating guiding techniques. Although he was now a first-level Qi Refining cultivator, far surpassing Chen Yao who was still at the zero level, if he relaxed because of this, there was a real possibility that he would be caught up or even surpassed in the future.

He had long planned to travel the world with Chen Yao. With the power behind Chen Yao, he would never lack followers. Without an absolute advantage in personal ability, youthful friendship alone would not suffice.

Even though he knew very well that Chen Yao would not care too much about this matter, he himself was unwilling to accept it.

……

After parting ways with Chen Jingyu, Chen Yao rushed to the psionic chamber as quickly as possible. After transforming his body into a psionic body through the family's special psionic modification pod, he quickly headed to the starship base.

As expected, the binding of the Flame Ship is as follows: all captains who awaken the Seed of Flame are bound to the standard "Explorer-class" starship as their initial ship. Only the different shipborne artifact components loaded by the subsequent captains will result in various differences in the attributes of the Flame Ship itself.