Chapter 56: Purple Component - [Brainwave Remote Control System]

Song Chi paid no attention to the reactions of the various alien beings. From the very beginning to the end, his gaze remained fixed on the hand of the one-armed alien.

Soon, he obtained the attributes of this purple Star Sea rare item.

[Rare Item: Brain-Eating Tribe Super-Wave Main Brain]
[Quality: Purple]
[Evolvable: {Brainwave Remote Control System}]
[Remarks: The brain of a high-tier Star Sea creature underwent prolonged evolution, ultimately forming this purple rare item. Its function is somewhat unique.]

After reading these attributes, Song Chi was still somewhat unsatisfied. He needed to see the attributes of this rare item after it was converted into a shipborne component to determine its specific effects and whether it was truly suitable for him.

Of course, no matter what, he intended to try and acquire this purple-grade rare item; that was beyond doubt. Even if it didn't suit him, he could subsequently list it for sale on the Firekind Network. A purple-grade shipborne component would undoubtedly attract the interest of quite a few Firekind Captains.

Formulating his words, Song Chi spoke tentatively:
"Shopkeeper, I need to inspect this in person to determine if this rare item is suitable for me. Would that be acceptable?"

The one-armed alien wore a vigilant expression. After all, it had not entered the Market for long. Although it had seen the various rules and regulations at the Market entrance, it had never personally witnessed the fate of those alien beings who flouted the trading rules; maintaining vigilance was its instinct.

At this moment, the surrounding alien beings proved to be a great help. Some of them chimed in:
"No need to be nervous. If you are worried that this Merfolk will pull any tricks, you can petition the Law Will of this trading space to act as a witness. Under the Law Will, no one dares to harbor malicious intentions."

Hearing this, the one-armed alien tentatively summoned the so-called "Law Will" of the Market space.

Seeing this, Song Chi's expression remained calm while his thoughts shifted slightly. He mobilized the secret realm's law power of the Market space, materializing an illusory golden dragon above the trading stall.

Instantly, a vast aura of laws enveloped the entire Market space.

Witnessing this, the one-armed alien finally completely set its mind at ease. This abyss-like, boundless aura caused it to completely drop its guard, because if a creature capable of controlling such terrifying might truly existed within the trading space, there would be no need to use such methods to deceive it. If the other party truly wished to, they could easily take the purple rare item in its hand.

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Seeing that the other party agreed, Song Chi reached out and took the rare item. Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding aliens, he carefully used the hood of his cloak to conceal himself.

He had used the Market's law power to disguise himself as a Merfolk, and naturally could not expose his Firekind Ancestral Aperture, Nether Energy, or other such secrets. Vast as the Star Sea was, one should never take unnecessary risks. Therefore, every time he opened the Market for trading, he would conceal his identity.

Ensuring that the surrounding gazes could not see beneath the hooded cloak, he gently moved the item toward the center of his brow. Then, channeling the Seed of Firekind within his ancestral aperture, wisps of pitch-black energy soon emerged from his ancestral aperture, wrapping around the purple rare item.

With the assistance of the Seed of Firekind, Song Chi quickly obtained the specific attributes of the rare item in his hand after its conversion into a shipborne component.

[Brainwave Remote Control System Lv0]
[Quality: Purple]
[Consumption: 10/second (after activation)]
[Characteristic: When the master of the flying ship is imprinted with a brainwave beacon, they can inversely control the Firekind flying ship.]
[Effect: Upon activating the component, a brainwave beacon can be condensed. Living beings, mechanical creations, and other entities imprinted with the brainwave beacon can be remotely controlled.]
[Control Distance: 10 light-seconds]
[Duration: 40 minutes; Cooldown: 6 hours]
[Upgrade Requirements: 10 wisps of Floating Land Origin (Tier 0), 500 Nether Energy Points, 10kg of Soul Crystals]

After reading the attributes, Song Chi expressionlessly handed the rare item back to the one-armed alien. Though outwardly showing no emotion, his heart was already burning with excitement.

From the introduction on its attribute panel, it was not difficult to see that this was a shipborne component with special utility. Once activated, it enabled remote control.

And in Song Chi's view, this effect was immensely useful.

First, it could be applied to Fire-Sunflower Terracotta Warriors. The greatest drawback of all warrior-type components is that they cannot leave the Firekind Captain too far behind. After all, being puppet bodies devoid of their own consciousness, they can only passively receive the captain's commands. Once they move too far from their designated Firekind Captain, they lose their ability to act, and this restriction has a massive impact in many situations.

For instance, when exploring unknown areas, because they cannot stray far from the Firekind Captain, the captain behind them will also be implicated if a sudden crisis strikes. Another example is the inability to dispatch them independently to accomplish certain special missions.

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With this Brainwave Remote Control System, one only needed to place a brainwave beacon on the terracotta warriors in advance to control them in real-time from anywhere, anytime. These past limitations would no longer be a problem.

Beyond that, imprinting a brainwave beacon on himself could also achieve remote control over his flagship. This function seemed rather suited for fabricating alibis!

Additionally, Song Chi actually had another idea. He was very curious whether the Brainwave Remote Control System would work across the Heavens Market—specifically, by leaving a Fire-Sunflower Terracotta Warrior in the outside world every time he entered the Market, using it to perceive various external conditions in real-time.

If that truly worked, the operability of using the Heavens Market to evade various dangers would be greatly enhanced. In the past, after entering the Market, he would be completely blind to the external situation, making it impossible for him to gauge the right time to exit the Market.

If he exited too early, the danger might not have completely dissipated. But if he went out too late, he feared missing the return time of the *Firmament*, which was extremely frustrating.

If this [Brainwave Remote Control System] could truly achieve this effect, entering and exiting the Market would become even more convenient for him in the future.

However, Song Chi did not hold too much confidence in his heart. While purple-quality rare items were indeed rare, the Heavens Market existed within the spatial rifts of the Star Sea's dark side. For the Brainwave Remote Control System to reach across the boundless external void to establish a connection with the outside world, Song Chi felt it would be somewhat difficult.

Yet, even if the possibility of this particular application was slim, the inherent utility of the Brainwave Remote Control System alone made it imperative for Song Chi to acquire this rare item.

Perhaps the good things in the hands of the various Tier 0 aliens were truly limited; more than ten minutes passed without a single item appearing that satisfied the one-armed alien.

Seeing this, Song Chi also pulled several items out of the large backpack on his back.

An advanced exoskeleton, a combat robot of Tier 1 combat power, and three energy grenades capable of threatening Tier 1 creatures.

After taking out these items, he explained the effects of the three items one by one:

"One set of advanced exoskeleton armor. As long as you install a battery, wearing it will drastically enhance multiple attributes such as strength, speed, and impact resistance. Even when facing Tier 1 creatures, the effects of this armor are quite impressive."

"One Tier 1 combat robot. Similarly, as long as a battery is installed, it can go head-to-head with Tier 1 creatures."

"Three energy grenades. As long as the timing is seized correctly, these things can severely injure Tier 1 creatures."