When passed to the second captain, the Source Points acquisition rate drops from 100% to 50%.
For the third captain, it falls further to 25%.
And so on.
The Source Points acquisition rate essentially reflects the purity of the Shipborne Fire Seed.
Each time a captain is fused into it, the purity of the Fire Seed is inevitably tainted.
In practical terms, if a first-generation ship destroys a Hyperspace civilization's battleship and earns 1 Source Point,
a second-generation ship would only get 0.5 Source Points for doing the same,
and a third-generation ship would receive just 0.25 Source Points."
After calming down a bit, Yuan Shu continued.
Wang Dong gave a bitter smile.
When the Battle Axe was in Yuan Shu's hands, it was a second-generation ship, with a Source Points acquisition rate of 50%.
By the time it was passed down to Wang Dong, it had become a third-generation ship, with the rate reduced to 25%.
In his previous life, Wang Dong had suffered quite a bit because of this.
Luckily, it wasn't a fourth-generation ship.
If a third-generation ship still retained some potential for growth and had some value for cultivation,
then a fourth-generation ship was basically used as a utility vessel.
"Also, acquiring Source Points isn't such a simple matter.
First of all, to enter Hyperspace, a Spark Warship must meet stringent conditions.
It has to be in a cosmic void region—an astronomical environment that is as pure and empty as possible—
only then can the Shipborne Fire Seed possibly detect spatial signals from Hyperspace.
Capturing a Hyperspace signal is completely random.
These mysterious signals appear briefly and vanish quickly, with no pattern to when or where they show up.
You might go two or three years without encountering one—or stumble upon two or three in a single month.
Based on long-term data analysis, on average, each Spark Warship can detect about 1.8 Hyperspace signals per year."
Wang Dong smiled slightly.
Once his Battleship Auxiliary System was officially activated, its very first selectable function was Hyperspace Signal Capture.
By consuming just one unit of Low-Grade Energy Crystal,
the system could assist the Shipborne Fire Seed in capturing Hyperspace signals—
and most crucially, this capture did not require specific astronomical environments!
In other words, unlike other Spark Warships that had to painstakingly travel to empty cosmic void belts,
drifting aimlessly like fools while praying for fortune,
Wang Dong could activate the Hyperspace Battlefield anytime, anywhere.
This held enormous strategic value.
Yuan Shu curled his lips.
"I like that confident look on your face. Every young man believes they're the protagonist of destiny."
He interpreted Wang Dong's confidence from his "cheat-like" identity as just youthful arrogance.
Wang Dong shrugged helplessly.
"Actually, every person is the protagonist of their own destiny."
"Maybe so."
Yuan Shu sighed softly.
"Next, even after capturing a Hyperspace signal, it's not going to be smooth sailing from there.
Upon entering Hyperspace, a Spark Warship will emerge randomly within a Hyperspace civilization's territory.
Depending on the Spark Warship's combat level, the strength of the opposing Hyperspace civilization will also vary.
To obtain Source Points, Spark Warships must destroy.
There's no possibility of peaceful coexistence with Hyperspace civilizations.
Combat between species from different civilizations is the most brutal kind.
Every year, countless Spark Warships are lost in battle against Hyperspace civilizations,
with not even wreckage left behind."
Wang Dong couldn't help but sigh.
Spark Warships entering Hyperspace Battlefields were always fighting deep in enemy territory,
almost always outnumbered and outmatched.
This was true battle.
Death meant death—there were no respawns like in a game dungeon.
In fact, the number of Spark Warships lost in Hyperspace far exceeded those lost in the process of expanding territory in this universe.
"There's one last point you must be particularly mindful of."
Yuan Shu paused briefly in reflection, then spoke again with a hint of urgency.
"The early enhancements of Ship Modules on Spark Warships only require Source Points and some common minerals or resources.
However, as the upgrades progress, the rarity of required materials increases drastically.
Especially after the privileged class rose to power—they began deliberately controlling markets for rare minerals and resources.
By now, these supply chains are almost entirely monopolized by the privileged class.
Since you're not from a privileged background,
you won't be able to acquire those rare resources easily—this is a major challenge you'll have to overcome."
Wang Dong nodded solemnly.
The privileged class had achieved absolute military dominance
by controlling all Spark Warships within three generations
and strictly prohibiting the spread of rare minerals and resources to those outside their class.
This was how they maintained and solidified their ruling position.
In this interstellar era, social mobility was far more difficult than it had ever been during the old Earth age.
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