To think he'd get stuck for over an hour on what should have been the simplest step—Wang Dong was utterly speechless.
Rubbing the space between his brows and pulling himself together, Wang Dong moved on to the next steps.
"Simply changing the name isn't enough to completely erase the suspicion surrounding the Battle Axe—no, the Pond now."
That was because Pond had sustained visible damage to the armor at the stern, a very recognizable feature.
Spending 1000 Source Points could change the Battleship's name, and maybe—just maybe—the old Battle Axe had that much Source Point balance left on it.
Besides, there were some rare auxiliary modules that could also allow name-changing.
So just changing the name wasn't foolproof.
"Consume Source Points to repair damage to the Battleship!"
The physical structure of a Spark Warship actually wasn't that different from a normal Battleship. For instance, its armor was also forged from alloys with parameters similar to standard Battleship parts.
But once these alloy plates were installed on a Spark Warship, their performance drastically exceeded that of ordinary ships.
The reason? The presence of the Spark.
This miraculous construct emitted energy waves that enhanced various modules of the entire Battleship.
In essence, the Battleship was merely a vessel. The Spark was its true soul.
When we talk about Source Point enhancement, it wasn't the Battleship itself being upgraded—it was the Shipborne Fire Seed that got enhanced.
Normally, when a module was strengthened, it wasn't the hardware that was being altered—it was the Fire Seed's amplification effect on it.
For example, the LV.2 main gun on Pond, if detached, would perform no differently from a normal Battleship's main gun.
However, if a different but identical model of main gun was mounted onto Pond, the Fire Seed from the former Battle Axe would instantly boost its performance to LV.2. That made it several times more powerful than a non-enhanced counterpart.
Repairing a damaged Spark Warship wasn't particularly difficult. Most low-grade, standardized modules with similar specs could be restored with basic repairs at a regular maintenance facility.
For seriously damaged modules, a simple replacement with an identical unit would suffice—quick and convenient.
Of course, this replacement only worked with identical parts—like swapping a standard main gun for another standard Battleship main gun, or engine for engine.
These generic modules were already mass-produced under standardized systems. Even with the Spark Warship's higher requirements, some level of bulk production was possible.
But if you swapped in a different kind of main gun—say, replacing Pond's standard gun with a blue-grade Rapid-Fire Cannon—the previous enhancement level applied by the Shipborne Fire Seed wouldn't carry over.
The Rapid-Fire Cannon would have to be enhanced again from LV.0.
As for modules that were too technologically different—or those from other civilizations altogether—they couldn't be repaired through this method.
In such cases—or in emergencies—a Spark Warship had one unique, exclusive means of self-rescue:
Consuming Source Points for automatic repair.
Fast, convenient, and incredibly effective.
The only downside?
This repair method was even more expensive than microtransactions!
Source Points were an immensely valuable resource—directly tied to a Spark Warship's growth. Every point was vital.
And this method of repairing by burning Source Points… consumed a lot.
Like what Wang Dong was doing right now.
"Activate Source Point repair protocol.
Damage report for the ship as follows:
Armor Damage: 38%
Hull Damage: 4%
Diagram generated. Please select the section to be repaired."
"Repair the stern armor section."
Wang Dong gave the order calmly and confidently.
Source Points were like old savings—lose some, earn more later.
"Repairing stern armor…
This section's damage level is 90%. It accounts for 10% of total armor.
Current armor enhancement level is LV.1.
This repair will cost:
200 (upgrade cost from LV.0 to LV.1) × 10% × 90% = 18 Source Points.
Estimated repair time: 18 minutes.
Please note: During repair, the armor module will not function."
Wang Dong had expected it, but still frowned slightly.
The cost was calculated by multiplying the module's enhancement cost with the percentage of armor section and its damage rate.
Pond's armor was LV.1—green-grade. Upgrading from LV.0 to LV.1 cost 200 Source Points.
The stern armor made up 10% of the total armor, and its damage level was 90%. Multiply those three together, and you got a cost of 18.
If he were to repair the entire ship's armor, it would be like paying the full cost of enhancing the armor module all over again.
Still, the cost made sense.
After all, this was a change at the material level, so higher consumption was normal.
But compared to sending the ship to a repair dock, this method had way lower cost-efficiency.
Dock repairs only required civilian-grade currency—there was no need to spend high-tier Source Points.
But still—he had no choice.
"Confirm repair."
He had to patch up this flaw.
Wang Dong dared not let Pond enter any public repair facility—such specific damage patterns would immediately raise red flags, and Wang Dong couldn't afford that.
"Repair confirmed.
Source Points consumed: 18
Estimated time: 36 minutes
Repair in progress. Countdown begins…"
Remaining Source Points: 846
"Renaming done. Damage repaired.
Two major vulnerabilities are gone—though this will only help avoid the most basic level of scrutiny."
Wang Dong's thinking was razor-sharp.
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