The name Battle Axe alone was enough to give everything away. If the damaged stern armor were discovered, it would raise serious suspicion—almost certainly exposing him.
Now that the ship had become the fully repaired Pond, it wouldn't be immediately exposed. However, suspicion still lingered. If the first wave of large-scale searches failed to locate the wreckage of the Battle Axe, the next round of investigations would undoubtedly be far more thorough.
Be it the Jin family, local powers in the Mining Star Region, or even the scavengers rushing in from afar, Wang Dong's identity as a mere miner would not justify his possession of Pond. This meant both he and Pond were still in danger.
Thankfully, the Source Points he had obtained this time far exceeded his expectations—enough to execute his "ultimate plan."
As he contemplated this, the repair of the stern armor had already completed. However, instead of immediately upgrading it, Wang Dong issued a new command.
"Repair all armor on the ship."
The initial reason for fixing the stern was to give Pond a complete makeover. In Yuan Shu's hands, the original Battle Axe had clashed with Jin family warships numerous times. Many parts of the hull were damaged, with the stern especially standing out as a visual marker.
But fixing the stern alone wasn't enough for a convincing disguise. The remaining battle scars on other parts of the armor could still give it away through image comparison.
Moreover, although Pond had recently fought against the Yatai Civilization and taken some minor hits—helping cover up old damage—those new marks were also something Wang Dong needed to erase.
So just fixing the stern had been a hasty decision. Wang Dong quickly realized the oversight and corrected it.
"Repairing all armor. This will consume 29 Source Points and take 29 minutes."
Compared to the previous repair, this one took less time. The damage severity varied.
The stern armor had suffered extensive damage, while other sections were only slightly worn.
Half an hour later—
Pond's armor module had been fully restored, leaving no trace of any previous battle.
The effect of Source Points was truly magical and powerful.
"Upgrade armor from LV.1 to LV.2."
After confirming all armor had been repaired, Wang Dong gave the upgrade command.
"Consuming 200 Source Points and 20 tons of Ghost Titanium Ore to upgrade Standard Armor (Green) from LV.1 to LV.2. Estimated time: 1 hour. Confirm?"
"Confirm."
This low-tier Ship Module upgrade only required fairly common auxiliary materials, which could be mined in the Asteroid Belt Mining Zone of the Mining Star Region.
Wang Dong had already gathered a decent reserve during his mining trips.
Remaining Source Points: 617
The time it took to upgrade a Ship Module depended on the level being enhanced. Going from LV.1 to LV.2 required just one hour.
However, going from LV.2 to LV.3 would take two hours.
Time passed quickly.
"Standard Armor (Green) (LV.2) upgrade completed. Current attributes:
Defense Strength: 13
Material: Alloy
Defense Properties: Kinetic 13%, Particle 13%, Laser 13%, Mystic 0%
Next upgrade requirements:
1.200 Source Points
2.25 tons of Ghost Titanium Ore"
The changes weren't dramatic.
Each upgrade of a green-grade Ship Module required 200 Source Points—that hadn't changed. Only the required auxiliary materials had increased slightly.
Wang Dong checked the time. There were still about five hours left before the Hyperspace Battlefield event ended.
He still had time.
"Upgrade Sky-Survey Radar from LV.1 to LV.2."
"Consume 100 Source Points and 3 tons of Aotong Ore to upgrade Standard Sky-Survey Radar (LV.1) to LV.2. Estimated time: 1 hour. Confirm?"
"Confirm."
"Upgrade initiated. Countdown begins..."
Remaining Source Points: 517
Time to wait again.
"Standard Sky-Survey Radar (LV.2) upgrade completed. Current attributes:
Scan Range: 11
Precision: 11
Next upgrade requirements:
1.100 Source Points
2.3 tons of Aotong Ore"
For ungraded (no-quality) modules, each upgrade cost only 100 Source Points.
It was cheap—but the growth potential was poor.
Each upgrade barely improved the module's performance.
If given a choice, Spark Warship users would never waste precious Source Points on such low-tier modules.
Compared to these, green-grade modules had noticeably more growth potential.
Just compare the two modules Wang Dong had upgraded:
The green-grade armor, after enhancement, had its defense strength and resistance attributes increased by 2 points each.
The ungraded Sky-Survey Radar only had a 1-point increase in both scan range and precision.
The gap was obvious.
While Wang Dong had issued several upgrade commands, his auxiliary system had repeatedly popped up a prompt in his mind:
"Would you like to consume 1 unit of Low-Grade Energy Crystal to activate Module Growth Value Multiplier?"
Each time, Wang Dong coldly selected "No."
This was an optional feature that appeared after the auxiliary system was activated: Module Growth Value Multiplier.
Depending on the module's grade, consuming the corresponding Energy Crystal would double the growth rate of the module.
If Wang Dong had chosen "Yes," the green-grade armor would have seen its defense strength and resistances increase by 4 points instead of 2!
Even the ungraded Sky-Survey Radar would have gained 2 points in both scan range and precision—on par with green-grade growth!
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