The second captain, the source point acquisition rate dropped to fifty percent.
The third captain, the source point acquisition rate dropped to twenty-five percent.
And so on.
The source point acquisition rate actually reflects the purity of the shipborne spark.
With each integration of a captain, the purity of the shipborne spark will naturally be polluted.
In practical terms, if the first-generation ship sinks a warship of an alien space civilization, it can obtain 1 source point, while the second-generation ship sinks the same warship, it can only obtain 0.5 source points, and the third-generation ship 0.25 source points.”
After calming down a little, Yuan Shu continued.
Wang Dong smiled wryly.
When the Battleaxe was in Yuan Shu's hands, it was still a second-generation ship, with a source point acquisition rate of fifty percent.
When it was passed on to Wang Dong, it became a third-generation ship, with a source point acquisition rate of twenty-five percent.
In his previous life, Wang Dong suffered a lot because of this.
Fortunately, it wasn't a fourth-generation ship.
If the third-generation ship still has some growth potential and is worth cultivating, then the fourth-generation ship is basically used as a tool ship.
“Besides, obtaining source points is not that simple.
First, the conditions for a Spark Warship to enter the alien space are harsh.
It must be in a cosmic void area. In this simplest astronomical environment, the shipborne spark can only possibly monitor the spatial signals from the alien space.
The process of capturing alien space signals is completely random.
These mysterious signals appear briefly and disappear extremely quickly. The location of each appearance is also different, completely unpredictable.
It is possible to encounter one once every two or three years, or two or three times a month.
According to long-term big data statistics, on average, each Spark Warship can capture about 1.8 alien space signals per year.”
Wang Dong smiled slightly.
After the ship's auxiliary system was officially activated, the first optional function was "Alien Space Signal Capture".
Just consuming one unit of low-level energy crystal, the system can assist the shipborne spark in capturing alien space signals.
Most importantly, this capture does not require special astronomical environments!
In other words, Wang Dong did not need to be as miserable as other Spark Warships, deliberately rushing to the empty cosmic void belt, where he foolishly roamed for years, waiting for the arrival of the goddess of luck.
Instead, he could open the alien space battlefield anytime and anywhere.
This is quite strategic.
Yuan Shu twitched the corner of his mouth again: "I like your confident look. Every young person believes they will be the protagonist of destiny."
He understood Wang Dong's confidence, which stemmed from his "cheater" identity, as the unique "mystery confidence" of young people.
Wang Dong shrugged helplessly: "Actually, everyone is the protagonist in their own destiny."
“Maybe.”
Yuan Shu sighed softly.
“Secondly, even after capturing the alien space signals, it is not a smooth journey of reaping rewards.
Upon entering the alien space, the Spark Warship will appear in a random territory of an alien space civilization.
Depending on the combat level of the Spark Warship, the strength of the alien space civilization it faces each time will also vary.
The Spark Warship relies on destruction to obtain source points.
Naturally, there is no possibility of peaceful coexistence between these alien space civilizations.
This kind of combat between different civilized races is the most cruel.
Every year, countless Spark Warships are lost in battles with alien space civilizations, and even their remains cannot be recovered.”
Wang Dong couldn't help but sigh too.
The alien space battlefields of the Spark Warships are all fought in others' lairs, basically facing multiple enemies with a single ship, outnumbered and outmatched.
This is a real battle. Once you die, you die. It's not a game dungeon where you can respawn.
In fact, the number of Spark Warships belonging to this human civilization that were lost in the alien space is even higher than the losses incurred in expanding territory in this universe.
“Finally, there is one more thing you need to pay special attention to.”
His sigh only lasted a moment.
Yuan Shu quickly recalled something and said urgently.
“The shipborne modules on the Spark Warship require only source points and some common minerals or resources for initial strengthening and upgrades.
However, as the strengthening and upgrading levels increase, the rarity of the required minerals and resources will gradually increase as well.
Especially after the rise of the initial privileged class, they began to deliberately control the markets for those rare minerals and resources.
Up to now, the privileged class has basically monopolized the supply of these aspects.
You are not from the privileged class, so you cannot easily obtain those rare minerals and resources. This is a problem you need to find a way to solve.”
Wang Dong nodded solemnly.
The privileged class monopolized the supply of rare minerals and resources, as well as the control of third-generation Spark Warships, in order to maintain their high-end military power.
This ultimately allowed them to achieve their goal of solidifying their ruling status.
In this interstellar era, the difficulty of social climbing is far greater than in the old Earth era.