The name "Battle Axe" would definitely expose it. The damaged armor at the stern would be a major giveaway. It's almost certain that the ship would be exposed if it were found.
Changing it to the perfectly fine "Pond" wouldn't immediately expose it, but there would still be suspicion. If the first round of large-scale search failed to find the "remains" of the Battle Axe, then the next search would be even more thorough.
Whether it be the Jin family or the local forces in the mining region.
Or even the hyenas that would come after hearing the news.
As a simple miner, Wang Dong couldn't explain where his ownership of the "Pond" came from. Therefore, Wang Dong and the "Pond" were still not out of danger.
Fortunately, the number of source points he gained this time far exceeded his expectations, enough to execute his "ultimate plan".
While contemplating, the stern armor was already repaired.
However, Wang Dong didn't immediately choose to upgrade the armor, instead giving an order to continue repairs.
"Repair the entire ship's armor."
The initial purpose of repairing the stern armor was naturally to give the "Pond" a makeover. Before, in the hands of Yuan Shu, the original "Battle Axe" had engaged in multiple confrontations with the Jin family's warships. The hull armor had been damaged in many places, particularly severe at the stern, making it quite distinctive.
But repairing the stern armor didn't mean the "Pond" could completely transform. The damaged portions of the armor on other parts of the ship could still be identified by discerning eyes through image comparison.
Although the "Pond" had just experienced a battle with the Cliff-Tai civilization, enduring some minor attacks which had covered up some of the original traces, the marks left by the battle with the Cliff-Tai civilization were also something Wang Dong should conceal.
So simply ordering the repair of the stern armor was a bit rash. Wang Dong caught this flaw promptly and corrected it immediately.
"Repair the entire ship's armor. This repair will consume 29 source points and take 29 minutes."
The time taken was less compared to the previous repair.
The degree of damage was different.
The armor at the stern was severely damaged, which was distinctly different from the minor damage on other parts.
After a while.
The armor modules of the Pond were completely repaired, no longer showing any traces of the previous battles.
The effect of the source points was quite magical and powerful.
"Upgrade the armor from LV.1 to LV.2."
Only after confirming that the entire ship's armor had been repaired did Wang Dong give the upgrade order.
"Consume 200 source points and 20 tons of You Tai Kuang to upgrade the standard armor (green) LV.1 to LV.2. Time required: 1 hour. Confirm?"
"Confirm!"
This low-quality ship-mounted module required relatively common auxiliary materials, which could be found in the asteroid belt mining areas of the mining region.
Wang Dong had already accumulated a certain amount during the mining process.
Remaining source points: 617.
The time required for reinforcing ship-mounted modules is related to their reinforcement level. LV.1 to LV.2 only takes 1 hour.
While LV.2 to LV.3 requires 2 hours.
Time passed quickly.
"Standard armor (green) (LV.2) upgrade complete. Current attributes are as follows.
Defense strength: 13; Material: Alloy; Defense attribute: Kinetic 13%, Particle 13%, Laser 13%, Mystical 0.
Upgrade requirements: 1. Source points 200; 2. You Tai Kuang 25 tons."
Not much change.
Green-quality ship-mounted modules require 200 source points for each upgrade. This didn't change.
Only the required amount of auxiliary materials increased a bit.
Wang Dong glanced at the time. He had about 5 hours left before this Yi Kong Jian Zhang ended.
He still had plenty of time.
"Upgrade the Sky Survey Radar from LV.1 to LV.2."
"Consume 100 source points and 3 tons of Ao Tong Kuang to upgrade the standard Sky Survey Radar LV.1 to LV.2. Time required: 1 hour. Confirm?"
"Confirm!"
"Reinforcement starting, countdown..."
Remaining source points: 517.
Continue waiting.
"Standard Sky Survey Radar (LV.2) upgrade complete. Current attributes are as follows.
Exploration range: 11; Accuracy: 11.
Upgrade requirements: 1. Source points 100; 2. Ao Tong Kuang 3 tons."
Non-quality modules only require 100 source points for each upgrade.
It's cheap, but the growth potential is also low, with limited potential.
Each time it's reinforced and upgraded, the attribute improvement is very small.
Generally, Spark warships wouldn't waste precious source points on these non-quality modules if they had a choice.
Compared to non-quality modules, green-quality modules have a higher growth potential.
Comparing the two modules that Wang Dong upgraded just now.
The green-quality armor module saw its defense strength and defense attributes both increase by 2 units after the upgrade.
While the non-quality Sky Survey Radar only saw its exploration range and accuracy increase by 1 unit after the upgrade.
The difference is obvious.
While Wang Dong issued multiple reinforcement orders, the auxiliary system in his mind would simultaneously pop up prompts.
"Do you want to consume 1 unit of low-level energy crystal to double the module's growth value?"
Wang Dong coldly chose "No" each time.
This was the second optional feature that appeared after activating the auxiliary system: Double the module's growth value.
According to the quality of the module being reinforced and upgraded, it would consume corresponding energy crystals to double the module's growth value.
If he had chosen "Yes", then the green-quality armor module's defense strength and defense attributes would have increased by 4 units after the upgrade!
Even the non-quality Sky Survey Radar's exploration range and accuracy would have increased by 2 units after the upgrade, equivalent to the growth rate of the green-quality module!