Instead of being ruthlessly crushed before he could even grow, like in his previous life.
The LV.0 level Quantum Entangled Brainwave Manipulation System had a range of only 0.01 light years, a distance that was too short.
Whether it was now or in the near future, Wang Dong was going to Blackrock Baron's territory. It was foreseeable that he wouldn't be able to act freely in the short term.
For Pond, it could only be remotely controlled.
Therefore, the control distance was naturally better the longer it was. This way, Pond would have more options.
Not to mention that far, just now, there were already a lot of spaceships gathering in the airspace of the mining district star field, searching for the Axe's whereabouts.
0.01 light years, for Wang Dong, was completely not enough.
0.05 light years was also not good enough.
“Upgrade the Quantum Entangled Brainwave Manipulation System from LV.1 to LV.2.”
As everyone knows, men can't be short and weak.
“Short” comes first.
Seeing that the source points and the cargo hold's Qi mineral were enough, Wang Dong didn't hesitate to continue strengthening the Quantum Entangled Brainwave Manipulation System.
“Consume 200 source points, 2 tons of Qi mineral. Upgrade the Quantum Entangled Brainwave Manipulation System (Green) from LV.1 to LV.2, it will take 1 hour. Confirm?”
“Confirm.”
Remaining source points: 117.
“Consume 1 unit of low-level energy crystal to double the module's growth value?”
Wang Dong still chose “Yes”!
Thus, the last 1 unit of low-level energy crystal on hand was also fed to the system.
“Quantum Entangled Brainwave Manipulation System (Green) (LV.2) upgraded, current properties are as follows:
Energy consumption: 1 point/hour, range: 0.09 light years.
Upgrade requirements: 1, 200 source points; 2, 3 tons of Qi mineral.”
The range was increased by another 0.04 light years, reaching 0.09 light years!
Compared to LV.0, it was nine times the original!
Now it's no longer considered “short.”
The source points on Pond were no longer enough to continue upgrading the green-quality Quantum Entangled Brainwave Manipulation System.
The low-level energy crystals on hand were also consumed.
Looking at the time, the Interspatial Battlefield was about to end.
After mining for a day and fighting for a day, Wang Dong was already quite tired.
After all, he was a body that hadn't been trained in Tempering Techniques. Whether it was energy or stamina, it was quite limited.
He didn't activate the Mirage System.
The Mirage System's buffer time was 24 hours, the same as the duration of the Interspatial Battlefield.
Wang Dong had activated the Mirage System before entering the Interspatial Battlefield, but the buffer time started counting from when the battleship exited the stealth state.
Therefore, it was only a little bit away from completing the buffering.
Otherwise, it would be more covert to stay in the stealth state and then exit the Interspatial Battlefield.
After increasing the strengthening level, this buffer time would be reduced.
However, Wang Dong wasn't worried.
After the original "Axe" was completely transformed into "Pond," a battleship that was different in appearance, name, and comprehensive combat strength rating, the sense of insecurity that had always lingered in Wang Dong's mind had faded a lot.
Even if the "Pond," which could not maintain its stealth state, was exposed to the public eye, there would be no big problem.
What Wang Dong needed to conceal was only the identity of "Pond's" captain.
He was naturally a cautious person.
In his previous life, he had really suffered from being inexperienced, and some objective reasons, which led to the exposure of his identity.
In this life, he was even more careful and cautious, proceeding step by step.
So far, everything was going smoothly.
Soon, the 24-hour duration of the Interspatial Battlefield also came to an end.
Without any abnormalities, "Pond's" figure quickly faded in the Interspatial Battlefield.
The dizziness struck again, and the next moment, "Pond" silently appeared in the main universe.
It was silent and invisible, just like when it entered.
As soon as he recovered from the dizziness, Wang Dong began to check "Pond's" status.
The location was not far from the previous entry point.
After exiting the Interspatial Battlefield, the location of appearance is usually near the entry point, but not exactly the same.
Scout Class Destroyer LV.7 (Pond):
Standard Main Cannon (Green) (LV.2), Standard Armor (Green) (LV.2), Standard Engine (LV.2), Standard Sky Survey Radar (LV.2), Standard Energy Shield (LV.2), Standard Hull Structure (Green) (LV.0).
Warship's Fire Seed Status: Buffering (696 hours).
Attached Modules: Flying Horse Leap Jump Device (Purple), Quantum Entangled Brainwave Manipulation System (Green) (LV.2), Mirage System (Gold) (LV.0).
Remaining Source Points: 117, Source Point Acquisition Rate: 25%.
Main Gun Ammo Remaining: 3, Secondary Gun Ammo Remaining: 1312, Energy Remaining: 987, Supplies Remaining: 392 units.
Armor Damage: 0%, Hull Damage: 0%
The armor damage has been completely repaired, and the hull damage was due to the Fire Seed battleship's self-repair.
Under normal circumstances, the hull damage suffered by the Fire Seed Battleship will gradually recover over time, which is one of the differences between "Fire Seed" Battleships and ordinary battleships.
What is durable and exceptionally lasting?
This is it.
Next, Wang Dong first connected to the miniature detector left before entering the Interspatial Battlefield.
Check the footage.
There were no other spaceships or battleships approaching, and there were no abnormalities.
Pond continued to remain silent. After a while, no abnormal signals were received.
Alarm cleared.
Wang Dong then drove the mining spaceship away from Pond.