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Chapter 1844: Chapter 896: Undercurrents (Part 3)

The official explanation from the City of Transcendence was vague, only saying it was to "prepare for potential chaos from the Divine Land’s transcendent forces siege," but privately, the resident Star Realm forces were already in a flurry of speculation and debate, none confirmed.

For a moment, Song Chi felt a sudden sense of urgency, as if a storm was about to break.

Instinctively, he knew this wasn’t good.

The position of the City of Transcendence is extremely high; the controlling forces behind it are unfathomable. With such a long-term, large-scale accumulation of wartime resources, the motive must be significant, and the "troubles" or "enemies" faced are likely beyond imagination.

Is it some kind of super war affecting multiple chaotic star realms? Or preparing for a horrifying All Heavens Star Sea catastrophe? Or...launching an external invasion?

Whichever it is, once it erupts, its impact won’t be limited to the City of Transcendence and might even sweep across the entire All Heavens Star Sea.

The Torch Human Civilization in the Shattered Starry Sea may not be spared.

After weighing it, Song Chi made a decision.

He had the Ancient Demon return to the Ruins Market. Utilizing its convenience, he collected the war resources needed for trading the Evil Spirit Divine Tree Heart. As soon as the transaction completed, the Ancient Demon immediately activated the Spatial Anchor Point and returned to the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

Holding the cold and piercing yet soul-energy-rich tree heart, Song Chi showed little joy.

The City of Transcendence’s abnormal, millennium-long acquisition of wartime materials hovered over his heart like a heavy cloud.

This intense feeling of oppression led him not to immediately pursue the Golden Apple Mother Tree’s promotion but to exit the Ruins Market and convene an urgent private meeting with key Song family figures like Song Yan, Song Wujiang, and Song Shiyuan.

Afterward, he used the highest Torch Network to contact Jiang Yuan, Ying Yi, and other veteran Torch Human Emperors, revealing his insights and concerns about the City of Transcendence.

Initially, Jiang Yuan, Ying Yi, and others were skeptical. After all, the City of Transcendence was unheard of to them, too far from the Torch Civilization.

But when Song Chi mentioned keywords like "millennium-long", "comprehensive acquisition", "top priority", and "suspected major catastrophe", paired with the City of Transcendence’s formidable title potentially rivaling the Chaos Divine Land, their expressions turned serious.

Better to believe it exists than to dismiss it as nonexistent.

At their level, the premonition of crises was taken seriously.

Soon, a secret meeting limited to the highest echelons of the Torch Human Civilization was convened. With Song Chi’s detailed intelligence and the endorsement of Jiang Yuan and others, consensus was reached: the civilization would enter a "silent preparation for war" status.

The entire Torch Civilization began discreetly redirecting resources:

The production capacities of the major war-related Floating Lands and research institutes were quietly increased;

Official organizations and major Gates and forces began consciously, scatteredly, and in small scales, accumulating various strategic resources, particularly Energy Crystal Stones, rare metals, and warship repair materials;

In expansion actions, priority for resource-type River Systems was raised;

In external trade, imports of finished warships, high-level ship-mounted components, and low-middle rank Torch warship promotion resources were increased while reducing luxury resources and non-essential technology exports somewhat.

All of this was carried out silently, avoiding stirring panic among surrounding civilizations and internal citizens.

As the Lord of Zhu Tian Ruins Market, holding a massive inventory accumulated over the past twenty thousand years, plus the harvest from the previous expedition to the Third Torch River System Cluster (Lanikea River System Cluster), Song Chi’s actions were more direct and efficient.

He leveraged the convenience of Zhu Tian Ruins Market transactions to start large-scale maneuvers:

Quietly selling off the massive stockpile of low rank materials, luxury items, non-urgent technologies, and tech blueprints stored in the market.

The funds and resources acquired were swiftly converted into orders — countless types of wartime materials flowed secretly through Zhu Tian Ruins Market channels and were stockpiled in various hidden Floating Land warehouse bases under the Heavenly Ruins Song Family’s jurisdiction.

Song Chi was uncertain about the possible "storm", whether it would occur, when it would arrive, or in what form it would descend.

But he deeply understood that only by preparing early, accumulating enough "materials", could he secure more safety and opportunity for himself, his family, and even the entire civilization in the possible upcoming chaos.