After gaining a basic understanding of magic, Ian Song decided not to cultivate it just yet.
However, Ian was quite interested in that meditation method.
The main purpose of the meditation method is to strengthen a mage’s mental power—the stronger the mind, the faster one absorbs magic elements and the purer those elements become.
According to Nana and Lulu, there are many meditation methods. Most Moon-God people cultivate ordinary ones, but since the two of them are the princess’s maids, their meditation method is far higher-level than what commoners use.
Among the Moon-God people, meditation methods are graded by the Nine-Star Three-Moon Classification.
Of the Nine Stars, the one-star meditation method is the most basic—almost everyone has a copy—while the nine-star method is the most precious, reserved for nobles.
As for the Three Moons, they are divided into Lower Moon, Middle Moon, and Upper Moon.
Of the Three Moons, the Upper Moon Rank is the most esteemed.
Regardless of whether it’s Upper, Middle, or Lower Moon, all Moon-Rank Meditation Methods are exclusive to the royal family.
Nana and Lulu both cultivate a meditation method rated at five stars.
Glancing at the unconscious Nissa, Ian’s lips curled into a meaningful smile. That brain-damaged princess was a royal, so she must know at least one Moon-Rank Meditation Method.
For now, Ian decided to set the meditation method aside and started asking about the starship.
The two maids maintained a formal posture, answering every question Ian asked in detail.
The Moon-God people don’t manufacture starships themselves.
This starship is a private Asteroid X6 model produced by the Saya Interstellar Corporation. It’s considered a high-end private vessel, valued at one million starcoins.
Starcoins are the universal currency of the Hema Galaxy.
There are more than two hundred countries in the Hema Galaxy, and over a hundred thousand known life planets.
The Hema Galaxy hosts civilizations based on magic, martial arts, Immortal-Dao, technology, and mechanics.
Among these, magic, technology, and Immortal-Dao are the mainstream civilizations.
The Moon-God people rank 189th among the two hundred-plus countries, while the Coldmoon people—who split off from them—hold one rank higher.
"By the way, what kind of energy does this starship use?"
Ian Song asked.
Nana tapped open the starship's holographic projector. In the projection, a nearly transparent stone appeared. She explained, "This is the energy stone required for the ship."
"Isn't this a spirit crystal?"
Seeing the stone, Ian couldn't help but look surprised, but then it seemed perfectly logical.
"Here, is this the one?"
Ian took out a top-grade spirit crystal from his Storage Ring.
"Ah, that's a high-grade energy stone."
Both Nana and Lulu looked delighted, but their expressions quickly dimmed.
"So energy stones are graded?" Ian asked again.
Both girls nodded. Nana explained, "Many energy stones contain impurities and need to be refined before they can be used as starship fuel. These are called low-grade energy stones. They're relatively cheap, usually between 1,000 and 5,000 starcoins. The high-grade energy stone in your hand has very few impurities and can be used directly. It's much more expensive—usually priced between 50,000 and 200,000 starcoins, depending on its energy content."
"Why is there such a big price difference?" Ian was curious.
"Because each energy stone contains a different amount of energy. Sir, could you let me test this high-grade energy stone?" Nana asked.
"Sure!"
Ian casually tossed the top-grade spirit crystal to her, not worried that she'd try anything funny.
Soon, Nana brought over a metal testing instrument.
She placed the spirit crystal inside.
Numbers quickly appeared on the instrument's screen. Of course, Ian couldn't make sense of them.
"Sir, your energy stone contains an extremely rich amount of energy—it's worth 200,000 starcoins. If you install it in this starship, it could keep the Asteroid X6 flying for three years of ordinary travel."
Ian nodded, took back the top-grade spirit crystal Nana returned to him, and asked, "What functions does this starship have?"
"The Asteroid X6 has three major systems: the flight system, the defense system, and the attack system. The flight system includes nine different flight modes, each with its own energy consumption. The defense system has five shield levels—normally, you only need to activate level one, but if attacked, you should raise the shield higher. Of course, the stronger the defense, the more energy it uses.
As for the attack system, since this is just a private ship, it's simple—equipped with three standard weapons: the meteor cannon, ion cannon, and primary particle cannon."
"How do you control the ship?"
Ian asked.
After a moment's hesitation, Nana said, "The ship is controlled by its onboard ship AI. To take command of the ship AI, you need the ship key. With the key, you can change the registry and become the owner of the Asteroid X6."
"Where's the key? What does it look like?"
"The princess has it—a thumb-sized green crystal," Nana answered.
Ian checked his Storage Ring but didn't find the so-called key, so his eyes fell on the brain-damaged princess, Nissa.
Just as he expected, she did have the key on her.
Taking the key, and with Nana and Lulu's help, Ian became the new owner of the starship.
"You two did great. Don't worry, I won't hurt you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ian knocked out both maids and the brain-damaged princess, then tossed all three into the Divine Temple.
After that, he threw a top-grade spirit crystal into the ship's energy furnace.
With fresh energy, Ian piloted the Asteroid X6 straight toward Flame City.
The ship has built-in signal avoidance and radar evasion; if it hadn't crashed from running out of energy, the satellites never would have detected it.
Of course, the starship is fast—even at its slowest, it can circle the planet in two minutes.
After meeting with the Head of State, Ian casually dropped off the ship and left.
As for the brain-damaged princess and her two maids, Ian had no intention of handing them over to the government.
Back at his villa, Ian spent some intimate time with Susie and Kara Moran, then entered the Divine Temple and contacted Meow-Meow to get the spatial coordinates for the Great Qin World.
This time Meow-Meow didn't beat around the bush—it directly gave Ian the coordinates.
"Old Spirit, send me to the Great Qin World."
Ian called out, a little excited. Since the formal title 'Temple Spirit' was too much of a mouthful, Ian just called it 'Old Spirit.'
"We're here!"
Three seconds later, Old Spirit's voice rang out.
Hearing Old Spirit's reminder, Ian felt a bit uneasy. No matter what he found, he had to face it—hesitation wouldn't solve anything. So after a moment's silence, he gritted his teeth and flew out of the Divine Temple.