207: Chapter 207 The Little Girl's Voice Reappears

As soon as Su Fan finished speaking, a vast amount of knowledge flooded into his mind.

However, as a Level 5 cosmic lifeform, this impact of information was trivial; he received it easily without his expression changing or his heart skipping a beat.

"I see!" Su Fan closed his eyes and silently digested the technology for the Small-scale Interstellar Teleportation Array.

After a long time, he suddenly let out a heavy sigh.

The technology for an Interstellar Teleportation Array could be said to be difficult, yet also not difficult; if materials were sufficient, the scientists of Xia Country could definitely manufacture it with enough time.

However, the prerequisite was having sufficient materials!

"System, where am I supposed to find so many different types of advanced cosmic rarities?" Su Fan felt bitter inside.

"Two ways," the system replied indifferently.

"The first is to go to a Small World. There, the variety of advanced cosmic rarities is complete and the quantity is vast, but the host must take the risk personally."

"The second is to search slowly in the universe. The Milky Way is only a fringe region of the universe; resources here are scarce, and the types and quantities of advanced cosmic rarities are very limited."

"To try and gather all the materials for an Interstellar Teleportation Array in the Milky Way is nothing but a pipe dream."

"A reminder to the host: even adding the Black Dragon Galaxy and the Alma Galaxy together, you wouldn't be able to gather enough materials for a Small-scale Interstellar Teleportation Array!"

The system's words made Su Fan's brow furrow slightly.

However, there were still other black technologies he hadn't exchanged and extracted yet. He decided to exchange and extract a few other key black technologies before making a decision.

"System, exchange for Dimensional Space Construction Technology."

"Dimensional Space Construction Technology requires 100 billion influence points. Does the host wish to exchange and extract it?"

"Exchange and extract!"

Su Fan quickly exchanged and extracted the Dimensional Space Construction Technology. After another period of digestion and absorption, he gave another bitter smile.

"System, it's a lack of materials again!" Su Fan complained.

It was true; if materials were sufficient, Xia Country's scientists would inevitably be able to successfully develop Dimensional Space Construction Technology on their own given enough time.

But again, the prerequisite was having sufficient materials!

Su Fan didn't have any of the advanced cosmic rarities required for Dimensional Space Construction at all!

Xia Country had even less!

"System, for Dimensional Space Construction, can the materials be gathered in the Milky Way?" Su Fan asked expectantly.

"They cannot. Even adding the Black Dragon Galaxy and the Alma Galaxy, they cannot be gathered!" the system replied indifferently.

"Fine..." Su Fan said helplessly. "Exchange and extract Level 5 Gene Optimization Fluid and the xuantian mothership from the class-b spaceships!"

"Level 5 Gene Optimization Fluid requires 10 billion influence points. Do you wish to exchange and extract it?"

"Exchange and extract!"

"The xuantian mothership requires 10 billion influence points. Do you wish to exchange and extract it?"

"Exchange and extract!"

"System, why is it only 10 billion influence points? What is the price range for these Level 5 civilization black technologies?" Su Fan asked curiously.

"1 billion at the lowest, 100 billion at the highest!" the system answered indifferently.

"Well, that's quite a large price range this time." As Su Fan spoke, the two black technologies finished being exchanged and extracted.

However, to Su Fan's frustration, whether it was the production of Level 5 Gene Optimization Fluid or the manufacturing of the xuantian mothership, both required a large number of various advanced cosmic rarities!

"Sigh—" Su Fan let out a long, heavy sigh.

"System, are you doing this on purpose?"

"The host is overthinking. Materials have always been the bottleneck of technological progress; this is not a deliberately set threshold," the system replied indifferently.

"Furthermore, a channel for obtaining materials has already been provided to the host."

"The path is right in front of you; it just depends on whether the host is willing to take it!"

Su Fan fell silent. Materials were indeed the bottleneck of technological progress, he understood that, but the feeling of being stuck was not pleasant!

"System, what are the conditions for the system upgrade this time?"

"Independently develop a Small-scale Interstellar Teleportation Array, Dimensional Space Construction, class-b spaceship, and Level 5 Gene Optimization Fluid," the system replied flatly.

"Holy crap! Four of them!" Su Fan exclaimed.

"Before, it only required the independent development of a class-c spaceship and level 4 gene optimization fluid, but this time you've added two more."

"System, you're doing this on purpose. I knew it, you're doing it on purpose!"

"Hmph, I am doing it on purpose, what can you do about it!" The system's voice suddenly changed, turning into the voice of a little girl!

"I... Holy crap!" Su Fan was excited. After a hundred years, he was hearing the little girl's voice again.

"Hello, little girl! Come out and chat, don't keep hiding! Uncle isn't a bad guy!"

"Hmph! Bad guy! I'm not talking to you!" The little girl's voice came through again.

"Uncle isn't a bad guy! Uncle will give you candy!" Su Fan said temptingly.

"Mama said that men are no good! Hmph!" The little girl's cute and charming voice rang out once more.

"Can you tell Uncle where your home is?" Su Fan was desperate to learn more information.

However, no matter how he asked after that, the little girl's voice never appeared again.

"System, who exactly is that little girl?"

"Host's authorization is insufficient. Please work hard to improve the civilization level!" The system's voice returned to its indifferent tone.

"Damn!" Su Fan cursed under his breath.

He suddenly felt a kind of fear—the fear of having his life manipulated!

Who was the little girl's voice inside the system? Judging by her tone, she didn't sound like an adult, but rather like a child who hadn't seen much of the world.

In addition, the little girl mentioned, "Mama said that men are no good." This sentence carried even more information!

The little girl had a mother, which suggested two possibilities.

The first scenario was that the little girl was just a more advanced form of Artificial Intelligence, and the "Mama" she spoke of was the "person" who created and developed her.

The second scenario was that the little girl was a true intelligent lifeform, and she had a real mother!

Either way, it meant that behind the system, there absolutely existed a more advanced civilization!

If it were the first scenario, it might be slightly better, because there was a possibility that the civilization behind the system no longer existed, and the system was just a high-tech product looking for a successor.

If it were the second scenario, it would be much more serious, because it proved there were living intelligent beings behind the system. Perhaps everything Su Fan was doing now was being monitored by a higher civilization at every moment!

"This is so messed up, this situation is getting more and more terrifying!" Su Fan grabbed his hair forcefully.

But he knew that asking the system now was useless; it wouldn't reveal the secrets behind it.

"System, you said the Milky Way is just a fringe area of the universe. In which direction should I go to reach the center of the universe?"

"Due north of the Milky Way," the system replied indifferently.

"System, can you tell me about the state of the universe?"

"For example, what galaxies are north of the Milky Way? What powers are in those galaxies? And what level of civilization do those powers possess?"

"Just how big is the universe? Where exactly is the so-called higher-dimensional world?" Su Fan asked a string of questions all at once, looking exactly like a curious baby with a heart full of questions.

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