Guo Xuyang attempted to release his senses and contact the opposing queen ant.
He reconsidered and abandoned the idea; it was best for the two spacecraft to have minimal intersection.
What if the other party discovered their spacecraft and tried to forcibly take it, which would be disadvantageous.
At this moment, the queen ant on the other spacecraft seemed to have a premonition and slowly turned her head towards Guo Xuyang's spacecraft.
Seeing this, Guo Xuyang knew the other party had discovered their spacecraft.
However, the ant spacecraft ahead made no significant moves, so Guo Xuyang remained silent.
Just as the ant spacecraft was about to approach the derelict spacecraft, a colossal monster suddenly emerged from within and swallowed the ant spacecraft whole.
This startled Guo Xuyang; he hadn't detected the monster earlier.
"Retreat quickly, there's a situation ahead," he shouted loudly to Xin Dali.
Before Xin Dali could react, the monster began to approach them, swimming as gracefully as a fish in water.
Guo Xuyang had no time for a closer inspection. He ordered Zhang Li to turn around immediately, increase engine power, and flee as fast as possible.
Their spacecraft was like a yacht before a whale compared to the monster; it was utterly negligible.
Fortunately, there was a considerable distance, and as the monster saw Guo Xuyang's spacecraft receding, it ceased its pursuit.
Guo Xuyang was puzzled; his senses, which had always been reliable, failed to detect this species in outer space.
"Yu'er, do you know what that monster was?" Guo Xuyang asked quietly.
"No, Master. I have never encountered this species," Yu'er replied softly.
"Yu'er, didn't the system say I could know everything? Why can't I know anything in space?"
"Master, your memory has not fully recovered.
The system upgrades only brought the nine abilities to the highest level.
Your special abilities are only a very small part of them."
That's right. Yu'er had mentioned exchanging one special ability per day, which would take a hundred years.
Now, only nine abilities had been exchanged; it was truly a drop in the ocean.
"What other special abilities are there?"
"That depends on what abilities you wish to exchange, Master. There are still over thirty thousand more. As long as you have enough merit points, you can exchange them at any time."
"Are the other special abilities exchanged with merit points according to the previous system?"
"Yes, Master. One hundred merit points for one special ability, one thousand merit points to upgrade a level, and each special ability can be upgraded to the highest level, which is level nine."
"I know that. Exchanging one special ability costs one hundred million, and upgrading a level costs ten billion. Exchanging these special abilities is extremely expensive."
"There's nothing that can be done, Master. You set these parameters yourself at the time."
"I set them? Why would I set them?"
"I don't know. Who knows why you wanted to use merit points for exchange at the time? Perhaps it's related to your experiences?"
"My experiences? What experiences?"
"Master, that is something you need to discover for yourself.
My memory is also limited. You only placed me within the system for nurturing at the time, so I don't know many things."
"Alright then."
"Exchange Recognition System."
"Recognition System exchanged," a metallic voice sounded in his mind.
"Yu'er, why is there a metallic voice in my mind?"
"I have broken free, so the system can only communicate with you through a robot.
But don't worry, Master, I am still the system's little sprite, still your Yu'er."
"Identify monster," Guo Xuyang murmured.
"Kong Xiang, an interdimensional spirit, adept at hiding and lurking in space, feeding on metallic meteorites and high-protein substances.
Adult Kong Xiang have a body length of over three thousand meters and require over a hundred tons of sustenance each time they feed.
After a single feeding, they can survive for decades without eating or drinking.
Weakness: They require several days of dormancy after each feeding before they awaken."
The metallic voice sounded in his mind once more.
"Captain, please stop," Guo Xuyang said to Xin Dali.
"Why? You just told us to speed up and escape, and now you want to stop. What's going on?"
"We're returning the way we came. Don't go too fast. The thing that was chasing us has gone back."
"Even if it's gone back, we shouldn't go there to court death. That monster was huge." Xin Dali disagreed.
"I've discovered a derelict spacecraft over there. It's likely left by an external civilization.
If we can salvage it, it will greatly promote the development of our spacecraft."
"Are you serious?" Xin Dali became excited upon hearing this.
If Guo Xuyang was right, their current space voyage would be a major achievement.
"If I'm not mistaken, I believe it's true."
"Captain Zhang, please fly back in the direction we came from," Xin Dali instructed Zhang Li.
"Alright," Zhang Li agreed and continued flying in the previous direction.
This time, the monster did not reappear. The Recognition System's assessment was accurate.
This Kong Xiang must have entered its dormant phase.
After a considerable time, the spacecraft arrived at the derelict spacecraft.
Xu Dahai arranged for two people to put on their space suits and inspect the interior of the derelict spacecraft.
Guo Xuyang released his senses and peered inside.
The large reactor within had completely lost power, but the power components were intact.
There were also two cargo bays containing what appeared to be crystals.
"Identify object," Guo Xuyang murmured.
"Uranium, material used in reactors, for spacecraft power generation, belonging to the energy category."
Uranium? Isn't this the material widely used in nuclear radiation on Earth?
Here, it's only used for spacecraft power generation?
If these uranium were placed into the reactor, could it drive this large spacecraft?
If this large spacecraft could indeed be driven, these people could dock their spacecraft onto it and pilot the large spacecraft back to Earth.
Returning to Earth would surely be a great contribution, and the merit points earned would increase exponentially.
He waited for the two crew members who had gone out to inspect to return.
When the two crew members returned, he attempted to place the uranium into the reactor, but the uranium did not react.
What was going on? He felt extremely puzzled.
"Master, your method is incorrect. Uranium needs to be placed with other materials to react," Yu'er's voice sounded in his ear.
"Do you know how to use it?"
"Ask Kasa to go to that spacecraft. He should be able to get the spacecraft moving."
"Then I'll try. Kasa, can you handle that spacecraft outside?" Guo Xuyang asked silently.
"I can try, Master," Kasa's voice sounded in his mind.
Guo Xuyang sent a thought directly, transporting Kasa outside.
"How is it? Can you handle it?"
"It shouldn't be too difficult. Ask your people to stay far away from here."
"Captain, please move the spacecraft away from this spacecraft," Guo Xuyang said to Xin Dali.
"Why?"
"You'll see in a moment," Guo Xuyang didn't explain further.
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