Chapter 973 - Set Off (1/2)

After waiting for several minutes until Aria calmed down, Alex finally asked her. ”So, what do you want me to explain first? Anyway, your room is next to me, so you can go there after this explanation.”

”Yes.” She nodded with a serious expression and thought which one she wanted to ask. ”Can I ask about this ship itself? Although I already know that this ship can travel to another world, I don't know the details.”

Alex looked down and smiled. ”In that case, you need to know about outer space first. Do you know what are the stars that you have been watching this whole time?”

”Yes?!”

”They are a kind of this planet, but incandescent. It's due to the gas that keeps flaring up. And when it settles down, you will have a planet like this. This is the most basic thing that I can explain. Anyway, those who are shining in the night sky are the stars. Your sun is also a star.

”Anyway, you might have realized the fact that they have a distance from each other, right?”

”Yes.” She nodded.

”How far are they with each other?”

She thought for a moment. ”Maybe like flying around this world?”

”Well, if you fly from this place straight to the north until you return to this place, you will need around millions or billions of times before you reach the nearest one.”

”What?!” She widened her eyes before looking at him weirdly as if he just told her a lie.

”I am not lying. When you become a God Rank Expert, you will realize how small you are compared to this universe. Everything that you think is so big like the sky or whatever, it will feel so small when you have reached there. In fact, you will realize it soon.” Alex turned around and found a window. ”You can see it from there.”

”Then…Can I stay here for the time being? I want to watch it with you, so maybe I can ask a few questions regarding this.” She asked politely, wondering if Alex wanted to cultivate or waited like this.

”Sure enough. Just for today.” Alex nodded. ”It's nice to have a day off once in a while.”

”That's great.” She smiled from ear to ear before asking another question. ”If they are that far apart, won't we need thousands of years to reach there?”

”Not really. Do you know the real speed of a God Rank Expert? Anyway, if a Martial Saint can surpass the speed of sound easily, close to lightning speed according to science. You can surpass light speed when you become a God Rank Expert. It's almost ten thousand times of that speed of sound.”

”That fast?”

”That's why no Martial Saints can win against God Rank Experts. Even myself included.” Alex nodded with a serious expression.

”I see. My family doesn't have a single God Rank Expert, so I don't know about this. No wonder God Rank Experts are feared.” She stroked her chin and thought.

”Of course, if you get stronger and stronger, your speed becomes faster and faster, albeit it still won't beat the speed of Teleportation Array.” Alex paused. ”Considering we are using a spaceship instead of Teleportation Array, it means two things. First, this world doesn't have a Teleportation Array formation that can travel so far away. Secondly, the place we are going to is too far to be covered by a formation.”

”Teleportation Array Formation?” She tilted her head in confusion.

”What? Never heard of it?” Alex furrowed his eyebrows, wondering if this world didn't have one. However, it was impossible since it was a kind of necessity for a Divine World.

After thinking for a minute, he assumed that the world hid it, so no spies would target such a thing. It was an important asset after all.

”Anyway, we are going there, and that's the end. I don't know the ship's speed, but I guess it will have the same speed as a Rank 5 God. With a giant body like this, it's like having a Rank 5 God carrying hundreds of thousands of people. You know what I mean?”

”I see. That's indeed something awesome when you think it that way. Now, I can understand the value of this ship.”

”Of course. There are many dangers out there. First of all, the Mortal Body couldn't withstand the living environment in outer space. I think a 10-Star Martial Saint can last for a few hours before dying due to exhaustion, so you can figure it out. Only a God Rank Expert has enough power to withstand the condition and stay as long as they like.”

”Woah?! I wonder if this can be a business?” She thought for a moment.

”Nope. Not very cost-effective and the risk is too great. It's better to create a Teleportation Array Formation.” Alex shook his head, shattering her dream in a second. ”Anyway, this ship will probably travel for a few days before reaching its destination. If my calculation is correct, that is.”

”I understand. I will just wait and see it with my own eyes. I am pretty curious about it as well.”

”Even so, you shouldn't forget about your training, alright?”

”Yes, sir.” She shrugged. ”By the way, onto my next question. What is the thing that brings us to this floor? It's so magical.”

”It's technology. I believe it has been incorporated with cultivation too, so it uses Spiritual Energy instead of electricity.” Alex thought and continued. ”I can't really explain the details since I have limited knowledge about it.”

”Then what about the door? It's so magical that it can open itself.”

Alex took out his token and pointed at the number. ”Can you see our room number?”

”Yes.”

”There is a small array inside. This is used for the identification of the array on the door's handle. I simply put it there so the other array can understand it and open the door for us. It's like having a key and its hole but with technology.”

”Technology is so magical…I don't think I have seen this anywhere in the world. I wonder why they are hiding this from us…” Aria pouted.

”I can think of several reasons. Firstly, it is hard to incorporate Spiritual Energy with technology. Some basic things can, but complicated things are hard. Just like this spaceship, this is one of the hardest that can be created, albeit only due to its strong body and function.

”The second reason is the cost. Instead of wasting their resources on this, they can use the resources to strengthen themselves. After all, the ruler of this world is the strongest, not the one having too many technologies.