The Great Star Voyage
Chapter 438

Information

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"No problem, your request is very reasonable."

The Interstellar Transaction Market quickly replied to the Dog-Headed People Fleet, which had already arrived at the Reception Area, so the communication between the two sides could be considered almost real-time.

The message replying to the Dog-Headed People came from the planetary device in the Reception Area, with a delay of about ten seconds.

The Interstellar Transaction Market message reappeared after a few seconds. "Like you, other civilizations that came to our trading market before also bought intelligence as their first item, which is reasonable. However, as you know, intelligence is difficult to categorize, so we cannot provide you with a very detailed list. Therefore, we suggest that you state the intelligence you want to know, we will assess the value of the intelligence, and then we will discuss the price."

Prices are naturally measured in general equivalents. After arriving here, the Dog-Headed People made a list of all the tradable items they carried and exchanged them with the Interstellar Transaction Market.

This is a necessary process, mainly to demonstrate one's purchasing power to the trading market.

The Dog-Headed People Fleet could only sell some conventional technology from Level 2 Civilization and some Cold Nuclear Fusion fuel, which were things that humanity possessed at the Level 2 Civilization stage.

Besides these, the most valuable items are the numerous biological resources that humans obtained from the Dog-Headed People Star.

In fact, No. 1 Alloy Material was also listed as a sellable item by humans, but it wasn't for the Dog-Headed People Fleet; instead, it was placed in the Kuntai People Fleet.

As for various mineral resources, they are worthless in the interstellar era, not to mention that the Interstellar Transaction Market that occupies a Star System possesses a complete range of mineral resources.

If we look at it this way, the Interstellar Transaction Market is not actually short of Cold Nuclear Fusion fuel. The reason why Cold Nuclear Fusion fuel can be used as a trading equivalent in the Level 2 Civilization is mainly because it represents the industrial capacity and production cost of the Level 2 Civilization.

Therefore, just like the current Dog-Headed People Fleet, they not only lack surplus energy to sell, but also likely need to purchase more from the Interstellar Transaction Market.

Of course, for the sake of its customers, the Interstellar Transaction Market has specially opened a planet in the Reception Area for civilizations that come here to trade, so that they can rely on their own abilities to obtain resources and replenish their supplies.

This approach is quite reasonable, since the universe is full of planets. Therefore, things like mineral resource trading are almost impossible in the interstellar age, unless the mineral is a unique product or special output from a certain place or region in the universe.

However, despite humanity's many years of exploration, no strange minerals have been discovered, nor is it possible that a particular mineral exists only in a Star System. Therefore, the notion that a certain mineral is only found on a particular planet likely only exists in games.

At least in humanity's journey through space, whenever we arrive at a Star System, its interstellar space contains almost all the elements on the Periodic Table, the only difference being the quantity.

This discovery also proves that stars are common, and that in a universe dominated by third-generation stars, the distribution of various Heavy Element is relatively balanced. This aligns with human theories of stellar evolution. In fact, from the perspective of stellar evolution theory, there must also be Star System with fewer Heavy Element, such as first-generation and second-generation stars, which are very deficient in Heavy Element. However, so far, the stars that humans have encountered are basically third-generation.

Such a cosmic environment inevitably leads to a situation where mineral resources are worthless.

Therefore, the main product of the Dog-Headed People Fleet is biological resources.

That said, the Dog-Headed People disagreed with the intelligence trading recommendations from the Interstellar Transaction Market, insisting that the Interstellar Transaction Market provide a list.

The Dog-Headed People believed that stating their needs and asking others to evaluate them was tantamount to giving the Interstellar Transaction Market an opportunity to inflate prices.

"Okay, here is a list of intelligence for our Interstellar Transaction Market."

At the insistence of the Dog-Headed People, the Interstellar Transaction Market finally sent them a list with general categories.

However, the Dog-Headed People were disappointed after receiving the list. The list did not contain the information they had expected regarding the distribution of forces Milky Way Galaxy.

In fact, the Dog-Headed People should be happy, because the lack of information about the distribution of forces in the Milky Way Galaxy at least proves that this trading market isn't trying to fool them with false information.

The intelligence list is divided into four categories: the first category is intelligence on Dangerous Star Region, the second category is intelligence on Cosmic Civilizations, the third category is intelligence on ruins and strange cosmic phenomena, and the last category is very special, which is intelligence on Life Planet.

The Dog-Headed People Commander clicked on the first category, and a star map appeared in the sub-category. Upon comparison, it was found that this was a star map resembling two-thirds of the Orion Arm, but no Dangerous Star Region markers appeared on it.

Judging from this, it seems that the information was only displayed after the purchase of it.

This first type of intelligence is the cheapest of all. When the Dog-Headed People Commander opened the second type of intelligence catalog, entries for civilizations such Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance, the Harvesters, the Silicon-Based Collective, and the Perseus Commonwealth appeared.

Upon seeing this, the Dog-Headed People Commander immediately raised his questions to the Interstellar Transaction Market and revealed his interest in purchasing intelligence on these civilizations.

Regarding the Dog-Headed People Fleet's performance, the Interstellar Transaction Market responded with an air of 'we knew you would do this,' saying, 'Our reaction doesn't mean anything. Logically, we should agree to tell you about these civilizations by now, but frankly, we don't have much information about them either. So consider this information a gift from our Interstellar Transaction Market! Tell me, what information do you want to know about them?'

There's even a gift? I'd be a dog not to take advantage of any benefits.

The Dog-Headed People Commander immediately asked, "Where are they?"

"I don't know," the Interstellar Transaction Market replied curtly.

Dog-Headed People Commander: "."

After a moment of silence, the Dog-Headed People Commander rephrased the question, "What do you know about the Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance?"

"Not much. All we know is that they are an alliance with Level Six Civilization, and they recruit Cosmic Civilizations under the guise of upholding justice in the Milky Way Galaxy. They are one of the strongest forces in the Milky Way Galaxy."

This information is practically useless; humans probably know far more than this, no wonder it's free.

"Where Harvesters?" the Dog-Headed People Commander asked.

"They weren't originally called the Harvesters; it's just that their actions over millions of years have given them that name, and they seem to think it suits them well," the Interstellar Transaction Market replied.

Dog-Headed People Commander: "Harvesting Technology?"

"Yes, their goal seems to be to acquire all the Characteristic Technology possessed by the major Level Six Civilization in the Milky Way Galaxy. As a result, they have become the common enemy of the Advanced Civilizations of the Milky Way Galaxy."

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