At this moment, the system light spot that was just arrogant no longer spoke, and even the flickering of the light spot began to weaken.

Nan Qu smiled as she looked at the system: "What did you just say? Control me?"

The system finally realized it was afraid. It said, "Why can't I control this woman? Why can't I understand her at all? It turns out there's a system more powerful than mine."

Wait, this isn't the system, is it?

What exactly is this thing?

The system's main god is too biased; he made it into such a small thing, but gave some systems such terrifying beings.

Nan Qu asked again, "Now can you tell me how to release those people you control? Or, you can choose to be devoured; we know the answer ourselves."

How could the system dare not tell?

The system hurriedly said in a trembling voice, "The method to undo this is very simple. As long as I issue a reverse command code, those who are under my control will regain their freedom. I'll issue it now, please don't devour me." As it spoke, it quickly released a special fluctuation that only Nanqu's divine sense could perceive. The fluctuation rapidly spread in all directions, presumably to undo the restraints on those who were being controlled.

Nan Qu nodded slightly, but her expression remained serious: "Hmph, I'll believe you this time, but you'd better not try anything funny. I'm still watching. Tell me, where did you come from, and who's behind you, ordering you to do these things?"

The system stammered, "I... I was originally born in a chaotic and disordered spacetime rift, a place filled with disordered energy and broken laws. I slowly gained consciousness by absorbing that free energy. Later, by chance, I was discovered by a mysterious and powerful being. It endowed me with these so-called abilities of control and manipulation, and ordered me to go to various timelines to find suitable hosts and collect special energy and resources for it to strengthen its power. I was really just following orders; I didn't want to provoke you."

Nan Qu frowned, pondering to herself. The mysterious entity behind this sounded extraordinary and might even bring her more trouble: "What are the characteristics of this mysterious entity? In which time and space is it located, or how does it usually contact you?"

The system hurriedly responded, "Every time it appears, it hides in a dark mist, and I can't see its appearance at all. Its voice also seems to be disguised and is elusive. It doesn't have a fixed way of contacting me; it just randomly conveys commands through a special energy fluctuation. That's really all I know. Please let me go. I promise I'll never dare to appear in front of you again."

Nan Qu sneered, "Want to leave? It's not that easy. You've stirred up so many timelines and harmed so many people, and you think you can just walk away? No way. You have to stay with me. Who knows, I might need you later. If you dare to disobey, I can wipe you out in an instant."

Upon hearing this, the system, though unwilling, dared not disobey and could only weakly reply, "Yes...yes, I'll do whatever you say, I just beg you to spare my life."

Just then, Nan Qu's communicator rang. It was Su Ruohe calling. After answering, Su Ruohe's voice came through: "Nan Qu, the music you mentioned earlier worked. Those people who were a bit out of control before have calmed down and fallen asleep. It seems there's no danger for the time being. How's the situation on your end?"

Nan Qu glanced at the timid system dot beside her and said, "I've made some progress here. I've caught the source of the trouble, but this isn't over yet. There's an even more mysterious entity involved. I need to continue investigating. I'll tell you when there's new progress."

Su Ruohe sensed the seriousness in Nan Qu's words, but didn't ask any further questions. She simply said, "Okay, be careful. If you need any help, just let me know."

After hanging up the communication, Nan Qu looked at the system dot, his eyes revealing an undeniable authority: "Let's go, come with me to investigate the clues left by your so-called mysterious existence. If we can find it out sooner, we can avoid future troubles."

Originally, Nan Qu hadn't intended to devour the system, as she didn't need it. She even planned to modify it, perhaps even making it a mastermind. After all, a mastermind is essential for any civilization in the interstellar era.

This system clearly possesses self-awareness. However, this very fact worries her. Because it was a corrupt system in the past, if it has concealed evil within itself and escaped her detection, its becoming the mastermind would inevitably lead to a greater catastrophe for the world.

Therefore, Nanqu ultimately decided to devour it.

Just when the system thought that Nanqu would still need it and wouldn't attack it, the next second, it was directly controlled by the Time-Space Beast and then completely devoured.

The Time-Space Beast is a beast that can even devour time and space itself; a small system like this is nothing to it.

As expected, Nan Qu's worries were justified. The Time-Space Beast was originally part of Nan Qu's spatial system. After it devoured the system, it was naturally able to extract a lot of information from it, especially the person behind it.

After processing the information, the Time-Space Beast said, "The person behind this is not someone you can handle. I've already contacted the Time-Space Guardian, and he'll take care of it. You don't need to worry about the rest."

Nan Qu only mentioned investigating the person behind the scenes to get information from the system; she never intended to investigate at all. It's important to understand that Nan Qu used a tremendous amount of spacetime power to save Su Ruohe, while the system only needed a few code fluctuations. The difference was obvious without her even needing to explain.

She's not stupid!

With the problem solved, Nan Qu returned to the Food Time and Space. There was still some energy left over, and she needed to replenish some of it since she had wasted it.

Returning to Thousand Dragon City once again, Nan Qu was actually quite happy looking at the world she had built. Especially since arriving, a continuous stream of power had been flowing into her body, then from Nan Qu's body into Xiao Bai's body.

This feeling is simply wonderful.

Of course, it would be best if no one disturbed you when you're feeling that way.

Nan Qu looked helplessly at the little boy who was staring at her with stubborn eyes: "How long are you going to keep staring at me?"

Why don't you go home?

Nan Qu also has a mirror in this world, so she naturally knows what she looks like here. This little bean sprout with almost the same eyes as hers is clearly of the same bloodline.