The reason why Musk asked this question was actually simple, the desolation in this place means that no one has been in this place for a long time.
The existance any living creature in this space is contrary to common sense and that means only one thing, it was being imprisoned.
Once someone is imprisoned long enough, they would become crazy and actions they perform difficult to understand.
Who knows what kind of twisted state the mind of whoever was talking to him was. But even so, he was not cooperating at all, he wanted to buy himself time while the other party would not want to let him accomplish this.
"You seem young compared to the others I have seen! That means your talent is not bad." The voice sounded again, obviously not in a hurry to answer Musk's question.
But how could Musk fall for this nonescence, in his own mind, he considers himself an antique, regardless of how others think and what he sees.