Let's suffer a little longer, fellow Blue Star folks.

He has more lives than any other player in the gathering place.

The two of them quickly walked to the control room, but they did not go in. Instead, they opened a warehouse next to it, where the instruments Xiaoxing mentioned were stored, as well as the screen that was going to be installed in the mission hall.

Soon, another little star slid over with a box in his arms, and Tang Yi watched the two little robots complete the transaction in front of him.

Then Xiaoxing came running over happily and handed over the box.

"Forehead……"

He opened it and raised his eyebrows on the spot.

The box contains a square instrument with rounded corners. The front is a glass-like screen, the back is white, and it feels a bit like ceramic. There is even something like a camera in the upper left corner.

"This thing, isn't it called a mobile phone?"

He looked down at Xiaoxing and asked.

"This is a handheld remote connection device. You can call it a mobile phone." The little robot nodded immediately.

walk slowly.

"How to use it?"

Tang Yi looked around but couldn't find the power button.

"Just input 'qi' and you can use it directly," Xiaoxing continued, "and it only takes a little bit, so it's very labor-saving."

You also need to manually enter the energy...

That's still not as advanced as mobile phones.

But then again, isn't this also a disguised form of unlimited power?

Tang Yi transferred the energy in his body into the instrument, and only a little bit was needed for the screen of the instrument to light up.

He roughly estimated that this level of consumption was almost negligible for a Yellow Rank cultivator.

That seems like unlimited power.

"Ding--"

And when the screen lights up completely, the sense of déjà vu becomes even stronger.

Although the overall layout is different from all the mobile phones on Blue Star, and the UI style is very old-fashioned, but with Tang Yi's many years of experience in using mobile phones, he was able to get the hang of it quickly.

I opened something like an address book and found the only contact on it.

Sunday.

Tang Yi glanced at the little robot in front of him that began to shake its head.

I pressed [Apply for connection] silently, and didn't even wait for the next second.

【application passed】

Then Xiaoxing's cartoon-style face instantly appeared on the screen.

"Hello! Xiaoxing is happy to serve you!"

Tang Yi raised his eyebrows, then looked down at the little star in front of him. It was also looking at him cutely, with no sign of speaking.

"Which clone is in here?"

He pointed to the Cartoon Sunday.

"In the control room."

Xiaoxing answered immediately.

walk slowly.

Tang Yi hung up the call directly, and then studied the functions outside. There was a notepad, a calculator, a camera, a recorder, and even a compass.

However, the only thing missing is the Internet, so it looks a bit like Xiaolingtong.

Wait, LAN...

"Will this thing have no signal?"

Tang Yi shook the phone in his hand, then looked at Xiaoxing again.

As a result, after saying this, Xiaoxing's head, which was still shaking, suddenly stopped, and its eyes instantly became somewhat wise, as if it was running its CPU frantically.

It seems that he is trying hard to understand the meaning of the word "signal".

"Is it because it's too far away that we can't receive images and sounds?" Tang Yi added.

Hearing this, the little robot's eyes instantly became clear, and it quickly replied:

"That won't happen. The images and sounds are transmitted through a cluster of gas arrays inscribed inside the instrument. So as long as this cluster of gas arrays is not damaged, communication with other devices will not be interrupted."

Qi array? Cluster?

Tang Yi pinched his chin.

This thing doesn't work on the same principle as an integrated circuit...

"Is this thing expensive? Can most people afford it?"

He had been wandering around the northwest region for more than half a year, but he had never seen such a thing.

Although the people he knew weren't very rich, and there weren't any powerful people with high cultivation...

"Xiaoxing, I don't know, but according to the data available within the research institute, the penetration rate of handheld remote connection devices is quite high."

"Before the war?"

"Before 2171."

That was indeed before the war.

However, since it was widely available before the war, it should be easy to find after the war.

"Is this thing easy to make?" Tang Yi suddenly thought of another possibility.

"It's not easy to make," Xiaoxing replied immediately. "The manufacturing methods of the Qi array cluster and the components that support it are not disclosed to the public, and the research institute's database doesn't have much relevant information."

Oh, that should be rare indeed.

No one knows how to repair it. Once this thing breaks, it will become scrap metal.

but……

"Not too much?" Tang Yi raised his eyebrows.

Does that mean there is?

"We have some information on the Qi array cluster, as the institute previously undertook research in this area."

"Can our institute make this thing?"

"It was possible before, but the previous director took away a lot of equipment, and now we don't have the corresponding materials." Xiaoxing said very honestly, "If you want to make it, you may need to make the corresponding equipment first."

Forget it then.

Tang Yi put the phone in his pocket.

Anyway, players can communicate with each other through forums and group chats, so he just needs to ensure communication between himself, Xiaoxing, and Xia Keyu.

As for climbing the technology tree, now is not the time.

"Have your clone bring all the stuff to the entrance of the institute. Now let's go make the currency."

"okay!"

……

At this time, in a cave not far from the ancestral tomb of Fangjia Village.

"The operation failed?"

A gloomy voice came from the cave, accompanied by a gust of cold wind, which blew hard on the man outside the cave.

"There's no point in getting angry. According to the report from the low-level demon from your clan, not even the outer wall of that gathering place is damaged, and there are still many people living inside."

"Where's Mu Kui? Didn't they take action?"

"I'm not sure." The man shook his head, "But there are many demon corpses piled outside the gathering place, and even two-headed fire dogs are mixed in."

"That's why I told you they failed."

"..."

After hearing this, the voices in the cave fell silent for a long time.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say."

"But you must remember, the airstone mine must not be lost!"

"Yes, I will follow your instructions."

The man nodded slightly, then turned and left.

Chapter 109: Explosion of troops!

The coin-minting process was very fast. One only had to place the iron ingot into the back bucket of the instrument, and then sweep a few prepared Alliance coins into it, and the machine would immediately start spitting out money with a "ding-dong, ding-dong" sound.

Although the quality is slightly worse than what the system gives, players currently have no means to counterfeit it, and Xiaoxing also made a mark on each new coin.

In this way, even if counterfeit currency appears later, it will be able to tell the authenticity at a glance.

Not all of the ten tons of iron were used up, and only about three tons were used, and this machine minted Alliance coins with a face value of two hundred thousand.

This quantity is sufficient.

Therefore, Tang Yi did not stay in the research institute for long. He took the newly minted alliance coins and the instruments and equipment to be taken back to the gathering place into the car. After calling back all the players in the outer area, the truck restarted and drove all the way back to the gathering place.

By the time the cart was parked again in the shed, the sun had already gradually set in the west, and the clouds in the sky were also faintly red.

The refugees on the west side of the gathering place also started to make fire and cook. Xiao Li and Lao Zhao also finished their work for the day and walked out of the west gate of the gathering place.

"Today's harvest is not bad."

"Indeed. So what do we do tomorrow? Should we continue to help them repair the house? Or..."

"Brother Li! It's time to eat!"

Xiao Xing saw the two figures from afar, then stood on the pickup truck, stood on tiptoe and shouted into the distance.

The three children were reading in the back of the pickup truck because the view was good and the location was high, so there were not so many mosquitoes.

The books were also specially sent by Xia Keyu, but because there were not many books suitable for children in the gathering place, only two were sent.

One is a local mythological story of Yunhe Town, and the other is a documentary novel about the pre-war world.

Fortunately, the children are very sensible. Xiao Xing often sits in the middle and flips through the book, and the other two children, a boy and a girl, sit on the left and right, and the three of them read together.

"okay!"

Xiao Li looked up and saw Xiao Xing, a smile appeared on his face. He raised the bag in his hand, which contained the things he and Lao Zhao bought from [Lazy State Ramen] in the restaurant.

"We brought you some light cakes!"

"Light cake!"

When the three children heard these two words, their eyes widened instantly, as if they were filled with light.

Xiao Xing immediately put the book aside, and then the children climbed down from the pickup truck one after another and trotted to Xiao Li.

As a result, the other little boy was almost tripped by a stone because he ran too fast.

"Hey, hey, hey, be careful, don't fall."

Xiao Li was so frightened that he almost threw the bag in his hand away.

"It's okay, it's okay. It doesn't hurt if you fall." The little boy patted his chest and spoke in an adult tone.

"It's not that I'm worried about you getting hurt, but I'm mainly worried that you'll tear your pants and then have your mother mend them for you again."

Xiao Li carefully handed the mooncakes to the children one by one, while chattering like an old mother.

"Look at how many patches there are on your pants."

"hey-hey."

The little boy ate the mooncake with an embarrassed smile on his face.