Douluo: Neighbor Tang San Comes Over to Use My Wi-Fi

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is the number one support spirit in the world, not a tool for you to surf the internet. Go and cultivate properly!" A white-haired man, looking to be about 53 years old, walked over. Hearing his son's words, he immediately became irritated.

"Dad, you branded the network card imprint in that spot?" Ning Fengzhi asked weakly.

"On the tip of the pagoda, the most dazzling place," the white-haired man replied with a proud smile.

Ning Fengzhi: "..."

Regarding the imprints branded onto spirits, many people were still resistant. A spirit is the entire foundation of a soul master's power; if you brand something on it, can you guarantee that the so-called God of Network won't do something underhanded? It sounded suspicious the moment you heard it—the God of Network, indeed.

Yu Yuanzhen, the sect master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, had even decreed that direct descendants of his sect were forbidden from branding the network card imprint, or they would be expelled from the sect.

Nan Xuan was well aware of these rumors. There are always people in the world who think they are very clever, believing that everything everyone else does is a scheme against them. Of course, there were definitely schemes, but wasn't it all built on the foundation of equality and mutual benefit?

Nan Xuan chose to ignore these for now; eventually, they would be begging him to brand them.

Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial Capital.

"Network World Real-World Service Port." These imposing characters were written on a building. The location of this building was not chosen in the crowded central area, but rather, following Nan Xuan's suggestion, built in the suburbs.

Sure enough, after Chen Gao's development here over the past few years, he had quite a few soul masters under his command; one could say he was the CEO of a company.

A once plain and ordinary suburb had been transformed into a plaza—a plaza belonging to his Network World.

"Viscount Jier, are you here to get a network card imprint today as well?"

"Indeed. However, I have no soul power, so I can only choose a custom shell. You wouldn't be buying the wholesale kind, would you, Viscount Yang Xin?"

"Of course not. I'm even going to ask them to inlay a few gemstones."

"As if anyone cares about that little bit of Gold Soul Coin."

The two men, dressed in finery and neatly groomed, began to compete with each other, one word after another, in the plaza.

The market in the Heaven Dou Empire had been fully opened, and the bold and unrestrained people of the Star Luo Empire naturally would not fall behind.

"Brother, with so many orders, can Brother Xuan handle it?" Yang Tian looked at the tens of thousands of custom orders in his hand and asked with some concern.

"He should be able to. Last time I heard him mention things like big data statistics, normalization of spirit skill activation, and automated production chains." Yang Fei recited a string of terms Nan Xuan had used previously. He admitted he didn't understand them himself, but it seemed that the card production task shouldn't be a problem.

Over at Holy Soul Village, Nan Xuan began production using the Blue Silver Grass on the opposite hillside, which he had modified.

Through the characteristics of his spirit, he transmitted digitized information into the specially cultivated Blue Silver Grass. Just like a printer, it manufactured the shells and branded the patterns requested by customers. As for things like inlaying gemstones, those were only a minority, and Nan Xuan could finish them simply by controlling the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass with his spirit power.

Nan Xuan lay on the small hillside with a piece of Blue Silver Grass in his mouth, his mind already drifting to Bibi Dong.

"Dong'er has been gone for two weeks now. I wonder how she's doing. If it weren't for the fact that Asura guards that place so strictly, I would have already expanded the Network World over there." Thinking of that guy Asura, Nan Xuan grew more irritated the more he thought about it. Why did he always have to watch the lower realms when he had nothing better to do?

"In a few more months, that Blue Silver Emperor will be pregnant. When Qian Xunji goes to capture her, I should be able to find a way to get my hands on the Seed of Life and make the Blue Silver Emperor work for me." Watching the development of the timeline, Nan Xuan said with a sinister smile.

To simplify the viewing of his own spirit skills and level, Nan Xuan had created a data template, and he had also gifted this ability to the general public for free.

"Name: Nan Xuan."

"Spirit/Characteristics/Level: Wireless Router; Detection and Concealment, Spirit Amplification, Spatial Storage, Digitization, Materialization; Level 70, 6-ring Spirit Emperor."

"Spirit Ring/Spirit Skill: First Spirit Skill (430-year Ice Silkworm, Yellow) Network Interconnection, effect is to emit spirit power in a circular radiation form from oneself, connecting to others' spirits to detect and extract information; currently in an always-on state."

"Second Spirit Skill (800-year Blue Silver Grass, Yellow) Data Coverage, effect is to use the modified Blue Silver Grass, imbued with the caster's spirit power, life force, and universal characteristics, as a medium to establish stations and expand the coverage of the Network Interconnection; currently in an always-on state."

"Third Spirit Skill (2000-year Space Meow, Purple) Network Space, uses stations established by Blue Silver Grass to create a mental space; currently in an always-on state."

"Fourth Spirit Skill (5500-year Seal Eagle, Purple) Data Sealing. Manufactures sealing cards (network cards) to seal spirit power and soul power, verify identity, and reinforce the mental space; currently in an always-on state."

"Fifth Spirit Skill (12000-year Sucking Demon Vine, Black) Data Transmission, extracts and transmits soul power and spirit power for anyone via a network card; currently in an always-on state."

"Sixth Spirit Skill (35000-year Mirror Beast, Black) Network Mirroring. Performs mirror simulations of extracted information, such as spirits; currently in a closed state."

"External Spirit Bone: Seal Wings (5500-year Seal Eagle) Can deploy sealing formations to seal soul power and spirit power."

"Note: Your first, second, third, and fifth spirit skills each gain a 15% boost for every 10 levels of soul power gained; currently at 85%. It is recommended that you obtain your seventh spirit ring as soon as possible to reach 100%."

Nan Xuan looked at his long list of spirit skills. Except for the sixth, they were all always-on. If it weren't for the fact that this soul power and spirit power belonged to others, combined with his own Spirit Amplification characteristic, he would have been drained dry long ago.

"After the network card skin and shell design set event ferments for a while longer, it'll be time to launch the next activity. I wonder how many people still haven't forgotten their first love." Thinking back to when he was young and ignorant in his past life—thinking someone was beautiful and wanting to be with them—Nan Xuan felt quite embarrassed.

"In another year, I'll have to move the network card skin production base. Otherwise, when Tang Hao arrives, little San won't have a place to crawl up the hill." Nan Xuan grinned; some things were better kept low-key. Everyone who came out of this Holy Soul Village was a big shot.

As for the outside world, the topic of where to brand the network card to be most discreet was pushed to the trending list of the Network World.

"A netizen commented: My spirit is the Great Vajra Bear. Once the Avatar of the Spirit is activated, my whole body becomes gigantic, so naturally, it has to be branded in the most inconspicuous place below."

"Where is the most discreet place? That would naturally be in my bosom."

"..."

Regarding these, Nan Xuan could only say: I provide the permissions, you can stick them wherever you want; I'm just here to scroll through the feed.

In the Slaughter City, Bibi Dong had already been there for over two months.

She had experienced 38 victories in the Slaughter Hell Arena. In fact, under normal circumstances, she could have easily done one match a day because she had the reserves of soul power and spirit power Nan Xuan had left for her, so she didn't need to worry about excessive consumption. Plus, with the imprint branded on her spirit, she wasn't eroded by the killing aura and could walk through the place unimpeded.

However, Bibi Dong did not want to attract attention, especially from the King of Slaughter, so she chose to participate in the Slaughter Hell Arena at random.

"It's the Killing God. This is her 39th match. I wonder if she can keep it up. It would be a pity for such a body to die." The person speaking flicked a greedy tongue, his lewd eyes fixed on Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong turned her head and glanced at the man.

"Heh, heh, you're done for. Rumor has it that anyone who has been looked at by the Killing God dies, especially since you were just drooling over her body. You're a newcomer, aren't you? If you don't die by my hand, you could at least contribute a cup of Bloody Mary." The person next to him brandished a hook-blade, walking toward the man step by step.

"God of Slaughter? Hmph, you'd best behave yourself." The King of Slaughter glanced at the stage below and said with disdain.

Back at Holy Soul Village, Nan Xuan had already launched a new event with the advertisement slogan: "Is your first love, your goddess, or your idol still yours?"

"Are you still unable to let go, unable to forget?"

"Then choose a face-sculpting activity and create your beloved for yourself."

As soon as this advertisement was released, the click count exceeded ten million.

"Just how many people are reminiscing about their youth?" Nan Xuan looked at the data that was still growing and sighed while lying on his recliner.

Nan Xuan suddenly remembered that those three guys, Chen Gao and the others, were still single, right? Should he arrange a paper-thin waifu for them?

"Chen Gao, Chen Gao, do you want a wife? As long as you say the word, I'll arrange one for you immediately." Nan Xuan sent a message to Chen Gao.

Chen Gao spent most of his time managing public security in the network world, so his reply came quite quickly.

"Thanks for thinking of me, Brother Xuan, but I don't need one. A few days ago, that girl from the Martial Soul Primary Soul Master Academy came to the Heaven Dou Empire to travel. We happened to run into each other. After she graduated, she didn't choose to work for Martial Soul Hall but became a freelancer instead, so I recruited her as my secretary," Chen Gao said with a grin.

"But don't worry, she doesn't know any core secrets, and I haven't told her anything," Chen Gao said hurriedly, fearing that Nan Xuan might be worried about security issues.

"It's fine, I trust you. I was just coming to give away a wife. It seems you don't need one, so I'll ask those two and see if they want one." Nan Xuan had originally planned to customize a wife for him, but since he didn't need one, he would have to check on those two brothers.

"Uh, Brother Xuan, did they not tell you? They happened to meet a pair of twin sisters in the Star Luo Empire, hit it off, and then..." Chen Gao said, feeling a bit awkward.

Nan Xuan was stunned when he heard this. They were all hiding things from him, and he was so angry that he entered the network world directly.

The three of them were sitting in a security patrol vehicle in the network world, chatting.

The network world was a one-to-one recreation of the outside world. Anyone here could fly, but Nan Xuan had forbidden it. If they wanted to go somewhere else, they had to take the Data Teleportation Array. Since it was free anyway, everyone accepted it. Besides, there were many rare things here that couldn't be found outside, so who cared about flying?

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of the three of them, which scared them so much that they hurriedly summoned their martial souls.

"What's this? You guys started dating and didn't tell me, and now that I've found out, you want to silence me?" Nan Xuan looked at the three of them with a dark face.

When the three saw it was Nan Xuan, they quickly retracted their martial souls.

"Brother Xuan, it's you. I thought some blind fool was looking for death," Yang Tian said with a flattering smile.

Nan Xuan's face grew even darker. Looking for death, huh? Their guts were truly getting fat.

Chen Gao hurriedly covered Yang Tian's mouth and said with a smile, "Brother Xuan, you have to listen to our explanation."

"Yes, yes, Brother Xuan, listen to our explanation," Yang Fei also chimed in, feeling guilty.

Nan Xuan casually created a chair, sat down, and said with a smile, "Alright, speak. I'm listening."

"Brother Xuan, I only met her a few days ago, so I didn't have the chance yet," Chen Gao said to Nan Xuan, seizing the initiative.

After listening, Nan Xuan turned his eyes toward the Yang brothers.

"Brother Xuan, we saw that you were usually too busy, so we didn't want to disturb you. We've only been dating for about two months," Yang Fei said with a bitter face and a low voice.

Yang Tian: "+1."

Nan Xuan: "..."

With a wave of Nan Xuan's hand, the three men's soul power vanished, and their martial souls disappeared. Nan Xuan clenched his fists and walked toward the three of them.

A few minutes later, Nan Xuan returned to his chair, sat down, and looked at the three of them, saying, "Since you guys are so good at dating, give me a way to make this face-sculpting activity go viral again."

The three of them covered their faces and stammered, "We could hold a face-sculpting competition, the kind where you have to sculpt on the spot, of course."

"Yes, yes, the face-sculpting itself is free, but we can charge for things like clothing."

"I think we could also create a face-sculpting leaderboard, and of course, we could add some conditions for entering the rankings."

The three of them spoke one after another, offering their opinions.

"Good, then I'll let you organize this event. Yang Fei, you take charge of the affairs in the Martial Soul City network area. Since it's all in the network world anyway, no one is your match." Nan Xuan felt this was a good idea, especially since there was room for maneuvering in the Martial Soul City sector.

"Understood." x3

After the three of them finalized the details of the event, they decided on the start time: one month after the face-sculpting activity opened.