Douluo: Neighbor San Comes to My House to Use the Wi-Fi

Nan Xuan opened his eyes, looking at Tang Hao as he slowly approached with a puzzled expression.

"Hello, I'm Tang Hao, a blacksmith who moved in just a few days ago. Since I've just settled in, I'm missing a few things, especially rice. I bought a little from the village chief a few days ago, but it's almost gone now. It's a bit too far to go back to the village chief's place, and it's inconvenient for me to bring the child along, so I was wondering if you could..." Tang Hao said with a smile to Nan Xuan, who was lying on a rocking chair.

In truth, Tang Hao wasn't just here to buy rice; his main goal was to test the safety of his new neighbor.

If his character is flawed, I'll find a way to drive him away; I can't let him be a bad influence on Little San.

If he's a Spirit Master who poses a threat to Little San's safety, I'll just crush him to death, Tang Hao thought to himself while observing Nan Xuan.

"Oh, so you're the one living across the way. I was wondering where that baby's crying was coming from last night. Raising a child alone—that certainly can't be easy. Since we're neighbors now, if there's anything I can help with, I certainly will." Hearing Tang Hao's voice, Nan Xuan smiled and stood up, walking toward his kitchen to retrieve a bag of rice while exchanging a few polite pleasantries.

Tang Hao observed the man's tone; there was no malice, and he seemed quite warm. More importantly, the man was giving him the rice for free.

As Tang Hao took the rice from Nan Xuan, he intentionally brushed his hand against the other man's to sense his energy. There was no spirit power.

His character seems fine, and he has no spirit power. He's a good neighbor; he can stay, Tang Hao evaluated Nan Xuan after thanking him and returning to his wooden cabin.

The moment Tang Hao touched his hand, Nan Xuan knew the man hadn't come for rice at all, but to investigate whether he was a threat.

A Title Douluo, trying to investigate me? I won't tell you, and no one will ever know I'm a Spirit Master. I'll give you a bag of rice; consider it an advance on your salary for the Blue Silver Emperor, Nan Xuan thought, lying back on his rocking chair with a sinister smile.

Possessing a domain skill, he could naturally conceal everything he didn't want exposed. Since activating his domain didn't require him to expend spirit power, he kept it active at all times.

In the days that followed, Tang Hao would occasionally come by to ask if Nan Xuan needed anything forged. To this, Nan Xuan could only say he had no needs for now, but would certainly look for him if he did in the future.

Over a month later, Nan Xuan received letters from three regional parties stating that the Network Card Readers had been distributed to the merchants who needed them. They chose to believe that the God of the Network would bring them profit and a convenient payment method.

Regardless of how these merchants worshipped Nan Xuan, he could truly feel a strange, inexplicable power flowing toward him.

After receiving the three replies, Nan Xuan returned to his room. Using his spirit skills to monitor his surroundings, he manipulated the Blue Silver Grass he had scattered across the continent. A faint blue mental energy radiated from those blades of grass, and before long, it attached itself to the Network Card Readers.

After completing this, Nan Xuan posted an announcement in the Network World.

"Greetings, veteran netizens. Good afternoon, I am the God of the Network. To facilitate your payments and purchases, I have developed the Network Card Payment system. For specific details, please consult your personal Smart Guide."

Clear Sky Sect.

Ever since the news of Tang Hao's deeds reached the sect, the former sect master—Tang Hao's father—had died of pure rage. Afterward, Tang Xiao inherited the position of sect master. When Tang Hao announced his departure from the Clear Sky Sect, the sect did not immediately go into hiding, as the root of the matter lay with Tang Hao; even if Qian Xunji wanted to cause trouble, he would need a valid excuse. However, upon hearing that Qian Xunji had died of his illness, they immediately closed off all worldly affairs, recalled all direct and collateral disciples, and hid within the snowy mountains.

"Yo, the God of the Network has released a new system." Aside from handling sect affairs, Tang Xiao spent most of his time in the Network World, after all, his "Ah Yin" was here.

Moreover, ever since the God of the Network had bestowed "Ah Yin" upon him, he had become a loyal believer of Nan Xuan.

"Ah Yin, introduce this Network Card Payment to me." Tang Xiao asked, resting his head on the lap of his Smart Guide, "Ah Yin," with an expression of pure enjoyment.

"Certainly, A-Xiao."

"Network Card Payment means that as long as you are at a merchant with a Network Card Reader, A-Xiao, you can choose between card payment or network mental payment."

"Now, every netizen's Network Card has an added bank account function. The bank is the Network World Bank. If you need cash in the future, A-Xiao, you can go to the Network World Bank to exchange it, or you can use cash to exchange for Network Gold Coins. It's a one-to-one ratio, and there are no service fees."

"Furthermore, my God has reached a cooperation agreement with the Martial Soul Hall, allowing them to set up Network World Bank exchange points at every Martial Soul Hall branch in every city, so commoners don't have to travel to big cities. For places that are truly inconvenient, there are professional teams going to the countryside to handle the registration and exchange," the Smart Guide "Ah Yin" introduced gently to Tang Xiao.

"Sigh, it's just a pity the Clear Sky Sect is in seclusion, otherwise we would certainly support this," Tang Xiao lamented.

"It's alright, A-Xiao. There will definitely be opportunities in the future, don't worry," the Smart Guide "Ah Yin" comforted him softly while massaging his temples.

At first, not many people could accept the Network Card Payment; after all, handing your money over to someone you had never met was somewhat frightening.

Nan Xuan picked up on this information. He felt his method of absorbing faith was a bit strange; people only knew a name and almost nothing else. How was he supposed to spread his influence, and how were people supposed to worship him?

Nan Xuan hurriedly contacted the three parties and requested they build a statue for him.

"Yo, my little Xuan is finally building a statue? Finally willing to show your face," Bibi Dong said with a playful smirk, crossing her legs.

"Sister Dong, long time no see," Chen Gao and the others greeted Bibi Dong one after another.

"Indeed, long time no see. You lot probably have kids running around by now," Bibi Dong teased Chen Gao and the others.

"Eh, Sister Dong, that's where you're wrong. You and Brother Xuan have been together for so many years and don't even have a kid yet, how could we dare to have one first, right?" Yang Tian's quick-witted mind spun fast, immediately throwing the question back at her.

Seeing that Bibi Dong was no match for these thick-skinned fellows in a war of words, Nan Xuan quickly stepped in. "Ahem, about my statue, I do have a few requirements."

With that, Nan Xuan sent his 3D model to the four of them.

He was of average height, with a refined face, short black hair, and a white, casual, scholarly robe. Notably, the left chest of the robe featured the spider pattern unique to the Network Card. Behind him, a pair of faint cyan wings were spread out, his left hand behind his back, and his right hand holding a glowing blue Wireless Router.

The group looked at the model of Nan Xuan's statue and nodded with a smile, indicating it was acceptable.

"Oh, right, Little Xuan. I am the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall now, so I can't place your statue in the most prominent position, or it would be hard to justify," Bibi Dong said to Nan Xuan, lost in thought.

"That's fine, just place it in my Momo Treasure Appraisal House," Nan Xuan said, indicating he didn't mind.

After finishing their business, the group logged off one by one, all of them in the prime of their careers.

Through his mental energy, Nan Xuan gave the faces of his statues across the continent a hazy quality, as if one could see his face clearly if they looked closely, but the truth was that it remained obscured.

Through the efforts of Nan Xuan and the various parties, the netizens' trust in him grew, and the number of people going to the Network World Bank to exchange for Network Gold Coins increased daily.

Star Luo Empire Auction House.

"Can your auction house use network payment yet? If not, I'm not going in; it's a waste of my time," a chubby, middle-aged man asked the auction house receptionist.

"Eh, honored guest, everyone is using network payment now. As the Imperial Auction House, we are naturally at the forefront of accepting new things. So, rest assured, there will be absolutely nothing here that hinders your consumption," the receptionist explained with a smile.

The middle-aged man smiled in satisfaction. He had visited several ordinary auction houses earlier that didn't have it, which had dampened his enthusiasm.

"It has to be the Empire; they accept new ideas so quickly," the middle-aged man muttered to himself in satisfaction as he strode toward the Imperial Auction House.

PS: I don't know how many people are following this story right now, but we're only a few days away from hitting 100,000 words. My heart is racing.

After more than a month of development, Nan Xuan saw that network card payments had begun to gain popularity, so he started preparing for the Network Library.

Regarding the Network Library, Nan Xuan didn't have any grand ambitions, but it would be a shame not to utilize such a treasure trove held by Martial Soul Hall. Knowledge reserves were indeed the foundation of a sect, but the most critical aspect remained the inherited martial souls.

Therefore, taking the books from Martial Soul Hall and turning them into a source of income was a pretty good idea.

After some thought, Nan Xuan decided to store these books as a document library and use the Smart Guide as a search engine.

Nan Xuan used his First Soul Skill to extract all the content from these books, then, through Digitization, stored them within his own martial soul. In any case, his martial soul was essentially the storage repository for the entire Network World. This way, he only needed to release an announcement to let everyone know the Network Library was live.

Soon, everyone on the continent knew that the God of the Network had developed a new feature.

For commoner soul masters, these books weren't very useful, but for soul masters, they might be interested in information regarding soul beasts. Only certain scholars would be interested in researching the martial souls of others.

Far away in an obscure little city in the Heaven Dou Empire, Yu Xiaogang had chosen to live a muddled life there to hide from his cousin.

At his age, he wore a buzz cut and sat slumped in his room, his stubble already feeling prickly.

"Hahaha, my life as Yu Xiaogang is truly ironic. I originally thought that my martial soul awakening was the first blow in my life and would also be the last, but to think that the true love I finally encountered turned out to be my own cousin. It's truly ironic."

"Five years ago, when I had just left the sect, I wanted to prove that I wasn't trash and that a martial soul couldn't determine everything. But who would have thought that I couldn't even gather the books and research materials I needed? Martial Soul Hall, hahaha, if you really care about soul masters, why don't you share this knowledge? It's all just empty talk."

Yu Xiaogang mocked himself ruthlessly, not forgetting to criticize the selfishness of Martial Soul Hall. He always felt that as a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he couldn't possibly be trash, and that a martial soul couldn't determine everything.

Yu Xiaogang took a sip from a wine bottle on the bed, his eyes filled with bitterness.

Thinking of things that made him want to cry, Yu Xiaogang touched his backside and then entered the Network World.

The moment he entered the Network World, he recalled an unpleasant past.

A few years ago, when Yu Xiaogang had just received the network card with the authority to imprint, he sat at his desk considering where he should imprint it.

Not long after, while he was deep in thought, he heard his good friend Flender knocking at the door. He casually placed the network card on the table and went to open the door for him.

After Flender entered the room, he picked up the network card, spun it in his hand, and asked with a smile where he planned to imprint it. Yu Xiaogang replied that he hadn't decided yet and needed to think about it more.

But who would have known that Flender's hand would slip, sending the network card flying to the floor? Yu Xiaogang looked at Flender speechlessly and intended to go pick up the card himself.

But just as he was about to walk over to pick it up, the hot-tempered Liu Erlong burst in and happened to bump into Yu Xiaogang. He lost his footing and accidentally sat right down on the network card.

And just like that, his network card was imprinted on his backside.

"Sigh, let's see if there are any interesting new things today." Yu Xiaogang pushed aside these unpleasant memories, intending to find something interesting in the Network World to improve his mood.

"Hmm! Network Library open, materials provided by Martial Soul Hall." Yu Xiaogang looked at the headline at the top of the trending list and rubbed his eyes with some excitement.

He immediately clicked on it.

Then he saw the announcement released by Nan Xuan, followed by instructions to ask the Smart Guide for specific usage methods.

Smart Guide—seeing these words, Yu Xiaogang fell into bad memories again. Back then, to express his love for Liu Erlong, he had customized his Smart Guide to look like her, with 99% similarity.

Now that she was his cousin, how could he bring himself to use it? In the real world, he was afraid of seeing her, so he fled; in the Network World, he didn't want to see her, so he chose not to activate it.

But now, Yu Xiaogang could only sigh and call out to his "Erlong-mei."

"Xiaogang, Erlong is here to serve you." The Smart Guide Liu Erlong said with her 100% restored voice.

Yu Xiaogang said with a hint of longing: "Open everything related to the Network Library."

"Alright, Xiaogang."

Subsequently, Yu Xiaogang saw the knowledge he needed, but these were only the covers of the books; the specific content required payment.

Fortunately, he still had enough money for this. After paying via network payment, he plunged into an ocean of knowledge.

"Hahaha, with these materials, I can definitely become famous across the continent and let others know that I am not trash. In this world, there are no trash martial souls, only trash soul masters." Yu Xiaogang looked at the books and materials before him, hope igniting in his eyes.

And so, Yu Xiaogang spent his days and nights in the Network World, organizing his own masterpiece.