Satellite Launch, Comprehensive Surveillance

Ye Yun stood on the rooftop, his gaze sweeping toward the distant Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Mountain.

In just a few short months, the vast, dense forest around the outer perimeter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been completely leveled. Large stretches of foundation markings crisscrossed the ground, and many workers and low-level soul masters were busily carrying out construction in an orderly fashion.

The sect's main gate was even livelier. Soul masters came and went, lining up to step forward one by one to register their information and report their identities. Everything proceeded in perfect order.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect really is efficient."

Ye Yun could not help sighing in admiration.

Since the sect's preparations had already gotten on the right track, it was time for his plan to move on to the next step as well.

With a thought, Ye Yun raised his hand and took a precisely constructed, medium-sized automatic launch satellite from his storage ring.

His fingertip pressed the start button on the satellite's body.

Click! Click!

A series of crisp mechanical sounds rang out one after another. The satellite's body quickly transformed and unfolded, and the traction device at its base activated in an instant, bursting with a powerful thrust. It broke away from the rooftop and flew straight into the sky.

After reaching its predetermined position, the satellite fully deployed the giant energy panels on both sides of its body and hovered steadily in space, continuously absorbing the scattered free energy drifting through the void, rapidly converting it into electricity and storing it to maintain its own operation.

Ye Yun raised a hand to his brow and looked up at the cloudless sky.

Even though his naked eye could not see the satellite in space, he still could not help feeling a surge of excitement.

This was the first artificial satellite in Douluo Continent's history to successfully enter orbit!

Once he released a few more in the future, he would be able to successfully monitor every movement across the entire Douluo Continent.

Before long, a crisp electronic notification sounded punctually beside Ye Yun's ear.

"Beep, beep, beep! Detection normal! Satellite has entered the predetermined synchronous orbit and begun cyclic cruising. Signal connection stable. No abnormalities or malfunctions detected!"

Hearing the report from the system terminal, Ye Yun's tense heart completely relaxed, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

It was done! The entire process had gone smoothly, without the slightest accident!

Just then, a clear voice floated up from the courtyard below.

"Brother! Why are you standing on the roof all by yourself? Is there anything fun up there?"

At the sound, Ye Yun lowered his head and looked down, just in time to see Xiao Wu tilting her head up, her bright, shining eyes staring curiously at the rooftop, her face full of confusion and curiosity.

Ye Yun leaped down in one bound and landed beside Xiao Wu, then reached out and rubbed her head.

Xiao Wu felt so comfortable that her eyes narrowed, and her ears drooped limply.

It gave Ye Yun a strange feeling. Wasn't this exactly how he used to pet Da Huang...? Hiss...

"Come on, let's go find Rongrong. I'll give you two something good."

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. If Brother called it something good, then it had to be very interesting!

She immediately tugged Ye Yun along, bouncing as they headed toward Ning Rongrong's room.

Meanwhile, in Ning Rongrong's room.

At that moment, she was lying on the bed, staring without blinking as she played a game.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open with a bang!

Ning Rongrong was startled. Her hand slipped, and the game console smacked straight into her face.

"Ow!! Damn it... that violent girl is here again."

Xiao Wu, however, swaggered right in, sat down on a chair, swung her little legs back and forth, and unceremoniously grabbed the pastries on the table and began eating.

"Rongrong! Brother and I came to play with you! Hurry up and come out!"

Ye Yun looked at the slightly warped footprint on the door and was instantly rather speechless. Just how many times did you have to kick it to leave your mark like that?

"Xiao Wu, do you usually come in like this? Without knocking?"

Xiao Wu blinked and nodded with perfect confidence.

"Of course. Rongrong and I are good friends, so why would I knock? Rongrong does the same when she comes to my place."

Fine... The two of you really are a perfect pair of sisters.

Just then, Ning Rongrong also walked out of the bedroom, a red mark still on her forehead.

She glared at Xiao Wu through gritted teeth.

Fine, fine, fine. You actually dare provoke me! I, Ning Rongrong, will remember this grudge! This afternoon, I'm going to your door and kicking it back!!

Then she saw Ye Yun sitting off to the side, and her anger instantly faded.

She stuck to him sweetly and clingingly.

"Brother Yun~ You haven't come to play with me in so long~"

Hearing her voice, Xiao Wu shivered all over, staring at Ning Rongrong in utter disbelief.

Good sister, you don't usually talk like that! What are you putting on an act for?

Ye Yun smiled and reached out to tap the tip of her nose.

"I've been researching something new these past few days and didn't have time. Aren't I here now? Come on, take a look at this."

Ye Yun took three full-screen phones out of his storage ring and placed them on the table.

Ning Rongrong stood on tiptoe and craned her neck curiously.

"Brother Yun, what are these two weird bricks?"

"These are terminals made using remote sensing technology. Of course, I have a simpler name for them—phones."

"Fones? What a strange name..."

Ning Rongrong picked up one of the phones and curiously stretched out a finger, gently poking here and there at the smooth screen.

Ye Yun picked one up as well and demonstrated how to use it on the spot.

"First, just press and hold this button on the side."

"Ding—"

A crisp startup chime rang out, and the pitch-black screen suddenly lit up. All kinds of patterns of light and shadow gathered from the edges, finally condensing into a Harmony emblem in the center of the display.

Ye Yun glanced at the full signal icon at the top and nodded in satisfaction.

"Watch closely. This is the call function. As long as you enter the corresponding number, even if two people are ten thousand miles apart, they can speak to each other directly.

"This side is the message section. You can type and send messages, and it's likewise not limited by distance.

"And there are these functions too..."

After listening to the explanation, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong immediately grew interested and kept playing with the phones in their hands. One moment they were taking selfies with the screen, the next they were calling each other and sending text messages, having an absolute blast.

And just then, after seeing the commotion of the satellite launch, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin also hurried over.

As soon as they entered, they saw his daughter and Xiao Wu holding a brick and grinning foolishly.

Ning Fengzhi gave two light coughs, his gaze landing on those novel objects as he asked, "Xiao Yun, what curious new thing have you tinkered up this time?"

Ning Rongrong immediately bounced over to her father, playfully stuck out her tongue, and began introducing it at once.

"Hmph, Daddy, you wouldn't understand. This is called a fone. You can use it to make calls, and you can talk no matter how far apart you are! And this too..."

The more Ning Fengzhi listened, the more startled he became. As a merchant, he knew how important it was to transmit information in a timely manner.

This thing called a fone was simply a treasure!

"Xiao Yun, could this fone have something to do with that thing you sent into the sky?"

"Yes. That thing is called a satellite. Phones can't be used without it. And there's this too."

Ye Yun took out a large-screen terminal that could connect directly to the satellite.

After he entered the access key, a real-time image instantly appeared on the screen. It was the scene of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The image could also be freely zoomed in and out, and the clarity was excellent.

When Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin saw this, they immediately sucked in a cold breath.

"This is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?! Why did this old man not sense a thing?"

Chen Xin's brows knitted tightly, and a chill ran through his heart. With his perception as a Title Douluo, he could detect anyone watching within a thousand miles, yet now they had been monitored so silently and without warning. It was truly horrifying.