Tomorrow You'll Find Out

"Excellent name!" A hint of approval flashed in Kong Deming's eyes, and he could not help clapping his hands in praise.

"You took the two characters 'Chenxing' from your name and turned them into 'Xingchen.' Stars hang high in the heavens, while a tower rises into the clouds. Together, they embody the loftiest and most far-reaching aspirations. What a fine Star Tower!"

Ye Chenxing said, "Elder Kong, I have one more request."

"Oh?" Kong Deming raised an eyebrow slightly, signaling for him to continue.

"Regarding the Star Tower, I do not want it to be too deeply tied to the authorities." Ye Chenxing carefully chose his words. "At least on the surface, it would be best if it remained independent."

Jing Hongchen frowned and could not help asking, "Why? With official backing, your products could travel unimpeded throughout the entire Sun Moon Empire. Isn't that a good thing?"

Ye Chenxing shook his head, calmly looking at the two of them. "It is precisely because that would be too beneficial that it cannot be done. Soul Engineer products from the Sun Moon Empire already face immense difficulties entering the Three Douluo Kingdoms. If the Star Tower is branded as an official Sun Moon Empire organization from the very beginning, it will become even harder."

"What I want is for the Star Tower's Soul Guide Devices to appear in every corner of the continent, not to be confined within the Sun Moon Empire's borders."

Kong Deming pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded. "That is simple enough."

"Choose a site in Ming Capital's outer city and establish the headquarters there."

"The outer city is a mixed bag, with merchants from every nation gathering there. It is the perfect place to keep a low profile. On the surface, the Star Tower will merely be an independent civilian organization. That way, there will be far less resistance when your products enter the former Three Kingdoms."

A smile appeared on Ye Chenxing's face. He respectfully cupped his hands. "Thank you for granting my request, Elder Kong. I will return and make preparations at once."

Just as he was about to leave, Ye Yulin suddenly spoke.

"Wait a moment!"

Ye Chenxing stopped and looked at Ye Yulin in surprise.

The Rank Nine Soul Engineer suddenly seemed rather strange. He rubbed his hands together, his face carrying an unexpectedly bashful expression as though he wanted to speak but hesitated.

"Elder Ye?"

"Chenxing, have you forgotten something?"

Ye Yulin struggled for a while longer before finally saying, "That... that Rank Five Sun God Needle you made before. Would it be convenient... for me to take a look at it?"

A Rank Nine Soul Engineer making such a cautious request made everyone present unable to suppress their amusement.

Ye Chenxing laughed, then immediately took an exquisite Soul Guide Device from his storage Soul Guide Device and offered it with both hands. His tone was humble. "You overpraise me, Elder Ye. After reading records of your Rank Nine Sun God Needle in the archives, I merely copied its general form to make this little Rank Five trinket. Compared to your Rank Nine masterpiece, it is hardly worth mentioning."

Yet Ye Yulin had no time for pleasantries. He snatched the Soul Guide Device up as though holding a priceless treasure, eagerly examining every detail.

As he turned it over and over in his hands, he could not stop himself from praising it. "Chenxing, this is no imitation! The craftsmanship is so exquisite, the design so ingenious—it even surpasses mine! Your divine needle has broken through the limitation that mine can only charge during the day. It can function normally even at night... The name Sun God Needle no longer suits it. It should be called... it should be called the Sun-Moon Needle!"

Ye Chenxing smiled faintly. "The inspiration came from you in the first place. Whatever you say it should be called, that is what it will be called."

But Ye Yulin was already fully absorbed in its precise craftsmanship, deaf to all outside voices.

"Heavens, so this part can be handled like this..."

"The core formation can actually be layered and engraved this way... Brilliant! I see now. This truly makes it possible to achieve such astonishing results while remaining within the carrying limits of mere Rank Five materials!"

"A divine work! This is absolutely a divine work!"

After a long while, Ye Yulin reluctantly raised his head, his eyes filled with curiosity and disbelief. "Chenxing, tell me honestly. How long did you spend researching this creation?"

At his question, Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen also leaned closer curiously.

"Research? I would not call it that... I simply had a bit of inspiration while reading, thought I could give it a try, and then made it."

"??"

The room instantly fell silent.

What kind of outrageous thing was that to say?!

Soul Guide Device research did not work like that! You were supposed to first have a preliminary concept, then conduct lengthy theoretical verification, draw hundreds of design drafts, endure countless collapses of core formations and scrapped materials, and finally have a flash of inspiration in the dead of night! You had to seek out that one possibility amid thousands upon thousands of failures before you could possibly succeed!

Ye Yulin took several deep breaths, hurriedly pulling himself together after the blow to his confidence and forcibly changing the subject. "Ahem, well, Chenxing, how do you think we should continue developing the field of High-Altitude Soul Guide Devices?"

At this moment, Ye Yulin regarded Ye Chenxing as a Soul Guide master equal to himself—no, one who surpassed him—and asked him this question that had troubled him for a long time.

Ye Chenxing lowered his head and thought for a moment. "I think we should continue working on altitude." He raised a finger and pointed overhead. "What we are doing now is not enough. My idea is to send a special Soul Guide Device to an altitude so extreme that even a Limit Douluo cannot reach it, allowing it to float and orbit beyond our world like a star, for a long time and with stability."

Under the stunned gazes of the others, he slowly said, "I call it... a Soul Guide Satellite."

"And this concept is closely related to the Soul Guide communications I have been researching. Without satellites suspended high in the sky to serve as signal relays, the coverage of Soul Guide communications will ultimately remain limited. Elder Ye, your research in High-Altitude Soul Guide Devices has reached the pinnacle. I very much hope to cooperate with you and turn this concept into reality."

Ye Yulin's heart surged with excitement, his eyes shining brightly. He was overjoyed and repeatedly cried out in approval.

Over the following hours, Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming also could no longer restrain themselves and joined the intense discussion.

Drawing on his understanding of Azure Star's technology as a transmigrator, as well as the knowledge of Soul Guide Devices Archer had brought him, Ye Chenxing seemed able to cut through the fog and strike directly at the heart of every viewpoint the three men raised, no matter how profound or complicated the issue.

Gradually, the three great figures who could make the Sun Moon Empire tremble with a mere stomp of their feet all became listeners without prior agreement.

At times, they frowned in thought; at others, they suddenly understood or clapped their hands in admiration. Expressions of astonishment, as if realizing it could be done this way too, appeared on their faces from time to time.

When the discussion ended, Kong Deming let out a long breath. His gaze at Ye Chenxing was full of emotion and admiration. "Chenxing, I thought I had already valued your talent for Soul Guide Devices highly enough. But now it seems I still underestimated you by far."

Ye Chenxing remained humble and smiled faintly. "You flatter me, Elder Kong."

But Kong Deming waved his hand. A mysterious smile appeared on his face as he changed the subject. "I had been worrying about how to make those Soul Engineers, who usually stay cooped up in their laboratories, willingly join the Star Tower and assist a junior like you. Now, I finally have an idea."

"Hm?" Ye Chenxing was taken aback, unable to guess what this old senior was planning.

Kong Deming merely stroked his beard mysteriously and kept him in suspense. "Tomorrow you'll find out."

(PS: Establishing the organization was mainly to lay the groundwork for characters from the Three Douluo Kingdoms coming to the Sun Moon Empire.)