Satellite Launch

Inside Nuoding Primary Academy in Nuoding City, one could say arriving early was not as good as arriving just in time.

Li Ming walked in and saw Xiao Wu beating up Tang San, with many dormmates watching the spectacle.

"From now on, I am the boss of us working students!"

Xiao Wu declared triumphantly, only for her gaze to shift and catch Li Ming walking in.

"Are you the new working student?"

Former boss Wang Sheng looked at Li Ming and immediately asked.

"That's right, my name is Li Ming, please take care of me."

Li Ming showed a calm composure that did not quite match his age, offering a slight smile.

"Since you're new, according to our rules, you need to fight me. If you win, you're the boss of the working students."

Looking at Li Ming's somewhat handsome face and his demeanor, which was completely different from these people, Xiao Wu was equally boisterous, but her voice couldn't help subduing a bit.

She felt that Li Ming possessed a special aura that made him stand out from the crowd, completely different from the somewhat gloomy Tang San.

"I'm not very good at fighting."

Yet Li Ming shook his head and directly refused.

"You don't like fighting?"

Hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately asked.

"Not really."

"Then forget it, I'm still the boss of this dorm. You have to call me Boss Wu, and I'll cover you from now on!"

Tang San silently watched this scene, feeling that this newly acquainted girl had shown great interest in this person. For some reason, ripples stirred in his heart, as if something that belonged to him had been snatched away.

"Do we still need to buy our own bedding for the dorm?

Then what am I going to do tonight?!"

Xiao Wu widened her eyes, somewhat at a loss as to what to do, and she had no money to buy any anyway, otherwise she wouldn't have come to be a working student.

"What a coincidence, I just happen to have an extra new set."

Hearing Xiao Wu say that, Li Ming smiled slightly and took out a brand-new set of bedding.

"How come you have an extra set?" Xiao Wu asked in surprise.

"I figured there might be a working student like me who forgot to buy one."

Li Ming gave Tang San a half-smile.

Actually, as a reincarnated modern person, he was simply avoiding a tragedy.

If Xiao Wu and Tang San were unfamiliar from the very beginning, later on Tang San wouldn't have to pull off that whole "Resurrect, My Love" routine, nor would he obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring he didn't want in deep agony. He was merely nipping a tragedy in the bud ahead of time.

Upon learning that his current location was indeed Nuoding City on Douluo Continent, he had stirred up a few thoughts.

To prevent Tang San from obtaining a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring in such a heroic and tragic manner, he decisively prepared an extra set of bedding. Of course, it was just by the way; as an outsider reincarnated into this world, one always had to present a gift to the protagonist of this world.

Judging by Tang San's expression, he probably had no idea how massive a heartbreaking tragedy he had been spared from.

"Right, what is your Martial Soul? How much Soul Power?"

Happily accepting the new set of bedding, Xiao Wu took the initiative to chat with Li Ming.

"My Martial Soul is a bit weird, only rank-three Soul Power."

Li Ming shook his head.

Rank-three Soul Power was almost equivalent to trash. Being able to cultivate to a Great Spirit Master in the future would already be considered extremely hardworking.

"What Martial Soul?"

Hearing this, the crowd immediately gathered around with curiosity.

Seeing this, Li Ming didn't hesitate, directly reaching out to display his Martial Soul.

A very strange Martial Soul appeared in his hand, and after observing for a while, everyone frowned.

"Never seen it before. What is this thing?"

"Is this some kind of insect? These look like its wings."

After a round of studying, everyone ultimately couldn't even give an answer, and thus concluded that Li Ming was probably finished.

"It's fine, I'll cover you from now on!"

Looking at the seemingly unlucky Li Ming, a trace of sympathy welled up in Xiao Wu's heart. This background was truly a bit pitiful; not only was his Soul Power low, but his Martial Soul was also weird. Yet even so, not a single trace of defeat could be seen on Li Ming's face—instead, he seemed somewhat carefree, which made her feel it was very inspirational, and even sparked a desire to take care of him.

"Alright, then I'll count on you to cover me from now on."

Li Ming smiled slightly and readily accepted.

Yet after everyone dispersed, he looked at the Martial Soul in his hand, his gaze flickering.

Others didn't know what this was, but he certainly did.

This was a satellite, with its main body being a circular metal piece somewhat resembling a bullet, and solar panels—meaning solar wings—attached to the back.

At night, Li Ming came outside into the pitch-black night, looking at the sky under the moonlight, which was shining brightly.

He raised his palm, and the Satellite Spirit appeared on it.

He had awakened this Spirit and also gained an ability to copy Spirits. Perhaps as an innate talent, he could copy once a day.

Li Ming glanced around to make sure no one was there, and poured his meager Soul Power into the Satellite Spirit.

The next moment, a tiny spark ignited at the tail of the satellite, and the Spirit immediately flew upward, slowly ascending like a Kongming lantern.

Although his Soul Power wasn't much, the satellite was similarly small and consumed very little energy, though its speed was extremely slow—it might take a few days to enter near-Earth orbit.

During this time, he needed to continuously supply Soul Power to this satellite. His Soul Power recovery rate was slow, but it was just enough to offset the consumption of the satellite's flight, requiring only a few days to send one up.

Over the three months since awakening his Martial Soul, he had successively sent up thirty satellites.

As for the effects, they were quite good.

Although these small high-altitude satellites were sparrows in size, they possessed all internal organs.

They were connected via signal lines and controlled uniformly by Li Ming.

The next moment, a virtual screen appeared in his hand.

This was unquestionably a photograph, and the figure in the photo was none other than himself. However, the perspective was an overhead shot, captured remotely by the satellite directly above him.

Taking advantage of this, he could also observe whether anyone was hiding around.

The satellite came with a built-in AI system capable of precise surveying and mapping, facial entry and recognition, as well as weather monitoring, and so on.

These functions ultimately transformed into practical capabilities, though not too many.

The first was weather forecasting. He could rely on these satellites to predict future weather; the more satellites in the sky, the more accurate the predictions. This was not without utility, as it could provide information for agricultural planting.

The second was ground monitoring. The cameras on the satellite were very powerful, featuring optical cameras, radar imaging cameras, infrared cameras, and multi-spectral cameras. A full suite of these could fully achieve twenty-four-hour monitoring of the ground.

However, the current number of satellites was relatively small, and the covered range was not large.

Even so, the significance this brought to Li Ming was substantial.

By now, all the satellites were suspended above Fasnuo Province, monitoring the condition of the entire province.

The most crucial part was that the satellites contained a powerful AI system; he only needed to assign tasks, and they would be completed automatically.

The main tasks he currently assigned to the satellites were twofold.

The first was facial data collection, recording the faces of all people living in Fasnuo Province. Afterward, if he wanted to find a specific person through the satellites, it would be very easy; once the satellite detected them, it could lock onto the target's location directly.

And if there were more satellites to shroud the entire Heaven Dou Empire, he would possess global positioning capabilities.

The second task was to monitor the situation in the nearby Hunting Forest, having his satellites produce a sufficiently detailed map of Soul Beast distribution.

That way, finding a specific Soul Beast would be extremely convenient.