The Second Step

Since Yi Xuan launched the Starlink Project, No. 2 Base has not carried out any other work.

The entire base operates continuously around the Starlink Project.

If someone were to enter the valley above No. 2 Base at this time, they would find that the number of rocket launch towers in the valley has increased from one to ten.

Fortunately, the valley is large enough, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to accommodate so many launch towers.

These ten launch towers have handled all the launches for the Starlink Project over the past year.

Upon entering the main control room of No. 2 Base, Yi Xuan immediately saw the Starlink situation on the huge projection screen.

A year ago, the planet projected on this screen had only a few scattered satellites moving slowly, but now, countless satellites cover the planet like a giant net.

Thanks to the resources obtained from the Blood Asura Gate, the Starlink Project was able to proceed at a much faster pace.

Sure enough, in less than a year, Yi Xuan's Starlink Project has already begun to come to an end.

However, work at No. 2 Base did not stop.

As the Starlink Project nears its end, the workload at No. 2 Base is increasing rather than decreasing, and rocket launches in the valley are becoming more and more frequent.

As can be seen on the screen, the Starlink that surrounds the entire planet is not entirely composed of the previous quantum communication satellites.

Among these quantum communication satellites, one can occasionally see two types of satellites with completely different shapes.

These two types of satellites are larger, but fewer in number, less than five-thousandths of the number of quantum satellites currently in orbit.

These new satellites are the reason why No. 2 Base is so busy right now.

If the Starlink Project, which previously deployed quantum communication satellites, was intended to equip the world with a pair of "eyes in the sky," allowing him to monitor the world in all aspects, then Yi Xuan was to do so.

These two new satellites are like a sword of God that Yi Xuan has wielded over the world; this is the second step of Yi Xuan's Starlink Project.

These two new types of satellites are high-energy laser satellites and space-based satellites.

The functions of these two types of satellites are clear from their names alone.

This high-energy laser satellite is a satellite carrying a high-energy laser transmitter. Because of the creation of the Arc Reactor, the laser performance in Yi Xuan's possession has been greatly enhanced.

Therefore, Yi Xuan incorporated this method of using lasers to strike the ground from space into satellites.

Whenever Yi Xuan needs to strike a target, Starlink will lock onto the target immediately, and the high-energy laser satellite will instantly launch a laser strike on the target based on the data provided by Starlink.

Because of the presence of the Arc Reactor, the performance of the laser emitter has been greatly enhanced. The laser emitter, which was originally intended as an individual weapon, now also has the capability to attack groups.

Just like the laser that descended when the Aerospace Mothership destroyed Hai Yue, it completely covered an area of 100 meters in radius.

As for the other space-based satellite, it was designed by Yi Xuan based on science fiction works from his previous life, and its functions are exactly the same as those described in the science fiction works.

Launching dense metallic materials from outer space toward the ground can cause significant impact and damage, even for a small object, due to the acceleration from its descent.

According to science fiction novels from my previous life, even a tungsten rod, once launched by a space-based satellite, could cause a very powerful attack when it reached the ground.

At least the effect seen in the movie is not much worse than a nuclear bomb.

However, Yi Xuan has always been skeptical of the portrayals in film and television works.

So after the first space-based satellite was in place, Yi Xuan boldly conducted an experiment, and the target of the attack was set in the desert of the Xia Kingdom.

As for the effect, it didn't produce the exaggerated effects seen in the movie at all; the space-based weapon's attack didn't even affect areas fifty meters away from its landing point.

The final conclusion was reached through the calculations performed by No. 01.

That is, space-based weapons do indeed descend with astonishing kinetic energy, generating powerful impact and considerable destructive force, effectively striking enemies and facilities buried deep underground, and are particularly suitable for decapitation strikes.

However, it lacks the capability for large-scale destruction, and due to limitations in its speed and launch method, space-based weapons are virtually ineffective against moving targets.

Although the space-based weapons did not achieve the effect that Yi Xuan had imagined, he still deployed the space-based satellites on Starlink in the end.

The reason is quite simple.

Yi Xuan had no intention of using space-based satellites to strike the enemy; instead, he targeted space-based satellites at formations and buildings.

Just like the Blood Asura Gate and North Wave City before, if Yi Xuan had possessed a celestial weapon back then, it would have been incredibly convenient. No matter what kind of formation could block Body Integration or Mahayana one, it would all be weak under the celestial weapon, and could be taken out in one shot.

As for the first phase of Starlink, its real purpose was not actually communication within planets.

According to Yi Xuan's original plan, since he had already mastered quantum communication technology, there was no need for him to build a Yi Xuan satellite based on the characteristics of quantum communication.

A relay station capable of receiving and transmitting quantum signals, coupled with a supercomputer capable of processing massive amounts of information, can establish a communication network for the entire planet.

However, Yi Xuan still established Starlink, with the aim of monitoring the entire planet and building a vast communication network centered on the Cultivation Realm to prepare for Yi Xuan's future interstellar exploration.

In other words, if Boss Ma's Starlink communications are internal, then Yi Xuan's communications are external, only slightly taking into account internal needs while being external.

According to No. 01's calculations, the Starlink communication network currently in operation can still maintain a connection even if Yi Xuan is a light-year away, and in real time.

However, while this performance is already quite impressive for radio communication, it is somewhat inadequate for the essence of quantum communication.

There's no way around it. Even though Yi Xuan has mastered quantum communication technology, he can't maximize its application because other technological levels haven't met the requirements.

Neither the materials nor the algorithms that Yi Xuan currently possesses can support the manufacture of efficient quantum communication devices.

Sitting in the control room, Yi Xuan pointed at the Starlink on the screen and began to zoom in continuously until the screen finally focused on a strangely shaped satellite.

This satellite looks completely different from the three types of satellites on Starlink, but it is larger than any of the three.

At first glance, the satellite looks like a giant donut.

Zooming in, you'll see that this donut is actually made up of eight long, cylindrical jars.

These long, cylindrical containers all share a common name – space capsules!