The Geared Immortal

The phone and the future

/*unedited*/

It was another day in the Wu kingdom market where people would go out and buy stuff. Most of the peasants would always talk around while buying things. And right now the talk of the people is about a thing they called the phone.

Everyone is talking energetically about it as many have experienced its usefulness in their homes.

"Hey, I saw our neighbor yesterday talking to someone. But when I look outside the window, he is talking through a small object. I guess that's the thing they called the phone right?"

"Yes, I also bought one two days ago. And with it, I can talk to my sister who is living on the other side of the city. Haha… that thing is truly amazing."

"Really, I was a little skeptical and wanted to wait first because it's a little expensive."

"Expensive? Well, for common folk's maybe. But for me, it's just okay. I heard that they are going to release another phone which you can carry. I can't wait for that to come out."

"Yes, I agree… I spent a total of 100 low-level spirit stones just getting the phone and then I paid the array master for the phone to function. They told me that I would need to pay 25 low-level spirit stones every month."

"Really, it's the same thing for me. But I didn't pay 100 spirit stone when I got the phone. I just paid 50 spirit stones."

"Mine's only 40."

"Hey, how come that we didn't pay the same thing?"

"Well, duh. It's because of the distance of our house to the thing they called relay stations."

"Well, anyway I really like the phone because it is now convenient to talk to others even when they are afar."

"You're right… Hahaha…"

This is the common thing that can be heard almost anywhere in the Great City of Wu.

People began to appreciate the convenience and the usefulness of the phone as they use it. The fee was not set by Shin Jiao as he let the academy and the city decide on that.

Right now, his next plan is to introduce the internet, however, that would happen after he is able to release a satellite into orbit which is a bit impossible for now.

Shin Jiao is able to tell that the atmosphere of this planet is different from the one on earth. The atmosphere is more harsh and rich in elements.

At the rooftop of the new laboratory building of the crafting department inside the Great Wu academy stood a young man while he is calibrating a circular-shaped machine that is as tall as he is. This machine is what Shin Jiao came up with to try and break through the atmospheric shielding of the planet. He called it Signal Void Cleaver.

Shin Jiao and his team found out that the planet is actually covered with a rich amount of elements and Qi. Because of this, the signal he is trying to throw out would not leave the atmosphere and he can see that those signals are being thrown back to the ground.

This made him feel a little helpless as one of his plans is to send a satellite outside, so if he is not able to send a signal out, then what is the use of the satellite.

"Everyone, get ready!" Shin Jiao said through the coms on his ears.

"Yes, sir." The people on the other end of the line replied.

These days, they already started calling him sir. This is because Shin Jiao didn't want him to be called as senior this and senior that. When he was on earth those under him regardless of age would always call him sir.

So he prefers to be called as such.

Then his figure dashed inside after he finished setting up the Signal Void Cleaver machine. Using a viewing array, the people inside the room can see what's going on outside. Then from his spatial tool, Shin Jiao took out a small thin square-shaped object which made the students and the teachers look in curiosity.

When Shin Jiao saw this, he smiled. He is not worried about their reaction because computers would be the second project that he is going to give to the crafting department. But this is going to be another joint project with another department, the array formation department.

This is because he knew how complex the arrays inside a computer, the many micro runes and the array lines that they are going to do. So he can at least show them the future of that project for now.

When Shin Jiao took out the laptop that he designed, everyone gasped in disbelief.

This is especially true when they saw the intricate design and the complexity of the laptop computer in his hand.

"Alright guys, I will tell you in advance that this thing would be your next project. I will show you how it works and its functions later. But for now, we have to set everything up for the test. Okay?" Shin Jiao said trying to assure the people around him.

When they heard his words everyone showed an excited expression. This is because they already learned a lot of things while working on phone technology. And now they are going to learn another one which made them all excited. And from the looks of it, the new technology is far more complicated than the phone technology. These kinds of challenges always ignite the fire within the hearts of the artificers in this department.

Shin Jiao set up the laptop and connected all the cables. Then he carefully inputs the coordinates of his target. He then set the power output of the machine outside, and then he paused.

"Please, let this work."  Shin Jiao muttered as he pressed the 'enter' button.

All the cultivators inside the laboratory building can feel the surge and the disturbance of the Qi in the area. Which made them curious yet alarmed at the same time.

"Young Shin, is this alright?" Gu Ouyang asked with concern.

He is one of the headteachers who are facilitating this research, so he felt a bit worried. He didn't want anything to happen to Shin Jiao by the command of the academy's principal. But he didn't do anything yet, as he just readied himself to take action in case of any mishaps.

Although in these few days, this is like a normal occurrence. Yet he could not get used to it yet. So he just prepares for anything.

Then suddenly everything turned dark inside the room, and a beam flashed upwards towards the atmosphere is what they can see on the monitoring array.

"Look! It worked!"

"That's the signal beam, right? It looks scary."

Then before anyone can know it, they saw the beam hitting the atmosphere. This is what they are waiting for. If the powerful forced and boosted signal is able to break through the rich elements in the atmosphere, then they would begin the second phase.

"Come on, work! Work!" Shin Jiao muttered with a clenched fist.

Only he knows the power of the signal boosted beam. It is almost equal to the power of a world nascent realm cultivator, which is truly a monstrous power that is able to flatten mountains and overturn the seas.

Then a large flash of light suddenly appears in the sky, like an explosion.

Everyone is now standing and is unable to calm themselves.

Boom!

They heard a faint sound from the atmosphere, which made their hearts jump.

"Yes! It…"

Suddenly, before they can rejoice. Everyone saw the signal being sent back down like lightning.

"This is bad!"

"Are we going to be blasted?"

Everyone suddenly panicked as they saw the golden glow of the beam coming down from the sky.

"Don't panic." Shin Jiao shouted.

But his face has a sign of disappointment due to the failure of the experiment.

Then everyone jumps in fear as they heard a loud explosion from the rooftop.

Kaboom!

Even those who are walking within the campus saw the golden beam descending and heard the explosion. Yet, no one panic.

This is because it has already been a normal occurrence these days.

Inside the laboratory, everyone was silent as they look at Shin Jiao who wore a heavy look on his face.

"Sigh, lad… as craftsmen, we should expect failures. With this, you can learn something from it right?" Gu Ouyang said while patting Shin Jiao's shoulder.

"Haha… Senior Ouyang is right. You have to face this head-on young one." The middle-aged man Elder Jugs said as he also tried to console Shin Jiao.

This is also followed by the teachers and student assistants giving him some consolation.

Although discourage, Shin Jiao's heartfelt warm with the concern the people in the room are showing him.

One of the female student assistants is currently looking at the laptop. If Shin Jiao aware, he would recognize her as the female artificer who took the artificer examination with them while they got in conflict with her father, Meng Lobai.

She is currently looking at the pattern of signals on the laptop. At first, she didn't recognize them, but after a while, she realized what those are. The electrical signal which is being monitored in the laptop seems to have bounced back from the atmosphere. This means that when they sent the electrical signals up, along with the Qi force. The atmosphere seems to have absorbed a large amount of Qi energy and sends back the remaining along with the electrical signals.

When she saw this, an idea pops out of her mind.

Then she muttered.

"What if we regulate the electrical signals and let it bounces from the ground to the atmosphere and throw it to another area in the ground. That would be easier than breaking through the atmosphere, right?"

Her low voice was heard by the people in the room.

Many throws mocking gaze at her. How would she know what she is talking about when she is just a newbie? Although her conjecture has a sense yet they could not understand what it means.

Suddenly, the figure of Shin Jiao flashed and appears beside her.

This startled, Meng Lobai.

"You… what did you just say?" Shin Jiao asked while holding both of her shoulders.

This scene startled everyone.

They didn't know what's happening as they saw Shin Jiao as if he is trying to take advantage of the young woman.

Meng Lobai is now blushing red as she didn't expect to be in this situation with Shin Jiao.

When Shin Jiao realized what he is doing he quickly let go and distance himself.

"Sorry about that… I… I just think you had a great idea." Shin Jiao said with a smile.

When the people heard his words, every student's assistants had a look of surprise and envy in their eyes. They also wanted to be praised by Shin Jiao.

Meng Lobai was stunned and could not help but blink her beautiful eyes in disbelief.