The next morning, Xiao Lin looked at the report of over two hundred pages in his hand, feeling nothing but scalp-tingling dread.
"Preliminary Conjectures and Application Scenarios Regarding Parahuman Abilities", "Satellite Interface Operation Manual 1.0 for Dummies", "Basic Conjectures Regarding the Structure of the Internet".
And the "Research and Testing Report on a Certain Anshen-type Medication" issued by the Medical Research Department, as well as the "Preliminary Autopsy Report on Parahumans".
Sometimes Xiao Lin couldn't help but marvel at how powerful the brains of those academics could be.
Fortunately, he didn't need to understand all of it. Yue Taizhou told him to understand as much as he could. The first thing was to get the satellite working correctly.
This would normally require a lot of professional knowledge. Fortunately, for Xiao Lin, it wasn't needed.
Because he could directly operate the satellite and the institute with his consciousness, even making the satellite perform impossible operations.
Like countering gravity and infinite hovering.
So this entire morning, he had been fiddling with this.
At 11 AM, Lan Shiyu pushed the door open and walked in, patting the dust off his lapels:
"Mr. Xiao Lin, don't you plan to deal with that big pit at the entrance? It rains a lot in our area. If left alone, it might turn into a puddle. Then it will be inconvenient to go out."
"I would like to deal with it, but I don't have materials." Xiao Lin said, turning his head while fiddling with the computer.
"If needed, I can send people to haul some waste stone from the mine."
"Will it trouble you?" Xiao Lin turned to look at him.
"Of course not. The stockpiling of stone materials is already a problem. If not for this pit, we might have to go to a farther place." "Then I'm very grateful." Xiao Lin thanked him sincerely.
"By the way, there is one more thing to inform you of." Lan Shiyu pulled out a chair and sat down. "The batch of goods we received yesterday is gone today."
Xiao Lin's heart immediately skipped a beat...
So, when the reset phenomenon in the institute is triggered, it forcibly reclaims items that have drifted away?
There's actually this layer of mechanism? And Lan Shiyu wasn't stupid either. He must have already known this was related to him.
He hesitated awkwardly for a while: "Um, should I return those thirty silver coins to you then?"
Lan Shiyu chuckled lightly: "That's not what I mean. I was just worried this was some experiment of yours, so I'm informing you of the experimental results. As for the 30 silver coins, consider it a meeting gift."
Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and silently vetoed the idea of selling supplies for money in his heart.
He suddenly thought, if Liang Yuan had really stolen his stuff yesterday, that would have been quite interesting...
Pity they were dead.
"By the way, Mr. Lan, is there something you came for this morning?" Xiao Lin only just remembered this question.
"Lin Niannian wrote me a letter, asking me to pick her up. She is packing now." Lan Shiyu said.
"So soon? I thought she planned to sponge off you for a few days."
"I don't think so. I thought she would sponge off you for half a month." Lan Shiyu joked.
At this moment, the equipment next to Xiao Lin let out a light beep. He turned to look. The synchronization progress had reached 100%. The satellite was connected, just waiting for confirmation.
"Mr. Xiao Lin, what are you fiddling with?" Lan Shiyu asked curiously.
"The satellite." Xiao Lin replied.
"Satellite?" Lan Shiyu repeated, somewhat puzzled.
"And it's done." Xiao Lin pressed the confirmation button.
The next second, the main screen in the middle of the satellite control room suddenly lit up. A huge dynamic satellite map appeared on the screen.
It included the laboratory, the town, the entire city ruins, and the surrounding area of equal size.
In that instant, Lan Shiyu was overwhelmingly shocked. The water cup in his hand almost fell to the floor.
"This is... a satellite map..." he murmured.
He knew this technology existed, but precisely because he knew, he felt even more shocked.
"That's right. I connected the Deep Space Pupil to the ground control room. Now I've made it work normally."
Xiao Lin raised his hand, attempting to mobilize the 'Essence' to manipulate the satellite. 'Essence' was the name Professor Yue Taizhou had set. He thought it was quite fitting.
The satellite image zoomed in locally, locking onto Satellite Town. The entire view of the town was clear at a glance.
Rows of buildings, crisscrossing roads, and the lingering morning mist, all presented clearly and accurately on the display screen.
Then the image zoomed in again. This time it directly locked onto the street block at the entrance of the town government building.
The Blue Dragon Mining flag on the government building was flapping in the wind. The pedestrians on the street were clearly visible. One could even see Yan Jie chatting with colleagues at the entrance of the building.
"Oh my god... I thought that satellite could only be used to smash people." Lan Shiyu murmured. His eyes widened, and there was even fear.
He knew what this meant.
It meant full-map vision and absolute intelligence advantage. It meant Xiao Lin could easily grasp the distribution of resources and enemy movements. This was a strategic-level ability that could influence the course of a war. It was even scarier than simple satellite bombardment!
Xiao Lin looked at him inexplicably: "It's a satellite, duh. Using it to smash people is the unorthodox usage, okay? Although I did use it to smash people yesterday."
"But unfortunately, this thing has a limit distance. It can't be too far from me."
Lan Shiyu swallowed hard. His heart suddenly felt nervous: "Mr. Xiao Lin, can I buy two satellite maps? One global map and one town map. You name the price."
Xiao Lin looked at him impassively and said: "We are neighbors. And this thing has no cost. I'll just print two for you."
Lan Shiyu was stunned, then hurriedly bowed in thanks: "Then I am truly grateful to you. You don't know how important this is to us."
High-precision maps were crucial for their defense work and daily life. Could be said to be a very important strategic resource.
Just then, Lin Niannian came over limping, still using a crutch.
"Mayor, I'm packed!" She only poked her head into the room to say.
Xiao Lin looked at her head and joked: "Leaving so early? I was afraid you would sponge off me."
"Because I discovered a super big secret of yours, but I can't tell you!" Lin Niannian said with justification.
"Ah... then I thank you for not telling me."
"This time I will hold back! But I still like you very much, so I will come over often!" Lin Niannian said firmly.
"Suit yourself." Xiao Lin was somewhat amused and helpless.
"Oh right, I'll leave you some stationery. If you have any questions, feel free to write to me anytime."
After Lin Niannian and Lan Shiyu left, only Xiao Lin remained in the room. Xiao Lin sighed lightly, looked at the thick report on the table, and thought that the next few days might be very busy for him.