Chapter 140

Takumi looked at the test item that Albedo handed over.

He was not polite and took it directly.

After a quick look, there were a bunch of runes used in alchemy.

It was completely different from a circuit board or anything similar.

Even without a blueprint, it would be difficult for other alchemists to replicate it.

As long as Takumi encrypted it, he could basically sell something similar to a network access license to ordinary people.

"Alright!"

"I see."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"I'll improve it, and then let people produce it."

"However, our manpower is getting scarce."

Having said that, Takumi smacked his lips.

Recently, more and more factories were opening.

The manpower shortage was becoming a real problem.

Just continuously recruiting wouldn't be enough.

Albedo didn't care much about this and didn't respond to Takumi's concerns.

The two chatted for a while.

After Takumi gave some more ideas, he left.

To be honest, Albedo was a treasure.

He could research anything Takumi proposed.

It was exactly like the saying: "You draw the cake, and I bake it."

Takumi was the one painting the cake, while Albedo was the one making it.

Leaving Albedo to his work, Takumi headed to the adjacent workshop to check on the progress of the mechanical research.

Cloud Retainer was still there.

She found it very comfortable here—the people were polite, the food was good, and she could study mechanical techniques all day long.

Besides, her apprentice was also here.

As a master, how could she not stay?

However, her prolonged absence had made the other immortals in Jueyun somewhat puzzled.

Thankfully, she had informed them of her whereabouts, preventing unnecessary worry.

As soon as Takumi arrived, he heard the fiery voice of Cloud Retainer, scolding someone.

It seemed that ever since she brought the warlocks from Liyue Harbor, she had become much more short-tempered.

Stepping inside, Takumi saw a massive mechanical bird standing in the workshop.

Meanwhile, Cloud Retainer was lecturing the mechanical masters like they were children.

Seeing this scene, Takumi was speechless.

But at the same time, he was impressed.

Had they really managed to create something like this?

Was this meant to be an aerial transport?

Not bad.

At least they were using their own brains to come up with solutions.

After listening for a while, Takumi understood what was going on.

Cloud Retainer was berating them because of the impracticality of their design.

"Why make a mechanical bird?"

"If no one can sit in it, what's the point?"

"Even if it can fly, does that help us?"

"Did you think before making this?"

"You're the worst batch of apprentices I've ever had!"

"I'm so angry! I just left for a bit, and you guys made such a huge piece of garbage!"

Hearing Cloud Retainer's frustration, Takumi decided to let her be.

Shrugging, he left the workshop.

Returning to his office, Takumi called for Keqing.

Then, he took out six signal transmitters and placed them in the room.

When Keqing arrived, Takumi said to her:

"Aqing, I need you to handle something."

"Take these five boxes and install them at the highest points of Liyue. Make sure they're secured so they don't fall."

"Put them on Wuwang Hill, Qingyun Peak, Mt. Aozang, Mt. Tianheng, and other high peaks."

"These devices will emit signals."

"I'm working on a new phone model. If ordinary people get one, they'll be able to make calls to their relatives."

"Our radios will soon be phased out."

After explaining the details, Takumi told Keqing about Albedo's research progress.

After hearing Takumi's explanation, Keqing's eyes lit up.

"I understand."

"I'll handle this myself."

"I'll make sure everything is set up properly."

This was a crucial development for Liyue's communications.

Keqing decided to take personal responsibility for it.

Hearing her determination, Takumi was a bit surprised.

"You only need to handle the more difficult locations."

"For the rest, let the Qianyan Army handle it."

"Oh, and put one on the peak of Dragonspine too."

Thinking of something, Takumi added this instruction.

Dragonspine was tall enough to extend the signal to Mond.

He also planned to install some in Mond when he visited.

After all, mobile phones could be sold there as well.

Keqing nodded at Takumi's arrangement.

"Understood."

"I'll assign people to transport these devices."

After that, she quickly left to handle the arrangements.

Watching the people leave, Takumi fell into deep thought.

To be honest, technological development was accelerating.

At the same time, his strength was growing continuously.

Could this be related to the Honkai phenomenon?

The stronger the civilization, the greater the chance of collapse.

Had he accidentally triggered it?

If Celestia noticed all this, would they intervene?

"Ah~"

Takumi sighed.

Forget it.

If Celestia really tried to interfere, he and Zhongli would deal with it.

Takumi was confident in his current strength.

Shaking his head, Takumi dismissed those thoughts and continued modifying the test device Albedo had made.

He made necessary adjustments and also optimized the server.

Now, the only thing left was to wait for the signal towers to be installed.

Once everything was in place, Takumi would activate the servers.

Then, the signal would cover all of Liyue like a web.

Once Albedo upgraded the server, the network would be fully operational.

The function of the signal devices was only to transmit data.

Unlike in his previous world, there was no need for complex protocols or agreements.

Magic simplified everything.

As long as it worked, there was no need to question how.

After adjusting the prototype phone, Takumi reviewed the design.

It resembled an old PHS model.

The system inside had also been developed by Albedo.

Everything seemed reasonable.

After playing around with it for a while, Takumi was impressed.

This was good.

Very soon, people would be able to connect remotely.

With the design finished, the next step was production.

Each phone would be bound to a unique signal card.

Every number would be different.

Producing these cards separately would be tricky.

The cards were tiny, and the alchemy runes inside were densely packed.

Anyone without knowledge of alchemy wouldn't be able to understand them at all.