Chapter 272: Chapter 199: The Birth of the Ark Network!
Lin Lan was in an exceptionally good mood at the moment.
Just before the second New Hope was about to land, with the efforts of Vera and others, Ark had achieved another major breakthrough in information technology!
The supreme leader of Ark stood in the clearing in front of the manor, holding the Messenger Block and listening carefully to Vera’s explanation of the new technology.
"Lord Lin Lan, with the help of that Lord Celestial Official, I have slightly understood some of the God’s authority laws, and optimized the function of the armor ’Deep Space Probe’ accordingly."
The young giantess, with fiery red hair, maintained her kneeling posture.
She looked directly at the boy before her and softly spoke, "Now, the Deep Space Probe, which connects to the Sun Divine Kingdom, can record and store all the information sent by the Messengers, and transmit ’images’ to each Messenger in the form of a light screen."
Lin Lan understood Vera’s words.
The power armor of the Giant Squad could indeed be seen as a ’technology black box’ crafted by the giant civilization.
Just like Priest Ansel’s Oracle Resonance, which automatically prayed to the Divine Spirit and became Ark’s most crucial Ash Soil mining machine, Vera’s Deep Space Probe acted as an ’information server’ with its built-in base station core.
Vera extended her hand, gently touching the surface of the Messenger.
In Lin Lan’s astonished gaze, the scattered sunlight rapidly coalesced inside the unfolded block, forming a thin light screen panel right before his eyes!
Looking at the light screen panel visible to everyone, Lin Lan’s heart skipped a beat.
The ’network prototype’ of Ark was finally successfully built!
Compared to the Empire and the Alliance, which were at their peak during the age of sail, Ark’s current information technology was truly a dimension-reducing strike!
Lin Lan exhaled slowly, trying to calm his excited state of mind.
Vera began to navigate the call list on the light screen, and the polyhedron built into the Messenger started to rotate automatically. Next, the figure of the Celestial Official appeared on the panel.
"How many times have I told you, Little Vera, just call me Lady 23333!"
She let out a light, melodious laugh at Vera and then bowed slightly to Lin Lan: "It’s an honor to serve you, Supreme Lord Lin Lan."
There was no denying it; the existence of bizarre entities on Ark Island was indeed increasing...
"Is the Messenger Block now supporting multiplayer online connections?" Lin Lan inquired.
"Of course, it’s no problem~ because relying on the Purification Authority of the Sun, I rewrote a set of ’basic codes’ suitable for the age of sail, completely immune to Apocalypse Contamination."
The laugh of 23333 was too perfect, bringing with it a faint hint of an inhuman feel: "Building such a multiplayer network is quite easy for me, but..."
She added: "I suggest you arrange for personnel to learn and master the basic codes I’ve written, which will be very helpful for the expansion of the Ark network."
Lin Lan nodded.
He understood that the transmission of information on the network level isn’t as simple as ’packing words for the other side,’ but involves the process of breaking down information into code symbols and recombining them.
Now, the basic framework of the Ark network was essentially complete!
The armor crafted by the giant civilization became Ark’s ’server,’ the Messengers produced by mortals acted as the ’nodes’ for receiving information, the omnipresent sunlight served as the stable and reliable ’signal channel,’ and most importantly, the ’coding’ was smoothly resolved by the Celestial Official sent by Dr. Tianli.
The Foreigner was crafting an unprecedented magical civilization.
"How is the signal strength of our Ark network?" Lin Lan continued to ask.
"Theoretically, the signal originating from the Sun Divine Kingdom can radiate to any corner of this world."
smiled and said, "Even if your crew sails to the world’s end, the Messenger can swiftly bring back his messages, so you don’t need to worry that your will shall be constrained by distance."
It’s all maxed out... completely maxed out...
"You all are truly remarkable."
Lin Lan expressed his admiration with genuine enthusiasm: "Thanks to people like you, this world will not lose hope."
"Lord Lin Lan, we are merely replicating the technology of the past into the future."
Vera’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she whispered: "As long as the basic conditions are good enough, anyone else could build the network prototype just like me."
In her view, Lord Lin Lan’s power to conjure fundamental resources out of thin air and redeem souls from history is the real hope of this world.
The other three squad members thought the same.
"You don’t have to be modest, Vera, do you remember the promise we made when we first met?"
Lin Lan looked into her eyes, his smile as gentle and sincere as ever: "You’ve already extended a helping hand to the future; in my eyes..."
He spoke deliberately: "You are the last ember left by the giant civilization to this world."
Vera was stunned in place, looking at the young face before her, her nose suddenly becoming sour.
"Lord Lin Lan... I..."
The ever-strong giantess now had a slightly trembling voice; she leaned forward, a little cautiously: "May I gently hug you?"
Lin Lan nodded without hesitation, and in the next second, he was already tightly embraced by her.
"Dad... Mom... I miss you so much..."
Vera finally revealed a vulnerability that had been suppressed deep inside, reddening her eyes as she softly murmured, her tone gradually becoming firm: "But from now on, I shall never be afraid again..."
Lin Lan gently patted her back.
After some indeterminate time, Vera released her arms, suddenly coming to, realizing the boy’s robe was wrinkled by her embrace, and a flush immediately spread over her face.
Just at this moment, a black cat poked its head out from behind Lin Lan.
"What a good child..."
She commented, looking at Vera’s blushing eyes, and then turned her head to start chastising Lin Lan: "You should have comforted her earlier; you’re really slow, meow!"
Lin Lan: ...
Vera’s body became rigid, watching as the black cat leaped onto her shoulder, leisurely flicking its tail.
"But I see some flaws in the network you’ve built. Do you want to take heed of my suggestions in the future?"
Vivian, proud and full of herself, declared to everyone, "After all, I was once the keeper of the ’Mystical Star River’ and the ’Endless Stairway of Wisdom,’ meow!"
Vera’s body visibly tensed, her eyes full of nervousness.
Even 23333 put away her cheerful demeanor, bending slightly with a tone of unparalleled respect: "We obey your will, Great Lady of Mysteries."
They all knew that the quirky black cat before them was the creator god that Lord Lin Lan had saved from an ancient epoch.
It had constructed the final Genesis at the cost of the collapse of its Divine Format and Divine Kingdom.
However, Lin Lan did not give the Great Goddess of Wisdom any face.
"And you have the gall to point fingers at others?"
He stepped forward, picking Vivian up by the scruff with a grumpy tone, then thoroughly mussing the defiant cat head: "You personally designed the chaotic and maddening Chaos Sea!"
"What else could I do!"
Vivian began to struggle vigorously in Lin Lan’s hand. What followed was a string of strange statements like ’Their cadavers were no good to use,’ ’I’ve done my best, meow,’ ’You mustn’t blame me’...
