Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 115 Let's learn Chinese for a month first.
It was late at night, but the office was brightly lit, and Su Xun was still bent over, writing and drawing on the map.

For him, these light sources were not actually needed; they were only kept on for the convenience of other staff.

Second-tier superhumans can gradually break free from regular eating and instead absorb spiritual energy from their surroundings to maintain their own function. Correspondingly, their energy will gradually increase. By the time Su Xun reached this stage, he no longer needed to sleep.

Sleep is essentially a physiological process that weak carbon-based organisms have to go through to repair their own bodies. For powerful superhumans, this process can be shortened by using spiritual power, eventually even exceeding the rate of bodily damage.

Of course, while the lifespan of superhumans has indeed been greatly extended as a result, this does not mean immortality. However, at least in this case, rest methods that take up several hours, such as sleep, are no longer necessary.

That being said, these are all for extraordinary individuals who have reached a certain level. At least Jiang Yi, who has only recently entered the first level, is already showing signs of fatigue.

"You should rest when you need to. I'm not sleeping, so why aren't you sleeping either?"

"It's alright." Jiang Yi raised her hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"I did have a lot of work today, but I'm feeling great right now. It's just overtime, nothing to worry about."

“You’ll be working overtime until you reach the senior level sooner or later.” Su Xun shook his head helplessly: “Then go to the communications department and have them connect to Yanshan Base. Secretary-General Feng just finished his work and probably hasn’t had a break yet. I’ll talk to him as soon as possible.”

"it is good."

Jiang Yi got up and went out. Not long after, the phone on Su Xun's desk rang.

"Secretary-General Feng? I hope I didn't disturb your rest."

On the other end of the phone, Feng Zhengze was wide awake: "I'm in great spirits right now. I was thinking of calling you instead of coming to see you. President Su, is it really possible to receive this radio signal overseas?"

Su Xun was momentarily speechless after being addressed as "President Su," and after a pause, he said, "Covering at least part of it should not be a problem."

"The current spiritual energy wave communication is similar to the long-distance electromagnetic wave communication of the past, except that one wave is reflected by the gale layer and the other is reflected by the ionosphere."

"Our broadcasting station is quite advanced in both scale and technology. Now, every broadcast is basically the same as directly emitting all the spiritual power of a third-tier mutant. Theoretically, this kind of wave can cover the whole world. However, the spiritual energy field environment in many regions is extremely complex, which will cause a certain degree of obstruction and interference."

As he spoke, Su Xun's other hand unconsciously rubbed the map in front of him, on which he had just drawn many arcs.

“This kind of spiritual environment will cause many places to be unable to receive signals, and there may even be such blank areas in China. I suggest that the next step is to establish broadcasting stations of the same high standard in Xingling, Loulan and Lingnan, and form a unified network, which can overcome these problems to a greater extent.”

"The overall strength of the spiritual energy field will also gradually change over time. In addition to more in-depth technological breakthroughs, building more large-scale broadcasting stations is inevitable."

Feng Zheng sighed on the phone: "It's still quite difficult for other regions to build this system. The Taimon Base has so many spiritual energy crystals, which was obtained at a great cost. In other places, they wouldn't even have the chance to pay that price."

Before the apocalypse, even a penny could stump a hero; now, even a single crystal of spiritual energy is proving difficult for many shelters and safe zones.

“Hmm,” Su Xun replied, fully aware of the current situation, “But things can be sped up in Lingnan. They still need to deal with the insect swarm problem there. I’ve decided to have someone escort a batch of spirit energy crystals to Lingnan, and use these crystals to solve the radar and broadcasting issues.” “This…” Feng Zheng hesitated, “That’s quite a long journey…”

"This is the benefit of having communication; we can coordinate shelters and safe zones in various regions along the route, providing relay assistance, and overall, it should be possible to complete the task."

"This incident can also serve as a preliminary means of consolidating resources across different regions."

"Okay, I support it." Feng Zhengze nodded subconsciously, then remembered that he was on the phone. He changed the subject and asked, "What are your plans for the broadcast content? Should we send out those technologies directly?"

Although the broadcasting equipment is currently at the Taimeng base, Su Xun has delegated the authority to review what is being broadcast to Feng Zhengze. Both of them are very cautious about this issue and usually discuss it together.

“Yes.” Hearing Feng Zhengze’s question, Su Xun nodded and said, “Especially communication technology and basic spiritual lens, there’s nothing wrong with sending them out. What we’re transmitting isn’t technology, but standards.”

“With our technology, these people have no chance of surpassing us; on the contrary, they will leave behind a technological foundation that is adapted to us.”

Feng Zhengze naturally understood these principles; his question was simply to confirm them.

However, when the topic came up, Su Xun continued with a smile: "The radio conversion technology still needs to be kept secret for a while. Although it will be phased out in the future, at least for now, it is still an important channel for disseminating information on a large scale."

“Giving them the technology of a normal large broadcasting station and the new portable communication technology is enough. Radio broadcasting to the public is now more of a guide for small groups.”

"They're all providing guidance, and our guidance has the same effect as theirs."

“Of course,” Feng Zhengze replied on the other end of the phone. “Now the whole world can only hear our voices. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We should make sure these people learn Chinese for a month before we talk about anything else.”

Hearing this, even though they were separated by a microphone, the two seemed to be smiling at each other. After a moment, Su Xun continued, "As for the content of the broadcast, I do have some thoughts."

"Today we're still broadcasting on all frequencies. We've used our spiritual power to fill all the electromagnetic bands to prevent anyone from missing out. We can gradually switch to frequency-division broadcasting later."

"Going forward, technology sharing and cultural promotion will be allocated to different frequency bands. We can arrange for various regional security zones to organize performances. We really need these now."

The two discussed this issue for a long time, and only after they had talked enough did Feng Zhengze end the call.

After hanging up the microphone, Su Xun returned to his work. A while later, Jiang Yi knocked on the door.

"Commander-in-Chief, the two survivors from Haizhou have arrived. Where would you like to meet them?"

"Just let them in."

(End of this chapter)