Otherworld Girl Development Guide

Silently, Shanji walked to the office door and closed it from the outside.

Chan Ho-nam stood up at attention, picked up the red phone with a serious expression.

"I am Chan Ho-nam..."

A concise and to-the-point command came through the phone.

"Yes! Yes! I'll investigate this matter immediately...I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

After hanging up the phone, Chan Ho-nam gestured for Chicken to come in.

"Our superiors have given us a task: to immediately investigate the mayor's secretary, Nester, and see who he has been in contact with recently."

The pheasant nodded and walked out of the office.

Zhou Mingrui, who was in the port area, had no idea that so much had happened just from Nestor's glance.

After the two suns set, the streetlights in Krobel came on, and Krobel entered its nightlife.

"It's getting late, let me take you home."

“Okay, let’s go home. Oh, by the way, there’s a new dessert shop that has really good cheesecake, and they have a daily purchase limit. If we go now, we should still be able to get some, right?” Ellie said, blinking her eyes.

"Let's go then."

Ellie linked arms with Zhou Mingrui and walked towards the cake shop.

After buying the cake, Zhou Mingrui and Ellie walked along the sidewalk to Mayor Doyle's villa in the residential area.

"Why don't you come in and sit for a while? Your grandfather should be home at this time. He's very interested in some things about Shangqiu and would like to talk to you about them," Ellie said with a smile (coercion).

"Huh? No, no... I'm not a professional, I'll go first..."

Although he had already met Mayor Doyle, Zhou Mingrui still felt a little nervous.

"It's nothing, just chatting. And I even bought a limited edition cheesecake..." Ellie said, slightly shaking the cake box in her hand.

Zhou Mingrui glanced at the cheesecake they had waited in line for so long to buy, and at this moment, refusing Ellie's invitation would be a bit "too straightforward" (a form of enticement).

"I recently learned how to brew tea. I'd be grateful if Mingrui and my grandfather could enjoy it together."

After saying that, Ellie pulled Zhou Mingrui towards the villa.

Chapter 237 Communication is No Longer a Distance

At the entrance of Mayor Doyle's villa, Ellie waved to Zhou Mingrui with a smile.

"See you tomorrow!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

The phrase "see you tomorrow" refers to meeting at the trade talks tomorrow.

Shi Qiang parked his car in front of the villa, got out, and leaned against the car door, waiting for the young couple in front of him to say goodbye.

"I am leaving."

"Um..."

After watching Zhou Mingrui leave in his car, Ellie walked into the villa with a smile on her lips. Zhou Mingrui had been so tolerant of her, and she wanted to work hard so that the two of them could be together in the future.

Feelings are never a one-person affair.

"They're gone?" Mayor Doyle asked, looking at Ellie.

"Um..."

Mayor Doyle nodded and walked toward his study. He still needed to study the materials required for tomorrow's trade talks, but in his heart he had already accepted Zhou Mingrui as a reliable man.

Inside the car, Zhou Mingrui looked out at the night view of Krober, humming a tune in a good mood, and unconsciously touched the gift box in his pocket... He should wait for a better opportunity to propose.

However, out of Zhou Mingrui's sight, all the intelligence about Nester was gathered in the intelligence section of the Shangqiu State Security Bureau. But the information available on the surface was limited, and some of the older information needed to be investigated.

"Master, this Nester seems to have a normal resume; he's worked for Mayor Doyle for a long time..."

The experienced intelligence rabbit remained silent, instead repeatedly reading Nestor's file, using its extensive experience to search for any suspicious clues.

"Hey~ Don't judge a book by its cover. People's hearts are very complex..." the old intelligence operative said earnestly. "...Although this secretary hasn't shown anything, I find him suspicious. Don't ask why, it's just an intelligence operative's intuition. Dig deeper into the secretary's background..."

"...Although he can't contact Target Number One, he can contact Target Number One's girlfriend, which poses a potential threat! If there's a real problem, we can't leave such a ticking time bomb in Krobelk..."

"Understood, Master. We're waiting for the intelligence they send over; they're currently processing information that can't be obtained through normal channels..."

Old Intelligence Rabbit nodded to indicate he understood, then looked down at Nester's photo and said, "You'd better not have any bad intentions, or I'll send you to the western desert of the Republic of Calva to dig potatoes!"

Back at the hotel, Zhou Mingrui was stunned when he opened the door. He had thought there would only be Lingdang and Tio in the room, but he didn't expect there to be another guest.

"Mr. Zhou, you're back!" Alice said with a smile as she read a book.

"Miss Alice, what are you doing here?"

"Of course I don't want to be separated from my best friend! I have good news for you: after the business meeting, I'll be with you..."

Stare! Bell and Theo stared wide-eyed at Alice.

"...I went to Shangqiu with you, and then I went to learn how to fly."

Zhou Mingrui nodded, looked at the three of them getting along well, and thought for a moment before saying, "Then how about this, I'll move to the next room, and this suite will be for the three of you."

"Well..."

Lingdang immediately puffed up her chubby cheeks, scurried over to Zhou Mingrui's side, tugged at his clothes and said, "Old Zhou~ you can sleep here."

"This suite only has three rooms, I can't possibly sleep with you all..."

"Actually, um... sleeping together..."

Lingdang fell silent as she spoke... The idea of ​​sleeping together reminded her of when she was first adopted by Zhou Mingrui. When she had a nightmare, Zhou Mingrui leaned against her bedside and held her hand. That was the first time Lingdang slept soundly without worrying that the cult would suddenly appear and take her away.

"Alright, I'm going to see Brother Qiang. I can chat with him there. You guys have fun."

After speaking, Zhou Mingrui pushed open the door and went to the next room. Shi Qiang's standard deluxe room had just enough room for an extra bed, which Shi Qiang welcomed, as it made things easier for him to protect the room.

Zhou Mingrui, lying in bed, was chatting with Ellie when his phone suddenly received a text message. He opened the message and read:

[Dear user, this is Rabbit Space Assistant. Tonight at XX:XX, our communication satellite launch was a complete success. From this moment on, communication is no longer a distant dream.]

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Shangqiu Satellite Launch Center.

It is the only place on the entire Mingrui Star where satellites can be launched. In the distance from the satellite launch site, the "Surface Wonder" mass accelerator is under construction and will also be an important base for future space development.

Rabbit Aerospace, abbreviated as CASC, may well become the UNSC of Mingrui Star in the future.

After a long period of launching sounding balloons and rockets, CASC has a pretty good understanding of the orbit of Mingrui Star. This time, China is going to do something real and send three real satellites into orbit: three geostationary communication satellites.

At the rocket launch site, many space rabbits dressed in white overalls printed with CASA were busy next to the Long March rocket, conducting final checks on the launcher.

This Long March 2D carrier rocket will launch three communication satellites into space in this launch using a "one rocket, three satellites" method.

Following this launch, the three communication relay satellites sent into space will provide satellite communication for the Abyss Sea, the Kingdom of Bell, and Krobel, firmly connecting the three locations.

After the new "cluster laser" is installed on the Shiratori satellite, a weather satellite will be deployed next month to provide preliminary weather forecasts on Mingrui Star. The remaining communication satellites and space reference satellites will be launched into space by the Shiratori and Long March series rockets over the next year.

Once civilian satellites can meet Shangqiu's daily needs, military electronic reconnaissance satellites and marine surveillance satellites will be launched to monitor every move in the deep sea.

After the rocket's manual inspection was completed, the huge roller shutter door inside the factory slowly rose upwards, revealing the Long March 2D satellite inside.

The flatbed carrying the satellite glided slowly along the track toward the launch pad on the opposite side, while the spacecraft below constantly monitored the ground to prevent any gravel or other objects from causing the flatbed to shake.

After the flatbed truck drove into the launch position, they began to inject unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide fuel into the rocket and waited for the launch time to arrive.

As the sun sets and night falls, the Long March rocket enters its final launch preparations... The aerospace team is making tense preparations.

As the countdown ended, the Long March rocket emitted a long plume of flame, detached from the launch pad, and transformed into the brightest star in the night sky, soaring towards the heavens of Mingrui.

Chapter 238 The Stargazer (52/65)

"This is the Shangqiu ground observation station... everything is normal..." The Shangqiu ground observation station is tracking the Long March rocket.

On the azure sea, a research vessel is using its onboard observation equipment to lock onto the brightest star in the sky—the Long March rocket.

"This is the lookout point... Target spotted... Tracking..."

A Type 054L corvette is escorting the research vessel.

At the Shangqiu Satellite Launch Center, on a huge LED screen, an arrow representing the satellite is flying towards the outer space of Mingrui Star along its predetermined orbit, breaking free from the constraints of gravity.

Below the satellite, the data being fed back is being synchronized in real time, and so far... everything is normal.

When all three communication satellites entered their designated orbits, the Shangqiu Satellite Launch Center erupted in celebration.

Setting up their ancestral folding stools, the staff at the launch center posed for a group photo during the leader's speech: "I hereby declare the satellite launch a success."

Once the satellite enters its designated orbit, high-performance solar panels made from fractal silica unfold, converting light energy into electrical energy, which is then transmitted to various systems of the satellite via a wireless energy transmission device (the same type used in the Xihe satellite).

Internally, it uses a high-performance photonic chip combined with high-speed laser communication to process the received communication.

As power was gradually supplied, the satellite system was activated and connected to Shangqiu's communication network.

Within the Abyss Sea's Breath of Earth base, a communication network was immediately established, making communication between the Abyss Sea and Shangqiu even faster.

The warships that were carrying out escort missions in the deep sea were also connected to the communication satellite and integrated into a whole.

Although it was already a complete system before, the system became more complete and powerful after the satellite was launched.

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"Bell, Tio... What's a satellite?" Alice asked curiously, looking at the text message in her hand.

"That's a machine that lets you fly in the sky, but it flies very, very high~"

"Oh? How tall?" Alice asked, tilting her head.

This put Tio and Bell in a bit of a predicament. For the people on the continent, there was no clear concept of the universe, and they did not pay attention to it.

“Probably… on par with the sun,” Tio explained in a monotone tone.

"Wow! So tall?" Alice's eyes widened in surprise.

Tio and Bell unconsciously raised their chins. Shangqiu is really amazing!

"We don't just want to go to the heavens, we also plan to travel to the sea of ​​stars!"