I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

These are all changes that Ivan has brought to the people here.

At this moment, led by Wulang, Qi Ji and the others were getting closer and closer to the Coral Palace...

Chapter 378 The Influence Left by Ivan

To be honest, when Qi Ji first landed on Haiqi Island, he never expected that the Coral Palace would be located on that huge coral in the center of the basin.

When everyone followed Goro across the suspension bridge to the magnificent palace, Qi Ji seemed to wake from a dream and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is truly a scene from another world!"

"Captain Goro! You're back?"

The guards in front of the palace immediately showed a joyful expression when they saw Goro's figure.

Goro nodded: "Is Lord Coral Palace here?"

"Lord Coral Palace is in his study. I'll go and inform him."

"No need, I'll go there myself."

After saying that, Wulang gestured to Qi Ji and the others, "Friends, please follow me."

Qi Ji nodded slightly, and the group followed Wu Lang into the dreamlike coral palace before them.

The interior of the Coral Palace was not particularly complex; after passing through only a few corridors, Goro slowed his pace.

"This is Lord Coral Palace's study."

Goro stepped forward and gently knocked on the door, after which a clear female voice came from inside the room.

"Please come in."

Goro pushed open the door and entered.

"Please wait here for me."

After instructing his teammates, Qi Ji followed them inside.

Upon entering the study, the first thing Qi Ji saw was a gentle-looking girl sitting at the desk, her long, light pink hair particularly eye-catching.

"Goro? You're back?"

The girl stood up in surprise.

Goro bowed and said, "Lord Shinkai, the reconnaissance team has completed its reconnaissance mission and is now reporting to you."

The girl nodded and said, "It's good that everyone has returned safely."

"Lord Xinhai, I will report the specific details of the investigation to you later. Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Qi Ji. We unexpectedly encountered Mr. Qi Ji's reconnaissance team while investigating He Guan. Mr. Qi Ji and his team members are all from China."

Xin Hai was taken aback, and looked at Qi Ji in surprise, "Mr. Qi Ji is Chinese?"

Qi Ji nodded.

"Yes."

With a sincere smile, Xin Hai extended her hand to Qi Ji: "I am Xin Hai, the Palace Master of Coral Palace on Haiqi Island. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Qi Ji. Please give me your guidance."

Qi Ji shook hands with Xin Hai and returned the same polite smile.

"Miss Xinhai, please give me your guidance."

"Miss Xin Hai, I apologize for disturbing your esteemed island, it's like this..."

Afterwards, Xin Hai invited Qi Ji to sit down and chat, and Qi Ji explained in detail how they had been unexpectedly teleported to this sea area and the purpose of coming to Hai Zhi Island to check the signal tower.

Upon hearing Ivan's name, Xin Hai's emotions suddenly became somewhat agitated.

"Teacher? Do you all know the teacher?"

A teacher? Mr. Ivan is actually the teacher of the Lord of the Coral Palace on Haiqi Island?

Although Qi Ji was extremely surprised, he still explained, "Yes, Mr. Ivan is the commander-in-chief of our exploration fleet."

Xin Hai hurriedly asked, "So, the teacher is here too?"

Qi Ji shook his head: "Commander Yi is not here. He should be in Mondstadt right now. The city we are in was teleported here from mainland China."

"I see..."

At this point, Xin Hai realized that she had just been a bit out of line, so she lightly covered her red lips with the back of her hand and coughed lightly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Qi Ji. I haven't heard from my teacher for a while, so I was a little rude just now. Please don't mind."

"It's okay, it's okay."

Qi Ji continued, "Miss Xin Hai, the purpose of our trip to Hai Zhi Island with Mr. Wu Lang is to investigate the signal tower on Hai Zhi Island."

"Signal tower?"

Xin Hai asked, "Is it the signal tower that connects to Narugami Island's communications?"

Qi Ji nodded: "Yes, to be honest, after we were teleported to this sea area, we tried many times to contact our homeland or the exploration fleet led by Command Post I using remote means, but the signal just wouldn't go out. On Tsurukan Island, I heard from Mr. Goro that the signal tower on Umiji Island could contact the communication station on Inazuma Main Island, so after consulting with headquarters, we decided to come and take a look. If we can establish external communication, maybe we can contact external support and find a way to leave this sea area."

"I see."

Xin Hai said, "I understand. Please forgive me for not being able to go in person because I need to lead the entire island's forces to defend against the monsters' attack. I will have Goro lead you all there."

Qi Ji nodded and said, "That's enough. Thank you, Miss Xin Hai."

Ten minutes later, Goro led Qi Ji and the others to the back mountain of Coral Palace.

This is the highest point on the entire Haegei Island, and also the site of the old Coral Palace. The signal tower built on Haegei Island is located in the square in front of the ruins of the old Coral Palace.

The signal tower on Haiji Island is a replica of the signal tower that Ivan built on Narukami Island. It is five or six meters high and is very similar in appearance, with the most prominent feature being the "head" that looks like a large cauldron.

At this moment, twenty or thirty staff members dressed in uniform work clothes are busy around the signal tower.

"Minister Konno."

In front of the square, Goro waved to a young woman in overalls who was holding blueprints and talking to someone next to her.

The woman turned around at the sound of her voice, a smile on her face, and said, "So it's Mr. Goro. You've returned from your reconnaissance with the members of the First Division?"

Goro smiled and said, "Yes. By the way, let me introduce you. This is Ms. Konno Yumeno, the head of the industrial department of Haiji Island. This signal tower was built by Ms. Konno and the rest of the industrial department. This is Mr. Qi Ji, who is from China and is an old acquaintance of Mr. Ivan."

Konno Yumeno asked in surprise, "Mr. Qi Ji and Mr. Ivan are friends? Has Mr. Ivan returned as well?"

Qi Ji couldn't help but marvel at Ivan's influence once again, and then said, "Mr. Ivan is currently in Mondstadt. Miss Konno also knows Mr. Ivan?"

Goro said, "Tonight, Miss, along with Mr. Yoshida Ryohiko, the director of our Haiji Island Chemical Research Institute, and Mr. Piske, the mathematics consultant from Sumeru, were all capable assistants to Mr. Ivan during the resistance period."

Konno Yumeno smiled sheepishly, "I'm not your helper at all. Strictly speaking, it was Mr. Ivan who chose us. Mr. Ivan taught us a lot and gave us the space to demonstrate our abilities. Otherwise, how would I have had the opportunity and ability to lead the industrial department?"

The group chatted for a few more minutes, then Goro looked at the signal tower and asked, "Miss Tonight, wasn't the signal tower already completed? What are you doing here?"

Konno Yumeno said, "The signal we sent to Narukami Island before was very weak, so we're planning to try to increase the signal strength. We already have a preliminary plan."

At this point, Konno Yumeno turned to look at the workers who were constructing on the signal tower.

"However, it is still unclear what specific effects it can achieve, and it needs to be verified through actual operation."

At that moment, the staff on the signal tower put their tools into their backpacks and shouted to Konno Yumeno on the ground.

"Minister, it's done!"

Konno Yumeno raised an eyebrow.

"Alright, prepare to activate the signal tower!"

Chapter 379 Signal Waves in a Dilemma

"Attention all groups, attention all groups, check the device connections, prepare to start the signal tower, prepare to start the signal tower."

At the base of the signal tower, Konno Yumeno held a simple loudspeaker and repeated the precautions, reminding the staff to check each step to avoid any oversights.

After everything was confirmed to be correct, the signal tower was powered on and ready to conduct signal transmission tests.

At this moment, Qi Ji also took out a small signal detection device from his equipment bag. This device can detect nearby radio wave signals as well as their strength, propagation, and some other information.

Before long, the signal transmission experiment of the signal tower began. As current surged into the signal transmission equipment connected to the signal tower, the signal tower began to work, and the signal detection device in Qi Ji's hand also began to fluctuate.

Qi Ji raised an eyebrow slightly.

The signal was indeed transmitted without interruption or interception, but its strength was too weak compared to normal communication. The intensity fluctuations displayed on the detection device could even be mistaken for a straight line if not carefully examined.

"Stop the experiment and turn off the equipment."

Konno Yumeno shouted through a megaphone, then walked over to Qi Ji and the others with a furrowed brow from the control panel.

Goro asked, "How is it?"

Konno Yumeno shook her head and said, "It still doesn't work. Although the signal strength has improved compared to before, it is still very weak and will still be intermittent. If you try to input information, it will still cause the information to be blurry... Sigh, this whole set of communication equipment is a replica we made as much as possible based on the manual and related drawings left by Mr. Ivan. As expected, it is much worse than Mr. Ivan's original version."

At this point, Konno Yumeno suddenly realized something and asked Qi Ji, "Mr. Qi Ji, could you try to strengthen the signal of this tower?"

Qi Ji thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I think it should be possible. Strengthening the signal of this tower should not be a problem for our engineering department, but I am not an expert in this area. I need to contact headquarters to report the specific situation."

"Logistics Department?" Konno Yumeno asked, somewhat puzzled. She was unaware that Qi Ji was backed by the Qianhai Base and Qindao City. "Isn't Mr. Qi Ji and your team the only ones who came to Haiqi Island?"

Qi Ji nodded: "Yes, there are quite a few of us."

"Shhh."

Goro gestured for Qi Ji not to be disturbed, then pulled Konno Yumeno aside to explain.

Qi Ji also made a video call to headquarters to report the specific situation of the signal tower on Haiqi Island. Afterwards, Qi Ji asked Konno Yumeno for the construction drawings of the signal tower and sent the drawings and the information detected by the signal detection equipment back to headquarters.

Qi Ji then received two pieces of information. The first was that, according to the blueprints of the signal tower, the engineering department could upgrade the signal tower.

However, the second piece of news was not good news.

This news could be considered an accident, or it could be considered a coincidence.

That was the day after the World Gate anomaly, when Qin Island City was teleported to this sea area and all communication with the outside world was cut off. The Qianhai Base had captured a very weak signal. After comparing the signal information that Qi Ji had just sent back, the headquarters unexpectedly discovered that the signal detected was emitted by the signal tower on Haiqi Island.

Although the signal tower on Haizhi Island transmits signals on the same channel as the signal station on Narukami Island, the signal equipment equipped at Qianhai Base is the most advanced on the entire planet, far superior to civilian equipment. In addition, the communication channel between Haizhi Island and Narukami Island is not encrypted, so Qianhai Base can easily capture this signal.

Therefore, in order to confirm whether this was a mistake—that is, whether the signal transmitted from the Haiji Island signal tower was actually transmitted to the Narukami Island signal station, and not because it was intercepted by the Qianhai Base and Haiji Island mistakenly thought it was transmitted to Narukami Island—the Qianhai Base will then activate a brief signal jamming, and then the Haiji Island signal tower will conduct a signal transmission again to see if it can still be transmitted, in order to confirm whether it was a mistake.

Upon receiving this news, Konno Yumeno appeared somewhat frustrated: "How could this happen... I thought I had connected to Narukami Island's communication tower..."

Qi Ji comforted her, "Don't rush. This matter is not yet settled. In any case, let's conduct another experiment to confirm it before making a decision. Ms. Konno, please go and prepare."

With a sigh, Konno Yumeno said, "Alright."

Watching Konno Yumeno and the staff walk towards the control panel, Goro said with some worry, "I hope it's not a bad outcome..."