Chapter 4664 — That Is What You Call a Gap
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"Mm-hm. Jingjing had Feifei specially order this from the Central Chamber of Commerce. At first there was no signal, but Jingjing modified it herself. She set up a little base station and wrote in the authentication codes, so it works perfectly normally—though only within West Island, since that is as far as the base station's coverage reaches." Han Jingyi spoke in a tone of perfect matter-of-factness, utterly oblivious to what a shock her words would be if they reached anyone else's ears. Fortunately, everyone present was a Cloud Terrace Island native who could not understand a word of it and merely looked bewildered.
"That advanced?!" Wei Zhao, however, could not close his mouth for quite a while. Looking at Han Jingyi's casual expression, he was struck speechless. To her, this sort of thing was child's play, but to anyone else it was sheer fantasy—at least Wei Zhao himself could never in a thousand years have managed it. In his hands, a cell phone was nothing but a camera...
"Hehe, anyway, there's been nothing much to do on West Island these past two years, so I just found things to tinker with and study. At first Feifei found it terribly novel—she would call Jingjing even from the next room over—but later she just tossed it aside." Han Jingyi said with a laugh.
"You two still haven't said what this is! What does 'calling' mean?" Shangguan Lan'er was frantic with curiosity, itching to snatch the phone away and take it apart to study it thoroughly—only for Han Jingyi to hand it to Wei Zhao first.
"It's called a cell phone, another piece of technology from the mortal world. Jingjing will explain it to you slowly later—Feifei has one too, so you can play with it when we get back!" Han Jingyi said with a smile.
"Oh, oh!" Only then did Shangguan Lan'er nod like a curious child, though her eyes remained fixed on the phone, lighting up from time to time. Under Wei Zhao's subtle influence, the girl had already fallen hopelessly in love with things from the mortal world.
"Mm, in that case I'll take it. It will be convenient to stay in touch—who knows, there may really come a time when I need to ask for Jingjing's help." Wei Zhao nodded and took the phone. When it came to dealing with high-tech weapons, Han Jingyi was more than qualified to serve as a strategist and advisor.
Still, he was a little worried about whether it would work properly once he reached the ruins of the ancient battlefield. After all, according to Han Jingyi, the little base station she had set up covered West Island, but whether it reached the ancient battlefield ruins was another matter entirely. No one even knew how far that place was from West Island—it was quite possible there would be no signal.
Of course, bringing it was better than not bringing it. If there happened to be a signal over there, that would be a bonus—and there was no loss in any case.
While Wei Zhao and Han Jingyi were talking, Kang Jingming had already made his way over on the other side, beneath the gaze of the entire crowd, with an utterly showy swagger, looking for all the world as though he relished being the center of attention.
To be honest, before a freak like Wei Zhao, Kang Jingming had always been nothing but a clownish supporting player—he had never really had the chance to show off like this. This time, seizing the rare opportunity to shine with his smart armor and laser cannon, it was already a first in his life.
"Hahahaha, isn't this classmate Wei Zhao? What's the matter—are my eyes playing tricks on me, or is my mind wandering? How is it I see a cell phone? Do you think this is the mortal world, where you can make phone calls?" Catching sight of the cell phone in Wei Zhao's hand, Kang Jingming burst into laughter, his sense of superiority instantly overflowing.