94: Making a fortune quietly and the "Star Whisperer"

The five thousand contribution points and massive amount of resources bestowed by the Sect were like timely rain, instantly making Lijian Valley, which had just experienced the flames of war and was waiting to be rebuilt, feel "wealthy."

But Wen Youyi knew well the principle of "not flaunting one's wealth," and understood even better that they were still under the gaze of the "Observer."

Therefore, he set the general policy of "making a fortune in silence and building in a low-key manner."

The contribution points were meticulously spent where they mattered most.

Most were used to exchange for various basic supplies for Cultivate, Artifact Refining Materials, and Formation classics from the Sect—these were "hard currency," capable of both improving the members' strength and providing ammunition for the Research Hall's technological explosion, while appearing reasonable and not attracting too much attention.

Only a small portion, through Senior Brother Li's External Liaison Hall, flowed quietly toward friendly forces like the Hundred Herbs Pavilion and Myriad Phenomena Tower, exchanging for some inconspicuous but scarce Materials and information that were crucial to the "ark" construction and "Internal Test" plan.

The entire Mutual Aid Society, like an efficient and silent machine, began to operate at an unprecedented speed under the lubrication of the Sect's rewards.

The construction of "ark 1.0" entered the fast lane.

With sufficient resources and the stable rune ideas "gifted" by Mu Feng, Senior Brother Zhang led the Research Hall to successfully open and reinforce a dozen new underground nodes.

The "ark" network's coverage steadily expanded from the original valley entrance area to the entire Lijian Valley and the surrounding mountains and forests.

Although the energy intensity increased slowly, the stability and concealment of the network were greatly enhanced.

Core members could now safely Cultivate within the core area covered by the "ark."

The feeling of spiritual power trickling into their bodies like a stream, without a single bit being invisibly siphoned away, made everyone feel secure while they Cultivate, and their efficiency invisibly improved quite a bit.

Although this improvement was negligible relative to the entire path of cultivation, the feeling of "possession" and "control" gave them immense confidence.

At the same time, the "Internal Test Player" plan also progressed steadily.

Based on the original three members, Wang Wu and Senior Brother Li strictly selected seven more people according to Heart-Nature, Aptitude, and loyalty, forming the first ten-person "Internal Testing Group."

They began to systematically learn the improved version of the "Hibernating Dragon Art" and had limited exposure to Elementary Concepts regarding "spiritual power perception anomalies" and "independent energy cycles."

Wen Youyi called this "ideological enlightenment."

Everything was orderly, as if it were truly just a diligent and upward-striving Outer Sect group working hard to develop.

However, Wen Youyi himself was conducting a more secretive and risky experiment.

Late at night, in the deepest part of Lijian Valley, inside a cave isolated by multiple simple Formations.

Wen Youyi sat cross-legged, the star core fragment in his arms emitting a faint, soft radiance like breathing.

He no longer tried to contact that distant "Co-frequency Person," but instead immersed his entire mind into the vast starry fluctuations within the fragment.

He was attempting to "compile" a brand-new "language."

Based on the unique fluctuations of the star core fragment that could carry thoughts, combined with his own understanding of programming logic, he attempted to create an encrypted communication method that only "their own people" holding a star core fragment (or similar carrier) could understand and use.

He called it "Star Language."

This was not easy.

The starry fluctuations were vast and ancient, full of indescribable Concept; forcibly "compiling" them with logic was like trying to measure flowing water with a ruler, fraught with difficulties.

Several times, he almost fainted due to excessive Mental Energy consumption.

But he did not give up.

He knew deeply that as the "ark" expanded and the "Internal Test" progressed, the traditional "Mind Net" would soon reach a Bottleneck in distance and complexity, and there was a risk of it being cracked by higher-dimensional existences.

They needed a communication method that was safer, more secretive, and capable of spanning greater distances.

"Star Language" was his answer.

He was like a lonely coder, groping through endless starry code, trying to define the most basic "variables" (fluctuation frequencies representing different meanings) and "functions" (fluctuation patterns representing combined logic).

Time passed day by day.

Just when Wen Youyi felt like he was going to pull his hair out, a turning point appeared.

He stopped trying to "create" and turned to "discover."

He relaxed his mind, like an Observer, carefully feeling the subtle, rhythmic "undulations" and "resonances" within the star core fragment's own fluctuations.

Gradually, he captured several extremely subtle yet stable "basic waveforms."

They were like the underlying code that made up the world; combined in different ways, they could express different "meanings."

He tried using Mental Energy to guide the star core fragment, simulating one of the basic waveforms representing "safety," and repeated it according to a simple logic.

Success!

An extremely weak but clearly "safe" fluctuation spread out from him as the center.

Although it could currently only convey the simplest Concepts, this meant that the Foundation of "Star Language" had been laid!

He suppressed his excitement, recorded this discovery, and began trying to combine other basic waveforms to define more "vocabulary."

"Danger," "Help," "Gather," "Conceal"...

One simple "Star Language" vocabulary word after another was gradually "compiled" through his unremitting efforts.

He knew this was just the first step of a long march.

To make "Star Language" truly practical, he still needed to define more complex "grammar," establish more stable "channels," and even write a "dictionary" and "user manual" for future "Star Language Users."

But, this was a revolutionary beginning!

This meant they were about to possess a communication System completely independent of the "spirit net" and traditional Divine Thought transmission, based on the star Origin, and extremely difficult to detect or crack!

Just as Wen Youyi was immersed in the great sense of achievement from developing "Star Language," Senior Brother Li, who was responsible for monitoring the outside world, sent a message through the "Mind Net."

[Youyi, the envoy Mu Feng... has left the Sect.]

Wen Youyi paused.

Left?

At this point in time?

Was it a temporary departure, or did it mean his "observation" of the Qingxuan Sect area had come to an end?

Wen Youyi could not be sure, but he knew that regardless of whether that "Observer" was still there, they had to continue walking the path beneath their feet.

He glanced at the Jade Slip in his hand, which recorded the basic waveforms and vocabulary of "Star Language," and then felt the stably operating "ark" network within the valley and his companions who were working hard to Cultivate.

His gaze became even more determined.

The Observer had left, perhaps just meaning that the spotlight on the stage had temporarily gone out.

And they, the "actors," could take advantage of the darkness to rehearse more, even more exciting... plot twists.

(End of this chapter)