93: Chapter 93 - Zero Delay! Available Now!

One day later, Fei City.

Xingchen Technology Park, temporary office in the factory building.

A metal box, rushed over by Huaxing Precision Engineering, was placed on Chen Xu's desk.

Chen Xu opened the box.

A mobile phone lay quietly nestled in black cushioning material.

He picked up the phone.

The weight exceeded his expectations—it was the unique density and texture of titanium alloy.

The surface of the body, which had undergone final anodizing treatment, presented a deep gray color and felt delicate and cold to the touch.

Holding the phone, Chen Xu walked toward the software development area of Factory Building No. 2.

...

Software Development Area.

This place was completely isolated by solid walls and one-way glass, forming an independent world.

Thirty engineers poached from major companies with high salaries, plus Yan Yi—thirty-one people in total—were focused on their respective screens.

The air was filled with a heavy, oppressive dullness.

On a massive electronic whiteboard, countless code streams and architectural diagrams were scrolling in real-time, but progress was slow.

Yan Yi stood before the whiteboard, holding a tablet and constantly modifying parameters on it.

Chen Xu's arrival didn't attract anyone's attention.

Everyone was immersed in their own difficult problems.

He walked up behind Yan Yi.

"How's the progress?"

Yan Yi didn't look back, his gaze still locked on the complex logic diagrams on the whiteboard.

"Boss."

He swiped the tablet to bring up a progress chart, where red warning markers were particularly prominent.

"Ninety percent of the 'zhoutian' OS underlying architecture is complete."

"Kernel compilation is going smoothly, and driver compatibility testing is seventy percent finished."

"However, logic conflicts have appeared in the construction of the upper-layer application framework and the android compatibility layer."

"To reach stable standards for a public release, the team needs six months."

Six months.

For building an operating system from scratch, this speed was practically a miracle.

But for Chen Xu's plan, it was too slow.

The market wouldn't give Star Technology much time.

Chen Xu handed the 'stellar' phone in his hand to Yan Yi.

"This is the mass-production prototype."

Yan Yi finally looked away from the whiteboard and took the phone.

He only needed one look to make a judgment.

"The hardware structure is stable, and there's enough heat dissipation redundancy for high-intensity operation."

He handed the phone back to Chen Xu.

Then, he turned and picked up a test device with a lit screen from his workbench.

Dense lines of code were displayed on it.

"Boss, while leading the 'zhoutian' project, I personally started a backup plan."

Yan Yi connected the test device to his computer.

"We took the android open-source code and stripped away all of Google's background services and non-essential components."

"Over seventy percent of the code was deleted or rewritten."

"I rewrote the underlying power management module so it can exchange data directly at the hardware layer with our SC-V1Mini battery."

"The UI interface was completely scrapped and redone, keeping only the most basic functional icons and interaction logic."

"All transition animations and special effects were canceled."

"This system has only one goal."

"Extreme power saving and absolute smoothness."

Chen Xu looked at Yan Yi.

This was the Lv3 Master Architect.

Always having a backup plan.

"Install this system on the stellar; let's see how it works."

Chen Xu placed the prototype in his hand onto Yan Yi's workbench.

"Yes, Boss."

Yan Yi connected the prototype to his workstation via a data cable, his hands falling onto the keyboard.

A command-line window popped up, and code scrolled rapidly.

Flashing Bootloader.

Clearing all partitions.

Writing new system image.

Throughout the process, Yan Yi didn't use any graphical tools.

Every operation was completed at the lowest code level—precise and efficient.

Twenty minutes later.

The progress bar reached one hundred percent.

Yan Yi unplugged the data cable.

He handed the phone to Chen Xu.

Chen Xu took the phone.

He pressed the power button on the side.

The screen lit up.

A simple deep blue Xingchen LOGO flashed by.

The next second, the system desktop appeared directly.

No boot animation, no welcome message.

On the desktop, there was only a row of the most basic application icons.

Phone, SMS, Browser, Settings.

The background was a solid black wallpaper.

Chen Xu's finger swiped gently across the screen.

The desktop moved accordingly.

It wasn't just fast.

It was synchronized.

The physical movement of his finger and the image feedback on the screen achieved a unified zero latency.

Chen Xu tapped the 'Settings' icon.

The page popped up instantly without any loading process.

He quickly tapped back, then tapped the 'Browser'.

Open, close, open, close.

Within a single second, he continuously switched between five applications.

The phone's response showed no lag or frame drops.

Command input, immediate execution.

The surrounding engineers had gathered around at some point.

They looked at the phone in Chen Xu's hand, disbelief written on every face.

Zhou Yi, the former core member of the MIUI team who had once questioned Yan Yi, stood at the front of the crowd.

He stared at the phone in Chen Xu's hand.

As an expert in android optimization, he knew better than anyone how bloated the android backend was.

He knew even better that the P30 processor simply couldn't support this level of response speed.

Chen Xu exited all applications and handed the phone back to Yan Yi.

"Very good."

He only said two words.

Then, he took out his own phone and dialed Guan Yi's number.

The call connected.

"Guan Yi."

"Boss, I'm here."

"Spread the word, prepare for online sales."

On the other end of the line, Guan Yi didn't hesitate for a moment.

"Okay, Boss. The sales plan is ready and can be launched at any time."

"How many units for the first batch?"

Chen Xu thought about the production data from Huaxing Precision Engineering.

"One hundred thousand units."

"All of them will use our modified system."

"Understood."

Chen Xu hung up the phone.

He looked around the software development area.

"Yan Yi."

"Boss."

"This system will be called 'Stellar OS'."

"Future updates should focus on stability and security."

"Yes."

Chen Xu turned and left the software development area.

He returned to his office and sat down.

He picked up the prototype loaded with 'Stellar OS'.

He felt that extreme responsiveness once again.

An hour later.

Guan Yi appeared at the office door.

"Boss, everything is ready."

She turned her laptop toward Chen Xu.

On the screen was the backend editing page of Star Technology's official website.

A brand-new poster had already been designed.

In the center of the poster was a front view of the 'stellar' phone, its screen displaying that minimalist system desktop.

Beside it was a line of striking red characters.

[stellar, On Sale Tomorrow]

No price was announced.

No extra promotional slogans.

Guan Yi looked at Chen Xu, waiting for the final command.

Chen Xu looked away from the screen and out the window.

"Publish it."

Guan Yi's finger tapped lightly on the touchpad.

The "Confirm Publication" button was pressed.

[Asking for Power... Asking for Power]