Xie Litang let out a sigh.
She had let her concern blur her judgment; all she had thought about was working hard to help her younger sister return to the city if she wanted to.
But she had forgotten the most fundamental fact: her sister was an extreme shut-in.
Giving her sister an internet cable was more than enough.
What did it mean to be a shut-in? This was what it meant—an internet cable was enough for her to lie low and lounge until the end of time.
She dragged a chair over, sat down face-to-face, and asked, "Linling, tell me honestly: what are you saving money for?"
Xie Litang was simply curious. Her sister's expenses weren't large.
Strictly speaking, she shouldn't be short on cash.
Besides, she gave her spending money, which was quite a lot compared to others her age.
While others considered a few hundred or thousand a large sum, she gave her millions at a time.
Chen Linling pulled up a folder on her computer screen and said, "Sis, as you've seen, now that our base has expanded, a lot of our infrastructure is completely insufficient."
"Just monitoring thousands of cameras consumes an immense amount of our energy, and there are huge limitations."
"So I was thinking..."
"...why not try getting a satellite?"
Xie Litang showed a look of surprise and asked dubiously, "A satellite?"
This kind of thing was still a bit too high-end and far-fetched for a transmigrator like her.
Forget satellites; she ought to thank her lucky stars if she could even understand those signal base stations.
Specialization existed for a reason.
She didn't pay attention to these things at all.
Chen Linling nodded and said with a serious expression, "I've calculated the costs. We could rent a commercial satellite, which would cost about three million a month in rent."
"But the limitations are too great. Every move, even a single command, could be pulled from the background logs by someone else."
"So after weighing it, I feel it's better to get a satellite that belongs entirely to us."
Xie Litang thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sure this plan will work?"
Chen Linling nodded again very solemnly. "It's completely viable. In the New Citadel era, there are plenty of satellites launched by big companies and major families under commercial pretexts whose actual uses remain unknown."
"Besides, satellite production costs aren't that high."
"Twenty million is enough to build a decent satellite."
"The hard part is the legal paperwork to launch it into space. Pulling strings for that would easily cost tens of millions, and more importantly, we lack those connections."
"So the dumbest way is to build a rocket ourselves and launch the satellite into space."
"Then again, with a rocket that big going into the sky, it'd probably get intercepted by a missile halfway through."
In summary: a massive hassle.
Usually at a time like this, the first person Xie Litang thought of was actually Great Sales Rep Yang Yiyi.
Didn't Great Sales Rep Yang say she had extensive connections?
Xie Litang sent her a message right away, explaining Chen Linling's situation.
Yang Yiyi quickly replied.
"You want to launch a satellite into space?"
"There is a way. I can set up a shell company for you and launch one under a commercial pretext, customized to your requirements."
"Though I'm afraid twenty million won't be enough for the manufacturing cost."
"A basic military-grade or semi-military-grade satellite will cost at least double that—starting at forty million as a baseline."
"Plus, if I pull strings for you, that'll be at least tens of millions as well."
"That's nearly a hundred million—a small target, as they say."
"Is it worth it?"
After reading the message, Xie Litang typed back without hesitation: "Of course it's worth it."
Yang Yiyi typed back to ask: "Why?"
Xie Litang typed: "Because she's my sister. It's as simple as that."
"Miss Xie, are you still missing an adoptive daughter?"
"What do you mean?"
"I, Yiyi, have drifted aimlessly for half my life without finding a worthy master. If you do not spurn me, I am willing to acknowledge you as my adoptive mother!"
"Get lost."
"Alright, fine. You're my biggest VIP client, after all. As soon as the funds are in place, I'll get it done for you."
"Yang Yiyi, didn't you want to pull a move on the Jianghai City stock market? I agree."
"Really? That's awesome."
"Don't rush. Don't I still have some money left with you? I'll send you another ten million from my side as well for you to trade together. That should be enough to get a satellite for Linling."
Yang Yiyi sent an emoji: "OK."
Yang Yiyi barely slept all night.
Early the next morning, she sent over the proposal she had drafted.
Xie Litang briefly scanned the document; the method was actually very simple.
First, go 'long' on the Jianghai City stock market. This required defining the beast horde as something else.
Yang Yiyi would guide public opinion in the city...
...still focusing primarily on an incoming beast horde.
This would cause market instability and prompt investors to take a bearish view on the current market environment.
Then, spend a massive fortune to purchase a supreme treasure.
They would disguise the situation to make it seem like the demon beasts had gathered in Fumu City solely to compete for this treasure.
At that point, the stocks that had plunged due to false information would inevitably rally against the trend.
Immediately after...
...the real beast horde would strike.
Then, short the Jianghai City stocks.
The last line of the document contained a note from Yang Yiyi: 【Make sure you bring back that precious treasure, the Flood Dragon essence blood! I borrowed it from Rich Bro. If it gets lost, even Rich Bro will have to taste a leather belt dipped in iodine.】
Xie Litang took a deep breath, followed by a rapid fire of curse words before saying, "Holy crap, Rich Bro!"
It wasn't that she disliked the poor and loved the rich.
It was that Rich Bro was truly just too useful.
From using Rich Bro's secondhand goods in the beginning to Rich Bro coming through even now...
...just tell me, isn't Rich Bro amazing to have around?
Xie Litang quickly went into action.
Rather than blindly slaying every Five Immortals demon beast, she tried her best not to kill them, choosing to detain them instead.
These creatures held grudges like crazy; beat one, and a nest showed up; beat a nest, and an entire clan arrived.
So instead of scaring off the Five Immortals demon beasts because Xie Litang had killed too many...
...their numbers actually grew larger and larger.
Fox, Weasel, Hedgehog, Snake, and Rat spirits made their appearances one after another.
The Gray Immortals in particular were especially troublesome. Their individual combat power wasn't strong, but they excelled in sheer numbers.
Just the Gray Immortal demon beast group alone was enough to create the illusion of an early-stage beast horde.
While Xie Litang was busy fighting...
...Yang Yiyi was under immense pressure on her end.
Over the satellite communication:
"Adoptive Mother."
"Great Sales Rep Yang, speak like a normal human."
"Alright, Miss Xie. When do we start the operation? The stock market is insanely volatile right now. Entering a minute too early or a minute too late could wipe us out completely."
"That doesn't depend on me."
"Then what does it depend on?"
"The thing in the river."
"What do you mean? I don't really get it. Is there really something in Fumu City's river?"
"Great Sales Rep Yang, just wait for my signal. The operation will begin within three days at the latest."
Yang Yiyi sighed and said, "Alright then."
Xie Litang continued patrolling the riverbank of Fumu City, the expression on her face extremely solemn.
From the very first day she and Chen Linling arrived in Fumu City, they had seen that terrifying entity in the river—a monster weighing at least several hundred tons.
The core issue was still the Flood Dragon essence blood. Xie Litang frowned and said in a low voice, "If I take out the Flood Dragon essence blood, I can't guarantee whether that creature will come ashore or not."
So the best approach...
...was simply not to provoke it.
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