Jiang Lin listened to Bao Yan's words and thought carefully.
He felt it made sense.
With some reservations, those who caused trouble would not dare to act recklessly.
Even if they caused trouble, they would have to weigh the consequences.
Moreover, how could such a high-level technical ghost talent possibly stare at the internet every day for no reason?
Even if they were watching, they wouldn't violate the rules and regulations of the underworld and leak information at will.
Since that was the case, what was there to be afraid of?
If there was any important information that was afraid of being leaked and didn't want to be seen.
Couldn't they just not use the internet?
Couldn't they still send messages by carrier pigeon?
There were also ghost babies and paper effigy techniques...
Although traditional methods were slow, they also had their advantages.
Using them in combination would facilitate the underworld without delaying work.
...
After inquiring from various sources,
And understanding the views of the peak combatants and high-level technical ghost talents,
Jiang Lin finally felt relieved.
It wasn't that he didn't believe in the underworld, nor did he think the King of Hell was untrustworthy.
It was just that,
His combat power was not top-tier within the underworld, nor was he a technical ghost member.
He didn't know the thoughts of those in higher positions and wasn't knowledgeable enough in this area.
If he handed over the internet after all,
And it ended up harming the machine ball, he would regret it immensely.
He hoped the underworld would improve, and he also didn't want his own people to suffer.
Jiang Lin felt that these two things were not in conflict and could be achieved simultaneously.
Finally,
It was time for the preparation work for the machine ball.
"Master, is there something?"
Seeing the machine ball trot in from the yard,
Jiang Lin motioned for it to come closer.
The machine ball quickly squatted by the desk, looking very well-behaved.
Jiang Lin's expression was calm, and he asked casually:
"What do you think about the underworld building a network?"
"…?"
The machine ball was stunned for two seconds.
It felt like this matter had nothing to do with it.
However, the members of the Counter-Attack Alliance seemed quite interested.
Once the network was built, its communication with Senior Brother might also become more convenient.
After thinking for a moment, the machine ball nodded its head, "Good."
Jiang Lin: "If you need your help, are you willing to help?"
The machine ball tilted its head, "How can I help?"
Jiang Lin: "For example, when they don't know how to build a signal tower, or when they can't understand the calculation values. Are you willing to explain it to them?"
The machine ball understood, "I'll listen to Master."
If Master says go, we go. If Master says no, we don't go.
Jiang Lin understood its indifferent attitude and, after thinking, changed the subject.
"Every time you teach them, you can ask for a salary."
"Salary is money. Besides money, you can also ask for the modification materials you want."
"Your income will definitely be several times higher than your pocket money, and you can arrange your time freely. Do you want to go?"
At first, the little kitten in front of him looked bewildered,
But as it listened, its eyes lit up.
Teaching, getting paid,
Money, materials, modification…
Several times higher than his current pocket money!
—Oh! So this is a way to get rich!
The machine ball nodded repeatedly, "Go! Go! Go!"
Jiang Lin: "Okay, I'll ask Lord Yama to see if you can be officially employed as a high-level ghost talent of the underworld."
Machine Ball: "Mhm mhm mhm!"
"Go play."
"Mhm mhm mhm!"
The machine ball happily left the hall, thinking about the salary that was higher than three times its pocket money.
As soon as it ran to the middle of the yard, it was blown by the Yin wind,
And only then did it realize something was wrong.
It…
It seemed to have been here before.
What did it say to Xu Nan?
A working person's working soul…
The little kitten in the yard suddenly widened its eyes.
—Oh wow! It's become a working ball!
...
Inside the hall.
Deceiving… no,
After doing the psychological work with the machine ball, Jiang Lin took the first step towards the underworld network.
—He personally delivered the prepared materials to the King of Hell's Palace.
To make the underworld feel at ease, and to make other ghosts feel at ease,
First, the machine ball must be an internal member of the underworld.
Even if it actually still listened to Jiang Lin,
There still needed to be some superficial efforts.
With trepidation about the unknown and anticipation for the future underworld, Jiang Lin arrived at the King of Hell's Palace.
After the guards at the entrance announced his arrival,
Jiang Lin walked in.
"Is there something?"
Yan Luo rested her chin on one hand, with the other still on a document, clearly working.
Jiang Lin presented the prepared materials using his ghost energy.
"Please take a look at this, Lord Yama."
Yan Luo took the materials and, upon opening the first page, saw the words "Underworld Network" written in large characters.
"Have you changed your focus to internal competition recently?"
She flipped through it casually.
She had also learned about this matter. If the network was successfully built, it would indeed be convenient.
But it was not easy to do.
The research and development department had also allocated a lot of funds to study the network, but there had been no results.
"The West Hall has researched quite deeply, you can refer to it."
Yan Luo said, putting down the materials in her hand,
"Take this to the research and development department. If they think it's feasible, they will allocate corresponding funds to you."
Jiang Lin understood that the King of Hell had misunderstood.
He explained, "Experiments have already been conducted."
"Hmm?" Yan Luo looked at Jiang Lin, not understanding what he meant.
Jiang Lin took out the small signal tower made by the machine ball and two mobile phones, and presented them again.
"This is the result of the machine ball's work. I have tested it. Within the range of the signal tower, the effect is similar to that in the human world.
Currently, it can shield the observation of冥使境 (Underworld Envoy Realm). For higher levels, further experiments are needed."
Machine Ball? That little guy who sometimes dressed as a maid and sometimes as a kitten?
Yan Luo reached out and took the signal tower and mobile phones.
With these things, it could shield the observation of 冥使境?
She raised her eyebrows, showing some interest, "How does it operate?"
At Jiang Lin's prompting, Yan Luo deployed the signal tower in the hall.
She tested the communication effect of the mobile phones.
Her face showed surprise.
She picked up the documents she had just put down and flipped through them again, then put them down shortly after.
Looking at Jiang Lin again,
Her expression became much more serious, "What do you want to say?"
Jiang Lin cupped his hands, "I hope the underworld can become better and better."
Yan Luo: "State your requirements."
Jiang Lin: "I hope Lord Yama can officially employ the machine ball in the underworld and grant it sufficient freedom."
Yan Luo understood the meaning behind his words,
Her eyes narrowed slightly,
After thinking for two seconds, she said, "Alright."
"Thank you, Lord Yama."
"What is there to thank? If the underworld network can truly be built, it will be a great contributor."
Yan Luo said,
And beckoned behind her seat.
She continued, "For great contributors, the underworld's treatment has always been very good."
The next second,
A black figure emerged from the shadow area behind the seat,
Covering most of its face, revealing only its forehead and two eyes.
It knelt on one knee before Yan Luo.
Yan Luo handed the documents, signal tower, and two mobile phones to it.
"Take this to the research and development department. Tell the network department to put aside their current work and focus all their efforts on researching this."
The underworld network is such a massive project, it will definitely require many people to work together.
Relying only on the machine ball, how long would that take?
"Yes."
The ghost soldier, dressed in black, carefully took the items.
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared from the hall.
His speed was so fast that even Jiang Lin could only barely catch a glimpse.
He was secretly surprised but showed no outward emotion.
Everyone knew that the King of Hell had ghost soldiers by her side.
But no one knew how many ghost soldiers she had, or what their true strength was.
...
After leaving the King of Hell's Palace,
Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
Being officially employed meant that the underworld was willing to protect the machine ball.
'With the underworld as a backing, it's good to enjoy the shade.'
Even if the machine ball came up with any more inventions in the future, it wouldn't have to be afraid.
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