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Chapter 674 Satellite Array Twin Earth Predicts the Future!

The following day, NeuroRoaming Technology Co., Ltd., which rarely appears on social media, suddenly emerged and released its upcoming rocket launch plan—

The entire project team will spend a week reviewing the results and conducting a comprehensive inspection and maintenance of the five successfully recovered launch vehicles.

The second launch mission will take place a week later, on October 22.

The third time was on October 27, and then again on October 30.

Starting in November, the frequency of launching once every three days will be maintained.

In December, the frequency will be increased to once every two days.

The second phase of launch mission planning will only begin after the first phase goal of the [Aurora Communication Network]—6000 satellites in orbit—is achieved.

The announcement did not mention how many satellites Aurora Communications Networks ultimately aims to launch.

This is just to comfort netizens who missed the rocket launch:

Don't feel regretful, there will be many more opportunities in the future.

Guaranteed you can watch it all in one go!
This announcement is also quite astonishing in terms of the amount of information it contains.

However, it takes a long time for the hype to build up.

The reason for this is that although [NeuroWander] was also founded by Xu Meng, its global reputation is far less than that of Zhumeng.

So much so that many netizens who saw the announcement didn't realize what [Aurora Communications Network] had to do with Zhumeng.

Many overseas players and netizens have never even heard of this name.

But in fact, the size and output of the company Neural Roaming have been growing by leaps and bounds, and it has unknowingly become a behemoth!

Under Xu Meng's planning, Zhumeng's core business has always revolved around [games] and [virtual worlds].

To ensure the purity of creation and technology, many "peripheral" products are produced and sold by [NeuroWander].

As a result, the company Neural Roaming has gradually become a hub connecting the virtual and real worlds.

When the value on both sides becomes astonishingly high, the value of the connecting hub naturally rises accordingly.

Perhaps in terms of its impact on society, Neural Roaming cannot catch up with Dream Building.

But its direct impact on industry and supply chain is no less significant!

Therefore, the first to pay attention to and spread this announcement were not netizens and gaming media, but rather more mainstream social media.

After this round of reposting, a larger number of players and netizens finally noticed the news.

Soon after, a highly upvoted comment appeared in the comments section of the announcement:
[Who are you?]
The ones listed later are the proper replies:

"Launching every two days? That's intense! Won't the high frequency cause problems?"

"So, in the battle for satellite orbits, Zhumeng won so decisively?"

"I haven't even had time to process what happened, how did it end?!"

"6000 satellites? Great, great! If we calculate based on 200 satellites launched and 60 of them accidentally falling into the ground, then Edge Industries will lose another 1800!"

"Yay! There are still many more meteor showers to see! I'm so lucky!"

Thomas Booker: Sorry, my satellite is changing orbit! Only an idiot would stand still!

"So can someone explain to me: what exactly is the purpose of launching so many communication satellites? It can't just be for African guys to play games, right?"

……

Amazement, cheers, complaints, and bewilderment.

A flood of comments followed.

The hotel owners around the launch site were so happy they were practically offering Xu Meng tributes.

I thought it would just be a short-lived frenzy, but it unexpectedly lasted for another six months! Xu Meng has created a whole peak tourist season!
Even better: there will be a second and a third episode!

Even our providers are nothing more than this!
The only downside is that the official account for NeuroWandering is much less active than that for Dream Building.

After posting a cold, impersonal announcement, they stopped posting and didn't show up again, unlike the official Dream Building account which would interact with netizens in the comments section after posting.

So netizens didn't get an answer to the question, "Why launch so many satellites?"

It wasn't until the afternoon, after Xu Meng had rested enough and quietly conducted some more tests, that she posted an update to "clarify" things for the players.

I have some great news to announce!

The Aurora Communication Network satellite array has officially begun construction.

The first batch of 216 satellites has been put into trial operation to share some of the network traffic for the Dream Building business.

I am honored to announce to you:

Starting today, no matter where you are in the Xia Kingdom, you can easily log in to Mengjin and see the latest and hottest gossip!

Overseas netizens don't need to feel disappointed.

Two weeks later, with more satellites launched and forming a network, users all over the world will be able to use Aurora Satellite's network services and surf the internet in Mengjin!
How about that? Weren't you quite surprised? Wasn't that a pleasant surprise?!
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Xu Meng's personal influence far exceeds that of the neurotic travelogue; netizens all over the world quickly saw this post.

Then, a deluge of question marks flooded the entire comment section:
"???"

"Are you fucking serious?"

"Spending tens or hundreds of billions, even going so far as to wage an orbital war, just to make it easier to browse forums and read gossip in some remote mountain village??"

"If I were the CEO of Edge Industries, I'd fly right now to your house for a real-life showdown!"

"The technology is amazing, you don't even need a satellite dish to receive signals... But, are you just going to use such amazing technology to flood the forum???"

"Tell me you're lying!!"

……

Xu Meng's "good news" has left netizens all over the world completely bewildered.

The aerospace engineers at the peripheral industry were still reeling from yesterday's crushing defeat, spending the entire day in frantic meetings preparing for the massive amount of satellite orbit-changing work to come.

On the smooth tiled floor of the conference room, there were visible stray hairs scattered all over the floor.

Seeing this message from Xu Meng now makes me so angry I could barely see.

Tver pressed his hand to his heart once more.

He's different from netizens.

He's a professional; he knows how powerful satellite networks are, and he's well aware that Xu Meng is talking nonsense.

But I still got so angry that my head hurt!
Thomas Booker carefully wrote an email to Xu Meng for a whole day, revising the wording again and again.

As soon as the email was sent, Xu Meng's explanation made me clench my fists instantly, and I almost couldn't resist retracting it.

But knowing that the situation was beyond his control, he gritted his teeth and endured it.

By resolving conflicts, engaging in friendly negotiations, and completing the allocation of orbits, the global satellite network business of peripheral industries can be preserved.

Faced with enormous profits, nothing is unbearable!
Xu Meng sprawled on the sofa bed, watching the comment section quickly surpass 10 replies before finally sitting up contentedly, with Xiao Meng helping her start a live stream across all platforms.

Because of that ridiculous announcement, the attention of a massive number of netizens around the world was focused on Xu Meng.

Now that he has suddenly started a live stream, everyone rushes over without thinking, wanting to criticize his ridiculous behavior in person.

The live stream's popularity skyrocketed!
The unprepared overseas live streaming platforms and Pornhub live streaming rooms immediately crashed.

BitBit, with its strong financial resources and existing connection to the photonic topology server, remains stable.

Of course, the most stable one is still Mengjin's live stream—

In just a few breaths, the number of viewers surpassed one million, and then increased by hundreds of thousands almost every second, with real-time online data soaring to tens of millions!

But even the most turbulent torrent of data cannot create a ripple when it comes in.

On the live stream, Xu Meng, dressed in loose-fitting casual home clothes, sat on a beanbag chair and greeted the viewers with a smile.
"Good afternoon, everyone!" Although everyone had countless things to complain about, they still responded with comments after seeing Xu Meng's greeting:
Good afternoon!

"Did Boss Xu sleep until the afternoon? Get up and update Titan and Space Necromancer! I can't wait to wreak havoc!"

"Hello Mr. Xu! When will the Eternal Sleeping Four-Leaf Clover finally return? Has the Dream Within a Dream test been going on for too long?!"

"Thank you so much, Mr. Xu, for the big shooting star yesterday! My wish is to get the honorary player title, could you please grant it to me!"

……

A dense barrage of comments swept past behind the holographic live stream window.

Xu Meng glanced at it and then smiled as she responded to everyone:

"The main purpose of this live stream is to talk to everyone about satellites, such as Titan and dream within a dream. We can talk about that next time if we have the chance."

After saying that, without giving anyone a chance to refute it, he continued:

"The previous post was just a joke to warm things up."

"Of course, that's not untrue. You can indeed play Mengjin anytime, anywhere, and you never have to worry about getting disconnected."

"But that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to satellite capabilities."

"As for the true function of satellites, well..."

Xu Meng scratched her chin, pondering her words.

"There are too many, too complicated, and it's hard to explain in just a sentence or two."

"So, let me first tell you what the future of the Aurora Satellite Network will look like."

"After I finish speaking, you will understand what these satellites can be used for without me saying more."

As Xu Meng spoke, she raised her right hand, and a miniature holographic Earth appeared in her hand.

Then, silver specks of light appeared around the miniature Earth.

"These are the first batch of satellites to be launched into space."

The silver specks of light appeared faster and faster, and silver threads began to appear between them, connecting them together.

Because there were so many of them, the brightness even became somewhat dazzling.

Xu Meng pulled the miniature Earth to the sides with both hands, enlarging it to the size of a basketball, and only then did the light spots and silver lines disperse again.

"And these are the 6000 satellites that will be launched in the first phase."

At this very moment, a net woven from points of light and silver threads has enveloped the entire Earth.

But this is still not the end.

Outside this first layer of netting, silver specks of light and connecting lines reappear, linking together to form a second layer of netting.

Then comes the third layer.

The holographic Earth continues to grow, and its diameter has reached half a meter.

The number of comments in the live stream quickly decreased, and the content changed from various languages ​​and texts to a dense array of question marks and exclamation marks.

Xu Meng waited until the three layers of the network were fully woven before speaking again:
"This is the full picture of the Aurora Communication Network."

"A three-tiered satellite array consisting of 300km, 550km, and 1200km orbits."

"Based on their different functional roles, I refer to them as: [Aurora Layer], [Sky Chain Layer], and [Watchtower Layer]."

"A total of more than 4 satellites of different specifications will be used."

When Xu Meng uttered the three names [Aurora Layer], [Sky Chain Layer], and [Watcher Layer], the corresponding layer on the holographic image would become brighter, while the other two layers would become dimmer, allowing all viewers to clearly identify them.

By this time, even question marks and exclamation marks had disappeared from the live stream.

Through this direct presentation, audiences around the world clearly felt how vast and magnificent Xu Meng's plan was!
Even now, Xu Meng hasn't revealed what this massive project is intended for, yet everyone is still awestruck and deeply moved.

Xu Meng also quieted down and carefully admired the exquisite and beautiful holographic model in front of her.

As Xu Meng remained silent, the audience slowly came to their senses, and the barrage of comments exploded:

"4 satellites? There were so many?!"

"This isn't just a simple satellite like those from Edge Industries! I've seen comparisons; Dream Building's satellite is almost twice the size of Edge Industries'!"

"This is already the scale of a mega-project, isn't it? It's incredible, incredibly incredible!"

"Am I seeing things? I think I saw a ring-shaped structure in the Watcher's Layer that looks a lot like the Titan's Ring! Is that also a satellite??"

"This scale... it could launch a simultaneous global attack and paralyze the world's networks, right?"

"My God! The Digital Emperor is building his own golden throne!!"

……

The torrent of comments also awakened Xu Meng.

He selected a few comments to reply to:
"Aurora communication satellites are indeed quite different from those used in peripheral industries; our technological approaches are different!"

"It's not just about removing the user's receiving device so that users can use it anytime, anywhere; more importantly, it's about being compatible with the neural topology network protocols of virtual games, holographic displays, brain-computer interfaces, and realistic robots."

"The ring structure you see is not a satellite, but a space station. However, it is also part of the overall project, so I included it."

……

It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't answered; once he did, an overwhelming flood of questions would have appeared.

Xu Meng quickly stopped explaining and continued the previous topic:

"So what can this three-layer satellite array communication network be used for?"

"Global seamless network access is just the most basic function."

"At that time, users around the world will be able to access the network and log into the virtual world anytime, anywhere."

"Or... we can do the opposite—bring our 'data assets' from the virtual world into reality."

"What's even better is that this architecture also balances high computing power and low latency, so that the devices people use can get rid of the computing unit—as well as the modules that provide heat dissipation and power to the computing unit."

"Imagine if you removed the processor, cooling, and power supply modules, and replaced the display with a holographic display, how much smaller could your device be?"

Following Xu Meng's description, the viewers in the live stream quickly realized:

If he can really solve the problems of computing power and latency, it will immediately spark a hardware revolution around the world!
Manufacturers that fail to join the market will soon be eliminated by the market due to their "lack of portability" or "weak performance".

In the future, when people go out, all they need to do is carry a watch and a can of holographic media, which is equivalent to carrying a high-performance computer?

Even in cities like Ningzhou, where "holography" is gradually being transformed into a public service, people don't even need to bring their own holographic media!

This is so ahead of its time!
It's so advanced that it's hard for people to think any further.

However, this is something that everyone has to consider.

—Given Xu Meng's consistently astonishing efficiency, that day is probably not far off...

It might arrive in two or three years!
Xu Meng, however, seemed oblivious to the impact this would have on global netizens and related industries, and enthusiastically began talking about things that interested her:
"This satellite array has another very impressive feature."

Have you ever heard of digital twins?

"It's basically about completely replicating things in the real world in the digital world, and then simulating and predicting things in the real world."

"Didn't many people criticize me before, asking why I didn't create a digital Earth and instead insisted on creating a different planet?"

"Now I can tell you the answer!"

"With this satellite array, and by taking advantage of the 'hardware revolution,' we can absolutely build a [twin Earth]!"

"I'm really curious, at that time, will it also be possible to turn clocks and predict the future?"

(End of this chapter)