Chapter 279

"Obtained the title 'Conqueror of the Koreans' (titles are stackable)."

"Note: Equipping this title allows early unlocking of one weapon category!"

"Ding... Congratulations, Host, on obtaining 1 lottery draw. Would you like to initiate the draw?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi was immediately overjoyed, knowing that for the system to upgrade,

reputation needed to reach 50,000, and transaction volume needed to reach 50 billion US dollars.

Even though Lin Yi had tried every method to expand the DWS platform's transaction volume, going so far as to list a Children's Day edition for the occasion,

he knew that reaching a transaction volume of 50 billion US dollars would take him a very long time.

Even after conducting 5 billion US dollars worth of transactions with the Dragon Nation,

auctioning off one HMS Queen Elizabeth, and with a B-2 bomber yet to be auctioned in the future,

Lin Yi had not yet completed even half of the 50 billion transaction volume.

But now, with the acquisition of the 'Conqueror of the Koreans' title,

he could unlock new categories ahead of schedule.

However, Lin Yi looked at the unlocked categories appearing on the virtual screen.

There were still the Radar and Miscellaneous category and the Aerospace category.

Lin Yi pondered for a moment before asking:

"System, why does the Nuclear Energy category not exist!?"

"Ding... The Nuclear Energy category will only appear after the Host has unlocked all other categories!"

Instantly, Lin Yi felt somewhat disappointed.

In truth, he had thought that it would not be long before he could possess nuclear bombs.

Just imagine how interesting it would be if his nuclear bombs were usable while those of other nations were not,

that would be quite fascinating.

Moreover, he would not need to worry about nuclear radiation from the bombs,

as that High-Energy Particle Eliminator could easily neutralize the effects of nuclear radiation.

This was truly a perfect tool for murder and arson.

However, thinking that he still needed three more levels to unlock nuclear bombs,

and that the upgrade conditions by that time would likely be even more monstrous,

short-term prospects for Lin Yi possessing nuclear bombs were effectively cut off.

Lin Yi did not look at his system panel,

"Host: Lin Yi"

"Stone Stone Stone Stone Age: 22"

"Race: Human"

"Arms Dealer Reputation: 45,676 (World Top Tier)"

"Tech Tree Level: 5 Stars"

"Lottery Items: Lottery Draws * 1"

Next, Lin Yi turned his attention to the newly unlocked Aerospace category.

After all, compared to the Radar and Miscellaneous category, the Aerospace category seemed to offer better value.

"...Unlock complete."

With the system unlock finished, various satellites and spacecraft appeared in the category.

Of course, these were all outdated products from the 1940s to the 1980s.

"Upgrade the Aerospace category to the year 2020."

"Upgrade initiating...."

"Upgrading 1940s-1980s Aerospace to the 1990s, consuming 5 million US dollars."

"Upgrading 2010s Aerospace to 2020, consuming 200 million US dollars."

Immediately within this category, Lin Yi discovered items such as the Tesla Starlink, the Beidou System, the GPS System,

the Challenger Space Shuttle, the Columbia Space Shuttle...

the International Space Station, the Tiangong Space Station, various weather satellites, communication satellites, and so on.

Chapter 209: The Starlink Plan and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Technology

Looking at these categories, Lin Yi set aside aircraft and space stations for now,

but items like the Tesla Starlink, communication satellites, and detection satellites,

Lin Yi found quite tempting.

The 'Starlink Plan' began in 2015. During a speech, Ma Ma Sike stated that

his company, SpaceX, would launch a cluster of 12,000 low-orbit satellites to provide high-speed internet services to users worldwide.

The revenue from the Starlink Plan would be used to fund the Mars colonization plan.

In fact, given Lin Yi's cooperative relationship with Ma Ma Sike, he had also paid attention to this plan previously.

However, in the past, Lin Yi, like most others, had not taken the 'Starlink Plan' seriously.

After all, from humanity's first satellite launch in 1957 to 2015, a span of 58 years, only 25,000 satellites had been launched in total.

Yet Ma Ma Sike was proposing to deploy 12,000 satellites right from the start,

accounting for half of the total number of human-made satellites; by conventional estimates, this would be impossible without at least 20 years.

However, once Lin Yi had upgraded the Aerospace category to the year 2020.

Through the system's introduction, he could finally grasp the terrifying potential of this Starlink system.

The satellites of this Starlink system were not large-scale units, but rather small satellites.

With the ability to deploy dozens of satellites into orbit in a single launch, completing the array of 12,000 satellites would only require launching rockets a dozen or so times annually over a few years.

In just a few years, the full constellation of 12,000 satellites could be deployed.

Just imagine deploying your satellites densely across the outer space surrounding Blue Planet within a mere few years.

It would allow for monitoring any location on Blue Planet at almost any given moment.

Even better, for Lin Yi, he wouldn't even need to launch rockets.

Since these were products purchased through the system, he could utilize hyperspace teleportation to directly send all 12,000 Starlink satellites.

They could be instantly delivered to Blue Planet's geosynchronous orbit, making the process both safe and convenient.

Of course, hyperspace teleportation could only be used for items within the system's inventory, and the maximum range could not exceed the Earth-Moon sphere.

In other words, the farthest Lin Yi could teleport items was currently limited to the Moon.

Anything beyond that range was impossible at this stage.

However, even with the maximum range limited to the Moon, Lin Yi remained highly satisfied.

He was content with this limitation.

After all, considering current human technological capabilities, no nation's future lunar development plans could possibly compare to his own.

Additionally, regarding the newly upgraded aerospace category in the system catalog, Lin Yi decided to keep it sealed and unavailable for external sale.

If anyone globally could purchase various types of satellites, the consequences would be terrifying.

Nevertheless, Lin Yi had already begun planning to gradually establish his own network of positioning, surveillance, and communication satellites.

Setting the satellite matter aside for now.

He turned his attention to the single lottery draw granted on his interface panel.

"System, initiate the lottery draw!"

"Lottery draw beginning..."

"Ding... Congratulations, Host! You have obtained Helium-3/Deuterium Controlled Nuclear Fusion Technology x1. Extract immediately?"

"What? Helium-3/Deuterium Controlled Nuclear Fusion Technology!"

Lin Yi was startled.

He had never expected the system to grant him such a magnificent gift through this lottery draw.

It was well known that ever since humanity entered the modern era, energy had remained one of the most urgent problems requiring a solution.

Energy served as the foundation of all industry and permeated every aspect of human life, from clothing and food to shelter and transportation.

— Author's Notes —

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