Chapter 54

This is consuming 'data'.

Lin Beichen's current strength of mystic energy, maintaining a 1G output, is not too strenuous, but there is also a feeling... well, a sense of being drained.

At the same time, the phone screen turned bright white, and a dark green progress bar appeared.

What Lin Beichen could do next was wait.

Three hours passed quickly.

The system upgrade was finally complete.

"Congratulations, host. The system version update has been completed. New features added include: intelligent voice assistant, two limited-time random app draws from the app store."

A notification box appeared on the main screen.

Intelligent voice assistant?

Lin Beichen knew about this.

For example, Apple's Siri, Huawei's Xiao E, OPPO's Xiao O, etc.

An intelligent voice assistant can free up your hands under certain conditions, so it is a very practical feature.

But what would the voice assistant of this unnamed smartphone be called?

"Hey, Siri?"

No response.

"Xiao E, Xiao E?"

No response.

"Xiao O, Xiao O?"

No response.

"Um... Xiao Ji, Xiao Ji?"

"Ding! Master, what can I do for you?"

A sweet simulated female voice came from the phone.

Huh?

So it's called Xiao Ji.

Xiao Ji, Xiao Ji... Chicken?

Hahaha.

Lin Beichen had a mischievous thought in his mind.

"Explain to me what the 'limited-time random app draw' feature is."

Lin Beichen said.

"Sure, please open the app store, Master."

Xiao Ji replied.

"Open it for me."

Lin Beichen said.

"Sure, Master."

The app store opened on the phone screen.

Inside were previously seen apps like [Basic Sword Technique Combo], [Intermediate Mystic Energy Condensation Technique], and an unread message.

He opened the message.

"You have two free chances to draw unknown apps. Would you like to draw now?"

The message content read.

Lin Beichen stroked his chin, pondering carefully.

Unknown apps?

This means that unlike the apps he created using the phone's functions, these are built-in apps with other functionalities.

What could they be?

He chose—

"Draw now."

Then, in the app store, an image of a loading circle appeared.

Upon closer inspection, it looked like a spinning wheel for a lottery, spinning wildly.

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Soon—

Ding!

"Congratulations, host. You have used one chance to draw the app [Baidu Maps]."

Ding!

"Congratulations, host. You have used one chance to draw the app [Baidu Netdisk]."

Two notification boxes popped up, stayed for five seconds, and then disappeared.

In the app store, indeed, there was an additional app.

A familiar icon.

A familiar color.

A familiar formula.

A familiar taste.

It was [Baidu Maps], which Lin Beichen had used countless times on Earth.

And [Baidu Netdisk].

"This..."

Lin Beichen's eyes lit up.

The first thing he focused on was [Baidu Maps].

He was excited.

Because... what is the most commonly used function of Baidu Maps?

Of course, it's navigation.

Doesn't this mean that he might be able to use the navigation function of the [Baidu Maps] app to find a way back to Earth?

Try it.

Click to download.

It consumed 1G of data to download [Baidu Maps] to the phone.

After being drained of a large amount of mystic energy again, Lin Beichen's face didn't look good.

He felt drained.

He clicked the icon to open the [Baidu Maps] app.

A familiar interface unfolded.

A large map of the camp's surroundings appeared on the main screen of the phone.

At the center was the tent where Li Mu was currently located.

The surrounding square, camp stone houses, city walls, main gate, and the wilderness outside all appeared on the map, just like the interface of Baidu Maps on Earth.

Lin Beichen's hand trembled as he typed two words into the address search bar—

Earth.

Then he clicked search.

The loading screen appeared.

It continued.

Lin Beichen felt his mystic energy being continuously drained by the phone.

Clearly, the process of loading and searching for routes also consumed mystic energy.

He was used to it.

A full minute.

Lin Beichen's heart was filled with anticipation, just like when he was in high school and waiting for a response after confessing to his first love, his heart pounding like a drum, almost jumping out of his throat.

Finally—

Ding!

A pop-up box appeared on the screen—

"The program has stopped responding. Do you want to stop immediately?"

Lin Beichen jumped up.

"Huh?"

What the hell is this shoddy program?

Is it a counterfeit product?

It crashed on the first search?

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Can it get any worse?

Or is it because the distance is too far, the route too long, that it exceeds the phone's operational limits?

Lin Beichen clicked—

"Stop immediately."

The [Baidu Maps] app immediately crashed.

Then, he restarted the app.

This time, he randomly entered an address within the city: Yunmeng City.

Three alternative routes were planned.

The shortest took ten minutes, by flying.

Can't fly, can't fly.

Lin Beichen ignored it.

His strength wasn't at that level yet.

The second option took an hour.

By riding in a 'carriage.'

The longest took seven hours.

By walking.

The selected streets and routes were different, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

"In other words, if I don't search for Earth, this modified version of [Baidu Maps] is still very useful."

Lin Beichen closed the app.

Unlike the previous practice apps,

[Baidu Maps] consumes data and continuously drains mystic energy as long as it is open, though the amount is small, it adds up over time.

Other functions of the map app still need to be explored.

Then, Lin Beichen returned to the app store.

His gaze fell on the [Baidu Netdisk] app.

On Earth, the function of Baidu Netdisk was to store files and provide cloud storage services.

But after being modified by this mysterious phone, what is its function?

Without hesitation, he spent 1G of data to download [Baidu Netdisk].

After installation, the app icon appeared on the main screen of the phone.

He clicked to open it.

Compared to Baidu Netdisk on Earth, there was no difference.

The capacity was roughly 10G.

"This capacity is a bit small. I remember that when I first downloaded and registered Baidu Netdisk on Earth, I had the chance to get 2T of storage."

Lin Beichen stared at the phone screen, pondering what the function of this app could be.

Baidu Maps is for navigation.

Baidu Netdisk is naturally for storing files.

But in this world, there are no electronic files that need to be stored on a phone.

Could it be...

A bold idea suddenly popped into Lin Beichen's mind.

He pointed the phone at the 'Moral Sword' and laughed mischievously, saying in a very silly way: "Hey, stupid sword, if I call your name, will you respond?"

A faint light flashed.

The 'Moral Sword' disappeared.

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It's said that starting from tomorrow, I have to shoot for twelve hours every day... I... I can't do it. What should I do?

Thank you, Dao Yuan and Song Yidao, for your continuous support.