Pregnant Cultivator, Doted by Big Boss-Chapter 42 - 40: Let the Wind of Smartphones Blow to the Cultivation World (Part 1)

Chapter 42: Chapter 40: Let the Wind of Smartphones Blow to the Cultivation World (Part 1)

As the one who had proposed and developed the cultivation-version cell phone, Celeste Grant finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Holding the finished product in her hands, she felt like she was finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

’So satisfying.’

’From now on, I can finally use a phone whenever I want!’

"All this effort has finally paid off."

If she had failed after burning through so many resources on this R&D project, it would have been inexcusable to have no results to show when the big boss came out of seclusion. After all, The Archfiend’s money didn’t grow on trees.

Luckily, the product was successfully developed. Now, as long as it went into production and hit the market, she could quickly recoup her investment and make a huge profit. HAHAHA, she could already envision countless people going crazy for the phones and herself raking in Spirit Stones hand over fist.

As the saying goes, the wool comes from the sheep’s back.

Once phones were introduced to The Cultivation World, she could roll out all sorts of features later. This meant she wouldn’t just be making money from selling the phones; there would also be a steady stream of subsequent fees... for example, needing to top up with Spirit Stones every month (a service fee) to keep it active, or buying some energy (a data plan). In short, she had plenty of ways to make money.

「Meanwhile.」

Celeste Grant was still reveling in the successful development of the phone.

Elsewhere, inside The Forbidden Land of the Bloodfiend Den, Javier Sinclair, who had been in seclusion for over a year, slowly opened his eyes.

"What mischief is that woman, Celeste Grant, up to now? How many times has this been?"

The last time a commotion woke him, he had checked with his Divine Sense. It was that woman blowing up the Hall of Forging, followed by a series of other explosions. After hearing nothing for more than half a year, he thought she had finally settled down.

But now he heard it again.

He closed his eyes again.

’Calm down.’

’I can’t go out yet.’

He was at a critical moment in his Cultivation of the Karmic Fire.

"Just wait until I get out, then I’ll deal with you..."

As she was speaking with the elders, Celeste Grant suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

’Strange.’

’I have a feeling someone’s thinking about me.’

’Could it be my nemesis, Jocelyn Grant? It’s possible!’

’Whatever, I’ll worry about her later.’

Celeste Grant was busy at the moment.

"This phone screen is a bit small. We can adjust it a little later. And the color of the casing is a bit old-fashioned. We need to make it look better."

This current model was just version 1.0, a basic, low-spec version with limited functions, but it still had the common features. For example, it could be used to make calls, which was like upgrading the function of a Sound Transmission Jade Slip by 99+.

The Sound Transmission Jade Slips currently used in The Cultivation World had a limited number of uses and were expensive. Most people here couldn’t afford them. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

But her phone was different. It had unlimited uses and an affordable price. A Sound Transmission Jade Slip could only transmit sound, but this was different—it also had a second function: video calls. By simply injecting some Spiritual Power, you could see where the other person was.

It also had a messaging app called Cub, where you could chat with friends under your real name or anonymously. However, it required a drop of blood to activate an Array before it could be used. Once the phone was activated with blood, it could only be used by that person and couldn’t be gifted to someone else.

After blood activation, it could also detect your actual Cultivation, which would be displayed in your personal profile. Of course, you could set it to be hidden so others couldn’t see it.

As for why it could detect one’s Cultivation, it was because the refining materials were supplemented with a common refining material similar to a Spirit Testing Stone.

Since she was in The Cultivation World, the phone she developed was certainly not a modern electronic device. For instance, modern phones needed to be charged, but the one in her hand did not. It could be used just by injecting a bit of Spiritual Power.

The video call function used Memory Stones as a base material, combined with various complex Arrays and a core of inscribed runes. This was how the cultivation-version phone 1.0 came to be.

At this moment, Elder Lawson and the others standing before Celeste Grant all looked like they’d been driven mad by their research.

Even Celeste Grant had to admit, ’These two are researchers whose talents were wasted on Cultivation. They’re so useful, truly so useful.’

Just then, Elder Warren and Elder Lawson looked at each other and embraced.

"We did it! I feel like my mind and soul have ascended! My Cultivation has risen by five realms this year!"

"Me too! I feel like I’ve found my purpose in life."

"Old Man Warren~"

"Old Man Lawson~"

They had been at it for over a year—from watching the Young Master’s birth to seeing him learn to walk. They had finally managed to refine this thing called a "phone."

It hadn’t been easy at all.

Celeste Grant looked at them.

"Elders, you’ve worked hard. Thank you so much."

Elder Lawson said, "It was no trouble at all, Madam. We can keep going! What’s the next step? We can do anything! Oh, right, I feel this phone isn’t perfect yet. We can do better. I have many other ideas we can try out."

"I feel the same way! Madam, now that we have a ’hand-phone,’ we can keep going and make a ’foot-phone’ or a ’head-phone’!"

It seemed that after creating the finished product, their horizons had broadened, and their minds were now brimming with ideas. Most importantly, they had something to do that wasn’t boring, and it even helped them break through realms and increase their Cultivation. It was practically tailor-made for them.

The corner of Celeste Grant’s mouth twitched.

’That’s not how you’re supposed to extrapolate.’

She gave a dry laugh and said, "Ahem, there are no ’foot-phones,’ haha, just ’hand-phones.’"

But...

Celeste Grant looked at the two of them, feeling deeply moved.

’People who are actually eager to work overtime? I think I’m witnessing the birth of God’s chosen workers, the ultimate workhorses. Where could you find employees like this? Even a capitalist would weep with joy.’

’I have to keep talent like this.’

Hehehe.

"Rest assured, Elders, your ideas are excellent. That’s right, this is just the beginning. Your next task is to upgrade, enhance, and improve. The cultivation-version phone 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0... You won’t be idle."

As she spoke, she pinched her fingers together to cast two Cleaning Techniques on herself, making herself look spotless before she continued.

"If you’re willing, there’s no problem with you developing up to version X. Whatever ideas you have, just go for it. The Bloodfiend Den needs talented people like you, Elders. You are all subordinates of The Exalted One, the pillars of the Bloodfiend Den. As long as I have food on my table, I will never treat you unfairly."

"Thank you, Madam."

In that moment, they felt like a fine steed that had finally met its discerning master, their value truly recognized. They instantly felt fully revitalized, as if they could keep working for another thousand years.

Celeste Grant was extremely satisfied with and appreciative of the two elders’ work ethic and research talent.

In truth, Celeste Grant didn’t really think of herself as some kind of chosen one.

Other transmigrators always got a system dropped on them from the heavens, or all sorts of cheats. As for her, she just knew a little more about the plot than others.

When she used to read novels and watch dramas, the transmigrated protagonists could whip up whatever they wanted to invent in just ten days or half a month.

But it took her and her team over a year just to research and refine a low-spec, cultivation-version phone. Thinking back, it really hadn’t been easy.

And that was only because Elder Lawson and the others had helped tremendously, working tirelessly without sleep, food, or drink. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for her to do it on her own.

"The time for burning money is over. Now, it’s our time to make money. Let’s have the phone take The Cultivation World by storm."