The western suburbs are now under Elijah's control.
Once the roads through the coastal area, southern suburbs, and western suburbs are secured, and Neoville City's international port and mall storage base are taken over, Azure Isle will effectively control the largest territory and the most substantial resources in Neoville City, thereby gaining control of the entire city.
With the expansion of his influence, communication has become increasingly crucial. This is why Elijah was so thrilled to learn that Vincent could resolve wireless signal interference.
Elijah quickly found Vincent, who was feeding cows in a special cattle pen.
"Hmm? Why are there five cows here?" Elijah asked in surprise, looking at the five cows tied up in the pen.
"It's Quentin. He saw how well we're raising the cows and decided to sell them all to us in exchange for awakening potions for his subordinates!" Vincent said with a grin. "Boss, can you tell if there's anything special about these cows?"
Seeing Vincent's smug expression, Elijah recalled that Vincent had mentioned the cow was in heat last time.
Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the cow raised with Red Fruit branches and leaves indeed had a noticeably large belly.
"The cow is pregnant?"
"Ah, you really have a keen eye, Boss!" Vincent said, clearly impressed. "Since the cow is pregnant, does that mean we'll have milk in the future? And considering its condition, it might even have Chi-infused milk?"
Elijah circled around the cow. The cow, having been fed continuously with Red Fruit branches and leaves, had grown to an unusually large size, almost monstrous.
"We'll have to wait until after the cow gives birth to get milk!" Vincent explained, having taught himself about dairy cow prenatal and postnatal care.
"But since the cow grew so quickly due to the Red Fruit branches, I estimate that its gestation period might be shorter than usual, and we might get fresh milk a few months earlier."
"That's where you'll need to put in extra effort!" Elijah said, looking at the other cows.
The oldest bull was exceptionally robust, similar to the pregnant cow, while the three new arrivals were less impressive.
Vincent felt a bit sorry for the bull, noting that in a large cattle farm, it would have been highly sought after for breeding. Now, it was just tied up and wasted.
After chatting about the cows, the conversation shifted to the message received by the radio.
"The research institute's broadcast station sends out a message every half hour. The timing is right now, Boss. I'll take you to see it."
They soon arrived at a room behind the service hall, which was part of the staff dormitory and the storage room planned by Gabriel.
Although Elijah hadn't explicitly said he would go, the fact that he asked for the address was a strong indication of intent.
Vincent was personally indifferent to whether the people at the research institute lived or died, but he was very interested in the so-called truth about the virus outbreak.
Elijah was also very curious!
Whether it was the suddenly emerging virus, the mysterious Chi revival, or even how he had been reincarnated, he was eager to find out.
With Fiona managing Azure Isle so efficiently and everything falling into place, he didn't want to miss this opportunity to resolve his own uncertainties.
He had originally planned to visit the research institute on his way back to the YLK group in the western suburbs.
However, given the current situation, he realized that plans could not keep up with changes.
The people at the research institute were likely nearing the end of their rope, and although the broadcast suggested that even if they were dead, there would be clues left behind, having someone explain it directly would be even more straightforward.
Elijah stayed with Vincent for a while longer, observing the gadgets they were working on, and learned a bit about them.
For instance, radio communication generally falls into three categories: broadcast, blind send, and network.
Broadcast communication is similar to traditional radio stations, like the research institute's message received this time.
They use a transmitter to broadcast to the entire network, and theoretically, anyone within the reception range can receive it through a receiver, such as a radio, provided both parties are online simultaneously.
This is why the research institute broadcasted every half hour to increase the chances of being heard.
Blind send communication is like offline messaging.
You send a message regardless of whether the recipient is online, and they receive it when they come online.
However, this method requires knowing the recipient's network identity.
Elijah was interested in achieving network communication with conversational capabilities.
This is similar to how phones work, using base stations and underground cables to connect everyone into a large network.
Unfortunately, due to strong Chi interference, Vincent mentioned that he currently couldn't handle base stations and that the walkie-talkies and radios were made through trial and error.
They needed more research to try setting up a radio station and see how it performed.