I Became an Academy Mechanic Genius chapter 117

117 – Construction robot~ Ready~!

It’s a dreadnought-class battleship.

It was a welcome sound when I heard it.

Now that Leon’s fall has resulted in the arrival of another prince and princess with outstanding abilities.

I was very happy to present a big deal that would completely bring the leadership of exploration to this direction.

“Can you really build a battleship like that?”

“Yes.”

Also, the battleship that Ed was talking about was an innovative battleship that could completely overturn existing naval battles.

No, beyond innovation, it was an uncharted territory where it was questionable whether it was even possible to build something like that.

That’s because the princess considers the battleship, which can be said to be the ultimate king of the wooden sailing ship era, to be a ship built based on her outstanding technical skills.

‘If Edgar Fix can make it, she can make it.’

But the princess decided to believe Ed’s words that the battleship of her dreams could be built.

Ed already possesses future technology that cannot be understood by the common sense of mid-to-modern people.

“If you want something, tell me.”

The princess decided to support Ed in both material and spiritual ways.

In order to build such an enormous battleship, the cost required to build it would also be large.

However, the answer Ed gave was an unexpected topic.

“Give us the right to independently operate the battleship.”

It was a request to give him full operating rights of the battleship.

In other words, when this national-level giant weapon was announced, it meant that all the parasite-like aristocratic forces that were clinging to Ed should be eliminated.

It is clear that many nobles will talk about this enormous battleship that can bring about ‘control of the sea’.

“What about ownership?”

“It belongs to His Majesty the Emperor. Just give me a 5-year lease. “On the condition that it immediately returns to the imperial family at the end of the lease period.”

“·····Hmm.”

So, in summary, the battleship that Ed built was the emperor’s, and he wanted to lend it to Ed so that he could operate it independently for 5 years.

In other words, they wanted to operate their own battleships while receiving protection from the imperial family.

‘You used your head.’

And this was the most natural way to twist the empire’s power structure.

If Ed claimed both ownership and operating rights, he may be attacked by other nobles, but other nobles would agree if the ownership is transferred to the imperial family and a 5-year lease is provided.

“Hmm. What should the imperial family pay?”

However, given Ed’s personality, there was no way he would just hand over ownership of the battleship for free.

He must have made such an unconventional offer because he clearly had something he wanted.

Soon Ed opened his mouth.

“Please bear all costs necessary to build the battleship.”

What Ed wanted was to finance his work.

However, the scale was enormous.

Even in the early 1900s, when infrastructure was in place, the national economy was so shaken just to build one battleship that the empire had to spend even more money.

“····Hmm. That amount of money is too much for even the imperial family. “It will take several years to fill the treasury.”

“Rip it up to Klendor.”

At that time, Ed said something interesting.

The princess raised the corners of her mouth and looked at Ed with a look on her face asking him to do more.

“Didn’t Klendor declare itself an emperor a while ago? This is nothing short of a challenge to His Majesty the Emperor. “How can there be two emperors under the sun?”

The princess nodded her head.

The emperor was a symbol of uniqueness.

However, Clendor declared itself an empire based on its victory in the Great War seven years ago.

We are straightening our shoulders to stand shoulder to shoulder with the empire.

“I will visit Clendor as soon as the battleship is built. Klendor will pay tribute to our Empire as before.”

In other words, Ed’s strategy was ‘Say hello, you bastard.’

My brother picked a new battleship, but your attitude was a little arrogant? Should I show some sincerity?

It was no different from the word

.

In the meantime, Clendor has been treating the empire with the attitude of ‘Ah… Such an old-fashioned gentleman is so petty?’

“···hehehehe. Good night. “I will make a suggestion to His Majesty the Emperor.”

The corner of the princess’s mouth was twitching.

***

3 Days later.

I could hear the news that the emperor’s approval had fallen.

In any case, it was an opportunity to subdue Klendor, who had ruined the war of conquest seven years ago, and the emperor had no reason to reject my offer.

More than anything, the advent of the dreadnought battleship is also an opportunity for the empire to gain hegemony over the seas.

“Your Majesty, how have you been?”

So, as soon as the emperor’s approval was received, I immediately took the next step.

He asked the king of the Dwarven United Kingdom to lend him a dwarven craftsman who was given the title.

[Hmm. The craftsman who received the title… I guess…]

“Instead, we will purchase coal, limestone, and iron ore in bulk.”

Of course, I’m not saying I’m going to do it for free.

He expressed his intention to purchase large quantities of rotten minerals from the dwarves.

Soon, the Dwarf King heard the scale and stared at me with sparkling eyes.

There will be no precedent in history for a customer as big as me.

[Khahahahaha! Of course not!!]

When a huge note was promised to the Dwarf United Kingdom, the Dwarf King readily accepted my offer.

In return, I was given permission to borrow 30 skilled dwarven artisans for free for several months.

We have obtained a work foreman who can understand and instruct the engineering design of mechanical devices.

“You guys aren’t fooling around, are you~?”

After being promised such a high-quality workforce, I immediately went to see the club members.

Now, the kids in the club seemed to be completely infatuated with mechanical engineering and were saving up their sleeping time to focus on the task I gave them: building an early automobile.

“You guys seem to have found a good teacher.”

When I visited the club members, I told them that skilled dwarven craftsmen were planning to come to my territory.

As they were blacksmiths who received the title, they could be said to be authorities on ‘magic engineering.’

“Learn from those around you. “It will really open your eyes.”

The club members have only acquired the modern mechanical engineering knowledge that I have taught them.

But here, there was also magical engineering that had been around for a long time.

So, to become a true engineer, you must be able to integrate knowledge from modern times and other worlds.

“Then, good work. “Report to me later when you complete the assignment.”

After delivering the news to the club members, I immediately prepared for the next step.

Building factories and infrastructure necessary for mass production of steel.

However, for that to happen, a mounted construction robot had to be a priority.

“Weuuung~!”

And the work was progressing smoothly.

The numerous parts that go into the construction robot are 80% complete.

As expected, it was the right choice to entrust Fix to represent the lord.

There is no one who understands my thoughts as well as he does and puts them into practice.

Two weeks had passed since I had been immersed in everything necessary to build a dreadnought battleship.

When I stopped by the estate to check on the progress of the construction robot, I was told that all parts needed for production were 100% complete.

Now all you have to do is assemble it.

“We need to bring everyone together.”

So, I am the dwarf craftsman and members of the f*cking club that the dwarf king promised to send. And I called up all my engineers.

And we held a grand party so they could get to know each other.

But we still have to say hello to each other before we start work.

“Now, work crew leaders, please concentrate. “The screen you see here is a blueprint for a mounted construction robot.”

After the banquet ended like that.

I gathered dwarven artisans and began training.

We explained in detail what part each person should take on and how it should be produced.

As expected, as a dwarf craftsman with extensive knowledge in magic engineering, he was able to easily understand my explanation.

If I pretended, I was pretending.

“Whoa! Thank you all for your hard work.”

This is the result of everyone working together and concentrating on production.

In about a week, the first wearable construction robot was born.

This was thanks to the preparation of standardized parts in advance and a dwarf work leader with a high understanding of engineering.

“Greek. “Try installing it.”

“Yes, my lord.”

And the first passenger of glory was Greek, who became the butler of the Fix family.

He was once a bandit fighting against the lord, but he swore loyalty to me and was reborn as a loyal subordinate.

-Jeobeok…Jeobeok….

Soon, Greek approached the wearable robot with a nervous expression.

And when I placed my hand on the power unit, which is the core of the wearable construction robot, the entire construction robot started to light up.

The small emerald mana stone planted in the Greek’s palm reacted with the user recognition technique and a ‘permission command’ was issued.

In this way, the flying power mana stone was planted in the wearable construction robot, but the small mana stone that could recognize the user was planted in the user’s palm.

In other words, the ID key is implanted into the palm of your hand.

This will prevent the construction robot from being hijacked.

“Wow! My lord! Look at this!!! hahahaha!!”

“······.”

Soon, Greek, equipped with a wearable construction robot, started running around like a child who received a Christmas present.

He seems to like the way he manipulates the strong mechanical arms and legs at will.

“Puhahahaha. “Then let’s try an experiment first.”

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Soon, I started testing whether the wearable construction robot performed as it should.

We checked how much weight it could lift, whether the welding worked well, and whether the drill arm and saw blade arm worked well.

“Tonight’s a party!”

“Waaa!!!”

As a result, all passed.

It easily passed my standards.

‘With this…’

The labor revolution has been completed.

The foundation was laid so that one worker could easily handle the work of 100 people.

In other words, you only have to pay salary to one person!!!

“It’s not just that.”

And this was not just a matter of simple salary.

Food, housing, human resources management, worker safety management, etc.

This means that the additional benefits gained from producing wearable construction robots are enormous.

“Now, if we return the remaining profits to the imperial family…”

The imperial family will welcome this with open arms.

Of course, I am not saying that I will return 100% of the profit, but I will only return the remaining 90% after taking about 10%.

Because that 10%─.

‘Infrastructure’

This is because it is a cost necessary to build the infrastructure of my territory.

If the money earned from monthly air conditioner subscription fees and mosquito net subscription fees is used to solve the food and living environment problems of local residents, and 10% of the profit is used to build infrastructure─.

‘Only my territory uses a different tech tree.’

An industrial revolution territory could be born.

And if there is an industrial-based territory, it could be of some help to me in some way.

If I want to face a high-ranking executive-level demon in the future, I will also need a Hulkbuster-level transcendence suit.

***

“Already?”

It’s been almost a month since I’ve been focusing on developing suits and weapons, as well as wearable construction robots.

The day was already approaching.

In other words, the Academy’s festival day has arrived.

“Um…”

And this means that both male and female dormitories will be open.

In order to relieve the stress accumulated due to training, the academy management greatly relaxed regulations.

“······.”

And this also means that numerous events will occur.

These are various types of events that occur between the player and the heroine.