I Became an Academy Mechanic Genius chapter 92

92 – Quantum Jump

The Kingdom of Klendor.

The island kingdom of Clendor won a decision victory over the Empire in the Great War seven years ago.

While their homeland was not damaged at all, the empire was forced to sign an armistice due to their guerrilla warfare.

So what was the secret to their victory over the empire?

That was ‘lack’.

This means that as the empire became a hegemony occupying the center of the continent, navigation skills developed to open new trade routes.

In other words, if the empire was the center of land trade, the Kingdom of Clendor was the center of maritime trade.

They developed a triangular sail that could defy headwinds, pioneered numerous sea routes, developed navigation skills, and based on that knowledge, they were able to reach all continents.

There is a difference between the Empire’s ship and Klendor’s ship, as big as the sky and the earth.

While the Empire is only at the level of galleys, the Kingdom of Clendor has reached the level of warships, which can be considered the final tech tree of the wooden sailing ship era.

This means that it is the strongest in naval warfare.

Furthermore, the empire is ignorant about ‘sea monsters’.

We have never explored a route where sea monsters appear, so we have not built any weapons or defense systems against them.

‘But it’s not the Kingdom of Klendor.’

However, the Kingdom of Clendor is fully prepared for this.

The combat agents aboard the ship are professional hunters who catch sea monsters, and they also earn financial profits from the by-products of hunting monsters.

Of course, the navigators and sailors are also well-trained veterans.

The technological prowess of ships is also technological prowess, but in terms of human resources, the Empire and the Kingdom of Klendor are no match.

‘Looking at this, I understand why they didn’t use me.’

For this reason, technology alone has its limits.

Guessing the princess’s judgment, she would have judged that even if I used my technological skills to build a battleship for the Kingdom of Clendor, it would be useless because I could not find the most important navigator.

To navigate the Magentani Strait, which has sea walls, you definitely need skilled sailors and navigators.

“Well, as long as ‘this’ is dried, everything will be okay.”

But at this point, I am seeing ‘this’.

So this is implemented as a 3D hologram.

In other words, a dreadnought class battleship.

‘It is a battleship that marks a watershed in the history of world naval power.’

Dreadnought class battleship.

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This battleship is a class of battleship that became mainstream in the early 20th century, and is a historic battleship that eliminated all previous battleships by showing innovative concepts and performance in various aspects such as speed and firepower.

To put it simply, it is no exaggeration to say that the image that comes to mind when thinking of ‘battleship’ began with the dreadnought class.

In other words, the dreadnought class battleship can be said to be the standard model of a battleship.

“If only this battleship could be built…”

Clendor’s battleship.

Their unique navigation skills.

Attack and defense system against sea monsters.

All that stuff doesn’t matter.

This is because the battleship I will build is relatively free from the effects of weather such as wind and waves.

In the first place, it is impossible to compare a battleship that moves at high speed with steam propulsion and a sailing ship that moves using wind and oars.

‘Is the difference in technological capabilities between modern times and other worlds a result of deficiency?’

Deficiency.

In the modern era I lived in, there was no mana or magic.

As a result, natural science and epidemiology developed naturally, resulting in the current brilliant civilization.

Compared to that, the technology here is strange.

There are magic carriages that use mana instead of cars, and rowing using magic and mana instead of boatmen. When you look at it, the era and technology are all mixed up.

While the architectural style and living customs are undoubtedly medieval, some technologies are no less modern.

And some technologies are Galapagosized, like Japan, which pursues analog in the digital age.

“Anyway…”

Anyway, the important thing is that because their natural sciences were not developed, I was able to fully enjoy that gap.

What would happen if my dreadnought battleship were to hit the Klendor battleship, which prides itself on being the world’s most technologically advanced ship?

“Hmm. “For now, it’s kimchi soup.”

But right now I am excited.

Just because you have a blueprint doesn’t mean you can make it.

Because the technology to build this battleship must be a priority.

In other words, there is no factory.

A factory that can build such a huge battleship must be built first before we can finally attempt to build a battleship.

‘There is no manpower.’

And the second problem is that there is no manpower.

This is also a skilled workforce that can accurately understand and carry out their work.

In order to hire such high-quality human resources, you need to train them from start to finish, which costs a lot of money.

Building a factory takes up a huge amount of money.

Even in the early 20th century, it was said that the national economy would go bankrupt after building a few battleships, so an astronomical amount of support was needed.

“What if I pour all my money into it?”

However, money issues are covered to some extent.

Currently, I am making a huge amount of money by selling air conditioners and mosquito nets nationwide, so I am already one of the richest people in the empire.

“And what if we get help from the dwarves?”

I am also the hero of the Dwarven United Kingdom and the blacksmith of salvation.

If we can borrow dwarven engineers who can build a high-tech underground city, we will be able to build a factory that can build battleships to some extent.

“What if we invite the f*cking members there?”

Also, aren’t there members who are in charge of directing and supervising the construction of the factory instead of me?

Currently, they are studying not only physics but also mechanical engineering day and night, so it is possible to see and understand the blueprints to some extent.

If you make them sleep only 3 hours a day and thoroughly study the factory blueprint, wouldn’t you be able to command the workers to some extent?

“Now that I think about it, you can get workers for free, right?”

No, why didn’t I think of that?

Currently, I am a count who has been granted the title of count.

Because no territory has been chosen among the three candidate sites yet, it has a vast land and the authority to conscript the people living on that land.

My land and my people are definitely there.

“······.”

I took all these points into consideration and thought about it again.

Is it possible to build a dreadnought class ship?

“No, that’s not possible either.”

As a result, it is still difficult.

This is because the shipbuilding industry is too underdeveloped.

The reason the Dreadnought class was born in the first place is because technology was developed in a stepwise manner.

Steamship – Ironclad ship – Allo class – Dreadnought class.

This means that you have been going through the tech tree step by step in this way.

‘It takes a very long time.’

More than anything, it takes up a lot of time.

In other words, the longer the delay, the more astronomical amounts of money it costs.

At least hundreds or thousands of workers must be employed, and if all of them are paid for several months, no matter how strong the country is, it will be overwhelmed.

“My belly button is bigger than my stomach.”

More than anything, my time and energy are not worth it.

I am already busy enough just developing suits.

My number one priority is to prepare for a demonic invasion, not to uncover the mysteries of this world.

“I have the technology, but the conditions do not support it.”

Of course, if you ask the imperial family, you will receive full support.

If I make a strong argument for what I have done so far, they will try to support me, even if it means attracting nobles.

But I am reluctant.

If I build a ship with their support, it is not entirely mine, and I value my time and energy.

“That’s it. “Let’s just clean it up.”

Anyway, the princess and Elena didn’t attract me.

The Empire will have to bear losses while negotiating with Klendor, but there is no need to do my best to make up for those losses.

The important thing is to strengthen yourself and the NPCs around you in preparation for a destruction scenario, and everything else is just a secondary option.

For now, let’s put aside the battleship construction.

***

The next day.

The second nomination ceremony, in which Group B nominates Group A, has begun.

If in the first evaluation match, Group A nominates Group B and the match is 1:1, then in the second match, Group B nominates Group A and the match is 1:1.

On this day, I pointed to Lucas again.

This is to check whether my newly improved suit is fully prepared for its attack.

“That’s cruel. “Are you going to drop me, Ed?”

“We said we could meet again at any time. Don’t worry though. “In evaluations, the process is more important than the result.”

“Then be gentle.”

“What did you see?”

“Shoot the Megbath pork.”

“Call”

After our last fight, Lucas and I became close.

Now I can comfortably call my name and have a quick beer.

In the past, he had an obsession with looking perfect like a prince in a fairy tale, so he was a bit contrived, but now he has become more human.

Is it because he acknowledged that he is not perfect?

“······.”

However, after a brief conversation with Lucas.

My consciousness quickly returns to yesterday’s events.

It still bothers me that the dreadnought-class battleship was abandoned.

Is there any way to make this?

If exploring the world’s three major magical singularities is an important event in the game, you will need to completely beat it.

“···Hmm.”

Such concerns continued throughout my walk through the academy campus.

Turtle- Turd- Without a specific destination in mind, I wandered around the vast academy grounds, pondering my thoughts.

-Whoop!

As I was wandering around aimlessly, the sound of a wave being emitted as Geomro passed by struck my ear.

It was Enya.

They practice hard without even knowing that I am nearby.

“······.”

Her sword was beautiful.

Her sword flowing gracefully in the setting sun.

However, Enya’s expression was dark.

No, it was a desperate look, as if it was being chased by something beyond the darkness.

‘···It’s worth it.’

And I knew very well why.

Shocking defeat in the first evaluation match.

I was defeated without trying almost anything.

That too, against an opponent who competed equally in the class evaluation match.

This means that the gap in skill between the two has clearly widened.

While Enya is in the same position, Enya’s opponent has risen to a level that warrants Enya.

‘Because we are developing a foot-doing technique.’

This is because Enya is developing a kicking technique.

If you try to fight him with incomplete swordsmanship that has not yet been perfected, you will not be able to come up with an answer.

-Whoop!

Is it because something like that happened?

Enya’s sword began to show some emotion.

Irritability, anger, resentment, desperation.

The feeling of negativity comes out both from the sword and from the expression.

And in the end─.

“Damn it!”

I stuck the sword on the floor.

This is probably because the more you swing, the more you remember your defeat, and the more resentment you build.

As someone who took Enya’s route several times in the early days of the game, I felt like I knew how she felt.

“······!”

In the meantime, I made eye contact with Enya.

As soon as she saw me, she lowered her head and clenched her fists.

Then, she smiled sadly with a complicated and subtle expression, and said, ‘Am I a bit unsightly?’

“Would you like to talk for a moment?”

Anyway, I was feeling sad too.

I brought Enya into my lab and gave her something to drink.

Eventually, Enya, who took a sip of cool cold water, spoke first.

“Honestly, I wonder if this is the path for me.”

“······.”

Enya starts off with a rather serious story from the first words.

It looks like there is some skepticism about footbalancing techniques.

I saw that he got straight to the point without any introduction.

“Ed, everyone is like that except you. They say I’m addicted to absurd swordsmanship. That’s why it continues to stand still. Isn’t there any progress? Then, he will remain as an ordinary prosecutor. Everyone said that. Even my family.”

Well, for now, their advice is correct.

The reason I can support her magic is because I already know the future world line.

“···Ed, what do you think? Do you still think it’s right for me to go down this path? “I really don’t know anymore.”

Enya’s eyes sway like candles in the wind.

What can I do for her?

She can’t even tell me that she saw the future.

However, she cannot tell you about her training methods.

This is because the countless failures and frustrations she experiences today are also a process for her future success.

My role with her is to support her so that she can endure all these setbacks, not to hastily tell her a shortcut.

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If she takes a shortcut, her Baldo technique will ultimately not be completed.

You must go through the process of failure and despair.

I was in the middle of thinking about Enya.

“·····Maybe that’s because you want to do a quantum jump.”

Suddenly, without even realizing it, I ended up throwing a science drip.

Enya, some say you did it to do a quantum jump.

Enya answered with a puzzled expression.

“Quo, quantum jump? “What does that mean?”

“······.”

Why did quantum mechanics suddenly come to mind?

This happened anyway, so I decided to explain what just came to mind.

“Um…There is something called quantum mechanics? So, this is a study that explains the microscopic world…”

In that way, I explained a rough overview of quantum mechanics.

Soon Enya answered with a curious expression.

“····How did you find out about that? So, everything in this world is made up of atoms?”

“Right?”

“Me too? “Is my body also made up of countless atoms?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm… Then what does this have to do with atoms and quantum jumps?”

Quantum jump.

This term, which is also literally translated as ‘quantum leap’, refers to the discontinuous movement that occurs when an electron moving along a given orbit moves to a different orbit, but disappears with a ‘pop’ and then appears with a ‘pop’. It is a pointing word.

That’s how I explained the principle of discontinuous movement of energy to Enya.

Eventually, Enya understood my explanation and answered by nodding her head.

“Quantum jump… So, that means that the electrons do not move continuously, but jump to the next orbit.”

“Yes.”

Fortunately, Enya managed to understand.

Eventually, I explained to her why I likened her jump to her quantum.

“So, you are preparing to take a leap. “To make a quantum jump, you have to continuously apply a certain level of energy.”

“······.”

“Many people cannot survive this section. Because it’s not continuous, you can’t see the results right in front of you. But the moment of quantum jump is bound to come. “If you can consistently pour out your energy without despairing.”

When I think about it, it seems like everything in life was like that.

I thought I tried hard enough, but there are many times when I feel out of place.

But if you keep doing it, you will soon reach a different level.

It’s just that Enya’s sword technique requires more energy.

“I will guarantee it. I believe it will happen no matter what. Even if you lose, don’t worry about what anyone around you says. “Quantum jump is an immutable law.”

Enya looked at me.

Her mood and expression have changed quite a bit.

The disbelief and anger that had been on her face the whole time disappeared.

“Thank you. Because you are never wrong. “I will trust you who trust me.”

Enya smiled brightly as she said that.

It looks like all the worries remaining inside have been completely washed away.

“Okay. “It’s good to see that your expression has cleared up.”

After shaking off our worries, we drank beer and talked about various things.

In the process, I secretly expressed my concerns.

I don’t really want to solve it, but I’m just complaining.

Soon Enya answered while sipping beer.

“Because the time is shortened… You must have a lot to worry about. “I hope the workers you plan to use also make the quantum jump.”

And as soon as I heard Enya’s words, I felt like I had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.

Why didn’t I think of that?

You can make Young Ji-min… Quantum jump, right?

“Enya. “You are a genius.”

Let’s remodel Yeongjimin.