I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy - Chapter 132



132 – Turns out engineering genius (6)

I continued by wiping the surface of the artificial spirit that Eltman had returned.

“I saw what you showed me. It’s really amazing. Artificial spirits, even if I’m not familiar with magic, I think I’m well aware of how innovative technology my older brother created.”

“Ha ha ha ha!! Right? There are people who have conceived of this artificial spirit, but I’m the first one to actually create it!!”

“But it seems that this place is too small to contain all of your wishes.”

If you turn your head, you can see a laboratory that is not properly organized.

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Materials piled up here and there, magic lines surrounding the ceiling and walls. There really is no mess. If you look closely, it seems that each area is divided, but it is like a guy who is bothered to organize the room makes an excuse that he has his own rules.

The laboratory space provided by the academy itself was not a place that could be called narrow, but there was a feeling that it was not enough to contain all the items used by Eltman. As for the number of people, those who originally belonged to the laboratory were all arrested, and only Eltman was left, so this is also a problem.

No matter how small a project is, it cannot be done alone and requires an organization, but Eltman is alone. And Eltman’s research wasn’t even small. An organization was needed to develop this technology more systematically.

Originally, the Mage Tower would have played this role, but Eltman himself came out of the Golden Tower and he was Edelweiss. As the head of Edelweiss, who is destined to become the head of the Tower of Dawn, it is a long way from continuing this research in a different lineage, so a completely new organization is needed, different from the Mage Tower.

An organization that can continue to work even without him.

“It’s not that the imperial family neglected the academy’s support, but my older brother would know. Their support certainly has limits. We need an independent organization exclusively for this research. Not just material support such as money, but human support as well. It’s necessary. Brother’s personal strength is obviously great, but you can never achieve that dream alone. Isn’t it impossible to cover research expenses with bounties from criminals forever?”

“U-how?”

“You’re a very famous person over there. What’s new now?”

When I brought up the bounty, Eltman seemed very surprised.

Since the imperial family tended to be fairly confident in their identities in this regard, it wasn’t too difficult for me to figure out that Eltman had won bounties on several occasions.

It’s just that it’s not known to the public, but it’s not at the level where information is controlled to the extent that you can know everything if you want to know.

Perhaps the Duke of Joheim already knew from long ago that his son was doing an unreasonable job as a bounty hunter.

“As far as I know, there’s no item that says you can’t concurrently hold a professorship at the academy… I’m going to set up a research center in the school district, so please take the position of director. I’ll leave all internal personnel to your discretion. I think you can think of the deadline required to fill it all as about a year. You have to get permission from the imperial family.”

“Eh…what, what? Everything, can you say it again?”

Is it bigger than you thought it was? When Eltman heard of my offer, he lost his mind for a while and looked a bit bewildered.

It seems that I had no intention of receiving such support. It’s surprising that he just showed his obedient younger brother something interesting, and then suddenly said that he would build a research center exclusively for this.

Of course, considering the background of the Edelweiss family, it was funny that the heir, the heir, was surprised at just this much, but it was not incomprehensible when you recall that Eltman had been collecting research funds alone without family support.

The more you think about it, the more it surprises you.

It seems that the pagans sponsored the development of the artificial spirits, but considering that this laboratory is a mess and the size of the guys, they probably couldn’t have provided enough support. It’s not bad, but it’s not good either.

Considering that he created this level of artificial intelligence in such an environment, even this man is not an ordinary genius. It’s like building a nuclear reactor by collecting parts from a garbage dump.

Seeing that artificial spirits pop out even under such conditions, it is impossible to know how far they can accelerate with proper support.

Even if the main interest is a giant golem, the technology derived from completing it will be an artificial spirit level innovation. Right now, it’s just something that’s only conceived in Eltman’s head, but he’s sure to be able to complete it. No, even if he can’t do it, someone at the lab will make it.

Eltman seemed to have already made up his mind, but asked me with a worried face.

“Hey, I’m telling you in advance because my brother might have forgotten. I can’t stay in the research institute. Five years at the most? After that, I might go back to the North.”

“I know. You have to carry on the family line. But that’s why we have to create an organization different from now. So that even if my older brother disappears, the research can continue. Once built, the tower will remain even if the person who started building it disappears. And You don’t have any intention of giving up, do you?”

“…..”

Eltman nodded silently.

Since it was started by myself, it would be nice to finish it with my own hands, but more than that, to see it complete. That would also be important to Eltman.

Now that he’s said yes, the rest is mine.

“Okay. Then I think you’ve given permission… Oh, if you have any requirements, please write them down. The location of the laboratory site or other trivial things? Personal needs are fine too.”

“now?”

“No way. Slowly. Miss Michelle seems to be doing business with you often, so it wouldn’t hurt to show it to her. I’ll tell you in advance, so show her and she’ll take care of it.”

“Well, really? Is that okay? But I think it’s too much of a nuisance.”

this guy is real Why are you so timid?

Actually, I would be a bit reluctant if someone told me to spend money like this.

Still, it’s safe because it’s public. That research maniac brother is unlikely to spend money on useless things, and even if he does, you can think of it as employee welfare. There is such a thing as quality maintenance. something like that

Just in time, the Empire Map was hanging on the wall in the lab, so I headed there.

As a native of the Golden Tower, special minerals mined in each region were marked on the map. I pointed my finger at Eltman about Krause’s territories.

When I suddenly put my hand on the map, Eltman, who was bewildered, looked at my fingertips and said, as if he noticed it only then, clapped his hand.

“Ah, dragon blood stone!!”

dragon blood stone

As the name suggests, it is a red stone that means dragon’s blood. Compared to other magic stones, it has a high amount of mana contained in it, so it is especially popular among wizards, and the largest producer of this stone is Sarham.

The name Dragon Blood Stone comes from the fact that the blood of the dragon that our ancestors killed flowed into the ground and hardened into stone.

It’s true that dragon’s blood is really hardened. I have no way of knowing, but the important thing is that dragon’s blood is sold at a very high price.

The Southern Merchants supply this Dragon Blood Stone to the Mage Tower, and most of the Merchant Merchants buy it from Krause.

our estate. Isn’t it just farming?

Oil tycoon after death. that’s me

It wasn’t that I was confident enough to suggest to Eltman that he should build a laboratory. Creating a school the size of Estelia Academy in the south would be no big deal if you made up your mind and planned it. It’s just not because of the symbolism of the imperial family.

“You know now, right? If there’s anything you want, tell me right away.”

“Ha ha ha ha…yes. Okay.”

When I spoke again in a confident voice, Eltman nodded as if possessed by something.

***

As soon as I left Eltman’s lab, I couldn’t contain my joy and burst into laughter.

“Are you that good?”

“Of course. Elena. You are a genius. How did you think of making all of them by yourself? I’m sorry to my father, but I hope you don’t take over the Mage Tower and continue your research.”

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to enjoy the advantages of modern science in this fantasy world!! No matter how advanced the magic engineering in this world is, it is not at a level that can overwhelm the convenience of modern civilization. I don’t know if those two are combined, but the development of science here is still insignificant.

It’s a problem that I’ve been halfway resigned to, but the appearance of Eltman has become a solution to this.

If you throw in a few keywords later, I don’t know if it will create a reciprocating engine or even a nuclear reactor. This isn’t just a joke, but I can’t stop laughing because I think it would be possible with Eltman.

I feel like I’ve become the main character of something.

I only care about the original work and don’t think about it at all, so it’s a little different. After graduating from the academy and going back to the South, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to pay attention to this. Interfering with half-knowledge is worse than not having one, but in this world, it wouldn’t be bad to give such a stimulus.

I’m sure your brother will figure it out.

I opened and closed my hands and looked at the gloves on both of my hands.

“The fit…not bad. Is Eltman Edelweiss a rookie?”

It is the glove that Eltman first showed me.

It was brought from Eltman’s laboratory as evidence to obtain permission from the Imperial Family. Eltman transferred the ownership to me so that I could have it at all, but even if it wasn’t as good as the equipment I used in my previous life, it was one of the most comfortable to wear among the plate gloves I’ve tried on here.

There was no special function other than being automatically installed on me because there was no artificial spirit, but it was just that.

It’s also quite addictive to hear the crackling sound.

“Hmm…Damian, give me that.”

“Yes?”

As I giggled and praised Eltman, Elena looked at me with a puzzled expression and took the glove from me.

The ownership must have belonged to me, but Elena took it into her own hands very easily.

I tapped it lightly with my finger and it immediately clung to her.

is this transcendence?

“It’s definitely a high-level enchantment. But there are a few unnecessary parts. Let’s take this out of here…”

Elena muttered something softly and touched the gloves with her fingers a few times before handing them over to me again.

“how is it?”

“Yes? What do you mean… Huh?”

In an instant, I reflexively squeezed my hand into the glove attached to my hand, and unlike before, I felt the movement of magical power. Just in case, I let my mana flow, and a thin film-like thing began to form around the glove. This is despite the fact that he did not exert his strength enough to achieve self-defense.

When I opened my mouth and looked at Elena, she said to me with a slightly relaxed expression.

“I took off the parts that could be removed and engraved some spells that could be useful. My older brother carved some strange spells, but it wasn’t perfect. I tried to reinforce it a bit. So… how is it?”

Elena is the best.