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"Look at this thing."
Newton took out the artificial intelligence he had received from Jabir.
"This is something similar to a Puppet; it will be a great help to us, and it contains a lot of knowledge we don't know about."
Newton activated the AI, and a propeller-shaped device appeared above the sphere, hovering in mid-air, then a beam of light swept across the entire room.
"Environment scanned and confirmed. Master Newton, please provide a name."
The tone sounded rather stiff. Newton thought to himself that this thing was still quite far from Jabir's Idiot.
"Name... how about Demon King?"
"Please reconsider."
Jin interjected, as Newton was truly terrible at naming things. What kind of nonsense was Demon King? Was he still in his teenage phase? Jin felt utterly speechless regarding his superior.
"I'm sorry, you do not have naming rights. Please confirm if you wish to name it Demon King."
"Forget it, forget it."
Newton scratched his cheek; indeed, the name Demon King was a bit too ostentatious.
"Then let's call it Ginger."
Newton casually suggested, nearly causing Jin to spit blood. What was this? The imposing Demon King reduced to an ordinary ingredient? The contrast was a bit much. Well, whatever, quirky names are easier to manage... Wait! Why would an artificial intelligence need to be managed?
However, Newton couldn't be bothered to change it. At least he thought Ginger was a better name than Jabir's Idiot, so the AI would henceforth be called Ginger.
"Ginger, release all the information you have stored. Then, provide a directory of all information categorized into four parts: Magic, Technology, Magic-Tech Integration, and Others."
Jiang immediately projected a virtual screen, which was divided into four main sections.
“Boss, what is this?”
Jin looked somewhat puzzled. He understood magic, but what was technology?
“Come and see.”
It was much easier for Jiang to let Jin look for himself than to explain it. Besides, Newton was also preparing to see if he could create a set of armor to play with.
Jin was pushed aside by Newton, who began reading on his own, while Newton started to use Alchemy to modify his laboratory.
Unlike Jabir, he wouldn’t be harmed by magical energy, so there was no need to separate the two types of experimental equipment. He just needed to add some technological devices and then modify the existing equipment.
“Incredible! These things don’t require any magical energy at all. This information is like technology from another world.”
Jin expressed great admiration for the technology Newton had brought back. In fact, he was right; this was indeed technology from another world, in every sense of the word. Just looking at a portion of it had already left Jin in awe. Back then, watching Newton’s various experiments had made him feel that Newton was the embodiment of wisdom, but now it seemed that there were others who were just as brilliant as Newton.
“Indeed. If these things were completely released, our era would develop into an entirely new age. The problem is that taking one step ahead is fine, but taking five hundred steps ahead is madness; the world cannot accommodate madness.”
Newton tapped on a metal plate he was currently crafting. He planned to produce the armor gradually; while mass production was good, nothing compared to the feel of handcrafted items.
As for that knowledge, being too advanced for this world wasn’t necessarily a good thing, especially since it involved an entirely different realm from magic. Simply releasing knowledge about integrating magical machinery would be manageable since it had magic as a foundation, but releasing purely technological information would cause significant upheaval in this world.
“Indeed, we can only release these things little by little.”
Jin nodded in agreement. It was indeed dangerous to hold onto too many valuable things at once, but there was no reason not to share them gradually. Moreover, releasing everything at once wouldn’t be something everyone could accept. Jin could only understand about one-tenth or one-twelfth of the material himself. This was largely due to years of being influenced by Newton; he felt that an average person without years of research might not understand most of this information.
“This is roughly what I obtained from Edras. We should try to start with the simpler things for release first—let’s put out some simple technological gadgets and then introduce a piece that combines technology and magic. Let’s call it Magical Machinery. Also, we should add these courses at the academy; we need to cultivate more talent. We can’t rely solely on our existing knowledge here, and my energy is limited.”
Jin nodded and took note of Newton’s words.
"You see, I'm not planning to release this."
Newton took down the reactor from his shoulder. Fortunately, his mechanical prosthetics were powered by dual magic reactors, so removing one wasn't a big deal.
"This is a completely different energy source, and just this piece alone can provide an enormous amount of energy."
"Then why not release it?" Jin asked, confused. If this thing was so good, why not use it?
"Because it's dangerous."
Newton shrugged.
"It's not that the reactor itself is dangerous, but it can power any weapon. Now you understand, if a single Magic Crystal can provide energy for a Magical Weapon, then this could potentially supply energy for a Large Magic Cannon for an entire year. The energy and ammunition supply for such weapons has always been a problem, and with this, we could at least solve one of those issues."
"Weapon Development."
Jin rubbed his forehead.
"Alright, indeed, such a thing could cause significant upheaval. But I don't think we should abandon it. Even if we don't release it, necessary research is still needed. Plus, it seems you could really use this energy source, so let's store some more of it."
"Yes, that's true. And there's also this."
Newton approached the Gingerbread and pulled up the information on the armor.
"What I'm really worried about is this. If we use this reactor as the power source for this thing, it would completely change the landscape of warfare."
"This is... Exoskeleton?"
The Guild had also researched these things. It wasn't that Newton wanted to profit from war; it was at the kingdom's request. However, Newton didn't like war, so the research hadn't progressed much.
"This... is indeed quite troublesome."
Jin sighed.
"I suggest that we keep this to ourselves."
"No, I still plan to use this thing."
Newton patted Jin on the shoulder.
"Just like yours, it's better to be prepared. Plus, Jiang can be remotely controlled, so even when I'm elsewhere, I can still get things done with these."
"Alright, it seems you've really had a bountiful harvest this time."
Jin said with a hint of helplessness.
"We have some work ahead of us."
"Come on, now that you're back, don't rush into work. Let's go to the Guild and have some fun."
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