I Became an Academy Mechanic Genius

Chapter 106

106 – Unexpected Question

About 8 days ago.

Leon Clendor showed signs of discomfort as soon as he disembarked from the battleship.

He must have been a guest invited by the princess, but he was greeted not by the princess but by a mere servant.

“···I’m sorry. Her Royal Highness’s current circumstances were not favorable as she had urgent official duties to attend to. Instead, as the person in charge of this expedition, I will take care of everything, so I hope you can ease your anger.”

Elena skillfully lowered her head and attempted to comfort Leon.

The Archmage, who was recognized by the Magical Society, was bowing his head, so under normal circumstances, it would have been diplomatically correct to move on from this point.

“Hmm. Is that so? But I have a question. “Can there be more urgent public affairs than meeting this descendant of the sea god?”

However, Leon, the prince of Clendor, fought for his pride until the end.

He even mentioned the ‘Sea God’, which is the only religion of Klendor.

“Didn’t the Empire want the power of the Sea God? The question is whether this expedition can be accomplished without the help of the Sea God. “Look.”

Leon smiled and pointed to the battleship he was on.

Then the Minister of State next to him gave a sign to the attendants behind him, and the attendants quickly started sending hand signals.

It was a signal to activate the spell engraved on the battleship.

-Paaat!

Then, a blue aura erupted from the entire battleship and the ship began to strengthen.

A protective shield is created in all areas except the gun port, and the gun port is also replaced with a more powerful weapon.

Currently, the only country that can demonstrate such technology is the Kingdom of Klendor, which prides itself on being the people of the sea god.

“Now, look. After hearing about the exploration of the ‘Sea Wall’, we further upgraded our ship. “This ship will not be able to attack any sea monster in the Magentani Strait.”

Leon said that and raised the corners of his mouth.

Elena and Ileja’s expressions hardened.

“In this way, we tried to show our sincerity. We prepared all the powerful battleships the empire needed. “Then, when a country’s royal family visits, shouldn’t your royal family come to meet them?”

A shadow fell on Elena’s face.

This is because Leon’s childish provocation is clearly read.

His words implied that the status of the Kingdom of Clendor and the status of the empire were no different.

Also, he called himself a member of the royal family, and by showing off the power of his ships of the line, he was indirectly expressing that the empire could not surpass the Kingdom of Klendor.

The goal is to make this recognized through diplomatic superiority.

-Sigh.

So Elena glanced at Ileja, who was trembling with anger.

The southern territory ruled by Illiya has suffered from numerous piracy by the Kingdom of Clendor since long ago, so it had no choice but to react sensitively to Leon’s provocation.

However, for the greater good, I had to swallow my anger and bow my head.

“I apologize again. For the sake of the development of both countries, I hope you can let go of your anger. First of all, since you must have been hungry after the long journey, how about having a meal first? “We prepared a dinner especially for the descendants of the sea god.”

Elena bowed her head once again with a well-decorated smile.

Her most important mission now was to enter the walls of Vida and unlock the secrets of her ancient magic, so she could put her pride aside at any time.

“Hmm…”

As Elena came out to her side, Leon stroked her chin and looked at her.

She urges him to bow his head as well.

“····Please.”

Then Illiyah also bowed his head countless times.

She received an imperial order to achieve diplomatic tasks, so she had no choice but to follow them.

Ileiya barely endured this humiliation, thinking that he was not bowing to Leon, but to the Emperor.

“Well, let’s do that. I guess I should say this just by looking at their faces. “Then where should I go?”

After seeing the Archmage and the Grand Duke of the South bow their heads, Leon asked for their location with a satisfied smile.

Soon, Elena escorted Leon to a banquet hall filled with a sumptuous feast, and Leon smiled in satisfaction at the sight of a luxuriously prepared table and a banquet hall filled with beautiful women and music.

It seemed like this was enough to give me a passing grade.

“Whoa… “It’s not as easy as expected.”

While Leon was enjoying drinking and dancing.

Elena and Ileiya left the banquet hall and let out a long sigh.

My pride was scratched like this from my first visit, because I had to entertain Leon for three more days.

“I want to cut off his head right now…”

This reception was especially difficult for Ileiya.

This is because they have been enemies with the Kingdom of Klendor since long ago, when it was called the Cruel Kingdom rather than the Cruel Dukedom.

“···I understand. But the Empire needs Klendor’s battleships. “Please let go of your anger for just three days.”

Ileja looked at Elena looking at her with an embarrassed expression.

It reminded me of the woman who bowed her head several times even as she rose to the position of the princess’s teacher and archmage.

Ileiya said with a sigh.

“I understand. Just 3 days. “It only takes 3 days…”

Just 3 days including today.

I’m also planning to go to the capital the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, so excluding today, I only have one day and a half left.

Ileiya thought he only had to last 36 hours, and he broke his heart.

***

“It’s been a long time since I went to the academy.”

Temporary office.

Ed, who was sinking into the leather chair, suddenly muttered to himself.

When he thought about it, it occurred to him that eight days had already passed since he left the academy.

“We need to experiment…”

Do I miss the lab even though it’s been a few days since I left?

Ed recalled the days when he was devoted to research in private with Fix.

It was Ed’s long-time habit and pleasure to theoretically calculate an idea or inspiration every day and then prove it through experimentation.

But since he had not been able to do that for eight days already, his whole body was itching.

Right now, there are so many things I want to develop.

“Well, this is more important now.”

However, I had to endure it for now.

Anyway, the 14 days granted under the name of ‘temporary outing period’ will end in 5 days, so you need to complete as much as possible before then.

‘Of course, you can apply for a leave of absence…’

However, since he was the owner of a fiefdom, he was able to prioritize fiefdom work over his studies.

If you want, you can apply for a leave of absence and then focus on developing your territory.

‘No. What is important is the growth of the main NPC.’

However, Ed thought raising the main NPC was more important than the territory.

His mission is to grow the main NPC and prevent the invasion of evil.

“For now, should I leave Fix in charge of this place?”

So Ed thought of a clever idea.

Anyway, you and Fix share everything, so if you ask Fix to take charge of this place, you can develop the factory without a hitch.

“I just come every evening and receive reports.”

Moreover, since he was a count, he was allowed to go out freely, unlike ordinary cadets.

He may be a half-count with no fiefdom, but he is now a count with considerable power, with Adella as his guardian.

The difference in authority is too great to leave permission to the dormitory superintendent individually.

“Fix, do you want to be a proxy permanent resident?”

“Weuuung~?”

So Ed decided to entrust Fix to act as the lord.

First, do as much as you can during the five days you stay here, and then return to the territory every evening to report the progress to Fix.

“My lord.”

At that time, someone knocked on the door and called to him.

It was Greek.

“All 1,100 members of the Fix Engineers have gathered.”

And Greek reported that the ‘Pix Engineer Corps’, the first organization organized by Ed, had all gathered.

Soon, Ed answered that he understood and came out of the container box.

Ed’s current temporary office was a container box made of iron.

“Fix!”

So, Ed comes out.

Grick slams the bottom of the shovel on the floor! He hit it and shouted ‘Fix!’

Then, the 1,100 Fix Engineers lined up in rows chanted ‘Fix!’ And simultaneously thumped their shovels! I hit it.

It was like seeing a well-trained soldier.

‘As expected, it was a good decision to choose Greece.’

And Ed looked at this with a satisfied smile.

Since he was a Greek who was quite good at running a band of 500-strong bandits, he thought he would do well if given this task, and he was right.

If you look at the newly formed engineering corps, they are well trained.

“Nice to meet you. “Edgar Fix.”

Soon, Ed began a moderately morale-boosting speech.

It was a speech in the context of cleansing away the mistakes of the past and creating a new city.

“First of all, I will give you the first task. “We are creating a wearable robot that you can wear.”

Ed, who had instilled a sense of duty in the engineers, began to tell them what they needed to do.

What on earth is a wearable robot and why should we make one?

And he explained the rough sketch of how he plans to make it.

“Of course, it would be difficult for you, who are not professional blacksmiths, to do this work. So····.”

Ed explained that he had brought in blacksmiths from the eastern territory.

The Fix Corps of Engineers was still unfamiliar with iron and fire, so he meant to build up basic knowledge by assisting the blacksmith he had brought with him.

“Then get started right away.”

“”Yes!””

In that way, Ed’s engineering corps began assisting the skilled blacksmiths borrowed from the eastern territories.

In the meantime, Ed ordered that a significant amount of the grain loaned from the Elmar territory be distributed throughout the entire territory.

First of all, the former lord scattered all the food he had accumulated, but that was no option for the lords who had been starving for a long time.

First of all, it was important to feed Youngjimin well so that he would not starve to death.

In this way, it can be used for manpower, whether rebuilding the territory or using construction labor.

“Did you put out the fire first?”

After taking all the necessary measures immediately, Ed returned to his office and began tinkering with the blueprint for the wearable robot.

As it is a machine that operates with a very complex mechanism, it was necessary for the blacksmiths here to explain it in an easy-to-understand manner.

“It’s a fix. “Would you like to take charge of the back parts?”

“Weuuung~!”

So Ed’s arm parts.

Pix took charge of the back parts and began drawing the blueprint.

It was easily explained, almost at the level of an Equaa furniture manual, and detailed blueprints were drawn for each part.

“Whoa! “Should the arm parts be like this?”

How much time has passed?

After finishing the arm parts blueprint, I approached Edgar Fix.

This is to check whether Fix is designing the back parts, which are the most complex parts, well.

“As expected.”

And as expected, Fix was his best friend.

He is drawing blueprints at almost the same level as himself.