Super Righteous Player
Chapter 1008 - 66: Benefiting the People with Technology

Chapter 1008: Chapter 66: Benefiting the People with Technology

Husky’s novel theory caught Isaac’s attention.

The white-haired girl’s eyes shone brightly, exuding confidence as she said, "Due to the encroachment of the Mist and the stable regeneration of cursed materials, it will become a trend—for our children’s children—to use renewable resources instead of non-renewable ones or those difficult to regenerate. And it’s the right trend.

"First, the elites will compete to adopt these ’more expensive but eco-friendly’ devices to demonstrate their sense of responsibility—even if it’s just a show of responsibility. Once it becomes habitual in their lives, these special, novel transformation products will create a ’fashion trend’ from the top down in various countries.

"There will be devices for the high-end market, and naturally, for the lower end as well. In fact, it would be better if the devices sold to the nobility were especially expensive, at least more so than costly timber; then, they would be more eager to purchase... because it signifies ’dignity’ and doesn’t seem cheap.

"And the substantial profits made this way can be partially redistributed to allow even the poor to eventually adopt ’slightly flawed, not so versatile, and less refined in presentation’ but fundamentally convenient and useful new technology.

"Then, wizards who graduate from Heath Tower of Black will have steady jobs, people will upgrade to more convenient technologies batch by batch, the upper classes will gain a good reputation, lesser nobility will keep up with the trend satisfactorily, and the environment will be protected—although, by the end, no one will care about the environment. But in any case, we all have a bright future!"

Husky pitched her "new idea" with varying emphases to Isaac.

After listening to Husky’s words, Isaac’s pupils shrank slightly.

Although she didn’t cover everything, with Isaac’s wisdom, he immediately understood everything, including parts Husky didn’t mention or understand well.

"So that’s it..."

He inhaled sharply, murmuring at a rapid pace, "You’re right! No, rather... it’s not just about business; we really should pay attention to resource usage! The protective barriers of all countries are slowly contracting, and our current rate of resource use has reached a balance.

"If the population continues to grow or the degree of waste increases, it will lead to imbalance—we will use our technology to squeeze out extremely limited resources at high speed.

"I’ve heard that before the invention of the combustion engine, followers of the Fire Starter had invented steam-powered lumberjack robots and more portable steam-powered saws, which require only one-tenth the lumberjacks to operate and can harvest ten times as much wood in the same period. That must be a harbinger!

"The large amount of timber appearing on the market should drive down the price of coal resources. And the massive unemployment of lumberjacks will, in turn, drive the mining industry, which has always faced a shortage of miners.

"Damn it, why didn’t anyone notice this before? The entire steam technology requires consuming a vast amount of non-renewable resources—in comparison, the combustion engine that uses black fire as its main fuel might be somewhat better...

"...I understand now. This situation arose while the great barriers isolated the different countries’ information from each other, and yet the presence of Silver Baron’s priests and the subway maintained normal trade.

"Nobody realized what the resources they imported from other countries truly meant. They wouldn’t know, go to, or show interest in the environmental situation of other countries. And considering that Noah’s newspaper industry is actually the best in the world, traders from other countries might not have access to convenient channels of information... Perhaps traders from the United Kingdom purchasing Noah’s timber wouldn’t even know how many forests their own kingdom has.

"When you think about it that way, it’s ironic that the Winter Principality happens to have the highest rate of forest preservation..."

Isaac paced the dim room, his voice growing louder.

He calculated quickly, "If it weren’t for the combustion engine, in three or four decades, many resources might hit the red line. If we start focusing on resource regeneration now... no, it’s already too late.

"I see! That’s why His Majesty Annan invented the combustion engine, to create a new balance—"

He suddenly stopped.

Isaac turned back and firmly patted Husky’s shoulder, "You’re right, you’re correct! I ought to thank you... Our current research direction shouldn’t just be towards ’intricate and splendid creations’ and ’more convenient ways to exploit resources,’ but should instead look for new sources of energy that can continuously regenerate.

"Speaking of which, the Mysterious Lady already gave us a hint... The technology used by the underground trains collects energy from the Mist. But until now, nobody paid attention to this research direction—because it was already developed technology, though it was only used to add new subway lines.

"If this technology could be further civilized for the benefit of the public, perhaps we could even build a civilization as great as that of the ancient Elves..."

"Not only for the Heath Tower of Black but for the people of the whole world—you might not look very sharp, but you’re actually the one who truly has a far-reaching perspective, a sage!"

Beside him, Thirteen Fragrances wore a peculiar expression.

Aren’t these all your own ideas?

...Well, it’s actually pretty good. After getting familiar with Isaac, Husky’s strange and bizarre ideas might just provide some inspiration to him.

At that moment, Annan, radiating a faint glow, suddenly burst out a large puff of frost and shone with an extremely dazzling brilliance.

Isaac, previously excitedly muttering to himself, suddenly changed his expression, turned around, and grabbed Thirteen Fragrances.

With his other hand, he swiftly traced several runes in the air.

A grayish hemispherical barrier immediately materialized, enveloping the three of them.

The entire room, apart from where they stood, became covered in ice within three breaths’ time.

It was ice of dazzling splendor, shimmering like crystals.

Just like a cavern strewn with stalactites and stalagmites.

The glass in the room had all frosted over, forming web-like cracks. But it hadn’t shattered—because it was already encased in thick layers of ice.

These were all "Blocks of Ice Sealed with Light."

"...This means the advance was successful."

Isaac let out a sigh of relief, "Although we already knew it... it’s still worth celebrating."

"Indeed."

As Annan’s voice rose.

The Annan floating in the void gradually turned into a radiant specter and disappeared.

And Annan himself appeared unscathed beside them.

At the instant he appeared, the ice vanished into thin air, as if time had reversed.

The frost around was inhaled back into Annan’s body. Strangely, the light in the room remained undiminished.

He looked at Isaac curiously, "What spell is this? I’ve never seen it before..."

"It’s ’Inertia Refinement,’ my unique spell. Just now, I refined ’air that doesn’t cool down easily’ and ’air that suppresses freezing.’ Just like how I can easily make paper and cloth fire-resistant, or make iron acid-proof. It’s possible to finely negate a certain inherent transformation property of a material, making it ’inert.’"

Isaac sighed, "This spell was not supposed to have died with me... To put it arrogantly, when I developed this spell, I believed it could usher in a new era. But its learning difficulty was somewhat high. Before I could teach it to Nicholas, I had already passed away.

"It’s really a great pity."

Isaac sighed again, repeating himself.