"The Relic Research Institute has made great progress, but some of its successes cannot be shown to you in the form of finished products." Linda brought Charles to the exhibition hall.
There are more things covered by various glasses.
"It's okay. I'll just take a look. I guess there are some hardcore things that I may not understand even if you introduce them to me."
"No, some of your suggestions are very valuable for reference. The products of the institute have achieved success in unexpected places. This is all due to your guidance. Some people in the institute asked you to give them some more advice."
Charles grabbed a hairless mouse with a human ear on its back from the box next to him, played with it for a while, and then put it back.
"Haha, that's great. Please introduce the details," said Charles.
"This is material No. 6. It has strong plasticity and is very light. It can be used to make various objects, such as tea cups, stools, and various shells."
"This kind of thing can be produced jointly by Experimental Subject No. 34 and Experimental Subject No. 21, and then the materials can be provided by the factory next door."
Charles squeezed it with his hand, "Plastic? No, it's harder than plastic, and perhaps better than plastic in terms of material."
However, Charles' attention was drawn to a detail in Linda's words.
"Wait, you mean the institute is using a different combination of test subjects."
"Yes, the absorbed relics are different, and the abilities are all kinds of strange. Some abilities seem very weak, but after being coordinated, they can have unexpected effects."
Charles nodded in understanding. He found that the people of Earthsea were very smart, and they could draw inferences from one example immediately after he gave them some pointers.
As expected, humans have a fast ability to adapt. The technological explosion in Earthsea, centered on relic experiments, is about to begin. It can even unleash a power that Charles can hardly imagine.
"Not bad, is there anything special?" Charles asked excitedly.
Linda, with her hands in the pockets of her white coat, took a step forward and walked in front of Charles.
"Captain, I think looking at these finished products, you still have something to deal with at the moment."
"What?"
"Meeting a man who has been waiting for you for a while."
Charles soon saw a fat man covered in jewels walking into the exhibition room. As he smiled, he revealed a mouth full of big gold teeth.
"Governor Charles, I finally see you. It's worth it that I have been drifting on the sea for four months."
"Four months? So you are not from the North Sea?"
"Governor Charles is really smart. He can tell at a glance that I am not from the North Sea." The fat man with gold teeth flattered him clumsily.
"Tell me what you want to do quickly, I don't have time to waste."
"In fact, I came from such a far distance just to show our sincerity in cooperating with the Governor."
"Cooperation on what?"
When he heard Charles say this, the corners of Big Gold Teeth's mouth grinned even wider.
"Regarding the cooperation with your imprisoned users, I have actually done this before, but we only sold slaves, who can only be used to work hard, and cannot create materials and technologies with great potential like your users."
"He knew about the existence of those people with special abilities four months ago?" Charles frowned slightly, and immediately became extremely wary of the fat man with gold teeth in front of him.
As if sensing Charles' hostility, the fat man with gold teeth said again with a smile: "Governor, don't worry, I come here with good intentions."
"You have a special relationship with the governors of the world's crown island, Icha, and you have the Church of Light behind you. No one in this land dares to force you to sign an unfair cooperation agreement."
"Gordon, Vice President of the Treasure Royal Chamber of Commerce, meets Governor Charles." The fat man with gold teeth took off his round hat and bowed deeply to Charles.
"Chamber of Commerce? What do you want me to cooperate on?" Charles seemed to have heard of this Chamber of Commerce. He heard that it was quite famous between the South China Sea and the West China Sea, but he usually only sailed in the North China Sea and didn't know much about them.
"The Governor wants to use the products of those people with special abilities to strengthen the island? But in my opinion, the Governor is missing something."
Charles did not respond, but stood there waiting for him to continue.
Seeing that no one took up the conversation, Gordon didn't care and continued, "Supporting industrialized production workshops and management technology, as well as sufficient labor."
"To be honest, your island is the best island in the entire Earth Sea, but your island is too small and has too few people. Even if you send everyone to the factory, there won't be enough people. But these are exactly what I have."
Only then did Charles realize the other party's true identity. He was not the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, he was the capital.
Having sensed the powerful potential of those with their own abilities, greedy capital followed.
Charles shook his head. "I can build the factory slowly. I'm not in a hurry. If I can't build a big one, I'll build a small one first."
"Since you're here, let me explain that I know the potential of these things better than you think. I will not give up my interests to others for no reason at this time."
Gordon didn't look panicked at all. He laughed and said, "Of course, of course, our Chamber of Commerce doesn't mean to treat the Governor as a fool. I can show my sincerity. Please move aside, Governor. I will show you something."
Charles thought about it and followed Gordon in and out. In fact, he didn't hate the existence of capital. As long as human beings develop to a certain level, this kind of thing will always emerge.
This kind of thing can also be of great use if used properly.
Soon, the "sincerity" Gordon mentioned was seen in front of a huge warehouse.
It was a huge mechanical beast as big as a house, made up of densely packed bronze gears. Judging from the chimney that pierced through the roof, it was steam-driven.
"What's this?"
Gordon smiled and pointed to a round-key brass keyboard on the machine.
"Governor, why don't you ask it yourself?"
Charles looked at him doubtfully, then stretched out his finger and quickly typed it in. "What are you?"
A piece of white paper with holes in it quickly stretched out from under the keyboard and was rolled in by the brass gears.
"Click, click, click, click" all the gears of all sizes in the giant beast began to turn, and the gears turned in an orderly manner with perfect fit.
Even Charles, who is well-informed in modern times, feels that this thing is full of hardcore mechanical beauty.
"Da... Dada... Dada Dada~" As the sound of the printer was heard, a piece of paper with something written on it turned out from the gears.
"Hello, I'm Dolphin One."
Looking at the things on the paper, Charles' pupils shrank slightly.
He suddenly realized that this was not a difference engine that automatically handled the calculation process of different functions, but just an ordinary calculation tool.
And this is the analyzer! A computer without a CPU or a hard disk, but it can run assembly programs, a truly pure mechanical computer!
Charles, who came from the 21st century, immediately understood the powerful power contained in this bulky machine.
(End of this chapter)