Tempestamens (Month 10) 9, 1614 Central Calendar, 09:10
Runepolis Magic Academy Training Ground, Holy Milishial Empire
In the Runepolis Magic Academy, there is a location called the "Training Ground," a place where students and staff of the RMA could practice using their magic powers. In the Holy Milishial Empire, where the usage of magic in public places is restricted by law except for self-defense or emergency cases, the Imperial government provided locations like this throughout the country, where citizens can legally practice their magic casting ability under the supervision of the institutions to which the training grounds belong to.
The Training Ground becomes one of Meteos' favorite places after arriving at the RMA. It is one of the places where he can relieve the stress of endlessly drafting plans and blueprints by using his wind magic to train and channeling his inner child by performing various tricks for his amusement. Today, however, the purpose of his visit was different.
At a secluded corner in the Training Ground located near a pond surrounded by trees that separated it from the rest of the area, Meteos and his friends, accompanied by Robin and another engineer were setting up a small cylindrical object on top of a stand. While Meteos was attaching a hose connected to a bottle filled with red liquid to the object, Annette, one of his friends from another class, spoke to him with a dubious expression as she inspected the object closely.
"Hey, Meteos... are you sure this will work?"
The silver-haired boy only sighed slightly and answered her calmly.
"You guys have worked hard for this past month, so have some confidence, because I'm sure that your efforts will be rewarded without fail."
"I really wanted to doubt you, but... they say you never fail at making things, so..." Annette trailed off.
"I find your lack of faith disturbing," Meteos retorted flatly, to which she let out a light snort.
Since last month, when they agreed to help Meteos with his project with the promise of instantly passing the coveted equivalency exam if they succeed, Nadia Smirnova and her two friends, Sofia Trussardi and Annette Pendragon, were involved in the construction of the object being set up right now, which Meteos called a 'miniature magic turbojet engine'. According to him, it is supposed to be more advanced and sophisticated than the engines currently used by the Heavenly Vessels of the Empire. Initially, Annette doubted that such an ambitious and farfetched project will succeed, but after learning about his track record and seeing Professor Calvello agreeing, excited, even, at the proposed project, she reluctantly agrees and did her best to help.
They spent the first two weeks determining the composition of the new material that will be used for the engine, and another two weeks actually building and assembling the engine. The result is that the engine's components, which consists roughly of a compressor, combustion chamber, a turbine, and nozzle, are made entirely of this new alloy, exhausting the entire supply of NMC-22 in RMA, even though the engine is very small in size.
On the other hand, although he is seeking their help, Meteos basically carried the entire project, as the design and blueprint for the engine was already 90% complete when he spoke to them, while the rest of them did nearly nothing but observe and take notes of how the characteristics of magically enhanced iron combined with the NMC-22 and other materials at a certain composition, with only Robin providing inputs here and there for the engine's construction. Although Nadia and Sofia were okay with how things proceeded, Annette wasn't satisfied with this, as she expected to have a more active role in the project. After all, Meteos asked for their help, not asking them to watch.
'But... worked hard my ass...' Annette huffed.
She asked questions here and there, but apparently, the inner mechanics of this new engine is much more complicated than she initially thought and far beyond her comprehension. It's not something an ordinary junior high school student's school project. It's no wonder Professor Calvello is so enthusiastic.
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