(Rewrite) Transdimensional Troubles

Chapter 10: The factory

Phantom looked around the construction site. The forest meadow had been severely violated by the group of Fire Nation workers. It was spiritually strong, and the humans were indeed afraid that out of the bushes would jump some scary beast. But Danny was calm about it, he would have sensed a foreign presence. He told them as such, and it calmed the people down. He was an otherwordly being himself, after all.

The portal was groundbreaking. Literally. It was positioned on the ground. There were many points to call such decision quite stupid, but there was little choice, no wall to dig into. At the moment the portal was nothing more than a zone marked with sticks, connected with white rope. That's basically it, but some of the materials had been brought to the spot. Piled up in accurate stacks.

"So we have it," Danny mumbled, crossing his hands and looking at the War Minister.

"Indeed, Your Majesty. We haven't got the blueprints," Qin rubbed his grey goatee.

One of them was immediately shoved into his face.

"To you I give a simple part," Phantom explained as the aged man unrolled the scroll curiously.

"The carcass, I take it?" guessed Qin, looking through the piece of parchment.

"Yes. We are facing many complications, caused by how backwards this world is. Not to offend."

"And how exactly?"

"You don't have the wires to transmit the electricity."

Many workers, some of which had to wear only pants because of the hot weather, listened to the overseer of the incredible project. Qin raised his eyebrow.

"Why would we need it?"

"The portal will self-sustain after the launch, and even then we will need to expulse extra energy."

The War Minister nodded, putting the parchment on the table.

"How are you going to get the electricity?"

Danny tapped on the drawing. "These are coils to harvest lighting. So far it's the only way I see. They are naturally attracted to high and metallic objects. We need 1,21 gigawatt, which is quite ironic. There are two ways to get enough - either lighting or plutonium...239, I think. I don't know where my parents took the source, maybe stole from a power plant. Electric cords are made of certain metals which transmit enough electrons without heating up too much. Silver is the best for such job, but it is expensive, so I asked to make copper ones for the most part. Try to guess the problem."

Phantom loved his role as an emissary of the next era. He picked up a copper wire and bended it easily.

"It is thin?"

"You are right," Danny lied, actually implying the lack of isolation. "What about the metal for the portal itself?"

"Strong alloys. They are being produced by one of our best plants. Located near Jang Hui river."

Phantom walked to the pile of metal plates and took a closer look. He hummed.

"I need a test. Put one of them in some place."

The workers followed with the order. One of the plates was put vertically in a secluded place. Danny charged an ectoblast in his palm. It needed to withstand ectoenergy in large quantities. He kept charging it for several seconds, as the people stepped away from him, putting more energy into it. Once he guessed that it was enough, Phantom unleashed the blinding green beam.

It hit the metal plate and launched the thing into the tree. Someone had put it too carelessly. The grass beneath the beam had been completely wiped out, leaving barren dead ground.