Over the course of two full days, Jin and his team remodeled the boat.
First, a pilot's seat was installed so that the boat could be steered with a wire cable.
Then, the output of the left and right air jets could be adjusted with levers.
The intake ports are protected by wire mesh as a safety measure and to prevent the intake from sucking in unnecessary objects. And then..,
"Jin, we can't fall back if we keep going like this, can we?
Eira's comment, the first prototype was attached to the bow in the opposite direction for the purpose of retreating.
The entire wooden boat was reinforced with a few bronze fittings to complete the project.
"Wow, this is great!"
Paelová Sondovík, still in the village, exclaimed with satisfaction as he took a test ride on the completed .
"Well done! Jin, Eira, Kacea."
From this time on, Paelova began to call him "Jin. Jin was relieved that Paelove was becoming less cautious.
"If we build a ship of the same type as this one, we will be able to transport goods by water!
The Principality of Mercana is developing roads and villages along the mighty Norcina River.
The lack of waterfalls along the river has not helped the development of water transportation.
This is because they did not take the time to travel up the river.
The only way to go down was to ride the current of the river, but to go back up required power or labor, and in this developing country, the roads that had already been completed were used more often than not.
However, the developed by Jin and his team is expensive to build, but its maintenance cost is not much different from that of ordinary boats, and it can travel up the river at a speed only slightly slower than that of a carriage. And when they return, they can run almost twice as fast as horse-drawn carriages.
"Okay, let's try mass-producing them.
And because it does not use any special technology, it is suitable for mass production.
The pace of production, however, is about one ship every five days.
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Back in Lawhon, Jin and the other three were given a special reward of 50,000 tokels (about 500,000 yen) apiece.
"It's like a ...... dream."
This was more than the monthly allowance of 10,000 Tall. Katya was very grateful, even though she had not done much.
"That's not true. You've done a lot of calculations for me, and you've helped me a lot.
"Is that so ......?"
"Yes, it's true."
Jin explained that if you make something on a hunch without doing any calculations, you will have to rework it, and the biggest problem is that you will often end up with something that others cannot copy.
"I think I might understand ...... somehow."
"Yes."
Jin, too, has learned something very clearly after working here.
"The importance of going back to the basics, what is the purpose of making things, and what is ......."
In particular, the last point, "consideration for mass production," is something that Jin has long since forgotten.
Jin was once again aware of a different kind of fun than making a masterpiece.
"Hey, Jin, now that we have some extra income, let's go out to eat.
"Yeah, sure."
Jin was in his room thinking about something when Eira called out to him from outside the door, and he got up to answer.
When he opened the door, he found Katya next to Eira. She seemed to have adjusted to the place.
It's still light out, isn't it?
"It's summer. ...... I know a great place. I think Jin will like it.
I'm looking forward to it.
Jin and Ka-cea followed Eira as she walked swiftly.
Eira led Jin and Katya to a small store in an alley near the outskirts of town.
"Welcome!
The interior of the store was somewhat Japanese in style.
I made a reservation for you.
Yes, we have been waiting for you. Please come in. We have a private room ready for you.