God of Technology: Creating the Internet in Another World-Chapter 477: The Air Force Plan

That day.

The heir to the Gulf lands finished his classes.

Walking along the tree-lined path at Roster Academy, his steps were slow, as if thinking about something.

Before coming to Roster Academy, he’d pretty much thought he was the smartest person in the world, because at just 19 years old he’d become a high-level magician—a height most magicians could never reach in their entire lives.

But after studying Magic Conductor-related knowledge, he suddenly realized he’d just gotten a slight head start over others.

Magic-tech technology involved endless knowledge—runes, mechanical structures, material properties, combinations... so much stuff.

He quickly immersed himself in this world of knowledge, like a sponge constantly absorbing water from the ocean of knowledge.

At first, his goal was probably to reach a certain level as quickly as possible and participate in developing the personal flight device. But gradually, he seemed to develop bigger ambitions.

Just as he was pondering some knowledge, suddenly a personal flight device landed smoothly on the open ground not far away.

Right after, a whole bunch of technical staff swarmed over and started checking and recording everything about this personal flight device.

It seemed like they wanted to check every single part and precisely record all the data.

’Apprentice,’ the person in charge, personally got involved too, carefully examining all the flight device’s information, excited like a kid.

The heir to the Gulf lands watched this scene, a slight smile appearing on his face. In the past, he couldn’t have understood all this, but now things were different.

He’d experienced some small experiments assigned by the academy teachers. He’d failed before, and that joy after success—it was beyond words.

"Perfect! Too perfect! Not a single problem! No fractures! No parts falling off! No overheating! Every rune stayed intact! All the runes did their jobs..."

Apprentice shouted excitedly: "We did it! All the problems we found before—none of them showed up!"

"Hahaha! That’s what I’m talking about—tens of thousands of tests!"

They weren’t exaggerating.

Including experiments in the Tech Lab, forget ten thousand—they might’ve done a hundred thousand.

It’s just the actual flight tests numbered only a few.

"Jody, how’d the flight feel?"

After getting excited for a while, Apprentice turned his attention to the magician who’d just done the flying.

Jody froze. "Well... it’s a bit more complicated than flying with magic power, but if we add a protective shield, it should be way more comfortable."

"Speed’s about the same as a regular high-level magician’s flight speed."

"Oh! Damn it! I forgot—you can already fly yourself!"

Apprentice let out a frustrated cry: "Take it back, install the protective shield. Next flight test, I’m doing it myself. I want to experience the joy of flying too!"

People always long for the sky, and Apprentice was no exception.

He figured he’d never reach even low-level magician status, but being able to accomplish this feat with a Magic Conductor—wasn’t that a good thing?

"Master Apprentice, that’s not a good idea. Better let someone else do it..."

"We’ve already succeeded. What difference does it make who goes? What doesn’t have risks? Why can’t I?"

Apprentice snorted coldly, his tone firm: "That’s settled then. We’ll install the protective shield when we get back, and I’m flying this afternoon!"

The others wanted to say something, but Apprentice had already turned to leave. "Oh! It’s you! Looks like you got in successfully."

"How’s it going?"

The heir to the Gulf lands suddenly snapped back to attention. "You remember me? It feels... like I’m pretty ignorant. There’s just so much related knowledge."

"Honestly, before coming to Roster Academy, I always thought I was one of the smartest people around. Whether studying magic or Magic Conductors, I figured it’d go really smoothly."

"But after actually getting into it..."

He felt too embarrassed to continue.

When he first met Apprentice, the guy had said that once he mastered certain knowledge, he could participate in developing the personal flight device.

He thought that day would come quickly, that he’d become an important figure on the Magic Conductor development team. He might even appear as a "savior."

But reality made him understand—the gap was just too big.

Even now, he hadn’t fully mastered the basics, but Apprentice and his team had already built the personal flight device.

"When you first encounter new knowledge, you need time to adapt and learn. That’s normal."

Apprentice patted his shoulder: "The fact that you’ve realized this means you’re not far from success."

"Keep at it, young man! I really believe in you."

"I’m sure before long, you’ll successfully get started."

"As for what comes after, that’s a process of learning while developing. Even we’re still feeling our way forward and making progress bit by bit."

"This personal flight device might not need your help, but our aerial fortress does."

"Aerial fortress!?" The heir to the Gulf lands caught the key point.

"Right, our next big project—building a super fortress that can hover and fly in the sky."

Apprentice nodded: "In this fortress, we’ll have all kinds of military, residential, and entertainment facilities. Every soldier will have the same setup as in a regular military camp."

"When necessary, they can conduct aerial combat and airborne operations."

Aerial combat had two parts: one was direct strikes from the air, the other was large numbers of personal flight devices launching from the aerial fortress for individual strikes.

As for airborne operations, that meant loading up tons of soldiers and landing them on the ground for combat.

The aerial fortress could carry massive amounts of weapons, equipment, and logistics supplies, providing endless logistical support and physical reinforcements to these ground forces and air forces.

Of course, Apprentice didn’t mention all the detailed and important information, just gave a rough overview of the project.

"I can really participate in a project like this? I’m from the Gray Fort Empire’s Gulf lands..."

Before the heir to the Gulf lands could finish, Apprentice cut him off: "Forget about being from the Gray Fort Empire. Even if you were from the Elven Kingdom, Dwarf Kingdom, or even the Teylir Emirates or Dragon Island—as long as you’ve studied Magic Conductors, you can join."

"In the Tech Lab, we have many close collaborators who are all famous and important figures from your Gray Fort Empire."

"I understand!" The heir to the Gulf lands exclaimed excitedly: "I’ll definitely work hard."

"Well then, looking forward to meeting you on the same project."

Apprentice patted his shoulder and headed toward the lab.

Their lab wasn’t too far from the academy—they could walk there. That’s exactly why they’d set up the test site here.

After all, this place really had tons of open space!