Chapter 18 - Almost Ready
" ... the power exceeds that of a Nuclear Reactor. It is not necessary to talk about the "purity" of energy, which is many times higher than Nuclear." The mini-arc reactor presented for example produces energy of five gigajoules, while a full-fledged reactor will be at least ten times more powerful.
I spoke the next day in the office where Lena was, with whom I had a normal conversation and failed at the expense of a kiss. I presented to her the possibilities of the arc reactor and explained its advantages. (picture)
"And you've done it these days?" the girl was obviously surprised, judging by the slightly parted red lips.
"What can I say, it turned out that I have a talent. Yes, and some developments in the engineering department have already been ... really very raw."
"It's not just a talent, it's a genius." the girl shook her head and drove the wheelchair closer. "If your arc reactor is really so powerful, it will cause revolutions in the energy industry…"
"...and it is our company that will be at the head." I finished for her with a smile and looked straight into her beautiful eyes. The room abruptly became quiet and the degree of awkwardness began to gradually rise. "Lena, about yesterday…"
"Let's not." The girl looked away and an unreadable expression flashed across her face.
"Sis, running away from the problem is absenteeism, and I don't want any awkwardness between us." I took a step towards the girl, which made her eyes widen a little. "I can't call that kiss a mistake. You are the dearest person to me and this will not change."
"Stop it." she said softly. Enough, do whatever you want with the reactor, I'll sign all the documents. I don't need this conversation anymore, I... I need to work."
***
The girl could hear her brother's footsteps getting farther and farther away from the office. Her hand touched her plump lips, as if remembering something beautiful. But there were tears in the eyes of one of the two heads of the LexCorp company.
"...who needs a cripple with an expiring expiration date." she whispered softly, squeezing the trousers on her legs with her hands, not even noticing that, in addition to the trousers, she squeezed the skin under them to the red.
***
LexCorp has investors who were held by balls, and now I'm doing the same Lex did. Their money will soon be no longer needed, so I didn't waste time creating a presentation for them. But creating an advertisement for knowledgeable people at the very top is a necessary thing, and that's exactly what Lena decided to do. I continued to create an arc reactor, only already in full size. And, of course, for this, it was necessary to get a bunch of permits and certificates, both from the mayor of the city and from many others. Still, a reactor that will be comparable in power and even surpass a nuclear one is not a joke.
But it wasn't difficult to get all the documents when you have an excellent AI that can find the dirty laundry of almost any politician or even an entire company, not that I like to do this.
As a result, I decided to make the engineering department a subsidiary of LexCorp and gave it the name LuthorEngineering. And the very first project of the subsidiary was the Arc Reactor project, which could provide clean energy to the entire Metropolis, which, of course, caused a furor.
For the first three days, Lena and I often had to attend various meetings with representatives of the "highest nobility" of the city. In the news, my photo and words about the brilliant engineer often flashed, because no one began to hide that the reactor project belongs to me, and I am the one who creates it. These words couldn't help but amuse my Ego... I think I got a little bit of that from Stark.
But if the arc reactor project in the Luthor Engineering building is still in the process of being created, then my personal projects are in full swing. Knowing what awaits me soon in the world of RWBY, I began to create a full-fledged Mark L series suit based on Stark's nanotechnology and knowledge. But I simply don't need all its functions that the suit originally had, because my body can be considered a weapon.
With the help of Alchemy, I could easily create the necessary metals and create nanoparticles from them... if not for the abilities of my brain, which clearly became much more powerful after the start of assimilation with Albedo, I would hardly have been able to do it. But even so, it took quite a while.
In addition, I continued to train day after day using all my abilities. However, for this, I had to travel outside Metropolis, because I was too cramped in the underground complex. I learned this after the first little training with the use of Senjutsu.
Hermione Granger: It's interesting to visit a completely different world, but I don't think I can handle it…
Shinoa Hiragi: You breaking down like a virgin. Many days.
Hermione Granger: I'm just not going to pay attention to your words.
Rias Gremory: I immediately decided to agree. I may not be able to take my peer with me, but as Tony told me if I don't underestimate the opponents there, then I'm not in danger.
Shinoa Hiragi: Such trust in the administrator-Kun... has the princess fallen in love?
Anthony (Administrator): Shinoa, you're going to meet soon, wouldn't you tease her too much? She's a demon.
Rias Gremory: What else does it mean?
Anthony (Administrator): Nothing, I'm just saying that you are the most beautiful demon. And yes, if you don't relax, then these Grimms won't do anything to you. After all, you can fly and throw your power of Destruction right and left.
Anthony (Administrator): As for Hermione... with your current level of strength, of course, you are unlikely to be able to help many people. Although your magic is quite universal.
Hermione Granger: There's a need to help people there! I don't know... on the one hand I'm a little scared, but on the other, I can't just sit and do nothing!
Shinoa Hiragi: These people are from another world, I doubt you have to help them. I'm going just out of interest.
Erina Nakiri: And because of the Chat Points. It's the most important thing for people like you.
Shinoa Hiragi: Do you still resent poor me?
Erina Nakiri: Hmm!
Rias Gremory: Well, I would also need Chat Points. I want to buy one thing and without missions, I will save Points for several months.
Erina Nakiri: In my Spatial Store, you can acquire many different skills of a food preparation liaison and even talents, but ... I believe that I can achieve this myself!
Erina Nakiri: But there are an interesting skill "Basics of Ki Control", the description says that it just allows you to feel the energy around and it will be possible to improve the food a little! So I wouldn't mind going with you either, only it's very dangerous there, and I don't even know how to fight…
Anthony (Administrator): The basics of Ki? I have something similar... most often it is used for battles.
I went to the store and found this skill in the world of Nakiri.
The basics of Ki Control (C) 100
Her world is not so simple, even if there is such a skill, then there are also masters of Ki or someone who has mastered this path at a sufficient level.
Rias Gremory: Ki? We call it Senjutsu.
Erina Nakiri: Is that the Koneko cat girl?
Rias Gremori: Yes, she is a yokai and can use Senjutsu... only she is afraid of it because when using it you feel the "evil of the world". It can even drive you crazy if the mind is not prepared.
Anthony (Administrator): I just recently started using Senjutsu and I can say that yes, I feel the currents of anger in the world… it's a strange and ephemeral feeling, like the flow of a river. But just the Basics of Ki, are unlikely to have such problems. It's just knowing how to use your life force.
Rias Gremori: Are you a yokai?!
Anthony (Administrator): ... No, Rias, I'm human. You don't have to be a yokai to learn Senjutsu.
Anthony (Administrator): Erina, you're right about the danger. We will get into that world at the moment when the Grimm will attack Beacon, judging by the task. So you'll have to fight a lot. On the other hand, you don't have to do it, but if you show up there, it won't be safe anyway.
Erina Nakiri: I see. After all, I'm a cook, not a fighter.
Shinoa Hiragi: Erina Fighter Chef…
Erina Nakiri: What are you implying?
Shinoa Hiragi: If this "Ki" is something like magic, then you can become stronger and at the same time it will be much easier for you to cook food. You will be physically much faster, that's a plus.
Hermione Granger: Magic doesn't make us physically stronger.
Shinoa Hiragi: Have you tried?
Hermione Granger: Fair enough. But I don't recall anything like that from the professors' words.
Shinoa Hiragi: You have a death eater teaching under the guise of a retired old obscurantist. So I have a vague doubt about your professors.
Anthony (Administrator): Decide whether or not you want to go to the world of the Remainder. I doubt that the next missions will be less dangerous. Moreover, there you will be able to discover your "aura" and this will automatically make you several times stronger and faster. Although I do not know about Rias... she is a Demon, will this work for her as well as for others?
After writing the message, I went back to work on the armor. Kryptonian technology helped a lot because the computer in the capsule was much more powerful than the computers on Earth. And that's what I used to increase Cortana's capabilities. With the help of Stark's knowledge, it took me a couple of days to sort out the work, and... it's hard to come up with a clear reason how a race that created SUCH a thing could so stupidly destroy itself.
And even though I understood exactly how this Kryptonian analyzer model works, it is simply impossible to create something similar without Alchemy. At least because of the absence of some metals on Earth, which is quite logical, given that the analyzer is generally from a distant world.
The Clean Energy Project, for which we have already begun to build additional buildings in several places across America since the reactor must be well guarded. Not everyone has taken the development seriously from some "no-name" in the form of me, even though I am the head of a company like LexCorp.
That's why I decided to write a doctorate in energy, even if it's not my specialty, considering I graduated from Metropolis University, but there is no prohibition or restrictions on writing scientific work, not in my specialty. With Cortana's help, it didn't take much time, it only remained to present the work and wait for the excitement of the masses.
At this pace, this week has passed very quickly.
Time to make a decision: 3 hours
Anthony (Administrator): Hermione, Erina, have you decided?
Erina Nakiri: I still don't know. I'm just an ordinary person and it will be dangerous for me there, but I would really like... it's a whole other world! How many new things are there?! Different fruits and berries! Or spices!
Hermione Granger: I'm ready to go! I can't leave people in trouble! Tony, did you say that you can prepare something for my defense?
Anthony (Administrator): Yes, I expected that you with your adventurism would not be able to miss such a trip) So I've prepared nano-particle armor for you, it will protect you from Grimm if anything, and there's an autopilot with AI Cortana, so you'll be more or less safe.
Rias Gremory: I'm ready too.
Erina Nakiri: Tony-kun…
Anthony (Administrator): What?
Erina Nakiri: Nothing!
Anthony (Administrator): ...
Anthony (Administrator): Don't worry, I have such armor for you too)