Magicraft Meister Part 1

Jin made a 20-centimeter-diameter disk-shaped directional magnet and floated it in oil.

He attached the compass to the back of a plastic disk made from the threads of a thin ground spider resin (GSP).......

I have never heard of a compass actually used on a ship, so this is a self-made project.

The container is made of quartz and quartz crystal found in the material storehouse. The lower half is made of white quartz and the upper half is made of transparent quartz.

If it was not mineral oil, it would harden or change into a cloudy white color. Of course, I brought it secretly from Horai Island. Once sealed, it is impossible to tell what kind of oil it is.

"Okay, let's load up two of these planes."

"Father, you seem to be very supportive."

Reiko said in a tone of voice that was not necessarily dissatisfied but a little curious.

"Yes. It's the memorable first ship, after all. Besides, it's a ship I worked on, so I want it to be a success.

The reason she was so devoted to the ship was because it was the ship that Jin, Erza, and Reinhardt had worked on. Reiko had no complaints about that.

"Yes. Your father's name will remain on it. We need it to succeed. The Magecraft Meister cooperated on this ship."

"Well..."

Jin took advantage of the time he had left and began to write a memorandum.

"Father, what are you doing?"

"Well, this time I helped you, but if you think about it, I can't always help you, can I?　So I'm just summarizing what I noticed.

I'm glad you noticed that, Jin. The things that were wrong with the way he was doing it this time, the things that were prone to failure.

That is exactly what Jin was trying to fix secretly. Therefore, it was very meaningful for Jin to put it together.

"Okay, so this is it."

The writing on leather paper is bound together and a cover is attached to complete the work. <.

"I guess I should give this to the person in charge.

Jin leaves the room, taking the and the compass with him.

When they saw the completed compass, they were amazed to see the magician MagiCraft Meister at work once again.

Christophe received the magnet with great joy and began to consider where to mount it.

Rodrigo, on the other hand, looked as if he wanted to say something.

"What is it, Mr. Rodrigo?"

Jin sensed this and called out to him, to which he replied in a slightly panicked tone.

"Yes, yes. ......No, no, nothing at all. ......"

"Are you interested in a compass?"

Jin guessed that was probably what he meant.

"Yes, well ......".

After this, Jin was going to make some so-called azimuth magnets.

The advantage of these magnets is that they are easier to make than wet type magnets, which run in oil, but the disadvantages are that the needle stops swinging slowly and rusting makes them unusable.

This knowledge is not so much over-technology as it is in the <> that was previously presented to the Shoro Empire.

Aside from Christophe, the Minister of Magical Technology, Deghaouz, must know a compass.

I will give Christophe the <>.

"Oh, Mister Jin, this is a great help! I will use it as a reference for the next one!

Kristoff gladly accepted the memorandum.

The ship's ramp was well finished, and the new ship was almost complete that day.

A final check would be made the next morning, and if all went well, a launching ceremony would be held the following afternoon.

The Prime Minister is expected to arrive by hot air balloon for the launching ceremony.

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"It's all coming together now, isn't it?

"It was fun.

Jin, you did a great job.

And Erza, too.

Jin, Erza, and Reinhardt were chatting over a glass of wine in the dining room after taking a bath.

Reinhardt had become completely addicted to the wines of this region.

There are many grape farms on the east and west sides of Lake Wass, and wine production is flourishing. The east is the Erlich region and the west is the Olsen region.

Today I brought a 3456 from Erlich.

"It's still a young wine, but it's better than I expected.

Reinhardt drank at a fast pace without touching the food.

"Brother Rai, you have to hold back a little more.

Erza, concerned, calls out to him. Jin and Erza have almost finished eating, but Reinhardt has only eaten about half of his meal and is drinking wine exclusively.

"I'll tell Mrs. Bertsche when I get back.

With these words, Reinhardt's hands stopped.

"U...... understand."

Reinhardt nodded reluctantly and started to cook. Jin guessed that Reinhardt must feel relieved now that the ship was finished, even though the final checks had not been done yet.

"Jin-dono, Reinhardt-dono, Erza-miss, may I?"

Rodrigo came to Jin and his wife's table.

"Yes, come in. Would you like some, Rodrigo?"

Reinhardt offered him a glass of wine, but Rodrigo declined.

"No, just the thought is fine. As I told you, I am not in good health."

Elsa heard him say this, but she didn't care.

"Excuse me, but are you in poor health?"

"......Yes. I drank too much alcohol a little while ago.

If you don't mind, I'd like to examine you later.

"What?"

Rodrigo looks doubtful, and Jin explains to him.

"Erza, although she may look like this, she is a healer who was recently personally appointed by His Majesty as a healer.

Rodrigo's face seemed to take on a joyful hue for a moment when he heard this, but the next moment his expression was the same as it had always been.

"No, I'm fine. I have a proposal.

"What is it?　"Well, please sit down."

Reinhardt offered him a chair.

"Oh, thank you. I'd like to ...... talk to you about something that's hard to ...... say, but don't you have to think about what happens when you sink?"

"When it sinks,......?"

Even Reinhardt frowned a little.

It was understandable, since the launching ceremony had not yet taken place and they were talking about what to do if the ship sank. But Jin was different.

"You mean the ...... lifeboat?"

Jin had also forgotten.

He had forgotten that the current ships on the earth are equipped with enough lifeboats to carry all the crew members.

The tragedy of the Titanic occurred because of the lack of such lifeboats.

Even if there were lifeboats, whether they could unload all of them and evacuate the crew in a short period of time before the ship sank, let alone the argument.

You can't shake a sleeve you don't have. If they are not prepared, we will not be able to get on board no matter what we do.

"Oh, yes. That's what I mean."

Rodrigo was encouraged by Jin's understanding.

"Let's call a meeting tomorrow morning.

"Thank you, sir."

Hearing Jin's words, Rodrigo bowed and left.

"......"

Jin called Reinhard and Erza to his room.

Both of them were a little offended by the news of the sinking.

"This is not a technical story, so neither of you will know about it. ......"

Jin told them the story of the sinking of the Titanic, to the best of his knowledge.

"At ......, women and children are given priority ......"

"......"

"............"

Both of them listened to the story in silence.

"So it's certainly not a story to be told with much enthusiasm. But there is no such thing as a ship that never sinks. That's why ......."

"No, that's enough. Okay, Jin."

Jin, I understand.

Reinhardt and Erza both nodded with mysterious looks on their faces.

"For my part, I'd like to use some of the rubber boats made in the Klein Kingdom.

Not the Klein Kingdom, but rather the village of Kaina, where Jin and Erza are making them.

"......Oh, we can use those too."

Erza seems to have had an idea as well.

"Not only for fun.

"Right?　And then we should all wear life jackets. At least the crew of the boat.

Floats, rubber boats, life vests. The three of us decided to bring these items up the next day.