Although he was reluctant to admit it, Gordon's terms had indeed targeted Charles's weak spot.
He understood the importance of the Analytical Engine; after all, the high-speed information era on Earth's surface was built entirely upon electronic computers.
Developing technology for his Ability Users required him to feel his way forward by trial and error, but the Analytical Engine was different. It could simply follow the path already paved by the electronic computers of Earth's surface. All he had to do was have his subordinates replicate it.
He himself might not be able to do it, but capital could. Humanity's constant pursuit of an easier life could.
Gordon had come prepared for Charles's core technology, bringing with him a stack of blueprints taller than Charles himself.
Seeing Charles agree to the collaboration so readily, Gordon, who had just been about to elaborate on the power of the Analytical Engine, was somewhat taken aback.
