Kaan went to his boss's room, feeling a sense of deep pride. This was the first time he had done something significant and actually been paid for it. He walked in.
"Hello, sir, you called for me?"
"Kaan. It's been four months. Do you have news for me?" Elfan said, leaning forward.
"I actually have some great news for you. I have been experimenting, and I succeeded in improving the machine's efficiency by thirty percent."
As soon as Kaan said "thirty percent," Elfan jumped up, excited. Elfan was not just a businessman; he was hungry for knowledge. He immediately said, "Come on, let's go to the warehouse. Show me what you achieved!"
They went to the warehouse quickly, almost like they were escaping from a wild animal. "This is it, sir. I have made improvements on the insulation, made the condensing room more sturdy, and by putting a fan to the condensator, I achieved faster condensation. This way, we don't have to boil the water twice."
Elfan was throbbing with joy, dollar signs visible in his eyes. "Good job, kid. Now I want you to install this to the machines in the factory. Of course, not for free. How much does it cost to make one set?"
Kaan timidly said, "Eight Golrums each, sir." At the same time, he thought, I made this condensing room for just three Golrums. I need to eat when I get back to my house, so I have to rip him off. I feel bad, but I have to.
"I will give you ten Golrums to install fifteen of these in our factory." Elfan reached into his leather handbag—which looked somewhat familiar to those used by Japanese salarymen—pulled out two leather sacks filled to the brim with Golrums, and handed them to Kaan.
At that point, Kaan felt terrible about giving a false price, but little did he know that Elfan was a sharp businessman who knew Kaan had used approximately three to four Golrums worth of materials to build the extension.
"I have some things to take care of, so when will you start putting these into the factory, son?" said Elfan with excitement in his voice.
"I have to order the raw materials, so it will take some time, sir. I suppose I can start the installation within three days," Kaan replied.
"That's great! While you order the materials, I'll go take care of some things. I've got to say this, son, you're going to generate me more money than I can spend. Ha ha ha ha ha. Take care." Elfan quickly left the warehouse.
After Elfan left, Kaan also left to place his orders. He visited a metalworks factory and a barn, placing all his supply requests.
"Before I forget, let's get some magnets and copper wire for the hand-cranked generator," he thought as he arrived to buy the materials. "I will build the generator first and then handle the installation later."
He acquired everything needed for a small, hand-cranked generator that would use the strength of his right arm—trained by years of manual labor—to charge the Ring.
"Now, the normal way of converting Direct Current to Alternating Current involves silicon diodes, but this dimension has no diodes. I have to improvise," he mumbled. "In Faraday's experiment, he discovered magnetic flux fluctuation—that's what I'll use for this mechanism. It may take longer than expected, but I have the strength of a single man in his twenties, so we'll go with sheer effort."
With his motive now clear and noted, he started making very crude coils. They were so crude they looked like a paleolithic artifact. Using leftover copper sheet from earlier experiments, he cut it into a rough sphere, punched a hole in the middle, and assembled a crank. He fixed the magnets close to the copper sphere and secured the crude coils to a wooden plane. He connected the cable ends to the charger, plugged the Ring in, and with hopes and prayers, he started to crank.
CRANK CRANK CRANK CRANK CRANK ....
DING!
Charging!
"YES! I MADE IT!" he yelled, but the moment he stopped, the charging stopped too. "Oh, I shouldn't lose focus."
He cranked for the whole night. In the morning, he collapsed.
"Ah, hah, hah, hah, I made it!"
Charge: 100 %
Kaan had finally charged the Ring after cranking for the entire night. Afterwards, he collapsed into a deep sleep.
When he woke up, he felt achieved, but realized he had slept for two days straight. He grabbed his notebook and rushed straight to the factory, heading for the boss's room.
"Hey, boss, my mother sent me a letter from the village," Kaan lied quickly. "She says my father is really sick. I have the instructions for how to make the condenser, so can I go?"
Elfan looked at him and said, "Is it serious?"
"As far as I can tell, yes, sir, it is," said Kaan.
"All right, leave the instructions and take this too." Elfan handed him another sack of Golrums.
Kaan's eyes welled up slightly as he dropped the notebook and hurried back to his cabin. He knew he had lied to Elfan to get back home as quickly as possible.
"Interface!"
Interdimensional Travel Inc.
User: Kaan Vurmaz
Age: 26
Level: 0
Charge: 100%
Main Dimension: Earth (Level 0)
Travelled Dimensions:
Aethel (Level -1)
MainAbilities (Locked)Forum (Locked)Trading (Locked)
Turning back is available. Do you wish to turn back?
YesNo
"Yes," he said, and immediately was sucked into a dizzying vortex. "AAAAH! I won't be able to get used to this ever."
When he calmed down, he was in his "nuclear shelter." He immediately grabbed his phone and checked the date.
"Oh, great. Time is frozen in the main world."
DING!
Congratulations on returning unharmed to your dimension. You completed the objective "Repair the steam engine and improve it" and you made a significant contribution to the Aethel dimension. You will receive your reward now.
"Yes! The moment I have been waiting for is here!"