Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

After clearing his throat, Harvot said to Lin Shangzhou: "Mr. Fritz, the ether element is what we commonly call magic. It is an element that exists in the air and is inhaled into the body as people breathe."

As he spoke, Harvot stood up, walked to the small table, opened the drawer and took out a booklet. He handed the booklet to Lin Shangzhou, who took the booklet and looked at the contents. On the booklet was a diagram of the structure of the heart.

"So what does the ether element have to do with the heart?"

Lin Shangzhou raised his eyebrows and asked Harvot in confusion, he gave him this booklet, which means that the heart and ether are related.

"Mr. Fritz, please look here."

Harvot pointed to a swollen spot on the heart diagram and said, "This is called the ether chamber. It is the place in the human heart where the ether element is stored. The ether will flow through the body with the blood as the heart beats."

"what?"

Lin Shangzhou looked up at Harvotte in bewilderment. He wondered if he had heard wrongly. What was the etheric chamber? There was no such place in the human heart, right?

He studied liberal arts from high school to college and did not understand biology. However, based on his limited biological knowledge, Lin Shangzhou believed that the human heart did not have a so-called "etheric chamber."

Harvot smiled faintly at the shocked Lin Shangzhou. He said comfortingly, "It's normal for you to be surprised. This is indeed very difficult to understand for people who have no experience in this field."

"The ether element is inhaled into the body as people breathe. The inhaled ether element will be stored in the ether room. According to current research, the ether element is not harmful to the human body. On the contrary, the ether element can enhance the human body."

Lin Shangzhou came back to his senses from his surprise. He told himself that he could not look at the world from his OTL point of view. If there was magic, it would not be surprising that there were other places that he could not think of.

He carefully savored what Harvot said. The ether element can enhance a person's physique, and this element can be absorbed into the body. So does it have a certain connection with divine revelation? Is the creation of magic troops also related to the ether element?

When he had doubts, Lin Shangzhou immediately asked them.

"Havot, are the divine revelation and magic forces related to the ether element?"

Harvotte nodded and said, "That's right, Mr. Fritz. The occurrence of divine revelation and the magic force are both related to the ether element."

"The magic troops can stimulate the activity of etheric elements in their bodies by wearing specially made titanium equipment, and then use etheric elements. However, the relationship between etheric elements and divine revelation has not yet been determined. If we want to study this aspect, we need to study the human heart, and studying the heart is something that goes against human ethics."

Lin Shangzhou was puzzled by this. He remembered that the restriction on human body research had been lifted a long time ago. Why would studying a heart go against human ethics?

He asked puzzledly: "Hasn't there been no restriction on human anatomy research in modern times? Why is studying the heart against human ethics?"

There was a hint of disgust in Harvot's eyes, but because Lin Shangzhou was here, his words were very gentle.

"We are not studying the hearts of dead people. If we want to study the relationship between divine revelation and the ether element, we need to conduct live experiments, that is, study the hearts of living people."

"hiss…"

Hearing this, Lin Shangzhou took a breath. Studying the heart of a living person doesn't sound scary, but how about another way of saying it? This is vivisection, and it's a heart dissection.

Although performing heart surgery is common in the 21st century, studying the heart is not the same as performing surgery.

"You are right. This kind of cruel experiment is indeed against human ethics."

Lin Shangzhou felt his scalp tingling. He couldn't even imagine that kind of scene. It was too cruel.

Harvot snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Heh, but the discovery of the Aether Room is based on such a cruel experiment."

Of course, his ridicule was not directed at Lin Shangzhou, but at the scientific community.

(Why did he say that?)

Lin Shangzhou was confused for a moment, but he quickly realized what was going on.

"You mean someone discovered the existence of the etheric room through such cruel and inhumane experiments?"

"Yes."

Harvotte nodded.

"In the middle of the last century, there was a scientist named Frankenstein in the United States who kidnapped dozens of subjects in order to study the role of the etheric room. After killing more than half of the subjects, he discovered the existence of the etheric room. After the publication of this result, it shocked the entire academic community."

"He was sentenced to death by the US government for murder and kidnapping, and was hanged by the government a week after he published his research results. He believed he was innocent until his death, claiming that everything he did was for the development of mankind."

"Although the ether room was accepted by the academic community after that, no country would allow similar things to happen again, and the research between the ether element and divine revelation progressed slowly since then."

At the end of his speech, Harvot sighed deeply. I don't know whether he was feeling sorry for the innocent people killed by Frankenstein or satirizing the academic community.

Lin Shangzhou also had complicated feelings. If he were asked which was more important between scientific research and human ethics, he would choose human ethics first. But what if research that violates human ethics could benefit all mankind?

Although he didn't know the specific example, he was sure that similar things must have happened in OTL before the 20th century.

However, he is not a scientific researcher, he only needs to stick to his original intention - all scientific research must be carried out without violating human ethics.

After sighing, Lin Shangzhou decided to get back to the topic. He now knew what the ether element was. It was an element unique to this world.

Now that one doubt has been answered, another one arises in his mind: What is the specific relationship between titanium and ether?

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Chapter 101 Ether Communicator

"Havot, can you explain to me the specific connection between titanium and ether? Why does titanium activate ether?"

Lin Shangzhou asked in confusion. He looked at Havot expectantly, but what he didn't expect was that Havot shook his head with difficulty.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fritz, but the academic community has not yet reached an accurate conclusion on why titanium activates ether..."

"No guesses or anything like that?"

Harvot scratched his head awkwardly and nodded, saying, "Yes, but that guess is a bit imprecise..."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Harvot gritted his teeth and said as if he had made up his mind: "This conjecture is 'because titanium activates ether, so titanium activates ether'."

"what?"

Lin Shangzhou was really dumbfounded. This almost made him drop his jaw. This guy is a scientist! If science doesn't require rigor, then there is no profession in the world that requires rigor.

How could they come up with such an extremely metaphysical, imprecise and irresponsible conjecture?

"Because titanium activates ether, so titanium activates ether... What kind of nonsense is that!"

Lin Shangzhou looked at Havot in surprise, and Havot turned his face away. Such words made him so ashamed that he wanted to open the window and jump out. As a scientist, he actually said this. Havot felt that he had lost face.

Although there is a saying that the end of science is theology, Lin Shangzhou knows that this is just a joke, but from the current situation, scientists really think so when it comes to the relationship between titanium and ether.

After thinking about it, Lin Shangzhou decided not to delve deeper into this issue. Damn, scientists all believed in such metaphysical and imprecise speculations, so there was no point in asking further.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

Harvot suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Lin Shangzhou then said to him: "Hawter, tell me about your invention. I am quite interested in the ether communicator that is not restricted by wires."

This communicator that was not restricted by wires reminded him of walkie-talkies and radio stations. He himself didn't know when the walkie-talkie was invented, but there should be radio stations in this era.

Hearing that Lin Shangzhou was interested in his invention, Harvot immediately became excited, even more excited than when he asked him to explain the ether element to Lin Shangzhou just now.

"That... um... Mr. Fritz... the ether communicator is a device I invented half a year ago that can realize long-distance wireless communication. It is similar to a radio but more convenient than a radio. Although it occasionally fails and the chance of a successful call is not high, I assure you that as long as you try more, you will succeed..."

Havok's mouth spewed out word after word like a fully automatic assault rifle, and his speaking speed was so fast that Lin Shangzhou couldn't react to what he said. This performance reminded Lin Shangzhou of an assault rifle - the Havok assault rifle.

This energy weapon from the game APEX Heroes has a very short pre-swing when it is fired before the turbocharger accessory is equipped. The stuttering sound at the beginning of Havok's speech is a bit like the pre-swing of the Havok rifle when it is fired before the accessories are equipped. After that, his speaking speed is really as fast as that of the Havok rifle.

"Stop, stop, stop, stop, please speak slower. I can't run. Speak slower, speak slower."

Lin Shangzhou stretched out his hand to signal him to stop. Harvot realized that it was inappropriate for him to speak like that. He closed his mouth with a wry smile, took a deep breath and slowed down his speech. "Half a year ago, I made a breakthrough in my research on the ether communicator. If two ether communicators are properly adjusted, there is a chance that they can communicate wirelessly."

"Is there any chance of wireless communication..."

Lin Shangzhou stroked his chin with his right hand and savored Harvot's words. He now understood why this scientist had run into obstacles everywhere in four countries and became a down-and-out scientist. Harvot had just said that this was an expensive research, and now he said that there was only a chance of achieving communication, and the success rate was not high. In addition, there was already cheaper and directly usable radio station technology. If there was no way to guarantee that this ether communicator had better advantages, then no one would invest money in such a project.

Lin Shangzhou also roughly guessed the reason why Havot failed to seek investment. It would be strange if he could find investment in the United States. Given the current economic situation in the United States, who would be willing to invest in such a project? The remaining three countries were also easy to understand. They already had mature wireless telegraph machines and radio stations. Who would be willing to invest in such a project?

The way he stroked his chin in thought made Harvot nervous. In Harvot's opinion, the fact that this government official was interested in his invention meant that he had the possibility of getting investment. He hoped and urgently wanted to get any investment he could get for further research.

He has not made any further progress in his research for several months because he has no money...

Lin Shangzhou was still thinking about the benefits of this communication device. Although the research on the ether communicator was a bottomless pit of money, Harvot's initial benchmark was not radio technology, but the telephone. He also said that the ether communicator was more convenient than the radio station, which meant that the ether communicator was smaller than the radio station.

If it is smaller than a radio station, then the Ethernet communicator is comparable to a handheld radio walkie-talkie. In the 21st century OTL, radio walkie-talkies are only of interest to some enthusiasts, but in the 1930s of this world, it can be said to be an epoch-making invention. If a small news communication device was really invented at this time, it would indeed change the world.

There is no need to say much about the civilian benefits. This thing can be sold to make money. What is more important to Lin Shangzhou is the military benefits. If he can provide the military with such a small and flexible communication equipment, he believes that he can get more support from the military.

The long-distance communication equipment commonly used in the military at this time were radio stations and telegraph machines. The technologies of these two were much more mature than those of Ethernet communicators. The cheapness alone was something that Ethernet communicators could not match.

He believed that Harvot's ether communicator had advantages that were difficult to match with radio technology, but everything would have to wait until he saw the device in detail.

"Havot, can I see your etheric communicator?"

"Okay, okay, of course."

Harvot nodded repeatedly. He walked to the small table and put all the instruments aside to make a space. Then he opened the drawer and carefully took out the ether communicator.

Lin Shangzhou stood up and walked to his side to look at the ether communicators he took out. There were two of them in total. They were of a somewhat peculiar shape, rectangular boxes with buttons and rotary regulators on one side, a bit like a satellite phone, but the antenna on this thing was very short, and the overall feeling was very cheap.

"Is this the etheric communicator?"

Lin Shangzhou hesitated for a moment and asked, he didn't quite believe that this thing could achieve wireless communication...

Seeing that Lin Shangzhou was not satisfied with the appearance of his invention, Harvot said to him hurriedly: "Um...Mr. Fritz, I know my invention doesn't look so beautiful, but please believe me, its practicality will not disappoint you."

"I'll debug it for you right away."

As Harvot spoke, he picked up an ether communicator, pressed the button on it, and then turned the knob to debug the device. After debugging one, he started to debug another.

While he was debugging the second communicator, Lin Shangzhou curiously picked up the debugged one and put it to his ear. After putting it to his ear, he seemed to hear some strange noises.

He couldn't tell what the noise was, but it was very strange.

"Hello...Hello?"

Lin Shangzhou tried to speak a few words, but there was no response. He took the communicator away from his ear and wanted to put it back on the table. At this time, Harvot took the remaining communicator and turned to him and said, "Okay, Mr. Fritz, I've finished debugging. You can try to speak a few more words."

So Lin Shangzhou put the communicator to his mouth again and said to it: "Hello?"

Harvot put another communicator to his ear and listened to the voice inside. The next second, his eyes lit up and he spoke into the communicator in a trembling voice: "It's done! It's done! This time it worked!"

(Success?!)

Seeing that Havot was so excited, Lin Shangzhou hurriedly put the communicator to his ear, and Havot also said a few words into the communicator.

The sound quality of the voice Lin Shangzhou heard from the communicator was not very good and was a little unclear, but he did hear what Harvot said.

He immediately put down the etheric communicator and said to Harvot, "What is the maximum distance it can communicate?"

"My guess is that if I could make the core out of better titanium, it could reach the range of a wireless telegraph."

Harvot's face was filled with indescribable pride. He raised his head slightly and said confidently, "That means it can achieve real-time communication over hundreds or even thousands of kilometers."

Lin Shangzhou stared at Havot in surprise. If this thing could be mass-produced, the German military would have advantages that other countries could hardly imagine.

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Chapter 102 Titanium Needed

What the hell does it mean to achieve real-time communication over hundreds or thousands of kilometers in this era? It means that the armies have unimaginable coordination, and any order can be issued at the fastest speed. It may only take a few minutes for an order to be conveyed from the highest command to the grassroots soldiers.

To put it in an interesting way, in the future, it will be possible to truly achieve outrageous micro-manipulation such as moving a machine gun by five centimeters.

Lin Shangzhou couldn't help but wonder what kind of support he would get if he provided this technology to the military...

He looked into Havot's eyes and made up his mind: he would fund Havot's research no matter what, so he said to Havot: "Havot, I am willing to invest in your research."

Harvot was stunned. The news was so surprising that he didn't realize that Lin Shangzhou was willing to fund his research.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Lin Shangzhou waved his hand in front of his eyes and called his name.

"Havot? Havot!"

"what…"

Harvot suddenly reacted and looked at Lin Shangzhou excitedly. He asked in a trembling voice: "Mr. Fritz, you said you are willing to fund my research?"

"Ah."

Lin Shangzhou smiled and nodded. He didn’t know whether other scientists were conducting similar research. If not, then he would have made a lot of money.

An indescribable look of joy appeared on Havot's face. He put the communicator on the table, and with trembling hands, he held Lin Shangzhou's right hand and shook it continuously to express his gratitude to Lin Shangzhou.

"Ah - thank you so much! Mr. Fritz, I really appreciate your willingness to invest in my research! Thank you so much!"