GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

Chapter 2058  Revolutionary Technology.

He is not the first person to think of replacing the three cornerstones of human civilization and earn money from it. In fact, humans have found many other alternatives. The most recent alternative is the use of electricity.

Currently, humans have begun to harness the power of direct current electricity. This came after they discovered that certain materials, when put in certain conditions and combinations, can produce electric current in a fixed direction.

They used this discovery to create batteries. This discovery is fairly recent, and batteries have only been developed for a little over two decades, but a lot of advances have been made in the production of electricity using batteries.

With batteries came other methods to use electricity. The lightstone has already been replaced by the light bulb. The heatstone and firestone are currently on their way to being replaced too.

But all of these advances are limited to cities. Only city folk have access to electricity, so only they can use it.

People in towns and villages still stick to the three stones or cheaper alternatives like fireplaces and stoves that burn charcoal or wood.

Actually, electricity is sometimes expensive for those in the city to use because of its high cost of production and expensive transmission.

Advances have been made in battery technology to reduce the cost of the production of electricity. But the cost of transmission is still high because the voltage of direct current is very difficult to make.

His solution, which is to introduce alternating current electricity, will fix this problem. It is because, unlike direct current, the voltage of alternating current can be easily changed using transformers.

To be honest, it is not exactly his idea. Someone else will discover electromagnetic induction in the near future, which will usher in the era of alternating current.

In that era, the current technology of steam engines will be combined with the technology of electromagnetic induction to create alternating current and even direct current generators.

Even natural forces of nature such as wind and water can be harnessed using wind turbines and water wheels to create electricity. This will make the production of electricity cheaper.

Because of transformers, the transmission of electricity will also become cheaper. Power lines can then be used to transmit electricity across vast distances, which will bring electricity to towns and villages.

At that point, the three cornerstones of humanity will be completely replaced by cheap alternatives that everyone can afford. It is all because of the discovery of electromagnetic induction.

Those things haven’t happened yet. But Legion has memories of them, so he can make them happen sooner.

Unlike the man who made that discovery, he is not going to give it out for free. He is going to patent it and earn royalties from anyone who uses it.

That is his main plan to earn money. He had a lot of plans, such as making art, writing stories, or making music.

It didn’t matter if he was talented. All that will matter is that he has memories of popular pieces of entertainment and art from the future that he can take advantage of in the present.

But he went in favor of making a revolutionary change in technology and electricity because it will have a wider impact, and he will only have to do a little work to reap the fruit of his efforts.

If he were to venture into art, only the rich and powerful would be able to enjoy and appreciate it. There is also the fact that he has to put in a lot of effort into writing, painting, or sculpting.

These two things and the cold he experienced last night made him decide to change the world with electricity.

All he needs to do is write a paper on electromagnetic induction and make schematics of the various practical applications of electromagnetic induction. Then he will patent these applications.

He intends to design the alternator, dynamo, motor, and transformer in his patent. By patenting them, he will have sole ownership of them. Others will have to pay him to use his technology.

He has plans for the telephone, radio, and television in the future. He is not going to release them now because he doesn’t want the god of steam and the god of craft to benefit too much from his ideas.

He also doesn’t want to draw too much attention to himself, and he doesn’t need them yet. The methods of producing electricity by converting it from mechanical energy and the methods of transmitting electricity based on the usage of transfers are good enough for him for now.

After having his bath and having breakfast, he began to write down the materials and draw the schematics needed for the patent. It took him four hours to finish.

His slow speed was agonizing to him. It brought to his mind how crippled he had become. So he was glad when he was finally done with it.

He sighed in relief after he was done writing. Then he went into town to the temple of the god of steam. He is going there to file for the patents.

He has two options that he can use to file a patent. He can use the authority of the god of craft or the authority of the god of steam.

These two gods will enforce his patent all over the world. Anyone who tries to use his technology commercially without his permission will be punished severely. This punishment is dependent on the severity of their offense.

Of course, these two gods aren’t doing this for free. Not only will the knowledge contained within his patent help them grow stronger, but they will also earn a percentage commission from the commercialization of his technology. So it is a cooperative arrangement.

The god of craft is stronger than the god of steam, so the enforcement of the patent will be stronger. But the god of craft also demands a higher commission than the god of steam.