Thousands of sparks

Chapter 4 Dusande's Bad Thoughts

Although Dusand repeatedly emphasized that Polina's gas internal combustion engine has a fatal flaw, Polina still has no intention of giving up the demonstration.

She couldn't afford a boat ticket from Newsale to go elsewhere.

This is her first stop for funding for her invention.If she doesn't get enough funding, this may also be her last stop.

Polina who severed her relationship with her family in order to study, Polina who graduated from Imperial University with the first grade in her grade, and Polina who resolutely resigned from Imperial Machinery Company for her own invention, spent three full years, Polina, who exhausted all her savings to develop the gas internal combustion engine, is by no means a person who would give up easily.

She decided to bet everything on this show.Whether it's the past 22 years of life or the future career, as long as you have it in your hands, it's all on the stage.

Either die or live.In front of Polina, there is no third way at all.

"I don't have time to debug anymore." After listening to Dusande's words, Polina showed a somewhat bitter smile, "I will explain all this to the audience during the show."

Du Sande looked seriously at the young inventor in front of him, and then sighed softly.

"Then I wish you all the best." Although he had already sentenced Polina to the death penalty in his heart, Dusande couldn't allow himself to sit idly by.

The device that appeared in front of us is an important invention that will change the entire course of human history.More importantly, the manufacture of internal combustion engines and related industries...it is very profitable!

Without financial independence, there is no personal independence.Du Sande has a very deep understanding of this truth.He is only ten years old now, and he doesn't have anything that can be called a foreign aid - he doesn't even have the standard system and plug-ins for a traverser.

When his mother provided him with food, clothing, housing, transportation and a series of care and care for free, Dusande's personal opinion seemed insignificant.

Father Dusan, as the commander of the fleet, is stationed in the satellite orbit of Newsail all the year round, and everything in the family is basically decided by the mother.According to imperial law, as long as the guardian agrees, a man can marry at the age of 12.

According to this progress... In another two years, Dusande will definitely marry Lorraine.

Although the status of noble families is high, the cost of maintaining their status is very high.Although my mother is a gentle and kind person, she will not refuse the support sent by her in-laws and family.

Although the Lorraine family is not aristocratic, as the general sales agent of Newsail of United Mining, Mr. Wensal and Ms. Brony's family wealth is really rich.

And these two can work all the way from ordinary clerks in the mining complex to this status as civilians in the past 20 years, so it is naturally impossible for them to be stupid.They flattered Baroness Androni in an almost flattering way, and in such a disregard for decency, they publicized the "purpose" of trying to marry to the outside world.

This only shows that what they want to obtain is far more important than self-esteem and family reputation.Even more important than her daughter's lifelong happiness.

The value of such a thing is extremely high, and it can only be realized by marrying Lorraine to himself.

Baroness Androni's fief is in Newsail, and the fief does not produce coal.Marrying with the Baroness's family, their purpose is naturally not to increase the already rich family wealth.

Their purpose is undoubtedly the name of the nobility. It is very good to have their daughter as a baroness, and of course it is best to have a grandson who can inherit the title.

With the title of nobility and their thick wallets, perhaps in another ten years, there will be an extremely beautiful young female congresswoman in the parliament of Newsail who will sacrifice everything for the benefit of the family.

The impure motives of the prospective parents-in-law made Du Sande have a natural sense of resistance, but what made Du Sande most unwilling to get married was another matter.

To be honest, marrying a beautiful and rich little loli back home may wake up many people laughing in the middle of the night.But if the little girl who married home was Lorraine, Du Sande might not dare to close her eyes at night.

The character of this kid is too scary.

When the two first met, the six-year-old Lorraine was very cheerful.Because she was two years older than Du Sande, she always regarded herself as a "sister" every time she met Du Sande.And he also takes great care of this little brother who has an "introverted" atmosphere.

But after she began to receive "teaching" from a tutor at the age of eight, Lorraine's personality suddenly changed dramatically.From the cheerful little girl who liked to run in the woods, she suddenly became an "excellent lady" who kept saying "for the benefit of the family".

If she really gets married in the future, if one day Lorraine thinks that it is best to kill herself for the benefit of the family, and then hold her son to make the nobles... Wouldn't she have to time travel again after she just crossed over?
If she falls in love freely, maybe Dusande can bring back Lorraine's character.But now they decided to agree to the engagement just for the benefit of the family, and they also said something like "It's better to marry you than to be a concubine of a 50-year-old nobleman"-this is me as a candidate?

How can a handsome man of four feet (approximately 1.2 meters) be a spare tire for a little loli?

Dusande has a dream, a dream that needs to be built on the basis of "smoothly improving the internal combustion engine, commercializing it and getting rich suddenly".

He wants to use the huge income to make his mother and father respect his opinions, at least not to get engaged to Lorraine immediately.

Then he relied on his identity as the "self-made rich generation" to get Lorraine in a reasonable, legal and compliant manner.

By the way, this little girl who is full of "family interests" is broken into a normal girl with three virtues who has a outlook on life, world outlook and values ​​that match her own.

For this goal in life, first of all...you have to find a way to keep Polina in Newsale, by your side.

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Next to the lounge, in the corridor leading to the main building, Dusand saw his mother in a long beige dress.

Compared with the costumes of other nobles, Androni's dress is plain.But coupled with her gentle and elegant temperament and dignified face, the plain dress added to her temperament as a hostess.

Gentle without being overheated, dignified without being alienating.Androni is like a natural convener and arbiter, she can always calm down the people around her, temporarily put aside sharp conflicts and seek ways to reconcile.

"Have you already seen that invention?" Androni squatted down slightly, and gently touched Dusand's head. "How does it feel? Do you not quite understand what it is for?"

"I've seen it." Dusand squinted his eyes and waited for the end of the stroking.If you ask to stop this action in advance, the mother will be very unhappy. "That inventor was brilliant - I'd never heard of a female student at Imperial before."

Androni laughed, "Since she was admitted to the Mechanical Engineering Department of Imperial University, Polina has been a frequent visitor to Olin's major newspapers. She is indeed very talented, which is why I decided to help her... one."

Although her mother didn't say it directly, Dusand was quite sure that the "help her" was referring to this ball.

It was a good thing that my mother had some sympathy for the stubborn inventor.It is conducive to the development of Dusand's follow-up plan.After all, Polina is a remarkable figure who successfully broke the prejudice against women through personal efforts in the stagnant waters of the empire.Also as a woman, Androni would sympathize with her and be willing to do her a little favor... This is also very normal.

"Why did she appear in the newspaper?" Du Sande asked with an innocent and curious expression, "Is it because she has many great feats?"

Androni's expression was a little strange, she shook her head and said simply, "Many newspapers are waiting to read her jokes."

As if it seemed inappropriate to discuss these things with her ten-year-old son, Androni changed the subject, "Are you getting along well with Miss Lorraine?"

"It's not bad." Dusande nodded seriously, "If her parents weren't so eager to marry Miss Lorraine to me, it might be better."

After being amused by her son's words for a while, Androni said seriously, "It's still too early for you to discuss marriage—let's talk about it in two years."

"I still want to learn more knowledge." Dusande, who was keenly aware of the entry point, immediately followed up, "It would be great if Miss Paulina could be my teacher. This is the first time I have seen my mother You are so interested in a person."

Androni smiled, "Grand Technician Polina is not an ordinary tutor. If this demonstration is successful, we may have to pay a very generous salary to attract her to stay in the manor as your teacher. If she If you really stay, will you learn from her?"

Du Sande nodded vigorously and replied loudly, "I will!"

As for the salary...you don't have to worry too much about it - her show is bound to fail.Dusande muttered in his heart, and he decided to wait by the inventor's side for the entire demonstration to prevent her from making any drastic moves because of her failure.

For example, he became angry from embarrassment, and then waved a wrench to smash this epoch-making great invention.

"It's almost time." Androni looked at the pocket watch hidden at her waist, then stood up and said to Dusand, "Honey, can I invite you to dance with Lorraine for the first dance later?"

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On the wall, about a person and a half high, hundreds of gas lamps from Olin's "White Flame" company were emitting a steady yellow light.

For a ballroom that can comfortably seat hundreds of people, these gas lamps alone are obviously not enough.Therefore, two large crystal flint lamps are specially set up in the center of the ballroom.The servants in the basement poured flint wrapped in asbestos mesh into the reaction vessel in a fixed amount according to the pointer value of the pressure gauge.The flint thrown into the reaction vessel will interact with the water in the reaction vessel, and a lot of bubbles will come out.

The gas in these bubbles has a strong garlic smell and is therefore relatively safe to use—as long as the servants do not smell garlic in the room there is nothing to worry about.

These gases are collected by pipes above the reaction vessels, and then flowed along the pipes into flint lamp burners on the ceiling.The burner contains lime blocks which, when fired by a flame ignited by this gas, emit a blinding white light-perfect for neutralizing and enhancing the glow of surrounding gas lamps.

However, when the flint lamp is burning, there will inevitably be some black smoke and peculiar smell. At this time, the exhaust fan on the top of the dance hall will come in handy.

Anyway, with the boiler running at full capacity, the room can still maintain a suitable temperature.The nobles don't care about how much coal is burned for a day of boiler operation.

They care more about whether their dancing posture at the ball is chic, whether their conversation is in line with their status...and whether their evaluation in the social circle has increased.

The band started to play music, and under the guidance of the soft and brisk string orchestra, the nobles who were holding drinks on the dance floor gradually stopped communicating.They began to turn their eyes to the center of the dance floor, the hostess with a gentle expression but an eye-catching temperament.

"Welcome everyone." She held up the crystal goblet, "With the honor of His Majesty the Emperor, we are gathered here today."

The surrounding nobles toasted together and echoed in a chaotic manner, "Glory to Your Majesty!"

"To celebrate the 175th anniversary of Newsail's reclamation, and also to congratulate the venerable Duke of Newsail for winning the seat of the upper house of the empire, we are holding a celebration here." Androni raised the wine glass in her hand, "For the Duke's healthy!"

"For health!" After the regular toasts, the male nobles raised their glasses and drank all the drinks in the glasses.The other ladies, like Androni, put their wine glasses to their lips and took a sip.

"The ball will start soon. Before that, please allow me to introduce to you the only female great technician in the 500 years since the founding of Imperial University—Ms. Paulina!" Androni smiled and looked back Reach out, "And what she brought, the greatest invention of this era, the gas machine!"

Dusand, who was huddled next to the dessert table with Lorraine, folded his arms and stared at the door of the lounge.Already he began to feel sorry for Polina.Out of good intentions, the mother gave a very positive publicity for her appearance.And this behavior will undoubtedly arouse the curiosity and anticipation of the surrounding nobles.

When they find out that their sense of expectation has been dashed because "the machine is not working properly", Polina will probably face the most intense criticism and embarrassment.

Du Sande sighed, for his own goal, he decided to stand by for the time being.Although it is somewhat immoral to do so, it can even be said to be "taking advantage of others' danger".But only in this way can Polina realize how precious the olive branch she is offering.

Thinking of this, Dusand glanced at the quiet and curious Lorraine standing beside him.Then shook his head slightly.

If it weren't for your character problem, why would I bother this great female inventor?

(End of this chapter)