Chapter 714: Status Quo
'Anything serious enough to destroy a country doesn't happen overnight, and those things take time!'
Looking at the report that had just arrived, Edith remembered once again what Sister Serena had said to her.
The report in front of her was not a matter related to the Principality, and her irresponsible sister wanted to relax for a while, at least not yet.
All that is written on it is news from all over the mainland-
The receiving panel and generator only require a small amount of enchantment, and the rest of the parts can be produced directly, and only a few spare mages need to be called back to be able to mass production.
They wouldn't be so kind as to give the generator and receiver panel to the God of Radiance before they even finished their own problems, and now the Church of Fortune's intelligence network has indeed spread across the continent.
In the case of the report in Edith's hand, it is all about the effects of the 'generator' when it appears in people's eyes.
In addition to the original 'hydro generators', there are now 'wind turbines', which can be easily transformed with a prototype for the deeply rooted world of Assatom.
The two generators have their similarities, but they are different, and in general, it is inconceivable to extend from a 'hydro generator set' to a 'wind turbine', but it is not impossible to imagine in a magical world.
It is much more difficult to go from zero to one than from one to two, in other words, as long as you can go from zero to one, then drawing inferences is no longer something that can stump many people.
The churches of the Church of Fortune are scattered all over the continent, and the geomorphological differences between each region are so great that a single hydroelectric generator cannot be applied to all environments, so under this premise, wind turbines came into being.
Little by little, a web was slowly weaved, and now this web was just a prototype, and even Edith knew it well.
The role of this network is by no means limited to this, and it would be a waste of resources to use the 'faith network' only for this purpose.
Sooner or later, the emergence of 'electric energy' will trigger a wave, which is still in the making, and it is not known how much of a consequence it will cause, but it will certainly exacerbate the contradictions between the commoners and the nobility.
According to the report, many people have become interested in the new energy source of 'electricity' after the Church of Fortune and the Church of Radiance have shown it, and it may not be long before someone wants to 'borrow' the 'generator' from these two churches.
It's just that they don't know much about it yet, and if they wait until they know more about 'electricity', I'm afraid they will soon become greedy.
The nobles of today do not have much reverence, and even though many of the lesser nobles still revere the gods, once greed appears in their hearts, those greeds will soon overpower the awe in their hearts, driving them to commit unpardonable sins.
As it was written in the report, some nobles had already come to ask how the electric lights in their churches were lit.
Installing the wires was not a difficult task, especially since it was done under the instructions of their gods, and the instructions on how to install the wires and use the generators were also written, so they were able to form a network so quickly.
It took less than five days for all localities to start construction at the same time, and the network was initially formed.
On that day, Edith also saw with her own eyes how the goddess of wealth had gone mad in the presence of her brother and sister-in-law—though she was not drunk.
Edith had seen another report before, and that one was on domestic affairs.
She distinctly remembered that someone had been asking them about the 'generator' and the 'receiver panel' recently, intentionally or unintentionally.
And the reporters are not only the clergy of the Fortune Church, but also the workers and managers of the factories, but they don't know much, and even if the things they know are spread, they will be fine.
But from that report, it is clear that people from other churches or aristocratic forces may have begun to pay attention to 'electricity' and 'faith networks', otherwise no one else would have inquired into these things, after all, these things are very 'secret' things at a glance, and they may lose their lives if they inquire at will.
Although Sister Serena said that these things will be open for sale sooner or later, but this news cannot be released yet, these things can be used for fishing, and it is not too late to release the news after the fish is caught.
Edith wasn't worried about that, she was more concerned about the 'nobility' now!
The nobles within the Duchy of Sorrow are already well-behaved and obedient enough, and now she cares about the 'nobility' as a whole.
Once the Duchy opens up the sale of 'generators', then I am afraid that soon the nobles will have these things in their hands, at least electric lights, they will definitely need them.
But it was clear that it was obviously impossible for the nobles to let these things out, and so was Serena's sister's intentions.
Even if the 'generators' began to be sold to the outside world, they would strictly control the quantity at the beginning, so that the nobles would think that it was difficult to produce and worthy of their noble status.
As long as the quantity of sales is strictly controlled, then the nobles will independently maintain their 'authority' - helping the Duchy of Sorrow to control the number of 'generators' and prevent them from falling into the hands of commoners.
Otherwise, how can they reflect their dignity?
In this way, the people at the bottom may not have any complaints, after all, they are used to the difference between the noble lord and them, but what about those 'commoners' who do not have the status of nobility, but are quite rich?
Edith knew that her sister Serena was planning to build a large power station that would allow several towns to have electricity.
The Principality is mountainous and does not have the difficulty of choosing a location, and magic can fill all kinds of gaps, and when it is completed, the Principality will be able to usher in the precursor of the 'Electric Age'.
However, magic will still occupy a fairly large proportion in this era, and the research of magic will not stop because of the rapid development of 'electric energy', magic energy and electrical energy will go hand in hand - it can even be said that 'magic energy' itself includes 'electric energy', and electricity is only one branch of magic energy.
So they are not in a hurry to let too many electrical appliances appear in the Sad Wind Principality, which is also part of the plan.
Through these acts, the class contradictions between the aristocracy and the commoners were intensified, so as to provoke people's reflection on 'class'.
Because even if this operation could strengthen the dislike of the common people towards the nobility, it would not cause a riot, because 'electricity' was not a necessity for the people.
If, during this time, the nobles compromised with the rather wealthy commoners, then they would no longer need to strictly control the number of 'generators' sold.
Once the generators flow into the market in large quantities, the previous insistence of the nobles will no longer have half an effect, but will become a laughing stock.
The plan may not be perfect, or even rudimentary, but it works and doesn't need to think about anything else.
Although it will eventually lead to the nobility as a group hating their principality, Edith doesn't care, and their relationship with the nobility is not good before that.
The existence of the principality itself has challenged the meaning of the existence of the nobles, and the more prosperous the principality is, the more it is slapping the nobles in the face, I am afraid that many nobles have a grudge against the principality before this, and they don't have to worry about debts anyway.
After reading the report, Edith smiled contemptuously, set it aside, and picked up a new one.
Seeing the 'reporter' column, she suddenly sat up straight, the corners of her mouth pursed slightly, as if she regarded it as some 'holy object', and continued to read religiously.
In the first line, it is already written: 'A major breakthrough in the development of magical weapons'!