Chapter 1001: Chapter 548: Triple Joy at the Door, Together With Father (Part 4)

As Whale Girl walked, her eyes sparkled with undisguised envy and fervor. She touched her mirror-smooth belly and murmured:

"The dragon’s reproductive method is really convenient, laying eggs and letting them hatch by themselves doesn’t hinder anything, battle prowess can always stay at its peak.

But mammals have a lot of things to consider, carrying a ball affects hunting and avoiding danger, giving birth, nursing, all have to be done by the mother personally, males have a hard time getting involved.

In my form, whether it’s Leviathan Whale or human, Night Demon, they are all mammals, not as convenient as Catherine."

Only Octopus Lady is also oviparous.

Nevermind, let’s have a baby first and talk later."

Looking at Byron, her eyes showed scarlet, she licked the cherry-pink corner of her lips.

Rip—!

As clothes shattered, Byron was pinned directly against the wall by Violet, then fell onto the big bed.

Until the horizon turned fish-belly white, the slightly satisfied girl with a sore waist finally rolled over, and they swapped positions to continue working.

"Young Lady, your conditions for advancing to Fifth Order are better than Catherine’s, so it should be soon, right?"

Violet lay on the white pillow and made a nasal sound, "Hmm":

"The promotion range for Whale Oil Steam Engine is getting larger and larger, the ceremony’s completion is getting higher.

I have a premonition, my Fifth Order Legend profession [Whale Oil Mechanic] will likely break through when there are a thousand installations domestically, it should be this month at the latest."

Catherine has a daughter, and Violet is about to advance to Fifth Order, receiving [Frigg’s Vanity Box] to create 12 Divine Avatars, it’s a double blessing.

Byron patted her butt, and Violet skillfully changed positions.

Then, she gently sighed and continued:

"By the way, Byron, there’s one more thing.

The Royal Society I lead received a submission from a wild [Artisan] two days ago, he proposed two brand new machine models, called ’Difference Engine’ and ’Analytical Machine’.

Previously, I hadn’t dealt with it due to the Dagon raid.

I read his paper, he has great talent in mathematics and mechanics.

I’m planning to take him as an apprentice after advancing to Fifth Order, leading him on the Whale Oil Mechanic career path, turning two machines into reality, let me tell you..."

Byron listened to his wife’s enthusiastic description, gradually linking two items with things in his memory, his eyes widening, gaze growing brighter.

"Difference" is turning complex function formulas into differential calculations, replacing square operations with simple addition. Babbage was inspired by the jacquard loom and researched a primitive mechanical structure.

The Difference Engine can automatically handle the calculation process for different functions as per the designer’s intention.

Using mechanical devices for calculations is slow, but highly accurate.

Whereas the Analytical Machine works through wheel computation, plug board addition and subtraction, and sorting methods for calculations and statistical analysis.

It’s faster but less accurate. Its calculation methods are already quite similar to modern computer logic operations and data processing methods.

This is the original steam computer!

Violet acutely felt Byron’s excitement to the point of slight trembling, so she activated the virtual [Alchemical Workshop] to conceal the operational principles of the two machines for him.

"The Analytical Machine is mainly used for statistical analysis, mapping and data processing, finance, demographics, and healthcare, it will be of significant use in Catherine’s hands.

The Difference Engine is used for scientific calculations, engineering design, and physical simulations, astronomy, seismology, and meteorology fields, accelerating the ’Pre-dreadnought Battleship’ development work.

From the current sail battleship to ships with iron framing, wooden shells; to new-style gunships using explosive shells; to ironclad ships covered in armor;

Then ships equipped with sails, metal shells, steam power, firing explosive shells ’Steam Armored Ship’.

Finally, to your blueprints, pure steam-powered and steel-structured, multi-turret ’Pre-dreadnought Ship’.

See how many key technologies we need to break through.

If purely relying on manpower, decades will pass."

Violet gazed at the projected primitive blueprints in the air, her sapphire-like eyes twinkling:

"That contributor estimates, relying on his own strength, turning preliminary ideas into reality will take about ten years.

After advancing to Fifth Order, I’ll lead the research group, supporting him in fully tackling the Difference Engine and Analytical Machine.

Practical Difference and Analytical Engines may require multiple decades to a century of iteration, it won’t be a problem.

This machine just needs to produce a prototype, generating Sacred Relics, eventually most likely it’ll be a matter of computing power distribution, like with the Whale Oil Steam Engine.

This may allow us to achieve a ’Great Leap Forward’ in a few years.

Yes, that’s the ’Great Leap Forward’ you’ve talked about, how does your brain come up with these phrases, one after another."

If I hadn’t witnessed you modify collective human subconscious and all books with [Chronicle of Ages], I’d almost believe you were the Truth-representing [Holy Spirit].

Hmm? Why have you been silent all this time?"

At this moment, the extremely excited Byron suddenly picked her up and laughed heartily:

"Hahaha, today should actually be triple happiness.

Difference and Analytical Machines aren’t just calculation tools, if lucky enough, a fully-fledged ’Steam’ era is about to be born in our hands!

Young Lady, you truly are my lucky star."