Chapter 192: Let's Build a Communication Device

Thanks to the heating system I made as a hobby, the house and workshop have become comfortable. Freed from the cold, I was able to spend some time relaxing.

But maybe it’s time I did what I need to do. First, let’s make a communication device. It’s something I’ve been meaning to make for a while.

This time, we managed to repel the massive monster horde, but if we had communication devices, the Royal Knights from the center could have gone to reinforce Woodpole much sooner.

If that had happened, there would have been no need for Father to prepare for punishment and deploy troops on his own judgment without waiting for His Majesty’s permission.

Also, it should be greatly useful for developing the distant southern undeveloped lands. Even though we have Teleportation Magic, it’s tough to teleport to the Royal Capital or Northernford every time we need to consult about something.

In that regard, with a communication device, we can consult immediately. The undeveloped lands themselves are vast, so it will surely be convenient to be able to communicate via communication devices.

And it’s not just for work. I’ll be able to talk a lot with Flora, who laments that we can rarely see each other even though we are engaged because she is busy.

Besides us, there must be many people who are far away for work and cannot talk to their families. Communication devices will surely make many people happy.

Now, what should I do to make a tool that sends sound far away? Should I ask Oliver to find the blueprints for a telephone from the Akashic Records?

The Akashic Records is a difficult skill to handle, but Oliver has been getting the hang of it lately.

But even if he finds the blueprints for a mobile phone and we substitute the power source with mana instead of electricity, it can’t be used without infrastructure such as relay stations.

Were there mobile phones that could be used without relay stations? I heard that in developing countries in my previous world, satellite mobile phones became widespread because there was no infrastructure on the ground, but of course, there are no satellites in this world.

I guess I need to change my way of thinking. Even sitting at my desk and worrying about it, nothing comes to mind easily. Let’s go to the workshop cafe and have a snack.

Since the alliance was formed, the Imperial Prince has been sending a lot of sugar beets. Thanks to that, we can use sugar more freely than before. “Having lots of sugar makes my skills itch.” Baker-san is enthusiastic.

The cakes made daily at the cafe are becoming more and more delicious. The motivation of the craftsmen is also rising.

Today was a raspberry cake. The harmony of sweetness and tartness is exquisite. The vivid red color is also pleasing to the eye.

Thanks to that, I had a good change of pace. And even when I return to my room from the cafe, I don’t sit at my desk. I sit in my self-made rocking chair and rock back and forth.

I think while rocking. I can’t just bring a telephone from my previous world to this world and use it as is. Then I should utilize something that doesn’t exist in my previous world but exists in this one.

The key is, after all, magic. In the fantasy novels I used to read between work, far-talking magic sometimes appeared.

But there is no far-talking magic in this world. To send sound far away, what should I do…

To send it far, I just need to cross space? I see! Spatial Magic.

Can I apply Spatial Magic? Speaking of tools that use the power of magic, there is the Magic Gun. A Magic Gun shoots out magic imbued into a Magic Stone.

Then, if I imbue Spatial Magic into a Magic Stone, can’t I use the power of Spatial Magic? Let’s try it immediately. I have a large stock of Magic Stones made from purified Mana Cores.

Going to the workshop basement, I took out several smaller Magic Stones from the warehouse. I tried imbuing Spatial Magic into the Magic Stones. Unlike attribute magic like fire or water, it’s colorless.

But when I appraised it, it had properly become a Magic Stone imbued with the mana of Spatial Magic. The rest is whether it can be processed into something that transmits sound.

I guess I’ll use plastic for the container to put the Magic Stone in. Being light and unbreakable is convenient after all.

I place the materials in front of me and try to activate the Production Skill. But I can’t imagine it very well.

When one thinks of communication devices, one thinks of mobile phones, but I don’t seem to be able to make something with complex functions like a smartphone.

I return to my room once and sit in the rocking chair again. A call function alone is enough. It just needs to transmit voice between communication devices.

Let’s make something that transmits voice between communication devices using Spatial Magic. Once the idea solidified, I went down to the workshop basement.

The Production Skill is magic that gives form to wishes. I recall the words Erica-sensei taught me first. I place the Magic Stone imbued with Spatial Magic and the block of plastic, and imagine what I want to create.

If the Royal Knights could be contacted when a monster herd attacks, many lives would be saved. I want to make it possible to talk with family and lovers who are far away and hard to see.

When I wished strongly, magic power welled up from deep within my body. The materials are enveloped in warm light. After the light faded, two small, round box-shaped items appeared.

It doesn’t look like a mobile phone. It looks like something else. Ah, I feel like it resembles a pager. How nostalgic.

Maybe it took this shape because I thought of a simple communication device. I heard pagers could only send numbers or text, but can these call properly? First, let’s try it.