Volume 9 - Chapter 8 – Titan (1/2)
09-08 Titan
“Now then, where should I start?”
After parting with Reinhardt and returing to Hourai Island, Jin had decided the outline of his next objective.
Namely, it was “intervention so that I am not recognized”.
Part of being a hero was that the hero’s true identity remained a mystery until the final episode.
He had also made the helmet and reinforced clothing too which was perfect for it, Jin was thinking.
Then he got the idea of a gigantic robot. There was no way Jin wasn’t attracted by the idea.
“Although there’s no way I can intervene directly with the war.”
It’ll probably be fine as long as he intervened when common people or such seem to get exposed to danger, he thought.
Furthermore, he was thinking that it would be the best if he acted under the banner of ‘against the Unifilers’.
Anyhow, he should stand out.
By using a laser or a railgun they wouldn’t understand what happened, and Jin had a hunch that the threat they learned by heart would be small.
“If it was a giant robo… golem, it should be intimidating enough, right?”
And so, first of all he decided to start with developing materials.
If he made it out of Adamantite the weight would be immense, so he’d use Light Silver as the base.
“Hmm, if I recall correctly I was taught that titanium was mixed with aluminium and vanadium or molybdenum or something to create an alloy.”
Jin tried to desperately recall the knowledge from his past.
He guessed that Light Silver was titanium the neutrons of which had been replaced which Magitrons. That’s why it should follow the rules and properties that titanium had, he thought.
“At any rate, nothing I can do but give it a shot.”
And so with Reiko as his helper Jin explored Light Silver’s alloys. Using Craft Magic, he created test pieces in an instant. A lot of them.
During the morning he had nearly discovered the most optimal combination of metals.
“Jin-nii, welcome.”
Today too he had lunch with Elsa and Mine. It was cloudy today so they ate inside.
Seeing that the Pelshka fruit had been cut somewhat clumsily,
“Oh, I see that today Elsa has peeled the Pelshka.”
Jin said. Elsa returned a smile to Jin who had noticed it.
The menu was freshly-baked bread, Citran marmalade, vegetable salad, vegetable soup, and Teee.
Judging from the seasoning everything had been apparently made by Elsa.
“Hm, you’re improving every day, aren’t you Elsa?”
Jin praised Elsa while eating.
“I’m glad you think so, Jin-nii.”
Getting praised, Elsa smiled happily.
After lunch, it was once more time for testing the new alloys.
“Let’s see, Light Silver 90, aluminium six, and vanadium four percent, maybe?”
Eventually he settled on the so-called 6/4-alloy. It seems that in this world aluminium was scarcer than titanium.
Vanadium’s original atomic number was 23, the next one following titanium and the one preceding chromium, so even Jin could use [Analyze] to identify some slightly detailed information.
This world’s ground contained small amounts of it, and even that mystery ore had been piled up in the corner of his storehouse.
You could say that the predecessor had had some foresight with giving orders to not discard such unknown ores and metals.
Now, returning back to the subject at hand.
Jin made the titanium, no, Light Silver 6/4 alloy, and tried spreading additional Mithril into it.
With this the strength of the bond between the atoms could be augmented with Magical Energy, and in the end its strength was able to rise up to seven times that of normal Light Silver’s. This was astounding.
“Hmm, from now on it should be much better to use this alloy in place of Light Silver.”
Jin held such thoughts.
Now then, with the materials decided it was about time for manufacture. Jin called back the Smith golems from 91 to 100 to help him.
Originally they were under Laojin’s command constructing the aircraft carrier, but Jin didn’t pay any mind to it and Laojin too understood Jin’s sort of whimsical nature all too well.
And that was because most of Laojin’s knowledge came from Jin.
“For now, how about we try making three: a remotely controlled one, an autonomously moving one, and one which you get inside to control it.”
The giant robot types Jin knew were the type operated with a controlling device, the type that had its own intelligence to a degree, and the type you controlled from inside the head or such.
They all had the same basic foundation. They all shared the same skeleton, muscles, and exterior.
As they had the same foundation as the golems he had made until now, only they were larger, so with Reiko’s and the Smith golems’ support he was able to finish the prototype in an hour.
What remained was inserting the control system. The autonomous type was roughly the same as a golem so it was simple to make. The orders it followed came through a ManaCom system.