THE TRASH PRINCE'S BLUEPRINTS

CHAPTER 18: APPLIED MAGICS & SCIENCE RESEARCH

In the research facility of the Applied Magics & Science Research Building, Lady Sarah Astor, of House Astor of the riverlands, the Provincial Secretary for the Applied Magics & Science Research & Development, checks the progress made on the prototypes of various machines and tools made by the mages, master craftsmen, and engineers hired by the Applied Magics and Science Research.

As Lady Sarah Astor examines the prototypes of the machines and tools on display, and nods in approval with a wide smile at the mages, craftsmen, and engineers directly under her office, Prince Cain enters the building of the research facility.

Lady Sarah Astor, and the rest of the staff inside the research facility snaps into attention the moment Prince Cain enters.

“ Be at ease, gentlemen. Get back to work. I’ve come here to inquire about the progress of the blueprints I sent to you all a few weeks ago. “

Prince Cain, dressed in a beanie, combat pants, a t-shirt, a khaki jacket, and slip-on sneakers, while holding a tall, steaming mug with a lid, full of freshly brewed, unsweetened hot Americano coffee to ward off the chill of the North, looks more like a man about to go sightseeing, than a Lord Protector about to inspect the progress of the blueprints he sends to them to develop.

“ Your Highness, feel free to check the prototypes that the mages, master craftsmen, and engineers under my employ have been working on, and are currently perfecting. I hope they are to your satisfaction. “

Lady Sarah Astor walks beside Prince Cain, while Prince Cain examines a prototype of a phone more or less similar to a 2015 Blackberry, phone, and powers the phone on.

“ Your Highness, that's still a prototype phone, with buttons, so the residents of Frostmark don't have to rush to the nearest pay phone when they have some urgent matter to discuss with their workmates, friends and relatives. It's not just used for texting and calling. It can also surf the Internet, download music, and take pictures. It has fast-charge capabilities, and has 30 GB Ram and ROM. It has around 4G Internet signal. It is also durable. Drop it accidentally in cold water, and it will function like nothing happened. It's the same if the wheels of a truck will accidentally run over it. It has a fusion core of fire magic, mental magic, thunder magic and metal magic. “

Prince Cain approaches what seemed to be a 1990s personal computer model.

“ That, your Highness, is the personal computer you asked us to make. It has a soft keyboard with built in lights, along with a mouse with built in lights, too. It has built-in cooling features if the day gets too hot, has memory capacity of up to 200 GB RAM and ROM, with a dual OS, namely MAC OS and Windows OS. It has crystal clear graphics, crystal clear sound, and can run various software without lagging at all. Oh, and it also has ports for a CD/DVD, USB Stick, and Floppy Disks, with up to 200 GB capacity for the CD/DVD, Floppy Disks, and the USB Stick. It also has a built in slot for speakers, or even a noise cancelling headphone with high quality surround sound. It can instantly connect to the Internet, is useful for office work, and can be used for playing games. It can operate through the worst thunderstorms without suffering any damage. It has the fusion core of metal magic, wind magic, fire magic, and thunder magic. “

Prince Cain next approaches what seemed to be a modified howitzer.

“ That, your Highness, is a next generation version of our current cannon. That's a howitzer, modified to fire homing incendiary rockets in rapid succession, with rapid reload speeds. It has a magically enhanced range, and has the fusion core of wind magic, thunder magic, metal magic, and fire magic. “

Prince Cain also notices what seemed to be a modified sniper rifle.

“ Ah that sleek beauty, Your Highness, is a modded sniper rifle that can fire penetrating rounds like a machine g*n in rapid succession. It also has rapid reload speeds. Perfect for assassination missions and black ops military missions from a long range. It has the fusion core of thunder magic, fire magic, metal magic, and wind magic. The steel and bullets are infused with Umbralith Ore, to penetrate the magic defenses of Holy Mages faster. “

“ Excellent work, everyone. I expected you all to take some time developing those blueprints that I gave to you, but I didn't expect it to be this fast. Lady Sarah Astor, if you're not too busy, there's something I’d like to entrust to you. Since there are too many eyes and ears here, I’d like it if we confer in the closed doors of my private solar. “

When Lady Sarah Astor and Prince Cain enters Prince Cain's private solar, the third prince barred the door shut, and turns on the FM radio of the modded radio he crafted, which starts blaring loud rock music hits.

“ What's with all this secrecy, Your Highness? “

“ It's necessary for the long-term safety of Frostmark Province, my lady. “

“ Necessary how? Is this yet another top secret project you want me to fulfill, Your Highness? “

“ That's exactly my point, my lady. As you can see, Umbralith Ore is a rare and expensive material in other kingdoms and city states, and even in the other provinces of Thaloria. It will be a big help when going head to head against House Blackmoor and the Holy Church, since it amplifies the powers of the ordinary mages, while nullifying the spells of the Holy Mages. But it's practically cheap and worthless in Frostmark, since we have plenty of Umbralith Ore Deposits that the miners are currently mining. But the supplies will eventually run out sooner or later. “

“ So you want me to look for an alternative source in advance, Your Highness. “

“ I suppose it is somewhat an alternative source then, my lady. I want you to find a way to create and mass produce artificial Umbralith Ores, in large quantities, with the same original qualities of the Umbralith Ores. I expect progress within a few months, and I want it done with total secrecy. “

“ All of my staff are currently busy with the blueprints you gave to me to turn into a reality, Your Highness. If we start with this new project right now”

“ Then just simply hire another batch of engineers, master craftsmen and mages to make the mass creation of artificial Umbralith Ores happen. Funding is not a problem, my lady. “

“ As you command, Your Highness. “

Lady Sarah Astor does a polite curtsy to Prince Cain, then leaves the third prince’s private solar.