I Became a Genius Mechanic at the Academy

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“Let there be light!”

This is the Korean translation of the Hebrew phrase יְהִי אוֹר! from the first chapter of the Old Testament, Genesis.

Moreover, it is also the first sentence ever uttered by God.

After creating the heavens and the earth, God shouted “Let there be light” in order to drive away the darkness.

Thus, the light mentioned in the Old Testament has the properties of a spell.

There was a will of God to summon light, and He proclaimed that will vocally, making it the source of all life.

In other words, light is both a weapon and a spell of God.

Not only in Christianity but in all myths, religions, and cultures in the world, light symbolizes divinity.

Light exists everywhere, and humans cannot live without it.

…So, why am I suddenly rambling on about light?

It’s simply because I want to brag a little.

After months of researching the properties of light, I have finally reached the realm of divinity.

From the perspective of ancient people, wouldn’t I seem like a god for being able to manipulate electromagnetic waves at will?

I have laid the groundwork for the information age, transmitting video, audio, and text information on electromagnetic waves at a speed that could circle the Earth seven and a half times in one second.

“Master, I’m off.”

“Alright.”

Thus, I headed towards the Entica Kingdom via the sea route.

I said this while putting on my suit on the deck of the Dreadnought.

Before starting the war, I asserted that I would act as a reconnaissance aircraft and return.

Currently, I am the only one who can freely traverse the skies and confirm all enemy movements.

“Then.”

– Whoosh!

I finally soared into the air, leaving Elena, the Legion Commander, and Eve behind.

The faces of those who stared at me blankly soon became tiny black dots as I ascended into the distance.

I flew to a dizzying height, where it was hard to even reach the human line of sight.

– Whoosh!

I activated the jet engine.

Air from the compressor on my back mixed with fuel, igniting in a combustion reaction, and with the resulting force, I spun the turbines to propel high-speed jet streams from the exhaust.

Within just a few seconds, my body moved at such a rapid speed that the Dreadnought appeared to be far behind.

A sense of catharsis spread through my whole body as I liberated myself from the grip of gravity holding me to the ground.

Iron Man didn’t cheer for nothing during his first flight.

“Woohoo!”

So, I followed suit.

I shouted in jubilation while watching the rapidly dispersing background and the dawn sky.

However, suddenly, Eve’s voice came into my ear, causing me to freeze.

[Hey… Brother Edgar. Right now, your vision and voice are being shared.]

“………”

I guess I should just shut up and focus on flying.

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What is the most important element in war?

It’s information.

As the saying goes, “Know thy enemy and know thyself, and you will never be defeated.”

Therefore, as I crossed the border into the Entica Kingdom, I gradually slowed my flight speed to collect enemy information.

Where their troops are positioned and what tactics they intend to use.

What their main weapons are and in what manner they plan to obstruct us—I’m collecting it all.

“Just as expected.”

And the strategies of those Entica guys were just as I anticipated.

Not knowing where we might raid them from, they deployed troops along both the sea and land routes.

“Well, considering there’s a portal…”

And the reason they’ve done such a dispersed deployment is undoubtedly because they trust in the portal.

Whether by land or sea, once the enemy movements are detected, they can respond instantly by relocating through the portal.

But how is this? They didn’t even consider my existence at all.

Having seen me flying to the edge of the universe and yet not having any preparations against me? That’s pretty disappointing.

– Whoosh!

Thus, I descended towards the location of the enemy’s major exchange station.

Suddenly, as a steel man landed from the sky, the soldiers jumped in surprise and entered a state of alert.

Having executed a perfect superhero landing, I immediately stood up and addressed them.

“Hello. Running is a very good exercise. It helps build cardiovascular endurance.”

“…What? What does that even mean—!”

“I’m telling you to run hard.”

As I said that, I reached out toward the Portal Exchange Station.

From my gauntlet, a small missile—the ‘Wife Who Left Home’—peeked out.

Then the wife who left home was launched through the portal.

Boom!

With a tremendous explosion, the Portal Exchange Station was obliterated.

Many troops were now stuck at the land border.

“Welcome to being pedestrians. Well then, I’ll be off.”

I said that and took to the skies again.

Thousands of soldiers looked up at me with blank faces.

Waving my hand lightly, I quickly moved on to the next location.

This time it was also a strategic point crowded with thousands of troops.

However, probably having heard of the previous incident, the soldiers immediately took combat positions and charged at me.

“Kill him!!! It’s Edgar Fix!”

“Oh no. They already caught wind of it.”

“Waaaaahhh!”

“I’m just a running promotion ambassador… How mean!!”

The Entica forces failed to recognize my good intentions to improve their cardiovascular endurance.

In response to their attitude, which hurt my feelings, I whipped the laser cutter all around.

As a result, cracks appeared in their legs, and blood spurted out like a fountain as they all collapsed.

The soldiers screamed.

“Gwaahhh! Hwaaaahhhh!!!”

“Hm. I cut their legs off especially. They’ll be fine if they get them joined quickly.”

The legs of the soldiers had been severed quite cleanly.

I specifically didn’t kill anyone but simply stopped at severing their legs.

In the future, when the Entica Kingdom is subjugated, these soldiers could become part of our strength as humans.

– Boom!

I then blew up the exchange station before additional support troops could arrive.

As a result, the reinforcements that arrived late hurled various spells and cold weapons at me, but…

– Whoosh!

I immediately shot back up into the sky.

While I could fight them if I wanted to, isn’t it a bit more of a jerk move to just blow up the target and bolt?

Normally, when a man starts a war or a game, he tends to act rudely.

“Woohoo! Edgar. That was perfect.”

At that moment, Elena’s voice pierced my eardrum.

Ever since the Woohoo incident, she has been attaching “Woohoo” every time she calls me, and it seems I will be teased for a while now.

“…Did you land?”

“Yeah. Everything is going according to your plan.”

My operation to liberate the Entica Kingdom from the Demon Church.

The first phase of that operation is to split their forces into two.

In other words, it’s to cut off the support of the troops stationed along the border in preparation for a land invasion.

Once the portal is destroyed, they literally have to run.

And if they run to reach the capital of the kingdom, they will already be overwhelmed by the Imperial army that has successfully landed.

The landing position of the Imperial army is close to the capital of the Entica Kingdom, specifically, the Brenthari coast.

“How’s the situation?”

“We’re overwhelming them. At this rate, we might be able to capture the capital within three hours.”

“It seems they’re still hiding their strength. Shortly, demonized troops will probably emerge.”

“Yeah. I’ve informed everyone about that, so don’t worry. Most importantly, I’m here, right?”

“Hehe. True. But there will definitely be some hidden ace they’re holding onto. The fact that they’ve resolved to go to war against the Empire means they’ve got some sort of confidence. I’ll look into it.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

– Beep.

Having confirmed the information needed by Elena, I terminated the communication.

Now that the Imperial army has successfully landed, it’s time to search for the enemy’s hidden schemes.

What sort of tricks has Gyro hidden in preparation for this war?

‘…It must be related to the Demon Church.’

And that trick will certainly be related to the Demon Church.

After all, those guys have neither technology nor extraordinary brains nor groundbreaking strategies.

Just seeing the same tactics and strategies they’re unfolding as I predicted serves as proof of that.

Without any clever ruses prepared for the invasion, they’ve come up with such mundane strategies.

Because of that, half of the defense forces ended up stuck on the border.

– Whoosh!

I flew through the skies once again.

However, this time I wasn’t simply assessing the ground from a conventional view.

I switched to ‘X-ray mode,’ which I had been able to develop through recent research on light, peering down into various places on the ground.

“I found it.”

The X-ray mode.

This way, the X-ray mode allows me to pass through walls and look inside.

Ignoring the basic property of light reflection, I can delve into walls and see the insides.

However, normally, light cannot pass through densely packed objects.

The reason we see objects is that light reflects off them and enters our pupils, hence it is impossible for light to simply pass through an object.

But that only applies to the light we call ‘visible light.’

Electromagnetic waves, which are invisible to our eyes, can indeed pass through walls.

The reason why you can still watch TV and use your phone even while living in a basement is due to the properties of such electromagnetic waves.

Thus, I mixed spells with the electromagnetic waves.

In this world, a ‘video transmission magic circle’ exists, and since mana also has light properties, it became possible to mix mana containing spell information with electromagnetic waves.

– Beep! Beep! Beep!

Thus, I attached small receivers to key buildings.

Though it consumes a fair amount of mana, I dispersed a specific frequency of electromagnetic waves universally, allowing the receivers attached to the buildings to accept the electromagnetic waves.

Eventually, the receivers that took in my electromagnetic waves penetrated through the buildings, processed image information, and sent it back to me with another burst of electromagnetic waves.

The images penetrating through the buildings were transmitted to me.

Thanks to the combination of modern technology and magical engineering.

“Now this is getting interesting.”

As a result, I was able to gather quite juicy information.

To think they’re preparing such a fun party without including me—this is simply unbearable.

– Whoosh!

It’s time to go cause some mischief.