I Became a Genius Mechanic at the Academy

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“‘You, who have not even received the ‘Legacy Ceremony’, what do you know to speak so carelessly?’”

However, Adrian’s stern expression returned in an instant.

He glared at Isabella while mentioning the ‘Legacy Ceremony’, which only the head of the family knew about.

“If we’re talking about the Legacy Ceremony, are you referring to ‘Lilith’s Curse’?”

However, Isabella had already seen the end of the Graham family through my memories.

She witnessed the fate of Graham, who had to be sacrificed as Lilith’s scapegoat to save humanity.

Adrian, who had no idea about this, responded with a bewildered expression.

“How do you know that name…?”

“I’ll speak from here on.”

Thus, I stepped forward.

And I threw him a clue he could comprehend.

“As you know, I have inherited the power of a Heavenly Being.”

Heavenly Being.

Although now regarded as a Grand Duke family, they were the great kings who established the kingdoms in the four directions and spread magic, mana, and civilization to humanity: the ‘Divine Kind’.

“That is why I can see the future. The fate you bear as the Graham family will be of no help in the future.”

And I leaned on the authority of ‘Heavenly Being’, wrapping ‘returning’ as ‘the ability to see the future’.

I was framing my opinion in a way that would be easier for Adrian to accept.

After all, knowing the future was the same.

“Our family’s duty… doesn’t help?”

However, Adrian looked furious.

Perhaps it was because I dismissed the traditions of the Graham family.

“Yes, that’s correct.”

But that’s the truth.

The head of the Graham family being killed by Lilith could serve as a means to suppress her, but ultimately, it did not solve the fundamental issue.

It would be equivalent to postponing the piled-up problems.

“Lilith swore to quell her power by taking Graham’s corruption and blood, but that pact, bound by magic, can be broken at any time. Of course, in that process, Lilith will suffer greatly for breaking the pact, but there are numerous means to compensate for that. In the future, a Grand Duke of Hell like her will assist her.”

Lilith, who loved Grand Duke Graham so much, completed her curse by taking on the corrupt life and blood of his child.

However, in the end, she stands on the side of demons.

Ultimately, Isabella chose me over being sacrificed to her.

Thus, Isabella, who incurred Lilith’s wrath, and I meet a tragic end.

“Even so, there’s nothing we can do.”

But Adrian did not accept my words.

It was only natural, as I was rejecting his 43 years of life.

He said.

“Sure, you can see the future, and if Lilith breaks the pact, we, the Grahams, have no choice but to follow it. Even if in the end it may mean nothing, we can avoid destruction right now.”

What he meant was, by following the pact, they could avoid immediate destruction.

In fact, if Isabella doesn’t succeed Adrian within four years, the pact with Lilith would be broken, and her army would advance.

“Unless we don’t perish.”

However, I was confident I could stop that worst army.

Adrian replied with a sneer.

“Stop Lilith’s army? That’s insane…!”

Adrian’s body trembled. Clenching his fists, he continued.

“You can say such things because you don’t know our family’s Legacy Ceremony… The army of Lilith I saw during the Legacy Ceremony… is more than enough to annihilate humanity. Without our family’s sense of mission and will… that noble sacrifice, the current Empire would have already turned to ashes.”

…Well, that’s somewhat true.

The only means to suppress Lilith at certain periods was for the head of the Graham family to be sacrificed to her.

“But now, I’m here.”

However, that was the story for when I wasn’t around.

In the world where ‘Edgar Fix’ achieved remarkably high growth rates, it’s different.

I said with confidence.

“I will stop it. Lilith’s army.”

“………Huh.”

However, Adrian chuckled as if my words were absurd.

He said.

“I acknowledge that you’re impressive. But Lilith—”

“Then let me show you.”

“………?”

“The basis of my confidence.”

While I called it the basis of confidence, what I was truly going to show was malice.

The very essence of human malice.

A great weapon.

Adrian still didn’t know what kind of killing machines humanity had developed in the future.

And I intended to show Adrian the series of mass destruction weapons.

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In the end, we succeeded in convincing Adrian.

After hearing my plan, Adrian frowned but nodded.

“There were such crazy weapons.”

Bombs that burrowed into flesh like candle wax, melting bones and causing skin necrosis.

However, if I had only introduced that, I wouldn’t have been able to convince Adrian.

Ultimately, what I wanted was not just to give pain effectively, but to ‘stop’ the enemies, so I explained the methodology in detail.

“We will spread the plague.”

The first step is to sow a plague in the Northern wastelands.

Creating strong weapons to fend off the enemies and building a strong defense line is important, but there’s no better method than weakening the invading enemy.

“It’s called a virus.”

So I conceived a plan for a great virus in collaboration with Charlotte to spread a virus similar to COVID-19 across the Northern wastelands.

Of course, it would be one even more contagious and deadly than COVID-19.

“Have you heard of landmines?”

And the concept of ‘landmines’ didn’t even exist in this world.

Essentially, with the cheat keys of ‘magic’ and ‘mana’ held only by the nobility, they regarded trap-type weapons like landmines as disgraceful due to their unique elitist mindset and honor.

“This is the best to stop demons.”

However, in the modern world, there’s no such thing as noble battles or knight fights.

Only the malicious spirit of wanting to harm the opponent.

The essence of that spirit is implemented in various weapons.

They don’t give the enemy an opportunity while talking about honor or face.

“Even if they push through the minefield, they’d face a hail of machine-gun fire.”

And I explained the next stage, the machine gun.

The entity that thrust the world into the hell of World War I, causing the invention of tanks, aircraft, and poison gas.

I introduced Adrian to historically significant mass destruction weapons.

“Surely standard bullets wouldn’t pierce the skin of large crustacean monsters. Therefore, I upgraded the firepower by combining it with magical engineering.”

However, the machine gun I introduced wasn’t a typical one.

It was a devil’s machine gun that had its firepower multiplied through magical engineering.

Any reasonable monster would collapse from hundreds of holes before even reaching the defense line.

“Certainly, there would be quite a few monsters that manage to reach the defense line, considering their sheer numbers.”

But I have a perfectionist temperament that doesn’t allow even a single variable, so I would not construct the defense line carelessly either.

I planned to build a defense line of hundreds of kilometers using the most economical yet robust materials made from ‘material engineering’ and ‘magic engineering’.

As long as there is a defense line of that scale, no monster could pass through the north.

“………But, can that be done? You probably won’t have the finances to support such large-scale construction.”

Adrian asked if we could handle a large-scale civil engineering project spanning hundreds of kilometers.

For a moment, I almost burst into laughter.

It seemed Adrian had forgotten who was standing before him.

“Don’t worry about the money. I can easily handle that ‘much’.”

Capital power.

When it comes to capital power, no one can rival me. Not even a single country can keep up with me.

Just like how Apple’s value is double the South Korean GDP, my wealth alone surpasses the combined wealth of several countries.

“I plan to visit the Dwarf Kingdom soon. Why don’t you come along and see for yourself?”

Thus, I intended to show Adrian just how powerful money can be.

Just like Mohammed bin Salman might take several chairmen from Korea on shopping sprees, I would find ‘subcontractors’ to help with my civil engineering projects.

If there are dwarves who are crazy about wealth and resources, they would line up to serve me.

“Certainly… you had the whole plan figured out.”

Thus, Adrian, who had clung to the belief that only the sacrifice of the Graham family could prevent the annihilation of humanity, nodded.

And then, he stated that he would join my plan, saying such trashy weapons were unimaginable.

“It’s good that the conversation is swift. Shall we proceed immediately?”

The first step of my plan was Adrian’s agreement.

Having unbuttoned that first button, it was now time to move on to the next step.

That is to go shopping around several kingdoms, including the Dwarf Alliance Kingdom.

Since I had amassed an overabundance of money, it was time to flex.