nucmednet Chapter 9 Scientists
Chapter 9 Scientists
Sainz ran through the woods, glancing back every now and then. The bottles and jars on her body rattled as she ran, but she just kept running, because in that territory, she was forced to owe Lord Kurt money.
Of course, money in Kut's country wasn't easy to borrow. Loan sharks ran rampant in his territory, and it was common for farmers to go bankrupt and be burdened with debts they could never repay in their lifetime.
But Saines was neither a farmer nor one of his subjects. Saines was the youngest researcher at the Royal Academy of Higher Learning and a learned inventor.
Of course, in Kurt's eyes, all that remained of these titles was the word "young." Indeed, Sainz had blonde hair, a young and beautiful face, and a perfect figure, making her far more beautiful than the skinny village girls under his jurisdiction.
But Sainz was not so easy to deal with. As a Bachelor of Philosophy and Natural Sciences, she quickly escaped from the guards sent by Kurt and headed northwest.
The war of usurpation in the demon world did not affect the academic community, since neither the empress nor the current usurper valued the importance of knowledge.
Nobles studied knowledge merely to enhance their insights at tea parties or to learn etiquette. The Royal Academy was more of a place for educating the children of the upper class than for academic research.
Sainz stopped by a stream. Beyond this line lay Red Ridge; at least, she had escaped Kurt's territory.
The sounds of the pursuers were barely audible. She was panting heavily as she bent down to rest.
"Oh, hello, do you need any help?"
Sainz suddenly looked up and saw a girl standing in front of her. The girl was wearing a white shirt, black trousers and a coat, and a strange black bucket hat.
"You...you're not one of Kurt's people?"
"Lord Kut, of course not, but lovely lady, why are you running wildly in such a desolate wilderness?"
Sainz did not answer, but after a moment, she suddenly realized that the burden on her body had become lighter, and she quickly reached for her waist.
"mine……"
The girl was holding her handbag. As a natural sciences major, her research focused on mechanical design.
The girl carefully examined every item in her handbag, including the manuscripts, designs, and her handwritten works.
"Ah, a bachelor's degree from the Royal Capital Higher Academy, a double degree... Well then, I'd like to ask you a question."
The girl closed her notebook, and Sainz could clearly smell a similar scent on her—the scent of ink, paper, and nature.
Why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west? Why do apples fall to the ground?
The girl uttered questions that would only arise in a natural science society. Sainz had never heard of such questions before, but she suddenly realized that these questions would reveal the essence of the world.
Everyone thinks it's normal for the sun to rise in the east and set in the west; no one questions the sun's rising and setting, and no one thinks about why an apple falls to the ground.
Sainz stood frozen in place, looking up at the sun obscured by clouds. She thought of a colleague whose research focused on the sky.
The girl turned to the last page of her notebook and nodded, seemingly satisfied.
"Yes, why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west? Why do apples fall to the ground?"
"why?"
The girl asked her a question in return, then smiled. Sainz could clearly see that the girl already had an answer in her heart.
Do you know why?
"I cannot say that I know why, because scientific truth is constantly being corrected and developed."
"We are short of scientists, so, Ms. Sainz Scarlett, would you be willing to join the Red Ridge Science Institute?"
"Although it is sudden, we need more members with a scientific spirit."
Alice handed over a piece of paper with a description of a complex machine, which was exactly what Sains was researching.
"This is... a power machine?"
Steam engine, triple-expansion steam engine, the foundation of the future.
"It's highly feasible...I want to take a look..."
Sainz's eyes never left the manuscript; the mathematical formulas, mechanical components, and principles were clearly described on it.
"I'll take that as your agreement, Miss Sainz..."
Alice put her arm around Saines's waist and drew the dagger from her waist.
"First company! Second line!"
The gray-clad soldiers emerged from the bushes, and only then did Sainz see that a dozen armored soldiers were rushing towards her from the direction she had come from.
"aim!"
The gray-clad soldiers raised their strange "spears," and Sainz watched this odd formation from behind them.
"Fire!"
Like a thunderclap, smoke billowed out, making her forget to breathe.
Across the stream, only the fallen corpses and a few lucky survivors remained. A volley of lead bullets struck, 20 against 30.
"First rank, crouch down! Second rank, aim!"
"Fire!"
Gunshots echoed through the valley. Alice waved her hand and sheathed her command sword.
"Clean up the battlefield, leave no survivors, and bury the bodies."
Not far away, another gunshot rang out, and a hunter in a green coat emerged from the woods carrying a long rifle and dragging a corpse.
Without messengers, the new weapon will not be exposed.
“I’m sorry, Miss Sainz, we need some means of armed force.”
"A...magician?"
"No, Miss Sainz, this is all science, it's using natural methods!"
Sainz looked at the girl who was slightly shorter than herself. She could clearly sense a faint fluctuation of magic, but it was not enough to cast a spell.
It was already evening when Sains arrived at Trian, but when Alice's research lab was revealed to her, she even forgot to eat.
Hanging in the research room is an exquisite model, a galaxy model that Alice created by collecting knowledge from this continent.
"Now, I can explain to you why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and why apples fall to the ground."
The law of universal gravitation, the rotation and revolution of stars, the theory of a spherical Earth... Sainz gradually discovered that even though Alice emphasized that this was only a theory, these theories could prove each other.
Is the Earth a sphere?
"If you look up at the moon, you'll find that it's also a sphere. If you stand on the beach, when a ship appears, you'll see the mast and sails first, and then the hull."
"But this sphere is far too huge. If this model were Earth, then we—"
Alice blew gently, and a speck of dust rose into the air.
"It's just a speck of dust."
"You can prove all of this yourself."
Looking at the room full of notes and formulas, measuring tools and strange graphic structures, Sainz placed her bag here.
"Please arrange a bed for me."
"Then, welcome to the Hongling Science Research Institute, Academician Saiens."