Isaac

“You really don't know? The world's been buzzing with this thing called a telecom lately! ”

“Telecom?”

In Lacha's words, Isaac asked if it was the right thing to do.

“Yes, a communicator! No matter how far away we are, we can talk like we're talking next to each other! The professors were amazed at how revolutionary it was to change the world! I brought one on campus, and once a month I set up new rules for students to talk to their families! ”

Isaac's thoughts flood with praise from Lacha's communicator. The more I heard, the more I remembered the phone. The earliest version just before it became popular.

“I heard I had one installed in my house, so I connected it once. It was so amazing to be able to see each other's faces even though we're so far away.... ”

“Huh? Wait a minute. Talking to each other face to face? ”

“Yes, why? ”

After shaking her hand as if it were nothing, she began to brawl again in excitement.

Is that even possible? ’

Isaac doesn't know much about the history of communications, but he still has some basic knowledge. The history of communication, which began with Mosaic, often appeared in movies due to the lack of technology to convey even simple words, has evolved over the phone into mobile phones and video calls.

It required nearly 200 years of development of new materials and technologies, starting with Moscode on the wire and up to modern video calls.

And you think this neighborhood has commercialized itself by disregarding the history of that development, bypassing wires, wireless, even video calling? No matter how hard you try to force magic into it, it doesn't make sense.

‘It's a headache if you want to know. ’

“But what about you, Nate? ”

“What about Knett? ”

“She's furious. ”

“Are you angry? To who, me? ”

“Of course! After you graduated, you couldn't eat honey! ”

“Why? The Ribollen Merchants Guild won't keep their promises. Ten cans of honey a day... I can't give it to you even if I want to. ”

I was tempted. If I wasn't confident, even the Ribollen Merchants Guild had no way of bringing external supplies onto campus. I emphasized that to Gonzales, but I forgot about it. It's like leaving Knette with a promise he couldn't irresponsibly keep and running away. Failure to take appropriate action is Isaac's responsibility.

“Are you very angry? ”

“I wasn't really joking at first. I couldn't eat the honey I ate every day, so I totally destroyed the air station where you lived. ”

“Hnng.”

Isaac groans as if imagining it.

“Now I've sunk a lot, and I'm glad the arrows have turned, but they've fallen hard. ”

“What do you mean, the arrows turn? ”

“After the telecom was installed, we also contacted curiosity at home. ”

“I heard that. ”

“The Ribollen Merchants Guild kept stockpiling stuff in storage because they couldn't send it on campus, and when they found out that the Ribollen Guild was making money, they were furious and brought in warriors to destroy the Ribollen Guild. ”

“Must be a mess. ”

“Of course! But they robbed it and went back because it showed me a warehouse full of honey. Tell them to send honey to them. ”

“To the Northbears? ”

“Yes.”

“Of course there's nothing left, right? ”

“How the Northbears love honey. ”

According to Reisha, Isaac grabs his head as if it were a headache. The honey harvested by Libria swept away while crushing the Knette Pride. It was no wonder the snow was turning.

“So you went home? ”

“As soon as I took the vacation, I went screaming. He said he was coming here after going there. Kick, you'll have a hard time comforting him. ”

Hnng. I'm in so much pain. Isaac feels burdened when he sends his grumbling eyes with tears in his eyes.

“How much honey does an Elf have? ”

Isaac asked, raising his chest in an arrogant manner as if he had expected it.

“Hoho. You need my help, too, right? Elf Honey isn't something you can buy just because you have money, but if you ask me to, I will! I'll do my best."

“Yes, please. Get me some honey. ”

“Hmm, this isn't it.... ”

Isaac lowers his head and asks for it, and Lacha mutters with a complex expression. Isaac hesitates, bends his pride and asks for a desperate gesture. ’I wanted to see you begging.

“But when will you go? Do you want me to find you a boat? ”

“I didn't get on the boat. ”

“Then?”

“Just like on campus and in Gabelin, there's only one plank. ”

“You came all the way from the middle on a plank? ”

“Yes. I heard it's a nice canal. The current was constant, so the speed was great. ”

Isaac, who got up from his seat, said, as he listened for a moment to tell the story of how many boats had passed by with a excited look on their faces.

“Okay, so go home. ”

“Oh! Why? I was going to hang out here! ”

“Then go home for a few days and bring back some honey. Don't come without honey. ”

“Wow! Now you're even threatening me? ”

“No, I'm asking you. ”

“Hmm. Well! I can't ignore your request! ”

Seeing her like a word and confident to leave it alone, Isaac sighed and said a sincere word of advice from his heart.

“You don't take guarantees. ”

“Oh! How did you know? One of the absolute laws of the Elves doesn't guarantee the family. ”

“ ……. ”

As soon as she arrived in Port City, she disappeared. I was not worried because I was a person who was walking around without a fuss. It doesn't matter if you get into an accident. It's not a Newport attempt, it's a Port.

I had no idea where to go to communicate on my own, but there was no problem. Most of the people passing by the side of the road were communication stations.

“Hmph, it's a curious spectacle so far. ”

The comms stations on one side of the Central Plaza in Port City didn't have to be crowded to find them. Communicators, surrounded by storytellers, talk about their experiences and stand in a long line of comms.

It looks like it's going to be a while. Isaac turns away without hesitation.

“Obviously, the government is good at this. ”

Communication is an innovative object that can change the paradigm of times. Given the nature of the empire, it was obvious that important facilities such as communications were already required for government offices. Since it was so soon to emerge, a third-class city such as Newport City deserved to be designated as the first installed city in Port City, even if it was excluded from the priority.

“There's a real difference. ”

Compared to New Port City's single-story homes, Fort City's gazebo was the size of a high-ranking noble mansion. Having a lot of money means having a lot of money, and most people who go in and out of the society are upscale. It was decorated like a noble mansion, both inside and outside the building.

As Isaac predicted, Port City Hall had a communications facility. However, unlike Isaac's expectations, the exchange facility as well as the communicator was in operation.

“Telecom is the latest, but the network is the earliest. There's too much gap. ”

With a bitter smile, Isaac mutters as he looks at the traders moving things around like crystal beads. The exchangers seemed immature because it was a technique that had just appeared, and made a mistake.

“How did you get here? This is off-limits. ”

The man who appeared to be the head of the communications room approached Isaac with alertness, and when he saw the embroidered College crest on his chest, he became stiff. Isaac had to repeat what he had said to the frozen man on the first floor of the guidance desk.

“I am the Administrator of Newport City. I think we should use it for official purposes. Can we use it now? ”

“I can use it… but do I have a place to use it?" ”

Despite the tension over the College's sentence, Newport City's administrative officers themselves had been thoroughly debriefed in the past, so even the subordinate chief of communications looked at Isaac with a sneak glance.

Seniors have still preferred the old approach. For them, the communication room was literally intrigued by the level of greeting and sharing with acquaintances who were far away, and they often went in and now lost interest.

However, for the practitioners, the communication room was a blessing and a nightmare machine that greatly reduced the time spent working around and around. It was the first time exchangers were involved, so they were not used to getting things done, but the time savings that had been drastically reduced was worth noting to practitioners.

However, the workload increased as things were handled faster, so practitioners were confused whether they should like it or not. In the meantime, a guy named Newport City Administrator came to me in a hurry and asked me to give him a communicator. The official heard a rumor and assumed he wanted to try it.

Telecommunications stationed at the City Hall are for public use and are of course free of charge. I'd like to try it out for curiosity, but private telecommunications are expensive, so I can see the judgments to try to save communication costs even with the government.

College is a college. The Communications Director directed them to a comm station located in one corner of the exchanges, not a separate communication room.

“Every single communication room is currently occupied. If you really want to use it, this is all that's left. Do you want to use it? You can talk directly to the operator about where you want to connect. ”

I saw the rumored Newport clerk and was curious about Isaac. Well, naturally, nothing good came out of it.

‘The monitor.’

Isaac sat in a chair, looking at the corners of the screen, looking only at the transparent screen of the rectangle, such as the fish room monitor, and said to the operator.

“To the Gavelin Supply Office. ”

“Yes?”

“Get me Gabelin Supply. ”

“Hmm. Got it. ”

The exchangers who listened to Isaac say so. There is only one thing for the marshal to contact the Supply Office. Trying to get some more supplies. However, it was clear to Newport City administrators that no matter how much they cried, they could not connect to the practitioners' lines and only heard the scream, "Why didn't they go through their upper Levernen district supply office?"

The exchanger has roughly connected to the network in an unspoken manner. However, the connected exchanger only gave a voice to see if there was a concept of security, but the screen did not show.

- Earl Grovelin's Exchange. How may I direct your call?

“Grovelin? I asked you to connect me to the Gavelin Supply Office. ”

- I'll call you back.

- Hello, this is Gavelin Administration Exchange. How may I direct your call?

“The Administrative Office? I need to speak to the Supply Office.... ”

- I'll get it back to you, I'll put it back on the switchboard.

- Earl Grovelin's Exchange. How may I direct your call?

This is not even a call back....

Isaac is already sighed at the talents of the traders who have mastered the art of turning people around.