Outstanding Results

Upon arriving at the research lab, Victor immediately pulled Veronica out of the car.

Veronica blushed and straightened her collar. "You've messed up my clothes. If you do this again, I won't talk to you anymore!"

"Okay, I won't do it again next time." Victor smiled, but it didn't seem sincere at all.

Enraged, Veronica kicked him and strode into the research lab.

Victor quickly followed.

Upon entering the research lab, Victor noticed significant changes. The diesel engine testing machine that used to be visible right at the entrance was no longer in good condition.

In its original place was a much smaller machine, the most striking feature of which was the pair of large wheels on its side, as big as those of a horse-drawn carriage.

It's all gray, made of cast iron, and the outer shell has been blackened, but the piston screw at the front is still shiny black.

The fuselage is covered with steel parts, some bulging, some bulging, and many rivets hold the thick sheet metal together firmly. You can see protruding cylinders, piston rods, and so on; the structure looks complex and robust.

What caught Victor's eye the most was a black line extending from the front, which connected to a wooden crate. Another black line extended from the crate, connecting to a button that looked like a small seesaw.

Victor couldn't help but walk over and touch the device; he seemed to know what it was.

Just then, a voice rang out, "What are you doing? Don't touch the things in the lab."

Victor turned his head and saw a small girl standing at another door in the room; it must have been her who had spoken.

Just as Victor was about to reveal his identity, the girl seemed to recognize him and immediately knelt down.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I didn't know it was you."

The little girl said timidly.

Just as Victor was about to help her stand up, Veronica came out from the inner room and pulled the girl up.

"Octavia, are you alright? Honestly, Victor, why did you scare her like that!"

Victor looked completely innocent. "I didn't! I didn't!"

Octavia quickly added, "No, Miss, I just mistook the Viscount for a thief."

After hearing Octavia's words and seeing Victor's expression, Veronica knew she had misunderstood, but she still glared at Victor as if to say, "It's all your fault."

"It's alright, Octavia. It's his fault for being so sneaky."

Veronica's comforting words had a good effect; at least the girl named Octavia was less scared.

At this moment, Victor also spoke up to comfort her, "Octavia, it was my fault just now. I shouldn't have touched it."

Once Victor saw that Octavia's face wasn't so pale anymore, he eagerly changed his question and asked, "Ronnie, could this machine be..."

Veronica followed the direction Victor was looking and said with a smile, "You see, I was just about to introduce you to him."

Suddenly, Veronica stopped talking and instead said to Octavia, "You introduce him to him."

"Well, me..."

Before Octavia could finish speaking, Veronica had already pushed her in front of the two of them.

Octavia looked at Victor and Veronica with a smile on their faces, and could only stammer as she began to introduce herself.

"This... um... Steam Traction Engine... uses wood as fuel and has an output of about 3 horsepower..."

Seeing that Victor was listening attentively to her introduction, Octavia gradually calmed down and was able to speak fluently.

"... Using this Steam Traction Engine, which is connected to this telegraph machine Number One, and then connected to telegraph machine No. 2 via wires, we have achieved 2000-meter-level communication by using long and short codes, which is already of practical value."

To ensure signal stability, copper wires are used, wrapped in multiple layers of burlap, and coated with two layers of paint. This high cost means mass production is not possible in the short term.

Victor nodded. High costs are normal. To ensure insulation, a lot of materials are used for wrapping, and the copper wire used itself is not cheap either.

In his previous life, it was the emergence of Gutapolis that brought down the price of telegraph wire, but Victor was not in a hurry about it.

He has already commissioned an ocean-going fleet to search for similar materials, and we expect to hear back soon.

"Well done, Veronica. I didn't expect you to have built the Wired Telegraphy machine so quickly and even developed a special code."

Veronica was pleased with Victor's praise, but she did not take all the credit.

She pulled Octavia in front of her. "It's not just my achievement; my team is also excellent. For example, Octavia designed the long and short code."

Octavia quickly waved her hand. "No, I just came up with a solution. It was Miss who suggested it."

"You can't say that. Octavia, you've made a lot of contributions, not only in terms of long and short codes, but also in the miniaturization design of the Steam Traction Engine."

Moreover, the concept of telegraph coding was also conceived by the viscount before you, as were the telegraph, generator, papermaking, and diesel engine.

Octavia covered her mouth and gasped, "Ah!"

She really hadn't expected the viscount in front of her to be so learned.

Victor smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't be stingy. After I've seen all your results, I'll distribute the rewards you've won to everyone."

"Next, would you two lovely ladies please show me around the research lab?"

"Of course, come with me!"

Veronica led the way with Octavia. Ves wanted to refuse, but she couldn't resist Veronica and had to accept her fate.