Winds and Clouds Rise

Edwin naturally had no intention of undermining the Church of Steam and Machinery's near-fanatical push. After all, publicly, he was now one of the Church's people. Besides, this was something he was more than happy to see.

The core purpose of promoting internal combustion engines and gasoline was not merely to solve the issue of power.

More importantly, the industrial production of synthetic gasoline would generate vast quantities of chemical byproducts—benzene, toluene, ethylene... This would greatly advance the development of the chemical industry in this world.

And if one wanted to promote an entirely new form of energy and power as quickly as possible, there was no more convenient route than applying it to the military.

In the past, he might have worried about the fierce disputes and bloody conflicts these revolutionary technologies could trigger.

But now, his mindset had changed.

As long as his technological iteration advanced fast enough—so fast that any imitator could only stare at his back—then all so-called threats and conflicts would be mercilessly crushed beneath the rolling wheels of the era.

Thus, in the days that followed, Edwin's research institute became the most efficient and most mysterious heart of the entire kingdom.

["Edwin, there's a problem with the blade curvature model for this turbocharger. The industrial level of your world can't manufacture this kind of material. You'll need a Sequence 4 alchemist to help with it..."]

["The production line layout can be more aggressive. Use modular parallel processing.

Run the refining towers and engine production lines simultaneously. Don't forget, you have unreasonable Beyonder labor like 'Artisans' and 'Mechanical Experts.'"]

With the wisdom of his counterparts from different worlds, the design of the production line was quickly finalized.

With the Church of Steam and Machinery sparing no expense and the direct intervention of Beyonder powers, miracles