Skynet was an enormous project.
So enormous that even Aisha doubted whether she truly had the ability to see it through.
After all, building a Telepathy Network capable of covering an entire city meant not only overcoming the technical hurdles of the Migurd Tribe's telepathy magic, but also designing base stations to extend the network's range and installing them in every corner of the city to achieve full coverage...
And finishing all that would only amount to taking the first step of a journey of a thousand miles.
The subsequent equipment maintenance, security, privacy, access permissions, fees, and all those other tangled issues were what really mattered.
Just thinking about it made her scalp prickle.
That said...
It was precisely because it was challenging that it deserved her wholehearted effort.
If it were something anyone could do, Aisha would have found it far less interesting.
"Aisha."
Hilde suddenly spoke.
Aisha pressed her lips together. "Hilde, I know this project will be difficult to profit from in the short term, and it'll require an enormous investment, but once we expand it, the prospects are very promising. I've thought it through. We can use the profits from the Automatons to cover our funding needs, and as long as we can get through the initial development stage..."
"You've done very well, Aisha." Hilde reached out and rubbed her own head. "Doing so much must have been exhausting, right?"
"It has been a little tiring..."
"I've seen how capable you are, and how hard you've been working."
"...Mm."
Blushing, Aisha gave a small nod.
"If you run into any funding difficulties, don't hesitate to ask me or Rudeus for help," Hilde said.
"If I need it, I won't hesitate."
Aisha took a deep breath. "Then let's look at the last project."
"All right."