The hydroelectric dam was completed and its reservoir filled. Roaring water drove the generators, sending a steady supply of electricity throughout the Science Kingdom's industrial district.
With this new source of clean energy, industrial production and equipment development were no longer constrained, and the pace of civilization's revival doubled outright.
Senku immediately put a new research project on the agenda, his eyes brimming with excitement.
The next objective: build a television!
When old Fossil heard they were making a television, he was instantly fired up.
The basic principles behind a television were hardly complicated. They needed no advanced smart features, only high-speed scanning from top to bottom to reproduce the most primitive image display.
The two divided up the work, and in just a few days, they successfully completed a crude but fully functional old-fashioned television.
Everyone gathered around the brand-new television, their faces full of curiosity as they craned their necks for a look.
Just as everyone eagerly anticipated the screen lighting up, Li Xiang spoke helplessly.
"We've built the TV, but there's no signal right now. What are we supposed to watch? Stare at a black screen?"
Senku scratched his head, trying to bluff his way through. "Uh... I forgot."
Everyone: Village Chief, stop trying to act cute.
Fortunately, the problem did not remain unresolved for long. A solution soon arrived.
Before long, Taiju returned with a giant computer assembled from components everyone had made by hand.
Senku immediately connected the giant computer to the television and made them compatible.
Nanami Sai took over the remaining setup, his fingers flying over the keys as he loaded the simple programs he had written beforehand into the system one by one.
Light flickered across the screen. The television, which had previously shown nothing but black, successfully displayed a clear image,