Norton's words not only won over the reporters but also excited and thrilled the assembled scientists, whose eyes gleamed.
Although the era of enlightenment, the Renaissance, and the gradual establishment of various inventions and doctrines are taking place, royal families around the world do not pay much attention to them.
People's livelihood is ultimately people's livelihood. Since they haven't made any progress in weaponry, they won't pay too much attention to things that are unrelated to strength and diplomacy.
What good is it for the poor to live well? The real power and wealth of the royal family is what truly matters.
After all, the money of the countries in the Southern Continent can no longer be extracted from the poor who can hardly find work. The main source of income is overseas trade and the acquisition of assets from major conglomerates.
This also means that although the mechanization process in the Southern Continent has improved somewhat, it is still not the mainstream; ship slaves are the true mainstream.
In an era that didn't place much emphasis on science and mechanization, a figure from a thousand years ago spoke out, not only expressing optimism about modern machinery and science but also launching a multi-billion dollar subsidy program to support them. How could these scholars not be thrilled by the joy of finding a mentor?
The entire venue was filled with a frenzied atmosphere as the Pale God delivered his speech. Reporters on the sidelines meticulously recorded every little movement of this Pale God, racking their brains to find points that other reporters might miss in order to obtain a sensational news story.
The Pale God Norton, with a smile on his face, stepped down from the platform and, surrounded by the crowd, walked along the manor, looking at the machines around him one by one and listening to the machine makers' speeches.
This is a golden opportunity for these journalists, and also the best time for these inventors who play with machines.
With the inherent public opinion surrounding the Pale God and the records of the surrounding reporters, all the unique and truly useful inventions displayed during this period will undoubtedly become famous throughout the Southern Continent.
Coupled with the 'patent' policy recently introduced by this Pale God, it's not impossible for those who are favored to become famous and influential.
"Your Majesty, this is a new type of textile machine that I have invented, and I humbly request that Your Majesty name it. As you can see, it uses one spinning wheel to drive eight vertical spindles, increasing the spinning speed eightfold..."
"Very well, I think we can call it the ' Norton Machine,' thus linking it to the name of my Pale God, so that the world will know that this is a machine endorsed by Norton!"
Norton, his pale frame noticeably taller than the person next to him, looked with immense satisfaction at the still rudimentary alien Jenny machine before him, and spoke boastfully about the improvements he desired.
He's clearly never even tightened a screw on this textile machine, yet he keeps mentioning Norton's name; he's taken shamelessness to the extreme.
"Your Majesty, my name is Volt, and this is the voltaic pile I invented, a power source capable of stably storing and discharging electricity. Electricity is truly magnificent; electric charge is like water flowing in a wire, moving from areas of high voltage to areas of low voltage, generating current, which is the potential difference. Based on this principle, I conducted thousands of experiments and finally created this voltaic pile capable of stably storing and releasing electric charge. Therefore, I named it the Voltaic Pile. I am certain that this is destined to be an epoch-making invention..."
Your Majesty, my entire family are members of the Holy Lord Church, and I was among the believers around you when you were resurrected! Your Majesty, I am willing to offer this Voltaic Pile just to receive your praise. I am willing to become your believer and serve you with the rest of my life!
An elderly man wearing glasses and white Church robes looked delighted at Norton's arrival. His white Church robes and the silver cross hanging on his chest clearly indicated that he was a Church believer.
He was one of the believers Norton witnessed after breaking free from the Holy See's seclusion. Such a holy and perfect God, the moment he saw Norton's body, he recognized him as the true God. From then on, he frantically pursued the shadow of this Pale God, hoping to witness his great body once more in his short life.
Now, his wish has come true!
Norton was equally overjoyed!
Although he didn't know the significance of the Voltaic Pile in electrical engineering, he did know that modern voltages are named in 'volt'.
Norton's pure white and delicate face revealed a holy and perfect smile, making everyone around feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze, as if they had been Baptism by holiness.
"Very good! You are so devout, you deserve my blessing. Go and taste the holy water, and in the name of the Pale God, I grant you the power of eternal life! You deserve to become the tower of eternal life, to be eternally admired by all!"
Alright, quickly, someone apply for a patent for this Mr. Volt's ' Norton Pile '! I will bestow upon him a lofty position and endless honors!
Norton's ancient language, as melodious as celestial music, resonated in everyone's ears, captivating them like the most beautiful music.
With just a few words, he renamed the Voltaic Pile. This shameless act of theft went unnoticed by the surrounding crowd.
After all, he is the officially recognized God, and everything in the Southern Continent and even the Garden of Eden should belong to him, so a mere name really doesn't matter.
However, the reward he mentioned instantly caused a frenzy among the surrounding crowd.
eternal life!
Damn it, the eternal life bestowed by Pale God!
While the resurgence of the Vampire race brought legends of immortality to the Southern Continent, it ultimately had little to do with most people. After all, Norton not only did not order the rampant propagation of Vampire, but also strictly controlled their population size.
Although the powerful and wealthy have transformed into Vampire through their own means, few dare to do so openly, because once they do, they will be controlled by the Vampire grand duke under the Pale God Norton, and will also be ostracized because of their race.
Therefore, although people have heard of Vampire, very few have actually seen one, so immortality remains a distant dream for ordinary people.
And now this incredibly rare and precious opportunity for eternal life has been casually granted by this Pale God, which is driving everyone crazy!
The atmosphere at the scene instantly turned frenzied, with countless people crowding around the Pale God, eager to show their faces in order to win a so-called chance at eternal life.
In the past, the believers of the Southern Continent, who followed the Holy Lord Church, devoutly believed that they could ascend to Heaven after death, thus curbing the growth of Vampire. However, over the course of a thousand years, religious reforms and the liberation of thought, while bringing them intellectual growth, also caused them to lose their fear of Vampire.
If Norton hadn't been deliberately controlling things, it probably wouldn't have been long before the entire Southern Continent became a Vampire kingdom.