Saint Aiven City, the scenic Long Island at the turn of spring and summer.

In a large area completely cleared of space, five crystal pylons of transparent Magnetic Ore are distributed in the shape of a pentagram, spaced a hundred meters apart.

Next to each Magnetic Ore, stand two capable young people wearing Galliot National University uniforms.

"Attention everyone, prepare... activate Magnetic Ore, maximum power!"

"At your command!"

With Aiven's order from the center of the pentagram, the ten young people who had been well-prepared showed sparks at their fingertips, simultaneously activating the powerful energy they were responsible for.

Crackling sounds...

Buzz——!

A blazing white light erupted, and a massive electric field descended upon this region in an instant, easily piercing through the air, with bright silver electric serpents wantonly dancing in view.

Except for Aiven in the very center of the pentagram, the small group of onlookers led by Liweina stepped back.

But the ten students of the National University stood resolutely in place.

Though electricity flickered on their bodies, they seemed unaffected by the enormous energy that could instantly kill an elephant merely with its aftershocks.

Because they had jointly taken up a very special new Extraordinary Profession—Electrical Engineer, with the mysterious source being Aiven, a powerful Divine Creature skilled in using Thunder Power.

The Tier 1 Apprentice-level Electrical Engineer barely has any combat capability, considered an even more thoroughly life-based profession than a Wizard Apprentice, with not too high a difficulty for promotion.

Prerequisites:

One must have already completed Basic Electrical Engineering, including the three main courses: Circuitry, Electromachines, and Power Systems, completing the theoretical stage of accumulation.

Then manually craft a practical electrical tool according to existing designs from over a dozen options, completing their practical course.

Finally, consume the specially made Electric Potion, with the primary material being the Extraordinary Traits of a weak and low-level Extraordinary Creature known as the "Electrical Mouse."

Upon successfully taking up the profession of Electrical Engineer, one awakens a series of abilities centered on Life Magnetic Field: Current Perception, Passive Insulation, Handy Hands, Electromagnetic Pulse, Simulated Voltage...

Equipped with tools from birth equivalent to: pliers, needle nose pliers, round nose pliers, screwdrivers, electrician knives, adjustable wrenches, voltage testers, ammeters, voltmeters, watt-hour meters, and multimeters...and more.

Well, protective measures are nothing but a cloud, roll up your sleeves and get to work.

Now, this is also a practical course led by Aiven for this group of new Electrical Engineers.

Though for them and even this era, it seems to be somewhat advanced.

Crackle!

Amid the remarkably intense sparking electrical light, the tree stump in Aiven's hand rapidly dehydrates and carbonizes, finally turning into a piece of black charcoal.

With a wave of his hand, he already formed pure carbon dust, fine as dust.

Immediately, spiritual light burst forth from Aiven's Eye of Profound Wisdom, and a large mass of carbon dust gradually aggregated into a solid black carbon ball.

The vast electric energy emitted by Magnetic Ore, through Aiven's body, had already penetrated into an unknown microcosmic domain, creating an extraordinary transformation.

Aiven had long established two directions for the development of Badge Knight—"Macrocosmic World" and "Microcosmic World."

The application extended by "Macrocosmic World" is Meteorological Spirit.

Not only equivalent to a strengthened Storm Giant Spirit, it can also leverage the vast Life Magnetic Field to exploit the power of the world itself, inducing ultra-large-scale meteorological disasters beyond Tier 4.

The "Microcosmic World" can be expanded to the atomic level.

At this scale, molecular bonds and atomic bonds are merely a form of electrical attraction. As long as control is strong enough, the material composition can be freely changed, realizing the most incredible alchemy!

Just interfering with the "Microcosmic World" is far more difficult than the "Macrocosmic World." Until Spiritual Power advanced to Tier 4, relying on Divine power, Aiven was finally capable of attempting for the first time.

Thus.

Under the intense scrutiny of onlookers enduring the strong light.

The "carbon ball" that seemed to have been completely consolidated began to compress once again, gradually revealing the texture of a crystal.

This is because the arrangement of carbon elements is undergoing a magnificent transformation from "charcoal" to "diamond!" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

A diamond is a colorless octahedral crystal, composed of pure carbon, with carbon atoms linked by tetravalent bonds.

Due to the strong "C-C bond," all electrons participate in forming covalent bonds, with no free electrons, and its structure relatively simple, sparing Aiven's first practical endeavor from considerable trouble.

Crack! Crack!...

Until half an hour later, with the assistance of ten Electrical Engineers, the carbon ball in Aiven's hand finally transformed into a slightly cloudy black crystal.

Whew——!

Looking at the final product, Aiven, dripping with sweat, exhaled deeply.

Electric Alchemy... succeeded!

Though it involved forcibly opening atomic bonds under unlimited energy supply, with more than 99.99% of the energy wasted, it still achieved the expected goal.

Moreover, once the method is discovered, even the artificial synthesis of gold is not merely a dream.

In the "Periodic Table of Elements," which Olivia had gradually perfected, Mercury's atomic number is 80, and Gold's atomic number is 79.

As long as one can take away a proton from the atomic nucleus, Mercury can transform into Gold with an atomic number one less!

A supernova explosion? Completely unnecessary.

Clap! Clap! Clap!...

"Aiven, it's truly awe-inspiring! This transformation of matter is more magical than any of the new products currently being promoted by the Steam and Mechanism Cult; is it really technology?"

Outside the scene, Liweina softly clapped as she watched the large diamond in Aiven's hand, feeling somewhat incredulous even though she was witnessing it firsthand.

Or rather, ever since Watt advanced to Truth Embodiment last year, the experiences during this period have continually shaken Her Majesty the Queen's worldview.

Today, the "Tulip Alliance," an unprecedentedly vast power spanning the entire material world, provides fertile ground for technological advancement through a booming economy and market.

Centered around the Phaletis Royal Capital Bekele, led by the "Steam and Mechanism Cult," and Saint Aiven City of the Galliot Duchy, led by the "Life Tree School" and "Gem School."

Two technological pathways shine brilliantly together, radiating incredible light and heat.

Under their guidance, science gradually enters the human perspective.

Even though many common-sense issues haven't been universally resolved, in many fields there already is a display of imagination more outstanding than that of modern society.

Within the "Steam and Mechanism Cult," the emerging profession of "Steam Master" closely resembles the "Power Engineer," with extremely efficient devices they manufacture.

As long as there's coal, they can operate, without the need for elaborate logistical support like electricity.

With the assistance of the "Hephaestus Square," a series of explosive inventions have begun to shine brightly in Phaletis.

On the streets, some still ride horse-drawn carriages, while others dare to break ground by using steam-powered cars; in the army, besides regular firearms, there are more powerful steam-powered guns...

Even Liweina witnessed a mechanical prototype called the "Difference Engine" in the "Church of the Steam and Mechanism Cult."

It contains over 4000 brass parts, weighs 2.5 tons, and major components have an error margin of one-thousandth of a centimeter, making it one of the pinnacle representatives of this era's steam industrial civilization.

It can, according to the designer's intentions, automatically handle the calculation process of different functions, improve the speed of multiplication, and enhance the accuracy of logarithm tables and other numerical tables.

Under the leadership of Watt, the newly designated "Truth Embodiment."

Phaletis Kingdom, the first to complete the "Steam Industrial Revolution," has a hint of steampunk flavor.

Even Liweina, a central figure in the world's transformation, is somewhat gradually becoming unfamiliar with this world.

Unconsciously recalling what Principal Princeton once said: "The only extraordinary profession that can threaten gods in this world is the wizard."

It's not that a wizard's power can defeat the true gods high above, but they can initiate world change from the ground up with extraordinary creativity, in other words, they can guide trends!

The experimental site naturally had a group of "Power Engineers" to clean up. Aiven walked towards Liweina, casually tossing a large diamond to her.

"Take this and have fun with it."

He winked at Liweina:

"After seeing our inventions, don't you think the future of this world is destined to belong to the 'Era of Electricity'?"

"Hehehe, your internal combustion engine and electric motor are still just prototypes and don't compare to Mr. Watt's various models of steam engines.

But I think Olivia's 'petrochemical industry' has great potential. Look, isn't it beautiful?"

Lightly laughing, she poured cold water on Aiven's self-promotion but elegantly lifted the hem of her court gown as if a graceful swan, spinning lightly in front of Aiven.

Even with Aiven's composure, his gaze couldn't help but fall on Her Majesty the Queen's alluring exposed calf.

The smooth, fair calf was wrapped in a layer of close-fitting sheer nude fabric, making her flawless limbs even more enchanting under the misty cover.

This queen, offering such a generous view, had Aiven subtly entranced as well.

"Ahem..."

Undoubtedly, this fabric, seemingly lighter than gauze, was a creation of the petrochemical industry—stockings.

And it was hailed by this devoted follower, Liweina, as: "The greatest invention of this century!"

Ah, women.

But it also illustrates a point from another perspective, no matter how prosperous steampunk becomes, how can it compare to the vibrant and colorful "Era of Electricity"?

Simply from the energy density of resources, coal would be utterly defeated by oil.

Moreover, with the "True Sight Demon Eye" and "Jade Record," Olivia has already embarked on her materials science (modern chemistry) enterprise.

Particularly represented by oil, this "black gold."

Let's see what the "petrochemical industry," centered around this, will bring to the world.

Oil sent to the refinery distillation tower "separates" into: volatile oil, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, and heavy oil, from light to heavy.

Sending heavy oil to the vacuum distillation furnace for "separation" yields: diesel, lubricants, paraffin, and asphalt.

These products in the future could be categorized to serve as power fuels for aircraft, battleships, ships, cars, internal combustion engines, rockets, and lubricants for mechanical equipment, etc.

Additionally, from oil, one can produce plastics, nylon, polyester, acrylic, vinylon, polypropylene, alcohol, synthetic rubber, paint, fertilizers, detergents, and over five thousand other chemical products.

Calling "oil" the lifeblood of industry is no exaggeration.

The raw material for stockings is nylon, a type of plastic.

Of course, Olivia couldn't have successfully created such a thing over other products without Teacher Aii's guidance.

Well, our slogan is: "Legs, legs, legs!"

Aiven, touching his nose, didn't mind Liweina's focus deviation; time will naturally prove everything.

"Material Transformation" as a milestone also indicates that the next important task needs to be prioritized on the agenda.

After roughly outlining the foundation of the Era of Electricity and with a large group of backup personnel following up, he has finally decided to start the long-delayed second space exploration plan!

Seeing the inspired Liweina beside him:

"Your Majesty, we happen to have an incredibly novel exploration plan; would you be interested in taking a tour through the starry sky?"

Sensing his gaze towards the vast sky, Liweina's lake-green eyes couldn't help but brighten:

"Sure!"

After agreeing on the departure date and sending her on her way,

Aiven turned to see Milan, who had just been watching, sneakily sidle over, rubbing his hands flatteringly:

"Hehehe, well, I have a friend..."