Chapter 458
The birth of the electric fan, or rather the wind machine, came about through Hyang’s direct intervention.
As early summer grew increasingly hot, Hyang loosened the collar of his official robes and burst out in frustration.
“For heaven’s sake! If you’ve managed to make a screw, it should be obvious to think about making a fan! Do we really have to endure this heat with our bodies again?”
BANG!
“I can’t take this anymore!”
Jumping up from his seat, Hyang adjusted his loosened collar and stormed out of the office. As he walked toward the workshop responsible for screw research and development, he continued grumbling.
“I’ll let the centrifugal blower slide! The shape was completely different! But we have screws now! I’ve laid out the entire feast! Do I need to spoon-feed them too?”
Hyang’s complaints weren’t without merit. Quite some time had passed since the concept of the screw propeller—recorded in the Challenge Records as a windmill-type propeller—had emerged.
“It’s been years, not months, since it was recorded in the Challenge Records! If they haven’t thought of this variation by now, there’s a serious problem!”