Chapter 326: Light Bulb
Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb did not exist in the White Abyss. It was never invented in the first place. All technologies pertaining to light, whether it be neon lighting or lamp lighting, were patented and sold by one guild: the Thunderstrike Brotherhood. They were perhaps the only large-scale guild with stores and operations in both the Dark Sector and the remaining Sectors. They were everywhere. Their political outreach, while not on the same level as the Big Three, was certainly climbing up there. Day by day, their engineered magical items grew in popularity and complexity. As the standard of living increased, so did their wealth.
The House of Wisdom was the one place where Dasha could read on the history of appliances and home technology. According to the latest scholar estimations, 32% of homes used incandescent light bulb and were powered by electricity on some level. The remaining 66% relied on magic and magical appliances.
Funnily, both power types were monopolized by the Thunderstrike Brotherhood.
’Put simply, we’re somewhere in the Industrial Revolution but lack the numbers and interest in science to pursue it as humans did in the real world. Science now works together with magic, adding a layer of complexity to the world and its ambitions. Most would prefer to pursue combat-related goals to explore the Heavenly Tower and gain points.’
The study of magic circles was high because of that. It was multi-purpose.
Dasha sat at the table, accompanied by Dr. Elise Thornton. She had to brush up on her alchemy and Dasha decided to join her. Sitting across from her, they read in complete silence until Dasha spoke up.
"Tell me, have you worked for the Thunderstrike Brotherhood?"
"Mhm." Dr. Thornton licked her finger and turned a page. "I was a Master Engineer for a factory producing LED-type lights. It was more of a supervisor role."
"What would you say is their most successful product?"
"On a technical level, the Infinity Circle: a magic circle bought by the richest. Costing upwards of fifty million points, it’s going to power your home or whatever device have. The name isn’t an exaggeration, it operates in an infinite loop. although that doesn’t mean the output is infinite. As long as the loop is structurally sound, it will keep pumping out power. The Brotherhood uses it for their larger factories." Dr. Thornton snorted. "The Eternal Emperor was wise to buy the patent when he did from that crackpot."
"Crackpot?"