I checked the prototype Arald brought.
“This is the 3D map?”
What Arald brought looked like a cubic box. And a lens was attached to one of the shorter sides.
‘It looks just like a beam projector.’
And not only its appearance, but I also had a feeling that its use would not be much different.
“It’s gotten quite small. When I saw the 3D map at the Hitchcock company, it took up an entire room.”
The 3D map I saw at Hitchcock felt like the equipment was initially installed in a room. I never thought it would be something I could carry around with one hand.
“Haha. It is a completely different machine from what you saw then. We just inherited the idea.”
At my words, Arald placed the machine on the floor and pointed the lens towards the sky.
And as he operated the remote control, as I expected, light emanated from the lens and stretched towards the ceiling.
Within that light appeared the 3D map Arald was talking about. Perhaps because it already had data, the terrain and structures were revealed, and judging by the rough location, it seemed to be the Falind continent. I have something similar to this on the map I collected.
It was certainly something that could be called a 3D map. It’s roughly similar to what I made with obsidian.
“……The resolution is terrible.”
The quality of the screen was terrible.
It’s harder to make out than what I made with obsidian. The fact that I had seen the high-resolution, high-quality map at the Hitchcock company first made the difference even more pronounced.
“Of course, it’s not yet at a level that ordinary people would be satisfied with. But the primary goal is to create a 3D map for military use. Unlike the last time, this 3D map can analyze the data of a 2D map and convert it into 3D to project it. This principle is…”
“You applied the elevation values indicated on the 2D map to the height axis of the 3D map. And because you marked it as a point, the resolution was lowered.”
I ignored Arald, who was answering somewhat awkwardly, and thought for a moment.
The principle of this 3D map is similar to what I made with the existing obsidian.
However, what I made with obsidian was literally made possible because countless maps came into my workshop, allowing me to correct the errors between the maps. And obsidian is free to transform from very thin water droplets to solids, so it can be expressed much more accurately.
In other words, the 3D map Arald created has plenty of room for improvement, and it will probably improve quickly. As a ‘prototype’, it was quite ideal.
“According to that principle, it’s not can only be applied to maps, right?”
Arald blinked at my question.
This question would be easy to answer. But right now, Arald is reading my intentions.
Soon, his expression froze slightly, and I felt that he was understanding my intentions quite well.
“……Of course. If the data is accurate, this machine can display other things.”
“Then tell me a little about how this machine interprets data.”
Needless to say, I want to make use of this 3D map device.
‘It resembles my Weaving in some ways.’
Since it’s graphics, it’s an illusion, not a real object. But unlike my Weaving, it’s not something only I can see.
If I could make something that only I could see visible to others, that alone would give me more ways to use it.
“Frondier, what are you trying to do?”
Elodie, who had been listening, asked.
“You were muttering about ‘engineering’ earlier. Is it related to this?”
“Something like that.”
It’s still possible. It’s not like I’ve done it before.
Something I haven’t done before.
I’m trying to do something called ‘design’ to the ‘magic’ I’m about to learn.
And not long after, I really became in charge of battle theory.
Whether this was the will of the entire Atlas Institute, or whether it was Instructor Giotto who had made all sorts of appeals and maneuvers, I had become a teacher in charge of two subjects less than a month after I entered this place.
‘… I don’t think Giotto has that much influence.’
Although Giotto is my superior, he’s position is roughly in the middle to upper level when considering the entire Atlas Institute.
The fact that I was suddenly put in charge of a new subject means that, knowingly or unknowingly, an atmosphere of agreeing with Giotto’s words has formed within Atlas.
‘That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s not like he had bad intentions.’
There could be several reasons for this. Organizations are inherently wary of accepting completely new foreign substances. Elodie and I would be foreign substances that suddenly appeared to them.
The fake identities Baal created wouldn’t be a problem, but being a competent esper who entered at such a young age would naturally raise suspicions.
There would be jealousy and envy arising from that. Or maybe it’s just curiosity. Giotto must have greatly exaggerated my skills to put me in charge of battle theory.
Of course, when I explained this situation, Arald said this:
“It’s eavesdropping. That’s for sure.”