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Chapter 54: The Question of Electrical
Power
Inside the electronic store that crammed full with all kinds of electrical
appliances lined up, Kazura was looking at the refrigerators that were lined up
in front of him.
The home-use refrigerators placed in front of him were of various models from
small sizes for personal use to large sizes for a large family.
「If I have this thing, then……
Ah, but I need an electric generator if want to use this……」(Kazura)
While reading the specification list that was attached to the refrigerator,
Kazura thought back about his diet in Isteria.
During his trip in Isteria, Kazura almost obtained his entire nutrition
from canned food and so his diet was nutritionally unbalanced and was calorie
heavy.
Although the taste of the luxurious feast that Nelson had provided was excellent,
but he didn’t feel any sense of satisfaction even when the taste was good, since
it couldn’t abate his hunger. So he it felt was somewhat strange when eating it.
But since Lieze proactively held conversations with Kazura when they were
eating, it was quite enjoyable. However, Kazura wasn’t sure why she did that.
Even during his stay in Grisea Village, his entire true nutrition mostly came
from the no-wash rice[1]
and the canned food that he ate, so it could be said that this diet is unhealthy.
Even so, there weren’t any particularly unusual changes in his body. It might
be because he sometimes ate a lot at a Family Restaurant when he returned to Japan
and he only stayed several days at most in the other world.
However, if this unhealthy diet continued into the future, then this
unbalanced diet might damage his body.
「I wonder, if by some chance
when I was eating the food from that world, I ended up using more calorie to
digest the food than the calorie that I absorbed……」(Kazura)
When he first experienced hypoglycemia at Leveson’s mansion a few days ago,
he had just eaten a large amount of food provided by Havel.
If this theory true, then when Kazura ate the another world’s food, he
would just be wasting calories no matter how much food he ate, so it might be
better for his body to not eat anything from the other world in the first place.
On the other hand, for people who want to lose weight, to be able to lose weight
while eating deliciously, this will be was a dream come true situation.
If he made use of the crops from that world and made a zero calorie food, such
as a diet potato chip, then it could revolutionize the snack industry.
At any rate, he needs to be considerably careful regarding the food. It was
fortunate that up until now, a trip to Japan from Grisea Village was just 15
minutes away by foot. However, he predicted that he would soon stay for a quite
a while in Isteria and it would be a 10-hours journey to Japan even if he rode
a carriage.
Just in case where he couldn’t leave Isteria for whatever reason, he wanted
to bring food as much as possible.
If he could, he also didn’t want to eat only canned food or retort pouch
food. If only he could store the food that he brought in a refrigerator or
freezer, then it might be achievable……
「Are you looking for a
refrigerator, Sir?」(Store Clerk)
While Kazura was mulling over this, he was seen by a store employee who
then approached him.
「Ah no, I am just looking for
now……」(Kazura)
「Is that so? Then, this
refrigerator is the newest model that has just been released, not only does it boast
high storage capacity, but it also has a low yearly electrical consumption
rate. Furthermore, its cooling power is also amazing.」(Store Clerk)
It was unknown whether the store employee had heard Kazura’s reply, but he
began explaining the products of his own accord.
「I greatly recommend this product!
Even if you pack a large quantity of food, they will be cooled evenly and yet
it has low electrical consumption. Currently, this refrigerator is the highly
recommended products of this store.」(Store Clerk)
「Umm, if I use an electric
generator to power my electronic appliance, then how long the refrigerator need
to be powered for its use? I also intend to choose an electric generator.」(Kazura)
The store employee began to blabber of his own, so Kazura decided he might
as well asked about an electric generator.
Since if the store employee was talking, then at least he could talk about information
that Kazura wanted.
「Let see…… Certainly, there is
a model that only needs to be continuously powered for 18 hours. I think we also
see this model.」(Store Clerk)
「18 hours? …… How much fuel
will I need for that?」(Kazura)
「Umm, since the fuel is
gasoline, then it will about 20 liters[2]……
Umm, do you also searching for an electric generator?」(Store Clerk)
If it only needs to be continuously powered for 18 hours, then there would
be no problem if he wanted to use other electrical appliance.
However, it would require 20 liters of gasoline for the fuel. Even if obtain
sufficient gasoline enough for several months power, it would be a significant amount.
Although the amount wasn’t something that was impossible for him to do, as
he could purchase from various gas stations in small amount, store it in a drum
can and brought over the drum to another world.
By the way, in Japan, there is a law that requires someone who stores
gasoline above a certain amount to report it to the municipality government.
Of course, there is no such law that exists in Isteria.
「(It will be a hard work to stock
up such a large amount of gasoline. Then, is it possible to isolate a room in
Nelson-san’s mansion to place the refrigerator? Maybe I need to make a small
hut for the gasoline outside the mansion…… If the gasoline inside the drum somehow
caught fire, then Nelson-san’s mansion would end up in blaze.)」(Kazura)
「Sir?」(Store Clerk)
「Ah, I’m sorry. This
refrigerator, please.」(Kazura)
「Thank you very much! What
about the electric generator?」(Store Clerk)
「Please get me a generator with
the biggest power output and the longest continuous operation time.」(Kazura)
「Certainly! Are you also
interested in computers, televisions, or washers!?」(Store Clerk)
「No need.」(Kazura)
「With pleasure!」(Store Clerk)
This and that happened and Kazura ended up purchasing several things which
he hadn’t planned on beforehand. After he asked the store to deliver the items by
tomorrow, he left the store behind.
✦✧✦
The next morning.
Kazura, who had filled his stomach with a tremendous amount of food at a breakfast
buffet in a business hotel, headed towards the HomeCenter that he always visited
to finish the rest of his plan.
When he was looking over the outdoor section which sells lime, Kazura was
approached by an employee who recognized him.
He was the Store Manager who had dealt with Kazura for several times
before.
「This is unexpected to see
Shino-sama. Are you in search for anything today?」(Manager)
「It has been a while. I want to
make mortar myself, so I am searching for lime. Which one should I use?」(Kazura)
「Hmm…… How much do you have in
stock?」(Kazura)
When Kazura asked that, the Manager had a hint of apprehension ran over his
expression.
Perhaps he was thinking that Kazura would perform a large amount of purchase
again.
「We have 2 ton!」(Manager)
「Then everything, please.」(Kazura)
「Certainly!」(Manager)
While his listened to the same energetic response just like the one he had
last night, Kazura wrote down the delivery address on the documents that the
Manager had taken out of his pocket.
Just like the last time, he rented the HomeCenter’s truck to deliver it. Although
he could load and transported it by himself, as expected he didn’t have the willpower
to transport the 2 tons of lime by himself.
Although he must transport the good by himself when it had been delivered
to the mansion, it couldn’t be helped.
「We have them inside the store.
Do you need me to guide you there?」(Manager)
「Ah, no need since I can go
myself.」(Kazura)
After being pointed out about the location by the Manager, Kazura entered
the HomeCenter.
Inside the store there were a large number of goods being displayed, from
daily necessities to tools. Every single type of tools and utensils were
cramped side-by-side.
After he walked for a while, he quickly found the gasoline jerrycans.
「Hm, perhaps two 20 liter jerrycans
are enough. Also, I must buy a drum.」(Kazura)
Where is the place that sells drums? Kazura was looking around.
Then he found a place where the same electric generator model that he had purchased
yesterday was being sold.
「Ah it’s the same model as the
one from yesterday.」(Kazura)
He casually approached the electric generator and saw the specification
list that was attached to it.
Then, next to that specification list was a label that said 『Low Noise Specification ~ Long Period Power Generation』.
「……Ah, I’ll be had. I
completely forget about the noise from the generator.」(Kazura)
Since the generator uses an internal combustion engine to generate
electricity, the sound it makes is quite loud.
When he bought the generator at the electronic store last night he was only
thinking about the refrigerator and didn’t think about the noise at all.
Different from when using it in Japan, if he uses the generator who will
give out a loud noise in a quiet place such as Nelson’s mansion, then perhaps
there would be people gathering questioning the source of the noise.
Though the generator that he had purchased was a low noise specification,
he was wondering how loud the noise it made will be when it is activated.
When he looked at the specification list, there was a description that
mention, 『Noise Level 55~85 dBA』.
「Are you looking for an
electric generator?」(Store Clerk)
When Kazura was looking at the specification of the electric generator, an
employee addressed him.
It was the same pattern with the last night pattern in the electronic
store.
「No, but I want to know how
loud the sound from this generator is. Can this be run as a test?」(Kazura)
「Of course. Please wait a moment.」(Store Clerk)
When Kazura asked, the employee leaned over in front of the generator and
switch it on.
Immediately there were intermittent noises from the generator.
It was relatively noisy.
「This is when it is running on
full power and this is when it is used at ¼ load.」(Store Clerk)
When the employee pressed the switch to cut the generator load, it became a
lot quieter.
In this case, if the generator was put in a p;ace surrounded by walls or inside
a relatively deep hole, the sound might not be that loud.
It’s just that he had a hunch that using an enclosed generator was a bit
dangerous.
「I see…… I understand. Thank
you very much.」(Kazura)
「Yes, please tell me if you require
anything.」(Store Clerk)
Kazura saw the employee leave and stood thinking at that place for a while.
Although the portable generator that could be brought to everywhere is a
convenient tool, if he want to use it in Isteria then there will be a problem of
fuel and noise.
While it might be a good idea to bring one to Isteria just in case it will
be necessary, Kazura was thinking about other ways so he can use the
refrigerator and other electronic appliances.
「Another way of power
generation is……」(Kazura)
After he thought for a moment, he took his cellphone out of his pocket and made
a call to the engineering firm where he had bought the waterwheel from before.
After several rings, the amiable voice of the engineering firm’s directors
could be heard from the phone.
「Hello, this is Shino who had
purchased a waterwheel one month ago……」(Kazura)
「Oh, so this is Shino-san! It’s
been a while, is the waterwheel still working fine?」(Director)
「It is running splendidly. The pumped
water amount is great, so it is really helpful.」(Kazura)
「That is good to hear!. That waterwheel
is an excellent masterpiece. Then what is the reason for your call?」(Director)
「I want to buy another
waterwheel, but it is a slightly different waterwheel this time…… I am
searching for a waterwheel to be used for electricity generation, do you have something
for this?」(Kazura)
「Ah a waterwheel generator.
There is a waterwheel generator that is almost similar with the waterwheel model
you have bought before, though it didn’t generate that much amount of
electricity…… If you don’t mind about the model, then there is a hydro
generator that generates electricity from turbine rotation using the
inclinations and water current ……」(Director)
「Oh, there is something like
that?」(Kazura)
「Yes, there is. However, our
company only makes undershot waterwheel generator similar to the one you had
bought before. If you want to buy that hydro generator, then our company can
serve as a proxy agent to stock it from the manufacturer. Will this be alright
to you?」(Director)
「Then, I will leave this to you.
Do you have catalog for those? If there is, I will go there and check it now.」(Kazura)
「Yes we do. Then we will be preparing
the catalog while waiting for your arrival.」(Director)
「Thank you very much. I will look
forward to it.」(Kazura)
Ending the call, Kazura made a small jump inside his heart for the
information he got from the engineering firm.
Although he didn’t know when the hydro generator that the engineering
firm’s Director mentioned will be stocked, but if he had it then he could have
a pleasant life in Isteria.
Since the generator and the electronics were made by a technology on a different
level from the other world’s technology knowldge, even if they try to mimic and
build it, it will impossible to recreate a functioning product.[7]
These were on a completely on a different level from the waterwheel and the
water-powered sawmill, which can be reproduced from trial and error as long as
someone knows about its structure.
Different than bringing a low technology equipment, bringing them would
have limited effect on the other world, perhaps the effect could even be lower than
he expected.
However, as this is certainly something that can be considered as over-technology[8],
it is best to not let it be seen too much by the public.
Although for the people who recognized him as Greysior, they would less
likely make a useless ruckus.
「Then perhaps I should prepare
one drum can. It might be useful for many things if I can use the generator.」(Kazura)
While he was muttering this, Kazura moved his feet towards the section that
he considered would be selling the drum. At that time, a ringtone came from his
cellphone.
「Hm? Who is it…… not good, it’s
the Gunmaa Ranch delivery. Perhaps the compost already arrived.」(Kazura)
When Kazura saw the caller ID, he quickly answered the phone, and just like
what he thought, it was from the Gunmaa Ranch asking where to put the compost
that they had brought.
For now, Kazura asked them to pile them up in the garden via the phone,
after he ended the call, another call arrived.
「Ugh, now it is the Electricity
Store. I never told them to deliver in the morning…… Oh well, it is important
for them to deliver before the day is over.」(Kazura)
While dealing with the call, Kazura called out to a nearby employee and
conveyed that he wanted to purchase the drum can. Then, while holding the
gasoline jerrycans in both of his hand and sandwiching his cellphone between
his cheek and shoulder, Kazura walked briskly towards the cash register.
☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽
Any sufficiently
advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
The reactions of the
other worlders on Kazura’s magic tools, might be hilarious to read.
[1] Musenmai
(無洗米) : A rice that you don’t need to wash
before cooking… Well, you need to wash the rice in my country since everymtime
I wash the rice I could find dead bugs, some weird small hard black thingy, and
rice husk… Well maybe since I bough cheap local rice… I mostly wash it since it
is polished rice…. sigh… Since people like their rice white… I only wash it 2-3
times not until the water is clear.
[2] 20 liters
a day! As a non car-driver, this is too expensive. I could use 20 liters of
gasoline to travel 800 kilometers by my motorcycle, enough for one trip travel
from Tokyo to Hiroshima or round trip travel from Tokyo to Nagoya.
[3]
This might be not apparent in English
translation. But Kazura reply the clerk in a blunt clearly irritated reply, so
the clerk answer him with a sorry. I don’t think this practice is common in
Western Nations though.
[4] Huh???
Isn’t all notebook come with a spreadsheet program or this isn’t normal in
other country?
[8] A piece
of technological device beyond the best understanding of current knowledge or
capability to be reproduced. For modern humans it would be something like
Gravity Manipulator, FTL Drive, Antimatter Generator, Time Machine or
Quanta-Technology. For ancient people: Advance Internal Combustion Engine, all
form of Electronics, or Internet.
"How many limes that the store inventory have?" should be "How much lime do you have in stock?"
ReplyDeleteDuly fixed
DeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to be rude or anything but yall need a new editor there are so many errors in this. Some times it's not to bad but this chapter has quite a few of them.
For example:
(Do you looking for a refrigerator, Sir?)--> (Are you looking for a refrigerator, sir?)
And happens again here:
(Umm, do you also searching for an electric generator?) --> )Umm, are you also searching for an electric generator?)
Now these are just the easy ones, there are more sentence structure errors here and there and to many to post about.
Now you can care about this or not, I'll keep reading no matter. So just thought I point out some mistakes and possibly help the editor find these kinds of errors next chapter(s)
Look forward to the next chapter.
Thank fixed
Deletethanks for your hardworks oniisan :) i love this LN
ReplyDeleteahh....to be rich
ReplyDeletecan't wait for him to go bankrupt hehehehe
ReplyDeletejute like in GATE, Kazura basically invested his money in the other world. just imagine how much gold, silver, etc that he can get after he win the war
DeleteThanks for the chapter. (bow)
ReplyDeleteI wonder what is he going to do when the money runs out. He's going ham with all the large construction projects and bringing it over to the other world.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't buy Diesel Electric generator ? villager can make coconut oil , olive oil , oil form beef or pork and use them as diesel replacement . gasoline may harder to produce than vegetable oil or pork oil . I think he will need a car for this . how many time he will hold all that to dimension door . 2 ton lime + refrigerator + new water wheel , or he is a superman .
ReplyDeleteWhy did he not buy livestocks or their feeds need to be brought in too? and [3] Not a single computer come with spreedsheet program .... legally that is. And I belive there is no internet in Isteria so they need to be brought.
ReplyDeleteIf he can starve to death while gorging himself on food in there then what do you think is going to happen to any livestock he thinks to bring over?
Deletethanks :)
ReplyDeleteJust a note.
ReplyDeleteSolarpower?
Anyone?
I mean heck. You can use an batterie + solarcells and have an ample energy source with NEARLY no chance to catch fire if done right.
It costs more then a gasoline type generator. But heck.
20liter/day
is about 610 liter/ month average.
And 7230 liter/ year average ....
LET's do math. As the author again is only relaying on his basic knowledge and probably didnt research anything ...
for 7000 liter gasoline ... you could easily buy an large amount of medium solarcells. And the setup isn't even HARD ... just don't but the same poles up together... that burned trough 20% of my old schools solarcells. As the handymans ... messed up big time. It's always the same as batteries. +-+-+-+ these cells even only need to layd out in a way that the wiring is like that.
xD
And a whoel chapter wasted on what could have been explained with "I went shopping."
xD
And yes i know you can easily setup solarthermics too.. To make hotwater or even steam for energy generation. Through heating up oil with the sunrays, concentrated on a metal pipe.
DeleteBUT that could be reproduced ... as it isn't to hard to make. ... We made an model in grade school for an science event.
I'm actually interested in this approach. What was the peak power output for your project? Enough to power a fridge or a computer?
DeleteSteam engine generator is a much cheaper options tbh, the fuel is plenty there and it won't be much of over technology. Ordering the machine is not that expensive either
Deletewait, dont turbines make tons of noises? i remember being in a waterplant and the noise was terribly loud, at least 85db prob more.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter.
ReplyDelete[2] 20 liters a day! As a non car-driver, this is too expensive. I could use 20 liters of gasoline to travel 800 kilometers by my motorcycle, enough for one trip travel from Tokyo to Hiroshima or round trip travel from Tokyo to Nagoya. <- depending on the country, this can be be thought to be a lot or nothing; going by my understanding on japanese standards, this would be somewhat above average.
[3] Huh??? Isn’t all notebook come with a spreadsheet program or this isn’t normal in other country? <- while most laptops (notebook computers) come with preinstalled Windows OS and a lot of those come with Office, including Excel (the spreadsheet program), it's always better to clarify; still, is the kind of question people with little understandiong on computers besides occassional use may ask.
[5] This thing: *insert picture* <- nice picture. It's the kind of can drawn when speaking about gasoline, the square one with a handle and a bent pipe.
Thanks! Nepu!!
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Money flowing out like water. I hope he's keeping track of his expenses to some extent.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chapter!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter!
ReplyDeleteTHanks for the chapter
ReplyDelete[4]All notebooks SHOULD come with a spreadhsheet program but I've noticed that for the last few years I get the trial version of Microsoft office instead of the full version. Some western companies really force you to carefully check on if all of the standard components are actually there.
Does the MC even know solar Energy???
ReplyDeleteSolar cells are even more eye catching than a waterwheel, you can't hide them, at least you can cover a waterwheel with a structure over and around it.
DeletePlus they are more expensive, need prior preparation to install them (he already has a waterwheel, so he just need to attach the alternator to it) and are inefficient (solar panels never work at night, the frew ones that do work in cloudy days are even more expensive and the current they produce is DC, which is not only very inefficient, it's not really compatible with the devices he's planning to power unless he buys an additional AC-DC transformer).
Delete[1] Musenmai (無洗米) : A rice that you don’t need to wash before cooking… Well, you need to wash the rice in my country since everymtime I wash the rice I could find dead bugs, some weird small hard black thingy, and rice husk… Well maybe since I bough cheap local rice… I mostly wash it since it is polished rice…. sigh… Since people like their rice white… I only wash it 2-3 times not until the water is clear.
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I just remembered now that perhaps "musenmai" could have referred to vapor-treated rice, which does not need to be washed since it's sieved to take out the husk and black thingies, then treated with vapor to wash out the excess starch and kill any bug eggs present and finally packaged vacuum sealed so no other bug may enter/grow, but a quick search shows that, besides that, it also refers to pre-washed rice (washed in factory before packaging) that has been packaged to prevent bug infestation.
It's different to wholesale and bulk rice, which are often not pre-washed, so they retain parts of husks and stalks, and are sold unpackaged (bagged at most) so they can catch bugs.
Wouldn't you need burnt lime (CaO) for mortar? I shudder at the thought of calcining 2 tons of slaked lime with low tech.
ReplyDeleteYou know, i really wonder why he's so stupid. He always spend his money without care, not thinking about pros cons, and now, Diesel Generator!? Rather brought all of those, better buy a motorcycle, so you can travel fast if you need any food. That will save the cost for refrigerator, diesel generator, and the fucking hydroplant!
ReplyDeleteSorry, i really love this novel, but his attitude is really getting in my nerve lately.
And dont forget that this stuff needs to be maintained and that not even easy sure low tech stuff can be done quite easy but high end components not really
DeleteHow lukewarm.. The MC should have thought of zero calorie cakes.. That will cause all ladies to rampage around the world. Truly madness.
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