freenovelworld Chapter 80 Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 80 Electricity and Magnetism
"Haha...hahahaha..."
Orochimaru suddenly tilted his head back and burst into laughter.
The researchers around them were somewhat at a loss, watching their usually icy class monitor laughing like a madman.
"Class monitor... are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Orochimaru stopped laughing and put his glasses back on, his pupils burning with fire. "I was just... too excited."
"Pass on my order! Everyone return to your posts immediately! Review the experimental data from just now. I need to know why it only lit up for a moment!"
The man in white regained his usual composure, but his tone was now fervent: "We've only just begun!"
"yes!"
The members of Class Zero once again threw themselves into intense research.
However, new problems soon emerged.
They discovered that although they could successfully light up the bulb, the light was always flickering and extremely unstable.
Sometimes it's so bright it's blinding, and sometimes it's so faint it's almost invisible.
Moreover, this energy, known as electricity, seems to be very volatile and difficult to store.
What troubles them even more is that this energy doesn't seem to be able to be transmitted over long distances.
Class Zero attempted to connect the generator to a light bulb at the other end of the laboratory using various metal wires.
The results showed that the longer the wire, the dimmer the light bulb became; it almost went out of light after more than 100 meters.
"The current is extremely unstable..."
"Unable to save..."
"Long-distance transmission results in enormous losses..."
One problem after another, like mountains, stood in the way of Orochimaru and his team.
Orochimaru has once again hit a bottleneck.
He felt like a thief who had found the door to a treasure trove, but couldn't find the key to open it.
The laboratory of Class Zero was filled with the smell of burning and a strong sense of frustration.
The researchers dejectedly cleaned up the wreckage of the completely destroyed generator, their faces etched with frustration.
They were so close to success.
Orochimaru sat alone in front of a messy lab table, with the "Power Generation Mechanism Concept" from the Hokage spread out in front of him, which he treasured.
He studied every detail of the blueprints again and again, trying to find the reason for the failure.
"The coil winding method is correct... the arrangement perfectly meets the requirements... and the gear ratio is the optimal solution..."
They were able to successfully generate electricity and light up that tiny light bulb.
But this kind of electricity is like a wild horse that has broken free of its reins—violent, unstable, and impossible to control effectively.
When the current fluctuates, the light bulb either dims due to insufficient current or burns out instantly due to overload.
They also tried to store this energy using various sealing scrolls and special chakra containers, but without exception, they all failed.
Electricity is like an unbridled ghost, blooming only for a moment before vanishing without a trace.
"Where exactly is the problem...?"
He felt he had hit a huge bottleneck.
The truth was right in front of him, yet he couldn't grasp it no matter what.
Orochimaru rubbed his throbbing temples, forcing himself to calm down.
He stood up and began pacing back and forth in the laboratory, trying to find a clue from the remains of the failed experiments.
His gaze swept over the burnt-out coils and the fused filaments, finally settling on a lab bench in the corner.
On that experimental table were some tools used for measurement and positioning.
Among them is a small magnetic needle used for orienting oneself in the wild.
Orochimaru suddenly stopped.
His gaze was fixed intently on the tiny compass needle.
He remembered.
In one experiment, the generator exploded during a failed experiment, generating a massive current pulse.
Out of the corner of my eye, I seemed to catch a glimpse of... this compass needle, it seemed... to have tilted slightly.
At the time, everyone's attention was focused on the exploding generator, and no one noticed this detail.
But now, when he sees the compass needle again, that image appears in his mind with unparalleled clarity.
Electric current... magnetic needle...
Electricity...and magnetism...
Is there... any connection between these two?
An absurd yet heart-pounding thought began to frantically grow in his mind.
Orochimaru strode to the experimental table, picked up the magnetic needle, and examined it carefully.
Then, from a pile of scrapped parts, they found a copper coil that was still barely usable and a magnet.