An engineer. Thank the Goddess. Linhardt is a theoretical researcher, not someone who applies what he learns.
"I know! There are entire vehicles made of metals I've only managed to create a few specks of using fire magic." Linhardt's fire magic can be hotter than the forges Fodlan has, but not for very long, and it's hard to direct so it's useless for much other than 'proof that these metals exist'. The usual disinterest has dropped off his face and Linhardt fights the urge to wave his hands around in excitement. New materials! AND a person who understands why that's exciting! "There must be forges capable of temperatures and fine-grained refinement that we don't have on our worlds. And they have to have some way to remove the impurities." His aluminum is crap.
"Elemental engines? Do you mean engines that work via magical power? Can you show me? I know such things exist but I've never been able to investigate them. If we can make one, it may be wise to add one as a backup form of power to our ships."
Linhardt doesn't know how space travel works, but he knows that ships have some magical redundancy in case they're caught on windless seas.
Then she asks the question: 'who are you?' Linhardt sighs.
"No. If I had a choice in trade, I would be a scientist and magical researcher. I'm the heir to my country's infrastructure management, and my territory contains the majority of the country's ore." Which is why he knows these things: They can't build bridges or other types of infrastructure without at least some engineering knowledge.
Tok knows things Linhardt doesn't, but at least he can immediately understand what she's writing and describing. Which is kind of nice.
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"I know! There are entire vehicles made of metals I've only managed to create a few specks of using fire magic." Linhardt's fire magic can be hotter than the forges Fodlan has, but not for very long, and it's hard to direct so it's useless for much other than 'proof that these metals exist'. The usual disinterest has dropped off his face and Linhardt fights the urge to wave his hands around in excitement. New materials! AND a person who understands why that's exciting! "There must be forges capable of temperatures and fine-grained refinement that we don't have on our worlds. And they have to have some way to remove the impurities." His aluminum is crap.
"Elemental engines? Do you mean engines that work via magical power? Can you show me? I know such things exist but I've never been able to investigate them. If we can make one, it may be wise to add one as a backup form of power to our ships."
Linhardt doesn't know how space travel works, but he knows that ships have some magical redundancy in case they're caught on windless seas.
Then she asks the question: 'who are you?' Linhardt sighs.
"No. If I had a choice in trade, I would be a scientist and magical researcher. I'm the heir to my country's infrastructure management, and my territory contains the majority of the country's ore." Which is why he knows these things: They can't build bridges or other types of infrastructure without at least some engineering knowledge.
Tok knows things Linhardt doesn't, but at least he can immediately understand what she's writing and describing. Which is kind of nice.