BXBX NOVEL Chapter 398: To The MOON!
Chapter 398: To The MOON!
It was the 31st of December, 1977, the entire nation was celebrating. The New Year was here, and it was the perfect opportunity to announce that Ragnar “developed” a machine and method to make strong houses with recycled plastics.
“Oye, have you read all the things I gave you? You just need to tell vague things about the composition of your plastic dissolving liquid and talk more about the machine. We have already constructed a sample house with the machine in our warehouse. The press will be called there.” Magnus prepared for his brother’s fame in the muggle world.
“What a drag, I could be researching more potions right now,” Ragnar sighed tiredly.
“Fine, you’re not coming to the moon then.” Magnus put away the papers.
“WAIT! I’ll memorise it. The moon is more important, imagine the juicy ingredients.” Ragnar dreamily said.
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They soon arrived inside the large warehouse where a model of the house was rebuilt. They had not removed the machines either so people could see how it even worked. Bobby had taken care of the PR, the people had no idea that Magnus and Ragnar would be there as well.
The only different thing about this new house was its pattern and shape. It cannot have a sharp corner, so the end result does not look box-like and rather more futuristic.
The house they had prepared was a duplex house, it had a big master bedroom on the ground floor, big living room and kitchen, on the top floor were two more bedrooms, two balconies and then the top was the terrace. The entire thing had a very pleasant look, from inside it was fully furnished to show what good investment on the inside can get one. Of course, when these houses are made in poor nations they won’t be made to look futuristic but rather to provide cheap homes.
“This is the team that programmed the machine for you, you already know Freya, the CEO and the founder of DailyMart, you invested in the company, it’s now spread around entire Western Europe.” Bobby introduced them.
Magnus remembered this girl and her idea, he invested in it and he was gaining a lot in return. The company had worked wonders and now covers the entirety of the United Kingdom and even newer territories. While in other European countries the service was only available in the cities.
“Well, everyone, this is my brother, Ragnar, he might sound dumb sometimes but I assure you he’s smart.” Magnus introduced Ragnar.
“Fuck you, Magnus. And hello, I am smarter than this guy actually.” Ragnar finished his sentence by using Legilimency to say it in Magnus’s head, ~This guy can’t even brew a 1st-year potion,~
“Don’t start a fight now, let’s go and meet the journalists. I’ve been feeding them snacks this whole time and they eat like whales, I don’t wanna be bankrupt.” Bobby jokingly pushed them along to the small platform made for them to sit on.
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It was advertised that they would be making a huge announcement so a lot of national and international news agencies had come. The hype was increased because whenever in the past the company made an announcement it turned out to be a billion-dollar idea.
They were very confused right now as they could see the machinery in the background and the big house. But had no idea what was so special about it.
Once everyone was set in their seats and the cameras were rolling, Bobby entered, with Magnus and Ragnar. This alone earned a lot of awes and noises.
Bobby started, “Thank you for coming here, everyone. I called you here for two things, two announcements will be made. One concerns all three of us and the future of this nation, while the other concerns Ragnar here. Let’s hear him out first.”
Ragnar nodded and stood up, a mic was in his hand, “Hello, I am the secret mysterious prince, Ragnar. Well, I will keep it short. The building you see behind me was made entirely via a printing method. Yes, the building is printed.
“The material used in it was nothing but recycled plastic. I have found a new way to turn plastic into this thick liquid material that when hardened is stronger than cement. The machine behind me can create a variety of houses.
“In the first phase, Magnus and I have decided to develop a housing district outside London in collaboration with the government to build highly affordable housing for the people to buy and move in. This will be experimental for now, if it’s successful we will expand it all. The best thing about these houses is that they can easily be demolished later and the material be reused.
“You all are free to enter the building behind me and check it out. We will resume the press conference after lunch, thank you.” Ragnar put the mic away and walked off the stage. Magnus and Bobby followed.
“Haha, that was much better than expected,” Bobby praised him.
Magnus too, “Yeah, I’m surprised he didn’t start cursing and speaking nonsense. Seriously, who are you? What did you do to me sweet little bother?”
Ragnar scoffed, “Like hell I’m gonna show my true self to the world. I’mma be like those Hollywood celebrities, shit in real life, a saint in reel life.”
Anyway, things proceeded as expected, the people were left in awe of the building. It was unimaginable to think a machine made it, the only thing that differentiated it from a normal house was the pattern of the wall.
After lunch, everyone gathered in their places again and it was Magnus who spoke this time. “Hello, we are going to make a big announcement today. We have been working on this for years now, thousands of scientists, researchers, engineers, my dad himself was involved in it. I, Bobby and Ragnar helped too.
“The FuterTek Space has decided to send a manned mission to the Moon next year in August. The three people going there will have a few objectives, one, to check if water can be extracted from the surface. Two, if we can establish a base there. Third, if there is anything worth extracting from the moon soil. Our goal is the advancement of humanity as one species.
“The three people who will go there first will be Bobby, me and Ragnar. Since Bobby is a genius in Computers and Mechanical Engineering, I am good at biology, physics and mechanical engineering. Ragnar meanwhile is great at chemistry, biochemistry and a lot of different subjects related to the science of elements.”
The cameras flashed faster than their eyes could blink, the journalists launched a barrage of questions, like who made the rocket, was the government was involved or when will they get to see it. Where was the launch site going to be?
The launch site was being developed as a permanent launching pad for all future missions, but it was not an easy task to decide on it. The problem was that in the east of the UK there was an entire Europe.
It is a known fact that the rockets are launched eastwards because it provides an additional boost to the rocket due to the rotational speed of Earth. So, eastwards was the only logical way to send a rocket.
After extensive research of finding a launch site, they came upon the one British Overseas territory that had not long ago joined the United Kingdom, it was the small nation of Belize, earlier known as British Honduras. It was a small Central American nation, adjacent to the Caribbean Sea. This means they can do an eastward launch without any worry of mishaps.
The small addition to the United Kingdom was happy with this new development as this would bring in lots of jobs and industries.
After 3 long hours of answering the questions, they retreated to their personal offices.
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That night, the Grant family, Emma and her family, Bobby and his family, Severus and his family, and even Dumbledore with Fawkes and his family gathered in the Strawberry Hill House to celebrate the new year.
They gathered around in the huge open yard of the house where decorations were made. Nice food and drinks were readily available. Even the queen arrived after fulfilling her official obligations at the palace and addressing the special dinner.
“OH! The old immortal lady is here,” Maximus exclaimed. He and his two sisters had just turned 4 this Christmas.
Queen Elizabeth laughed, “Haha, why do you call me that?”
“Because you are our Grandma but still look so young,” Aurelia said.
“Well, I’m sure your mum will look even better than me at my age. What will you call her then?” the Queen asked them.
The triplets confusedly tilted their faces, then Aurelia replied like it was so obvious, “Oh, mum is mum, and because she is mum, she will always be younger than grandma,”
“YES! this means she will always be young,” Maximus added.
However, Clementia, the silent one, was not sure about this reasoning, so she stayed silent as always.
“Oh, I love you three so much, Merry Christmas.” the Queen just hugged them lovingly.
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