Joseph pretended to be mysterious and said, "It's a device that can provide a continuous, controllable electric current."
"This… how could that be possible?" Coulomb exclaimed. "Doesn't that mean lightning could be recreated in a laboratory?"
In his understanding, only lightning produced a continuous current, while anything manmade was just static electricity.
And just now, the Crown Prince had actually told him to design something called a "battery" that could provide continuous current.
"You may think of it as a faint type of lightning. In fact, controllability and measurability will be our focus from now on."
Coulomb couldn't restrain himself any longer. He bent in salute, then walked toward the door. "Your Highness, I shall go to the laboratory at once…"
...
The next day.
Joseph went to check on the progress in Laboratory Three, and upon just returning to the Palace of Versailles, he saw Talleyrand arrive, bringing several Russians to an audience.
