Sandler admitted that he had lied initially; the 180-horsepower Steam Engine was simply not feasible. He feared losing his position as the chief engineer, so he had been concealing the fatal obstacles encountered during development.
This was also the reason for the prototype explosion at the time. In a bid for a breakthrough, he had recklessly used a small-volume boiler to increase the pressure to 0.85MPa.
During the time he spent recuperating from his injuries, he repeatedly pondered and considered every possibility. Now, he had confirmed that the target of 180 horsepower was set too high. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to first develop a Steam Engine with 80 to 90 horsepower.
Watt's face turned deathly pale.
In fact, he had entertained similar thoughts for some time, but in his heart, there was always the belief that "if Sandler can do it, I certainly can too" supporting him.
