Chapter 755: The Great Library of Laputa

"It is precisely because we strictly enforce this rule of exchanging books that the collections in the great libraries have continued to increase over thousands of years, and knowledge has been constantly updated to keep up with the pace of development of the times. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Lady Anna proudly introduced,

Roland nodded in agreement: "This is a very reasonable rule, so is there a requirement for the content of the book?" ”

"There are no specific requirements, but we need to confirm that the content recorded in the book is valuable knowledge, and we don't accept the rubbish that is pieced together." Mrs. Anna looked at Roland with a smile, "You offered to visit the Great Library, which shows that you are a young man with a strong desire to learn, and you can carry interesting or useful books with you?" ”

Roland opened the storage bag and checked it, there were a lot of books he carried with him, but most of them were publicly printed editions, and they should have been stored in the big library for a long time, and the treasures were the two volumes of psionic upanishads given by Master Eugen, Roland had not fully grasped the knowledge in the book, and was reluctant to exchange them, and then there were his own travel notes.

After hesitating for a moment, Roland took out the notebook and handed it to Mrs. Anna a little embarrassedly: "This is my own travelogue, please take a look." ”

"Wrote it yourself?" Mrs. Anna was surprised, "I really don't see that you are still a writer!" ”

"Writers don't dare to be a writer, just scribble, and the clumsy writing is not worth it."

"You don't need to be modest, you can know that your literary skills are good when you choose words and sentences when you speak." Mrs. Anna flipped through the notes, and was very satisfied with Roland's beautiful handwriting, and read the notes carefully, the smile on her face gradually retracted, and her expression became serious.

She expected to see an essay about traveling in the mountains and rivers and talking about love, but what appeared in front of her was a painting of social customs outlined in plain and accurate words, truthfully recording her travel footprints, describing the customs and customs of the Far East, and making a profound analysis of the living conditions and interests of all social strata, and finally summed up the consensus of most residents in the Far East: they are generally dissatisfied with the status quo and expect someone to stand up and lead an earth-shaking change.

"It's not well written, it makes you laugh." Roland said with some embarrassment.

Lady Anna slowly raised her head and looked at him deeply. Now she finally understands why her daughter is infatuated with this young man, not only because the other party is handsome and talented, but more importantly, he has the ambition and wisdom to change the world, and has been silently preparing for the day when he will reach the tide of the times.

By following in the footsteps of Roland, she will have the opportunity to make her name a glorious symbol in the history books of the future, which is a fatal temptation for a girl full of fantasy and hero-worshipping, just as the great revolutionary movements in human history have always included the weak and brave figure of intellectual women.

Madame Anna sighed and stroked Roland's manuscript, knowing that her precious daughter would never be able to leave Roland Koras.

Her daughter doesn't just like Roland, she adores this man. Even if it is just as a nameless lover, she will position herself as a glorious follower of the great man, firmly believing that the success of the great man is inseparable from the gentle gaze and selfless dedication of the women behind her, and this spirit of sacrifice will make her despise all the suffering of the world, obtain spiritual solace from self-sacrifice that is almost religious, and sublimate herself into the noble Virgin, if there is an opportunity to stand up for her idol to block the deadly arrow, smile and stop breathing in his arms, That would be a more perfect ending than a full house of children and grandchildren.

If a woman falls in love not only with one man, but also with the path of struggle that the other person has shown her, and in love with their great cause together, it means that she cannot turn back.

Lady Anna had mixed feelings. She must admit that Roland deserves her daughter's affection, but she also fears that this frenzied passion will eventually cause Nikita to lose her mind.

"Aunt Anna, what I wrote is still in your eyes?" Roland asked softly.

Anna came back to her senses and barely managed to squeeze out a smile: "Very well written, very valuable." Summoning the Arcane Servants, he handed Roland's manuscript and ordered the Servants to take it and copy it.

Roland noticed that the Arcane Servant walked over to a desk with his manuscript, opened a tin box, placed the manuscript inside, closed the lid, and turned a knob, and the box immediately emitted a yellow light symbolizing the Arcane of the School of Change, followed by the "whoosh" of turning the paper.

After a few seconds, the lid opened automatically, and the Arcane Servants took out the manuscript and a neatly bound white paper scroll and brought it to Lady Anna.

Madame Anna returned the manuscript to Roland, and the copy of the scroll flew into the air from her hand and merged into the sea of books, adding a new star to this treasure trove of knowledge.

"Aunt Anna, is that metal box a 'magic copier'?" Roland asked curiously.

Anna nodded, "It's a magical artifact, a constant ring of change is an arcane 'quick transcription', and it's not wrong to say that it's a photocopier, it's easy and quick to copy documents." ”

Roland knows that there are two main types of printing techniques that are popular in the world today, "engraving printing" and "movable type printing", the former is relatively backward in technology, mainly used to print illustrations on newspapers and books, and the printing efficiency of the latter is actually not high, and it is the high cost of printing that hinders the wide circulation of newspapers and books, and now there are only more than ten kinds of newspapers and periodicals in the Far East, and they are all regional publications, for example, you can't buy newspapers issued by Fort Atonement in Baigull Harbor, which seriously hinders the circulation of knowledge.

Roland understands the important role that the publishing industry plays in social change. On the earth before the first industrial revolution, people would first think of the British textile industry, but they often ignored the so-called "textile capitalism", which was on a par with or even more far-reaching.

With the first industrial revolution as the coordinates, the Martin Luther edition of the Bible in the era of the religious revolution, and the newspapers and periodicals that were widely circulated during the North American Revolutionary War, the French Revolution, and the February Revolution in Russia, if there were no newspapers and periodicals that stirred up the storm and instigated public opinion to spread the flame of revolution and trigger the explosion of information, the society at that time could not have undergone a rapid transformation. If the printing industry is expanded to the digital field, it still bears a consistent social mission in the era of Internet self-media.