All along, Daniel was not only Gawain's eyeliner in the Sleeper, but also in Typhon's empire.

Although the old mage lived in seclusion in a remote part of Typhon's territory for many years, far from the center of the empire, he was at least still a Typhonian, and as a mage, he certainly retained some of his influence, and the information he could provide about his neighbors was still of great value to Gawain; On the other hand, Typhon is a fast-growing and fast-changing country, and its remoteness is not the same as the remoteness of Ansu - even with the information delay, every inch of Typhon's territory will still be affected by Rosetta the Great's decrees, and there will never be a situation where the entire southern realm is almost disconnected from the hinterland of the kingdom like Ansu.

From Daniel, Gawain can learn a lot about Typhon, not necessarily in time, but at least more reliable than the stories made up by adventurers and bards.

Daniel was somewhat glad at the moment—glad that his female apprentice had just gone to town and had brought a lot of news, and he didn't dare to hide it at the moment, and told all the new information he knew:"...... Rosetta Augustus was expanding his army, and he had established a standing army to replace the levies, and now more than half of the army in Typhon's empire was made up of such standing soldiers, and these soldiers were trained in the professions......"

Gawain nodded slightly as he listened, and when he encountered something unclear, he would ask the old mage to stop and ask carefully.

Although he asked Daniel a lot about Typhon, he still didn't know enough, and the main reason was not that Daniel had hidden anything in the past, but that the old mage himself didn't know anything other than Typhon - for him, everything about Typhon was natural and common sense, and he didn't know the specific direction of the report without Gawain taking the initiative to ask, so the information provided was inevitably missing.

“…… Recently, Emperor Rosetta ordered the establishment of more schools, increased the number of teachers in the countryside, and required the peasants to be literate in their spare time......"

Gawain immediately frowned and knocked lightly on the table, telling the old mage to stop: "What is the literacy rate of the commoners of Typhon now?" ”

Daniel replied respectfully: "About forty percent of farmers can spell words such as common grains and farm implements and read the list of grain harvested, and twenty percent can read simple notices or write a poor letter." This percentage is increasing all the time. ”

"How long has literacy education been promoted?"

"Six years ago, the emperor issued an order to cancel the literacy ban on civilians, but not many people took the initiative to read at that time, until four years ago, the emperor ordered the establishment of schools, sent teachers, and the number of literacy began to increase, but the commoners were really willing to read, or after the promulgation of the 'Field Contract Law' - farmers can lease the land of the empire, they can declare and receive grain by themselves, in order to prevent being deceived, to prevent being cheated by scribes to obtain money, more and more civilians began to take the initiative to read and write......"

Gawain's face was slightly gloomy, and the old mage watched his expression change with trepidation, but in the end Gawain nodded: "Go on." ”

"Yes...... Burning Rock Acid Workshops are now being added in various places, and since last year, similar acid chemical plants have been increasing in large numbers, and Emperor Rosetta may have planned to set up such ...... in all grain producing areas."

Gawain interrupted Daniel again: "Stop—what is the Burning Tartaric Acid Chemical Plant?" Does the burning rock refer to the kind of white sedimentary rock that is mined offshore? ”

Gawain had heard the term "Burning Stone", as far as he knew, this kind of thing was a specialty of the coastal area, and it was especially rich in the Typhon Empire, this gray-white loose ore can ignite, so it is called "Burning Stone", but it burns very poorly, and will release a large number of irritating gases, so it is not a qualified heating and lighting material at all, is it ...... The people of Typhon have found a way to use the Burning Stone?!

"Yes, Burning Stone is the kind of white stone you are talking about," Daniel didn't know what Gawain was thinking, but he reported seriously, "Burning Stone Acidification was discovered by the chief alchemist of the Royal Mage Guild of Typhon a few years ago - when the Burning Stone is crushed and mixed with calcite, and heated at high temperature in a closed container, it produces a black-brown powder and a large number of translucent crystals, the crystals are called 'Gray Crystals', which is a slightly valuable magic material, and those black-brown powders are called 'Dust of Plenty'...... It can be used to promote crop growth. ”

Gawain listened to Daniel's explanation while subconsciously tapping lightly on the table, and at this moment, his action of knocking on the table suddenly stopped.

"Boost crop growth?"

"Yes, watering farmland with a large amount of water and diluting it is much more effective than plant ash or human and animal manure, and the burning rock is very, very cheap and not complicated to process. It's just that the 'Dust of Abundance' will soon degenerate after coming into contact with moisture in the air, and it is very troublesome to transport, so Emperor Rosetta ordered the construction of burning stone chemical plants in various places, and transported the burning stone to various grain producing areas for local processing......"

Speaking of which, Daniel adds, "In addition, Typhon is widening the road a lot in order to transport the burning stone......"

Gao Wen's heart was shocked, but he didn't show it, but continued to ask in a deep voice: "What is the specific operation of the workshop?" ”

After Daniel answered, he went on to ask a series of questions: "How many literate peasants choose to work in the workshop?" How many merchants of Typhon have been involved in the construction of those workshops in the last two years? How many aristocrats were involved in the construction of the workshop? Did Rosetta Augustus encourage the aristocracy to do business after she reformed it? How was Typhon's Road built? What are the specs? How many people can be fed by a Rite of land now? How many people can be fed by an ordinary field in one lit? What is the approximate population of Typhon? ”

Gawain's questions were one after another, and Daniel struggled to answer them, fine beads of sweat oozing from his forehead—he didn't know the specific meaning behind them, but he could vaguely realize the secret connection between them, but he couldn't answer them all.

Although he did retain some of his contacts in the royal capital, he was only a mage obsessed with research, and Gawain could certainly answer Typhon's current magical achievements, but he would have to answer questions about the yield of the fields, the size of the workshop, and even the population......

He can answer a third of what is already knowledgeable.

Gawain's face had become extremely gloomy unconsciously, although Daniel did not know the true mind of this "extraterritorial wanderer", but he could also feel a strong pressure coming into his mind along his nerves, and after answering all the questions that could be answered, the old mage shuddered and closed his mouth, waiting for a new order to be issued.

Gawain ignored Daniel's reaction, his mind was now full of calculations about Typhon's progress.

From the very beginning, he knew that Typhon was a more developed country than Ansu, and that Rosetta Augustus the Great was implementing a series of effective New Policies, and that Typhon's society would be subject to a series of earth-shaking changes as productivity grew.

However, Typhon's development still exceeded his expectations.

The Typhonians did not find a way to industrialize the production of alchemical potions, but they did find some cheap alternatives, and the pytaric acid chemical plant would greatly increase Typhon's food production and release a large agricultural population; Rosetta the Great's professional army was already taking shape, with an adequate food supply to sustain a larger army, and these professional soldiers would be better trained; As a result of the liberation of labor, the nascent phospark will have enough workers to build roads in Typhon......

What's more, Rosetta Augustus realized that literate civilians can be of greater value – the fact that Emperor Typhon began to advance education almost immediately after the discovery of the Burning Rock acidification reaction shows that the brilliant Emperor figured out at least two things in a very short period of time:

First, although the Burning Rock Acidification Reaction is a product of alchemy, it does not require magical powers, which means that a large number of civilians who do not have magical talents can also engage in productive work, and the abundant dust they produce will be enough to greatly increase the country's food production in a short period of time.

Second, literate civilians are better able to manipulate the reactor than illiterate civilians.

Gawain took a deep breath.

None of this is recent, but has been going on for years, but due to the lag in information dissemination and productivity constraints, the construction of a phonographic acid chemical plant has only now begun in the frontier of Typhon, and Ansu ......

Ansu didn't know anything about all this.

Daniel saw that Gawain didn't speak for a long time, and finally couldn't help but break the silence: "My lord, do you need me to collect the demographic changes of Typhon in recent years?" I can contact old friends I met in the imperial capital......"

Gawain woke up from his thoughts, he glanced at Daniel, and the many chaotic thoughts in his heart were quickly sorted out and gradually cleared.

Typhon's development is an established fact, and for such a large empire, it is difficult for the pace of development that has begun to be disturbed and stagnated by external forces, not to mention that with the current situation, the Duchy of Cecil has no chance to hinder Typhon's development.

Amber once said that when the opponent is too strong, a quenched dagger is better than any sword.

Although there is a sentence after amber, "However, grease on the soles of the feet is better than daggers", Gawain thinks that the first half of the sentence is enough.

"Don't worry about anything else, you take the magic net materials I gave you to respond to Rosetta Augustus's recruitment," Gawain looked at the old mage in front of him and said very seriously, "Remember, don't take out the things in the first place - first see where their research has got, see what they have at hand, and then throw out your research results little by little, and if necessary, you can give some research credit to your apprentices." As you did in the Order of the Sleepers, you are to gain a foothold in Typhon's Mage Guild, taking care not to be exposed. ”

Daniel bowed his head deeply: "Yes, my lord, I will not let you down!" ”

"Hmm. After entering Rosetta the Great's mage team, you should have more access to their technical information, you have to report to me in time, and I will have new orders for you at any time," Gawain nodded, and then changed the subject, "But this will increase the risk of your exposure - your eternal sleeper characteristics are too obvious, and although few people know about the existence of the psychic network, your frequent access to the network itself is an abnormal phenomenon." ”

"My lord, what do you mean ......"

"It's time for you to increase your staff," Gawain said unhurriedly, "I've asked you to work on non-implantable neural cords and more efficient brainwave amplification devices, do you have any eyebrows?" ”