Sui Xiong took some time to demonstrate his invention in detail to the church hierarchy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This can greatly reduce the cost of learning knowledge and promote the popularization of knowledge. He said, "Knowledge changes life, knowledge changes destiny, knowledge changes the world...... These few inventions of mine will definitely be able to promote the progress of the whole world!"

However, his impassioned enthusiasm did not enjoy the support of the believers.

"Your Majesty, I think these things ...... The cost doesn't seem to be low. Rod, who was in charge of managing the finances, thought about it and said, "Crush the wood, boil it, use a spell to remove the color, and finally spread it on the cloth, flatten it and dry it...... After doing this whole set, I don't think it's any simpler than parchment. ”

"Yes, although the hides are very expensive, the simple skin paper is not troublesome to process. Satan, who used to make parchment paper as a side job in his childhood, agrees with Rod's opinion, "The hides are first soaked, then de-oiled with alkaline water, then the wool and oil are cut off, and then they are finely polished...... When I was a kid, I worked in a parchment workshop, and it was hard work, but it wasn't complicated. In contrast, these things you are talking about...... It's too cumbersome to make. ”

"Is it troublesome?" Sui Xiong was a little puzzled, "I think it's very simple." ”

"If nothing else, just the step of smashing the wood is very troublesome. Satan said, "We can have a carpenter make small pieces of wood, soak it in water, and mash it—that's probably the only way to do it without thinking about magic." To soak the wood until it can be mashed, I don't know how much time and effort it takes. Otherwise, how to remove small pieces of wood from the pulp is a big problem. ”

"And that's not all. It also requires mage's assistance in the production process—I took a look at the spell you designed and estimated the effect. To purify the wood pulp in a normal cauldron to white, it takes at least one intermediate mage to cast spells. If it is a low-level mage, it is estimated that you will have to cast three or four spells in a row. Have you ever considered the cost of inviting a mage to cast a spell?"

Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment, and muttered in a low voice: "Isn't there a mage in our church?" ”

"Yes, but when calculating the cost, it is calculated according to the employment of mages. Satan did not give Sui Xiong a chance to quibble, and continued, "After completing the purification, I got white wood pulp. Then spread the linen cloth on the wooden plank, and spread the wood pulp on the cloth. Compact, dry...... This is troublesome, as the heat has a hard time penetrating the layers of planks, and it may require a mage's intervention. ”

"If you get all this and you end up with a smooth, soft paper that allows you to write with a quill, then it's worth it. But what's the use of getting paper that is either too soft for a quill pen to write on, or it's hard like a thin board?"

"Didn't I invent the brush too......"

"That kind of pen is too slow to write. "It's much, much slower than a quill pen!" and it dips every word or two into ink. The consumption of ink is too much and it is also inconvenient. ”

"I've improved the ink, too!"

"I think the portable ink block you made is the only reliable invention. Satan finally smiled, "If you want to improve it a little." Can be a good commodity. At the very least, it's much cheaper than regular ink, and it's easier to store and transport. ”

Sui Xiong was frustrated by what they said. I was planning to go back and continue the experiment and improve the Sui Xiong version of the Four Treasures of the Study. Wall, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"These inventions are very good!" he muttered, "and they do change the world." The power to move the whole world forward!"

The crowd looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why he asserted this.

Woer didn't explain in detail, but just stood up and saluted Sui Xiong: "Your Majesty, please leave the matter about these things to me." I will work hard to improve the production process and process, and make a writing instrument that satisfies everyone as soon as possible!"

Sui Xiong looked into his eyes and saw in his eyes the enthusiasm and longing that he had never had before.

Ever since he met Walr, the once-famous master has lacked energy. Even when it comes to the grudge with the Sun God Church, he only has a grudge as deep as the sea, but there is no wanton atmosphere. The whole person looks twilight, really like an old man.

Because of this, Sui Xiong secretly nicknamed him a "sweeping monk" in his heart. This nickname certainly means that he is strong in martial arts, but also because he is too peaceful and lacks the sharpness that a strong man should have, like an old monk who has no quarrel with the world.

But now, Wall's eyes have completely changed, and his momentum has completely changed.

Although he is still dressed as an old man, the exuberant aura on his body and the enthusiasm burning like a flame in his eyes all prove his identity.

"Very good!" Sui Xiong smiled, "Just looking at your eyes now, I will give you carte blanche to entrust this matter!"

Woll smiled and lowered his head: "I won't let you down!"

After the meeting, he took the samples and technical information provided by Sui Xiong and returned to the Gelteng Territory through the teleportation array. He set up a workshop in the middle of nowhere, recruited some experienced carpenters and workers, and asked Satan for two low-level mages with good skills, and began to study.

Given that the improvement of papermaking could take a long time, he first tried to improve the ink blocks.

The work went well, and in just two or three days, he was able to make a strip of ink with a grassy scent. Because it is fully mixed with glue and oil, the hardness of this ink block is much stronger than Sui Xiong's invention, and when it is used, it needs to be gently filed with a file to remove the debris, and then mixed with water.

Sui Xiong, who had been paying attention to his experiment, was stunned for a moment when he saw the new ink block he had completed, and asked, "This ...... Is it possible to produce ink by grinding on an inkstone?"

"Inkstone, ink, what's that?"

Sui Xiong explained a little about the concepts of "ink", "inkstone", "ink", etc., and Woel was immediately inspired, and it only took one day to make an inkstone.

Sure enough, just as Sui Xiong's ancestors did, the cooperation of ink and inkstone can completely replace ink. Although it has the disadvantage of being slow to use and not fast and convenient, the advantages in terms of storage and transportation are enough to kill the ink.

This ink can be used not only with brushes, but also with quills. And its price is much cheaper than ink, which is only about one-fifth of the ink according to the same amount of writing.

After completing his research on ink and inkstones, Wohl began to simplify the process and improve the quality again—the key was to reduce the use of mages and improve the entire process as much as possible to the point where it could be done by ordinary people.

About half a month later, in the private estate of Lord Orian of Gerten, a workshop for making ink and inkstones was built.

In this workshop, wood is placed in a specially made kiln and slowly burned to obtain the soot, and the pure soot is collected in large quantities by specially made magic props, which are mixed with carefully boiled glue, kneaded and beaten to make soft ink blocks. The ink cubes were then molded into strips and slowly dried in the magic drying room that had cost a lot of money to build. After about ten days, the basically cured ink block is taken out, polished neatly, engraved with the family crest of the Gerten family, indicating the origin and weight, and coated with a little color with brass powder, then dried until it is completely dry, and then wrapped in cloth, and it is the finished product.

From the time the wood is burned to the time the finished product can be sold, the whole production process takes about 30 days. If you calculate the cost, if you don't consider the hardware investment, just calculate the materials and labor, even if you sell it according to the method of buying ink and sending inkstones, the price of the same amount of writing is only one-tenth of the ink.

This interesting product was widely welcomed as soon as it was put on the market, and the Gerteng Ling, who had always been unknown, became famous and received a lot of attention. Orion had to spend a lot of time fighting with the guys who wanted to reach out for a piece of this exclusive deal, and she had to work hard to turn over several greedy guys to keep this profit.

"I calculated that relying on the business of ink and inkstone, Gelteng Ling can get a surplus of nearly 20,000 gold coins every year. At the year-end meeting, Orian said happily, "This is the result of my strict control of production in accordance with His Majesty's requirements." If production is increased further, it is expected that this number can eventually be doubled!"

This huge amount surprised everyone, and they did not expect that a small piece of ink and stone inkstone could produce such a huge profit.

"It's a pity that the cost of that magic drying room is too high. Orien sighed and said, "It's cost tens of thousands of gold coins, and I won't be able to pay it back until next spring." Although the profit of this business is big, the capital is not small!"

Sui Xiong laughed twice: "What is there to worry about about money, just make money." It's a pity that your teacher's improvement of papermaking has not yet been completed, otherwise, the combination of paper and ink sales will definitely be able to greatly promote the spread of knowledge!"

After using the ink produced by Geltengling, everyone was already greatly impressed by Sui Xiong's vision, and they were even more convinced of his judgment. Satan couldn't help but smile and said, "Papermaking and ink, with these two inventions alone, Your Majesty, you have made a great contribution to culture!

"The priesthood of culture is occupied by the god of literature and art. Sui Xiong smiled and said, "I'm not going to fight him about this." ”

"By the way, a few days ago, the Bibliophile (God of Classics) Church sent someone to contact us, saying that they wanted to purchase ink blocks and inkstones in large quantities, hoping that they would be cheaper. Orien remembered something, and said, "And Your Majesty the Bibliophile himself has sent down an oracle to bestow divine grace on me and my teacher, do you think we should accept it?"

Everyone was not surprised, Mo's invention was very beneficial to the Church of the God of Classics, and it was strange that the God of Books did not reward Orion and Walle for this!

"People are also well-intentioned, why refuse?" Sui Xiong did not have a strict view of the door, and agreed with a smile.

A few days later, the Church of the Gods of the Book held a small but solemn festival in the Gorten Lord, where the god known as the "Book Collector" descended to bless the Lord of Gerten, Miss Orien, and her teacher, Mr. Frye (Walder's pseudonym). (To be continued.) )