Chapter 33 / The Old Man and the Time to Study
In the dim cell, Su Zuo took advantage of the dim light to flip through the manuscript paper in front of him little by little.
Although Su Zuo had the ability to cast a small spell of illumination, because the old man in the cage could only use the light to write on the low table, Su Zuo did not do so out of respect for the teacher.
Fortunately, the light of the wall lamp is quite bright, and Su Zuo has just added oil to it not long ago. I don't know if it's because it's been treated with alchemy, it's much brighter than its counterparts on Earth, and the burning time is terrifying.
Since he knew that Su Zuo could understand most of the manuscripts he wrote, the old man completely gave up language teaching, and the task given to Su Zuo every day was to read the manuscript and read the manuscript.
Paper is not expensive in this magical world, the technology of making paper from lime and plant fibers has matured, and the price of a roll of 10 copper coins (about 30 A4 size) is too expensive for ordinary people at most, and it is not unaffordable.
And after mastering the 1-ring spell of papermaking, for Su Zuo, as long as the casting materials are enough, no matter how much is not a problem.
"Magic is such a thing...... Sure enough, it's the first productive force......"
After experiencing the convenience of magic, Suzo, a former scientist, has completely defected to the enemy......
Su Zuo didn't know where the old man had gotten the paper and ink before, but since Su Zuo became the old man's apprentice, the old man's requirements were always met in the shortest possible time.
The ink in this world seems to belong to the mineral salt category, a bit like the iron tannins ink that Su Zuo had popularized in his previous life, which can only be made through alchemy, and is strictly a high-end alchemy product.
But after knowing the truth, Su Zuo almost didn't lift the table-
What is the "ink" in the Four Treasures of Study, which is known in ancient and modern China?
The answer is pine smoke and bone glue.
So after knowing the truth and learning magic, Su Zuo simply bought some more delicate charcoal oil wood species by himself, and then made a lot of alchemy glue with a kind of alchemy that was somewhat similar to gum arabic.
Although that kind of alchemy glue cost Su Zuo 1 black silver coin, it is already worth the price of a small bottle of 2 or 3 black silver coins in a bottle of alchemy ink.
And with the help of spells, it is not troublesome to process these materials, after mastering the basic 1,200 Middleel runes, what remains is the [Spell Compilation] similar to Su Zuo's previous life to do program assembly, although compared to the computer assembly language, the Middel rune system also has to consider geometry and topology, which is more than several times more difficult than pure program assembly. However, fortunately, after similar abstract training in his previous life, Suzo quickly got started with this "somewhat strange" "programming language".
And his first finished product in the arcane is this "ink-making technique".
After helping Su Zuo check this spell and personally experience the effect of using the spell product, the old man commented on this spell: "In terms of difficulty in writing, among the hundreds of one-ring spells, the difficulty of writing this spell is only average. But what is commendable is that the creator of this spell is only a high-level mage apprentice who can just transcribe the spell of the second ring. What is even more rare is that compared to the ink-making technique of the Three Rings, this small spell uses cheaper alchemy materials to create a more high-quality spell product - that is to say, its value is not how advanced it is in the compilation of runes, but in its achievements and progress in alchemy, which brings about a major change based on general alchemy products. ”
The old man believed that this cheap and easy ink would obsolete the original alchemical writing ink, but Suzo had a different opinion.
In his time, it was not for nothing that the pine smoke ink was eliminated by iron tannins ink, the most important factor was the change of pens, when the industrial products of fountain pens and ballpoint pens appeared, the ink with too much adhesion and too many impurities would still be eliminated by the times.
"But before the advent of industrial fountain pens in large quantities, there was still a market for this thing...... But there is no such thing as a patent in this world......"
In an era when there were no royalties, inventors without production capital simply had few viable surnames to make a profit, so Suzo simply abandoned the similar idea of making a fortune with ink......
However, in the short term, the old man was very satisfied with this new ink, which is less likely to fade than iron tannate ink.
"Ahem......"
From the depths of the cage, there was a faint coughing sound, which made Su Zuo raise his head and look, he put down the manuscript in his hand, took out the kettle in his arms, heated it slightly, poured it into the wooden cup at hand, walked to the edge of the cage, and squatted down: "Teacher, it's time to take medicine." ”
At the beginning of winter, the old man suffered from the wind cold, which has been almost two months, although Su Zuo privately bought the aunt in charge of the bedding and got a new set of new bedding for the old man, which was fluffy and soft, but the old man's condition still showed no signs of improvement.
The medical skills in this world are very backward, and when you are sick, you basically go to a priest or a priest, but the old man doesn't talk about going to church, and the illness is reported by Su Zuo, and no one even asks. Su Zuo scratched his ears and cheeks helplessly, and only from the adventurers who entered and exited the prostitution parlor, he heard some herbal recipes that circulated in remote areas and between mercenaries. Then through the channel of the prayer meeting, I got a little bit of medicinal materials for the elderly.
The old man didn't let go of the pen in his mouth until he finished writing another paragraph.
Holding the quilt slowly, coughing and walking to the railing, the old man picked up the wooden cup handed over by Su Zuo, raised it and drank it all. Putting down the cup, there was a faint sense of amazement in the cloudy gray pupils.
He shook his head and turned his attention to Suzo, "How did I read the first manuscript I gave you?"
"I've seen three-quarters of the way and I've learned a lot. To the old man's question, Suzo answered very respectfully.
"Quite a lot...... I'm running out of time, so if there's something I don't understand, just ask. The old man said lightly, as if the life and death he was talking about in his tone were not his own.
Based on the experience of his previous life, Su Zuo knew that an old man like his teacher would often sigh because of some minor disasters and illnesses, so he couldn't help but comfort him: "It's okay, teacher, with the teacher's body, there will be no problem in living for a few more years." ”
"Don't comfort me, I know my body. However, the old man who turned around and walked to the low table did not appreciate it, "But God treats me well, I can still have the opportunity to complete the creation of "Far South" before I am temporary, and I can find a successor to the Younan document, I can be regarded as dead without regrets." ”
Su Zuo sat on the ground holding the empty wooden cup, silent, the old man didn't seem to know about the changes in the Younan document, and he didn't know that the "Younan document" in his mouth had become "Yulantil". However, Suzo doesn't think it's strange that the name Yulantil is so difficult to remember, and the book has been passed down for I don't know how many years, and the real name has gradually been lost in the long river of history, which is not unimaginable.
However, from the old man's words, Su Zuo confirmed one point, that is, "even the old man himself can't open the magic book." The old man couldn't see the text on the title page, and it was even more impossible for him to know the magical abilities of the Demon Dao Book.
After confirming this, Su Zuo did not tell the old man about the changes in the Demon Dao Book, and he did not even tell the old man about the battle that took place in the new district security office.
Yes, although Suzo had realized his inadequacy in that battle, and in order to protect himself and the people he valued, he had to face up to the problem of strength that he had neglected before, he still didn't want to disturb the old man because of it.
Having stayed in the peace of his previous life for too long, Su Zuo has become accustomed to using wisdom and interpersonal processing skills to solve things, and it was not until the battle three months ago that Su Zuo realized for the first time that this arrogant and unreasonable law of the jungle is ubiquitous in other worlds-
"No matter how powerful you are and how much money you have, as long as I am stronger than you, then I can still kill you with one punch and beat you without any temper. ”
No matter how high the wisdom is, no matter how powerful it is, it is just better at borrowing strength and taking advantage of the situation. But even if it is a thousand pounds of four or two, it must have the power of those four taels as the foundation.
What's more, out of interest, Su Zuo had studied Guoshu (martial arts) for a period of time in his previous life. Therefore, he is even more aware that the so-called four taels of thousands of catties, in the real battle and life and death game, is more of a thousand catties and four taels.
The old man has his own things to do, that is, to complete the creation of the "Far South Documents" in his mouth, and since Su Zuo is his apprentice, he should abide by the way of respecting the teacher, and it is too late to share the worries of the teacher as much as possible.
The matter of fighting with the alchemist, at best, is a combination of practice and learning, but to put it mildly, it is a pure skill when you are not proficient in learning, you will fight with others bravely, so you will be beaten so that you can't get up.
After seeing the old man bury himself in his creative work again, Su Zuo estimated that the time was almost up, so he got up gently and left quietly......
ps: Because of the exam, the plot outline of the author's fungus has not been sorted out completely.
So readers who have a heart probably can see it.,I've been writing about it for the past two days.,While writing about it.,While sorting out some of the previous plots.,Well,It's probably a little water.,But the style and focus of the 4 articles are as different as possible.,It shouldn't be too ugly...... (The guy who doesn't have confidence in Chang and transition...... )
It's 5,000 today.,It's divided into two chapters 2,005.,So don't miss the previous chapter.,Although it's probably misplaced, I probably won't have any impression.
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