"Have all the blacksmiths in the city gathered?"

Colin watched as a group of men in uniform blue coats walked by.

As an example, he and Wald donned the same blue "uniform" before entering the workshop.

"Yes, my lord, today should be the last batch."

"That's good, let them get familiar with the work here as soon as possible, and in addition, the apprentices in the students can also come here in advance for internships."

"It's already being done." Wald laughs: "At the paper workshop, a large part of the work is done by students outside of school. ”

"You're a profiteer, Mr. Wald." Colin couldn't help but laugh.

"Thank you for the compliment." Wald smiled and bowed.

"Speaking of paper, starting this month, half of the current production has been shared, and I have other uses." Colin Road.

"Yes." Wald asked, "My lord, may I ask you what you are going to do?" ”

Colin didn't answer and asked: "Do you remember the 'photocopier' I asked you to transform according to the principle of the photograph last time?" ”

"Of course." Wald said: "The textbooks used by school teachers today are its masterpieces. ”

Whether from the magic pattern or engineering level, the structure of the photocopier is much simpler than the gramograph, after all, the function of the former is more simple.

Similar to the technology of engraving printing, it is not uncommon in this world, but it cannot be compared with photocopiers in terms of cost and quality.

"When I came, I brought a batch of books from the teacher's Dharma Tower, but to be honest, these are far from enough in the long run, and students cannot do without a large number of books after receiving basic education, whether they continue to study or research."

"What do you mean......" Wald seemed to understand Colin's thoughts.

"We have to have our own library." Colin made up his mind.

"The Wizards' Guild?" Wald reacted quickly.

"That's right, I'd like to be able to make a copy of all the books in the Guild's library and bring them to Winterfell."

"But this workload ......," Wald had a headache at the thought.

"It's a long-term job, I'll keep Roy shipping paper and copied books back and forth, you just need to ensure the supply of paper, and the drawings and key parts of the photocopier will be sent to the Youjin Chamber of Commerce when the time comes, I'm sure Eleanor and Angelo should be able to make it easily."

Colin now has a great nostalgia for electronic scanning and network transmission.

Roy could only make a round trip every two months, and even with the current quality of paper, it would take years to replicate the entire Guild library. Coupled with the fact that library books are constantly changing and increasing, this work will not stop for a long time.

As for whether the association agrees or not, it is believed that it is not a problem for His Majesty and the teacher to come forward.

Of course, this is still a troublesome matter.

For example, who will do it? Which books are prioritized for copying? How to make photocopies as quickly as possible without affecting the operation of the library, etc.

Colin didn't think about it that much, his solution was to let the teacher worry about it.

And his ultimate goal is not just the association library.

The three official magical organizations in the mainland:

Magical Federation of the Blue Alliance;

the Royal Council of Magic of the Oshik Empire;

Tulum Kingdom Magicians Association.

These three are roughly equivalent in status, and they are all qualified to take the mage level assessment, and they agree with each other's assessment results.

In other words, the beginner-level magicians who have been assessed by the Tulun Magician Association can be recognized as if they go to the Western Continent.

But if you look at the number of books in the collection, the library of the headquarters of the Magic Federation of the Blue Alliance is more than the latter two combined.

How to "copy" the other party's collection when the Western Continent is wary of Tulum is a "technical" problem that needs to be carefully considered.

Charya must have her own library, and she must not be inferior to others - this is the obsession of the lord.

……

……

July, the twilight of winter, the harvest season unique to the fortress.

The rye and wheat were fully ripe, the ears of wheat were pressed down to the waist, and the heavy shaking of the wind was reassuring.

Sophia is waiting for a sunny day, ready to be harvested and dried in one go.

The farmers of Twilight haven't done any farm work for two months, and their land has been repossessed by the lords, and although they promise to redistribute it later, they are not sure that they are not sure of it, and it is not enough to miss the local autumn sowing, and this season's gray kidney beans cannot be planted - which is equivalent to missing half a year's harvest.

The days of not having to go to the ground are easy, but the uncertainty about the future makes these people worried.

Until a certain day.

……

Colin stood on a high slope and watched the crowd below happily harvest the wheat in the fields.

"My lord, there is no need for so many people at all."

Sophia stood on her side, equally pleased with the harvest scene, but couldn't understand why the Lordship had let all the Winterfall farmers participate in the harvest.

"I know." Colin laughed, "But it gives them confidence." ”

"Faith?"

"The land has always belonged to the peasants, and they will still need to grow it in the future, but if they don't see it with their own eyes, how many people will believe that food can be grown in such a place?"

"I see." Sophia nodded: "However, with such seeds and such a high yield, do we need so many people to farm the land this year?" ”

"I'll send out a group of people to expand the ranks of the defenders of the fortress."

Colin said lightly about this, and then said: "But agriculture is basic, the number of farmers should not be reduced too much at once, this year we need to open up more land, plant more kinds of crops, try better planting methods, these are inseparable from people." ”

The improved seed adapts to the local environment, but that doesn't mean it can grow freely.

Better care and better quality fertilizers can still dramatically increase yields.

"My lord, I've always had a doubt." Sophia said suddenly.

"Oh?"

"I've seen the seeds that have been improved by you, and there is no trace of grafting at all, how did you manage to transform the third line of the γ main chain without destroying the germ outer skin?" Sophia's question has obviously been held back for a long time.

"Well...... this"

Colin didn't know how to explain it for a while.

Of course, he can't divulge the secrets of space magic, but it's not easy to find an excuse to fool a high-achieving student who graduated from Cambrighi's Higher School of Magic with a degree in botany.

"Miss Sophia, to be honest, I can't explain this to you." After Colin said this, he changed the subject very bluntly: "How many days will the harvest take place?" ”

It sounded to Sophia, the meaning of the lord was already obvious - you can't understand such high-end technology at your level.

The ashamed "Minister of Agriculture" secretly decided to work hard, and immediately replied: "Now there are enough manpower, two days will be enough." ”

"That's good." Colin nodded.

……

Late at night.

Inside the laboratory on the top floor of the castle.

Colin stood in front of a huge instrument.

After numerous changes, the Wind Nuclear Collider, which was originally the size of a suitcase, is now incredibly large.

It looks like two single showers standing side by side, without too much complicated structure, but if you look closely, there are so many magic lines on it that it makes your scalp tingle.

This is the result of nearly 9 months of final completion after Colin came to the fortress.

At the same time, it is also a huge leap forward in space magic.

There were no lights in the lab, and Colin had been standing silent for more than an hour in the dim environment.

Eventually, he took a deep breath and took a step forward, standing on the Wind Core Collider's massive demonic array.