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Sui Xiong spent some time demonstrating his invention in detail to the church leaders.

"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 inventions of mine will definitely promote the progress of the entire world!"

However, his impassioned remarks did not win the support of his followers.

"Your Majesty, I think the cost of these things... doesn't seem to be low." Rhodes, who was responsible for managing the finances, calculated it and said, "Crush the wood, boil it, use magic to remove the color, and finally spread it on the cloth and flatten it. Drying... I feel like this whole process is no easier than parchment paper.”

"Yes, although animal skins are expensive, it is not troublesome to process simple animal skin paper." Satan, who used to make parchment as a side job in his childhood, also agreed with Rhodes' opinion, "The animal skins are soaked first, and then treated with alkaline water. Remove the oil, cut off the hair and oil, and then polish it carefully... I worked in a parchment paper making workshop when I was a child. Although it was very hard, it was really not complicated compared to what you said. The stuff… is too troublesome to make.”

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

"Not to mention anything else, just crushing the wood is very troublesome." Satan said, "We can ask the carpenter to break the wood into small pieces, then soak it in water and mash it - without considering magic, probably This is the only way to do it. I don’t know how much time and energy it takes to soak the wood until it can be pounded. Otherwise, how to remove the small wood fragments from the wood pulp is a big problem.”

"Not only that, it also requires the assistance of a mage during the production process - I took a look at the spell you designed and estimated the effect. To purify the wood pulp in an ordinary cauldron into white, at least an intermediate level is needed. A mage will cast spells. If it is a low-level mage, it will be necessary to cast spells three to four times in a row. Have you considered the cost of inviting a mage to cast spells? "

Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment and muttered in a low voice: "Don't we have mages in our church?"

"Yes, but when calculating the cost, it must be calculated based on hiring a mage." Satan did not give Sui Xiong a chance to quibble, and continued, "After completing the purification, we got white wood pulp. Then spread the linen cloth flat. Spread the wood pulp on the cloth on the wooden board, press it tightly, and dry it... This is very troublesome, because it is difficult for the heat to penetrate through the layers of wooden boards, and it may also require the help of a mage. "

"If after all this is done, you get smooth soft paper that can allow the quill to write smoothly, then it is actually worth it. But the paper you get is either too soft for the quill to write on, or it is as hard as a thin board. Same, what’s the use?”

"Didn't I also invent the writing brush..."

"That kind of pen writes too slowly," Palin said, "much slower than a quill pen! And it has to be dipped in ink every time it writes one or two words. It consumes too much ink and is very inconvenient. ”

"I also improved the ink!"

"I think the portable ink stick you made is the only reliable invention." Satan finally smiled. "With a little improvement, it can become a very good product. At the very least, it is better than ordinary ink." It’s much cheaper and easier to store and transport.”

Sui Xiong was frustrated by what they said. He was about to go back and continue the experiment to improve Sui Xiong's version of the Four Treasures of the Study. Wo'er, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"These inventions are very good!" He said solemnly, "They do have the power to change the world and promote the progress of the entire world!"

Everyone looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he made such an assertion.

Wall did not explain in detail, but just stood up and saluted Sui Xiong: "Your Majesty, please leave the matters related to these things to me. I will work hard to improve the production technology and process, and make something that satisfies everyone as soon as possible. Here comes the writing instrument!”

Sui Xiong looked into his eyes and saw passion and longing that he had never seen before.

Ever since I met Wall, this once world-famous player seemed to lack vitality. Even when it comes to his hatred against the Church of the Sun God, there is only resentment as deep as the sea in him, but there is no aura of wanton publicity. The whole person looked gloomy, really like an old man.

Because of this, Sui Xiong secretly nicknamed him "Sweeping Monk" in his heart. Although this nickname refers to his high martial arts skills and vast supernatural powers, it also means that he is too peaceful and lacks the vigor that a strong man should have, like an old monk who has no fight with the world.

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

Although he still pretends to be an old man, the strong aura on his body and the burning passion in his eyes all prove his identity.

"Very good!" Sui Xiong smiled, "Just because of the look in your eyes, I will entrust this matter to you!"

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

After the meeting, he returned to Geerten Territory through the teleportation array with the samples and technical information provided by Sui Xiong. He built a workshop in a remote mountainous area, recruited some experienced carpenters and workers, and asked Satan for two low-level mages with good skills, and began research.

Since improving papermaking would take time, he first tried to improve the ink block.

The work in this area went very smoothly. In only two or three days, he made a strip-shaped ink stick with a grassy scent. Because it is fully mixed with glue and oil, the hardness of this ink block is much stronger than that of Sui Xiong's invention. When using it, you need to gently file out the debris with a file, and then mix it with water.

Sui Xiong, who had been paying attention to his experiments, saw the new ink block he had completed. He was stunned for a moment and asked: "Is this... can you produce ink by grinding it on an inkstone?"

"Inkstone? Ink? What is that?"

Sui Xiong briefly explained the concepts of "ink", "ink stone", "ink" and so on. Wall was immediately inspired and made an ink stone in just one day.

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

This kind of ink can be used not only with brushes, but also with quill pens. And its price is much cheaper than ink. Based on the same writing volume, it is only about one-fifth of ink.

After completing the research on ink and inkstone, Wall began to simplify the process and improve the quality - the key is to reduce the use of mages and improve the entire process as much as possible so that ordinary people can complete it.

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

In this workshop, wood is placed in a specially made kiln and burned slowly to obtain soot. Specially made magic props collect a large amount of pure soot. Workers mix it with carefully brewed glue oil, knead and beat it, Made into a soft ink stick. These ink blocks are then molded into strips and dried slowly in a magic drying room that cost a lot of money to build. After about ten days, the basically solidified ink block was taken out, polished neatly, engraved with the Gelten family crest, indicating the place of origin and weight, and painted with a little color with brass powder, and then dried until it was completely dry. It is transparent, then wrapped with fabric, and it is the finished product.

The entire production process from burning wood to finished product ready for sale takes about thirty days. In terms of cost calculation, if you do not consider hardware investment and only count materials and labor, even if it is sold according to the method of buying ink and getting an inkstone, the price of the same writing volume is only one-tenth of the ink.

This interesting product was widely welcomed as soon as it was put on the market, and Geltenling, which had always been unknown, became famous and received a lot of attention. Orian had to put in a lot of effort to fight with those who wanted to get a share of this exclusive deal, and she actually defeated several greedy guys before she was able to secure this benefit.

"I have calculated that relying on the business of ink and inkstones, Geerten can earn a surplus of close to 20,000 gold coins every year." At the year-end meeting, Orian said happily, "This is something I strictly control in accordance with His Majesty's requirements. As a result, this number is expected to double if production is further increased!”

This huge amount surprised everyone. They didn't expect that a mere piece of ink and stone inkstone could generate such a huge profit.

"It's a pity that the cost of the magic drying room is too high." Orian sighed and said, "It cost tens of thousands of gold coins! It won't be recouped until next spring. Although this business is very profitable, the capital is not high. Small!”

Sui Xiong laughed twice: "There is nothing to worry about about money, as long as you can make money. It's a pity that your teacher has not completed the improvement of papermaking. Otherwise, the combination of paper and ink sales will definitely greatly promote knowledge." Spread!”

After using the ink produced by Geertenling, everyone has great admiration for Sui Xiong, and they have no doubts about his judgment. Satan couldn't help but smile and said: "Papermaking and ink, with these two inventions alone, Your Majesty has made a huge contribution to culture! Maybe how about directly seeking the priesthood of culture?"

"The priesthood of culture is occupied by the God of Literature and Art." Sui Xiong said with a smile, "I don't intend to compete with Him on this."

"By the way, a few days ago, the Church of the Book Collector (God of Books) sent someone to contact us and expressed that they wanted to purchase ink blocks and inkstones in bulk, hoping they could be cheaper." Orian remembered something. He said, "Furthermore, Your Majesty, the librarian, has personally sent down an oracle to grant divine grace to me and my teacher. Your Majesty, do you think we should accept it?"

No one was surprised. Mo's invention was of great benefit to the Church of the God of Books. It would be strange if the God of Books did not reward Orian and Wall for this!

"They also have good intentions, so why refuse?" Sui Xiong didn't have strict family views, so he agreed with a smile.

A few days later, the Church of the God of Classics held a small but grand ceremony in the Gerten Territory. At the ceremony, the god who was called the "Book Collector" by mortals sent down his spiritual light to the Lord of the Gerten Territory. Miss Leanne and her teacher Mr. Frye (Wall's pseudonym) gave her blessing, and it became a good talk for a while.

Have you read "The Emperor with 1.2 Billion Armed Maid" by Jon Kang? There is really no moral integrity...