Speaking of "paper," Lachman's paper-making technology was originally ahead of the Kingdom of Karen. After all, before Roddy "invented" paper-making, the entire Kingdom of Karen was still using "parchment." In contrast, because of the popularity of mages and spells, Lachman had already used "paper-making" on a large scale.
However, this kind of "paper-making" was not a man-made product. It could only be regarded as a man-made product. To put it bluntly, it was made by cutting and drying the "colima grass" with wide and tough leaves.
Because of this, Lachman's "paper-making" could not be compared to Efta's "man-made paper-making", which could produce several tons a day, in terms of cost, quantity, type, and quality. Although there were people reading periodicals and newspapers everywhere in Duriel, in fact, this city basically consumed more than half of the paper in the entire Lachman Kingdom. In some of the more remote cities, "paper-making" was also a rare thing. Magic apprentices often had to part-time plant "colima grass" to keep up with the consumption.
Houdini had done some calculations. If he sold the paper from Efta, even including the freight and turnover, the same amount of paper would still be 80% cheaper than Lachman's "paper-making"!
The durability and writing convenience of Efta's paper were far better than "colima grass", so the profits could be imagined.
Once Efta's paper appeared, there was no doubt that it would overturn the current market … The ultra-cheap paper could directly destroy the "colima grass" industry, and the result would be a near-monopoly of the entire industry!
Roddy once told him that the most profitable business was not what to sell, but "monopoly." Therefore, what he had to do now was just to announce the beginning of "monopoly."
In one day, Houdini easily sold a cart of paper at four times the cost to those small "magic grocery stores."
After that, he returned to his residence and ignored the outside world, leisurely enjoying this truly relaxing holiday on the reclining chair.
*****
"Test subject No. 27, the third control group, the results of the second infection."
As Roddy read the serial number and number on the fish tank in front of him, he quickly wrote the content on the "Experiment Record Form". The blue-back minnow in front of him, which was originally only about 30 centimeters long, was no longer as dull as before. Instead, it had grown jagged teeth similar to those of piranhas. At the same time, the scales on the surface of its body had also changed. There were bone spurs on its back, and its eyes were bulging. No matter how one looked at it, it looked fierce.
At this time, the mutated Blue Back Minnow was hitting the reinforced glass fish tank again and again. The banging sounds never stopped, but the fish tank that was reinforced with magic was still sturdy, and there were no cracks. On the other hand, Misha, who was standing beside Roddy, was staring at the fish with a bunch of compound eyes. It was obvious that she was thinking about when she could eat it.
"Test subjects can't be eaten. How many times have I told you? After I finish recording for today, I'll go buy you some delicious food. Don't think about eating them! "
Roddy slapped Misha, and the latter ran to the corner of the lab and squatted down. He quickly finished recording the data, then stretched his back, sat down on the chair, and organized the data in the messy pile of papers.
Strictly speaking, his thesis wasn't that difficult to write. Roddy had a very deep understanding of "demons". He only needed to compare the "demonic" state of various infected creatures, and at the same time, throw out a few important characteristics and inferences, and it would be enough to make this paper the "first work" of "demonic infection".
Of course, this paper could be written entirely because of the changes in these fish. They were exactly the same as the strange fish that the "Polatini" killed. Originally, Roddy was not an aquarium expert, nor was he an oceanographer. However, he had read Houdini's paper, and he knew a few key points that Lassman used to judge the changes in the fish. Whether it was the differences in the fish's head, tail, gills, or even the bones, he made a special comparison and came to a certain conclusion.
In short, this paper had been filled in about half of the outline and content in two days. The rest was basically to repeat the work and revise. After finishing the current page, Roddy got up and stretched. He looked out of the window and found that it was already late. So, he walked out of the lab with Misha.
After walking for about ten meters, he came to another lab not far away. He greeted the dragon lance knight who was standing at the door and then knocked on the door.
Sylvia, who opened the door, surprised Roddy, because she was wearing a craftsman's apron and an obsidian-framed protective glasses. At this moment, she was covered in wood shavings. Seeing Roddy, she patted herself a little embarrassedly. "Are you ready to go back?"
When Roddy passed by the chemistry lab in the past, he always ran into students in such a state … Seeing that Sylvia was so focused on the experiment that she forgot the time, he was actually quite happy. The "plane" project was supposed to be a project that could only be started by a team of more than ten people. He gave it to Sylvia in advance because he wanted to give her something to do.
However, he was rather curious about how far Sylvia had gone. So, he said, "Take a break if you're tired. Is it convenient for you to show me the progress of your research?"
"Ah, okay, no problem. I have some questions that I want to ask you. "
Sylvia shook her sleeves and collected the debris on the ground with a spell into the trash box next to the table. Then, she stepped aside and led Roddy into the room.
To Roddy's surprise, this place was not as messy as his own lab at all. Although there were a lot of files, documents, and papers in front of him, they were neatly divided into several areas and stacked neatly. Glancing at the covers of the files, he could tell that they were the difficult parts of the construction of the "plane" project. It was obvious that she was a mage with good working habits. After all, Sylvia had a professional background and was much better than someone like Roddy who had only started out halfway.
However, what attracted his attention more was the completed model of the propeller and the "crystal engine" that was connected to it on the central test bench!
He took a closer look and realized that the ten-centimeter-long trilobed propeller was no different from the external propellers of the World War I planes in his memory. The drive shaft connected to it was connected to a magic circle, and the crystal inserted into it was transmitting energy. Obviously, it was used to drive the propeller to rotate.
"Erm, I've just made a model of the structure of the wing that you mentioned, and I'm currently comparing the data."
Sylvia took out a wooden board from another table. There were some rough marks on it, but it could already be seen that the wooden board had different curvatures. As long as the wind blew, the difference in pressure would be enough to produce an upward force.
Rody was astonished. Although these were all things that he had seen before, he still found it hard to believe that a High Elf who had never studied modern "aerodynamics" or "physics" could produce the models of the two most important parts of the "plane" in less than two days and conduct a certain degree of research on them. Rody found it hard to believe that a High Elf who had never studied modern "aerodynamics" or "physics" could produce the models of the two most important parts of the "plane" in less than two days.
Even a research team of ten people would not be as efficient as this.
However, when Roddy thought of her previous job, he slapped his head in realization. To be able to become the chief assistant of the Demigod Magician Cadgar in the Mage Tower, not to mention her personal strength, just based on her research ability alone, she was basically equivalent to an "assistant researcher" in the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
He really felt that he did not know how lucky he was. Previously, he was still having a headache about not being able to find a suitable leader for the Elson Magic Research Department, but he forgot that Sylvia was a real "big shot" in magic research!
He glanced at Sylvia who was a little uneasy and immediately praised her. Then, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go. We'll continue the research tomorrow. Today, I'll go and ask Akasha and the others to have a feast together!"
His paper went smoothly, and Sylvia, the gold that was the gold, was also shining. Roddy could not be more happy now. He took Misha and the Dragon Lance Knights back to the hotel in a carriage. The moment he got off the carriage, he paused and then walked into the courtyard of the hotel as if nothing had happened.
The feeling of being stared at appeared again, but Roddy did not bother to pay attention to them at this moment. In the past two days, Merinsala and the others had been making a lot of trouble, and it was only a matter of time before they attracted attention. Therefore, he did not take it to heart.
However, as soon as he entered the outer courtyard of the hotel, he saw the captain of the Dragon Lance Knights, David, who was standing guard at the door, talking to a woman in a sexy dress. Seeing this, Roddy could not help but whistle. David looked up and saw Roddy. He coughed and quickly ended the conversation with the woman. The latter turned around, and Roddy finally saw that the woman was quite pretty.
As if she was shy, she lowered her head and did not look at Roddy before she quickly left the hotel.
Although they did not talk, the features of the woman's red eyes and black hair were rather obvious. Roddy immediately realized that the woman was from the Tuck Tribe that Merinsala had mentioned. He was going to joke with David, but when he thought about the customs of the Tuck Tribe, he felt that something was not right. Therefore, after asking Sylvia to go back to her room, he gestured at David, and the two of them went to a corner of the resting area on the first floor of the hotel.
"David, what's going on?"
"I'm puzzled too. She said she was from the Eiseka Kingdom, and she came to chat with me for no reason," David scratched the back of his head in confusion. David scratched the back of his head, his face full of confusion. "Her accent was quite heavy, I couldn't quite understand her. She meant that she was curious about where we were from … You told me to be more high-profile from now on, so I answered that we were from the Kallon Kingdom."
"Why did the Eiseka Kingdom's envoy want to see us …"
Roddy recalled the four people he saw in the Castec Fireplace two days ago, and felt that he probably had nothing to do with them. He was about to end the conversation when he saw David hesitating. His expression made Roddy laugh. "What are you hesitating for? If you have something to say, just say it! People will think you are constipated! "
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