After the breakthrough in papermaking technology, Suhlen immediately began to arrange for people to copy books. If the school in Northern Town wanted to expand, they would need a large number of books. As for printing, the quality of the paper was passable, but printing was not enough.
Poor paper quality, printing ink, and so on were all problems. They could only copy by hand. However, this was not a difficult task for the scholars. After all, before printing, they had to copy by hand.
After the papermaking workshop produced the paper, half of it was sent to the Lord's castle, and the rest was sent to the school for them to copy books. In the past, books were made on parchment. Generally, books could not write many words, and they were very heavy. The cost was also high. Now that they had changed to paper, the content of a dozen parchment books could be easily written in one book.
The first batch of paper was not a lot, but after the first batch was produced, the second batch of paper was produced much faster, and the quantity would increase several times. Most of the paper from the Lord's castle was sent to the city hall for recording and reporting data, as well as various official documents.
Northern Town, school. After seeing a cart of yellowed paper being sent to the school, the scholars were very curious about this paper. Soon, a steward came forward to hand over the papers.
"Morey, this is the paper that the Lord asked us to send. Confirm the quantity, then move it back." A middle-aged man came over and said.
"Is this the paper that the Lord mentioned?" The man named Morey walked over and picked up a piece of paper. "The Lord asked us to use this paper to copy books."
"But this paper is much thinner than parchment. If we can really write on it, the content of a book will be several times more than parchment."
"Why do I feel like this paper is not easy to preserve?"
"Who knows? How can the few of us refuse the Lord's orders?"
"Everyone, this is something that His Lordship has specially sent to the academy for us to copy the books. Let's just do it. Everyone, get moving. First, move these papers down." Mo Lei called out to everyone.
With the efforts of the many students, the papers were quickly moved to an empty room.
"Paper is easily damp, make sure to keep it dry when storing."
After the paper was distributed, the scholars quickly began to use the paper to copy books. While using the paper, the scholars discovered the convenience of the paper. Although the paper was easily damaged compared to the parchment, it was still widely praised by the scholars.
Suhlen was holding a handwritten copy of a book that had just been completed. The book had been bound according to his requirements, and it was no longer a roll of parchment. The surface of the book was a little rough and looked very simple, but it was much more convenient than the previous sheepskin scroll.
"Guards!" Suhlen put down his book and shouted at the door.
"Sir, what are your orders?" A guard asked respectfully.
"Tell Mo Lei that in the future, the books will be made in this style. These books can only be read in the academy. Without my permission, they are not to be taken out of the academy and are not to be damaged. Violators will be punished severely. Also, inform Mo Lei to build a library in the academy specifically to store all kinds of books."
"Yes." The guard accepted the order and left.
With the appearance of paper, the education in the academy became much easier. In the past, only the teachers had books, but now, almost every student had one. With the books to record, the students' learning speed had increased a lot.
After dealing with the matters at the academy, Suhlen began to pay attention to other things.
The number of slaves in his territory had been increasing recently, especially after the Harpies arrived. Suhlen had asked Alex to lead the Harpies to train their soldiers. They had attacked the goblins, kobolds, gnolls, and orcs in the wilderness.
Northern Town City had obtained a large number of slaves. The orcs had suffered heavy casualties in the battle. Even their chief had died in the battle. The remaining orcs had also fallen apart. The centaur tribe that had been half-crippled by the orcs' ambush had joined Northern Town City.
The two dominators of the wilderness had suddenly disappeared. Northern Town City no longer had the ability to take over the orcs and centaurs' territories. It had created a temporary vacuum in the wilderness. The smaller tribes in the northern wilderness had begun to migrate here to fill up the empty space.
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these smaller tribes. In order to fight for the grasslands, plains, and other living spaces, there had been a few tribal wars in the wilderness. Suhlen had sent out the army of Northern Town City and the new Harpies to train their soldiers and capture more slaves.
Following the military activities of Northern Town City, the number of slaves in the territory soon exceeded ten thousand. Most of them were goblins and kobolds, followed by gnolls and orcs. The army of Northern Town City had also suffered losses when they were clearing out the other tribes. The medium-sized tribes had a high chance of producing some spellcasters.
The ones that had the highest chance of producing spellcasters were Kobold Sorcerers. After suffering a few losses, the army of Northern Town City would eliminate any Sorcerers or Shamans as soon as they found them. Due to the increase in slaves and refugees, Northern Town City's food consumption had increased as well.
Luckily, Northern Town City had enough food. With the Harvest Altar, they did not have to worry about food shortages.
After a year of development, Northern Town City had become quite famous in the northern provinces. Many bankrupt farmers and merchants had started to come to the city. The population of Northern Town City had grown rapidly. Excluding the slaves, Mirror Lake City, and Centaur City, Northern Town City now had a population of over twenty-two thousand.
With sufficient labor resources, Su Lun sped up the construction of the Arc de Triomphe. Because of the construction of the Mirror Lake City and the Centaur City, about half of the slaves had been transferred to the Northern Town City. Now, after a large number of arrests, the number of slaves had skyrocketed, and the construction of the entire Northern Town City had accelerated.
The Arc de Triomphe was the second most spectacular building in Northern Town City. It was built to celebrate Suhlen's greatness, so it was of utmost importance. White marble was mined from the Sierra de Lotas. They were transported to Northern Town City by camel beasts and polished by stonemasons before they could be used.
The pieces of marble were polished until they were smooth and flat. They were then dragged over by slaves. Each piece of marble weighed over a ton. Some of the bigger ones even weighed over three tons. The middle gate of the Arc de Triomphe was ten meters wide. The smaller gates on both sides were six meters wide.
The Arc de Triomphe was built on Sunrise Street, the main street of Northern Town City. After passing through the Arc de Triomphe, one would reach the central square. The gate was nineteen meters tall. After the Arc de Triomphe was completed, it would be the tallest building in Northern Town City, second only to the Harvest Altar.
The inner walls of the gate were carved with lifelike reliefs. These reliefs depicted Suhlen's victories against his enemies. From the Gnolls to the Cryopterus, the Trolls, the Orcs, and so on, the many battles. After some artistic embellishment by the master sculptors, even Suhlen felt like he was watching an epic.
With enough manpower, the construction of the Arc de Triomphe was very fast. Karina and Grace had to cast all kinds of spells to help with the construction. The arched gate of the Arc de Triomphe was very heavy. It was very difficult to move it with the current manpower, but it was just a little troublesome for the wizards.
With the help of two Grade 4 Extraordinary Warlocks, the marble that weighed at least a few dozen tons was successfully moved up. After the top was covered, the construction of the Arc de Triomphe was more than half done. The rest would require the sculptors to carve the marble.
After the marble was placed, Karina and Grace still needed to cast Mud to Stone to fuse the original pieces of marble into a whole. After the Arc de Triomphe was completed, it would be a whole.
After a lot of construction in North Town, a group of skilled sculptors had been cultivated. Suhlen specifically asked Hathaway to make some special tools for sculpting stone. These tools could make it easier to carve marble. With the help of these tools, the exterior decoration of the Arc de Triomphe was carved very quickly.
After all the carvings were completed, the Arc de Triomphe was also blessed with Hardening. Hardening was first used during the Arcane Empire to build the Floating-Space City. The effect of this spell was permanent. When it was cast, even a piece of wood would become as hard as steel.
It was said that during the Arcane Empire era, the Floating-Space City's defense could withstand the most powerful Prophecy spell, Meteorite Fall, without any damage. After the Arcane Empire disappeared, the wizards had been trying to build a Floating-Space City, but they failed for various reasons. The biggest problem was energy.
A powerful energy source was needed to raise a city. Legend had it that every Floating-Space City was powered by a Mise Energy Core, but no wizard had ever found such a thing. Even the manufacturing process of the Mise Energy Core was unknown.
After failing to build a Floating-Space City, the wizards took a step back and built a Wizard Tower. Of course, there were also wizards who built Floating-Space Towers. These Wizard Towers were built with obsidian and were then blessed with Hardening. The degree of hardness was very high.
In order to prevent the Arc de Triomphe from being damaged, Suhlen also blessed it with Hardening. It was not a small job. Even Hathaway was brought in to work with him.
It took a few days for the Arc de Triomphe to be blessed with Hardening. However, the Arc de Triomphe still had one last process to be completed.
Suhlen went down the stairs in the Arc de Triomphe and entered the interior of the Arc de Triomphe. There was a room inside the Arc de Triomphe, which was used to store the Battle Soul Stone. Suhlen took the Battle Soul Stone from the storage space. The purple Battle Soul Stone looked very beautiful. Suhlen came to the altar in the center of the room. He took a deep breath and placed the Battle Soul Stone on the base of the altar.
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