The thing that Lin Jin casually printed predicted the climate change in the next 100 years.
It was made into 32 pages. Because of the large number of pages, it was bound with glue. Other than making it, Lin Jin also recorded the process and made it into a document that looked like a printing machine manual.
However, compared to the glue binding method, Archmage Kabanbai was more shocked when he saw the eternal calendar. However, even though this book seemed to be profitable, who knew how many people would lose their jobs because of it. Kabanbai thought about the forum for scribes, eternal calendars, and astrologers. He looked at the young man who was destroying people's livelihood and suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
In the end, the eternal calendar that Lin Jin printed using the printing machine was put on the shelf under Archmage Kabanbai's suggestion.
Right now, the issue of the mathematics journal was still the most important. There was no need to expose the eternal calendar. Even though this thing was very convenient for a lot of people.
This was exactly what Lin Jin wanted. Therefore, Lin Jin gladly accepted the old man's suggestion.
The proofreading of the first issue of the mathematics journal took a day longer than expected. Most importantly, the 10 apprentices were addicted to editing. They would discuss any sentences that didn't flow well.
Then, Lin Jin was attacked by 10 people at the same time. There were 10 different suggestions for improvement. Lin Jin deeply felt that he should give a clearer standard for proofreading and editing. Otherwise, this wouldn't be the way to go.
What was worse was that this time, he deeply experienced how shallow his understanding of the language of the maze was. This word originated from the root of the Rumba language or the root of the Saxon language. When did it first appear? When did it fall into the category of the comparative level? Every apprentice could say one thing and scare Lin Jin.
Some of the usage could be classified as the dialect used in the southwest peninsula of the maze. In the Holy City, Estari didn't use it like this. There were more formal usages when it was used in official books and documents. There was no need to talk about this. He just had to change it.
Also, there were some strange grammar. Although it wasn't to the extent that people couldn't understand it, if they wanted to understand it, it would take some time to think about it. Lin Jin was speechless about this. Taking a closer look at the parts that were picked out, most of them were his language habits before he transmigrated. It wasn't a big problem when it was used to communicate with others, but it wasn't so strict when it came to writing a book.
Although a certain someone had written a lot of teaching materials, and some of them were even circulated outside. However, it wasn't until today that these parts were truly corrected. Although everyone was editing a mathematics journal, it felt like they were actually taking a language course.
Because there were many such mistakes, Lin Huang had to make the final decision on the revision plan himself to make sure that the meaning of the text was the opinion he wanted to express. Therefore, by the time the draft was finished, there were less than four days left before it would be printed.
Opening the control panel of the printing machine required a password. Other than Lin Sanjiu, only Kabambai knew about it. Under the Dean's suggestion, they would not hand over the password to the frontline staff for the time being. When it was time to use it, the two of them had to personally turn on the machine. As for the typesetting work, only Lin could handle it at this stage.
However, the entire front line of printing still needed someone to lead. This person couldn't be Lin Huang himself. Even if a certain someone was watching from the beginning to the end, it was only limited to the first issue. It was unlikely that he would do the same after that.
The one who was chosen to lead the team of ten apprentices was the young apprentice who, under Lin's instructions, was the one who stood out and led the others to think and discuss during the first trial run. He could be considered as the Dean's disciple's disciple. His courage, ability, and status were all good, so it was decided that he would temporarily lead the team.
The paper and ink needed for printing were still sent over in the past few days. The ink had a shelf life, so there wasn't a lot of it. However, the paper basically didn't have a shelf life. It might turn yellow after a long time, but as long as it didn't become brittle, it could still be used. Compared to the paper used for non-magic books, the paper used for mathematics journals was superior in all aspects, except that it couldn't be used to record magic.
The actual printing time of a thousand volumes, sixty-four pages, sixteen-folio mathematics journals was less than half a day. More time was spent moving and cutting the paper. This also made the apprentices understand why when they first met the Mage, he said that printing was a physical job and not a technical one.
As the volumes of journals were gradually formed, another problem surfaced: What about the cover of the book? The problem extended to the problem of which was the binding method for the official publication. Which one should they use?
The method of the horse nail was undoubtedly the simplest, but it always felt like something was missing. According to this group of young apprentices, it lacked the solemnity of the book. However, it was probably too late to make a hardcover book like a hardcover book, and the weight of the inside pages wasn't enough either.
At this time, a new batch of paper was sent over, which solved everyone's urgent problem. It was a batch of trial printing of a batch of cloud-colored paper. According to the method provided by a certain someone, bluestone powder was added during the production process, which made the paper have a very soft green color.
Lin Yi originally planned to use the cloud-colored paper to make business cards, bookmarks, book cards, greeting cards, invitations, and so on. After it was sent over, it was seen by a few apprentices that it was thicker than normal paper. After some discussion, they decided to use the cloud-colored paper to make the cover of the book. Even the cover was drawn.
Now, they were even doing the design work, but they still didn't get a raise. Lin Yi pretended to be ignorant and praised them a few times. Then, he imported the designed cover into the typesetting interface of the printing machine.
Everyone was a little surprised that hand-drawn patterns and artistic fonts could be imported directly. However, when they thought of the various input methods on the forum, including all kinds of strange magic arrays, and not just text input, everyone was relieved.
With the cover, Lin Yi conveniently edited the list of publisher, editor, working team, and collaboration partners on the bottom page, as well as the basic data such as the date of publication and the date of first printing. The most important, of course, was the method and conditions for future submissions.
Everyone was quite surprised that they were lucky enough to be listed on the bottom page of the journal. Generally speaking, when copying magic books, the scribes were not allowed to leave their names. This meant that even if it was allowed, no one dared to leave their names. If they made a mistake in some key point, the victim magician would trace it back to them and they would be done for.
After all, the nature of a journal was different from that of a normal magic book. Everyone didn't know whether it was good or bad to be listed on it. However, for Great Magician Kabanbai, it was a happy occasion. When the younger generation was being promoted, they didn't forget their own contributions. This was more important than any benefits.
Finally, the people whose names were on the journal agreed. Everything was ready. Lin Yi turned on the machine and printed the final cover and bottom page.
Although the binding method was simple, it wasn't fast. Everyone's movements were a little clumsy. The main reason was that the checking speed was too slow. Everyone was still not familiar with it. In fact, when Lin Yi was printing, the layout was not arranged in order. Instead, it was arranged according to a special working order. However, when everyone was busy, they didn't care about the order.
Therefore, don't underestimate the quantity of 1,000 copies. The printing process was completed very quickly, but the cutting of paper and binding time was several times more than that. Especially when the number of pages was wrong, they had to remove the pins and rearrange them. This kind of situation happened many times.
Fortunately, everything was completed on the last day of June. The last pin was hammered in. The first issue of a thousand copies of the mathematics journal was officially completed.
In order to celebrate the completion of the journal, Dean Kabanbai even used his own money to prepare a feast for the ten magician apprentices who had been working non-stop for the past few days. Although it was debatable whether sixty-four pages could be called a 'book', in just a few days, the completion of a thousand copies with just ten people was definitely a feat that had never been seen before in the Land of Mystery.
Of course, Lin Yi was also present at this feast. As the founder of the journal, it was inappropriate for him to ignore the people who were responsible for the publication of the journal. Also, Great Magician Kabanbai could be said to be Lin Yi's benefactor after he came to the Holy City. He saw that Kabanbai spared no effort to help Lin Yi in many ways. He really had to show some appreciation.
Under the dean's suggestion, Lin Yi entrusted a chamber of commerce related to the academy to send a batch of 'good wine' from the Holy City. This wine was usually only available at official magicians' banquets. It was rare for the apprentices to have a chance to drink the fruit wine brewed by the wood elves of the World Tree, Yuktrasir. It was the kind that would not get anyone drunk.
The reason why Lin Yi invested so much money in the journal was that he wanted to rope in the ten apprentices who helped with the printing so that they could continue this job in the future. Because every job was the same, there was a difference in efficiency between the novice and the experienced. At least these ten apprentices had experience. It was better than having new apprentices who did not know anything in the next issue and having to teach them from the beginning.
Of course, Lin Yi had first discussed this with the dean and received his support. Losing the job of copying was an unbearable blow for many magician apprentices. Some had no choice but to return to the ranks of adventurers. Others chose the riskier way of making money, which was to make magic scrolls.
The former was life-threatening, and there were no opportunities for adventurers to appear near the Holy City. They could only go far away. The latter had the risk of losing control of magic and the possibility of failure. Both were not stable sources of income.
In particular, the level of scrolls that a magician apprentice could make was limited. The income would deduct the cost of materials and the opportunity cost of failure, and they would often lose money. Therefore, the Archmage Kabanbai was very happy to give his grand-apprentices a stable source of income. He also believed that no one would refuse.
With this experienced magician as a guarantee, sure enough, as soon as Lin Yi spoke, everyone hurriedly agreed, fearing that they would lose this opportunity. All kinds of flattering words were said in rapid succession. If it were not for Lin Yi's determination and thick skin, he would not have been able to resist tonight's temptation.
However, looking at this group of excited young people, it was hard to imagine that when they saw a certain person appear tonight, but another person who was too beautiful to be described did not appear, everyone's obvious expression of relief. Lin Yi did not know whether to laugh or cry at such an attitude. It seemed that the Demon King had also created his own legend in this era.
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