Apart from the fact that the country bumpkin Magician could survive the troublesome Empire, the other thing that everyone was discussing was the evaluation given by the Demon King's son. Was it appropriate for such a person to have a thin Golden Tassel Thread?
Among all the branches of the Society of Sorcerers, the Feist district where the Holy City of Estali was located was recognized as the most difficult to obtain the recognition of a Great Magician.
Although there were far more Great Magicians in Estali than in other places, this was because there was an even more shocking number of Magicians here. To be recognized in the Feist district, which one of them didn't have impressive achievements and were also experienced and qualified Magicians?
Then, should they give this Magician who could survive the Demon King a second Golden Tassel Thread that symbolized his status? If the rumor that he fought against the Demon King and survived was true, then his strength was unquestionable. However, to give a second Golden Tassel Thread for such a reason, the Magicians couldn't help but laugh at themselves.
Other than relying on achievements and strength to be recognized as a Great Magician, there were other methods. After all, Magicians were quite knowledgeable, so there was also a chance to be recognized by submitting advanced magical knowledge.
Just like in the history of Magicians, there was no lack of people who were recognized as Great Magicians because they submitted strategic level magical knowledge. However, usually, such Magicians had accumulated a considerable amount of achievements and reputation. They just lacked the final step. Only then did they bring out their special skills and receive everyone's nod of approval.
However, all in all, this was also a method. Therefore, a staff member of the Feist district branch found Lin, hoping that he could submit enough magic that represented his strength to convince everyone and successfully obtain the second Golden Tassel Thread. The reason why this staff member was so enthusiastic was because the staff member who rejected the submission of mathematical knowledge was now sent to some corner to blow the wind.
Of course, Lin was happy to cooperate with such a request. He also knew that he didn't necessarily need to reveal all his skills. He just needed to have a prototype so that people could learn it. In history, the Magicians who handed over strategic level magical knowledge all had a trump card when they were alive. They only handed over superficial knowledge. Those who dared to hand it over completely definitely had more powerful magic in their hands.
Lin didn't hand over all the magic arrays he had inscribed on the Dream Tower. There were simply too many of them and they were too complicated. It was so complicated that it was quite troublesome for him to go back and check or change it. If it weren't for his good memory, he wouldn't have been able to figure out what each paragraph of grammar did.
After sorting it out, the magic knowledge that was submitted was based on the Illumination Spell. It was the diagram of the celestial bodies studied in the Tower of the Great Sage. Lin did not hand over all the records of the thousands of stars that he had observed. Instead, he used the 1579 stars that were used in astrology to form a maze version of the astrology star chart.
This could be said to be the starting point of all his abilities. With this map, he continued to verify and modify his mathematical formulas. Then, he met the World Tree, and that was how he became who he was today. It could also be said that if he couldn't understand this map, he wouldn't be able to learn anything else.
However, the result was just as he had guessed. No one could understand it. The white-haired, bearded Mages in math class were still scratching their heads over trigonometry. How many of them could understand astrophysics, which was based on calculus?
Some of the leaders of the Society of Sorcerers even wanted to transfer him over to explain. After Lin discussed it with the dean of Kaban Academy, he simply ignored such a request. He responded with what he had said in public before: Is it my fault that you can't understand it because you're not intelligent enough?
If it were a few years ago, Lin would've been interested in the title of "Grand Mage." However, after reaching a certain age and height, a title was just a title. If it couldn't be exchanged for something practical, there was nothing to pursue.
Just like the Lich's attitude, she would never rush to register her identity as a Grand Mage after arriving at a new subdivision of the Society of Sorcerers. She also didn't care what other people called her, although that was only most of the time. If anyone dared to call her an "old woman" in front of her, they would immediately reincarnate on the spot. In short, Fen believed that as long as she had the ability to beat people up, it didn't matter what other people called her.
The two golden tassels of a "Grand Mage" could easily be exchanged for the respect of people who met her for the first time, just like a degree from a major university on Earth. However, in the end, to earn respect and admiration from the bottom of people's hearts, it depended on one's own actions. There were many veteran Great Magicians in Estari. Most of their titles came naturally to them, and they didn't intentionally pursue them.
Many things didn't matter when one's mentality was right. Or rather, even if one really actively fought for the title of "Grand Mage," there weren't any practical benefits.
Recently, his focus was still on the clothes made of magic silk. This was life-saving equipment. Even if he had the title of "Grand Mage," it wouldn't be like a title bonus like + 10 defense or + 20 intelligence like in a game.
However, compared to the development of the jacquard machine, there had been rather gratifying results in the printing machine recently.
The production of magic scrolls in a magic world was comparable to the automobile industry in a technological world. Even if it didn't use the most advanced technology, in terms of practicality and economy, it was definitely a mainstay of the market. Naturally, the accumulation of all kinds of skills would be very rich.
The only thing that the Manroland printing machine improved was the production process of magic scrolls. The materials and types of ink needed to make magic scrolls had been accumulated in the long history of the Lost Land. What Kabambai had to do was to find the most suitable materials for printing and the types of magic scrolls.
In this regard, the resources that Kabambai had at his disposal were far from what a minor Mage from the outside world or a Lich who had only been resurrected after a thousand years could compare to. Even if Lin did the same work in person, he might not be able to get results so quickly, and he might not even get any results. A certain eccentric student had gone way too far from the right path.
Of course, in the process of research, Lin wasn't completely without contributions. Other than suggesting that the scrolls be printed in sections, the most common thing he did was to modify the Manroland printing machine according to the requirements of the Academy Head.
He didn't want to put too much effort into the research of printing magic scrolls, but that didn't mean that he didn't want to have a share of the profits. Compared to having his own people research and understand the structure of the machine before modifying the printing machine, Kabambai chose a simpler method, which was to have people who knew how to modify it.
Compared to the jacquard machine at home, the changes that would be made here were just like a small change in a drizzle. The biggest structural change was that when the idea of printing in sections was proposed, the machine could automatically change multiple printing plates, as well as the way to enter and exit the paper. In addition, the gap between the paper rollers was adjusted so that it could adapt to all kinds of thick and thin paper or non-paper printing media.
However, because most of the Manroland printing machine was made of ordinary metal, any changes were not as easy to make as the jacquard machine at home. Therefore, the Academy Head had to entrust Uzov Gantia with the craftsmen of the Academy Head.
Going back and forth, modifying a small part would take a lot of time. However, as mentioned before, the modification of the machine was a minor detail in the magic scroll printing process. Whether it was completed or not wasn't that urgent, as everyone had more important experiments to do.
The great progress in the magic scroll printing process was, of course, not because they found a way to print a complete scroll. Instead, they referred to the section printing that someone had mentioned before, and extended the concept to find the parts of a magic scroll that didn't need to be completed by manpower, as well as the parts that had to be written by mages or apprentices.
The difference between the two was that a complete magic scroll could, in theory, maintain its ability to cast spells as long as it wasn't used. It was just like a magic stone that wasn't used. The power contained in it would be exchanged with the outside world. A part of it would remain, and a part of it would leak out until the magic stone's storage limit was reached.
The so-called storage limit was actually a balance between the magic stone's exchange of power with the outside world. And this limit depended on the quality of the magic stone. Therefore, the higher the quality of the magic stone, the more power it could store.
This was also why it was difficult to use ordinary paper and ink to make magic scrolls. It was because they couldn't retain the power at all, and the power would turn around and become the culprit that destroyed the medium.
The half-finished magic scroll was like a machine that hadn't formed a circuit and couldn't stop operating on its own. Such a machine would only continue to waste and wear out until the energy was exhausted or the machine was damaged. And this process was somewhat fast, and somewhat slow.
The reason for the speed of the process was still unknown. However, the magic scroll printing research group led by Kabambai hoped to find the part that dissipated slowly after printing and use it for printing.
Although the reason was still unclear, under the most primitive research methods in the Lost Land, which was the exhaustive method and the method of trial and error, some conclusions could still be drawn. Of course, drawing conclusions was also a suggestion from someone. It was easy to understand, but also useful.
First of all, when the line type runes existed alone, they could last longer than the spell type runes.
Second, the spell type runes couldn't be overprinted. In other words, only one letter could be printed for the first printing, two for the second printing, and three for the third printing in an attempt to prolong the time for the power to leak out. If this was done, the magic would go out of control, and then there would be a magnificent explosion. Therefore, if the runes were to be printed, they had to be printed properly.
Third, when multiple parts with different durations were printed on the same medium, the durations would be determined by the shortest one, and not by any means of average or weighted average. Just like the capacity of a bucket of water, it was determined by the shortest board.
Fourth, some runes would have problems even if they were engraved on a letterpress board, let alone printing them! It didn't matter if the letterpress board was made of magic materials or ordinary materials. And this was the biggest reason why magic scrolls couldn't be completely separated from manual production.
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