Have you ever seen a magic scroll being sold in a cart, and a cart at that?
This was the most discussed topic in the Holy City of Estali recently.
Ever since the Manroland Printing Press was born, all the mages who paid attention to it had been thinking about whether or not they could print magic scrolls. Later, it was proven that ordinary books could be printed, but magic scrolls were like a natural barrier that could not be easily crossed. A series of rumors of failure and futile research could only become a joke among the onlookers.
But when the results came out, no one could sit still.
Although many people were envious of the achievements and gains of mathematics, it was a field of study and was too professional. So far, those who went to challenge that mage ended up with a result that could only be summed up in one word — asking for humiliation. Just looking at the parts that the other party had made public and then following the train of thought, they still couldn't reach the realm that the other party had mastered. There was still a long way to go.
Not to mention other things, the knowledge of star maps that Mage Cupwood turned over to the Association was claimed to be the source of all his strength. Although the price tag of M Kiel (1000 gold) was exaggerated, there were still many veteran mages who bought it back and tried to study it. And then … it was a complete failure …
Although there seemed to be a shadow of mathematics in it, with the current publicly available mathematical knowledge, it was still not enough to analyze the magic knowledge of star maps.
Compared to mathematics, printing magic scrolls was not so difficult for mages. After all, magic scrolls were things that everyone played with until they were almost rotten. As a mage, who dared to say that they didn't know how to make scrolls? If they dared to say such a thing, they might as well dig a hole and bury themselves.
In fact, the mages had a similar concept a long time ago to replace the idea of humans with machines. It was just that the "machines" here had to be replaced with "magic puppets." Some mages who didn't trust others couldn't completely take care of some of the trivial things in their daily lives, so they would make magic puppets to serve them.
However, simple magic puppets were too stupid, and smart magic puppets were too valuable and too difficult to make. Most importantly, for some reason, the mages in the Land of Mystery were very conflicted about the "human form."
The human form was said to be "omnipotent," but in fact, it was useless. Machines were all about serving only one thing, and doing that thing perfectly. When a lot of machines were put together, they could do very complicated things quickly and well. Such a request was impossible to fulfill in human form.
Of course, the sorcerers, who were limited to the thinking of 'humanoid' magic puppets, would not be able to develop an industrial revolution like the one on Earth.
Moreover, most mages did not think much of the ugliness of the printing press. Most people despised him, but few valued him. In addition, there hadn't been much progress in the research of printing magic scrolls. Therefore, not many people cared about the Manroland Printing Press designed by a certain someone.
Until today.
The magic scroll printing business, which had once become a joke, had received a lot of attention from the public. The sorcerers and apprentices in the research team all held back their energy, hoping that one day they could hold their heads high. Now that the results were out, how could he still hide it? Of course, they spread the news everywhere, as if they were afraid that others would not know of their achievements. Even a lot of relevant information was leaked out.
In fact, this kind of behavior also observed the innate discrimination of mages from a certain perspective. The Society of Sorcerers already had a set of management and protection mechanisms that were similar to the intellectual property rights on Earth. But when it came to non-magical knowledge, they weren't that interested.
Perhaps specific information like which characters could not be printed and which lines could be shared by multiple magic scrolls was not leaked. But the research methods, the problems and mistakes found in the process, were all leaked out by a group of big mouths. And among these people, of course, were several leaders such as the Great Sorcerer Kabambai and Bijan. Or rather, they were the culprits of all this …
Well, it was not their own research anyway. And to be honest, without their selfless actions, no one else would be interested in the printing press.
Everyone knew that running a school was a money pit. In other places, without someone who appeared to be selfless but was actually forced to confiscate the Charlie Richard Fund, no one would have the awareness to run a school.
Even with the financial support, in fact, there were still many district branches that did not set up a school. They only used the funds for the most basic purposes, which was to help children in some poor areas to have an opportunity to learn magic.
And as far as someone knew, there was still no school that could be considered a school for nobles. In other words, they only accepted students who were rich and had good food, clothes, and teaching. As long as they ran a school, they would more or less accept some students who were not financially capable but had magic talent, at the cost of a few years of free service after they graduated.
Although it could be said that such people would become a strength of the school in the future, and they could even be asked to do some miscellaneous things in the school. But in the early stages, the resources they needed would not appear out of thin air, and they would all have to be paid for by the school.
In fact, those who were willing to run a school, no matter what their main purpose was, more or less wanted to do their part for the spread and inheritance of magic. That was why they would not ignore those children who were not financially capable but were talented and ambitious. It was precisely because of the difficulty of running a school that these school heads, one by one, were like diving into a money pit, looking everywhere for funds and ways to increase their income.
Not only were the Mages who ran a school short of money, but those who did not run a school were also not necessarily well-off to a great extent. So when they saw that the printing press had successfully printed magic scrolls, everyone was like seeing a chicken that could lay golden eggs, and no one was not interested.
There was a piece of news from Uzov Gantia that recently, many Mages had privately contacted the craftsmen who had made the parts of the printing press. However, those craftsmen had only mastered a small part of the production method of the parts, and without the cooperation of everyone, it was impossible to build a second Manroland printing press. Not to mention that the 'everyone' here included someone who had mastered the control program of the printing press.
Of course, Lin was happy to see such a development. However, for the sake of morality, Lin still informed Academy Head Kabambai about what was going to happen next, and gave the old man some psychological preparation. After all, the old man was a benefactor after Lin came to the Holy City, and had helped him a lot. Although what Lin was going to do would not harm the old man's interests, it was still somewhat related to the old man.
And after getting the attitude of his boss, Uzov gathered the craftsmen who had assisted in the production of the printing press early the next morning.
Looking at the craftsmen who were gathered and seemed a little uneasy, Uzov was not unable to understand their concerns.
The most outstanding group of craftsmen in the Lost Earth World were not dwarves, elves, or of course, humans, but mages.
This group of craftsmen came from various races, and the highest level of understanding of magic was only an apprentice, and only a few of them had such an identity. This group of people could be said to be at the bottom of the hierarchy in the Holy City of Estali. The only difference between them and laborers was that they had an additional skill.
Before the Guild of Techniques could organize them, they were like slaves raised by the mages. They picked up some jobs that the Mages were too lazy to do, and worked hard to survive in the Holy City.
If they were really slaves, then so be it. No matter what, they would still be able to eat. But they were not slaves. Once they lost those dirty and smelly jobs, they could only starve to death on the side of the road.
In the middle of this year, about April or May, a new type of bathroom equipment, mainly toilets, was born out of nowhere. In order to meet the market demand for remodeled sanitary ware in the Holy City, as well as to make a profit from this new business, the small workshops that were originally independent joined forces under the Technical Association established by the group of people who started this business in the first place.
Because there was too much work, and because the process was too complicated, the most profitable way for everyone turned out to be division of labor and cooperation. Because everyone was only responsible for one part, they could quickly become proficient in this limited work content.
And because they were proficient, their efficiency would increase, and the results of the work that could be completed every day would also increase. The more work completed, the more money they would earn in the Guild of Skills.
With more money, although they were a little tired every day, their lives would become better, and they would not have to worry about where to find their next meal. So everyone gradually became accustomed to this kind of life.
But in such an environment, it was inevitable that some actions would be uncoordinated. Some people wanted to skip the Guild of Skills and directly entrust the work to the craftsmen.
In order to maintain its credibility, the Guild of Skills kept all its accounts open and transparent. The estimated value of each entrustment, of course, accounted for most of the materials, followed by the salary of the person who accepted the entrustment, but there would also be a fee for technical authorization and a management fee. The former was the fee for using the toilet patent, while the latter was the maintenance fee for the operation of the Guild of Skills.
Uzof Gantia explained to everyone that the so-called patent and technical authorization fees were to protect the interests of the person who provided the technology, just like the Society of Sorcerers for magical knowledge. As long as the person who created the magical knowledge was still alive, the profit that the Society of Sorcerers earned from selling the knowledge would only be the fee for the procedure, and the vast majority of the sales proceeds would go to the person who created the magical knowledge.
Only by doing this would people with real skills be encouraged to disclose and contribute their own technology and creations, so that more people could enjoy the benefits of this technology. Although at this stage, only the boss behind the Guild of Skills had disclosed the manufacturing technology related to bathroom equipment, as well as printing machine parts, paper, and ink technology.
But there were still people who did not want to pay these two fees, which seemed to be extra. So after the appraisal, they privately looked for the craftsmen under the Guild of Skills. Some people really could not resist the temptation, and some were forced to accept these private commissions under threat.
The conscientious ones chose not to pay the technical authorization fee and the Guild of Skills management fee. And a small portion of these fees was transferred to the craftsmen who were willing to accept private work, which was equivalent to indirectly increasing the income of these craftsmen, which was why there were people who were willing to go back on their word. But there were also people who purely used violence or deception to make the craftsmen submit.
If it was an ordinary business, someone might have persuaded them to make peace. But the Guild of Skills was actually a human intermediary, and the most important thing was to control human resources and the market, which was no different from hooligans fighting for territory, so Uzof Gantia did not hesitate to lead people to counterattack.
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